Authors Note: Hey there! Glad you're still reading my story, lol, in this chapter I want you to remember a thing that Ginny said in the last chapter (she and Hermione was talking about if Hermione ever would find 'Mr Right') and this is what Ginny said: "Of course you will", Ginny said and tried to comfort her. "When you least expect it, he will be knocking on your door and ask for a piece of apple pie"
Keep that in mind, and enjoy your reading. :) / Kim.

Chapter six – Apple Pie and Pumpkin Juice

The next day Hermione went into the kitchen and picked up yesterdays number of the Daily Prophet which she hadn't read. Maybe there's some job ads today, she thought. She was just about to turn to the second page when someone knocked at the door. I wonder who that can be? It's probably Ginny, before she left yesterday she said she'd drop by tomorrow, Hermione thought to herself and went to open.

"Malfoy?" She snapped and rolled her eyes. "What are you doing here?"

"We need to talk", he said and stepped into the hall. Hermione gasped, how dare he just stepping in like that, without asking first! "Can I come in?" He asked. Hermione didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he was so Dracoish.

Dracoish? Where the hell did I get that from? She asked herself as she watched him take his shoes off.

"What do you think you're doing?"

"It's not polite to walk in with your shoes on", he replied.

"And it's not polite to walk in without any permission at all!" Hermione snapped.

"Do I smell apple pie?" He asked with an annoying grin on his lips. "I didn't know you could cook"

"What do you want from me?"

"I would like some apple pie", he replied and smiled at her. Not a smirk or an annoying grin, it was an honest and trustworthy smile. His blue eyes sparkled like when the sun reflects in the ocean, which caused Hermione to shiver. "And I would like to apologize about what happened with your article"
Hermione rolled her eyes, sparkling eyes or not, she wasn't going to forgive him that easy...

"Let me tell you about what happened, it's kind of embarrassing", Draco said and laughed a little bit.

"I'm listening", she replied and waited for him to say something.

"I'd rather tell you over a piece of apple pie", he sneered.

"You are unbelievable"

"I know", he said and seemed to take it as a compliment. "Don't tell me that you're not going to offer your boss some of your delicious pie?"

"May I remind you that you're not my boss anymore, I quit four days ago, remember?"

"You can't just say 'I quit', there's a lot of papers to sign", he said with a smirk on his lips.

"What papers?"

"Papers that say that you're not working for the Prophet anymore", he sneered. "And I won't give you any papers unless you'll offer me some apple pie!"

"Alright, alright, you'll get your stupid pie", Hermione sighed and they went into the kitchen. Hermione made the table for two and then put the apple pie in the middle of the table.

"I see you liked the roses", he said. Hermione had shared the roses she got the day before into 5 different bouquets and then she had placed them in vases around the apartment.

"They're ok", she mumbled. "I prefer white roses though"

"I'll remember that for the next time I feel like sending you roses"

"Do you like pumpkin juice?" She asked.

"Are you kidding? I love pumpkin juice", he replied with a smile on his lips. "Can I help you with anything by the way?"

"No it's ok", Hermione replied and suddenly felt really comfortable around him. He was like a totally different person. It was the way he talked that had changed, he now spoke in a more friendly tone. She smiled at him as she poured up some juice in his glass, then she remembered that she was angry at him. I am not going to forgive him this easy, she thought and wiped that smile away as she poured up juice for herself.

"You've got your pie, now tell me!" Hermione snapped as she sat down.

"Yeah, it's kind of embarrassing as I said before, when you left the article at my office I read it at once, and I thought it was bloody brilliant", he said and smiled at Hermione, but she just couldn't smile back, he used the word 'bloody', Ron often used that word. Hermione felt a shower of pain rushing trough her body when she thought about Ron. Do not enjoy other men's company, she thought. "When I finished reading it Pansy asked if she could read it so I gave it to her, and she said she loved it and that she could take it to the print room, that's when she changed your name to hers"

"Ok", Hermione sighed.

"When you burst into my office four days ago and I noticed that the article said her name I went really mad and I yelled at her like never before", he explained. "She felt really bad and told me she did it just because she was jealous, and do you know why she was jealous?" He asked and raised an eyebrow, Hermione shook her head. "She thought there was something going on between you and me!" Draco continued and burst out laughing.

"You and me?" Hermione repeated and suddenly the thoughts about Ron were gone. She laughed as well, that was just crazy. Me and Draco, that's hilarious!
He noticed that yesterday's paper was lying on the table, he took it and turned to page 14 where he pointed at one small article.

"I mad her write this"
Hermione took the paper and started to read.

The article that was published two days ago about the new boss of the Daily Prophet, Draco Malfoy, was not written by me (Pansy Parkinson). It was written by one of the most talented journalists that works here, and that is Miss Hermione Granger. I, Pansy, don't even work here, I just put my name on the article because I was jealous of Miss Granger. I would like to apologize to all the readers and to Miss Granger herself, this will never happen again.

Hermione couldn't help smiling, she looked up at Draco who was smiling back at her.

"Did you like it?" He asked.

"Yes, I did", she replied. "Thank you", she whispered and took a sip of her juice.

"I've actually asked Pansy not to come and see me at the office anymore", he said and took another bite of his apple pie. "It seems every time she's there something embarrassing happens", he continued and smiled. Hermione laughed and his smile grew even wider when he noticed that what he said made her laugh.

"Am I forgiven?" Asked Draco and took a sip of his pumpkin juice.

"I'm not sure", Hermione replied.

"I'm not going to beg on my knees, you're not that good", he sneered and gave Hermione a wink.

Wait a minute, is he flirting with me? She thought and watched him as he ate the piece that was left of his apple pie. He licked his lips and looked up, straight into Hermiones hazel eyes. Both of them looked away at the same time.

"I expect to see you at work on Monday", said Draco and looked at his watch.

"Maybe"

"Come on Hermione", he begged. "I want you"

"Say that again", Hermione sneered. He sighed and rolled his eyes.

"I want you to come back", he said then he rose from his chair and went down on one knee in front of Hermione, just like he was going to propose to her. "See, I'm begging on my knees know, please, come back", he said and tried to look as desperate as possible. Hermione burst out laughing and so did Draco.

"I think I will", she replied. He took her left hand in his and pressed his soft lips against it. Hermione immediately pulled away her hand. "What was that for?" She asked.

"Welcome back", he said and gave her yet another wink, and then he stood up. "Unfortunately I have to go now, but I'll see you on Monday", he continued. He stopped in the kitchen door and slowly turned around. Hermione was like petrified after the kiss, he just smirked at her before he left. She did not move until she heard the door slam. She looked at the hand he had kissed.

As she thought about the kiss she got shivers up and down her spine, now she almost regretted that she had pulled away her hand. His lips were so soft, she thought and remembered the ticklish feeling she felt when his lips touched her hand.

I wonder what his lips would taste like, probably like sugar and spice at the same time! And I can only just imagine how that ticklish feeling I got when he kissed my hand would feel if he kissed my lips instead, that would probably be amazing! And oh, I would defiantly want his warm hands to explore every inch of my body… And… Oh my god what am I thinking!

She quickly rose from her chair and looked around for someone that could be there to read her mind. She reminded herself that she was all alone and sat down again to finish her apple pie, and then the thoughts of Draco came back into her mind again.

"I seriously have to stop think about him", she said quietly to herself. Suddenly someone was knocking at the door again. What if it's him again! She thought and her heart started beating faster and faster as she walked towards the door. "Breathe Hermione", she said quietly to herself and opened the door.

"I'm back"

It felt like Hermiones heart started dancing around in her chest, it was Draco.

"Um, hi, did you forget something?" Hermione asked.

"Yes, I forgot to say thanks for the pie", he said and smiled. "It was delicious"

"Your welcome", said Hermione and rolled her eyes, was that the reason why he came back?

"Ok, but that's not the only reason why I came back", he said with his famous smirk. "On Monday, I'm not gonna be this friendly to you, we're going back to normal because I don't want anyone, especially Pansy to suspect that there's something going on between us"

"You're saying that like there is something between us…" Hermione said and looked thoughtful.

"Isn't it? Don't you feel the love between us", he whispered and moved closer. Hermione almost stopped breathing, he was so close that she could feel his warm breath against her lips.

Why am I suddenly so attracted to him? I have to stop thinking about him like that. He is my boss and we're supposed to have a professional relationship, nothing else, and by the way… He's engaged to Pansy, he loves Pansy, he wants to marry Pansy and live happily ever after with Pansy. Hermione thought and pushed him away from her. I hate Pansy!

"See you on Monday", he laughed. Hermione understood that he was just teasing her but it still turned her on. Feelings inside of her that she had not felt since Ron was alive started to grow inside of her. She wanted to drag him into her bedroom, push him down on the bed and make love to him. He smirked at her before he turned around to walk down the stairs.

"I hate you", she whispered and watched him as he disappeared down the stairs. "That's right, I hate him", she told herself and closed the door. "Those feelings I felt before were fake, he just played with me, he wasn't serious… Just like my feelings, not serious! It's just because I miss Ron, I miss being close to someone, but him…", she said. "I would never want to make love to him… Or would I?" She gave it a thought before she shook her head. "No, never!"

The next morning Hermione woke up because the sunlight shined brightly at her through her windows. She yawned and looked at the empty side of her bed, the side that had been empty for five years expect the times Becky had been sleeping there. She remembered the dream she had just woke up from… A dream about her and some man, she'd been dreaming the same dream like a 100 times before. She had never seen his face in the dream so she didn't know who the man was, but she knew that she loved him very much and that he loved her just as much… So that why she had a feeling it could be Ron!

She got up from bed and went out in the kitchen where she started to prepare breakfast for herself. Once she was done she heard a tapping noise, she turned around and noticed an owl outside the window, Ginny's owl…

Hey Mione,

Luna and I assumed that you have not found yourself a date yet, so we decided to help you out!

We've found Mr Perfect for you, his name is Brian Tanner, he is dead sexy (don't tell Harry I wrote that). He is 26 years old, lives in Dufftown. He was a Ravenclaw student in the same year as Fred & George. I don't know if you remember but he was the guy who was madly in love with Katie Bell in their seventh grade…

Oh well, you're going on a date with him tonight! Don't freak out! Luna, Neville, Harry and I are coming to. We'll meet at the Leaky Cauldron around 6, and remember… YOU HAVE NO CHOICE! You better be there, or Luna and I will hunt you down and drag you down town!

Love you, and see you tonight!

xx Ginny