A/N: Okay now I'm writing this when I should be writing the 9th chapter. But I had this idea for a really long time and I need to write it out before I lose it! Oh and my little things to sperate different parts of the story arn't working so I had to put the line in. I'll fix it when it starts to work again.

Disclaimer: I disclaim all the characters and anything else you would recognize as the wonderful and talented J.K. Rowling.

Rated: PG-13 – there's a lot of cursing…I have a potty mouth!

Summary: Ginny gets a job at Draco's magazine. What happens when two rivals start having feelings for one another and one makes a mistake that could tear everything they have apart?

Fluff-o-meter: Sorry there isn't any!

A Big Mistake

It was a beautiful October night. The moon was its wonderful crescent shape and the stars were twinkling merrily around it. The air was crisp and cool with the smell of the wonderful autumn leaves.

Ginny stepped out of the office building and pulled her cloak tightly around her body.

She had stayed late to work on some of her articles for the October issue. This month, the magazine was focus around Quidditch. From news and stats of famous Quidditch players to making your own Quidditch robe.

Ginny had a lot of fun with this issue the only problem was finding a person to model the Quidditch robes for guys. She already found a model for the women's robes who was coming for the shoot tomorrow, and she was positive this one wouldn't cancel, now all she needed to find was a male model for the men's robes.

She would have asked Draco since he had the perfect body shape, okay the perfect body, but he was also swamped with work. He had interviews to do, finances to take care of, and basically a lot of running around for the magazine. He had no time in is busy schedule to do a photo shoot. But he had offered to stay late with Ginny tonight and help her.

Ginny was flattered by his offer, but told him to go home. He had stayed late all week and Ginny would feel horrible that he was staying late with her if he stayed.

So here she was, walking down the street, further into town. She was craving a big, steamy cup of coffee right now and maybe even a biscuit. She really hadn't eaten anything all day and her stomach was making unpleasant gurgling noises.

Ginny walked into the coffee shop that Draco and her went to on their first date. She knew the place was closing in a few minutes but she just wanted to pick something up to eat on her walk home. She ordered a small coffee and an oatmeal biscuit, and then leaned against the counter as she waited for it.

She felt someone walk up to the counter next to her, but thought nothing of it. That was until she heard that person give his order. She turned her head to look at the person and sure enough, it was who she thought it was. Harry Potter.

Harry smiled at the girl at the counter who took his order and watched her walk away. He looked down at the counter then picked his head up and looked in Ginny's direction. "Gin," he said, surprised.

Ginny smiled. "Hi Harry."

"How are you?" Harry asked.

It was a dry attempt at making conversation, but ever since Ginny had yelled at Harry at the Ministry Summer Ball, there was a tension between them.

Ginny nodded her head slightly. "I'm good, how are you?"

"Good," Harry said. He started tapping his fingers on the counter and letting his eyes wander around the shop.

"Look Harry," Ginny started. "I'm--," she began, but was interrupted when her order appeared. "Thank you," she said to the girl who handed her the coffee and biscuit she ordered. She pulled some money out of her purse and paid for the items. She turned back to Harry. "I'm sorry about all this that's going on between us. I acted like a rotten child. I just want to apologize."

Harry shook his head. "You have nothing to apologize for," he told her. "I shouldn't have done that to you. I apologize." The girl behind the counter handed him his drink and he paid for it.

"Well, you're forgiven," Ginny said, walking to the door.

"Good and you are too," Harry said. He pushed the door open and held it open as Ginny walked through.

"Thanks," Ginny said, smiling. She waited for Harry to walk through the door then she continued walking with Harry beside her. "So how long are you home for?" she took a sip of her coffee.

Harry took a sip of his coffee. "Just for a week," he told her.

Ginny nodded and took another sip of her coffee. She looked over at him and an idea popped into her head. "Harry, you wanna do me a really big favor?" she asked.

Harry looked down at her with a worried expression. "Depends on what the favor is." He took another sip of his coffee.

"Well you see, this month's issue of the magazine in focused on Quidditch, and I need someone to model the Quidditch robes for guys…" she told him.

"And you want me to model the robes," Harry finished. Ginny nodded her head as she took another sip of her coffee. Her eyes softened. Harry looked skeptical. "I don't know," he said, shaking his head.

"Oh please Harry!" Ginny begged. Then she gave him 'the look.'

Draco wasn't the only one who gave into 'the look.' Every guy Ginny had come across would fall into the trap of 'the look' and give into her.

Harry sighed. "Fine," he growled, giving in.

Ginny squealed and hugged him around the waist. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she said. He was really helping her out by doing the photo shoot. "The shoot's tomorrow," she told him.

"Tomorrow?" Harry asked. Ginny nodded and took a final sip of her coffee, finishing it. "I have to do an interview for the Daily Prophet tomorrow," he told her apologetically.

"Okay," Ginny said, tossing her empty coffee cup in a trashcan on the corner. "Then come the day after that. Colin works for the magazine. He always has time to do an extra shoot and I'm sure he wouldn't mind." She looked at Harry and saw that he had a look of disappointment on his face. She chuckled and shook her head. "You weren't getting off that easily"

"Of course I'm not," Harry laughed and pulled Ginny into a hug. It was a friendly, teasing hug that a brother would give his sister.

Ginny hugged him back in the same manner. "Thanks so much Harry," she said. "It takes a lot of stress off of me."

"Don't worry about it," Harry said, feeling slightly embarrassed.

Ginny smiled at him and kissed his cheek. Harry, in turn, kissed her cheek back.

Ginny then patted him on the back. Harry let her go and they continued their walk.


Draco was sitting inside a pub having a few drinks before he headed home for the night. Tonight was the only free night he had. He had been working late every night recently.

This issue of the magazine still had a lot of work to be done and he wanted to get them done early, just in case he had to make a big last minute change.

Ginny was working late tonight. He offered to stay and help her, but she insisted that he go home and get some rest. Draco had insisted that he could stay, but Ginny begged him to go home and rest. He thought about offering to stay a third time but Ginny gave him 'the look' before he could open his mouth. Draco had sighed and left after giving Ginny a kiss and telling her he'd see her tomorrow.

He walked out of the building and decided that since it may be the only night he had off for a few weeks, he would relax and have a drink. It was now three hours and some number of drinks later.

He was thinking about everything: work, his mother, and Ginny. Spending those five days in New York with her was probably the best time he had ever had. He had seen the fun, exciting, and real Ginny.

He was more in love with her then he had ever been before. When he told her he loved her and she said it back, his whole world came together and everything made perfect sense.

He ordered another drink and without thinking, and downed the whole beer. He ordered another drink, and when the barman slid it over to him, he started drinking it. He took a sip of his drink and set it back down on the table. He picked his head up and looked out the front windows of the pub.

That was when he saw Ginny walking across the street with Harry Potter. He raised an eyebrow. He thought she was staying late at the office, but there she was, walking with Potter with a coffee and biscuit in her hands. Potter himself was holding his own coffee.

He watched them walk down the street. Jealousy flooded through his veins when he saw Ginny's face light up with happiness and she hugged Potter around the waist. He narrowed his eyes and watched more of the exchange. When he saw Potter wrap his arms around Ginny's waist and bring her closer to him in a hug, he nearly ran out of the pub to beat the git.

But murder was in his eyes at the next thing he saw. From his angle, it looked like Ginny had just kissed Harry, and he was kissing her back. His Ginny! His Ginny was kissing Harry bloody Potter.

Ginny was cheating on him with Harry Potter; the boy who's life he loved to make a living hell back in school. Yes, he had grown up, but there was a tiny voice in his head that had started singing when Ginny broke up with Harry and began dating him. It was like he finally had one up on Perfect Potter.

Don't get him wrong; he loved Ginny with all his heart. Every time she touched him, it was like his heart did flip-flops. He would always compare Ginny to other women he would see on the street. The other women just couldn't add up to his Ginny. In his mind, she was the epitome of perfect.

And here she was, playing him the entire time. He told her he loved her! And she had said she loved him too! Why would she play him like that?

Upset and pissed off, he shoved his chair away from the table and stood up. He reached into his pockets and pulled out a few gallons and threw them on the table. Already, he had lost sight of Ginny and the prat. He had to get home. He couldn't just sit here.

He threw the door of the pub open and slammed it shut. He angrily walked home. He felt deceived and hurt. He walked into his building and up the stairs to his flat. As he walked down the hallway to his door, he bumped into someone.

He grabbed the person's upper arm to stop her from falling. That's when he looked at whom he bumped into.

It was his neighbor from down the hall. Her name was… Lillian. She had straight, long blonde hair that came to her shoulders. It was angled in that rough edged way. She had pale skin, a small nose, and bright blue eyes. She was just a few inches shorter than Draco was and she had cute curves. Yet she was nothing compared to Ginny.

"Sorry," Lillian said. She looked up at whom she bumped into and her face turned red. She had a slight crush on Draco.

Draco smirked down at the young woman. He saw her blush when she realized it was him. "It's okay," he told her, dismissing the subject with a wave of his hand. "Were you heading somewhere?" he asked.

Lillian shook her head, no. "I was just planning on getting a cup of tea," she told Draco.

"Well, I can make you some now if you'd like," Draco offered. He had to make sure his words didn't slur, even the slightest bit.

Lillian blushed and smiled. "Yeah, that would be nice," she said.

Draco smiled and led her into his flat.


Ginny was walking with Harry all the way back to his flat. Once they had settled their differences, they talked about everything that had been going on in their lives in the past few months. Ginny told Harry about Draco and how happy she was.

Harry was happy for her. He realized that he made a mistake in the past and was willing to deal with the consequences. He still loved Ginny, but he didn't make her happy and he wanted her to be happy. If being happy meant being with Malfoy, then so be it.

They stopped walking once they reached the entrance of Harry's building.

"Do you want to come up for some tea?" Harry asked, pointing up to where his flat was.

"Thanks, but I have to get home. I have a long day tomorrow," Ginny said.

"Okay," Harry said, nodding his head. "I'll see you in two days, right?" he asked.

Ginny nodded and smiled. "Yes, and thank you so much again," she said. She hugged him around the neck for a quick second.

Harry smiled and patted her back. "You're welcome," he said. "I'll see you."

"Bye Harry," Ginny said. She watched him go inside then turned around and headed for Draco's flat.

She was so happy and excited that she had found someone to model, that she had to tell him immediately. Plus she really wanted to see him.

Being in love with Draco and having him be in love with her was a different sort of feeling for Ginny. She had never felt this way about anyone. Not with Chris or with Harry.

It was like Ginny thrived off Draco. His passion-filled kisses made her feel alive. His fingers made her cry out with pleasure. The things he would whisper intimately into her ear made her feel like she was the most beautiful girl in the entire universe. And when she was in his arms, she felt safe. There was no place else she would rather be then right there with him.

Ginny was more in love than she had even been in her entire life. And she felt like the luckiest and happiest girl in the world.


Somehow Draco had made tea for Lillian. It wasn't the best he could do, but he wasn't trying very hard.

He handed Lillian a cup and took a seat next to her on the couch.

"Thank you," Lillian said. She brought the cup to her lips and took a sip.

"You're welcome," Draco said, taking his own sip from his tea. It wasn't that great. It was way too strong. He put the cup down. "You know Lillian, I always see you come out of your flat and I always wanted to say hello to you, but I was too shy." Ha! A Malfoy too shy. The only person Draco was shy around was Ginny.

Lillian blushed and looked down at the table. "I felt the same way too," she said. "But I see you with that redhead all the time," she added, looking up at him.

Draco waved his hand, brushing her comment off. "Oh, that is just someone I work with. She means nothing to me." He moved closer to Lillian and placed his hand on her knee. "You are what matters.

Draco was being cheesy and outright lying. Of course Ginny meant something. She meant everything to him. But she was cheating on him! Cheating on him with Harry Potter. Perfect Harry bloody Potter! He was hurting and he wanted to make her hurt just as much as she made him hurt.

He leaned in close and pressed his lips onto Lillian's. He felt her tense a little bit but then began to kiss him back.

All Draco could think about was that Lillian kissed nothing like Ginny. With Ginny, it felt like he was flying. Actually, kissing Ginny was better then flying. It was an indescribable experience that did things to him that nothing else could make his body do.

Picturing Ginny in his arms, he kissed Lillian harder, more desperately like he needed her. And she kissed him back with equal vigor. He pulled her closer to him by the waist and laid her down on the couch.


Ginny walked up the stairs to Draco's flat. She was so excited that she found someone to model. And it was the famous Harry Potter! The magazine would do great with him in it.

She finally made it to his door and tried the knob to see if it was open. It was. She turned the knob all the way and pushed the door open. She walked into the flat.

"Draco, baby, I have the best news!" she said, turning and shutting the door. "I got someone to model the guy's Quidditch robes." She walked into the living room and stopped dead in her tracks.

On the floor was Draco's blue shirt and next to it was a white shirt with lace on the bottom. That shirt was not Ginny's. She picked her head up and looked over at the couch. Draco and some blonde chick's head were peeking over the back.

Ginny could hear her heart beating in her ears. Hot, salty tears found their way to her eyes and made their way down her cheeks. Why would he do this to her? He said he loved her. Why would he hurt her like this? She looked between Draco and the blonde slag.

Draco's heart contracted at the look of pain on Ginny's face and the tears that fell down her pale cheeks. He made a move to comfort her and tell her that it was a mistake, but then he remembered what he saw and stopped.

Ginny swallowed the huge lump in her throat. "Why?" she choked out. "Why Draco, for Merlin's sake, why?" she yelled.

"Because I saw you!" Draco yelled. At the confused look on Ginny's face he continued. "I saw you with him! With Harry bloody Potter! You're cheating on me!"

"Cheating on you!" she choked again the sobs becoming too hard to hold in. "I got him to model the Quidditch robes for the magazine."

Draco's eyes softened with understandment. He then realized he made a big mistake.

Ginny bit her lower lip. "I loved you! I thought you felt the same way! But of course I make the same fucking mistake again. Why would I think you would be able to love me? Malfoy's don't love," she said then turned to leave. Her body started racking with sobs.

Draco jumped off the couch and followed her. "Ginny wait! I'm sorry," he said. She opened the door and went to leave but he grabbed her arm. "It was a mistake, she means nothing!"

Ginny ripped her arm away from him like his touch burned her. "I hate you," she growled. The tears never failed to stop as she slammed the door.

Lillian had gotten up and had put her shirt back on. She ran towards the door, slapped Draco, then left.

Draco watched Lillian go, feeling guilty and angry. He ruined it. Everything he had with Ginny was ruined because he was stupid and jumped to conclusions. The only person that he loved was gone because of him.

He let his head hit the door hard. He just lost the best thing that had ever happened to him.


IMPORTANAT A/N:

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT HATE ME! I couldn't have the story be all this fluff! There had to be drama in it! And this is the original plan I had for the story. BUT KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE A HAPPY ENDING! I PROMISE! I WOULD NEVER LET THERE NOT BE! Please review and keep reading this story and don't hate me! I don't want you to hate me! I promise that there will be a happy ending! Just keep reading! I know you will like the end! PLEASE DON'T HATE ME! AND PLEASE KEEP READING IT!

I feel so bad lol!

There were so many of you that review my last two chapters. I don't have a lot of time so I just want to thank everyone who reviewed! I'm also probably not going to put in individual thank you notes because it takes a lot of time and I wanna get the last 5 chapters out to you. So again thanks to all that voted and (again) don't hate me and keep reading! I pinky promise, cross me heart, hope to die, stick a dirty needle in my eye that there will be a happy ending. We just have to get through all the drama