An uncomfortable silence settled between the young couple.
The prospect of seeing each other get undressed for bed was one that embarassed Ginny greatly, even if Draco had already unintentionally seen her naked.
Ginny had been told to share the first night after her wedding in the same bed as Draco, before returning to her parents house the next day where she would spend the remaining week of the holidays.
Even if they didn't make love they would still have to see each other nearly naked.
"Ginny um.. I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable but do you think that we should... well watch each other get undressed rather that looking away.. I mean it is something we need to get over with if we're going to well er.. you know.."
Draco cautiously approached something he'd been thinking of all night.
"B..but not tonight, please not that tonight..."
Ginny whispered hoarsely. she couldn't face the prospect of sex after what had already happened that night.
Ginny looked round sharply when she felt a light pressure on her arm, to see a worried looking Draco looking back into her almond shaped eyes.
Worry. It was an emotion she had never seen him wear before.
"No Ginny we won't do it tonight we can just get a feel of each other's body."
Ginny laughed at the look on his face as he realised what he had just said.
"I..I mean er... we can just get used to each other if that's alright um... ok?"
Draco corrected himself awkwardly.
"Alright then."
Ginny sighed, she felt uncomfortable at the prospect of what she was about to do.
"Ok here goes, you first Ginny."
Reluctantly and blushing furiously Ginny reached round and undid the zip on the back of her dress.
"um... I haven't got any pyjamas could I..."
Ginny stuttered to a halt.
"The chest-of-drawers behind you, it's full of my mother's old clothes, help yourself."
Ginny searched through the cavernous drawers until she found a beautiful pale blue silk night dress that she thought would fit her.
"Go on put it on Ginny it'll really suit you"
Draco said trying to keep the slight note of urgency out of his voice. He wanted to see her wearing this sexy garment.
Ginny slid her wedding dress down her slim figure facing her husband but avoiding his gaze.
It thrilled the young man to know that this gorgeous woman was his wife, he, and he alone had the right to make love to her.
As Ginny unhooked her bra she looked at Draco who was looking at her chest eager to glimpse her breasts, she looked away and hurried a little more.
She was so sexy; her flat, well toned stomach looked as tanned as her long, smooth legs. and her breasts looked at least a C-cup. Draco couldn't wait to touch those breasts, to kiss that stomach or to be allowed between those legs.
Ginny slipped into the short, reavealing night dress and brought Draco out of his fantasy, with the words:
"Your turn"
She climbed onto the enormous four poster bed and sat on the silky, white sheets watching her man.
He unbuttoned his shirt revealing his lightly muscled chest and six-pac.
He reached down to his trousers and fumbled with the zip for a moment before pulling down the black bottoms, and showing some grey boxers.
"So Ginny am I what you expected?"
Draco smiled at the girl's amazed face.
She couldn't believe this godly body was all hers.
As Draco climbed between the silk sheets next to Ginny she again became nervous, he had said he didn't expect sex tonight although it was his wedding night, but was he being honest?
"Draco we aren't going to..." Ginny changed her mind halfway through the sentence, and continued;
"Don't you miss your mother?"
"Well yes but the Dark Lord did say she was the only one who could complete the particular assignment she was given."
Ginny's heart sank, he didn't know what his father and his master had done to his mother.
"Y..You don't know do you."
"Know what Ginny?"
Shit she would have to tell him and watch his reaction.
She sat up how the hell could she tell him his mother was dead.
"It's.. It's your mother..."
"What, what the hell is wrong, what's happened Ginny?"
"You really don't know where she is Draco?"
"Tell me.. Talk, what has happened woman?"
He must have seen the sorrow in her eyes because with every syllable his voice grew louder, angrier, more frustrated like he was trying to fight what he thought he had realised.
Ginny looked at his angry face with tears in her eyes.
"Tell me you bitch now, where is she what have you done with her"
At this point Draco stood up.
"I'm warning you" Voice quaking with anger he continued."Tell me what the fuck has happened or I will kill you"
Ginny was trembling with fear as her husband approached her with loathing filled eyes.
"He.. he killed her your father he killed her... I'm sorry"
"Don't you fucking lie to me you whore"
He grabbed her by a fistful of her smooth red hair, and dragged her, screaming, pleading, whimpering, off the four poster and across the dark wooden floorboards.
He dragged her across a corridor of Malfoy Manor and into a dark room filled with unrecognisable shadows.
As Ginny lay cowering on the cold floor crying pitifully, the room was flooded by a harsh artificial light which had come from her husband's wand."
He walked over to her and spoke in a hissing whisper.
"Don't you ever lie to me again."
He kicked her hard in the stomach.
Ginny's scream of pain filled the room.
He sqatted beside her hidden face.
"Don't you ever lie to me again"
He repeated quietly although a note of malice rang out.
"I...I'm-..."
Ginny's protest was brought to her stop when her husband grabbed her by her ruffled hair and wrenched her head round so that his face was about two inches from hers.
His face had an unusual pink tinge and their was pure fury scribbled in his blue-grey orbs.
"Don't you ever lie to me again."
He yelled into her frightened face.
"I..I'm not lying he told me before he tried to rape me."
One look into her streaming eyes and he could see her's was a face of pure honesty.
He stared at her for a second longer before releasing her from his vicelike grasp and burying his head in his hands.
"I'm sorry Ginny it's a shock"
His voice was emotionless, as though ridding himself of emotion would stop him from caring about his mother's death.
"No one I love has ever died."
It was true no one Ginny loved had ever died she didn't know how to feel.
She stood cautiously as though fearful of another attack, eyeing the man with his head in his hands, nervously.
Ginny placed her hand lightly on his and whispered softly in his ear.
"It's ok to cry, it's nothing to be ashamed of Draco."
She stroked his silvery blond hair in a comforting way.
He needed her feminine touch her gentle voice.
He suddenly hated himself, he had become the cowardly woman beating part of his father that he had despised all his life.
"I'm sorry Ginny"
He started shaking uncontrollably, Ginny was sure his hidden face would be covered in tears.
She felt the need to comfort him.
Ginny edged closer to her sobbing husband and cradled his grief sricken face in her arms.
It was there, clutched to the her soft warm bosom that he realised that he loved Ginny.
There in the cold bare room that the young couple spent the night of their wedding, clutched in each other's arms huddled together for warmth. They drifted into sleep, the silence only broken by his occasional sobs and her lulling hushes soothing them both into a disturbed sleep.
(AN-Do you like it? please read and review:-) Be kind it's my first fanfiction!)