Disclaimer: All Harry Potter names and places all belong to J. K. Rowling.

Author's Note: Please R&R!

Shit, shit, SHIT! What was she going to do? Well, she didn't really have much choice but to go. Ron will be home soon. She couldn't have Malfoy here when Ron came home, and Malfoy said that he wasn't leaving. She wished she could get ahold of Ginny. But then Ginny would tell her to go.

Hermione look over at her bed where the package was. She slowly walked over to it. It was about two and a half feet long and one foot across, and was all white and had a pretty tan ribbon wrapped around it. She undid the ribbon and started to lift the lid off, but before she could get it off there was a knock on her bedroom door.

"Malfoy, fuck off for a few minutes. I said I would get dressed." She yelled at the door.

The door opened and just as she turned around to yell at Malfoy to get out. "Malfoy? Why did you think I was Malfoy?" Ginny said.

Throwing her arms around Ginny Hermione said. "Oh thank god you are here. Malfoy showed up and told me I have to pretty much get dressed because he is taking me out for dinner. Can you believe that?"

"I didn't see him. Where is he?" Ginny said as she looked around Hermione's room.

"Well, he isn't in my room Ginny. So you can stop looking around in here for him. I would have thought that after he pushed me down the hall he would have gone into the living room." Hermione said as she sat down on her bed.

Ginny then walked over to the package and opened it up. She took out what was inside and gasped. "Oh wow. This dress is too beautiful for words." Ginny said as she looked over at Hermione. Hermione was just sitting there with her mouth hanging open, looking at the dress.

The dress was red. A dark blood red. It had a tight corset-type bodice. The sleeves were off the shoulders. The waist flowed to the ground like it was made of water. It looked long enough that it would trail behind her a bit.

Ginny looked passed the dress in the box and there were some red high heel shoes to go with the dress. She passed the dress to Hermione and took out the shoes. Hermione still didn't say anything, she just sat there on the bed looking at the dress in her hands.

Ginny grabbed Hermione by the arms and picked her up off the bed so she was standing. "Hermione you need to get dressed. Why waste an opportunity like this to wear a dress like the one you have in your hands. You have to get dressed. You should go out. Come on Hermione. Snap out of it."Ginny said as she snapped her fingers in front of Hermione's face.

Hermione just looked at Ginny and said. "Will you have with the laces on the dress?" Hermione got dressed and put on the shoes. She looked in the mirror. She couldn't believe how beautiful this dress was.

Ginny grabbed her and put her in the chair in front of the mirror and went to work on her hair. After her makeup was done and hair almost, something popped into Hermione's head. "Ginny, why did you come over?"

"Oh, Ron came by the house and picked up some food mom had and told me to come over and let you know he was working really late tonight. He might even just stay the night." She answered doing the finishing touches on Hermione's hair.

"On a Friday night? Sure he's done it before, but never on a Friday night."

"Don't worry, you won't even be here. Ask him about it tomorrow." Ginny said looking at Hermione through the mirror. "Now get up and get out there. You look amazing."

Hermione got up and with one look in the mirror, left her bedroom. She walked down the hall, but when she got to the living room. She didn't see Malfoy. She could feel Ginny was following her. "Told you I didn't see him."

Hermione walked to the kitchen. Malfoy was at the counter on a bar stool, reading the Daily Prophet. As soon as he heard her come in he put the paper down and looked over at her. His jaw just dropped. She was, even more, believe in that dress than he had thought.

"Doesn't she look amazing Malfoy?" Ginny asked as she looked between him and Hermione.

"No words little Weaselette." He said back. "Ready to go Hermione?" He asked Hermione, holding out his arm for her to take.

"I just need to grab my purse and a throw, but yes I am." After that, she and Malfoy left her house, and Ginny left through the floo. They walked down the road to a really nice restaurant. They got inside and the hostess asked for their name. Once she found the name on the list, she said "Right this way Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy." Hermione heard her and glared at Malfoy for not correcting her. The hostess showed them their table and got their drink order and then left them alone.

"Why didn't you correct her?"

"Why didn't you Hermione?"

Hermione just sat there and glared at him with a blush on her cheeks. She could have corrected the hostess at any time. Why didn't she? She was waiting for Malfoy too. Of course, she should have known he wouldn't.

After talking a bit the waiter came by and took their food order. "Malfoy why are you doing this?" Hermione finally asked. "You have already paid me back for my helping you find a place."

"And why can't I hang out with you. Just because we weren't best friends in school. That doesn't mean we can't change now that we are out of school. Hermione I've told you I've grown up. It's time I start to pay back and make amends to those I've treated badly." Malfoy said. The waiter come with their food, and they both started to eat.

"Malfoy."

"Draco." He cut her off by saying.

"What?"

"My name is Draco. I've called you Hermione many times. The least you can do is call me by my first name too."

"Right. Draco, I get all of what you said, but why buy me a dress like this? Why take me out to places like this?"

"I'm a Malfoy. I only do things the best way. By spending as much money as I can." He replied laughing.

Shaking her head a little, she looked away and started to eat. Throughout the meal, they both made small talk. After they were done their meals, Malfoy asked Hermione to dance. They walked over to the dance floor and danced to a song. The next song that came on was a slow one, Hermione said they should sit down for a bit and then head back.

Hermione really didn't want to head back. For a couple of reasons, one, she knew that Ron wasn't there and didn't want to spend the night alone, two she was a little worried about what would happen this time when he walked her home. She was sure he would walk her home. How many times did he say to her that she shouldn't walk home alone?

"Hermione, why don't we walk around that park, you remember the one that we walked around the first night we ran into each other?"

Thinking about it, it was still early. And she really didn't want to go home just yet. "Why not Malfoy, but no funny busy."

He raised his hands innocently. "Oh of course not milady. When would I do anything like that?" He asked winking at her. With that, he put his arm out for her and they both got up and walked out of the restaurant and walked over to the park. The park was beautiful. With lots of pretty lights everywhere, and flowers all over the place. A few little streams you could walk over. There was even one stream that you could walk under. After walking around and both making small talk again, they decided to start to head back to the main street.

"Would you like me to walk you back to your place, or did you have another place in mind that you are going to, like back to Ginny's?" He asked as they walked down the sidewalk.

"We'll just head back to my place, I guess. I'm sure she is busy." She replied as she looked down at her hands.

"No worries at all. I'll make sure you get back safe and sound." He said.

"I wanted to ask you something before we get to my place." She said as they were walking back to her place.

He could tell that whatever she wanted to ask was making her nervous. "You can ask anything you like Hermione."

"Well, I wanted to ask about why you kissed me the last time you walked me home?" She asked finally looking up at him.

"I wanted to kiss you."

"But why? After me telling you I'm with someone. Why would you even try to kiss me?"

Draco really didn't feel like having this conversation here and now while he was walking her home. So instead of telling her the truth, he said. "It was the heat of the moment. You looked like you needed to be kissed so I kissed you. Of course, one thing led to another. Though why did you stop me, why did you run away like that?"

"I've already told you I have a boyfriend. I shouldn't have been kissing you. I shouldn't even be out with you. I only came out tonight because both you and Ginny made me. Plus Ron is away tonight and I had nothing to do. I also wanted to ask you about the kiss."

"Where is the Weasel tonight?"

"He had work to do, and thought it would be best to just stay the night at work." She answered as they came to where she lived, and walked up to her door.

"So what are you going to do since you have the whole place to yourself? Throw a naked party that only includes you?" He winked at her and raised his eyebrows up and down seductively.

"Thanks for walking me home again Mal...Draco."

"You don't know how sexy my name sounds coming out of your mouth. Can I get a good night kiss?" He asked as he started to step a little closer to her. He was so close that their clothes were touching. He took his fingers and started to lightly run them down her arms.

"Mal...Draco, no I don't think you can." She answered him with a slight shake in her voice with him being so close to her. All she wanted to do was throw away her morals and finish off where they started the other night.

"Come on. A little kiss never killed anyone" He said as he took one of his hands and ran his fingers down her neck.

"But...but,"

Before he gave her time to say more he lightly brushed his lips against hers. Hearing her gasp made him push his lips on hers again, this time harder. He ran his hands down her arms again and grabbed her wrists and pulled them up and wrapped them around his neck. Hearing her moan he lightly pushed her back till she was against her door.

Feeling his body pressed up against her drove her crazy. She took her fingers and ran them in his hair, She grabbed his hair and gave a slight pull. She smiled a little when she heard him groan. He then ran his tongue along her bottom lip, asking for entry, which she granted.

He put one hand into her hair and the other hand went to her waist and grabbed a bit of her dress and pulled her closer to him. When that wasn't enough he pushed her into her door more. Hearing her moan again he took his hand that was at her waist and ran it down her thigh. He felt her shiver a little. He grabbed her thigh and wrapped her leg around his waist. Once her leg was wrapped around him, he ran his hand up her thigh pulling her dress with it.

Feeling his hand running along her bare thigh made her moan again and arch her back off the door. Which made her breasts rub up against his chest.

He took this opportunity to run kisses up her jawline to her ear, and then down her neck. He took his hand out of her hair and ran it down her side and to her other thigh to grab it and wrap it around his waist. He pushed his body into hers even more, and he started to kiss her along the line of her dress on her breasts. He kept one hand on her bare thigh and took the other one to play along the line where he was kissing hoping he could pull it down just a bit more.

Her hands were gripping his hair and she was pulling his head as close as she could get him. "Oh, Draco." She whispered. As she felt him rub his hips against hers. And felt his hardness rubbing against her heat.

"Hermione, open the door." He whispered after he kissed back up her neck to her ear. Barely taking a second to think about it, she took her wand out of her purse and unlocked the door.