Ginny startled. Another guest had decided to throw a magical ball in the air and release the fireworks inside.

Hmmm, she thought, those may have been a very bad idea.

Currently, Ginny was sitting at the head table enjoying her luscious dessert. It was a champagne glass filled to the brim with fresh berries and vanilla mousse. She placed her spoon back in the glass to get another bite, as Draco, to her left, was speaking to one of his business partners about their plans of attack for the evening.

The gala had begun about two hours ago with aperitifs and a variety of cheeses mingled with small talk. They had received their guests in the massive foyer and led them to an even larger formal parlor. The parlor was only used for these types of occasions and was as big as most people's homes. It was done in crème and navy.

The dinner began about an hour ago and had gone rather smoothly. Ginny had expected nothing less. The caterers were excellent in both food and service.

She found herself mentally sighing again. Now she remembered why she hated these things! Too many people in her house when she would rather be with her family.

"Ginny?" Narcissa Malfoy whispered into her right ear.

"Yes…"

"I believe we are ready to move on."

"Yes, of course." Ginny responded, as she slid her chair back to move the evening along.

Ginny stood up, cast a loudening charm around herself and lightly tapped the fine crystal that currently held her ice wine. The tinkle from the crystal was beautiful. It reverberated throughout the formal dining hall. Talking ceased and heads turned to look at the current lady of the house.

Ginny gave a small smile and began speaking, "Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for Draco and me to have you in our home. I hope you are all enjoying yourselves. With that said, I would like to invite you to join us in the ballroom. Let the festivities begin."

She gestured with her arm towards the now open double doors that led directly to the ballroom. Chairs scraping against the marble floor could be heard throughout the dining hall. Soon, there was a mass movement of people moving to the ballroom. Ginny sat down for a moment to garner her thoughts and have just a few moments of relaxation.

She felt warm hands on her shoulders giving her a slight message. She was about to turn and see whom it was when the person leaned over and whispered in her ear, "You are so tense, Ginny Malfoy. You need to relax!"

Ginny smiled. She would know that voice anywhere and it belonged to one, Harry Potter. She turned around and lightly smacked him on his arm.

"Harry Potter, what would Millie say?"

"She'd say thanks for taking him off my hands. He is driving me crazy with all these pregnancy hormones."

Ginny giggled and linked her arm with his offered one.

"So, where is that blonde git you married? Harry smirked.

"His name is Draco, which you well know, and he is talking with some of his business associates and partners."

"His absence means my gain. Care to dance?" Harry said as the walked through the doorway.

"Love to, Mr. Potter." Ginny replied with a grin.

Harry swept Ginny around in a graceful twirl and pulled her close. Ginny placed her arms around his neck as he brought his hands to her waist and pulled her even closer.

"Heard you are pregnant again…"

"Where did you hear that?"

"Mille, who heard it from Hermione…" he said with a grin.

"Figures…"

"So are you trying to out do Mille and me? Because it will never happen; I am much more virile than a Malfoy. You should have kept me while you had me. But no, you had to break up with me and then marry my worse enemy!"

Ginny giggled.

"And you are thankful every night that I had enough foresight to break up with you. Besides, I knew Millie liked you and she could kick my arse!"

Now, it was Harry's turn to laugh.

"Too right, you are."

They settled into the song with Ginny placing her head on Harry's shoulder as they glided around the dance floor.

The song ended and Ginny pulled away from Harry.

"Thanks for the dance, Mr. Potter. See you around."

Harry gave a showy bow, grabbed her hand and gave it a kiss.

"The honor is mine, Mrs. Malfoy."

"As it should be, Potter…" Draco said as he wrapped his arms around Ginny's waist from behind.

Harry winked at Ginny and walked away.

Ginny turned around in Draco's arms and gave him a brief kiss on his lips. As she pulled back, Draco gave her a smile and touched a finger to the end of her nose.  

"Finished with your business?" she asked.

"Yes, I am all yours!" he retorted as he pulled her closer, wrapped her arms around his neck and began moving her around the dance floor.

"Whoopee…and here I thought I already had you for years!" Ginny joked.

"Smart arse…"

"Better than a dumb arse…!"

"Right you are…I knew there was a reason I married you."

"Better not forget it either, if you know what is good for you!"

Draco threw back his head and gave a loud guffaw.

They continued dancing around the floor until he had expertly maneuvered her to the platform that held the orchestra playing the music. Once they arrived at the stairs leading to the platform, Draco stopped dancing and pulled Ginny, by the arm, up the stairs.

The orchestra finished their song and the conductor greeted Draco with a handshake. Draco, still gently dragging Ginny behind him, walked to the center of the stage and magically amplified his voice.

"Good evening ladies and gentlemen! As my wife stated earlier, I hope you are all having a great time."

Draco paused for all the applause, yells and whistles that transpired from his comments.

He held up his hand in a "silence" gesture and continued, "Ginny, my mother and I are ecstatic that all of you want to donate your time and money for a great cause such as the dream to keep all of our children well fed. Tonight is for the hungry children in our world!"

Draco, once again, stopped for the responses to his words.

"Now, I want to take a moment," Draco continued, "to share some very exciting news that I cannot keep to myself any longer. My wife and I are going to have another baby and I am so excited!"

The crowd broke into thunderous applause. Ginny's cheeks became bright red.

"Draco….Draco…please, stop this…" Ginny said while trying to pull Draco off the stage, but he was having none of that.

"Isn't she beautiful, Ladies and Gentlemen?" he asked.

Again, the crowd went wild with excitement.

"In fact, I think I feel the need to express my excitement. Are you guys game?"

"Yes!" echoed throughout the ballroom.

"Great!" Draco responded.

Then, he turned to Ginny, who was still looking very uncomfortable.

"Ginny, I love you…more than anything. You know that, right?"

Ginny nodded; her eyes feeling with tears.

"And, you still love me, right?"

Ginny nodded in affirmation again, this time with tears running down her cheeks.

"Good…then, let's show everyone how much."

"Huh?" Ginny said inelegantly.

"I want you to kiss me like you mean it."

"What?" Ginny said, her voice becoming unnaturally high.

"Kiss…me!" he said slowly.

Ginny looked out to the crowd. They were earnestly encouraging her to kiss him.  

She looked back at Draco. He arched an eyebrow at her.

"Ginny, are you going to kiss me?"

Ginny nodded again and leaned in to Draco. He captured her lips in a passionate embrace. He pulled her close and Ginny felt herself losing her resolve. She melted against his hard, toned body.

Their kiss continued until they needed air.

Ginny mumbled, "Oh Merlin! Draco…What were you thinking?" as she buried her head into his chest.

"Ginny…Ginny…" Draco said as he lifted her head up with gentle fingers, "Look around, Ginny."

Ginny looked around. They were no longer on the platform in the ballroom. Instead, they were standing in their master bedroom. The lights were off. The room was lit with candlelight that hung randomly around the room.

"How? Why?" Ginny choked out.

"Because I wanted you to relax, you have been far too stressed about this gala. We have House Elves and Mothers for that. You need to relax! And relax, we will. Now, I am going to go over and roll the dice. Then, we are going to get down to business!"

Ginny laughed and said, "Yes, let's get it ON…!"

Draco walked over to the table and rolled the dice. The dice rolled across the table and came to a stop. One dice stopped on six. The other dice stopped on five. This gave a total of eleven.

The sausage magically moved and stopped on a blank Square.

The misty man appeared and bowed at the couple.

Then, he began speaking, "Congratulations! You have finished the game!"

Draco and Ginny looked at each other in shock.

"What?" They said in unison.