"Hey Draco. Could i bum a ride? Tre took the car, and I have an interview." Ginny popped her head in through the kitchen window, causing him to drop his dish.
"Oh, sure." Draco looked to Hermione who was sitting at the table with the two little one's. She raised her eyebrows, and Draco knew she disapproved.
"Thanks." She gave him a polished smile. She came around to the side door, and rushed in to see the children.
"You ready? I gotta go." Draco picked up his keys, and kissed the baby's, smiled at Hermione and headed for the garage.
"See ya "Mione." Ginny jogged after him, and Hermione heard laughter from the other end of the house.
"Wow, you got a new car? Does Hermione know?" Ginny jumped up and down at the sight of Draco's new car.
"Got it yesterday. She has no clue." Draco laughed at the thought of Hermione finding out.
"Can we put the top down?" Ginny looked like a little girl, and Draco couldn't help but laugh again.
"Of course." Draco got in, and Ginny followed.
"So i'm going to guess Hermione also doesn't know that i'm the costume designer for your movie." Ginny took a sideways glance at Draco.
"Nope." Draco shook his head, peeling out of the driveway.
"Figures." Ginny said dejectedly.
"They've been spending a lot of time together." Ron was sipping coffee at the kitchen table.
"Well,I think he still likes her. But that'll change." Hermione sound determined.
"Nothing will ever change around here 'Mione. You and Draco will always fight, because he doesn't respect you, or appreciate you. And you sit back and take it." Ron made her sound like such a victim.
"No matter, i'm stuck here. And he's my children's father. I can't leave him now." Hermione sat down with her cup of tea, and sighed.
"Well i'm always here for you." Ron put his hand on hers, and gave her an all too familiar look.
"I'm famished!" Ginny fell into the seat of the car. It was 12 o'clock, and the two werefinally leaving the studio.
"Lets go get something to eat. I'm hungry too." Draco revved up the car, and drove off.
"You sure Hermione won't accuse us of an affair again?" Ginny smiled, and Draco shook his head.
"She knows better." Draco laughed as they pulled in to Castello's.
Draco creeped up the driveway, lights off. It was 1:30 in the morning, the latest he'd ever come in. Hermione would be furious, but that was okay.
Putting his keys down on the table in the foyer, he slipped off his shoes.
"I called the studio." Hermione flipped on a light, causing Draco to jump. "Why didn't you tell me you and Ginny worked together?" She came at him, but stopped short of grabbing his arm.
"Because it's not important." Draco slipped off his jacket.
"Oh it's not important that you're working long nights with your 'ex' whose still obviously in love with you? That's not important?" Hermione was yelling.
"NO! It's not important. Look it's late, i'm tired, all i want to do is go to sleep." Draco tried to dismiss himself.
"Oh i'll bet you're tired." Draco immediately got what she was implying.
"God damn it Hermione. You are so oblivious aren't you? Look, like I said this is a two way street. You've spent all your time with Ron, leaving me here, alone. I go out once with a friend, and you automatically think i'm cheating?"
Draco was in Hermione's face now.
"Yes, that's exactly what I think. You've had so many late nights Draco, and you conviently didn't tell me you two worked together. Come on." Hermione rose to his challenge, getting in his face as well.
"You're just jealous, jealous that Ginny and I could get along so well. That's because I loved her! She was the first person who made me feel likeI mattered. Every night I was with her, she took me to a place only one other person has taken me. She helped me to forget. Forget all the pain in my life. And she never asked for anything in return. Never expected anything from me. She just loved me. Which is more than what you've ever done." It had started to pour outside and Draco couldn't help but think how appropriate it was.
"Oh so now you loved her? Why don't you two just run away together?" Hermione started to pace.
"Here's the icing Hermione. I would've! I was going to ask her to marry me. But instead i got stuck with you. And you're so blind to everything." Draco hit the side of his head in emphasism. "And here you are. Thinking your completely innocent. But you don't think your infidelity has crossed my mind? You couldn't wait to get out of the house... everyday you'd hurry out, to go meet Ron." Draco turned on her and again got in her face.
"Don't be ridiculous Draco. You know i wouldn't be unfaithful." Hermione thought this was preposterous.
"No. Hermione I don't... This is ridiculous." Draco walked upstairs.
"I'm not done with you Draco. You can't get out of this that easy." She walked upstairs and followed him into the master bedroom.
"No, but i'mdone with you." Draco was packing a suitcase.
"What... what are you doing?" Hermione looked panicked.
"Packing, what does it look like? I've had enough of you." Draco slammed down the top of the suitcase and headed out of the room.
"You can't leave me, what about our children? You can't just abandon them." Hermione was racing after him.
"I'm not abandoning them. I'll seek custody. I just can't live with someone whose totally oblivious to what is right in front of them." Draco was at the door.
"What are you talking about?" Hermione was finally starting to hear him.
"Me! I was there. The whole time. Not Ron. Me. I was there, feeling the pain when we thought you'd miscarried. I was there, every night, right beside you." Draco pointed at his chest, "I wanted nothing more than you. I loved you,
but you just didn't want to see it. Well now it's too late." Draco walked out. Slamming the door in her face.
"No!" Hermione finally broke. Grabbing her hair she slid down the wall, crying uncontrollably. How could she be so stupid. Sitting here she knew she loved him, and yet, she sat, like and idiot, not rushing after him. He had been there. She thought he'd never leave. Lightning striked and thunder rolled and here she sat, letting the man she loved get away.
She got up suddenly and rushed to the door, she would rush after him, tell him how she felt. Thrusting the door open, there he was. Standing there in the rain.
"Who was she? The only other girl to take you to new places?" Hermione called out to him, crying.
"It was you." He called back to her. She smiled and ran down the stairs to him. He caught her, twirling her around in the rain. He kissed her, with more passion than ever before.
"I love you Draco." Hermione said breathless. "I'm sorry that it took almost losing you for me to realize it." He wiped a tear from her eye.
"You had me when you stormed out of the resteraunt. Back in the beginning." Draco laughed walking with her back up the stairs to the house.
"You had me in the hallway, when I had no idea where I was." Hermione laughed hysterically.
A/N: It's over... all... over. cries
