Chapter Two: Jealously At Christmas~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~````
Feeling emptiness inside
Apart of me already died
But I pretended to go on like every things ok...
It was now Christmas and Ginny was still as broken as she was the night Draco left her. She was staying with Ron and Eve at their flat. Ginny only seemed to be somewhat happier when she played with their baby boy Tyler. Ron and Eve had a little wedding two weeks after their graduation and only invited their parents, Ginny, Hermione, Draco, Harry, and Heather.
Ginny sighed as she lay on her bed staring at the ceiling thinking of none other then one Draco Malfoy. She had papers strung all around the room. Some were love letters, some were poems, all sorts of things mixed in with her school work that she was trying to do over the holiday. There was a knock on the door that jolted Ginny out of her thoughts.
"Come in!" She called. She heard the door open and Eve walked into the room being careful as to not step on anything. Ginny gave her a quick glance then looked back up to the ceiling with a blank expression on her face.
"Everyone will be arriving in an hour. You might want to get ready." She said smiling down at Ginny. Ginny sighed and tears came to her eyes as she remembered her and Draco's Christmas together. "Do you want to tell me what's wrong?" Eve asked noting Ginny's sadness. Ginny didn't say anything just stared at the ceiling. "Does it have to do with a person named Draco Malfoy?" Eve asked again sitting down on Ginny's bed. Ginny winced slightly at his name and nodded.
"I thought he loved me I really did!" Ginny cried tears falling down her cheeks. "Since we first kissed I always thought that this was the man I was going to marry!! But then he just dumps me!" Ginny cried again.
"Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry." Eve said taking Ginny into a hug. Ginny always thought of Eve like a sister to her and hugged her back crying into her shoulder. "I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Remember that there are always other fish in the sea. You'll find someone new. Why don't you meet my best friends little brother. He's your age and single. He is also a very attractive guy I think you'll like him. So what do you say? Why don't you make Draco jealous hm? That always made me feel, better to make an old boyfriend jealous." Eve said pulling away from Ginny. Ginny smiled and nodded wiping her tears away. "Good, now get ready and I'll come get you when the guests start to arrive ok?" Eve said again standing up and making her way towards the do. Ginny stood and followed her to the door.
"Thank you so much Eve for your advise I really appreciate it." Ginny said hugging her again. As the door closed Ginny ran to the closet and started to get ready.
"So how's Ginny? I haven't seen her in a few days." Ron asked Eve as she entered the kitchen. Ron was busy with the stuffing for the turkey that was cooking in the oven.
"Broken, if you want it in simplest terms because of Draco. Tyler is napping by the way." Eve replied sitting on one of the chairs in the kitchen.
"I always knew that they wouldn't last." Ron stated turning from the stove and charming it so that it started to tend to the cooking on its own. "Draco's always had a thing for Hermione. I've seen the way he looks at her and I can tell that he likes her." Ron continued sitting in a chair next to her. Eve sighed and looked at the floor.
"She really did love him you know. You should see her now, she has all sorts of things that Draco gave her all over the floor mixed with the school work that she should finish because she's going back in a few days. You should talk to her too, you're her brother. I'm just a sister-in-law so I don't think what I say has much of an effect on her." Eve said softly still not looking up from the floor. Ron put two fingers under her chin and turned her head gently to look at him.
"Ginny loves you like a sister not a sister-in-law. She listens to every thing so say! And I bet she'll take whatever advice you gave her. Now, why don't you go and get ready I have every thing under control down here no need to worry." Ron said standing up and pulling Eve up with him. Eve raise an eye brow at him not believing a word he said about having things 'under control'. "Seriously, I do, I'll call you if I need any help ok?" Ron asked raising his eyebrows at him.
"Ok. Just down let the turkey or anything burn or you will be sorry later." Eve said giving Ron a kiss before going back up the stairs to their bedroom.
"Ginny! People are starting to arrive! We need you down here now!" Ron called up the stairs.
"Coming!" Came Ginny's muffled answer as she put the last finishing touches to her makeup. Ginny hurried down the stairs having high hopes that Draco would arrive alone and miserable asking her to come back to him, which of course she would do in a heart beat if ever asked. Ginny was wearing a festive forest green knee length dress, which was a one strap. She had festive red lipstick and forest green eye shadow. Her hair was up in a neat and tidy bun with two red and green chopsticks sticking out.
"You look beautiful Gin." Ron said when she entered the dinning room. Ginny smiled broadly and helped set the table and greet guests. It was about a half hour later guests were still coming, even thought there weren't really a whole lot, and Draco hadn't arrived yet.
"Have you seen Hermione?" Heather asked Ginny as Ginny handed her two Champaign glasses for her and Harry. "She told me that she had a date for the party and I just can't find her." Heather continued taking the glasses.
"No, I haven't seen her. I haven't seen Draco either; he said he was coming right?" Ginny asked nervously glancing out the window.
"Oh, well that sucks. Yeah Draco's coming he called Harry about and hour or so before the party. I think it was to ask him about something. I think it was something about his date or something like that. Oh! And one more think, that they were going to be late. They would have called here but they don't remember the number." Eve informed Ginny as Harry came up behind Heather and took one of the glasses.
"Hey Gin." He said giving Ginny a hug.
Hey Harry." Ginny said hugging him back. "Heather, what do you mean by 'they'?" She asked Heather with a very confused look on her face.
"Draco and his date. He didn't tell me who she was just said 'his date'." Heather answered. Ginny felt her heart breaking all over again. "By the way I'm really sorry about what happened between you two. It's hard when you lose someone you love." Heather continued noting the sad look on Ginny's face. Ginny looked at her in surprise. 'He didn't leave me! We just took a break away from each other. He loves me I know it!' Ginny thought angrily crossing her arms. Ginny glanced out the window to see a man with white blond hair get out of a car.
"He's here!" Ginny exclaimed happily clapping her hands together and rushing towards the door.
"Is there something wrong with Gin, or is it just me?" Harry asked noting Ginny's behavior.
"I don't think that she got it through her mind that she and Draco broke up." Heather said frowning "It isn't good for her heath you know." Heather continued turning to Harry who was frowning as well.
Ginny opened the door just as Draco was about to ring the bell. Draco looked at her surprised at this. Ginny smiled broadly at him not noticing the curly black haired woman beside him.
"Hey Draco!" Ginny exclaimed hugging him tightly. Draco glanced at the woman beside him she shrugged and Draco carefully hugged Ginny back.
"I wasn't sure if we should come because I thought you would be mad at me or something." Draco said once Ginny let him go.
"I could never be mad at you sweetie." Ginny said her smile only broadening. Her smile then dropped and she asked. "What do you mean be 'we'?" Staring Draco in the eye. Draco motioned to the woman standing next to him. Ginny didn't recognize her but then it sunk in who it was.
"Hermione?" Ginny asked staring hard at the woman in front of her. Hermione smiled and nodded. "I didn't recognize you with your curly hair. Oh my god! You died it!" Ginny said giving Hermione a hug which she returned. Over the summer Hermione had died her hair black.
"Hey Ginny! Happy Christmas!" Hermione said as the two let go.
"Wow, you hair it's so beautiful! But, why'd you die it?" Ginny asked running a hand through her hair.
"My hair was never really brown. I died it brown before I started Hogwarts. I wanted to start out there a different person. But, after a while I got tired of it brown and changed it back to its original color. You like it?" Hermione explained smiling at Ginny.
"Oh! I love it! Now, come in! Come in! Join the party!" Ginny exclaimed stepping aside allowing the two to come into the house. Ginny was careful to step to Draco's side so that she could take his hand. As soon as Ginny slipped her hand into his Draco pulled his hand away to undo his cloak. Ginny found this weird because he never used to take his hand away to undo his cloak before when she took his hand. He used to always do it with one hand so that he could hold onto her hand. Ginny frowned and looked up to see that he was doing it with one hand because her was holding Hermione's! 'What the bloody hell is he doing? Holding Hermione's hand with his fingers laced with hers! He shouldn't do that if we're together!' Ginny thought this time with more anger. She glare at Hermione who didn't notice, Hermione was busy with undoing her own cloak.
"Draco?" Ginny asked when they all reached the closet to put their cloaks away.
"Hm?" Draco answered putting his cloak on a hanger. Ginny tilted her head to the side watching him. He wore a forest green turtle neck with black pants and in Ginny opinion never looked handsomer.
"Can I talk to you? In privet?" Ginny asked him. Draco looked at her then looked at Hermione, who nodded; Draco gave Hermione a kiss on the cheek which she returned turned and followed Ginny away. Ginny led him to Ron's den and closed the door.
"What's the deal with you and Hermione?" Ginny asked crossing her arms over her chest and looking annoyed at him.
"Hermione is my girlfriend. We've been dating since Ron and Eve's wedding." Draco said a little confused by why she was asking because it has been months since they broke up.
"What?" Ginny said rather angrily. "I thought WE were together not you and Hermione!" Ginny continued in the same annoyed voice.
"Ginny it's been months. I thought you moved on after we broke up. I know that I have." Draco said staring at her in disbelief. Ginny frowned at him and furrowed her brows as if she was thinking about something.
"No, we didn't break up. We just took a break from each other because you were having some problems. It was just a break Draco, that doesn't mean that you find another girlfriend." Ginny said as if she were talking to a small child.
"Ginny, I don't know how you took what I said or how you interpreted it. But, I thought I made myself quite clear that I wanted to end our relationship." Draco said still staring at her in disbelief, he then turned and left the room. Ginny frowned at the spot that Draco had once been thinking about that night, which is what she thought often about. She then sighed and shook her head then left the room to rejoin the party.
"What did Ginny want?" Hermione asked Draco as he joined her by the window. Draco sighed as Hermione offered him a Champaign glass.
"She has it in her head that I'm still her boyfriend. I really don't know why she would think that do you?" Draco asked taking the glass. Hermione shrugged.
"She's probably in denial that you broke up with her. She really loved you; if I was her and this happened to me I would have killed myself." Hermione said looking slightly sad. Draco shook his head and put and arm around her waist.
"I would never do that to you. I love you to much." Draco said kissing her temple. Hermione smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.
"Have you seen Tyler? He is just simply adorable!" Hermione said after a few moments of silence looking into Draco's eyes. Draco shook his head looking slightly confused as to who Tyler was. "Oh! I must have forgotten to tell you! Tyler is Ron and Eve's baby boy. But, when you see him you won't think that he's a Weasley because he has Eve's black hair though he does have Ron's green eyes. Which is nice, I always thought that Ron had beautiful eyes." Hermione rambled tilting her head to the side smiling slightly looking into Draco's stormy grey ones. "But don't worry love; I've always loved your eyes too." Hermione finished making Draco blush slightly finally bringing color to his pale skin. "You know," Hermione started again looking around the room for a moment before turning back to Draco. "I think you should blush more often. You need some color in that pale skin of yours." Hermione concluded making Draco laugh. Hermione laughed as well before taking his hand and leading him into the crowd of people to make them selves known.
"Hey Ron! How are you?!?!" Hermione cried catching sight of Ron's red hair.
"Hermione? Is that you?" Ron asked looking in the direction his name was called. Ron stared hard at the woman with black curly hair and midnight blue dress. "It is you! Wow! You look great!" Ron said giving Hermione a hug once she got close enough to him. Hermione hugged back smiling broadly at him.
"Draco, it's nice to see you again to! It's wonderful that you could make it with this weather and all." Ron said catching sight of Draco when he let Hermione go. Ron took hold of Draco's hand and shook it vigorously.
"Hello Ron it's great to see you again too. How's life with you and Eve?" Draco said giving Ron a friendly smile actually feeling happy that he had come. Hermione slipped away unnoticed by the two boys as she went off in search of Eve. She soon found her in the nursery singing and rocking a small baby in her arms. Eve looked up as Hermione closed the door.
"Hermione hello! I just came to check up on Tyler and see if he was still asleep." Eve said smiling down at the child in her arms. Hermione smiled and stood next to Eve looking down at Tyler as well.
"You make a great mother. Tyler is a beautiful baby. I think he will grow up to be a very handsome lad." Hermione said tilting her head to the side.
"Thank you Hermione. You know, when I found out I was pregnant I didn't think I would be a good mother at all. I didn't want to get an abortion because then I thought that I would be losing a part of myself. I thought that when Ron found out he would leave me to look after him on my own with my parents. When I told my mum and dad that I was pregnant they didn't yell at me or anything. They held a party for me! You must have known how surprised I was at that. Then when I finally told Ron he was overjoyed and at that moment I knew that things were going to be alright. And you know what? I think I was right." Eve said a tear running down her cheek as she remembered Ron's reaction. Hermione smiled at Eve seeing how in love she and Ron were. Hermione put an arm around Eve's shoulders and gave her a friendly squeeze. Eve wiped away the single tear and turned to look at Hermione.
"You know I was rambling earlier. I never just ramble, it was very strange." Hermione said which was very off topic but she didn't care. Eve laughed and shook her head at Hermione because she knew that Hermione never rambled about anything ever to anyone. She would only ramble if she really liked someone.
"So, who was the lucky guy you started rambling to?" Eve asked raising an eyebrow and turning to walk over to the dresser that was ageist the wall behind them so she could get Tyler dressed.
"I was rambling to Draco about Tyler. It just kind of came out of no where." Hermione said laughing slightly. Eve shook her head as Tyler woke and stretched his tiny arms up at her.
"Well, it's nice to know that you like Draco just as much as he likes you." Eve said laughing as she opened a drawer and started to pull out cloths.
"Yeah, I kinda figured that out when he told he loved me in August. And he knows I love him because I told him that I love him too." Hermione said in a mater-o-facty voice. Eve and Hermione laughed at this.
"Do you remember my cousin Jeremy?" Eve asked suddenly starting to put the close that she pulled out on Tyler.
"Yeah, what about him?" Hermione asked uneasily shifting from foot to foot. Hermione didn't like Jeremy at all. He had some odd obsession with Hermione and was deeply in love with her even though she barley said two words to him.
"I invited him to come but you know what?" Eve said a small smile crossing her lips.
"What?" Hermione said almost to quickly.
"He said he couldn't come because he was busy with his girlfriend!" Eve said bursting into laughter. Hermione sighed in relief.
"You mean he has a girlfriend now? I feel a lot better." Hermione said relaxing. Eve nodded.
"I even told him that you'd be here." Eve said laughing her self into tears. "But, he said no, he'd rather be at his house with his girlfriend." Eve continued gasping for air. Hermione shook her head and gave a nervous laugh. After a few minutes Eve picked up Tyler and head towards the door.
Feeling emptiness inside
Apart of me already died
But I pretended to go on like every things ok...
It was now Christmas and Ginny was still as broken as she was the night Draco left her. She was staying with Ron and Eve at their flat. Ginny only seemed to be somewhat happier when she played with their baby boy Tyler. Ron and Eve had a little wedding two weeks after their graduation and only invited their parents, Ginny, Hermione, Draco, Harry, and Heather.
Ginny sighed as she lay on her bed staring at the ceiling thinking of none other then one Draco Malfoy. She had papers strung all around the room. Some were love letters, some were poems, all sorts of things mixed in with her school work that she was trying to do over the holiday. There was a knock on the door that jolted Ginny out of her thoughts.
"Come in!" She called. She heard the door open and Eve walked into the room being careful as to not step on anything. Ginny gave her a quick glance then looked back up to the ceiling with a blank expression on her face.
"Everyone will be arriving in an hour. You might want to get ready." She said smiling down at Ginny. Ginny sighed and tears came to her eyes as she remembered her and Draco's Christmas together. "Do you want to tell me what's wrong?" Eve asked noting Ginny's sadness. Ginny didn't say anything just stared at the ceiling. "Does it have to do with a person named Draco Malfoy?" Eve asked again sitting down on Ginny's bed. Ginny winced slightly at his name and nodded.
"I thought he loved me I really did!" Ginny cried tears falling down her cheeks. "Since we first kissed I always thought that this was the man I was going to marry!! But then he just dumps me!" Ginny cried again.
"Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry." Eve said taking Ginny into a hug. Ginny always thought of Eve like a sister to her and hugged her back crying into her shoulder. "I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Remember that there are always other fish in the sea. You'll find someone new. Why don't you meet my best friends little brother. He's your age and single. He is also a very attractive guy I think you'll like him. So what do you say? Why don't you make Draco jealous hm? That always made me feel, better to make an old boyfriend jealous." Eve said pulling away from Ginny. Ginny smiled and nodded wiping her tears away. "Good, now get ready and I'll come get you when the guests start to arrive ok?" Eve said again standing up and making her way towards the do. Ginny stood and followed her to the door.
"Thank you so much Eve for your advise I really appreciate it." Ginny said hugging her again. As the door closed Ginny ran to the closet and started to get ready.
"So how's Ginny? I haven't seen her in a few days." Ron asked Eve as she entered the kitchen. Ron was busy with the stuffing for the turkey that was cooking in the oven.
"Broken, if you want it in simplest terms because of Draco. Tyler is napping by the way." Eve replied sitting on one of the chairs in the kitchen.
"I always knew that they wouldn't last." Ron stated turning from the stove and charming it so that it started to tend to the cooking on its own. "Draco's always had a thing for Hermione. I've seen the way he looks at her and I can tell that he likes her." Ron continued sitting in a chair next to her. Eve sighed and looked at the floor.
"She really did love him you know. You should see her now, she has all sorts of things that Draco gave her all over the floor mixed with the school work that she should finish because she's going back in a few days. You should talk to her too, you're her brother. I'm just a sister-in-law so I don't think what I say has much of an effect on her." Eve said softly still not looking up from the floor. Ron put two fingers under her chin and turned her head gently to look at him.
"Ginny loves you like a sister not a sister-in-law. She listens to every thing so say! And I bet she'll take whatever advice you gave her. Now, why don't you go and get ready I have every thing under control down here no need to worry." Ron said standing up and pulling Eve up with him. Eve raise an eye brow at him not believing a word he said about having things 'under control'. "Seriously, I do, I'll call you if I need any help ok?" Ron asked raising his eyebrows at him.
"Ok. Just down let the turkey or anything burn or you will be sorry later." Eve said giving Ron a kiss before going back up the stairs to their bedroom.
"Ginny! People are starting to arrive! We need you down here now!" Ron called up the stairs.
"Coming!" Came Ginny's muffled answer as she put the last finishing touches to her makeup. Ginny hurried down the stairs having high hopes that Draco would arrive alone and miserable asking her to come back to him, which of course she would do in a heart beat if ever asked. Ginny was wearing a festive forest green knee length dress, which was a one strap. She had festive red lipstick and forest green eye shadow. Her hair was up in a neat and tidy bun with two red and green chopsticks sticking out.
"You look beautiful Gin." Ron said when she entered the dinning room. Ginny smiled broadly and helped set the table and greet guests. It was about a half hour later guests were still coming, even thought there weren't really a whole lot, and Draco hadn't arrived yet.
"Have you seen Hermione?" Heather asked Ginny as Ginny handed her two Champaign glasses for her and Harry. "She told me that she had a date for the party and I just can't find her." Heather continued taking the glasses.
"No, I haven't seen her. I haven't seen Draco either; he said he was coming right?" Ginny asked nervously glancing out the window.
"Oh, well that sucks. Yeah Draco's coming he called Harry about and hour or so before the party. I think it was to ask him about something. I think it was something about his date or something like that. Oh! And one more think, that they were going to be late. They would have called here but they don't remember the number." Eve informed Ginny as Harry came up behind Heather and took one of the glasses.
"Hey Gin." He said giving Ginny a hug.
Hey Harry." Ginny said hugging him back. "Heather, what do you mean by 'they'?" She asked Heather with a very confused look on her face.
"Draco and his date. He didn't tell me who she was just said 'his date'." Heather answered. Ginny felt her heart breaking all over again. "By the way I'm really sorry about what happened between you two. It's hard when you lose someone you love." Heather continued noting the sad look on Ginny's face. Ginny looked at her in surprise. 'He didn't leave me! We just took a break away from each other. He loves me I know it!' Ginny thought angrily crossing her arms. Ginny glanced out the window to see a man with white blond hair get out of a car.
"He's here!" Ginny exclaimed happily clapping her hands together and rushing towards the door.
"Is there something wrong with Gin, or is it just me?" Harry asked noting Ginny's behavior.
"I don't think that she got it through her mind that she and Draco broke up." Heather said frowning "It isn't good for her heath you know." Heather continued turning to Harry who was frowning as well.
Ginny opened the door just as Draco was about to ring the bell. Draco looked at her surprised at this. Ginny smiled broadly at him not noticing the curly black haired woman beside him.
"Hey Draco!" Ginny exclaimed hugging him tightly. Draco glanced at the woman beside him she shrugged and Draco carefully hugged Ginny back.
"I wasn't sure if we should come because I thought you would be mad at me or something." Draco said once Ginny let him go.
"I could never be mad at you sweetie." Ginny said her smile only broadening. Her smile then dropped and she asked. "What do you mean be 'we'?" Staring Draco in the eye. Draco motioned to the woman standing next to him. Ginny didn't recognize her but then it sunk in who it was.
"Hermione?" Ginny asked staring hard at the woman in front of her. Hermione smiled and nodded. "I didn't recognize you with your curly hair. Oh my god! You died it!" Ginny said giving Hermione a hug which she returned. Over the summer Hermione had died her hair black.
"Hey Ginny! Happy Christmas!" Hermione said as the two let go.
"Wow, you hair it's so beautiful! But, why'd you die it?" Ginny asked running a hand through her hair.
"My hair was never really brown. I died it brown before I started Hogwarts. I wanted to start out there a different person. But, after a while I got tired of it brown and changed it back to its original color. You like it?" Hermione explained smiling at Ginny.
"Oh! I love it! Now, come in! Come in! Join the party!" Ginny exclaimed stepping aside allowing the two to come into the house. Ginny was careful to step to Draco's side so that she could take his hand. As soon as Ginny slipped her hand into his Draco pulled his hand away to undo his cloak. Ginny found this weird because he never used to take his hand away to undo his cloak before when she took his hand. He used to always do it with one hand so that he could hold onto her hand. Ginny frowned and looked up to see that he was doing it with one hand because her was holding Hermione's! 'What the bloody hell is he doing? Holding Hermione's hand with his fingers laced with hers! He shouldn't do that if we're together!' Ginny thought this time with more anger. She glare at Hermione who didn't notice, Hermione was busy with undoing her own cloak.
"Draco?" Ginny asked when they all reached the closet to put their cloaks away.
"Hm?" Draco answered putting his cloak on a hanger. Ginny tilted her head to the side watching him. He wore a forest green turtle neck with black pants and in Ginny opinion never looked handsomer.
"Can I talk to you? In privet?" Ginny asked him. Draco looked at her then looked at Hermione, who nodded; Draco gave Hermione a kiss on the cheek which she returned turned and followed Ginny away. Ginny led him to Ron's den and closed the door.
"What's the deal with you and Hermione?" Ginny asked crossing her arms over her chest and looking annoyed at him.
"Hermione is my girlfriend. We've been dating since Ron and Eve's wedding." Draco said a little confused by why she was asking because it has been months since they broke up.
"What?" Ginny said rather angrily. "I thought WE were together not you and Hermione!" Ginny continued in the same annoyed voice.
"Ginny it's been months. I thought you moved on after we broke up. I know that I have." Draco said staring at her in disbelief. Ginny frowned at him and furrowed her brows as if she was thinking about something.
"No, we didn't break up. We just took a break from each other because you were having some problems. It was just a break Draco, that doesn't mean that you find another girlfriend." Ginny said as if she were talking to a small child.
"Ginny, I don't know how you took what I said or how you interpreted it. But, I thought I made myself quite clear that I wanted to end our relationship." Draco said still staring at her in disbelief, he then turned and left the room. Ginny frowned at the spot that Draco had once been thinking about that night, which is what she thought often about. She then sighed and shook her head then left the room to rejoin the party.
"What did Ginny want?" Hermione asked Draco as he joined her by the window. Draco sighed as Hermione offered him a Champaign glass.
"She has it in her head that I'm still her boyfriend. I really don't know why she would think that do you?" Draco asked taking the glass. Hermione shrugged.
"She's probably in denial that you broke up with her. She really loved you; if I was her and this happened to me I would have killed myself." Hermione said looking slightly sad. Draco shook his head and put and arm around her waist.
"I would never do that to you. I love you to much." Draco said kissing her temple. Hermione smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.
"Have you seen Tyler? He is just simply adorable!" Hermione said after a few moments of silence looking into Draco's eyes. Draco shook his head looking slightly confused as to who Tyler was. "Oh! I must have forgotten to tell you! Tyler is Ron and Eve's baby boy. But, when you see him you won't think that he's a Weasley because he has Eve's black hair though he does have Ron's green eyes. Which is nice, I always thought that Ron had beautiful eyes." Hermione rambled tilting her head to the side smiling slightly looking into Draco's stormy grey ones. "But don't worry love; I've always loved your eyes too." Hermione finished making Draco blush slightly finally bringing color to his pale skin. "You know," Hermione started again looking around the room for a moment before turning back to Draco. "I think you should blush more often. You need some color in that pale skin of yours." Hermione concluded making Draco laugh. Hermione laughed as well before taking his hand and leading him into the crowd of people to make them selves known.
"Hey Ron! How are you?!?!" Hermione cried catching sight of Ron's red hair.
"Hermione? Is that you?" Ron asked looking in the direction his name was called. Ron stared hard at the woman with black curly hair and midnight blue dress. "It is you! Wow! You look great!" Ron said giving Hermione a hug once she got close enough to him. Hermione hugged back smiling broadly at him.
"Draco, it's nice to see you again to! It's wonderful that you could make it with this weather and all." Ron said catching sight of Draco when he let Hermione go. Ron took hold of Draco's hand and shook it vigorously.
"Hello Ron it's great to see you again too. How's life with you and Eve?" Draco said giving Ron a friendly smile actually feeling happy that he had come. Hermione slipped away unnoticed by the two boys as she went off in search of Eve. She soon found her in the nursery singing and rocking a small baby in her arms. Eve looked up as Hermione closed the door.
"Hermione hello! I just came to check up on Tyler and see if he was still asleep." Eve said smiling down at the child in her arms. Hermione smiled and stood next to Eve looking down at Tyler as well.
"You make a great mother. Tyler is a beautiful baby. I think he will grow up to be a very handsome lad." Hermione said tilting her head to the side.
"Thank you Hermione. You know, when I found out I was pregnant I didn't think I would be a good mother at all. I didn't want to get an abortion because then I thought that I would be losing a part of myself. I thought that when Ron found out he would leave me to look after him on my own with my parents. When I told my mum and dad that I was pregnant they didn't yell at me or anything. They held a party for me! You must have known how surprised I was at that. Then when I finally told Ron he was overjoyed and at that moment I knew that things were going to be alright. And you know what? I think I was right." Eve said a tear running down her cheek as she remembered Ron's reaction. Hermione smiled at Eve seeing how in love she and Ron were. Hermione put an arm around Eve's shoulders and gave her a friendly squeeze. Eve wiped away the single tear and turned to look at Hermione.
"You know I was rambling earlier. I never just ramble, it was very strange." Hermione said which was very off topic but she didn't care. Eve laughed and shook her head at Hermione because she knew that Hermione never rambled about anything ever to anyone. She would only ramble if she really liked someone.
"So, who was the lucky guy you started rambling to?" Eve asked raising an eyebrow and turning to walk over to the dresser that was ageist the wall behind them so she could get Tyler dressed.
"I was rambling to Draco about Tyler. It just kind of came out of no where." Hermione said laughing slightly. Eve shook her head as Tyler woke and stretched his tiny arms up at her.
"Well, it's nice to know that you like Draco just as much as he likes you." Eve said laughing as she opened a drawer and started to pull out cloths.
"Yeah, I kinda figured that out when he told he loved me in August. And he knows I love him because I told him that I love him too." Hermione said in a mater-o-facty voice. Eve and Hermione laughed at this.
"Do you remember my cousin Jeremy?" Eve asked suddenly starting to put the close that she pulled out on Tyler.
"Yeah, what about him?" Hermione asked uneasily shifting from foot to foot. Hermione didn't like Jeremy at all. He had some odd obsession with Hermione and was deeply in love with her even though she barley said two words to him.
"I invited him to come but you know what?" Eve said a small smile crossing her lips.
"What?" Hermione said almost to quickly.
"He said he couldn't come because he was busy with his girlfriend!" Eve said bursting into laughter. Hermione sighed in relief.
"You mean he has a girlfriend now? I feel a lot better." Hermione said relaxing. Eve nodded.
"I even told him that you'd be here." Eve said laughing her self into tears. "But, he said no, he'd rather be at his house with his girlfriend." Eve continued gasping for air. Hermione shook her head and gave a nervous laugh. After a few minutes Eve picked up Tyler and head towards the door.