Last time:

"So it's true, You're with a mud blood." a voice spoke next to them

Lucius turned to the voice ready to curse the rude person when his eyes fell upon the one person he hoped to never see again.

"Narcissa, what are you doing here?"

Now:

"I think the better question is, What are doing here with a mud blood?" Narcissa snapped

"Hermione, Draco, If you'll excuse me, I think I need to have a conversation with someone outside." Lucius stated as he stood and pulled Narcissa through the restaurant. Once the reached outside, Lucius went into a rant.

"How dare you interrupt my dinner – How dare you call her a mud blood." Lucius spat, "You no longer have a right to say anything about who I associate with."

"I have every right, you're exposing my son the trash, filth even." Narcissa replied

"The only filth I see is the pure blooded tramp that walked out on her husband and son for another man, Besides, I don't even think I'm considered a pure blood any longer considering Hermione's blood is circulating through my veins."

"So I leave you and you start searching for love in the lower scale of people?" She asked

"Actually Narcissa, I think I'm stepping up in the line of women. I know this is going to put a wrinkle in your silk knickers, but Hermione is more of a woman then you have ever been or you will ever be. Hermione is kind, strong willed, beautiful, and actually seems to bring out the good in people."

"How dare you say a mud blood is better then I am!!"

"I call it how I see it." Lucius replied with a smirk, "By the way… shouldn't you be off fucking the little creep you married?"

"He is yesterdays news… I actually came back here to take back my name as Malfoy." Narcissa replied, thinking Lucius was going to accept her back with open arms.

"Well, I'm not going to marry you and I don't think Draco is interested either so unless you know another Malfoy…. I'm afraid you're out of luck"

"You can't honestly think you will marry that girl..Do you?"

"She has a hell of a better chance then you do. Now if you don't mind, I'm going back to my son and my date."

"She has no class Lucius, she doesn't have good breeding, she could never be a Malfoy."

"Hermione has more class in her little toe then you have in your entire body and If you are what comes from good breeding then I think I'm happy with my decision to court Hermione."

Lucius smirked and turned to go back inside the restaurant, leaving a bewildered Narcissa in his wake. As he approached the table, he noticed Hermione smile at him.

"Sorry about that" he said as he sat down

"What did she want?" Draco asked

"She wants to be a Malfoy again, said she and lover boy were old news."

"Like that'll happen" Draco replied with a snort

"She's your mother Draco, I would think you would want her back." Hermione asked confused

"She is the woman who gave birth to me, not a mother. A mother would not walk out on her marriage and child for a man that was a year younger then her son just because she was bored." Draco replied

"She left because she was bored?" Hermione asked in a shocked voice, "I personally don't see how she could be bored with the two of you."

"It's easy Hermione, Draco and I got tired of waited on the princess hand and foot. She was never happy with anything we did for her and her main concern in life was making sure she was better then everyone else. Draco and I decided to stop doing for her until she appreciated it, but that day never came…she found a young guy who tickled her fancy, he doted on her non stop and she ran away with him."

"Wow, I never knew."

"It's alright, enough talking about the ice queen, lets order and enjoy of meal." Lucius said with a smirk

Once they arrived back at the manor, Hermione was starting to feel a little weak from the day's activity.

"Lucius, I'm heading upstairs to rest, I'm feeling pretty tired."

"I'll be up to join you in a minute." He replied with a smile.

Hermione nodded and went up the stairs, leaving Lucius and Draco in the foyer. Once they were sure she was upstairs, Draco turned to his father.

"Are you sure you've no interest in taking mum back?"

"Absolutely sure, I have no interest in that woman now or ever again."

"Good, because I think Hermione is much, much better for you." Draco replied clapping his father on the back.

"I know, I just hope she sees it too."

"I think she does." Draco laughed with a wink as he too headed up the stairs.

Lucius walked into the bedroom he and Hermione had been sharing. She seemed to crave the company just as much as he did because she always went to sleep in his bed instead of her own. Lucius stripped down to his boxers and climbed into the bed next to her. She instantly scooted closer to him and turned to face him.

"I really did enjoy today, with the walk in the gardens and the wonderful dinner." She said as she snuggled into his chest.

"I did too. It was nice to actually talk to someone who wasn't making sure she looked perfect every second." He laughed

"Was she really that bad?" Hermione asked sitting up a little.

"Before I changed my lifestyle, what she did was perfectly normal for a pure blooded wife. When I decided to help the order, and you stood up for me even after everything you had been through because of Draco and I, I guess I realized that there was more I wanted from a woman then just a stuck up gold digger who held a title in the social circles. I guess when Narcissa left me I was actually happy, just lonely because I was used to someone being there,"

"Well you have Draco an I now." She said as she snuggled back down. Lucius didn't reply, but pulled her closer, rubbing her back in silence. He looked down to the young witch in his arms and sighed. She was already asleep cuddled next to him and he had to admit he felt a sense of completeness with her. He pulled the blankets around them and drifted off to sleep, thinking of how his life would be if she didn't come to him. He was glad she did.