A/N: I'm very sick and at home, missing the first two days of school so I'll give you guys another chapter.
Disclaimer: I disclaim all the characters and anything else you would recognize as the wonderful and talented J.K. Rowling. The song belongs to 98 degrees.
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: There may be a little.
A Big Secret
Ginny walked out of her office and down to the hall to the photo shoot, making sure she kept her focus ahead. Today was the photo shoot Harry agreed to do.
He came into her office fifteen minutes before to let Ginny know he was here and Ginny sent him right down to the studio so time wasn't wasted. She had to finish typing something up and she wanted to get it down so that after this photo shoot, all her attention could be on that article.
She walked into the studio and found Harry in one of the Quidditch uniforms, sitting in hair and makeup.
"Why won't your hair stay down?" one of the hair stylist asked. She seemed to be getting annoyed that Harry's hair would not stay neat; no matter how much product she put in it.
"Just forget about that hair," Ginny told the stylist. She had walked over while she listened and watched the scene before her. "Nothing will work and plus it looks more Quidditch if his hair is all rumpled." The stylist sighed, throwing her arms in the air and leaving.
Harry stood up quickly. He didn't like people messing around with his hair. "Thanks Gin," he said, genuinely thankful. He bent down and kissed her cheek.
"You're welcome Harry," Ginny said, giving him a quick hug. "And thanks again for doing this. You're helping me out a lot."
Harry shrugged and waved his hand, brushing the matter off. "Don't worry about it. It's my pleasure," he told her. "Anyway, how do I look?" He put out his arms and turned so Ginny could get an all around view.
Ginny looked him up and down. The Quidditch robes fit him perfectly. It reminded Ginny of when he was in school and the way he used to look in his Gryffindor Quidditch robes. She nodded her head in approval. "You look perfect."
Harry shrugged and put on an 'I know I'm beautiful' face. "I try," he said smugly.
Ginny rolled her eyes. "Actually, you shouldn't get to cocky. The robe is just a little too long." She bent down and played with the hem of the robe. Once she found the right length it needed to be she took her wand out and sewed it, making a new hem.
As she did that Harry looked around the studio. When he first came in, he didn't get a good look at it; being bombarded with clothes to put on and then being dragged over to hair and makeup.
As he was looking, Draco walked into the studio, went over to Colin and, as it looked from Harry's point of view, asked Colin a question. Colin answered it and Draco gave him a smile and what looked like a thank you.
Harry slightly raised an eyebrow at that. He thought Malfoy would never smile or say thank you. Much less smile and thank Colin Creevy. Now he could see what Ginny was talking about when she told him Draco had changed.
Harry turned his attention to Ginny when she stood up and said 'Now it's perfect' looking down at the newly sewed hem. Harry looked down at the new length of the hem and nodded.
"So how is everything between you and Malfoy, since the last time we spoke?" he asked, picking up his head.
Ginny now dropped her gaze to the floor. "Actually, we aren't together anymore," she admitted softly.
Harry mouth almost dropped to the floor. It was only two nights ago that Ginny was telling how good Draco was to her and how she loved him. It seemed like everything was perfect between them, now they weren't together. "Well, what happened?" he asked.
Ginny shook her head. "I really don't wanna talk about it Harry," she told him. "Besides, we have a photo shoot to do." She turned Harry around and pushed him over to the backdrop.
Draco walked out of the studio and to Colin's office. Inside Colin's office, Draco followed the instructions he gave him.
He went to the filing cabinet in the back, left corner of his office, and pulled out the center drawer. He looked at all the tabs and found the one labeled August, Ginny modeling. He reached inside the folder and pulled out the pictures. He sifted through the pile until he found the picture he wanted.
It was the moving picture of him picking up and twirling Ginny around. Smiling triumphantly, he put the other pictures in its place and went back to his office.
What did he need the picture for? Well Draco was doing what his mother told him to do. He was doing everything he could think of to get Ginny back.
He got her flowers and a card that sang once you opened it up. He needed the picture to put on the front of the card. He did have his own copies but they were all at home.
He put the card together and took his gift over to Ginny's office and placed it on her desk.
Ginny walked into her office after the photo shoot. It was actually a very easy photo shoot and Harry did a great job.
He made quick changes and since he didn't need to go to hair and makeup for each wardrobe change, he was ready right away. The shoot went by very quickly.
Ginny walked around to the back of her desk and put her papers into a neat pile, since before they were thrown all over the desk.
That's when she picked up the card with the picture of Draco twirling her around. She shifted her eyes up and found that it had been leaning on a glass vase. The vase was filled with pink tulips and cal lilies, both her favorite flower.
Her hands shaking she opened the card and music filled the room. The words written inside the card.
The loneliness of nights alone
The search for strength to carry on
My ever hope has seemed to die
My eyes had no more tears to cry
Then like the sun shined from up above
You surrounded me with your endless love
You are my everything
Nothing your heart won't bring
My life is yours alone
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through
When nothing else will do
Every night I pray
On bended knee
That you will always be
My everything
Now all my hopes and all my dreams are suddenly reality
You've opened up my love to feel
A kind of love that's truly real
A guiding light that'll never fade
There's not a thing in life that I would ever trade
For the love you give it won't let go
I hope you'll always know
Your my everything
Nothing your love won't bring
My life is yours alone
the only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through
When nothing else will do
Every night I pray, On bended knee
That you will always be, My everything
You're the breath of life in me
The only one that sets me free,
And you have made my soul complete
For all time (for all time)
Your my everything (Your my everything)
Nothing your love won't bring (nothing your love won't bring)
My life is yours alone (alone)
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through (Your spirit pulls me through)
When nothing else will do (when nothing else will do)
Every night I pray (I pray)
On bended knee (on my knee)
That you will always be, My everything
Your my everything (Your my everything)
Nothing your love won't bring (nothing your love won't bring)
My life is yours alone (alone)
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through (Your spirit pulls me through)
When nothing else will do (when nothing else will do)
Every night I pray (I pray)
On bended knee (on my knee)
That you will always be, My everything
Every night I pray, down on bended knee
That you will always be
My everything, oh my everything
The song was "My Everything" by the Muggle pop group, 98 Degrees. It was their song.
-Flashback-
Draco was sitting on the floor in front of Ginny's collection of CDs. Ginny was in the kitchen cleaning the plates they had just finished eating dinner on.
Draco pulled out a CD by a muggle group called 98 Degrees. He opened it and put it into the stereo. He skipped all of the songs after hearing the first verse, but then he came to "My Everything". He listened to the first verse and let the rest of the song play through.
In the kitchen, Ginny started to sing softly with the music. She stopped when she felt Draco come up behind her and wrap his arms around her waist.
"You're my everything," he whispered into her ear.
Ginny smiled and leaned into Draco. She tilted her head back and kissed the bottom of his jaw. "And you're mine," she said.
Draco smiled down at her and kissed her lips softly.
-End Flashback-
Ginny fell back into her chair, silent tears slowly making their way down her pale cheek. The song ended and Ginny read the bottom of the note.
Ginny you are my everything. I love you with all I have. I'm so sorry for hurting you and I want a second chance. Please, I need you more then you know and being a part from you is killing me. I love you. Please give me another chance.
All My Love Forever,
Draco
P.S – The flowers won't die until the day I stop loving you. Believe me when I say that they won't die.
Ginny gasped lightly, trying to take a breath. She put her elbows on her knees and put her face in her hands.
She was very confused. She wanted to take him back but she also was afraid he would hurt her again. He promised he wouldn't and Ginny wanted to believe him. With all her heart she did. But that was the problem. Her heart believed him and wanted him back but her head was telling her to keep her heart protected.
But there was another reason.
Ginny stayed at work an hour later than she had to. Colin got the pictures back to her right away and Ginny wanted to start the men's part of the article. She got a few pages done before she remembered she was having dinner at her parents' house with Ron, Hermione, Harry, Fred, George, and their wives and kids.
She made her way up the walk and onto the porch. She opened the door and walked in, the aroma of baked and cooked goods filling her senses.
"Guys, I'm here!" she called, closing the door behind her.
"We're in here!" her Dad called from the living room.
Ginny hung her cloak up in the closet and walked into the living room. Ron, Hermione, and Harry were sitting on the couch; Mr. Weasley was sitting in the chair next to the couch, Fred and Angelina were sitting on the loveseat, and George and Katie sat on the floor.
"Hi everyone," Ginny said smiling at everyone. She made her way around the room to hug and kiss everyone. "Where are Mum and the kids?" she asked as she hugged her Dad and kissed him on the cheek.
"Your Mum's in the kitchen cooking, she kicked everyone out," Mr. Weasley said then kissed Ginny's cheek. "And the kids are upstairs playing."
Ginny nodded and said hi to Fred, Angelina, George, and Katie. She was going to go into the kitchen and say hello to her mother, but decided not to. She knew how her mother got when she had to cook. She took a seat on the floor next to the couch.
"So," Ron said directing his attention to Ginny. "Harry told us that you aren't seeing Draco anymore."
"Harry! I didn't want you to tell anyone!" Ginny cried.
Harry put his hands up in surrender. "I didn't know they didn't know!" he cried in his defense. "I thought you told them."
Ginny sighed and shook her head casting her eyes down.
"What happened?" Ron asked. Fred and George looked at her curiously as well. They wanted to know if Malfoy hurt their sister.
Ginny shook her head. "I don't want to talk about it," she said. She tried hard to suppress the tears that were flooding to her eyes. Every time she thought about what happened tears always came to her eyes, it was inevitable.
"Ginny, what did he do?" Ron asked, seeing her eyes sparkle with tears.
Hermione put a hand on her husband's shoulder. "Ron don't push her. You're making her upset."
Before they're discussion could go any further and Ginny actually had to explain what happened, her mother came out of the kitchen.
"Oh Ginny dear, you're here!" she said happily.
Ginny smiled at her mother and stood up to greet her. They embraced in a warm hug and kissed each other on the cheek.
"Dinner's ready, will someone get the kids?" Mrs. Weasley asked as she let her daughter go.
"I'll get them Molly," Katie said. She pushed herself off the floor, using the floor and George, and made her way upstairs.
"Thank you dear," Mrs. Malfoy said as Katie passed. Then she took Ginny by the arm and led her into the kitchen. "Where's Draco dear?" she asked as she sat down in her seat.
At first Mrs. Weasley was a little skeptical of Draco. But after she saw the interaction between the Malfoy boy and her youngest and only daughter she knew that they loved one another. Once Mrs. Weasley started to see that Draco was nothing like his Father and that he made Ginny happy she started to like him.
Ginny sat next to her and sighed. She put some food on her plate. How was she going to tell her mother they were not together and then explain it?
"Well Mum, it seems that Gin isn't seeing Malfoy anymore and Gin won't tell us what happened." Fred said. He had already piled his plate full with food.
Mrs. Weasley looked towards her daughter. "What happened?" she asked.
Thankfully, for a second time that evening they were interrupted before Ginny had to explain what happened. This time it was the kids coming into the kitchen with Katie following.
"Aunt Gin, Aunt Gin!" Rosie cried running into the kitchen. She ran over to Ginny and jumped onto her lap wrapping her small little arms around her neck.
Ginny smiled and held the girl close to her. "Hi Rosie." She kissed the top of the girls and squeezed her tightly once more before placing her on the floor.
Next Jackie and Stacy came up and kissed her on the cheek. They pulled away and Ginny took a good look at them. They both were wearing a pair of dark blue hip hugger jeans and a one long sleeved shirt. Jackie was wearing blue and Stacy was wearing red.
"I know that outfit!" Ginny said smiling at the two girls. "I put that in the last magazine."
Jackie and Stacy smiled and nodded. "Well we always take advice from our Aunt!" Stacy said happily.
"But we couldn't find that really thin belt you put together with it," Jackie said tugging the shirt down a little bit. "You know the really thin white one."
"Oh! I know where to find. I'll pick you both up one, don't worry about it." Ginny told her two nieces.
Jackie and Stacy's faces lit up and they tackled Ginny in a big hug again. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" they both squealed in her ear.
Ginny laughed and hugged then both back. "You're welcome."
Jackie and Stacy let go of their now favorite aunt and took their seat at the table. The last set was Ray and Skylar. They ran over to Ginny squealing and hugging her just like Jackie and Stacy did.
"Oh Aunt Ginny! Thank you so much for the belt!" Ray squealed in Ginny's ear.
"Oh yes Aunt Gin! You give the best fashion advice!" Skylar squealed in Ginny's other ear.
The only people who was not enjoying the boy's antics was Jackie and Stacy. The rest of the family was laughing gaily at the boys.
Ginny hugged the boys. She was laughing too hard to speak at the moment. The boys let go of her and kissed her cheek. Ginny, still laughing, shook her head at them and ruffled the boys' hair. Ray and Skylar took their seat at the table, next to Jackie and Stacy, who hit them as they sat down.
Dinner and dessert went by without Ginny getting asked what happened between her and Draco. She thought she was out in the clear, but she spoke too soon.
Once the kids left to go play upstairs Ron turned to her. "So are you gonna tell us what happened?" he asked.
Ginny was not the only women to sigh loudly. Mrs. Weasley, Hermione, Angelina, and Katie all sighed. They all understood how it was when you broke up with someone. It took a while until you wanted to talk about it. Unfortunately the men weren't that understanding.
"Ron, I don't want to talk about it," Ginny said exasperated.
"Gin we just want to know what happened. Maybe we can help." George said leaning over the table a little.
Ginny snorted. Her brothers' help was the last thing in the situation she was in now. She shook her head again.
Ron sighed. He didn't understand why his sister was being so stubborn. All they wanted to do was help. He voiced his thoughts.
"Ronald!" Hermione cried. "Your sister is going through a very hard breakup. Give her a break!" she scolded.
"And I don't wanna hear you trying to push it out of her either!" Katie told George firmly, pointing her finger at him to show she meant business.
"And that goes for you too!" Angelina told Fred.
Fred sighed and threw his hands into the air. "We're trying to help!" he exclaimed.
"But she doesn't want you're help right now!" Angelina cried.
"That's right! I don't want you're help!" Ginny cut in. She was getting angry and annoyed that her brothers still needed to know everything going on in her life. She sighed and put her face in her hands. She had to calm herself down.
Harry leaned closer to her. He was sitting on her right. "Ginny they just want to know what happened. You guys seemed so in love. And now all of a sudden you aren't together. We just want to know what happened."
Ginny sighed and dropped her hands from her face. "He cheated on me," she said softly. "That's what happened. He cheated on me."
"What!" Ron yelled standing up. Fred and George stood up as well ready to help Ron. "That's it we'll kill him!" he yelled going back to his overly protective brother state. None of Ginny's brothers came out of that over protective state.
"Ron, George, Fred, sit down and let your sister talk!" Mrs. Weasley cried.
Ginny sighed and swallowed back her tears. "He saw me walking with Harry and when I kissed Harry on the cheek he saw it differently and thought I was cheating on him. And I walked on with him and another women." She tried to hold back a sob, but it escaped from her lips no matter how hard she tried to hold it back.
Hermione pulled her chair over to Ginny and put her arms around her. She rocked her back and forth and tried to calm her.
As Hermione tried to calm her down Ron, George, and Fred were busy thinking of how to get back at Draco for making their sister hurt. Harry just listened and shook his head while Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Katie, and Angelina tried to convince them to stop.
No one notice when Ginny and Hermione left the dining room and went upstairs to Ginny's old room. Ginny walked over to her bed and fell onto it in hysterical sobs. Hermione walked over to Ginny and sat down next to her and started to rub her back.
"It's okay Ginny. You're going to get through this." She reassured her distressed friend.
Ginny shook her head and turned to face Hermione. She dried her eyes with the back of her hand. "Look" she said. She pulled the card that Draco gave her out of her pocket and handed it to Hermione.
Hermione unfolded it and read the note. "Oh Ginny," she said softly. She felt horrible for her friend.
Hermione knew that Ginny loved Draco and Draco loved her. And she knew that all that either of them wanted was to have the other back. But Hermione also knew that Ginny's heart was bruised because of what Draco did and it was going to be hard for her to trust him not to hurt her again.
"But that isn't it Hermione." Ginny said wiping her eyes again. "There's something I haven't told anyone."
It was the next day and Ginny was in her office working on the rest of the men's part of the 'Quidditch robe's and where to find them' article. She came in this morning to find a small magical scrape book on her desk. It was filled of pictures of her and Draco and under the picture was a reason why Draco loved her. It had brought her to tears.
After crying for a little bit Ginny decided that she couldn't sit her depressed all day. So she got up and got to work. She had only been working for about an hour when Hermione burst into her office.
"I've been thinking all night about what you told me," Hermione said sitting in one of Ginny's chairs.
"Well hello Hermione," Ginny said looking to her friend.
"You have to tell him Gin." Hermione said sighing.
Ginny sighed and disregarded her work for the time being. "Hermione we went through this. He doesn't need to know. It was only for a short while and…" she thought about the situation. "…and it won't change anything if he knows."
Hermione leaned forward and took one of Ginny's hands. "Ginny, you were pregnant with his baby. He deserves to know."
Ginny looked down at her lap and sighed. She was only pregnant for about three weeks, but she didn't find out she was pregnant until two nights ago.
It was after the first day of work when she got into the fight with Draco about what he did. She went home and cried for hours. Then she remembered that she had a doctor's checkup. That was when she found out she had been carrying a baby.
When she found out, she was shocked. She was very careful to use the contraceptive charm every time Draco and her had sex, but even the most careful person can forget.
It also broke her heart that she lost such a wonderful connection to Draco. Even if they weren't together anymore, it was a wonderful feeling to Ginny, knowing that she was carrying something they both created.
She pulled her hands away from Hermione's. "I have work to finish."
Hermione sighed. Ginny could be very stubborn sometimes. "Just think about it," she said then left through the already open door.
Draco was in his office, pacing. He had just walked past Ginny's office and had overheard her talking to Hermione.
Ginny had been pregnant. Ginny had been pregnant with his baby.
He didn't know what to think. He didn't know if he should be happy that she was pregnant, upset that she lost the baby, or mad that she hadn't even told him.
Deciding that he had to talk to he got up and walked across the hall to Ginny's office. He walked in and sat down in a chair. Ginny turned towards him and raised an eyebrow. Draco stared at her then spoke.
"You were pregnant."
Ginny sighed angrily. "You listened in on my conversation with Hermione?" she accused.
"No," Draco cried. "I walked past the door and over heard. That isn't the point though. You were pregnant."
Ginny nodded and looked down at her lap. What was she supposed to say to him? She wasn't planning on telling him until she figured out some way to phrase that she had been pregnant. She hadn't figured that out yet.
"Gin, why didn't you tell me?" Draco asked, leaning forward. He wanted to hold her hand in his, but then he remembered what happened last time he did that. She tore her hand away as if he burned her.
Ginny shrugged and shook her head, indicating that she didn't know why.
"How long were you pregnant for?" Draco asked wanting to know everything.
"Only about three weeks," Ginny said softly. "But I didn't find out until two nights ago."
Draco shook his head. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because I didn't think you would care," Ginny lied. She knew he would care, but she didn't know how to tell him.
Draco grabbed one of her hands that were on top of her desk, with both of his. "Of course I would have cared. Ginny I love you. What ever happens to you, good or bad, I care about."
Ginny shut her eye tightly. She had started crying again. Why did he have to be so sweet? Why couldn't he just make getting over him easy and not bother her.
"Draco, I have work to do."
Draco let go of her hands and slouched back in his chair. He knew she was just trying to stop the conversation. "Gin, don't do this. Just talk to me, please."
Ginny quickly brushed away a tear. "There isn't anything to talk about."
Draco sighed. He was getting very frustrated. "Yes there is. Ginny, please. I love you. Please just talk to me about this." Ginny put her elbows on her desk and put her head in her arms. "Please, Ginny," Draco rubbed her arms. "I miss you. Please don't make us miserable anymore."
Ginny sniffled, his touches still did unbelievable things to her body and she missed it terribly. "Draco, I have a lot of work to get done before the deadline in two days. Please, just let me get to my work."
Draco stopped rubbing her arms and stood up. He gave up. He didn't know what to do anymore. "Fine Ginny," he said softly.
He walked out of her office leaving Ginny in silent tears and thoughts.
A/N: Guess what everyone! Only two chapters left! Yes I know that is so sad! So how was this chapter? Was it good? It feels a little choppy to me. Um…I just want to let you know that school started for me. So what I'm gonna do is type Friday and Saturday and then post the chapter whenever I get it back from my reader. Anyway review and wait for the final 2 chapters!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter! I'm glad you liked it and I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well.
