a word from me: Firstly thanks to some readers who reviewed the story. I hope to get more reviews.

I think that I might do a one-shot on this story and it should be posted by late next week. At least this is my plan. There are so many things coming up this weekend up till next week so I'm not sure if I have the time. Meanwhile I hope that readers will enjoy this chapter. Please review. Thanks.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

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Ginny walked down the street quickly because she was late. Terry would have been waiting for her for the last 15 minutes. She saw him sitting by himself and waved at him. He waved back and he looked like he had waited for her long.

"Finally." He said when Ginny reached him.

"You wanted to see me at the last minute! Do not blame me." Ginny retorted.

"Alright…I apologize. I just wanted to tell you that I'm going back to Switzerland tomorrow afternoon." He said.

"So soon?"

"Well I decided to not waste it. Hermione is right. I do want to be a Healer and it's just one year left."

"I'm glad to hear that Terry. It really will be a waste if you quit now."

"Well now that I've told you that, I need a favour."

Ginny looked at him and rolled her eyes. "I should have known."

"Oh come on Gin I rarely asked anything from you."

"What is it then?"

"Well…"

Ginny looked at him closely and noticed that he was blushing.

"Well?" She asked

"Is Susan seeing anybody?"

"I don't get you." Ginny tried to keep her voice serious. She very well knew what Terry meant but she wanted to keep him on his toes.

"Is she dating anyone?" He asked in a whisper.

"Oh…that…well I don't know. Why?"

Of course Ginny knew why. The day before when she met Terry for lunch she had brought Susan along. Terry and Susan had got on very well and they found some common ground. When Susan told him that her grandmother had passed away a few weeks ago, Terry immediately sympathised because he too had lost his grandmother a year ago and she was very dear to him.

"Well I kind of you know…interested in her."

"Interested?"

"Oh come on Gin stop pretending like you don't know what I'm talking about. It's killing me!"

Ginny laughed and covered her mouth. "Ok…ok. As far as I know she's not dating anyone. I don't know if she has her eyes on anyone though."

"Do you think she'll go to dinner with me?"

"Terry you've got to ask her. Go to the office now, give her a bouquet of flowers and ask her."

"That sounds easy." Terry said and he stood up from the chair. "I'll do that. Thanks." He walked away leaving Ginny quite stumped but then Ginny suddenly received a kiss on her cheek. He had walked back and gave Ginny a hug.

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"You look nervous." Draco commented. He looked at his girlfriend who had her arms wrapped around his left tightly. She was biting her lower lip and it could only meant nervousness or she was trying to stifle a moan. But the latter usually only happens when they were making love. In this case Draco immediately assumed the former.

"I told them I wanted them to meet someone. I didn't say who." She said.

"That's the whole purpose isn't it? We're supposed to walk through the door and shout out 'surprise!'"

She punched his arm and he chuckled. "Ginny last night went well. Mother even gave you a hug at the end of dinner. That should mean that we've won…half the battle." Draco said trying to soothe her nervousness. They continued to walk down The Burrow quickly.

"So who's in?" He asked,

"Mum, dad and George. It's a Tuesday night so everyone's in their own house except George coz he said he just feels like it. I'm sure it was mum's idea. Just in case they don't like you then George can kick you out."

"Oh they are going to love me. I promise." Draco joked trying to lift her spirits up.

"Here we go." She said and opened the door. "Mum! We're here!"

They both walked in and heard footsteps down the stairs. Mrs Weasley was the first one to reach the base of the staircase followed by George and Mr Weasley. When they saw him, they remained frozen at the spot where they were.

"I'm sure you know him. This is Draco Malfoy. My boyfriend." She introduced Draco to everyone.

Draco was bracing himself for an attack of words or maybe even hexes. His hand was now gripped tightly around his wand. However Mr Weasley squeezed through his wife and George and made his way to where they both were standing. He extended his hand to Draco.

"Welcome son. Now Molly had cooked us a splendid meal. Simple but it would keep you asking for more. Come on in!" Mr Weasley said.

Draco took his hand and firmly shook it. He was pulled towards the dining room and realised that Mr Weasley was giving a chance for Ginny to explain to Mrs Weasley who looked disappointed. George followed suit and walked behind him.

"Malfoy, long time no see." George commented and he too extended his hand to Draco. They shook and looked at each other in the eye.

"Yeah, you too, George." Draco said. He looked behind George's shoulder and saw that Ginny was now talking to Mrs Weasley.

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"Mum, please give us a chance. I really love him and he loves me. That's all I need." Ginny pleaded. "He is a changed man and I promise you he is nothing like his father. He was never a Death Eater."

Her mother flinched slightly at those words. She looked at Ginny and then at Draco who was now seated in between the two men. "If he really makes you happy then it's fine with me."

Ginny nodded enthusiastically and hugged her mother. "Thank you." She whispered in her ear. "Thank you so much. You'll love him!" Ginny had happy tears in her eyes and her mother brushed it away with her thumb,

"Silly girl. Let's go." Her mother teased. Ginny smiled and kissed her mother's right cheek. They walked hand in hand into the dining room.

At the end of dinner Mrs Weasley patted her boyfriend's arm and in front of Ginny she said, "Take good care of her Draco. She's our only daughter."

"I will. I promise. She's a gem in my eyes like she is in yours." He said and Ginny's heart fluttered in adoration.

That night, they made love in Draco's apartment and Ginny stayed overnight. She woke up about four in the morning and watched Draco as he slept soundly. She kissed his jaw and breathed in his masculine scent. She ran her fingertips up and down his arm carefully grazing lightly on his Mark. It was darkly marked and it scares her sometimes.

"What are you thinking about?"

Ginny looked up not realising that he had stirred from his sleep. "Was it painful?" She asked.

"Yes it was." He answered and Ginny admired his honesty. "I know it scares you sometimes."

"It's just a stupid mark." She reached out and kissed his lips "I love you Draco. Nothing could change that. I know who you were but I love you anyway. You're never a Death Eater. That's what I told mum and I think she believes me."

She kissed him again, this time passionately and she could feel the same passion in him. They made love again and again and watched the sunrise together. That was how their relationship was. They had to be near each other and physical contact was the centre of their connection. Their touch was always lingering and two years without each other had left them hungering for contact. Just a single touch would spark off their love and lust for each other. They were like day and night, unable to surface without the other.

"I should go now. If I'm missing again the girls will suspect something."

"When are you going to tell them?"

"I'm not going to." Ginny said and she saw the alarmed look on her boyfriend's face. "I'm going to show them."

His facial expression changed and he smirked. "How?"

"Like this." Ginny took his face in her hands and possessively kissed him. He started to run his hands up and down her bare back and it took all her willpower to gently push him away and he sighed disappointedly.

"Alright go. Before I change my mind."

Ginny giggled and got up off the bed and started dressing. She gave Draco one last kiss and head out the door. She apparated to her apartment and silently unlocked the door and let herself in.

"Where did you go?"

Ginny was startled and she squeaked. She placed her hand on her heart which was now beating furiously. "Susan you frightened me!"

"Thought that we wouldn't catch you?" Susan asked.

"You've been doing this sneaking thing for at least a week Ginny!" Luna exclaimed. "Where were you? You weren't in bed last night and the previous night."

"What were you doing sneaking in my bedroom?" Ginny asked.

"Do not direct back the attention to Luna! Where were you?" Susan asked emphasizing on the last three words.

Ginny sighed exasperatedly. "Alright I'll tell! It's a long story though."

"We love long stories, don't we Luna?"

"Yes we do." Luna said and crossed her arms in front of her chest.

They all sat down on the sofa and Ginny started telling them about her secret relationship with Draco and how it started. She told them about them being separated by their parents and about how they met again during the interview and how things got started back again at that point. They never interrupted her at any point.

"So now Draco and I we are back together again and I was at his apartment when I'm not in here." Ginny explained.

"Why were you in there and not in here?" Luna asked.

"Luna! Remember? No hanky-panky here. Ginny must be up to lots of hanky-panky that's why she's not in here and in there!"

"Susan mind your words!"

"Oh so you mean you were at Draco's apartment taking advanced Potions?" Susan said sarcastically.

"Well no! I was…"

"There it is Luna. It's written all over her face! It was hanky-panky all the way!"

"Well you should have just shut it Susan!"

Just then a piece of square cushion hit her on her head and Ginny's face turned red. "Susan you did not just do that!"

"I think I did!" Susan said and took another cushion and threw it and it hit Ginny's face. "There! Just did it again!"

Ginny took the cushion and threw it at Susan but she crouched and it hit Luna who was trying to stop the fight. "Merlin! Luna I didn't mean to hit you." Susan was already laughing hysterically on the floor.

"Ginny!" Luna screamed and she took the cushion and threw it across the room and it hit Ginny on her chest. As sudden as it had started cushions and cottons were now flying across the room and the girls were soon in a fit of unstoppable giggles.

"Alright stop stop!" Luna said. They all looked at each other and started to laugh again because their hair was in a mess. Luna and Ginny who both had long hair were now spotting cottons and feather in their hair while Susan's had a bit of it stuck in her ear.

"I'm sorry." Susan said after they stopped laughing. "I should have minded my own business."

"That's ok. You were just worried and I appreciate that." Ginny said and went over to hug Susan. "Come here Luna." They were embraced in a hug like they did weeks ago after their house warming party.

"You're lucky to be dating Draco Malfoy." Susan said,

"Why?" Ginny asked,

"Oh haven't you heard? WITCH's voted him as one of the sexiest man alive!"

WITCH's was a gossip magazine and every year they listed ten sexiest men and women alive. Ginny had always bought that edition when it comes out on the shelves because she had to admit that she could not resist finding out who the top ten men and women were.

"You're kidding!" Ginny said.

"I'm not. I know someone who works in WITCH's and she said that Draco Malfoy would be in the list this year."

Susan was right because when the edition was out on the shelves two months later, Draco was listed fourth in the list.

"Draco Malfoy is now a successful and powerful man after his proposal on building the nation's tertiary academy was approved. Draco is also a much beloved Professor in Hogwart's. Young, handsome and those brooding looks had always charmed girls and women alike. Even I couldn't resist imagining running my hands through those blond locks. But back off because the last I heard, Draco Malfoy is already taken." Ginny read the article to Draco who had a smirk on his face. She rolled the magazine and knocked his head hard.

"Ow! Why did you do that for?" Draco said and rubbed the spot on his head where Ginny hit him.

"For smirking like a git! I'm going to ask Susan who this," she paused and turned to that page, "who this Allen Brandon is."

"And you're going to do what? Relax Gin, now everyone knows I'm taken and I'm fine with that. I don't need girls and women to go crazy for me. I have you for that."

Ginny rolled her eyes and was about to say something but was silenced when her lips was covered by Draco's. She gave in and smiled against that kiss. "So how does it feel like to be listed as 'Sexiest Man Alive'?" She asked when they broke apart.

"Well considering that I got beaten by Potter, I say not so good." He said and they both laughed. Harry was listed second in the list and it was his second time being named.

"Oh you should have seen Harry last week. I think the lost to the Falcons did it. He went berserk!"

"I'm not surprised. He's known for that temper." Draco commented.

It was the final game of the British and Irish Quidditch League and the game between Puddlemere United and Falmouth Falcons would determine the champion for the season. The Falcons were known for being violent and fierce play and not many people like them. You either love the Falcons or you hate the Falcons. There was no such thing as in between or being neutral. That night during the final game, it was not a surprise to see that the Falcons were determined to win that game and they played hard; hard and brutal.

Harry almost fell off his broom a few times when a Bludger was directly surging towards him. He was really unhappy when the Falcons won. Ginny and Hermione were there in his apartment after the game and it was a loud affair. He kept shouting about the unfairness and that the victory was undeserving.

"You missed a good game though. Too bad you were in Hungary." Ginny said.

"There's always next year. You reckon he'll invite me…to the game I mean, if Puddlemere get into the finals."

When Harry was informed personally by Ginny about her relationship with Draco, he was quite calmed. He told her that he was fine with it if it makes her happy. However convincing Ron was a much tougher task because he had refused to listen to her. They had got into a big argument as usual just like they did back when they were both still in Hogwarts. Ron had told her that Draco should not be trusted. Ginny was so angry with him that she refused to talk to him.

"Harry's fine with us you know. You'll get an invitation. I'm sure of that."

"I hope it's going to be a déjà vu. I'd love to see them clash again. But for now no Quidditch talk because I want to ask you a question."

Ginny looked at her boyfriend who had suddenly turned serious and he took her hands in his.

"I was wondering if you would like to move in with me."

"Really?"

"I know it's barely a year since you moved in with the girls but I was hoping that you will think about it…you know talk it with them. They are important to you."

When Draco expresses himself this way, Ginny felt like the love she had for him would blossom in her heart. He had always been thoughtful. He was always thinking about her well being and it always filled her heart.

Ginny stood on both knees and then sat on his lap. She turned to face him and kissed him on his lips. He responded eagerly, running his hands up and down her back, tingling her in the process.

"I love you Draco Malfoy and I would love to move in with you. I'll talk to the girls and I'll let you know."

"Great…so now can I have that kiss back?" He asked cheekily and Ginny leaned in and kissed him.