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Warning: Rated M. Cursing, sexual innuendos, lemons and fluff ahead.
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This chapters song: Why Can't We Be Friends, Smash Mouth
Lyric of choice: Why can't we be friends?
Aftermath
Chapter Eight
Who Needs Friends?
Theo sat in his office watching as Draco paced in front of him. "She wants me to marry her. Dammit, Theo, I can't marry the chit, she's, hell she's not bad to look at but I am not ready for all that would mean."
Draco threw himself down into the chair and glared at his friend. "And why are you fucking smiling, Nott."
Theo grunted and sat up. "You're miserable; do I need another reason to be happy?"
Draco snorted angrily and then said, "No, you're not as sadistic as I am, you're smiling because you got in a good shag with that mystery witch."
Theo sat back and folded his arms feeling a bit of annoyance move over him. "Actually, I haven't shagged her."
Draco sat up suddenly interested. "Really?" He drawled narrowing his eyes on his friend. "You're usually a three shag man. What's going on with this one? And why was she even at your house? You never bring them back to your place."
Theo sighed and punched the bridge of his nose. "She's different." He said simply.
Draco was silent for a moment and then said darkly. "What the hell does that mean? Who is she?"
Theo waved his wand and shut the door and tossed up a silencing charm. Draco's eyebrows went up and he leaned back his face bright with intrigue.
"Who are you trying to shag, Nott?"
Theo ran a hand through his hair and then grimaced. "No plans to shag her, actually."
Draco sat up. "Excuse me?"
Theo shook his head. "I have no plans to shag her. She isn't that kind of witch."
Draco smirked. "Never stopped you before, Nott."
Theo shrugged. "Well trust me, none of my many pick up lines or shag techniques would work on this witch."
Draco raised an eyebrow. "What, does she not play for your team, Nott?"
Theo rolled his eyes. "Juvenile, Draco. It's not always about sex."
Draco's eyes narrowed. "Who are you and what did you do with Theodore Nott?"
Theo smirked shaking his head and looking at his watch. "I have to go, I have dinner plans."
Draco stood up. "You've had dinner plans for about three months solid, Nott. Who is this chit?"
Theo shrugged and unlocked the door to his office. "No one you will ever meet if I have anything to say about it."
Draco's eyes narrowed. "We will see about that." He said softly before he walked to the fireplace in Nott's office and tossed in floo powder.
"Theodore Nott's Parlor, London."
He smiled as he was whisked away. Nott might have closed off his floo network so that Draco couldn't show up snooping, but he hadn't shut down the link between his office and his townhome. In typical Slytherin fashion, Draco would be exploiting that loophole to try and figure out what the hell was going on with his best mate.
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Hermione was going to be early, but she didn't care, she only stopped in her flat long enough to grab more clothes and a few books then she threw floo in the fireplace and headed to Theo's. She had a gift for Tuily she had found in a Parisian magazine and she couldn't wait to give it to her tonight and she had her hands full as she stepped out of the fireplace and looked up expecting to see Theo.
"Theo you are never going to believe what I found for Tuily today she is going-" Her words trailed off as she looked up not into Theo's smiling blue eyes but instead into the startled and shocked gray eyes of Draco Malfoy.
He was shaking his head. "No, there is no way," he said softly his voice gruff with shock.
Hermione almost stepped back into the fire, might have fled, except Draco's arm snaked out and grabbed her hauling her forward so that her bag and books and purse dropped out of her hand and hit the floor.
He was searching her face his eyes narrowed. "Shite, Granger. You aged well didn't you?"
She flinched and yanked her arm out of his hand. "What are you doing here, Malfoy?"
He snorted. "What are you doing here, Granger?"
She hesitated and then decided not to say anything because it was honestly none of his business. "Where is Theo?" She asked instead.
He stepped back and his eyes grew thoughtful, dangerous. "Theo is it? Shouldn't you be calling him Nott? You don't use my first name."
She shook her head and felt a grin pull at her lips. "Why would I?"
He considered her a moment and then he said. "Theo is still at his shop, should be here any moment. How long have you two been shagging?"
Hermione rolled her eyes. "What makes you think we are shagging?"
Draco smirked. "I saw you standing in his kitchen in his shirt and nothing else."
Hermione felt her cheeks flush and then she said. "I had knickers on you cad."
Draco chuckled. "Green ones, yeah I saw."
She shook her head. "They were black, actually."
Now Draco laughed. "Imagine that Hermione Granger, savior of the world, wears black knickers. That's sexy."
Hermione had finally had enough. "Oh shut up Malfoy. Make yourself at home I am going to go and change."
"No need to change on my account, Granger. I rather like you in that dress."
She snorted and moved into the kitchen. Tuily was there listening to the radio and singing to herself as she cooked. "Tuily, Draco Malfoy is here, I am not sure if he is joining us for dinner."
Tuily looked over and smiled. "Tuily will invite him, Mistress."
Hermione sighed. "Just Hermione is fine Tuily."
There was a snort and she turned to see Draco leaning in the doorway. "I kind of like the idea of you as a mistress, Granger." He said wiggling his eyebrows.
Hermione turned and stomped off as she heard Malfoy say. "I would be delighted to stay for dinner Miss. Tuily. And might I say you look particularly fetching in that green dress, is it new?"
She snorted. "Charmer."
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She shoved open the bedroom door to find Theo stripping out of his robes. He turned startled and then smiled at her as he continued to change. It wasn't like she hadn't seen him in his knickers before after all.
"You're early."
Hermione grunted and threw her bag on the bed. "Malfoy is here, he is now staying for dinner, and you need to change the wards so I can just apparate to your bedroom because I never want to step out of the fire and find him in front of me again."
Theo paused and frowned at her. "Done. But what the hell is he doing here?"
Hermione glared at him. "He's your mate, how would I know?"
Theo was pulling off his dress shirt and reaching for his slacks. "Turn around unless you want to see me naked," he said as he unbuckled his belt.
Hermione snorted and turned. "Well unzip me first."
There was a grunt and then she felt his hands pulling down her zipper. She let the dress fall off of her as she pulled on a cashmere jumper and then grabbed her jeans and kicked off her dress.
Theo was buttoning his pants and snorted at how messy she was, reached down to pick the dress off the floor moving to hang it in the closet. She had zipped her jeans and was now sitting on the bed rubbing her feet which were sore from her new heels. Theo walked over and crouched down grabbing her feet and the cream he had bought for her off the table.
"Why do you insist on wearing those damn shoes all day?" He asked with a grin.
She sighed and leaned back closing her eyes as he rubbed her feet. "It's a trick just to get you to rub my feet."
Theo was about to say something when there was a drawl from the doorway.
"Well now, this is cozy."
Hermione's eyes flew open and she hissed. "Do you mind, Malfoy?"
Theo snorted and moved to rub her other foot. "He wasn't taught manners," Theo said his tone angry.
She snorted in disgust. "I might have been naked!"
Draco's smirk widened. "I admit, I was hoping for that."
Theo dropped her foot and stood up his face dangerous, Draco seemed to realize he was pushing his luck so he raised his hands. "Never occurred to me she would be in your room, mate. You did say after all that you weren't shagging her."
Hermione's eyes narrowed and Theo shook his head in annoyance. "What do you want, Malfoy?" He said wearily.
Draco stood up. "Miss Tuily wanted you two to hurry up for dinner and to remind you that you have company, so you should dress up." Draco's eyes were glittering as he looked them over. "So, back to the wardrobe you two, this won't do at all." Then the annoying git slammed the door chuckling.
Hermione fell back on the bed with a loud groan. "I am not putting heels back on!"
Theo chuckled and moved to the closet throwing it open, he had enlarged it two months ago so that Hermione's dresses would fit in it. He pulled out a long dress in soft pink. "Wear this one and go barefoot."
Hermione sat up and then sighed. "I haven't worn it because it's so low cut."
Theo paused and then went to put the dress back but she jumped up and said.
"No! Give it back! I just can't wear a bra is all."
Theo groaned and handed her the dress. "Hermione, you are an evil tease," he said softly.
She shook her head and then said. "Well, seeing as how you aren't shagging me…"
Theo glared at her and then grabbed a clean dress shirt and stripped off his t-shirt watching her eyes widen at his bare chest.
"Now who is the tease?" She said stomping towards the bathroom.
"Well since YOU aren't shagging me!" He said darkly after her.
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