The next morning, Jade woke up early for Ginny and Harry's wedding. She took her belongings and apparated to the Burrow where they were holding a backyard wedding for the two.
"Starting hair and makeup already?" Jade asked sitting on Ginny's bed.
"I'm hoping my hair would hold for the whole evening." Ginny said with the curlers in her hair.
Jade hummed and lied down on Ginny's bed and took a small nap. In the afternoon, she was woken up to be told that they were starting to get ready. Jade sat there, doing her makeup as Hermione and Luna did theirs and spoke about married life. Jade wished she knew what they were talking about. They seemed so happy complaining about their husbands and even picking out their positive traits. What habits they had, what types of foods they wanted their wives to make, each made Jade yearn for what could have happened with Draco.
After a few hours, the girls were finished with their makeup and slipped into their yellow gowns. Jade helped Ginny zip up her gown and fix the veil. They giggled and marveled at the fact that she was getting married today and Molly burst into the room, ushering them out.
"You have to be married today Ginevra!" Molly said.
"All right! All right! I'm going!" Ginny said leaving.
Jade stepped downstairs and walked outside seeing everyone seated, waiting for the bride to be. Jade stood in her place and saw Draco stand behind to her, wearing his black tux.
"Hello there partner." Fred said appearing by Jade's side.
"Hello Fred." Jade said shaking his hand. She had just met Fred Weasley on the day they had the wedding rehearsals. She was partnered to only walk down the aisle with him before Ginny walked in. Jade found him incredibly charming and extremely funny. Throughout the whole rehearsal, Jade apologized as she burst into laughter here and there because of Fred.
"You look beautiful today." Fred complimented as Jade smiled.
"Thank you, you look dashing." Jade said seeing him grin. They walked down the aisle as the music started and separated, standing on two sides. Jade looked around to see Alcaeus sitting there, waving at her. Jade waved back and grinned seeing him look so happy. The wedding itself felt very intimate. The warm June breeze during the evening and the sun setting created the perfect atmosphere. Jade envied how beautifully this wedding was pulled off. Ginny and Harry said their vows, promising each other to stay with each other until death and to love each other. They were soon pronounced as husband and wife and the two engulfed each other in an eternal snog.
After pictures were taken, Jade and the rest of the girls went off to change. "Hermione please tell me if there's anything wrong." Jade said turning around for the umpteenth time.
"Draco will fall over and die, now will you please come downstairs?!" Hermione asked.
Jade wrinkled a nose at her friend and tugged the dress up. With one more look, Jade left the room to walk outside for the reception. She met various people from Hogwarts and made small talk with them as she looked around for Draco once in a while. Jade was most surprised with the 8 children Luna and Neville had together.
"I'm pregnant again…funny thing, the Healer told me I was expecting triplets late fall." Luna said as Neville gave a nervous laugh.
"We're probably doing something right." Neville said as Jade giggled.
"Probably." Jade said. Jade sat next to Alcaeus and Hermione who kept fighting with Ron to stop making ludicrous jokes about Neville and Luna.
"I never knew Neville had it in him to have eight kids. Sex eight times?" Ron asked looking clearly as if he had one too many drinks.
"Ronald keep your mouth shut!" Hermione warned. Jade bit her lip from smiling and saw Draco smirking, watching one of his best friends try to explain to Hermione and him that it was impossible for Neville to have shagged someone so many times.
"When are you going to have the baby?" Alcaeus asked as they ate. Draco listened and watched Jade speak.
"In two months." Jade said seeing Alcaeus's eyes bulge.
"You have to have a baby inside of you for two months?" he asked as if it were the most shocking thing he had heard in his life.
"Not two…nine months…sometimes ten." Jade said seeing him gasp overdramatically. Jade nodded and giggled.
"So, what is it? A boy or a girl?" Alcaeus asked.
"A little girl." Jade answered gently.
"She'll be my friend wont she? I like having friends." Alcaeus said.
"Of course she will sweetheart." Jade said looking at Draco who was quite attentive to their conversation. Jade placed a hand on his cheek and kissed him.
"She'll be like your sister." As dinner finished, the newlywed couple had their first dance as husband and wife.
One by one, couples got up to dance and Ron got up to dance with Hermione. "It'll feel like we're married all over again. I promise I won't question Neville's sex life ever again." Ron said. Hermione turned around and gave Jade an eye roll causing her to dissolve in laughter.
"So how long will it take you to ask her for a dance before I really screw with your head?" Pansy asked sitting next to Draco who groaned.
"Why is this happening to me?" Draco asked quietly.
"This is your guilty conscious speaking Draco Malfoy. Unless you are not satisfied with what you want, I will be here every step of the way." Pansy said turning towards Jade, seeing Fred sit down in front of her with a little blonde girl next to him.
"And who's this?" Jade asked holding the little girl's hand.
"This is Francois Delacour Weasley. Francois this is Jade Harper, a family friend." Fred said as Francois gave a curtsey.
"How old are you love?" Jade asked.
"I am 9 years old." Francois said with a light French accent. "She loves her uncle Fred so much, she accepted to a dance with him." Fred said holding Francois's hand. Draco looked towards Alcaeus who looked somewhat strange, watching Francois Delacour Weasley.
"And who's that?" Fred asked pointing to Alcaeus.
"Oh, this is Alcaeus Malfoy he was a student of mine." Jade said with a hand behind Alcaeus's back.
"Nice to meet you Alcaeus." Fred said shaking Alcaeus's hand.
"Pleased to meet you sir." Alcaeus said.
"Charming…you said he was Malfoy's son? Oh there you are." Fred said seeing Draco sitting in front of them.
"Nice to see you again Weasley." Draco said shaking Fred's hand.
"Harry and the family have been gushing about you." Fred said.
"Not exactly the antisocial brute everyone's known me for in Hogwart's eh?" Draco asked as Fred grinned.
"Not exactly, I think there have been a few more words added to that but let's not discuss this tonight. I actually came here to ask Jade for a dance. May I?" Fred asked getting up and lending Jade a hand.
"Oh…yes, yes of course." Jade said getting up. She felt disappointed for not being asked by Draco himself. She walked away with Fred to dance as Francois sat next to Alcaeus and the two shyly asked each other about the other.
"Oh no…you're too late. Now you're going to be sitting here…all by yourself." Pansy said placing a hand under her chin. Draco crossed his arms and sat back in mild jealously. A few minutes later Alcaeus asked Francois if she wanted to dance.
"Why of couze." Francois said. Alcaeus jumped off his chair and nervously held her hand and walked off to dance.
Ginny walked towards Draco and pulled his arm to dance. "You can't just sit here and do nothing." Ginny said.
"It's been quite entertaining for me." Draco said.
"No, not this time. You're coming to dance." Ginny said.
"I don't know how to." Draco said as Ginny led him towards the center. Draco watched Hermione share a dance with Harry as Ron danced by himself, near them. He went to turn around but a hand smacked his nose and somehow a finger hit one of his eyes, causing him to rub his nose vigorously and tear.
"Oh my goodness, are you all right?" Jade asked letting go of Fred and placing her attention to Draco who nodded. "Let me see…I'm so sorry, I didn't even see you there." Jade said holding his head.
"It's fine." Draco sniffed. He tried to clear his vision but felt an eyelash poking his eyeball, frustrating him. "Argh, there's a bloody lash in my eye." Draco said roughly rubbing his eye.
"Don't do that!" Jade said moving his hand. Ginny grabbed Fred's arm and placed a finger to her lips. It wasn't exactly how she planned for them to dance, but it would do. At least they were talking to each other. "How does it feel now?" Jade asked softly.
Draco blinked and felt relieved. "It's gone." He said. Jade smiled and the two stood in front of each other, near dancing couples. "Do you want to dance?" Draco asked gently.
Jade blushed feeling her first butterflies all over again. She locked her hands around his neck and felt him wrap his arms around her waist. She terribly wanted to kiss him again. His cologne deeply intoxicated her senses, making her fall in love all over again. She was pathetic yes, because she couldn't help herself. She was in love with this man. No matter the arguments, no matter the viewpoints, no matter what. She wished she could have gotten closer to him, but because of her belly, it created a small distance between the two. Draco gazed at Jade and felt a kick at his navel. He looked down and Jade made a small gasp, clutching her belly.
"Did you feel that?" Jade asked seeing Draco nod frantically. Jade laughed seeing the look on Draco's face, who looked scared. He placed a hand on her round stomach and felt his daughter kick sharply. "Ow that hurt." Jade winced.
"If she kicks you again, she'll be grounded when she comes out." Draco said. Jade looked up and saw Draco busying himself to feel another kick from his daughter. "Come on…kick Mummy again." Draco said.
"You're already making teams!" Jade complained.
"It's already been made, besides you already have Alcaeus in your favor." Draco said feeling his daughter kick again. "And she agrees." Draco added feeling an overwhelming happiness.
"She loves you already." Jade said softly.
Draco smiled and looked up seeing Jade fighting her tears. He didn't want to see her like this. He bullshitted too much in his life and now to hurt her anymore. Seeing her look so unhappy while carrying their child made him understand how stupid and selfish he had really been.
"I believe we can have more experiences like this than Longbottom and Lovegood have children." Draco said seeing Jade let out a tiny laugh. "I also believe that I've been the most selfish man there can be. I don't know how I can apologize and make anything up to you. For leaving you the way I did for all these months, by yourself. To make the long story short, I love you…I love us." Draco said softly.
Jade by this point had been a mess. She had been crying since he had started and now, didn't honestly care what she looked like. Draco leaned in and captured her lips, intending to never let go again.
They made up!!
ClassySam