Chapter Ten
"Come on, let me see the rest," Draco said, poking Ginny in the side.
"No," she said stubbornly.
"Why not?" Draco asked, trying to peek into the shopping bags.
"Because," Ginny said, smiling down at him, "Some of those clothes are surprises for you."
"You bought clothes for me?"
"No," she laughed, "They're clothes for me, but I bought them for you." He raised his eyebrows at her and she blushed, "It was your mum's idea."
"Thank you for telling me that," Draco said sarcastically, "Now every time I see you in something sexy, I'll wonder if my mum saw you in it before I did."
Ginny laughed and crawled into his lap, "Thank you for all of this."
"Thank you for going shopping with my mum," he smiled, "I know she really appreciates you taking time to spend with her."
"I like her," Ginny wrapped her arms around his neck and cuddled against his chest, "She's really nice and open. She'll talk to me like I'm my age and not like I'm 12 like my mum does. Her advice is wonderful and she really has great taste in clothes."
"I'm glad you two get along," Draco kissed her gently. He helped her stand up then walked to the kitchen saying, "Oh, I forgot to tell you. My father talked to some of his contacts at the ministry. Next week you have an interview with the head of the Department of Law."
"What?!" Ginny exclaimed.
"My father went to Hogwarts with the head of the Department of Mysteries," Draco shrugged as he started chopping up onions. "You're ok with spaghetti for dinner?"
"Yeah, whatever," Ginny brushed aside the question, "Why did he set up the meeting?"
"Because," Draco said blankly, "You'll need a job when you finish your class." He started pulling pans out of the cabinet, "Anyway, my father cares about your future."
"I know," Ginny sighed, "I'm just surprised that he went so out of his way to get me an interview."
Draco smiled, but didn't say anything. Ginny sat on the counter and watched him move around the kitchen. It had been a surprise when he told her he could cook. It was definitely a pleasant surprise as she hated cooking and was terrible at it. The grace and confidence he had in everyday life was easily translated to the kitchen and soon the wonderful smell of spaghetti filled the room. Ginny smiled and hopped off the counter to kiss him.
"What was that for?" he asked.
She shrugged, "Because I can."
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"Ginny, dear, calm down," Molly said, straightening Ginny's collar, "Just breathe. You're going to do great, don't worry."
"Ok," Ginny said, trying to take a deep breath and choking on the air. She coughed and tried to straighten out her skirt. After another deep breath she said, "Mum, I can't do this, I don't know why I thought I could. Yes, my interview went great, but I didn't think I'd actually get the job. I'm only 18. I'm going to be the youngest employee in the office. They're all going to look down on me and think I'm immature."
"Stop blabbing," Molly staid sternly, "You'll do fine. Now, get your bag and go."
Ginny did what she was told and grabbed her bag. She slung it over her shoulder and gave her mum one last smile before flooing to the ministry.
"Are you Ginny Weasley?" a squeaky voice said.
"Um, yes," Ginny said, straightening up and dusting soot off her outfit.
"Please follow me," the small woman walked away quickly, faster than Ginny expected, and Ginny scampered after her. "Your office is up on the fourth floor." Ginny followed the woman into the elevator. The woman squeaked, "Your assistant can answer any other questions that you have."
"My assistant?" Ginny asked as the doors to the elevator opened. The woman gave her a look that said, 'Don't be stupid,' and walked away. Ginny sighed and stepped out of the elevator and glanced back and forth. Where was she supposed to go?
"Ginny?" someone said behind her.
Ginny turned around to find a big eyed blonde woman behind her, "Yes?"
"I'm your assistant, Julie," the woman said smiling widely. She must have been at least five years older than Ginny and was a lot taller than Ginny. "Your office is this way." Ginny followed Julie down the hallway as Julie blabbed, "You have a meeting with the Head of Office at 9:30 and your first client will be down for a consult at 11 and your boyfriend called, he'd like to meet you for a late lunch at 12:30 at O'Hagan's."
"Thanks," Ginny said quietly.
"Here's your office," Julie opened the door, "That's my desk and your desk is through that door."
"Thanks," Ginny repeated. She slowly pushed open the door to her office and smiled at the large empty desk. The bookshelves were all empty and the drawers were empty too. She had her own space that she could start in.
Suddenly the door banged open and Ginny spun around. Her boss, John Young, the Head of the Law Department at the ministry, smiled down at her and boomed, "Welcome to the department, Ginny."
"Um-," Ginny started, but Mr. Young interrupted her.
"Lucious speaks highly of you," he said, "so I feel confident that you'll do great. Yes, you're younger than most of the people we hire, but you'll do fine. Your fist client is the British Wand Company; they're being sued by some of their employees. We're trying to convince them to give the employees what they want. Do you think you can handle that?"
"Of course," Ginny said, nodding.
"Great, I'll meet with you after your meeting," he gave her a big smile and then left.
Ginny took a deep breath and flopped down into her chair. After a moment she sighed and pressed a button on the speaker on her desk, "Julie, can you get me the case files for my meeting this afternoon?"
"Yes, I'll bring them in," Julie popped into the room a minute later and put some files on Ginny's desk. "Anything else?"
"Coffee?" Ginny asked hopefully.
Julie grinned, "Of course."
Ginny sighed and opened the folder before muttering, "This is going to be a long day."
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"Be quiet," Ginny whispered.
"Ginny, there's nobody here," Draco whispered back, peeking around the corner.
"I know, but someone could come at any moment," she glanced around the hallway to her office and then said, "Come on." She scampered to her office door and pulled it open. Luckily Julie was out for lunch. Draco snuck in behind her and shut the door.
"This is your office?" he asked, looking around.
"Well, this is my assistant's office," Ginny said, posed around the office, making him laugh. She smiled and opened her door, "And this is my office."
"It's so empty," Draco said, looking around.
"Well it's only my first day," Ginny said, "I haven't had a chance to fill it up yet."
"I'll have to get you a plant," Draco decided.
"I'd like that," Ginny sat on her desk and pulled him towards her.
"How did your first meeting go?"
"It went really well," she said, "I think we've convinced the company to give the employees what they want." She shrugged, "And if they don't they'll lose a lot more at the trial."
Draco laughed and stepped in between her legs. She smiled up at him and wrapped her arms around his neck when he kissed her deeply. Luckily her desk was clear because he quickly had her pinned to it and her skirt pushed up over her hips.
Ginny had started to unbutton his trousers when there was a soft knock on her door and a male voice said, "Ginny, are you in?"
"Shit," Ginny muttered. She pushed Draco off her and whispered, "Hide." The look on his face said, 'Are you serious?' and she said, "Just do it." He sighed and crawled under her desk. Ginny straightened her hair and her clothes before pulling the door open. "Dad!" she said, surprised, "What are you doing here?"
"I just wanted to see where you're working," Arthur looked around, "Wow, this place is pretty fancy. It could use a plant or two."
"I've been told that," Ginny said quietly.
"So, I was thinking," Arthur said excitedly, "Now that we both work at the ministry we could go out to lunch tomorrow."
"That would be great," Ginny said, genuinely pleased with the idea. She didn't get to spend much time alone with her dad.
"Ok then," Arthur smiled and kissed her forehead gently, "I'll leave you to your work. Don't be late for dinner tonight. Harry, Ron and Hermione are coming over."
"I'll be there," Ginny said, trying to sound enthusiastic.
Arthur gave her one last smile and then left. Draco crawled out from under the desk and sneezed, "You need to clean under here; there's a lot of dust."
Ginny chuckled and said, "I'm sorry I made you hide under the desk." She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him gently. "I should probably get back to work."
"Yeah, me too," he kissed her deeply, "I guess our dinner plans our canceled?"
"I'm so sorry," she sighed, "but if I don't go to dinner tonight, my parents are going to give me shit about it for weeks."
"It's ok," he shrugged, "I should probably catch up on some work."
"Ok, I'll see you later," she kissed him again.
"Tomorrow for lunch?" he asked, hopefully.
"I can't," she gestured to the door, "You know, my dad and stuff."
"Right," he sighed, "I guess I'll see you later."
"Bye," she squeezed his hand and he left.
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"Hey mum," Ginny said, dusting soot off her shoulders, "How are you?"
"I'm doing fine honey," Molly said, sorting bowls and plates on the counter, "Go get washed up, everyone will be here in a few minutes."
"Yes mother," Ginny teased. Molly laughed and Ginny scampered upstairs. She happily peeled out of her work clothes and pulled on a pair of jeans and a tank top. She attempted to redo her hair, but after it had been in a tight bun all day, it wasn't going to change.
Voices drafted up from downstairs and she ran back down to find the kitchen full of people. "Ginny!" Bill exclaimed, pulling her into a big hug, "Congratulations on your new job!"
"Thanks Billy," Ginny smiled, "Is Fleur here."
"Yez!" Fleur said from behind Bill.
"Oh!" Ginny exclaimed as Fleur handed her the baby girl. "She's beautiful!"
"And here's Teddy!" Arthur came downstairs and held out the little boy. Teddy, who had been living with the Weasleys, had obviously just woken up from a nap. He scrunched his nose and buried his face into Arthur's neck, refusing to look at anyone.
"Ginny!" Hermione pulled Ron over to her and said, "How was your first day?"
"It was great," Ginny handed the baby back to Fleur, "It was really busy, but it was amazing."
"That's good," Hermione smiled, "Have you seen Harry?"
"No, not yet," Ginny said unenthusiastically.
"He's looking for you," Ron said pointedly.
"Thanks," Ginny said sarcastically, glaring at him.
"Ginny!" she turned around to see Luna and Neville.
"Thank God!" Ginny mouthed to Luna as she hugged her. "Thank you for saving me from them!" She hugged Neville, "How are you two doing?"
"We're doing well," Luna said, "How's your new job?"
"It's great," Ginny said, "My first day was great."
After at least an hour of questioning everyone was pushed outside by Mrs. Weasley. Ginny helped set out all the plates and bowls before sitting down at the long table with Luna and Neville and saying, "You two have no idea how glad I am to see you."
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The next few months were hectic for Ginny. Most of her time was spent at work and then her family. Yes, she still saw Draco, but he was also busy. Lucious was giving him more and more responsibilities since he was planning on leaving Malfoy Industries within the next few years. Her office had slowly filled up and now it was overfull and cluttered.
Harry had tried to see her multiple times in those months, but he'd soon learned that Ginny didn't want to see him. That didn't stop Ron and Hermione from trying to set them up. It took a hour long lecture from Ginny to make them stop.
All her trials and meetings were taking up so much of her time that she was surprised to find Draco sitting in her office late one evening. She bustled in and said, "Hey love, how are you?"
"I'm fine," he said blankly.
"What's wrong?" she asked, shuffling some papers on her desk and then shoving some into her bag. "What are you doing here?"
He looked up at her, "Ginny this is the first time I've seen you in a week."
Ginny sighed and sat down in the chair next to him, "I'm sorry, I understand it's hard-,"
"No, you don't understand," Draco interrupted. "Ginny, I understand that you're busy. You have a busy job and your family is going crazy now what with Ron's wedding and Percy's wedding coming up, but," he pulled her into his lap, and ran his hands over her body, "Do you know how long it's been since I've seen you naked?"
She looked down at her hands and mumbled, "I know."
"Ginny," he wrapped his arms around her waist, "I don't know if I can do this anymore."
"You're breaking up with me?" she said, pulling away from him.
"No, of course not," Draco asked, grabbing her waist, "I'm asking you to move in with me."
"Seriously?" she asked, surprised.
"Yeah," Draco sighed, "I know we're young, but I'm almost 20 Ginny. You're going to be 19 in less than four months. And, honestly, I don't think I can go this long without seeing you naked in my bed." He put his head in his hands, "I woke up this morning and," he paused, "and I had to take a cold shower."
Ginny tried not to laugh. She crawled back into his lap and straddled him, letting her skirt ride up. She tilted his chin up and kissed him gently, "I'd love to move in with you."
He kissed her deeply and then said, "Good, because if you'd said no, I was going to move in with you at the Burrow."
Laughing, she kissed him again and wrapped her arms around his neck. He ran his hands up her exposed legs and groaned. She pulled out of the kiss and smirked down at him, eyebrows raised, "Well, hello Mr. Malfoy."
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