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Ginny got ready for bed that night with the distinct feeling that someone was watching her. She felt two eyeballs fixed on a spot between her shoulder blades, but when she glanced around, nothing was to be seen. When Ginny was comfortably settled in bed, she saw a slight movement out of the corner of her eye. Suddenly, Draco's form stepped out of the darkness.

'Ginny,' he said softly.

Very scared, Ginny shook her head to clear her vision. To top off everything else that was bad in her life, she had to start seeing ghosts as well. But the warm hand that touched her bare shoulder felt very human, and that terrified Ginny.

She bolted out of bed. 'Holy shit!' she screamed, back pressed up against the wall. 'What the hell are you?'

Draco stepped towards her, looking hurt. 'It's me, Gin, Draco.'

'No, no, no. You're dead,' Ginny said, half-sobbing. 'They told me you were dead.'

Draco shrugged. 'Well, surprise. I'm not!'

Ginny moved forward as if to hit him. 'I can't believe you're making a joke out of this! I thought you were dead. I've been mourning and grieving over you! How could you do this to me?'

Draco reached forward and grabbed her shoulders. 'Gin, calm down. It's not good for the baby.'

Ginny stopped crying and looked up at him in amazement. 'How did you know? I never told you.'

'Let's just say that I overheard it.'

'Draco, I can't believe that you're here. I can't believe that you're alive. But why did the Ministry tell me that you were dead?' Ginny looked up at him with large innocent eyes full of tears.

'I can't exactly explain it to you right now for certain reasons, but I swear it'll all come out in due time. Can you deal with that for now?'

'Yes.'

The look in Ginny's eyes made Draco pull her towards him in a fierce embrace. 'I missed you so much,' he whispered brokenly. Ginny broke down into tears as well. 'I missed you too! God, this month without you, thinking you were dead, has been complete hell, especially with the baby.'

'I'm sorry.'

'It's alright. I trust you. You must have your reasons to be in hiding, more or less. As long as you stay away, I'll be ok, because now I know you'll come back to me.' Ginny pulled back to look Draco in the eyes so he would realized fully what she was saying.

Draco and Ginny spent the next few hours talking. They lay on the bed together, Draco reveling in the fact that he was with his wife again, and Ginny was in heaven knowing that the arms wrapped around her actually belonged to Draco, not some figment of her imagination.

When he saw the light of dawn start to creep over the grounds, Draco slowly disentangled himself from Ginny and got up.

'You have to leave?' she cried.

'Yes. I've already been here too long. Ginny, I don't know when the next time I'll be able to see you is. It may be tomorrow or it may not be until this mission is over. But no matter what happens, I will love you forever.'

Ginny got up as well. 'Brave words from a brave man. But I love you too, and always will.'

'I'm only brave because of you.' Draco gave her a heart-melting kiss, a slow smile, and then he left. 'I guess that'll have to do for now.'