By the time Hermione got back to the burrow to collect her husband and son, Draco was already there and in heated debate with Ron over whether or not he would be coming in to see Ginny.
"I suggest that you stand aside Weasley. I WILL speak to Ginny, even if I have to go through you to do it." Draco snarled at Ron.
"Now you listen to me Malfoy. You'll not come in this house with that sort of attitude. Someone will get hurt and I don't intend for it to be my sister." Ron said, bristling.
"Well, we can arrange for it to be YOU Weasel, instead." Said Draco, arching an eyebrow. "After all, it's not like I don't owe you a little something, messing about in my life as you have lately."
Ron blanched a bit, but did not back down. "I'm not sure I didn't do the right thing anyway Ferret. After all, what sort of father would you make anyway, considering who you had to learn from?"
Hermione flinched as she saw Draco's fist sail through the air to land squarely on her husband's nose. Blood flew from Ron's nose as his head snapped backwards. Regaining his balance, he went at Draco full force. The two men fell to the floor of the porch, fists flying. Bill, Charlie and the twins rushed to pull the two men apart.
Ron wiped the blood from his nose and said "Ok, Malfoy, I probably deserved that one. And I'll be man enough to admit I made a mistake when I interfered with you and Ginny. Call us even. But I swear to god man, if you go in there and she ends up in her room for a week again, I'll be coming for your head."
Draco sneered as he snatched away from Bill and Fred. "I'll be sure to keep that in mind."
Draco strode into the house and looked for Ginny.
"She's in the kitchen." Bill said, laying a hand on Draco's shoulder. "Go easy as you can my friend."
"Like she's been on me?" he asked Bill, pinning him with a steely look.
Draco stalked into the kitchen to survey Ginny sitting in a chair at the table with Seamus standing beside her. He straightened when saw Draco enter the room.
"Malfoy." He said, nodding.
"Finnigan." Draco said, "I need a word with Ginny."
"Malfoy, I don't think-"Seamus started.
"I frankly don't give a Merlin's hex what you think Finnigan. I want to speak to Ginny and you ARE going to leave the room." Draco spat out.
"I don't think I'll be taking orders from you Malfoy, especially concerning my fiancée. "The word made Draco smirk, but Seamus forged on. "I will leave, if that's what Ginny wants. Otherwise, you're stuck with me."
Draco stepped close to Seamus. "I don't think you want to toy with me when I'm angry Finnigan. And I'm VERY VERY angry right now."
"I'm not afraid of you Malfoy. And I don't intend to abandon Ginny." Seamus said, facing Draco right back.
"Seamus. " Ginny said, speaking up finally. "It's alright really. Draco needs to say some things, and I think it'd be best just to get it over with."
"Are you sure lass?" Seamus asked, concern in his eyes. Ginny nodded. "Alright then. I'll just be in the other room. Don't hesitate to call if you need me." He leaned down to kiss her and Draco felt his fists curl up again. The urge to beat the man to a bloody pulp was almost overwhelming.
Seamus left the room finally, and Ginny stood to face Draco. She could see the barely contained violence in his face and stance. She took a deep breath and said, "I see you've discovered my little secret."
"Your secret? Is that what it is? Just a little secret? How about a LIE Ginny? How about an atrocious, unforgivable LIE?" he spat at her, hands still clenched at his sides.
Ginny flinched and said, "I never meant to lie to you Draco. Believe me. I wanted to tell you the truth."
"Then why didn't you? It would have been so easy. Just 'Draco, I've found out some wonderful news.' Don't you know I'd have been overjoyed? Don't you know how happy I would have been? Months and months you had to tell me. Ron may have meddled in our business and cause a big mess, but it all could have been solved Ginny. All you had to do was TELL ME!" Draco bellowed.
"I couldn't. I didn't want to complicate things for you when Isolde was there. Then when I found out the truth, it was too late. The lie was already told and I knew you'd react like this if I told you." Ginny cried.
"Obviously, even after all these years, you still know nothing at all about me princess. If you did, you'd have had a little faith in me from the beginning of this whole thing. I may be an ass Ginny, but I loved you. Completely. I'd never ever betray you. I knew that in my heart, and I kept telling you that, but you were so sure, you even convinced me that your brother's little plot was the truth. I berated myself for months, thinking I'd desecrated our relationship, when all along I never even slept with that trollop! Then to top it all off with trying to pass off MY child as another mans….Maybe I don't know you either." Draco said.
Ginny gasped. He'd never know how hard he'd hit the nail on the head. She'd thought the very same things in the past few days. She hadn't believed in him.
"Ok, Draco, you can blame this all on me if you like. I can shoulder the burden. The question is, what are we going to do about it now?" she asked.
"Well, I'll tell you what we're going to do. We're going to have a baby. You will not keep my child from me. I will be involved. I will be notified of your midwitch appointments, and I will attend. I will provide for any financial needs you may have concerning the child." Draco said.
"I don't need your money!" Ginny cried, offended now. "I make a perfectly good salary as a medi witch. I am capable of taking care of this baby. And Seamus-"
"Ah, there we've hit upon a subject now. Seamus. Understand me now, Ginny. Seamus Finnigan is not, nor ever will be the father of this child. And I won't have him acting as one. Is that clear?" Draco said, narrowing his eyes at Ginny.
"Draco, don't think you can come in this house dictating to me what I can or can not do with my child-"
"OUR child, Ginny. Our child." Draco interrupted. "And you need not think you'll be taking off for Ireland. I can't stop you from marrying the git, but you won't be running off to another country with my son or daughter."
"You don't tell me what to do Draco Malfoy!" Ginny yelled. "I'll take MY baby where ever I please, and you can't stop me! And what's more, I'll teach him or her to call Seamus Daddy if it suits me!"
Ginny knew she was crossing the line when it came out of her mouth but she couldn't stop herself. Draco came across the kitchen and grabbed her by the arms tightly. Drawing her up, so they were nose to nose, in that silky voice that meant he was close to losing his temper he said, "You've no idea how lucky you are to pregnant right now. If you weren't I might rethink my policy on violence against women. Don't push me any more Ginny."
Ginny struggled in his grasp, trying to get away, and wondering how things had gotten so out of control. She cried out in pain and Draco loosened his hold on her and for one fleeting second she saw a glimmer of feeling in his eyes. She attempted to grasp on to that, and approached from a different angle.
"Draco lets not fight. We're having a baby. You loved me once. Can't we work this out?" she said, pleadingly, sinking to the floor in front of him. "I love you Draco. I always have, despite everything."
Draco's look softened for only a moment when she said she loved him, but then the hardness filled his eyes again and he sneered at her. "If what's happened in the last few months is an example of your love, Princess, I think I could do without it. I think we're done here. Contact me when you have your next appointment. And remember what I said. If you try to leave the country, I'll find you, and I'll take what's mine back home with me."
With a final look at the red haired woman on the floor crying, he turned and strode out.