Chapter 10

Life at the moment was very nerve wrecking for Ginny. She got up in the morning, picked up all her stuff that she needed that day, woke up Draco, went to work and now she was walking toward her destination with her package in her hand. She breathed deep breaths. It seemed like the whole ministry knew that she was going to confess to him today… Everyone was giving her encouraging smiles and compliments. Ginevra Molly Weasley was now going to pronounce her love to Thomas Oliver Malfoy or just Tom. AN see it spells out Tom. I'm a loser so kill me Well… Ex-Malfoy. She was about to knock on the door when she noticed that the door was open. Her hand grasped the door and slowly started to open it when she heard voices. Gin stopped and was about to knock until she heard Luna's voice. She knew she shouldn't but she couldn't help it so she stood still listening to the conversation.

"Tom" Luna whined

"What do you want Luna?" She heard Tom ask wearily

"After yesterday night, you expect me to forget everything that has happened?"

"Actually, yes…" Tom answered

"You bastard." Ginny heard Luna hiss

"I was drunk. You were drunk. We didn't know what we were doing."

"So its nothing, huh? So if I kiss you right now, you won't give a damn will you?" Luna snapped her voice getting louder

"No I won't give a da--" Tom started but was caught off

Ginny dropped her package as all color from her face drained away. Her hands were shaking as she tried to calm herself, she turned her head hoping what she heard was all an illusion but when she saw Tom and Lovegood lip to lip, her eyes filled with tears and without a thought she turned around and walked away… That was it. There was going to be nothing more. No second chances. She gave him all she had and now… And now she knew what kind of guy Tom was. After all those years she ignored all the bad traits of Tom… Why couldn't she have realized them sooner, then maybe she wouldn't have wasted about five years of her life. She furiously wiped her tears away when she walked into someone. She left out a sob when she landed on the floor. Ginny felt like a little kid, hell, she wanted to be a little girl again. Then she would be on Charlie or Fred's lap telling them all the horrible things that had happened to her that day… And they would sit there and make her laugh. Ginny wanted to go home.

"Ginny?" A voice called out

She looked up and saw a concerned Malfoy.

"Draco…" She cried out

He seemed to panic. The only thing that scared him was a girl that was crying. Well, a girl that he cared about. He pulled her up from the floor and let her cry on him.

"I'm guessing it didn't go to well…" Draco mumbled petting her hair

"Of course it did. My luck and timing is ALWAYS perfect. And I just heard Tom and Luna discussing their sex yesterday night. It went perfect." Ginny replied sarcastically wiping her tears away…

"Gin…"

"Draco… I want to go home…" Ginny cried

"Sssshhh…" Draco whispered, "Um, sit here and I'll go see if we can go to your house…"

Ginny nodded aimlessly…

"Williams?" Draco called out as he saw one of his potion partners loitering around

"Malfoy…"

"Can you do me a favor?"

"Uh…"

"I wouldn't be asking you if I really didn't need it… You know Ginny, right?"

"Ginny-bean? Of course…"

Draco inwardly growled but regained his composure and continued, "Yeah, um, she's kind of not in her right mind right now… And I told her I would take her home… So can you watch her for a second and make sure she doesn't run off…"

"Oh, that's fine… I'm guessing that Tom broke her heart…"

"Yeah… Well, I'll be right back…"

Draco quickly walked to his boss and got permission to leave because he happened to know Ginny also, supposedly they went to PMA together… Then he decided to pass by his brother's office… He knocked on the door while opening it when he almost fell over a package on the floor… Draco growled… He picked it up and walked in.

"Draco… Its good to see you, I haven't seen you in a while…" Tom greeted, "I'm sure you remember Luna…"

"Tom can I talk to you alone…"

"Uh sure… Luna if you don't mind…" Tom directed

"Of course…" She said as she left.

After hearing the door close, Draco glared at his brother…

"Is there anything you were wanting to talk about?" Tom asked

"You bastard. You know what you have just done to Ginny…"

"Ginny now is it?"

"We are living together, aren't we?"

"What about Ginny?" Tom asked ignoring Draco's statement

"You know she came here this afternoon to talk to you about something, and yet you were having a very interesting conversation with that whore…"

"Whore? You mean Luna? She is not a whore…"

"Hmm, I always thought that Lovegood was a perfect example of one…"

"What do you want, Drake." Tom growled

"Oh yes. Well, it is actually not my place to say. But I suggest you start getting your act together if you don't want to lose something precious." Draco said

Then added as he remembered the package in his hands, he tossed it onto the desk, "Here, Ginny made this for you. Its her first piece with her name on it."

Tom looked at him questionably. Draco shrugged and left the room without another word.

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Ginny was chatting with Gary… She tried to look like her normal self but everyone noticed that she was down.

"… And that's why I'm never letting my daughter touch my food again." Gary explained

Ginny laughed. Supposedly his daughter put a small little potion she made in his food and turned his skin into lizard's skin, which soon peeled off but it was very disturbing.

"She's so clever though. I can't wait to see her again." Ginny commented

"Yeah, well… I think I'll have to bring her over to the shop you are working for so you can make her some clothes, she really misses you…"

"I will absolutely love to make her a robe or two." Ginny said

"Hey Malfoy…" Gary greeted

Ginny turned around to see him.

"Thanks Williams… Gin ready to go?"

Ginny nodded, "Gary it was great talking to you again. And promise me you'll stop by with Izza."

"Will do… Feel better alright?" Gary said

Ginny nodded, Draco gave a nod of acknowledgements and took the red-headed girl out of the ministry.

"I talked to your boss." Draco commented

"Oh…"

"Yeah, she said she would give you this week off."

"Oh…"

"So you can go to you family earlier… Or stay at your friends, or just stay at home…"

Ginny looked up at him and smiled lightly, "Thanks…"

"You are letting me stay at your house, this is nothing…"

"So you think you'll be alright if I head back to England for a little while?"

"What do you take me for? A 10 year old kid?"

Ginny giggled ruffling his perfect blond hair, "You are so cute…"

"Cute? Do you realize you just called me cute?" Draco asked pretending to be offended, "People have called me handsome, sexy, delicious, even yummy but cute?"

Ginny let out a full laugh; Draco smiled at her as he wrapped his arms around her, Gin laid her head on his shoulder as she let out a stifle cry… He rubbed her shoulder

"It'll be alright… He probably wasn't your type anyways…" Draco muttered kissing the top of her head

"Yeah… I mean who can't notice an adorable girl like me?"

"Exactly…" Draco agreed… Silence soon followed

"I'm not ugly am I?" Ginny asked suddenly looking up at Draco

"What? Ugly? Where did you get that idea?"

"Aren't I? I'm too tall, I have no real figure, no boobs, no nothing… The only thing I take pride in is my hair… But that I even have to fix…"

"Ginny, you are crazy… You are beautiful… The first time I saw you, I swore you were a model… Plus too small of girls are a bit annoying, you have to bend down and you have this awful crick in your neck…" Draco started

"Really? You are not saying this to make me feel better?"

"Of course not… I'm not all that great at comforting… I think you are the second person I ever comforted…"

"Really?"

"Really."

Ginny let out a sigh…

"I left my home and my job for him… And look where it got me… My own brand and a broken heart."

"Your heart can always heal, and you're getting famous…"

"I guess…"

"Think of it this way. You came here, learned from the best, you made some odd potions to help you with one of your many talents, you make money off of what you love to do… And you can always find someone… You got over Potter and all those other guys…"

"Harry? Gah, that's disgusting to think of it now… He's like my 7th brother… Eww…"

"Exactly what I thought…"

Ginny slapped him on the stomach as he let out a cry

"Stop being mean… Anyways, now he's married to my BEST BEST BEST BEST BEST friend in the world… And they have the most beautiful and perfect daughter that I absolutely adore."

"So how many nephews and nieces do you have?"

"Hmm, Bill had three, Charlie is engaged, Percy adopted one, Fred has two, George has four, Ron has two and Harry has one, but his wife is pregnant with another…"

"6 brothers plus one fake and you've got 13 nephews and nieces… Tell me are they all boys?"

"Nope. 9 are girls and 4 are boys…"

"You can't be serious…"

"I'm dead serious… I guess after all those years of Weasley boys all the girls start to come out…"

"That's a lot of girls…"

"Yeah… Bill has half of those guys, Fred has one and so does George. Ron has all girls…"

"A house full of girls… I think I would commit suicide…"

"Draco!"

"I'm kidding… So you feeling a bit better?"

"Yeah… Thanks so much…"

"Like I said no problem… Do you want to go home yet?"

"No… I think mid-day of Paris is the most beautiful time… Too bad it hasn't started to snow, its absolutely gorgeous here when its covered with snow…"

"Do you want to go for ice cream then?"

"In the middle of the winter?"

"Yeah why not? I think winter is the best time to eat ice cream…"

"Why?"

"That way you don't get that sticky feeling during the summer…"

Ginny grinned as she saw Draco's face expression… He then started to babble about how frozen yogurt was not really ice cream and how the cup was better than the cone, etc. And Ginny just watched him closely and observed the changes in him. She remembered him as a coward, a very handsome coward, but still a coward. He never showed much emotion except anger or jealously or slight resentment, okay the negative feelings, but now to see him with such positive emotions, it really changed the perspective she had of him. Its hard to see for the both of them now, but they were in love…

--Tom

Tom stared at the suit. It was incredible. He traced the sleeves of the cool fabric. Ginny made this. She made this for him. And he was in love with her. He looked at her brand its G M and W weaved together, how could anyone be so talented? Why couldn't he notice her earlier? But the real question was, was it too late?

I'm SOOO sorry for the late update… I feel horrible… But school has started and its been like three hours of JUST homework every night… Plus I have tests like every week… So please forgive!! I'll try to update once a month, however if you think that that is too long of a time to read this and its not worth waiting for, please tell me and I'll discontinue the story, I don't want to waste your time or minethough this is really a pleasure for me because I enjoy writing…

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