The next day Jade tried to keep herself focused on the children but her attention would always lose track as she thought about a shirtless Draco, carrying her wherever. Moments under the sun, out of the water came back and she recalled how irresistible he looked. She felt incredibly guilty for actually being attracted to someone while she was engaged to another. She never thought that she would ever be in such a situation. She always trusted herself to be committed and love the man she would be getting married to, but somehow, as uneasy as it seemed, Jade felt all right for liking Draco Malfoy. 'He is a very handsome man. It's fine for me to have a small-oh what am I thinking? I love Dean!' Jade thought to herself.
She sat grading her art finals and looked up to see Hermione walk in with Ron, Hugo and Rose. "Jade!" Hugo and Rose exclaimed. Jade dropped her quill and welcomed the children into her arms.
"Oh my goodness you two! I haven't seen you both in ages! Look at you!" Jade said hugging them tightly.
"Did you know I became class president?" Rose asked.
Jade grinned and moved back Rose's frizzy and bushy hair from her face. "You're just like your mother aren't you?" Jade asked kissing her.
"Well I beat up a boy because he was teasing my girlfriend!" Hugo said defiantly. Jade and Hermione burst into giggles and Jade squeezed Hugo extra hard.
"And you've become a Xerox copy of your father. I missed you very much. Guys…Hermione, you look like you'll pop any minute." Jade said as Hermione giggled.
"Jade." Ron said hugging Jade.
"Ron. How have you been?" Jade asked.
"I've been great. How about you, busy woman? So busy you forgot about us." He said and Jade shook her head.
"It's not that Ron and you know it. I've been bouncing from art classes to these organizations and teaching every day of the week. It's not that I don't forget, I just don't have any time of the world." Jade said holding his hand.
"Fine but could you at least clear an evening so we can possibly have dinner? Before Mione gives birth because I know that after that, thing will get very hectic." Ron said and Jade nodded.
"I'll definitely come over. Around this week, how about tomorrow?" Jade asked seeing Hermione and Ron nod.
"That's great! Harry and Ginny are coming over tomorrow night as well. We'll all have dinner." Ron said.
Hearing Harry and Ginny's name sparked a sudden nervousness in Jade. "How about I visit another night? I probably have a million things to do tomorrow night." Jade said hoping that they would spare her.
"Jade, you have to come tomorrow night. Don't worry about Harry and Ginny." Hermione said seeing Jade shake her head.
"Nah, they'll feel uncomfortable if I'm there. I don't want to ruin your dinner so I'll-"
"You won't ruin anyone's dinner Jade. You've done nothing wrong and if they feel uncomfortable about anything, I'll see to it. You're a friend of ours Jade and if you consider us friends as well, you'll come tomorrow night." Ron said seeing Jade try to protest.
"Oh Ron please don't do that to me." Jade said seeing Hermione smile.
"That's my husband! We'll see you tomorrow night sweetheart." Hermione said kissing Jade's cheek.
"Bye Hermione. Bye Ron. Oh my little loves, are you really going to leave me?" Jade asked leveling herself to Hugo and Rose.
"I don't want to leave you Jade! Can we please stay over at your home and eat smores and watch cartoons in the veletision?" Rose asked. Hugo started to jump and Jade nodded.
"I'll tell you what. I'll drop by your house in a few hours and take you home for a sleepover, how does that sound?" Jade asked. Both Rose and Hugo were delighted by the plan and made Jade swear that she would come and get them. Jade swore and bid them goodbye to visit the Malfoy Manor to help Alcaeus.
Alcaeus felt worried about his plans. According to Francis and the maids, the magnets would actually work, but only for a whole hour's time. They could be separated but every minute counted. Alcaeus wondered how on earth he was going to stick the other pair of magnets on his father and Jade.
"Give it to me young Master Malfoy; I'll sew it in as a button on the shirt your father will wear today." A maid said taking a magnet from Alcaeus.
"Don't lose it!" Alcaeus warned.
"I won't young Master Malfoy." The maid said. Alcaeus fiddled with the other magnet and looked up to see Jade walking in.
"Good afternoon Alcaeus." Jade said seeing him smile.
"Good afternoon Jade." Alcaeus said running towards her. He wrapped his small arms around her and desperately tried to look for a place where he could place the other part of the magnet. He saw the pockets on her pants and slipped the magnet in there and stepped back, smiling widely. Jade narrowed her eyes playfully at the child and bent down to meet his eyes.
"You're happy about something that you won't share with me?" Jade asked seeing him giggle.
"What if I told you I've already given it to you? You just never knew it?" Alcaeus asked.
Jade cocked her head to the side and Alcaeus turned around and left to the living area to show Jade the amounts of books he and his father had bought to read. They sat together as Alcaeus read for a while until Alcaeus asked if they could play hide and seek.
"Hide and seek? You want to play hide and seek? You never wanted to play these types of games before." Jade said seeing him stand up.
"I want to now! Please! I don't have anyone else to play with. I have no friends and-"
"All right, all right, but you have to promise me that you'll finish the rest of this book by tomorrow." Jade said seeing Alcaeus nod. Jade then agreed and let Alcaeus lead her up the stairs. "Wont your father be angry if he finds out we're playing hide and seek instead of getting you to read?" Jade asked seeing Alcaeus shake his head.
"Here, you count and I hide." Alcaeus said when they reached the second floor. Alcaeus ran away and Jade shrugged counting to ten. She then turned around and looked in each and every single room to find Alcaeus. Jade walked into a bedroom and quickly recognized it as Draco's bedroom. She went to leave but collided with someone when she went to turn and leave.
"Goodness Merlin, careful!" Draco said as Jade stumbled back.
"I'm sorry! I was looking for Alcaeus-"
"It's all right." Draco said quickly. Jade nodded and went to leave but it was as if someone grabbed her from behind and pulled her with strong force. Jade turned around and saw herself, chest to chest with Draco.
"Mr. Malfoy!" Jade said trying to push herself away from him.
"What are you doing?!" Draco asked trying to step back. But it was as if they were glued together, that they wouldn't separate.
"This is extremely inappropriate Mr. Malfoy. Will you please let me go?!" Jade asked trying to push him harder.
"I'm not the one holding on to you, you let me go!" Draco said. They stood there, squirming, pulling, pushing and all sorts of things to free themselves from each other but failed to do so. Jade's whole torso was stuck to his and felt embarrassed in this incredibly unexplainable situation.
"Stop…stop. STOP!" Jade yelled. Draco stopped moving and Jade looked down and gently pulled but she wouldn't budge. "I don't know what's going on." Jade said moving in any way possible to free herself.
The way she moved against him stirred things in Draco that he never felt in the last 7 years. He watched Jade grab his sides and pull but it would make no effect on her, but she didn't realize that it was driving him to the edges. The most private parts of her body were stuck to Draco, who felt every bit of her. He didn't know what was keeping them attached but he did know one thing, Jade Harper was the best smelling woman he had ever met.
Jade looked up to tell him that she couldn't figure it out but was surprised to see him staring at her with a strange desire in his eyes. She closed her mouth from speaking and lowered her hands from his shoulders and rested them on his biceps, still staring softly at him. She hoped he didn't notice how hard her heart was beating. She could almost see her heart beating and most definitely could hear it. Draco swallowed and licked his lips as if he was ready to kiss her.
Alcaeus watched with pure delight in his father's bedroom's closet, holding another pair of magnets tightly together. He bared all of his little teeth as he watched his father and his future mother to be quiet down and start to stare at each other. They were going to fall in love! The bedroom door opened and he heard his Uncle Blaise walk in and ruin the moment between Jade and Draco. Alcaeus gasped silently and immediately separated the magnets, separating both Draco and Jade.
As soon as Blaise Zambini walked through the doors, he saw Jade and Draco together in an embrace. He raised his eyebrows and saw the two snap their heads to him and open their mouths but they momentarily paused and gaped at each other when they split from each other.
"I should have knocked! I'll be in the study waiting for you. Don't take too long now. Youngsters these days." Blaise said going to leave but Draco went to explain.
"Blaise! No! It wasn't what…what was that?" Draco asked turning to Jade who was equally flabbergasted.
"I don't know! I never experienced this in my life, let alone ever hear of this." Jade said. Draco, who was still feeling a bit on cloud nine, shook these feelings off roughly. He was irritated by the fact that he hadn't a clue what happened to them. "I have to go…home." Jade said shaking her head.
Draco silently watched her leave smiling a bit seeing her bewildered what-the-hell-was-that expressions. He also left his bedroom and sought out his best friend, who waited smugly in his study."Wipe that smirk off your face, it wasn't what you think." Draco said seeing Blaise shrug.
"All right, I accept." Blaise said.
Draco paused, expecting more from his friend. "That's it? You're not going to say anything else?" Draco asked seeing Blaise nod.
"There is nothing to say. I mean I walk in your bedroom…a bedroom. Not a study or the kitchen but a bedroom and your bedroom by all means and there you are, standing with Harper in your arms with no breathing space in between you…ready to swallow her but if you say it was nothing. Of course it wasn't! I believe my best friend!" Blaise said sarcastically.
"Honestly Blaise would you please listen to what happened before you came in? It might sound stupid but we both-forget it." Draco said feeling it was useless when Blaise was grinning at him like a Cheshire cat.
"No! Please advocate for yourself. This better be good." Blaise said seeing Draco shake his head and sigh.
"What's the use? You'll never believe me. The truth even sounds ridiculous but I just want to say that I have no interest whatsoever in Alcaeus's tutor. That's that." Draco said swiping his arms briskly to conclude his statement.
"All right, you do whatever you want, I won't bug you about it but there's a reason why I came here. A few of our Hogwart's buddies are holding a party at this newly opened club that they made. One of England's best clubs for witches and wizards and you know what that means. The most gorgeous women in this world-"
"Not interested. I have a child if you didn't know. I'm supposed to be taking care of him, not trying to get some ass at the most exclusive club in England." Draco said.
Blaise clicked his teeth in annoyance and started to lecture his friend. "Sometimes I think you're gay Draco. If you didn't have Alcaeus, I'd have no doubt in my mind. You're so uptight-"
"I'm not uptight."
"You look like you have a wand up your arse. Take that wand out from time to time and just relax. I'm not asking you to shag 50 women in one night, although that would be sweet. I'm saying, shag consecutively." Blaise said.
Draco rolled his eyes and scoffed. "Blaise you're sick. How do women find you charming?" Draco asked as Blaise shrugged.
"Why don't you ask them for yourself Draco? Just come this once, and I swear you won't have to come again. I already promised them I'd have you there. If you won't come, I'll look like an arse." Blaise said.