Chapter 13 of I Work for You:
Summary: Draco hires Hermione to be his 'wife' so his boss will approve of their deal. Only, Draco didn't expect to fall in love with Hermione. DM/HG.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything regarding Harry Potter.
Recap from previous chapter:
"Away?" asked Chris to himself.
"No, I am not going to lose Hermione again!" he said aloud.
"Chris!" shouted his boss. "If you're done talking to yourself, there are some guests waiting to be served."
Chris rolled his eyes, and went back to work.
Chapter 13:
"Well, we're back home. And you don't need to worry about Chris here. I'm always gonna be here to protect you!" said Draco, puffing up his chest.
"Wow, my hero," she said, with a roll of her eyes. "Come on, let's go in," she said, and pulled him out of the car with her hand grasped tightly on his.
After they got into the house, Draco raised up his eyebrows, "Oh, what's this Madame Malfoy?" he asked. "Are you developing feelings for me?" he asked, wiggling his eyebrows.
Hermione turned bright red, and dropped his hand like it was fire.
"No!" she said, before running up the stairs and entering their room.
"Hermione!" bellowed Draco; "You didn't close the door!"
What he got in response was a giggle from Hermione, and he rolled his eyes, and closed the door.
"I'm gonna get you!" he yelled, going up the stairs.
All of a sudden, a head popped out of a room.
"Uh, Minister!" Draco said, giving him an uncertain grin.
"Hello. It's so nice to see you two … talking but an old man needs his sleep, if you don't mind," said Fudge.
"Oh, I'm sorry…" trailed off Draco.
"It's quite all right. I'll see you in the morning."
Draco nodded, and waited until Fudge locked up his room.
He gave a big sigh, and walked into his room.
He closed the door and locked it, and he walked slowly towards the bed that Hermione and him shared.
She was lying on her back, pretending to not hear him come in.
"You … how can you do this to me?" he asked, pretending to be upset.
Hermione slowly turned her head to look at Draco, and she opened one eye.
"Do what?"
"You embarrassed me!" protested Draco.
"I did?" asked an innocent Hermione.
"You know, we never got to finish the conversation that was outside."
Hermione gulped…
"What conversation?"
"Is Miss Goody-Two-Shoes developing feelings for the big, manly Draco?"
"Of course not!" said Hermione.
Draco nodded, "Sure. I believe you."
Hermione pouted, "Believe what you want, but I am not going to talk about it."
Draco rolled his eyes, took off his shoes, and got onto the bed.
He crawled behind Hermione, and wrapped his arms around her stomach.
He felt her stiffen up, and he said, "Relax…"
Hermione decided to listen to him, and she melted into his arms.
Draco pulled Hermione back towards the bedpost and said, "So tell me about this Chris guy…"
Hermione kept thinking that she and Draco were a perfect fit … but she didn't dare tell him that.
"What do you want to know about him?" she asked.
"Everything…"
Hermione said, "Be more specific."
Draco nodded, "Everything!"
Hermione backed up and she ended up sitting in his lap.
She blushed and tried to move, but Draco held her down.
"Talk," he commanded.
Hermione frowned, "Fine."
Flashback … Hermione's Point of View
I was walking home from a day at the library. It was one day after I had left Hogwarts.
Coming home, I noticed that there was a moving van next door to my house.
I was walking up the driveway, when I heard somebody shuffling up the driveway behind me.
I turned around, and saw a cute guy.
He was taller than I was, and he had sandy brown hair and blue eyes.
He and I started talking, and he said he had moved from America to England. I asked him why, and he said that his family had wanted a change.
After an hour, he asked me out. I thought he was a nice guy, so I said yes.
The next day, he came over to my house and he and I walked to the nearest Cinema.
We watched a movie, and then we went out for dinner.
Pretty soon, we were going out every night of the week. We considered ourselves each other's boyfriend and girlfriend.
It was after two months of dating that he started to get overprotective.
One day, I was walking to the library and I bumped into him on the street, and he started to frown.
He got mad at me because I didn't tell him where I was going.
This kept happening, but every time I confronted him, he would deny it. He said he just wanted to be a good boyfriend and all.
And then what I told you earlier happened.
Everytime I broke up with him, I ended up coming back to him.
I started to get scared, so one day, I packed my bags, told my parents that I wanted a change, and moved.
End of Flashback
"Dang that's scary," Draco said.
Hermione nodded, "I don't even know how he found me here!"
"Maybe he's a wizard…"
Hermione shrugged, "I don't know, but I don't want him to stalk me!" she cried.
Draco nodded, "It's okay! You know that I'm here," he said, and he held her even tighter.
"I guess that's why sometimes I'm such a … crybaby, or when I act really gullible. It's because I feel insecure," Hermione said.
She laughed, "I don't even know if that makes sense!"
Draco shushed her. "Of course it does…" he trailed off.
It became silent, and suddenly, some snoring was heard.
Draco looked down at the woman in his arms, and realized she had fallen asleep.
He smiled, "I will protect you," he promised.
Chris Walker strolled down the streets of England.
He smiled because he had found his ex-girlfriend once again.
"She will be mine," he said to himself.
The fact that he was a wizard didn't change anything. He had been trying to contact her for such a long time.
After she had left, he had grown depressed. Nobody was like his Hermione. She was sweet, kind, gentle…
Once he got her back, he would never let her go…
Hermione was his, not some other guy's.
Though Chris was a wizard, he never went to any wizarding school. He could tell Hermione was also a wizard, simply because she had an owl, and because he had once saw her wand.
She had said it was nothing, but he knew better. Why didn't Hermione love him? Was it because of the way he looked? Was it because of how much money he had? What was it?
He walked into a drugstore, and saw a cute little teddy bear holding a flag that said, 'I love you.'
"Wow, perfect for Hermione," and he picked it up and purchased it.
After buying the teddy bear, he walked out of the store, whistling a merry tune.
After Draco was sure that Hermione was asleep, he gently placed her onto the bed, with her head on the pillow.
He unraveled himself from her, and got up to brush his teeth.
Finally, after changing into his pajamas, he got into the bed, and lay down.
Thoughts were swimming through his head.
"Do I like Hermione now?"
"Do I love Hermione?"
He didn't know. What Draco did know was that if that Chris guy took her away and hurt her, Draco would be really mad.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, he thought he heard Hermione mumble, "Draco…"
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