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Chapter 37 – Business

Draco looked up as he heard the portrait swing open and Hermione walk in. He raised an eyebrow. "Why are you here?"

"I'm happy to see you too Draco!" She said sarcastically, plopping down on the couch beside him. She couldn't help but notice that he wasn't wearing a shirt, and only had boxers on.

"I thought you were sleeping over at Lavender's?"

She shook her head. "Long story short, it was chaotic and the sleepover never amounted to anything."

He nodded his head. "Well if that means I get some alone time with you… I'm not complaining." He said mischievously, leaning into her, his lips inches from her own–

TAP TAP TAP

"Dammit." He groaned. Looking up at the window to see a large black owl perched outside it. "Sin?" He asked to no one in particular, getting up and opening the window.

"Is that your owl?" Hermione asked, looking at it with concern.

He nodded. "I just don't know what she would be doing here…"

"There's a letter." Hermione said, pointing to her foot.

He pulled the letter from her talons and opened it hesitantly, his eyes darting over the words, brows furrowed.

"What does it say?" She asked.

He shook his head, as if snapping himself out of whatever trance the letter had put on him. "Nothing." He said distantly, his eyes stony.

She frowned. "It has to be something… I mean your doing that thing that you do when you don't want to talk about something."

"It's nothing." He said firmly, as if telling her to back off. "Father just has business he needs taken care of and he wants me to go there for a day tomorrow."

She frowned more deeply. "What kind of business?"

"It doesn't concern you." He snapped.

Her eyes widened and she held her hands up. "Okay okay… sorry…"

"I don't mean to snap at you, I just am not thrilled about this visit." He said, the stony glaze vanishing from his eyes.

She nodded. "I know," she said softly.

All of a sudden he chuckled, nudging her with his elbow. "Don't look so sad, Granger. It's not like I'm leaving forever."

"I know…" She said forcing out a small smile, even though tears were gathering in her eyes. She looked away from him.

"Hey…" He said, grabbing her chin and tilting it up towards him, and placing his lips on hers. Their kiss started out pure, but gained passion and soon her hands were in his hair, his on her cheeks holding her to him, and his tongue begging for entrance. She parted her lips a bit, and their tongues danced together. One of her hands slipped out of his hair, her fingers gliding softly over down his cheek then tracing his strong jaw line. His hands slid up her stomach, slipping her tank top over her head, and he gazed down at her bare chest hungrily.

She blushed, covering herself with her hands and looking away from him.

"What? It's not like I haven't seen them before…" He asked.

"I know…" She said softly. "But you've never stared before…" She blushed again.

"Don't. You're perfect."

She smiled, letting her arms fall and brought her bare chest to his.

A low groan escaped his lips as he felt her breasts. "Granger…" He whispered raspily, his eyes full of lust. "Can we keep going?"

She bit her lip, thinking it over, then nodded slowly.

He kissed her once more with even more desire, and found the waist band of her pajama's, sliding them over her hips and tossing them to the floor, leaving only underwear separating them fully from each other until his hands were at the top of those and beginning to slide them off.

"Draco…" She said, pushing his hands away. "I… I can't."

He looked up at her with disappointment and frustration. "Why the hell not?" He shut his eyes. "Sorry. I don't mean to sound mad but… Jesus, now you've got me all worked up. And this isn't the first time."

"I know! I know!" She said pulling her shirt on. "I thought I could, but I just can't! I'm an idiot… you hate me… I'm such an idiot!" She smacked herself in the head several times but he caught her wrist.

"Don't be stupid. You're not an idiot… just a tease." He grinned.

"You aren't mad at me?"

"No. I just know the sex would have been so damn good!"

"Draco!" She yelled, blushing and smiling despite herself.

"Seriously though, why are you so afraid? It's not that big a thing."

"For me it is! I mean, you may have slept around a lot, and everything like that, and it may seem like the most minimal thing in the world to you! But… it is huge to me… I just… I can't do it yet!"

"Just tell me something." He said, looking straight into her eyes.

She nodded.

"Are you a virgin?"

She paused, biting her lip again. "Yes." She said quietly.

"Why didn't you tell me that before?"

"I dunno… I just thought… thought you would think I was a baby or something. You were always teasing me about being so innocent and I didn't want you to be right."

"Well." He said. "I'm ALWAYS right." He smirked smugly.

"Hey!" She said, wapping him in the arm playfully.

"Goodnight then?"

She nodded. "Goodnight." And with that she got up and walked out the door.

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When Hermione awoke the next morning Draco was gone, leaving only a note behind.

Gone to see father. Be back tomorrow.

Draco.

And by the time she had reached the Gryffindor table she was worried already.

"And then he was all, I'm sorry baby, and I just HAD to forgive him." Lavender finished her story loudly. "You okay Hermione?"

"What? Oh… yeah… just tired." She lied. "I'd better be going now… I still have to finish my potions homework."

Lavender nodded suspiciously. "…Alright."

But when Hermione reached her room she did not do potions homework at all. In fact, she did no homework what so ever, which was very out of character for her. Instead she cried, like one of those clingy and pathetic girlfriends that she had always sworn she would not become. Why was she so worried when Draco was only visiting his father? Especially when he had assured her that he would be alright? As he said, it wasn't as if she would never see him again… But still, she was worried. She had never felt this way about any boy before… except maybe Viktor. But she had been in love with Viktor… and she couldn't possibly be in love with Draco, could she? This was too much for her to think about. Instead she drifted into a very uneasy and nightmare haunted sleep.

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