Hermione sighed as she walked into the apartment that she and Ron shared. Ron was smiling as he looked up "So how was work?" He asked pleasantly.

"Horrible" Hermione started, but shut her mouth as she saw Ron with a magazine open on his lap.

"Guess what!" He smiled "Witches Weekly did a feature on me and Harry!" He smiled happily. "Isn't that great?"

"Yeah" Hermione sighed weakly dropping her bags. "You didn't happen to make dinner did you?" She asked.

"Nah, thought you were going to." Ron smiled standing up to hug her. Hermione turned to him.

"Ron! I just got off work! Not all of us can have photo shoots all day!" She said.

"Mione," Ron smiled hugging her "I didn't, I had loads of paper work to file and lots of horrible people to deal with."

Hermione smiled, Ron was dependable, she had to give him that, she didn't have to think about life with Ron, it would just happen. Hermione smiled easily as she started to make a simple curry. Ron smile hugging around her waist as she cooked.

"Hmmm smells good" He grinned looking at the food she made.

"You'll eat anything."

"Anything you cook Mione."

The two sat down to a quiet dinner and Hermione's brain took a small vacation, dinner wasn't a time for discussion. There never was a time for that. Ron didn't like to deal with things that weren't positive. He'd dealt with enough negative stuff during the war, he dealt with people attacking each other during the day. He didn't have time for negativity at home.

Hermione on the other hand spent all day doing boring and unimaginative work. She wanted someone who she could come home and talk to.

"So I spoke to Malfoy at work today" She said lightly.

"Was he the usual prat?" Ron asked clearly about to talk about how Draco was an evil man who shouldn't have been let back into the wizarding world. "I told them that he shouldn't have come back. Just because he didn't kill us all doesn't mean that he is a good guy." Ron shook his head, clearly getting angry as he violently shoved food into his mouth.

"No, he just asked about the Klandesky files" She said.

"The what?" He asked, food hanging out of his mouth.

"Honestly Ron, close your mouth when you eat."

Ron promptly shut his mouth, chewing and swallowing before he asked again "Whats that?"

"I dunno, just some files I had in my bag" She said and then shook her head "Oh damn! I gave him the Kandarksy files instead!"

"Whats the difference?" Ron asked taking a second helping.

"Ron! They're two different people!" Hermione snapped. "Its like if I had given him a fish instead of a loaf of bread!"

"God Mione! What is wrong with you, Its just Malfoy!"

"Just Malfoy! I made a mistake at work Ron! He's my co worker you know!"

"Mione, just leave work at work." Ron said slumping his shoulders. "You know, you really should loosen up!"

Hermione looked at him, standing up she grabbed her bag and apperated. She realized how pathetic this was, the only place she could go after a fight with Ron was work. She moved to her cubical and went through the papers in her bag, finding the Klandesky files she sighed leaning forward and crying.

"Granger?" She hard a cold voice saying with a hint of suprise.

Hermione sat up wiping her tears away. "Oh Draco" She smiled rubbing her eyes again. "didn't know you were here."

"Where else would I be?" He said dryly. Contrary to what he made people believe Draco was not an evil bastard. He just liked his space, and he had no wish to have people bring up the past. "I love work."

"Of course you do, you and your office" She said trying to make her voice not sound weak.

"Oh yes, office." he nodded, wondering what was troubling the woman who seemed to have it all.

"Oh here are the Klandesky files" She said handing them to him. Draco waved them off.

"So things not perfect with the Weasel?"

"Far from it, but you don't want to hear about that."

"Oh to the contrary, tell me all about it, he knows everything about me, I might as well learn something about him."

"Oh earlier today."

"Earlier today we were on the clock."

"Everyone expects me to be happy with Ron."

"Well you two are meant for each other, there's no other match that would make all three of you related" Draco pointed out. "Female Weasly married Potter."

"I know that, I was her maid of honor."

"And I wasn't invited." Draco smiled as he looked at Hermione, her thick bushy hair hadn't changed a bit, she looked older though. Even from their conversation that morning. "And everyone's known since Hogwarts. You're a good couple."

"What if I don't want good?" Hermione muttered. "No one even thinks of that. They think of Harry and Ron. I'm not even an idea! I have a desk job!"

"You always did like..."

"Oh don't tell me that!" Hermione yelled. "I know I like books, but Harry and Ron and Ginny get photo shoots and I get the Klandesky files!" She said.

"There's only one person responsible for that" Draco said, his voice level, and calming Hermione immediately.

"Who?" She asked tiredly.

"You, if you don't change anything then nothing will change. Its all your fault"

Draco stood up, and disapperated.

Hermione was relived to hear that.

Disclaimer: me no own.

Author's notes: Draco is a bit OOC in this chapter, but I've found that crying women makes men behave differently.