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Author's Note: Please R&R!

"I really shouldn't. What would others think? Everyone knows I'm with Ron." Hermione said. Still debating with herself. She really wanted to help. She loves helping people, but at what cost? What would this cost her? This would surely screw everything up. What if something were to happen between them. After that kiss, something was sure to happen, it already has. How far would she let them go? What would happen if Ron were to find out. Would he believe that she was just helping? Somehow she doubted that he would be understanding. Would all this keep her distracted from becoming a Mediwitch? "How long can I think this over?"

With a tiny sigh, and then smiling that she didn't say no to him. "Owl me as soon as you wake up, we will want to get a head start and I know it's too late now to be thinking about this and then owling each other." He gave her a small hug and a kiss on the forehead and turned away and left.

"Wait I didn't say yes."

"You didn't say no." He said back with a smirk and turned away to leave.

After walking into the house she put her purse away and looked around to see where Ron was. She didn't find him in the living room or kitchen so he must be in bed. She walked into the kitchen and got a cold glass of water, then sat at the table to think all this over again. Thinking about it all with him so close to her was too detracting. Maybe I should talk to Ron about this. It would be a good idea, to at least let him know what is going on. I won't be starting any of the things I need to do for becoming a Mediwitch until next week, and Ron is going in to work tomorrow. What if something were to happen. Like him trying to kiss her again. Would she let him? Would she kiss him instead? That kiss was something else. The tingles she got were something she hasn't felt with Ron since they first started to go out. Maybe it's just because it's something she knows she shouldn't be doing. She always heard that forbidden things always tasted better. Remembering the feeling of his arm wrapped around her waist. What would it feel like to have his hand rubbing all over her body, or her hands running down his naked chest? Shaking her head to get the thoughts from going where they shouldn't be. I'm sure Ron wouldn't mind my helping a friend out when they needed her. A friend? Since when is Malfoy a friend? And dinner wasn't a bad payback for spending hours and hours looking at houses. She just knew it would take forever. He was always one for wanting the best in everything. He was so picky, and she bet he was going to make this last as long as he can.

Having decided on what she was going to do. Even tho he said not to worry about thinking about it tonight. She went over to her owl, Eso, who she named after the Greek Goddess, a sun-natured Goddess whose name meant dawn. Eso was a beautiful owl. She was golden in colour with white covering her face and chest.

Hermione wrote a quick note saying yes, and that her owl's name was. She then rolled up the parchment and tied it to Eso's leg. "Would you mind taking this to Draco Malfoy please Eso?" She asked her owl sweetly. She gave her owl a treat and a little pet before taking her to the window and opening it up. The owl gave Hermione a tiny peck and flew off. Hermione looked out the window and watch her owl. Once she couldn't see her anymore Hermione went to bed.

Waking up early the next morning to pecking at the window. Hermione got out of bed and let the owl in. It came to her bedroom window instead of in the living where the window was open enough to let Eso in. Hermione guess that since this owl was a huge eagle owl that it couldn't fit through the opening.

She gave him a treat and untied the note. Reading the beautiful handwriting. It was from Malfoy telling her to meet her at a little café not far from where she was at 8:30 am. It was still 7 so she wasn't worried about getting just yet. Ron had left already for work, so she went into the kitchen and made some eggs and toast. After eating, she went to have a shower and get dressed for the day. She went into her den and picked a book to read before she had to leave.

At 8:15 she grabbed her purse and locked up the house. Walked down the road to the little café. She got there and couldn't see Malfoy yet. She sat down and didn't have to wait long, Draco showed up three minutes after her. He looked around and when he spotted her he walked over and sat with her.

"So how would you like to do this? When my mother looked for a place I didn't help her, she knew what she wanted and had her lawyer do all the work." Malfoy said as he picked up a menu and started to look through it.

"Well we could go over to the computers they have here and look and see what they have listed as available around here, and then go look. Or I don't know do as I said in the first place and call up a realtor and get them to help." Waiting for the waiter to notice we wanted something. When she finally came over and asked us what we wanted, and when we told her just coffee she huffed and walked off.

"So professional." It didn't take long for the waiter to come back with our coffee. After she left, Hermione turned back to Draco, "So What did you want to do?"

"What's a realtor?"

SIGH! "A realtor is someone you call when you are looking for a new place. They come and meet you and then ask about what you are looking for and how much you are wanting to spend either buying or renting a place. Then they will bring you all the listings they think you will like. Then they take you to look at the places you picked out." She said as she finished off her drink.

"Why didn't you say that earlier. So much easier, we will just do that. That way they can do all the work. Why don't you find a number and call someone." Malfoy said as he got up to ask the waiter for a muffin.

"Oh My God Malfoy!" She yelled at him. She then walked over to one of the computers to look up a number of a realtor nearby. Finding one she wrote it down and walked over to the counter to ask to use the phone. She called and the realtor said she would be right over. She walked back over to the table and told Draco.

They sat there waiting for the realtor to come. Every now and then Hermione would steal a piece of muffin. Draco didn't mind and when it was all gone he went over and got another one. The realtor finally showed up and sat with them. She was a tall stringy blonde with pale blue eyes, and clearly liked Draco and flirted with him as much as she could.

After about the fifth giggle and eye bat, Hermione grabbed Draco's hand and looked pointedly at the realtor. All she did was glare at Hermione and turned back to Draco and asked him more questions, but the flirting at least stopped. After the realtor got all the information she needed, she said she would be back with some listings.

"Told you that you and I would be finding our new place," Draco said smirking at Hermione.

"Whatever Malfoy. She was shamelessly flirting. How would she know we aren't together? Let's just wait for her to get back look at the places, get it all over with." Hermione said crossing her arms and leaning back in the chair, looking around the place than staring out the window.

Took most of the day to see the places that the realtor had picked out to show them. Around two the realtor remember she had to pick up a few things from her work, so while she was gone Hermione and Draco stopped off someplace close by and sat and had lunch. The realtor came back and they kept going from where they left off. Finally, after about 10 different places Draco finally found a place he liked. It was a three-floor house, with four bathrooms, four bedrooms, a huge kitchen, a den and its own private library.

After all the papers were done and signed, and with a "Hope you guys like your new place," the realtor left. Draco turned to Hermione with a huge smile on his face. He ran to her and wrapped his arms around her waist and picked her and spun her around and around. They both laughed at his craziness.

"Thank you so much for all the help. Now, where would you like to go for dinner? Oh, I need to find someplace now or a few places I guess to buy stuff for the house. Did you want to help me with that too? Oh, this is exciting." Laughing he looked around the living room area he was in. Then looking over at Hermione since she hasn't said anything.

"I really should be getting home." She said without looking at him. "Ron will be getting home soon. I should get home and start on supper."

"Don't worry about him. Let me take you out for a nice meal to help pay you back for all the trouble today was. Plus if need be you can take some leftovers home." He said walking up to her. "I should pop over to Diagon Alley too. Oh, and I know the perfect place where to go for supper. I need to get some more gallons changed to muggle money, can stop on the way back and get some food." He said waiting for her to say something. And then grabbed her arm and started to walk both of them to the front door.

"Seriously Malfoy. Do you have to do this every time you want something?" Hermione said as she took her arm out of his hand.

He grabbed her again on the arm and took her out of the house, and locked it up. Turned back to her. "Well, I wouldn't have to if you would just do as I want." He said with a smirk.

Sigh "Fine I'll go. But I can't go for too long. I really do need to get back." With that Draco looked around to see if there was anyone around. Since no one was, he grabbed her arm again and apparated away.

They arrived in the Leaky Cauldron. They walked through the bar and out the back to the brick wall. They tapped the bricks and watch as they open to Diagon Alley. They went first to Gringotts and Draco changed some money. Then they both walked around a bit. They found the place where he wanted to have dinner. They were seated right away and had someone take their drinks as soon as they sat down.

"So today was fun." Draco blurted out, trying to think of something to say.

"Oh yes so much fun, looking at boring houses, and hanging out with you all day, plus watching the realtor shamelessly flirt with you." She replied glaring at him. She picked up a menu and looked through trying to figure out what she should have.

"You look hot when you're jealous." He said as he watched for her reaction.

Just before she could have the chance to say anything the waiter came over to get their order. They gave their order and watched as the waiter left. They didn't have to wait long for their food to come. They both sat silently while they ate.

"So you really like the last house we picked or did you just pick it because you were tired of looking?" Hermione asked as she picked at the last bit of food on her plate.

With a tiny shake of his head, he said, "I wouldn't have put money down for it if I didn't like it, even a little."

Humph, rich snobs, thought Hermione. After finishing off the little bit she had left, she took the napkin and made sure her face and hands were clean and put it on the plate. "Well, that food was wonderful."

"Would you like some dessert?" Draco said picking up the dessert menu.

"No, no, I need to be getting back now," Hermione said as she started to pick up her purse. They both got up and he walked over and help her slip her jacket on. Draco walked over and paid for dinner, and walked back to Hermione. They left the Diagon Alley and apparated back to an alley close to Hermione's place.

Draco grabbed Hermione and gave her a big hug, and looked down at her. "Thank you so much for helping me today. I wouldn't have known where to have even started." Before she could reply he kissed her.

Quiet shocked from the kiss, her mouth was open slightly. He took advantage of that and slowly stuck his tongue in, just enough to touch the tip of hers. Hearing the moan come from her made him a bit braver and he stuck his tongue in more. She had her hands on his chest and started to slide them up and into his hair. She tugged his hair slightly, and hear him moan this time. One of his hands was around her waist and his other one was like hers, in her hair. His hands were pulling her as close as she could go. After a few seconds of kissing, he backed her up against the brick walk behind her. And attacked her both let out a moan. Once she needed to come up for air, he kept kissing down her neck. She threw her head back with a moan and gave him more room for her neck. She pulled his hair so his head was closer. He kissed down her jawline and up to her ear, gave it a few little nibbles then started down her neck. Over and across her cleavage and up the other side of her neck. As he is kissing her his hand that was around her waist is now heading to the edge of her shirt. He slowly slips his hand inside and rubs her stomach. Hearing her moan louder, he moved his hand higher.

"Oh, she feels like silk." Draco thinks to himself as his hand goes higher. And his hips start to rub a little on hers, so she can feel just how much she is affecting him. Just before he gets to her breasts he removes his hand. He chuckles a little as he hears her sigh from the loss. He takes his hair that is in her hair and grabs her thigh and wraps her leg around his waist. He goes back to kissing her up to her ear again and whispers, "Come back with me?" just as his hand grabs her shirt-covered breast.

She moans again but hearing him talk brings her back out of her daze. Breathing hard, she grabs his hands and takes them off her, and pushes him from her a bit so her leg slides back down. She stands there looking around. Then back at him. She lets go of him and walks down the alley to the sidewalk. Turns to him. "I cant." She says and walks away.