Spain

Hermione groaned and flopped her head onto her desk. It was Friday and her work week was finally over. It had been long and stressful, and after she had dinner with Ginny on Monday night she had even been too busy to write to Draco. She picked her head up off of the desk and ran her hands over her face. She sighed and got to her feet slowly. She walked to the apparition wards on the main level and popped home. She gratefully stepped out of her heels and immediately went to find her notebook. It was glowing, as it had been since the night before.

Hey Hermione.

Hermione?

I guess you're probably busy. Anyway, I know it is your turn to plan the date…but I wonder if you would allow me to plan this one as well, and then you can…I don't know, plan the next three?

Surely it isn't that bad of an idea. Maybe I should send some aurors after you to make sure you are alright.

Draco I am so sorry! I have been absolutely slammed at work this week! I didn't even come home on Wednesday night. Sorry if I made you worry! Anyway the upside is that I get a long weekend from all this overtime. I'm off till Wednesday now. It's not a bad idea I will let you plan the next outing out of guilt. You don't even have to let me plan the next three. I honestly feel so bad.

Hermione waited anxiously for Draco to write her back. She didn't have to wait that long.

It's alright; I figured it was probably work or something. A long weekend you say? Well perhaps you would allow me to monopolize it?

Possibly. If you let me in on the plan this time, I do like surprises, but not all the time.

Yeah, I suppose I could let you in on this one. I have a villa in Spain that I just purchased last year. I need to break in a bit. Would you care to join me?

A villa in Spain? That sounds awful. Tell me why you didn't contact me earlier? If I had known dating Draco Malfoy meant trips to the Alps and Spain…I would have been all over that!

Wow, you are hilarious. So you'll come, right?

Of course! It sounds really nice, after the week I've had.

Okay, great! I'll pick you up around…noon tomorrow?

Okay, sure, how many days will we be gone for? So I know what I should pack.

Well I'll be there for six days; you could stay for the weekend, or for your long weekend, up to you. I mean obviously I'd like to have you for as long as you will stay. Please don't worry too much about packing though; I have a similar wardrobe in this villa as I do in the Swiss house. So pack your own clothes, certainly, but don't worry about forgetting anything, because there are lots of clothes.

Okay. I'm sorry to cut our conversation short, but I am so tired! I'll see you tomorrow Draco.

Goodnight Hermione, sleep well.

Hermione shut the note book and made her way into the washroom to shower and get ready for bed. When she finished in the bathroom and flopped onto the bed, and promptly fell asleep.

She woke up in the morning and blearily looked at the clock on her bedside table. Her eyes popped wide open when she saw that it was eleven. "Shit!" She muttered to herself. She rushed out of bed and into the bathroom. She quickly got ready for the day, and did her hair and make-up. Then she hurriedly went into her closet and grabbed up her enchanted bottomless bag. She grabbed up all the clothes she thought she would need and shoved them into her bag. She only had time to run into her bathroom and gather up her toiletries before there was a knock on her door. She hurried over to her front door and opened to a handsome-as-ever Draco. "Hey Draco." She smiled.

"Hey Hermione, you look a little flustered." He commented. Hermione stood aside and gestured that he should come inside. He stepped into her flat and Hermione shut the door behind him.

"Yeah, I am a bit. I woke up an hour ago and I've been in a mad rush to get ready. But I am ready. Maybe I could just grab something to eat before we leave?"

"If you can hold off eating for ten minutes, I can assure you a wonderful lunch is being prepared as we speak." Hermione nodded.

"Sure I can wait." Draco looked about.

"Did you pack? You don't have luggage." Hermione grinned and held up her bag.

"This bag is charmed; it's pretty well endless in here. I think I've got everything I need." She replied. Draco nodded his head and an odd look crossed his face.

"I think I remember that bag. No matter, if you are ready we should depart." Hermione nodded. Draco took her hand and they apparated off to Spain. They landed by a Villa that was sitting beautifully on a coast. Everything about the villa was golden, it gleamed in the light and the inside was no different. It was tastefully decorated in a Spanish style, and Hermione was entranced by the beauty of it. Draco led her into a dining alcove where a fantastic smelling lunch was laid out. "As promised." Draco grinned.

"Thank you, I'm starving! And this looks delicious!" Draco held a chair out for Hermione and pushed it in when she sat down. He took a seat across from her.

"Well dig in then." He gestured that she should start eating, so she did. Draco ate too, and they ate in silence for a couple of minutes before Draco stopped eating and stared at Hermione.

"Do I have something on my face?" She asked.

"No, no. I have something I want to talk to you about. But you can finish eating. I don't mind waiting."

"Well go on, I can listen while I eat." Hermione grinned.

"Okay. I was…" He sighed. "This is more difficult than I thought it would be. I was wondering…how you think things are going…Are you happy…with me?" Draco looked away so uncertainly that Hermione's heart almost broke. She put her fork down and put her hand over Draco's drawing his eyes back to her.

"Of course I am. Why would you think I'm not?" She asked. Draco adverted his eyes.

"I don't really have a reason the think you aren't. I don't know, maybe this week I kind of psyched myself out. There is just a lot of crappy history between us, and sometimes I feel like there is something a little off between us. A kind of awkwardness that shouldn't be there…I don't know." Draco finished, still dodging Hermione's gaze.

"I'm really sorry about this week, I was so swamped. It was my bad really. I know that our history is not fantastic, but I've forgiven you, and accepted that you didn't really have much control over your life when you were younger. I hope that if I've ever done anything that hurt you, you'll forgive me too." Hermione's eyes never left Draco's face. So she saw the intense emotions flickering over his features, and how he had to blink tears from his eyes before he could look back at her.

"You don't have anything to apologize for. I don't deserve your forgiveness." He whispered the last part and had his eyes squeezed shut. Hermione got up and knelt by Draco's chair resting a hand on his shoulder and looking up at him in confusion.

"What's happened to bring this on? Of course you deserve my forgiveness. Draco talk to me please." Draco's shoulders shuddered a couple of times, tears were being released from under his lids and making sad tracks down his pale face. He blinked a couple of times and seemed to get himself under control.

"I visited my father this week. Just something he said got under my skin." Hermione sat there silently knowing it wasn't her place to make him talk about something that clearly hurt him. He stayed silent for a couple of minutes.

"Don't let him bother you Draco. You are a good person, you deserve to be happy." Draco's eyes opened blearily. He sighed.

"I don't deserve you." He croaked. But his eyes were soft as he said it. Hermione rose onto her knees and took Draco's face in her hands.

"You deserve happiness." She whispered fiercely.

"What if my happiness is you?" He asked.

AN: Whoa another update out! I might get another one out tonight or tomorrow. I left it on a cliffie but I'm pretty sure you guys can predict what Hermione is going to say! ;) This was kind of a mopey sad chapter...but I like it! Thanks for the reviews on the last chapter, they made me super happy! :) I also got a bunch of follows and favorites, so thanks for that too! So if you liked this chapter, you know what to do! Leave me a review! Hahah Thanks for reading! :)(Sorry to anyone who got a double alert on this chapter! I had a malfunction!)