A/N-And so we continue...I'm sorry I really don't know how many chapters I have left...Thanks so much for the sweet reviews.

Chapter 37

The next morning Ginny woke up at around 9:00am. There was an indentation where Draco had slept which Ginny scooted onto and breathed in his scent. She wondered where he ran off to so she put on her robe and went down stairs. She found Draco and her father each reading the Daily Profit and her mum cooking breakfast. She took a second look at Draco and was taken aback at his attire. He was wearing a black pinstriped suit and gray tie. He looked wonderfully important.

Ginny looked herself over and became slightly uncomfortable in her pajamas. Draco looked up and walked over to her. "Good morning beautiful. I need to go to the bank today. Are you feeling up to coming along?"

Ginny shrugged as she looked at her pajamas again. "I don't really have anything nice to wear Draco. My mum and I only bought those two outfits and neither really goes with what you've got on."

A smile slowly came across his face. "Perfect. We'll go shopping as well. I'll make sure there are plenty of places to rest along the way."

Ginny changed into the other outfit her mum had bought her which was a yellow maternity shirt and pants. She was fidgeting next to Draco when they reached Diagon Alley. "Draco? Can we go shopping first? I feel just awful in this outfit."

He smiled and pulled her in for a tight hug. "Of course. Just follow me." He guided her into Twillfit and Tatings.

They were greeted immediately by several people. "Ah Master Malfoy! Such a pleasure to hear you were coming today. This must be Ginny! Oh dear! You can't possibly be six months along. You don't even look it." The tall and slender woman smiled as she looked Ginny over. "Here sit, sit. You don't need to try anything on Ginny. I can tell exactly what size you'll need."

Draco grinned as Ginny was being shown several different outfits and being offered refreshments from everywhere. Ginny was overwhelmed and looked at him for some support. He walked over and whispered. "It's okay Ginny. We're here for you. Pick out whatever you want." Ginny smiled and then pointed to an elegant silver outfit. Draco gestured for her to continue. She then pointed out an emerald green dress and a deep red outfit. Draco gestured yet again.

"Draco this is plenty." Ginny said uncomfortably.

Draco shook his head. "I know you're not used to this so do me a favor and pick out five more and that's it…I promise." He said innocently. Ginny sighed and picked out five more outfits. Now she had things to wear around the house and to go out in. Then the thought occurred to her. She was actually going to be able to go out in public with him on a regular basis. The thought made her smile. Draco paid and asked Ginny to put on the elegant silver outfit she had first picked out.

She went into the changing room and put it on carefully. It was a sleeveless button down vest with fitted matching pants. It seemed to fit perfectly around her round belly and still allowed her petite figure to show. The tall and slender woman handed her matching shoes under the door. She immediately felt more confident as she stepped out to show Draco. It was all over his face. He loved the way she looked. "You look even more beautiful than before…If that's possible." He extended his arm and they walked out of the shop and headed for Gringott's. Ginny finally felt as if they looked like they belonged together.

They were once again greeted as they entered the bank by several unpleasant goblins. "This way Master Malfoy." A very old and angry goblin ushered them into a large room that seemed to be made entirely of white marble with flecks of gold in it. There was one large black desk in the middle of the room with and even older and smaller goblin waiting for them on a stool. Their footsteps echoed loudly as they walked towards the desk. Draco helped Ginny to her chair and sat down as he nodded to the goblin.

The goblin looked from Draco to Ginny with an evil smirk. "I take it this is the woman you would like to add to your account Master Malfoy?"

Draco nodded again. "My portfolio Gangus."

The goblin shot a surprised look at Draco. "Of course you don't mean the entire portfolio Master Malfoy. Why no one other than a blood Malfoy in a hundred years-"

Draco interrupted with an irritated but confident tone. "Surely you aren't dictating how I should manage my funds at this institution are you Gangus?"

"Forgive me sir, I simply thought that-"

Draco interrupted again now more agitated but did not raise his voice. "Let me do the thinking when the Malfoy holdings are in question. You stick to your paperwork." The goblin nodded regretfully.

Ginny only just realized that she had been holding her breath during the entire disagreement and let out a loud release of air. Draco looked over at her and chuckled. He put his hand on her knee stroking it to comfort her. The goblin summoned several pieces of parchment and handed them to Ginny to sign. At the bottom of each parchment was an account number and current balance.

Ginny tried to politely ignore the number of figures that were on each sheet as she signed carefully. Each time she put one aside to start on the next, she would cover the balance with her hand. When she was on the last piece of parchment, Ginny's hand shook nervously and she spilled ink everywhere. The goblin gave an irritated look and flicked his wand to remove the ink. Draco chuckled again and shook his head in amusement. The goblin looked back and forth at them wondering what could possibly be so amusing. Draco flipped through the pages carefully and raised an eyebrow. "I think you've missed one Gangus."

The goblin raised his hairy eyebrow. "Sir?"

"The items in Vault 1127 aren't listed on any of these. She is to be added to that as well." Draco said politely.

"Forgive me sir. I was under the impression that the only the monetary accounts were being altered today. I'll take care of that immediately." The goblin summoned one final piece of parchment and handed it to Ginny. She signed it quickly and then sat back as if she had just finished a very long race.

Draco reached over and squeezed her hand. "You did fine."

The goblin rolled his eyes at Ginny and handed her copies of what she had just signed and hopped off his stool heading towards the door. Ginny and Draco simply stared at each other as they listened to his tiny steps get further away. They heard the door slam shut and Draco laughed loudly. "Are you alright? For a moment there, I thought you had stopped breathing."

Ginny sat up quickly. "I did stop breathing! This is the most nerve-racking thing I've ever been through. I don't understand why all this is necessary Draco. Oh these must be for you." Ginny said and handed him the copies.

Draco handed them back to her. "No Ginny I already have my own. Look I didn't bring you here today to boast about my fortune. I did this because you need to know what is now rightfully yours. I would never deny you anything. Because I know how you are, you'll probably lock these papers away and never look at them again." Ginny laughed because that's exactly what she was planning to do. "Whenever you need money, you can come here and take what you wish. You don't need me to come along nor do you need my permission. This money is just as much yours as it is mine. Whenever our children need anything, I don't want you to think twice about it."

Ginny began to massage her temples. Money had always been a problem in her life because she never had any. She did learn to live without it but it was something that she was forced to think about everyday until now. Draco sighed deeply. "I can see this is a bit too much for you right now. Let's get you back to the Burrow to lie down."

Ginny nodded as they apparated inside the living room. Mrs. Weasley smiled happily at Ginny's new outfit and offered them tea. "So how did it go today?" Mrs. Weasley whispered to Ginny as Draco went upstairs to change.

Ginny waited for Draco to close her bedroom door and then sighed heavily. "Oh Mum, it was horrible!"

"Why dear? What happened? I thought he was going to add you to his account for emergency purposes." Mrs. Weasley said calmly.

"He didn't just add me to one account Mum. He added me to everything and not just for emergency purposes…For anything I want. He also added me to some sort of vault. I can't imagine what could possibly be in there…This is just too much for me Mum." Ginny said as she massaged her temples again.

"Why dear?" Mrs. Weasley said as she rubbed Ginny's shoulder.

"I've always been completely satisfied with what I need and not what I want. It felt just terrible buying all those outfits. It made me feel selfish and irrational." Ginny said as she hastily tied her hair into a bun.

Mrs. Weasley smiled. "Ginny, you will offend him if you continue acting this way. All his life he was given things by his parents. That's how they showed him love. That's all he knows so don't fault him for it. I'm sure you can reveal to him how to truly show someone you love them. But Ginny, loving Draco means loving all of him…At that includes his money."

Ginny laughed at that comment. "I'm acting foolish aren't I? Most girls would die for such a catch but I would love him even if he were poor. I guess I'm just worried he'll think I'm after his money."

Mrs. Weasley laughed loudly. "I don't think Draco takes you for a greedy person. He loves you Ginny."

"That's right I do." Draco said in a serious tone.

Mrs. Weasley nervously left the room quickly. Draco was looking at Ginny with a raised eyebrow.

She looked terrified and covered her face with her hands. "How much did you hear?"

"Oh, all of it. I heard you say something about it being horrible so I listened at the top of the stairs. You and your Mum aren't the quietest women you know." Draco said sarcastically.

Ginny swallowed hard. "Draco, I didn't mean-"

Draco raised his hand and shook his head. "It's alright Ginny. I'm not angry. You didn't say anything I didn't know about you already. I truly don't understand how coming into money could bother someone but I do respect your feelings. You don't have to worry about what I think of you spending money Ginny. Things like that just don't occur to me. I'm not going to force you to spend a dime but you need to let me continue being me…Alright?"

Ginny hugged him gently. "Alright. I love you Draco."

Draco headed up the stairs again. "Oh and another thing, I need to do some business in Hogsmeade later and set up the sale of the Manor so I may be gone for a while." Ginny nodded indifferently but then gave a look of deep thought. Draco walked back down and grasped her hand gently. "What is it?"

Ginny shrugged nervously. "I don't know it's just….The Manor….Of course it's up to you but I was hoping you wouldn't sell it."

Draco stepped back a bit to see if she was joking. "Why would you want me to keep it?"

Ginny shook her head nervously. "Oh, I'm sorry. I was just being stupid."

Draco cupped her face into her hands and spoke quietly. "Ginny, I want to hear what you have to say. I care what you think. Please, tell me."

Ginny took a deep breath. "Well, the Manor has so much of you in it Draco. So much of your childhood. It represents a great deal of the Malfoy family. I want our children to be able to connect with your past in a positive way. Getting rid of it would almost be like getting rid of a large piece of you. I love everything about you Draco….Everything about your past is what made you who you are today. I could never expect you to turn your back on your past."

Draco scooped her up into his arms and twirled her around carefully. "And that is why I love you Ginny Weasley. I would have never thought in a million years that you would want to keep it."

"Draco, our first moments together were in the Manor. Our first kiss. I think about those days all the time." Ginny said as she dreamily thought about their first kiss in detail. "I'm not saying I want to live there but I would like to keep it. Oh dear, could we afford to keep that and get our own place?"

Draco looked at her as if she was crazy. "And a dozen others! Ginny, didn't you even look at balances in our accounts?"

Ginny covered her eyes as if he was flashing the numbers in front of her. "Not really! It's none of my business! Or well I mean, aahhh! I'm sorry. Just be patient with me!"

Draco hugged her again and laughed loudly. "Alright, alright. You've made yourself clear. Yes we can keep it and yes we can buy our own place. We can start looking whenever you like." Draco kissed her and then ran up the stairs to finally change his clothes.

Ginny decided to sit outside on the lounge chair and think about all that had happened. She was completely pleased with herself for convincing him to keep the Manor. She truly did want her children to know about their Malfoy relatives. She felt hiding it would be unfair to them and Draco.