Ginny ran as fast as she could down the halls and dodged into the elevator, crashing into the other people. They glared at her, but she ignored them and tapped her foot impatiently. When the doors finally opened, after what seemed like an hour, Ginny bolted out the door and ran down the corridor. "I need to know where Draco Malfoy's room is," she panted to the nurse behind the desk.
The dark haired woman eyed Ginny skeptically and asked, "Who are you?"
"Ginny Potter. I need to see Draco immediately, it's an emergency!"
"Well you're in the right place," the nurse said sarcastically, pointing to the 'Emergency Room' sign on the wall behind her. Ginny begged for a moment and finally the nurse said, "Fine. Wait over there. I'll ask his family if you can see him." Ginny obediently sat down in a chair and mindlessly scanned through some magazines before the nurse said, "This way ma'am."
Ginny scampered after the nurse to a door at the end of the hall. Just as the woman reached out to open the door, it slammed open and Margret stomped out. She caught sight of Ginny and glared at her before snapping, "You two are pathetic." And, in perfect Malfoy fashion, she turned with a flick of her hair and sauntered away. The nurse raised her eyebrows, surprised, but pushed the door open for Ginny.
The room was huge with huge windows along one wall that overlooked a huge park. Narcissa sat quietly on the couch with Michael, Draco's assistant. A doctor stood in the corner scanning over his charts and a skinny blonde woman leaned against the window, staring out blankly. In a large bed lay Draco, covered in a light blue blanket. Large gauze pads were taped over his neck and chest and some were blood stained.
Ginny ignored the bandages and the other people. She dropped her bag and carefully crawled into bed with Draco, cradling his head in her arms. The doctor smiled softly and approached Ginny carefully. "He should be fine," the man said hesitantly. "But," he paused, "We weren't able to heal everything. Some of the deeper cuts will scar."
Tears pooled in Ginny's eyes and she did her best to hide them, but both the doctor and Narcissa saw them. The doctor suddenly became awkward and made a mumbled excuse before hurrying out of the room. Narcissa also made and excuse and escorted Michael and the blonde woman out of the room before turning back to Ginny. She took a deep breath and said, "I'm staying with Scorpius at Draco's house. If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask. I'll have the nurse add you to the admittance list and you can visit whenever you'd like."
"Thank you," said Ginny and silently Narcissa left.
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The blank halls in the charms ward of St. Mungo's were unwelcoming, making Ginny more nervous than she already was. She grasped Scorpius's hand gently and he said, "Auntie Ginny, will my daddy be ok?"
Ginny knelt down in front of the young boy. She straightened his white blonde hair and said, "Of course, sweetie, he'll be fine."
"Mr. Winkie is scared," Scorpius said, holding up the stuffed bear that he'd brought along, "He's never been in a hospital before." Ginny smiled at the sight of the small bear. He was obviously well loved with his squished face and stomach. His arms and legs had lost most of their fluff and hung limply at his sides while his black button eyes were threatening to fall off at any minute.
"Well, would Mr. Winkie feel better if I carried you two to your daddy's room?" Ginny asked. Scorpius nodded happily and let Ginny pull him into her arms. He was quite small for a five year old, so Ginny easily balanced him on her hip and continued the walk down the hall. When she got to room 143 she pushed the door open and glanced around for Margret before walking in. Draco was snoring softly in the bed so Ginny sat down on the old blue couch with Scorpius. She pulled out some small toys and let him play quietly while she flipped through year old magazines.
Over a half an hour later Draco groaned and asked, "When did you two get here?"
"Daddy!" Scorpius ran to the edge of the bed and peered up at Draco. Ginny quickly set her magazines aside to lift Scorpius onto the bed. Scorpius sat on the edge of the bed, kicking his feet up and down, "Daddy, I brought Mr. Winkie for you to keep you company." He handed Mr. Winkie to Draco.
Draco set the bear by his pillow and said, "Thank you." He pulled Scorpius close to him and kissed his forehead. "How are you Ginny?"
Ginny smiled hesitantly, "I'm fine. How are you feeling?"
"I'm doing better, but the doctors say I'll have scars," Draco said softly. He pushed the sheets aside and showed her some of the long white scars down his chest.
"God, I'm so sorry," she said quietly. She traced a long scar that started around his collar bone and streaked up behind his neck.
"It's ok," Draco said, a soft smile playing across his face, "How did you get out of the house?"
"I told him I was going to Luna's house," Ginny said, "Luna is happy to be an excuse."
"Please thank her for me," Draco said.
"I will," Ginny said. "Oh, I almost forgot, your mother asked me to give these to you." She pulled a large bundle of mail out of her bag.
"Thanks," Draco set it on his bedside table and said, "Scorpius, why don't you go ask the nurse if she has any sweets for you. I need to have a word with Ginny."
"Ok," Scorpius hopped down and scampered out of the room.
Ginny perched on the edge of the bed and played with the fingers on his right hand. "Ginny," he started, "Thank you for bringing Scorpius."
"Your welcome," Ginny said, not looking up from her hands, "Why didn't Margret bring him?"
"My unconscious ramblings were the end of my third marriage," Draco said quietly, "I haven't seen her since the day they brought me here. My mum says she moved out this morning."
"I'm so sorry," she said, finally looking at him.
He smiled, "Don't be silly Ginny, it's not your fault," Draco laced his fingers with hers, "Now, shut up and come here." He pulled her down so she was lying across his chest and kissed her deeply. She smiled and kissed him back. When they broke the kiss he helped her move closer to him so she could lay next to him. He stroked her stomach gently and asked, "How's she doing?"
"She's fine," Ginny put her hand on top of his and rested her head against his shoulder. "I'm trying to decide when I should tell Harry about her." Draco gave her a look and Ginny said, "Sooner or later he's going to notice if I start getting bigger."
"I know," Draco sighed, "But I just like having it as our secret for a while. Is that ok?"
Ginny smiled and nodded before leaning up to kiss him again and then said, "I should probably get Scorpius back to your house."
"Of course," he kissed her once more and let her go. She finished packing up Scorpius's toys just as Scorpius returned, his hands full of candies.
"Sweetie, we'd better get you back to your house, ok?" Ginny said quickly, kneeling down to help Scorpius put his jacket on. She lifted him up so he could hug Draco. "We'll see you later," Ginny kissed Draco's cheek gently.
"Mr. Winkie will stay with you," Scorpius said, patting Mr. Winkie on the head, "I love you Daddy."
"I love you too," Draco kissed Scorpius's forehead, "Bye guys."
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After visiting Draco, Ginny flooed to his house where Narcissa was waiting impatiently. She took one look at the sleeping Scorpius in Ginny's arms and said, "Do you want to take him upstairs?"
"Sure," Ginny carried Scorpius upstairs and changed him into his favorite dinosaur pajamas. She tucked him into bed before taking his toys out of his purse and stacking them up with his other piles of toys. She was about to leave the room when Scorpius turned in his sleep and moaned before letting out a soft cry. Ginny sat down next to him and stroked his hair gently murmuring, "Shh, it's ok, go back to sleep." Scorpius quieted and curled against her before falling back into a deep sleep.
"He really needs a mother," Narcissa said from the doorway.
"He has a mother," Ginny said quietly.
"No," said Narcissa, "His mother died, and then he had a Gwyneth and then a Margret. Now he has you, but who knows how long you'll be around."
"I'll always be around," Ginny said, tucking a stuffed hippo next to Scorpius.
"How's Draco?" Narcissa asked quietly.
"Draco's doing well," Ginny said, "He will be scarred, but he'll survive."
"Thank God," Narcissa paused to stroke Scorpius's cheek gently, "Today Scorpius asked me why someone would attack Draco."
"What did you say?"
"I told him that there are bad people in the world, and that bad things happen to good people," Narcissa answered, "He's also asked about you."
"What did you say?" Ginny repeated.
"That you are a good person and that you are one of the few good things that happened to my son," Narcissa answered.
Shocked, Ginny stared at Narcissa, her mouth hanging open. Narcissa smiled and approached Ginny. She put a hand on Ginny's cheek and said, "Shut your mouth dear, you look like a toad. Finish up with what you're doing in here and come downstairs, I'll make you a cup of tea."
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"So as long as he takes it easy and starts normal life slowly, he should be fine," the nurse finished. "He has a check up in two weeks and should use a cane until then."
"Ok, thank you."
Ginny took the list of medical instructions and started to walk back to Draco's room when the nurse said, "Oh, Mrs. Malfoy, I almost forgot."
Her heart almost stopped. Mrs. Malfoy? It was wrong, but sounded right, "I'm not Mrs. Malfoy."
"Sorry, ma'am, but I forgot to tell you, he shouldn't engage in sexual activities for at least a week."
"Ok," Ginny squeaked then quickly bustled back into Draco's room. "You ready?"
"Yes," Draco said, giving her a strange look, "Are you ok?"
"Yes, I'm fine," she said, forcing a smile, "First the nurse called me Mrs. Malfoy and then told me you can't engage in sexual activities for at least a week."
"Damn," Draco said seriously, "I was planning on bedding you as soon as we got home, but I guess that's not going to happen."
Ginny laughed and said, "Come on."
They took their time making their way to the flooing department at St. Mungo's. It was still difficult for Draco to walk; his muscles would stiffen and tense. When they finally arrived at the Mansion they were greeted by excited screams as Scorpius ran down the grand staircase and crashed into Draco's legs.
Draco let out a fake 'oomph,' and said, "Good Lord Scorpius, have you grown since I've been gone? You're huge!"
"I'm not that big Daddy!" Scorpius screeched excitedly as Draco picked him up and threw him over one shoulder.
Narcissa soon joined them in the entrance hall and said, "Welcome home darling." She kissed Draco gently on the cheek and said, "I should leave you three alone." Narcissa said her goodbyes and flooed away, leaving Draco, Ginny and Scorpius alone. They made their way to the third floor lounge where Draco gently dropped Scorpius onto a couch. Ginny and Draco sat around Scorpius, watching him play.
"Oh, I almost forgot, I have someone who wants to see you," Draco said. He leaned over and pulled Mr. Winkie out of his bag.
"Mr. Winkie!" Scorpius took the old bear back from Draco and hugged him close, then turned to Draco and said matter-of-factly, "You have not been feeding him."
"Why don't you go to the kitchen and ask the house elves to make Mr. Winkie something to eat," Draco suggested, ruffling Scorpius's hair, "And see if they'll make us all some hot cocoa as well."
"Ok Daddy," Scorpius scampered out of the room.
"When do you have to go?" Draco asked, lacing his fingers with Ginny's.
Ginny glanced at the large grandfather clock and said, "In a few hours. I told Harry I'd be working late and then going out for drinks with Luna."
"In that case, why don't we put the kid to bed early and push the boundaries of sexual activities?" he proposed giving her the infamous Malfoy smirk.
She smirked back at him and said, "You think you're so smooth, don't you, Draco Malfoy."
Ginny let out a soft shriek as he growled and pulled her close to him so he could plant his lips on hers. She cupped his face in her hands and kissed him as deeply as she could. A few minutes later Scorpius's footsteps padded towards them, making them pull apart.
"Daddy, the elves say they'll bring cocoa for us," Scorpius said, crawling into Draco's lap.
A few minutes later a house elf appeared with two large steaming cups of cocoa and one smaller, cooler, mug for Scorpius. They all sipped happily and when they were finished Draco turned to Scorpius and asked "Do you want to go and show Ginny your new jungle gym?"
Scorpius's eyes lit up, "Yes!" He jumped off Draco's lap and grabbed Ginny's hand, "C'mon Auntie Ginny, you have to see it!"
Ginny laughed and let the small boy pull her out onto into the backyard. When Draco had first purchased the house the backyard had been finely decorated with large statues, exotic plants and rock paths. But soon after Scorpius was born he had redone the yard. Now there was a large pool with water toys and water tubes and the garden had been plowed down and replaced with a huge grassy field. At once Ginny saw the new addition.
The jungle gym was huge and complex, but Scorpius immediately jumped onto it, crawling and climbing through the maze.
Draco stood by Ginny's side as Scorpius said, "Watch this Auntie Ginny!" and, "Look, Daddy! Look what I can do!" Draco put his arm around Ginny's shoulders and pulled her close to him. She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head against his chest, listening to his heartbeat as they watched Scorpius.
When the sun had finally set Scorpius, yawning, approached them and wrapped his arms around Draco's leg, "Daddy, I'm tired."
"Of course you are," Draco said, picking Scorpius up and balancing him on his hip, "You've had a long day. Do you want to go to bed?"
Scorpius nodded and rested against Draco. Draco smiled at Ginny and held her hand gently as he carried the boy up to his room. Scorpius brushed his teeth and changed into his pajamas before climbing into bed. "I love you Daddy," he said, hugging Mr. Winkie tightly and snuggling into bed, "I love you Auntie Ginny."
"I love you too," Draco said, kissing Scorpius's forehead.
To Draco's surprise Ginny leaned down and kissed Scorpius's cheek and then Mr. Winkie's head and said, "I love you too Scorpius. Sleep well."
Draco practically floated out of Scorpius's room, Ginny trailing behind him. When they go to the third floor landing Draco turned to face her and said quietly, "God, I love you."
She stared at him, puzzled, but smiled and asked, "What?"
"Seeing you with my son," he said, near whisper, "You're more of a mother to him than either of his stepmothers were."
Shock crossed her face when she realized he was on the verge of tears. "Draco," Ginny whispered.
She touched his cheek gently and he closed his eyes, letting the tears slip down his cheeks. After a moment he opened his eyes, which were now a cloudy blue and whispered, "You have no idea how much I regret walking out on you." His voice cracked and he swallowed before continuing, "That was the stupidest thing I've ever done."
"It's not your fault," she said strongly, "I was an idiot. I shouldn't have put off our wedding for so long and I shouldn't have hid you from my parents. I was never ashamed of you, Draco. I was ashamed of my family. I knew they would treat you badly and I didn't want you to see that."
Draco wiped a lingering tear off his cheek and said, "I never cared about your family or what they thought of me. I only wanted to be with you. And I knew you would regret not inviting your family and friends to our wedding."
"God," Ginny said, also wiping tears off her cheeks, "Why are we doing this now? Why couldn't we do this years ago?"
"Because," Draco said, resting his forehead against hers, "Life is unfair."
"That's dumb," Ginny said bluntly, making them both chuckle.
"Come on," Draco grabbed her hand and pulled her down the hall, "I have something to show you." He pulled her through the large house, up two floors and through multiple rooms that Ginny had never seen. When they got to a huge library Draco said, "Sit down."
Ginny did what she was told and sit down on one of the large velvety couches while Draco shuffled through papers and boxes in a large cupboard. When he finally found what he was looking for he let out a soft, "Aha," and blew the dust off the box. He sat next to Ginny and put the box in-between them.
"Open it."
Ginny gave him a confused look and carefully opened the box's flaps before gasping and saying, "You kept all of this stuff?" He nodded. "How? Didn't Gwyneth or Margret find it?"
"Firstly," he said, "this house is huge. There are tons of places I could have hidden it. Secondly, did you ever meet Gwyneth or Margret? They weren't exactly the type of women who spent a lot, or any, time in a library."
"Good point," Ginny grinned and looked in the box. She pulled out their photo album and different items they had collected throughout their relationship. When she reached the bottom of the box she scoffed and said, "You kept these?" She pulled a black see through nighty with matching underwear and bra out of the box and held them up.
"Of course," Draco said, surprised that she would ask, "We made a lot of good memories in those."
She scoffed and threw them back in the box, "You're so male."
"Speaking of being male," he pushed the box and all its contents on the floor and pushed her backwards, climbing on top of her, "Do you remember what I said about the whole 'no sexual activities' rule?"
"Yeah," she looked at him sternly, "But Draco, you need to follow your doctor's orders."
"You're such a party pooper," he moaned.
"I am not," Ginny insisted, "I just want to make sure that you're ok."
"I'm fine," he assured her, "And I'd be even better if you took your clothes off."
She stared at him sternly, but a smile pushed its way onto her face and she laughed, "God, you're so cute when you beg." He glared at her and she said, "We're not having sex Draco. The nurse said we couldn't, but-," he looked up at her excitedly, "-you should probably take a shower and get cleaned up after being in the hospital for so long."
A smile broke across his face and he said weakly, "Well, I don't know if I can bathe myself, I haven't regained all my strength yet."
"I think I can help," Ginny kissed him gently, "Let's go."
A/N: Review please!!!