Happy July everyone! I just looked at my views for last month as it's been a rough day today and I'm honestly shocked at how many I got last month. I just want to say that every single view means so much to me and I never expected some of my stories to be as liked as what they are. I really hope everyone continues to like and enjoy them.

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LSH xxx

Love Strikes Twice- Part 14:

Astoria was shocked about what she'd seen and she wondered if she'd have to get a psych evaluation on Draco as she'd not expected him to spiral in the way that he had. She sat on the edge of his bed and looked at him.

"You lost me but now it looks like you have me back so what is this all about? What's brought this on?" she asked as she looked at him.

"I don't deserve to be treated after the way I've treated you… I mean the break-up and everything," Draco said, fully aware that her hands were on his still, almost as if to stop him hurting himself again.

"Oh Dray…" Astoria sighed as she looked at him, "it doesn't matter how you treated me at all. Your mother wanted me as your Healer and that is what I am doing. I'm going to get you well with Matt's help and then we can go from there," she said before hearing her phone bleep and she sighed looking at it, "Matt and Sera are here," she said before replying to say she'd be there as soon as Narcissa had arrived.

"You should go and see them," Draco said softly as he looked at her and Astoria shook her head, "I'll go when your mother is here. After what I've just seen I need to stay with you for now," she said softly, "I will get you better Dray, it might take a while but I will get you better," she said softly before looking up as Narcissa was stood in the doorway, "now remember to press the button if you need me," she said giving his hand a squeeze before walking to the door and greeting Narcissa before she headed out to go to her office to see Matt and Sera.

Narcissa went to her son's side and held him in her arms and then Draco started crying in her arms as he began to break down.

"I'm sorry mother… for everything…" he whispered and Narcissa held him close and kissed his head,

"You have nothing to be sorry for my boy. Now your Grandmother on the other hand is wanting to see you when you're home," she said as she tried to wipe away his tears and sooth him, concerned about what Draco could have hidden from her and Lucius.

Meanwhile Astoria was cuddling Seraphina in her office and she stroked her daughter's cheek softly.

"I managed to get that salve ordered," Astoria said softly as she had a sip of her coffee and kissed Seraphina's head.

"How did you managed that?" Matt asked, "you said that you were going to have a hard time getting hold of that in a hurry," he said as he looked at her.

"Draco owns an apothecary so I used his account… after slightly blackmailing him… to order the salve and everything else that he needs that I may have trouble getting hold of further down the line for his recovery. I thought it was better to get it all now," she said softly as she sipped on her coffee.

"So there's progress being made then. At least I know that I can leave you two alone in a room together and you can talk," Matt said after pausing to consider his words with their 2-year-old daughter in the room with them, "you two are going to have to talk through your differences sooner rather than later Tori. You know that for a fact that you two are going to have to clear the air as Sera and I are now involved."

"Sera isn't and I don't need to talk to him about anything. That is all in the past and we have to figure out how it will work and if he's even going to meet Sera," Astoria said as she looked down at her daughter drinking her juice without a care in the world.

"He's in our lives now and you cannot deny Draco meeting Sera. It has to happen at some point. You won't be able to just let him go now Tori and don't lie like you have tried to do since he crashed back into your life," Matt said.

"Matt… drop it now…"

"Who's Dwaco?" came a voice that shook them from their argument.

Astoria looked at Matt, green eyes wide as she was terrified of answering Seraphina's question.

"Draco is an old schoolfriend of mummy's who is very sick and mummy and papa are looking after him to get him better so he can go home," Matt said as he took the lead.

"Yes… that's right little love and you can meet him if you wish to," Astoria said, deciding that she couldn't keep her daughter and Draco apart and Matt was right. She hated the thought but Draco was in her life now and nothing was going to change that now.

"Me meet Dwaco," Seraphina said and Astoria sighed before nodding and Matt looked at his girls.

"No time like the present then," Matt said as he stood up and Astoria got up quickly and balanced Seraphina on her hip, making sure she had Mr. Hoppers before following Matt to Draco's room.

Matt knocked on the door before seeing Narcissa and Draco look at him.

"Lady Malfoy, lovely to see you again. Draco, allow me to introduce myself. I am Dr. Mathieu de Dupuis. I took care of you when you were first brought in. I am also the other Healer treating you as well as Tori here…" Matt said before his eyes looked to where Draco was looking and he smiled softly, "yes that's Seraphina," he said with a chuckle as he saw Draco sit up more with help from Narcissa.

"She's so precious," Draco said softly, "hello Seraphina. I'm Draco," he said as he fell in love with her in that moment, "and hello Mr. Hoppers as well I see."

Seraphina looked towards Draco and smiled as she watched him before noticing that he did indeed look ill.

"Will Dwaco be ok mummy?" she askes as she looked at Astoria.

"Papa and I are going to make him better," Astoria replied as Seraphina looked at her.

"Yes. Dwaco get better and Sera meet him," Seraphina said and Matt just smirked.

"Told you she'd want to meet Draco," he said and Astoria could have groaned in frustration but her phone went off at that moment.

"Daph's here to collect Sera," Astoria said as she looked at her phone and sighed, "say goodbye to Draco little love."

"Bye bye Dwaco," Seraphina waved.

"Bye Bye Seraphina and Mr. Hoppers," Draco said softly before Astoria turned to Matt.

"I'll be back," she said softly before heading off with Seraphina, relieved that her daughter and Draco appeared to like each other already.