Author's Note: Well I'm inspired so here is another chapter! *lol* I think for a while I'll be updating on a daily basis here simply because I am on a roll or something...hehehehe
Disclaimer: Sadly enough HP doesn't belong to me...but the plot and other unknown characters are mine
Summary: Draco Malfoy turned a new leaf during his 7th year at Hogwarts. Now he works for the Ministry doing something for the good alongside his school days nemesis, Harry Potter. Enter Ginny Weasley, youngest sibling of Harry's best friend, as their new secretary. Hidden attraction surfaces and jealousy ensues.
Setting: 5 years after Hogwarts
~*~*~*~*~*~
V. Lazy Friday Afternoon
Lunch with Draco Malfoy was an experience to be reckon with. Ginny didn't have a single damn thing to complain about. He was a perfect gentleman through and through, plus they never seemed to cease out of topic to discuss. Mainly they talked about work and how she was dealing with all the letters, memos, and whatnots that he and Harry asked her to do. She told him she was dealing with it just fine. After all she was trained to do those certain things.
"You got any boyfriend stashed away at home?" Draco asked nearing the end of their second cup of coffee. It was such a slow Friday afternoon and everything else was done at work so Draco insisted they linger a while longer for coffee and some chit-chats.
Ginny let out a dry chuckle and shook her head, "No. I don't have any boyfriend stashed away at home. I'm far too busy with my career--and my life--to be bothered with one." she replied.
"How come?"
Ginny shrugged. "I don't know...maybe I'm the type to sit around and wait until the right man comes along...cheesey, I know, but I guess that's just me."
"Are you sure that waiting around is the real you? Or did someone in the past hurt you and now you don't want anyone because you fear that you might get hurt again?"
"Hey! Didn't I just say that I was to busy with my career to even think about having a boyfriend? How can you even think about asking me that?"
"It was just a question. Besides, you using your career is probably just an excuse--a cover up of what's really behind this 'I-don't-want-to-be-bothered-with-a-boyfriend' attitude."
The redhead raised her eyebrows as high as it can go and stared at Draco, "It could be...but then again, maybe it's not. You'll never know..."
"Unless you tell me." Draco told her matter-of-factly.
"Well, I don't want to tell you." Draco pouted, "...yet."
"So you'll actually tell me?!" Draco was practically jumping up on his seat.
"Not really since I really don't trust you..."
"Dammit! Why won't you just tell me?"
"As I said, Mr. Malfoy, I don't t-r-u-s-t you, so I won't tell you. God! Don't you ever listen?" Ginny threw her hands up in the air in exasperation at her boss' cluelessness.
I do listen, but not when I don't like what I'm hearing. Draco bit his tongue from uttering those words out loud. He might get his head bitten off if he did.
"Fine." Draco agreed, sitting back and circling the rim of his coffee cup with his index finger, "Well since it's almost two in the afternoon now and you're going to be off in an hour or so--I don't really know what time exactly you leave the office--I might as well give you the rest of the day off." he pushed himself off his chair and smiled down at her, "Good day, Ms. Weasley."
Ginny could only look up in surprise at this unexpected turn of events.
"You're--you're giving me the rest of the day off?" she stammered, then her forehead creased into a confused frown, "Why?"
Draco gave her a laconic grin and shrugged, "Because you deserved it." he inclined his head in farewell and walked away, "I'll tell Potter that I gave you the rest of the day off when I see him back in the office!" he called over his shoulder before he disappeared along with the throng of people crowding Diagon Alley.
"Somebody slap me because I think I'm dreaming." Ginny muttered to herself after Draco had gone. Since when did Draco Malfoy become...oh, nice? Hmm...something's up and Ginny wants to know what that blond ferret had in mind...
~*~*~*~*~
to be continued...
A/N: thank you all for your reviews...hmm...can't really think much of where to steer this fic to so I might take a vacation for a while...hehehe, btw, a shout out of great THANKS to Blu Misterie (again--she helped me with my other fic posted here on ff.net too) for helping me through some road blocks.
song*breeze: hehehe, I think kate and clary should read this too and let 'em put some input/comments about what they think about it! *lol* and becki bribing one of 'em to read this? hmmm....
Slytherin Child: thanks for liking that "classic" line I wrote in the previous chapter. I was contemplating on whether to add that in or what, but I couldn't help myself from not letting him say it...it just felt right at that moment, hehehehe
Amethyst: thanks for liking the plot, but right now I think I'm gonna take a LONG vacation from writing this--until my writer's block clears-up anyway, hehehehe
Dannie7: hmm...you think he did? hehehe, of course he did! man, he's such a horny ladies' man in this fic! :p
summerthyme: I agree with you on both account. I'd be ditching work for a lunch date with Draco--and he needs to take a whole lot of cold showers coz his mind seems to be in the gutter a lot *lol*
Cherries: thanks for leaving your mark!
