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Jade reached her flat and fished for her keys. She unlocked the door and opened it to see Dean sitting on her sofa, watching the television. "Why are you here?" Jade asked sternly.
Dean turned to her and closed the television. "I'm sorry."
Jade rolled her eyes and tossed her bag. She kicked off her shoes and went to walk away but Dean jumped up and grabbed her hand, bringing her to him.
"I'm sorry for everything. I missed you and I can't be without you. I just wanted to have a little fun but I should have known, you don't like fun and that I was marrying an 80 year old in a 25 year old body." Dean said.
"No one has fun when they think they're being attacked when they have a child with them. Dean you couldn't see I had a child with me? Still you went in and scared the poor thing, forget about me." Jade said seeing him nod.
"I understand but he's not your kid is he Jade? Why do you act like every kid in your school is yours and your responsibility? Can't you stop being a mother and loosen up? Couldn't you understand it was a joke?" Dean asked.
"I'm afraid I can't Dean and if you can't accept me the way I am then its-"
"Don't you even dare say it. I'm not leaving you no matter how crazy you are. I want to apologize on my behalf, if I've scared or frightened you or the little boy, who by the way has a really great head butting technique. I still love you and want to marry you so will the Mrs. please smile for me and tell me that she loves me?" Dean asked. He shook her gently and chuckled to see her smiling softly. He kissed her and hugged her as she sighed into his shoulder, happy that she made up with her fiancé but still completely unsatisfied. "So who was that little kid?" Dean asked.
Jade rested her head on his chest and let him run his fingers through her hair as she told him about Alcaeus. "He's one of the sweetest and the most intelligent children I've ever met. His imagination goes beyond anyone else's. He's a bit vulnerable though. He has dyslexia." Jade said. Dean grunted and Jade went on knowing that he wasn't listening to her. "He's a really sweet child. Sometimes I wonder how in the world he could be Draco Malfoy's son." Jade said with a chuckle.
"Malfoy's son? Malfoy has a retarded son? Talk about sweet revenge." Dean said with a laugh. Jade curled her fists and sat up, away from him. "What? What did I do? Fine, fine, he's not retarded, he's special. I'm sorry!" Dean said seeing Jade cross her arms and look away from him. "I said I was sorry, I'll never-"
"You should never say something you have no idea about Dean. I know that you don't know what I feel when I hear something offensive come out of your mouth and sometimes I-"
"Hang on, let's talk about this another day. I have to go meet Seamus…he bought a few tickets in a great place in Norway. Knowing you, I knew you wouldn't want to come so I invited a few other of my friends. Don't miss me too much babe." Dean said kissing her cheek. He left, leaving Jade on the sofa, alone and torn once again.
Alcaeus waited patiently at the breakfast table for Jade. He watched his father reading from the Daily Prophet and admired that he didn't have to use reading glasses like the other men his age did. Alcaeus looked up to see Jade appear in the dining hall, still upset from yesterday's incident. Alcaeus wanted to show her the backyard of the Manor and knew that she'd relieve the upsets she's had from before. "Jade!" Alcaeus said leaving his chair.
Draco turned around to see Harper stand there not looking as jolly and stuck up. "Miss Harper." Draco acknowledged.
"Mr. Malfoy. Ready Alcaeus?" Jade asked seeing Alcaeus quickly walk up to her. He took her hand and tugged her outside.
"I want to show you a place!" he said. Jade followed Alcaeus around the back of the mansion, which was a lengthy trip around. They walked into the backyard and Alcaeus let go and started to run, causing Jade to run after him.
"Where are you going?" Jade asked. Alcaeus only waved his hand to follow and Jade ran, down a small hill and towards the thick and hefty trees that Alcaeus disappeared into. "Alcaeus!" Jade yelled. She ran into the woods and looked around trying to find Alcaeus.
"I'm right here! Hurry up Jade!" Alcaeus yelled.
"I'm coming…wow I am out of shape." Jade breathed.
Draco watched Alcaeus and Jade run towards the woods through the window. He closed the curtain and ran out of the room knowing where Alcaeus was leading Jade.
"It's beautiful." Jade said looking around the waterfall and pond.
"Up here!" Alcaeus said hiking up the waterfall. Jade walked around the waterfall and knelt down to feel the warm water run through her fingers. "Jade!" Alcaeus yelled.
Jade looked up and was horrified to see Alcaeus stand on a stone, near the gushing waterfall. "Alcaeus come down! You'll kill yourself!" Jade yelled.
"I've done this a thousand times! With Father!" Alcaeus said. He jumped and Jade let out a small scream. Alcaeus fell into the pond and Jade kicked her shoes off to save him. Alcaeus resurfaced and giggled. "I told you nothing would happen to me."
"Yes but you never know when something can go wrong." Jade said. She looked over and saw a trail of smooth stones that could be used to hop on one over the other. "Alcaeus. Watch this." Jade said. She stepped on to a stone and jumped on another one, grinning to see Alcaeus watch her with excitement. Jade went to jump on another but the stone was so slippery, Jade slipped and fell into the shallow part of the water. She heard a deep laughter and turned around to see Draco laughing at her, clapping his hands together.
"That was quite a performance, but in the end you…" Draco said giving her a thumbs down.
"Well at least I managed to get a good laugh out of it." Jade said pulling herself up. She was soaked from the bottom up and sloshed back to the ground where Draco stood, watching his son swim around. "How did you find us?" Jade asked.
Draco turned to her and responded. "I live here Harper. Of course I know every nook and cranny of the land I own." He said in a way that struck down any chances of conversation.
Jade made a face and silently watched her surroundings. It was a serene getaway from the world and Jade would have loved it if she let all of her problems go and stay here forever; sans Draco Malfoy.
Draco stood there feeling a tad bit bad for answering her innocent question like that. She really never meant any harm but that's how he honestly felt when he was around her; he wanted to make her feel frustrated. Now that she wasn't talking, the silence felt almost too nauseating to deal with. Draco cleared his throat and went to speak but Jade walked away from him, and around the water to get her feet wet.
"It's deep here! Why can't you jump in Jade?" Alcaeus asked trying to stay afloat.
"I don't swim actually." Jade said looking up. There was a trail all the way up to the top of the waterfall and Jade wanted to see the world, if not, just a part of it. She hiked up the trail and turned around to see Draco motion Alcaeus to swim closer to the shallow water. As Alcaeus obeyed his father, Draco took his shirt off and placed it on a boulder nearby. He emptied his pockets and placed his wand underneath his clothes so it wouldn't move. Jade turned back around and reached the top of the waterfall. She sat down, near the rushing water and felt the water running through her feet and her toes. She heard a small pop and turned around to see Draco sitting next to her, holding Alcaeus.
"Alcaeus, your teacher found our favorite spot." Draco said seeing Alcaeus giggle. Alcaeus got up and carefully made his way to the very edge of the waterfall.
"Come back here, you don't want to stand there." Jade said reaching out to Alcaeus. Instead, Alcaeus spread his arms to his sides and acted as if he was going to dive. "Alcaeus." Jade called seeing him fooling around, hopping on one foot to the other. Suddenly, he lost his balance and fell off, down to the water. "No!" Jade screamed.
It was a split second reaction and Jade felt herself dive after him without thinking. She sunk into the water and her heart shot to her throat as she realized she couldn't swim. She thrashed her arms around and kicked as much as she could to re surface but her body kept sinking.