Chapter 1: Cassie and Me
Hermione was strapping a very tired Cassie into her booster seat when Draco came and tapped her shoulder.
"Hermione, how have you been?"
"Stressed. Tired. I'm a teacher, so the pay is low, but my child get a free education so I'm ok there. How have you been? Flirting with the high class women at cocktail parties?" She was sarcastically snide about this remark making Draco recoil slightly.
"Did I do something?"
"Not what you did, it's what you never did." Hermione began loading various gifts into the trunk, Cassie already asleep.
"Are you talking about writing to you?"
"Wow, you really are smart!"
"Mya."
"Don't Mya me! You haven't thought about me at all in the last seven years have you?"
"Mya, yes I have. I just don't know about…"
"the child? Yes, Draco. She is Blaise's child. But, she will never see him if I can help it! I haven't seen Sid in years. Though I must say, he has at least written to me! More than you've ever done Draco Lee Malfoy!" Hermione's tone was snappy and agitated. She didn't want to put up with this at the moment. Draco was taken aback, confused.
"So, why didn't you write to me?"
"You told me to let you think things out!" Hermione was frustrated, she didn't want to meet him like this. She had closed the trunk and looked at Draco, frustration played across her face. His eyes softened slightly, she then realized for the first time in so many years, he had such beautiful eyes. She'd missed seeing those eyes. She missed falling asleep next to him. She missed everything about him, and before she knew it she'd flung herself into the arms of the one person she had ever truly been in love with.
"Mya, I'm sorry." Draco whispered as he gently stroked her hair. So many times he had caused this girl to cry. He felt bad. He always made this girl cry, even when he was trying to help her, he would get frustrated and yell. Draco felt like yelling at himself. Hermione jerked back, seemingly surprised.
"What?"
"You're shirt, it vibrated."
"What- OH!" Draco pulled out his Motorola V262 Flip Phone. "Hello? Draco here. Yes. Yes sir! No sir! Right away sir!" Draco closed the phone and placed it back in his pocket. "I'm sorry, Mya, I really have to go! I promise I will right you!" Draco ran off after kissing her forehead softly, as if she were a porcelain doll. After Draco left, Hermione climbed into her Mitsubishi Eclipse, and drove toward home.
"Mum! We're going to be late!" Cassie came running down the stairs, trying to brush her hair as she went, but not being too successful.
"Sit and eat while I do your hair." Hermione replied to the stressed little girl while placing a sliced bagel with cream cheese and a glass of milk on the table.
The two finally were able to make it to the small prep school. Hermione kissed Cassie forehead with promises to check on her at lunch and made her way to her class room. She had about twenty minutes until the starting bell rang and she wanted to get set up.
Hermione sat in the teacher work room. It was the last class of the day and Hermione had planning period. She laid her head on her desk and fell asleep, thinking about Draco.
Gentle hands shook her slightly. Hermione slowly opened her eyes to see Cassie standing there.
"Cassie, baby, why are you out of class?"
"School's over, mum!"
"Ok, let's get home." Hermione gathered her things and after squaring things away, the two made their way toward the fireplace to floo home.
"Mum, I want Chinese!"
"Ok, I'll call and have it delivered." Hermione got out a menu and began picking out food to order.
That night, the mother and daughter ate Chinese and watched TV all night, a simple female bonding.
Hermione smiled and stroked the hair of a sleeping Cassie. She had just levitated the sleeping child into bed and covered her. 'My beautiful little girl… I'm sorry you only have one parent to raise you. I'm doing the best I can.' Hermione whispered. Hermione stood and with one last look at her daughter, turned out the light and walked downstairs.
Hermione heard what she thought to be knocking. 'Nah, nobody would come by at eleven pm.' Hermione thought to herself, but low and behold, there was a soft knocking on the other side of her door. Hermione walked to it and opened it, revealing a disheveled and probably freezing Draco Malfoy.
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Hey, sorry it's been a while. I'm having some family problems. It's getting hard for me to update, but I have not given up the story, please keep reading!
I'm truly sorry for the long wait. And the crappy chapter!