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Chapter Eight: Tears Of The Truth.
A bony finger pressed into Draco's shoulder blade, and he spun around while being hit with a yellow smartie. "Excuse me sir, but could you please retain from um, having a food fight in my restaurant?" he asked Draco in a stern voice. Draco smirked irrevocably at the man, who's name badge indicated his name was 'John'. He had the sudden urge to laugh at the man, who's hat was in a style of a plate with pizza dropping over the edges. He looked absoultly ridicoulous! The twin's yielded in their throwing of multi-coloured smarties and looked at the man in a sort of childish innocence. "You are disturbing the other customers!" John exclaimed when he received no answer from Draco. Next to Draco, Hermione snorted in derision. The other customers included a group of loud teenagers who were covering one of their friends in pepperoni, a tenacious toddler who's parents looked to be at the end of their wits, and a lovesick couple too caught up in each other to notice anything else. "If you wish for us to leave, we shall" Draco told John in a voice leaking with contradiction. "But this is were our future custom ends" he told the man who's determination was fading to be replaced with a strange look of cowardice. The table rose, all sporting ridiculous blobs of colours on their exposed skin and left the restaurant, Hermione throwing a twenty-pound note on the table.
Traffic on the way home was quiet. The radio was tuned in on Radio One, which was Hermione's favourite radio station. They were currently playing 'The Streets', "Dry Your Eyes Mate". Leo and Libby were buckled into the back seat and were treating their parents with a karaoke version of the song. These two were definitely not Justin and Christina. Although the lead singer of the band wasn't exactly blessed with brilliant vocal chords either. God knows how they ever got a record deal. Hermione shook her head pushing away stupid thoughts. She concentrated on the wet road, her body tense. In a few minutes she would have to explain to the twins just who Draco was. She let her left hand drop onto the gear stick. Just as the song changed to Maroon 5's, This Love, she felt a warm palm land softly onto her hand. She averted her eyes down and saw a pale hand resting on top of hers. She smiled briefly as Draco caressed her hand. His actions felt almost lovingly. But that was a stupid idea again. Why would he ever love her?
Leo raced ahead, dragging a ruffled Libby behind him. He inserted the key into the keyhole and pushed the fire truck red door open. Hermione and Draco followed, Hermione biting her lip in anxiousness. Hermione watched as the twins threw themselves on the black leather couch, Draco sitting opposite them in an identical couch. Hermione perched herself next to him, wondering where to begin. "Libby, Leo" she said to them attracting their attention. "Remember when I told you about your daddy?" she asked them. She received two casual nods of heads back, as they gazed curiously at their mother, sensing where this conversation was leading. "Remember when I told you that he loved you both very much, but couldn't see you yet?" she asked them. Again she received two nods of heads back. "Well it's good news. Your daddy can see you now. In fact he's already seen you," she told them softly. Predictably the twin's heads swivelled round to look at Draco. "Yes that's right darlings. This is your daddy".
Draco smiled softly at the twins, fiddling with his fingers in slight nervousness. His confidence faded when the twins said nothing. They continued to gaze at him, two sets of identical aqua eyes peering at him through slightly narrowed eyes. He gulped. This was not working out exactly to plan. They were supposed to jump into his arms, overjoyed that he had found them. He bit down hard on his lip, tasting blood. 'They hate you?' his mind cruelly taunted him. 'No they don't, it's just a shock' his conscience consoled him. As Draco battled with his mind, Leo spoke up.
"Your our dad?" he asked Draco. "Yes" Draco said proudly. "Where have you been, why didn't you want us?" he asked. "Did you not like us?" Libby voiced in an emotional voice. "Don't be silly! Of course I wanted you, I love you both for Christ's sake!" he declared. "Then why weren't you here?" Libby challenged him. "I wasn't here because I didn't know about you!" he told her. "Didn't mom tell you?" she questioned, directing tearful aqua eyes into leaking brown ones. "No" Hermione whispered her heart breaking. "Your mom couldn't find me to tell you," he told the twins not wishing for them to resent their mother. "Oh" Leo said obviously not believing. Libby stood up from the couch, dragging Leo with her. "Were off to bed," she told her parents, eyes unreadable. "No don't go yet" Hermione told her daughter standing up and embracing her children in a loving embrace. The twins just stood, ramrod straight and unreacting as their mother clung to them tightly, needing reassurance of their love for her. She did not receive any. Even as she kissed each of their foreheads. As soon as she released them they were off making their way up the stairs calling out "Night Mom, Night d-dad" they both bid hesitantly. As soon as they were out of sight, Hermione collapsed on the couch, sobbing her heart out.
Draco rose quickly and embraced Hermione, pulling her onto his lap and rocking them both backward and forward making soothing shushing noises. "They hate me," Hermione whispered into Draco's chest. "No, no never. They don't hate you Hermione, they're just in shock. They'll came around, I promise" he comforted her. Hermione just whimpered and cried until she couldn't cry anymore. Then she lay, wrapped in Draco's strong embrace a feeling of serenity washing over her. She tilted her head up, causing chocolate curls of hair to fall out of place. She met Draco's eyes and was surprised to see all his raw emotion reflected there. It was a beautiful sight.
Draco gazed down at the heart broken women in his arms. He was amazed at how, even when she had puffy red eyes and a red face she was still so shockingly beautiful. Caught in the heat of the moment, he raised his hand and brushed away stray curls from her face. With this action completed he then tilted his head closer to hers, closing in on the little space between them. When his lips met hers, he was surprised at how good and how right it felt. It had never been like this with anyone else. He never wanted to let this woman go. So he clung to her tightly and kissed her with every ounce of emotion he possessed.
A.N: Quick update. It's extremely short again, Sorry! Hope you all like this chapter, I particulary like the end. It's not going swimmingly at the moment is it? Lol, thats life for ya. I have an ending in sight and just to let you know, it's not a peaches and cream style ending! But I might change my mind again.
Bad News: My cat Angel (we had her for x-mas like 8yrs ago) is poorly! She has teared the skin under her right armpit (or is it a pawpit?) and it has become infected! I was at the vet's late last night with my dad, while they exmained her and cleaned her wound. She's on a course of anti-biotics (sp?) and will hopefully make a full recovery. But it all depends on how far the infection has spread. I shall keep you posted. .
While we were at the vets, there was a film crew there filming a show for the BBC on vets and stuff. So for those of you who live in the UK around x-mas time keep ya eyes open for a show on animals. I'm the girl who looks like a tramp (lmao it was Sunday night!), in a GAP fleece and white beanie! Lol.
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