It was nearly midnight when she returned to her apartment. She walked through a nearby park and tried to collect her thoughts. Her next move may determine the fates of the people she loved would be affected, so she had to tread carefully. After she got properly dressed and prepared herself, she took a deep breath and muttered "Accio Malfoy."

Immediately there was a rush of cool air outside her house as a sleeping Draco Malfoy levitated through her window and onto her queen-sized bed. Lauryn noticed his wand tucked behind his ear. She lifted it slowly and hid it in her closet. She smiled wickedly and decided to have some fun with him. She straddled his hips and started to blow lightly in his ear. She grinned when he smiled in his sleep. She placed soft little kisses on his ear, moving down to his neck. He let out a small little moan as she continued, tasting his warm flesh. He moved underneath her, enjoying the attention. I've never known you to be so appreciative Draco, she thought to herself. He groaned softly in response to her, grinding his hips into her body. Lauryn could feel the bulge in his underwear harden. She started rocking her body into him, gluing her hips to his torso. She started going faster, as his body jerked and writhed, eager for release. Suddenly she stopped and jumped off. Immediately his eyes snapped open, and he stared in disbelief at Lauryn, who had transformed her clothes earlier into a sexy yellow teddy. She smiled pleasantly at him.

"Hi, honey. How was your day?" He reached for his wand but found himself groping at the air.

"Where is it?'' he hissed, fury in his eyes.

" Nearby. You won't be needing it." He leaped out of bed and rushed toward her. He grabbed her arms and pinned her to the wall, breathing hard.

"I won't. I can kill you with my bare hands." Draco smiled, expecting her to look frightened. Her expression, however, was calm, and she even smiled back.

"Big talk from a man whose underwear say 'I love my Fuzzy Wuzzy Wumpkin." She snickered as he looked down to see the words glowing bright blue on his boxers. He loosened his grip as his eyes traveled down her petite frame. He released her arms as his hands moved down her slender body to her silky thighs. He moved in to kiss her but she held him off.

"Easy, sailor. We have to talk about your offer." His mouth dropped open in shock.

" You've considered it?"

"I'm accepting it."

"I thought you hated us. I thought you couldn't stand me." Draco's words betrayed a touch of hurt in them, which Lauryn caught. She spoke her next words a little more gently.

"I've decided that it's foolish to continue with the war being in your favor. And I don't like many of your. associates, but only as people. However, I never hated you."

" Then why do you keep pushing me away? You know how I feel about you. Besides, so long as that Chang girl is around, Potter won't ever glance your way." He wounded her deeply with his declaration, but she willed herself not to cry. Instead she looked tenderly on him.

"Just because I don't hate you doesn't mean I feel like you do. But you're right. I only joined the Alliance to get closer to him, but I hear they are engaged. It's a little late for me now." Draco continued to look skeptical.

"Since when as she been accepting his advances?" he pressed, needing to be sure.

"Your guess is as good as mine." She bent her head and walked towards the window, looking out at the starry night.

Draco came up to her from behind, and placed his arms around her waist. She instinctively leaned into him as he placed small kisses on her neck and shoulders.

"So you'll be with us now?" he whispered softly in her ear. Lauryn pulled slowly away from him as she remembered the plan. She was supposed to be talking business, not arranging a one-night stand.

"I suppose." Draco's eyes lit up. "However, I need your help."

"Naturally." The old Malfoy charm is coming with a vengeance, she thought sarcastically.

"You're in Voldemort's inner circle. Most of the Death Eaters won't trust me, and I need your protection. I need you to get them on my side. Can you do that?"

"Of course. I will have to tell them some innocent lies though." He grinned devilishly.

"Such as?" she questioned, not liking his expression.

"That you are my girlfriend." He smiled, letting the weight of his words sink in.

She stared at him quizzically. "Why?"

Draco smirked knowingly. "Let's just say for dramatic emphasis. A change of events, if you will. No one will believe I'm supporting the anti-Death Eater unless we were..deeply intimate."

She frowned at his choice of words. He smiled back, enjoying her frustration.

She sighed. "If you must. How realistic do I have to be?"

Draco sneered. "Not very. I'll be doing most of the work."

"You're too kind, darling."

"Pleasure's all mine, baby." He cackled with glee at this turn of events.

"Well, the Death Eaters meet tomorrow, right?

"Yes, they do. Shall I escort you?"

"How else would I get there?"

He smirked. "Good point. Well then, it's a date."

She gave him a smirk of her own. "Some date."

He moved toward her. "Want me to tuck you in?"

"Goodnight, Draco." She tossed him his wand from the closet.

He chuckled. "Sleep well, beautiful." He disapparated silently as she collapsed onto her bed in a fitful sleep.