A/N: Didn't realize this was such a short chapter! I will post Chapter 7 tomorrow to make up for it 😊
As soon as I was through the door, I immediately floo called Ginny.
A few minutes later, she was stepping through the grate into my living room where I was pacing furiously.
"That bad?"
I stopped and placed my hands on my hips as I glared. "Bad? No! That would have made things easy! He was all too willing to apologize and get passed everything. And he just hovered there with his shirt off and stared at me like I was something he wanted to devour."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa." Ginny's hands came up to stop me. "You're not making any sense. Apologizing is a good thing, isn't it? And why was Draco Malfoy hovering over you with his shirt off?" Her eyebrow rose and I knew I had said too much.
"Unlike your brother, he understands the value of actually training with one's partner. It got hot so he took his shirt off." Her eyebrow rose further. "What?! It's a normal thing for guys to do at the gym. It's just that he flipped me and I sort of ended up under him and I felt all weird and tingly inside."
The shock was visible on her features. "You totally have the hots for Malfoy!"
"Oh bite your tongue, Ginerva!"
"Ok, you're attracted to him at the very least. That's not a bad thing!"
I threw my hands up in exasperation. "That's a very bad thing, Ginny! He's my partner. I've already been there and dating my partner is not something I wish to repeat. The fallout just isn't worth it." I began pacing again, my finger stroking my chin as I thought. "No. I can't go through that again. I'm sure this is just me reacting to someone being nice to me for once and he's probably doing so out of guilt. Yes, I'm sure that's it. He feels bad about how he treated and he can repent by making this partnership as easy as possible. And I'm simply being exposed to a good looking guy which has been in short demand in my life as of late. I am a female in my prime after all. There's no harm in appreciating what's in front of me. It doesn't mean it's actually attraction. Yes, that's it. It's nothing at all and I completely overreacted. Thanks for the advice, Gin."
Ginny for her part, looked at me completely baffled as I rambled. "Right. Sounds like you've got it all figured out. When you're ready to admit denial, let's chat. For now, I have a match to commentate."
She moved towards the grate to leave. "It's not denial! It makes perfect sense to have a reaction. I'm sure after a few days, I'll get used to him and it will be fine."
"Yeah, mmhmmmm. Sure. I'll be here when you need me." And with that, she was gone in a puff of green smoke.
I was right. I knew I was. Ginny would see that with time.