"What the fuck are you doing here?" Draco hissed at Gwenda who stared savagely at Draco. She stepped up towards him but Draco pushed her back to forbid her from entering the house. He wasn't going to have her ruin Jade's entire week. Jade only had these last few hours to be happy.

"You left me." Gwenda said seeing Draco's jaw clench.

"I guess that you didn't come here to play Captain Obvious did you?" Draco asked. Gwenda pointed a thin finger at him and shook it.

"You promised that you'd be with me. You promised this Christmas with me but you completely turn around and send me this." Gwenda said throwing the letter that he sent to her before taking Jade to the Burrow.

"If you don't get out of here I'll-"

"Think Draco. Don't be rash…after all…she is a woman that gave her heart to you too as well." Draco heard Rosa's voice. He saw Gwenda waiting for him to finish his sentence. It was true. If he threatened to kill her, it would make things only worse. He took a deep breath and ran a hand through his hair and thought before he said anything.

"Gwenda…I love my wife. I went through a rough time with her and came to you…and I'm sorry but you've been a good friend to me. I love my more than anything in the world and I want to be with her-"

"YOU CANNOT LEAVE ME!" Gwenda screamed.


Hermione slowly walked down the stairs and heard a woman screaming and Draco arguing with her. She raised her eyebrow and looked over to see the door slightly open and heard Draco trying to console a woman.

"But I love you!" she sobbed.

Hermione moved closer and went over to see something that broke her heart and knew that would devastate Jade and kill her. In Draco's arms was a blonde woman kissing Draco eagerly. Hermione wasn't going to waste her time, Jade needed to catch them red handed before that woman was going to leave. Hermione quickly turned around and walked towards Jade and Draco's bedroom.


"Please stop screaming!" Draco almost yelled.

He couldn't have her call for Jade. He started to panic again and thought that it would be best if he stuck to his own plan and killed her.

"You have to listen Gwenda. I know it's hard for you but you can find a man that will appreciate and love you. I've made a very big mistake and I know you feel cheated but what I feel about you is nothing to what you feel about me. I can't leave my wife. As a woman…how would you feel if a man you loved cheated on you?" Draco asked.

Gwenda only cried and said "But I love you!"

Draco gave a rough sigh and went to tell her to fuck off but she suddenly grasped his arms and pulled her to him. She kissed him and wrapped her arms around him so he wouldn't be able to move.

"Don't hurt her." Rosa ordered Draco. Draco pushed her back firmly and shook his head.

"I can't let this happen Gwenda. No matter what you say or do, I won't leave my wife and that's absolutely final. Nothing in this-"

"What in the world have I done to deserve this Draco? Did I say something for you to leave me?" Gwenda asked.


Jade hummed as she put on her clothes. She went over to her dressing table and pulled out her little jewelry box to take out a simple necklace that Draco had given her last Christmas. She had persuaded Draco not to spoil her by giving her lavish gifts that she couldn't wear. She saw beauty in simplicity and that's what she had always preferred in life. Small and simple things that would enhance herself instead itself.

She clasped on a small diamond necklace and turned around to wear her boots. Her bedroom door flew open and Jade looked up to see Hermione look pale and anxious.

"Hermione?" Jade asked.

Without a word, Hermione grabbed Jade's hand and dragged her out of the bedroom, down the long hallway and towards the front door where she stopped her and let her watch the scene that Draco and Gwenda were creating. She walked closer to the door and heard Ginny, Angelina and Katie chattering and walking down the stairs. Hermione silenced them and they frowned at her, wondering what was going on.

Jade listened and saw Gwenda sob uncontrollably.

"We made love everywhere and you come and tell me a few days before Christmas that you're going to go off with that bint that you never loved?" Gwenda asked.

Jade was deeply aghast when she saw Draco strike Gwenda across the face and Gwenda fell backwards, looking at him furiously.

"That's my wife you're speaking about, speak with respect about her." Draco growled.

"You don't love her! You told me you don't love her while you were fucking me! You said my name, not HERS!" Gwenda screamed. Gwenda suddenly saw Jade at the doorway and she instantly threw herself at Jade's feet.

"Please, please. I'll pay you anything you want. Give me Draco. Leave Draco and I'll give you anything you want in the world. We both love each other and you can't take him from me. He told me he doesn't love you. He hates you. He hates even looking at you. I swear he can't stand anything you say or do so why are you keeping him around? Find someone else but give me my Draco." Gwenda begged.

Draco felt real fear and the blood drain from his face when he saw Jade standing behind him, looking at Gwenda and him in bewilderment. He felt like he had lost everything. This battle was lost and Draco should have known that from the beginning. The main point that Draco wanted to make was to let her feel that she never regretted to marry him or thought that he was the biggest mistake of her life. Now that Gwenda was here, ruining everything for him.

This one mistake of his life cost him his wife.

Jade felt so many feelings hit her all at once. She didn't know what to think or do. This woman that Jade hardly knew had competed for Draco's heart and had won it at some point during her marriage with him. She looked at Gwenda, the woman that Draco had slept with, spent time with and spoke with when Jade wasn't there. She realized then why Draco had been so cold and so distant with her.

She felt her face tense and her forehead feel like it was about to burst. Tears had clouded her vision and she let out a small sob. Draco grabbed Gwenda by the arm and dragged her away from Jade. He threw her away from him and pointed his wand at her. When Jade saw this, she ran up to Draco and knocked his arm off from hurting Gwenda.

"No!" Jade screamed. She rounded on Draco and held his arms firmly to his sides.

"What has been done is done. Don't make things worse than they are now." Jade said feeling her body tremor. She felt a few tears fall from her face and saw how much Draco regretted this to happen. Right now she needed to think clearly and not let her emotions get the best of her. She needed to save Draco from being caught by the Ministry and then cry her heart out later.

"Give me your wand." Jade whispered.

Draco obeyed and handed her his wand that Jade took and gave to Hermione. Jade let Draco go and went to Gwenda who was thoroughly confused and heartbroken.

"Come with me." Jade snapped. Gwenda shook her head and started to scream, making a scene in front of people that walked by. Jade grabbed her arm and yanked her up and started to drag her into the house. Gwenda refused but no longer was in power when Katie and Angelina lent Jade a hand and almost carried her into the house. Katie, Jade and Angelina placed Gwenda in the living room and Jade sat in front of Gwenda.

"I know you're going to kill me. I knew I shouldn't have come here!" Gwenda cried.

"I'm not going to kill you Gwenda. I'm here to talk to you. Look at me Gwenda." Jade said placing a hand on Gwenda's good cheek and turning her face to look at Jade.

"What in the world is going on?" Charlie asked walking inside of the living room with the rest of the men. The looks that Hermione, Ginny, Katie and Angelina gave them was enough for them to shut up and watch.

"You're going to get what you want Gwenda. I'm not going to be with him anymore." Jade said.

"No! Jade don't-" Draco was cut off by Jade who shook her head at him.

"It's over Draco. There's nothing you can say to me to change my mind. Is this why you've been acting so strange all week? You probably had a row with your girlfriend and decided that I was going to be the only one that was there for you. I know you haven't changed at all, this is all you. You'll always be that pathetic excuse that I married that never changed." Jade said furiously feeling her tears fall freely and herself flush from anger.

She walked out of the living room and covered her face, sobbing uncontrollably. She felt someone wheel her around and she saw Draco standing there, trying to get her to talk to him.

"Get off of me. Let me go!" Jade said through her teeth, trying to get him off but he didn't budge.

"Look, you have to let me explain." Draco said seeing her shove him off.

"Explain what? That you haven't shagged her enough to consider it cheating? That you were probably drunk while you were with her? Go ahead; give me your best shot. Explain by all means." Jade said sarcastically. There was a desperate and anxious streak that was expressed on his face. He held her arms.

"Jade it was a mistake. I made the biggest mistake of my life and I'm repenting for it. I've changed I swear I have. Just give me one chance to give you what you deserved, back." Draco pleaded.

Jade gently took his hands off her arms feeling her heart break softly from this whole week he had spent to glue it back together. The years of isolation and his betrayal was something Jade could never get back. How could she forgive him just like that? It was completely unfair for her to suffer her whole marriage while he was having his fun. Now that he was back to her for a few days, he expected her to forgive him.

"What I deserve Draco is someone that will be completely faithful and loving as I had been to you throughout all these years. And I'm afraid I can't pardon this mistake. Maybe I would have forgiven you if you slipped once but for all these years? You never stopped to think about me so how could I think about you now?" Jade asked gently. She broke off from him and went off to her bedroom and locked herself inside, crying out from the anguish and remorse that she had been holding in for all these years.

Draco stood in front of the doorway feeling a thousand times worse than he had originally felt when she found out. At that time he never realized how much he had loved her but after spending a week knowing how much of her he loved that she loved back hurt him more. He didn't know what to tell her or how to tell her that he was sorry. He knew that she didn't want to see his face right now but he didn't have a minute to waste.

"Jade…please open the door. I need to talk to you." Draco said to the door. He never heard her response from the other side. He placed his head on the door and closed his eyes wondering what he had done. Draco felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned to see Hermione standing there, her eyes filled with tears and her nose red.

"Give her time alone. Right now she doesn't want to deal with anyone…especially you. She'll come around, just give her time to think." Hermione croaked.

Draco looked at the woman in front of him that he had tortured since 1st year in Hogwarts. He had pestered her and called her names, yet she had done everything she could for him. She was the only one that supported his and Jade's relationship and still helped him after he had broken her best friend's heart. He owed Hermione his life and was thankful to have a friend like her in need.

"Hermione I didn't mean to-"

"I don't know what to tell you Draco. This all depends on Jade now." Hermione said.

"But you don't understand Hermione. I've changed completely." Draco told her.

Hermione took Draco's arm and guided him to the living room where everyone sat silently, not being able to talk. When everyone had seen Draco, they stiffened and glared at him, hoping to rip him into pieces if Jade allowed.