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Chapter 6
The night after the ball the children were all sitting out on the veranda with their Uncle Blaise, all of them quiet and all having glum looks on their faces.
Draco and Louisa joined the children and Blaise, Lousia bringing pumpkin juice.
"Why all the glum faces children" Draco asked.
"Why did Miss Hermione leave father?" asked Zach
"She said in her letter that she missed her life in the abbey and she had to return." Draco said pouring himself some pumpkin juice.
"She didn't even say goodbye" said Maryna.
"I miss her so much already" said Zoey.
"Father, when will have a new Goveness?" asked Alex.
Draco glanced a Lousia.
"You arn't going to need a Goveness anymore" he said getting up and standing behind Louisa.
"What do you mean? Who will watch us?" asked Karyssa.
"Your going to have a new mother. Lousia and I are getting married" he said smiling.
Arella glanced at the Lousia's left hand and saw a sparkling diamond solitare. She closed her eyes to hold back the tears that were ready to flow.
Josh was the first to get up and kiss his future mother on the cheek.
The six others followed and made their way into their rooms.
"I don't want her to be my new mother!" cried Maryna.
Arella picked up the 5 year old and held her in her arms.
"I know. Neither do I" said Arella.
"I want Hermione to be our mother" said Zoey.
"I think we all do" said Alex who was standing in the doorway to his sisters room.
The siblings nodded in unison.
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A few days later, Hermione sat in the Reverand Mother's office.
"Why did you return, Hermione?" she asked.
"I couldn't take it any more. I was in so much pain." she said, tears flowing down her face.
"Did he hurt you?' asked the Reverand Mother.
"Of course not. They were perfect. He was perfect." Hermione relpied
"Do you love him?"
"No. Yes. I don't know." Hermione said.
"You need to go back and find out."
"What if he doesn't feel the same?" she asked quietly.
"Thats a chance you have to take. You can't run and hide from your fears. You have to face them."
"I don't want to get hurt again. I've already lost so much."
"Hermione, you need to follow your heart. Don't hide from it."
"Im so bored" said Karyssa
"Me too. And hungry" said Josh.
"Im so sad" said Maryna.
"Remember that song we sang with Miss Mione?" asked Zach.
"Yea, lets sing it and maybe well feel better" said Arella.
"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens" sang Zoey.
"Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens" sang Karyssa joining in.
"Brown paper packages tied up with strings" Zach and Josh now joining.
"These are a few of my favorite things" Alex joing in.
"Why don't I feel better?" asked Maryna.
Arella held out her arms to hold her sister.
"Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes" Arella now joining.
"Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes" now a new voice joining in, but it wasn't Maryna.
The children looked and saw to their delight, their nanny walking toward the house with her bags.
Hermione stopped when she saw the children, and began running toward them the same time they started running toward her.
Arella was the first to run into Hermiones arms, he brothers and sister following behind.
"Miss Mione we missed you!"
"So much has happened!"
"Im so happy you came back from the abbey!"
"I can't believe your back.!"
"I'm so glad to be back I missed you all so much" she said as the walked toward the house.
"Alot has happened since you been gone" said Karyssa.
"What happened?" Hemione asked.
"Fathers getting married" said Arella quietly.
"Married. Wow. You'll have a mother again." said Hermione, her heart dropping once again.
"We'd rather have you" Alex said to himself.
They reached the veranda, surprised to see their father waiting there for them.
"Miss Hermione's back father!" exclaimed Maryna.
"I see. Go inside, go get your dinner." he said.
"Dinner!" the children yelled as they ran into the house.
As they were running in Lousia was coming out and spotted Hermione.
"Hermione, you've returned" she said as she wrapped her arm around Draco's waist.
"Yes. I hear congratulations are in order. On your engagenment." she said politely.
"Thank you, dear." she said as she made her way back into the house.
"You left without saying goodbye. All you left was a note." said Draco to Hermione.
"I'm sorry I didn't want to wake the children." she said.
"Why did you come back?" he asked gently.
"I realized I left important people behind. The children mean so much to me." she said looking at her feet.
"Just the children?" he asked hopefully.
Hermione blushed and nodded, although both of them knew it was a lie.
"How long will you be staying?" he asked.
"Only until arrangements for another Goveness can be made." she said walking past him and into the house.
His eyes followed her. How he longed to be with her. But he had already asked for Louisa's hand in marriage. He was a noble man and he was going to go through with the wedding. Even if his heart already belonged to someone else.
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