Pairing: Dramione

Chapter 11

Hermione's POV:

It's been a week since my date with Draco. He visited on Wednesday for lunch but we haven't gone on a second date yet. It's Friday and I'm excited because today Autumn is four months old! I love that she's growing up and becoming a little more independent, granted not much independence, but I always feel sad on her "birthdays". As much as I love her and will do anything for her she'll always remind me of what happened that night a little over a year ago. I get Autumn ready for the morning and then I take her to the Burrow before heading to St. Mungo's.

There are a few minor accidents today but nothing major to deal with. At five I pick Autumn up and we go home for the night. Draco and I didn't plan anything for tonight and I wouldn't agree anyway because I want to spend time with Autumn on her fourth month "birthday". I'm too lazy to cook so I order in food from my favorite wizarding restaurant. I just finish giving Autumn a bottle when the doorbell rings. I put Autumn in her playpen and grab my money off the counter before going to the door. When I get to the door I'm surprised that instead of my dinner, Draco's here.

"Hi, I thought I would surprise you. Is that okay?" Draco asks.

"Of course, come in. I just ordered food if you're hungry." He nods and walks in. "How's Autumn? I haven't seen her in a while." He goes to the playpen and looks at me, as if asking my permission to hold Autumn.

"You can pick her up Draco if you want. And she's good; she's four months old today!" I beam at her. He smiles to and picks her up and holds her close to him.

"If I would've known I would've picked up something, like a cake." He remarks.

"The gesture is sweet, but unnecessary. Autumn can't even eat solid foods yet, so she couldn't even have any."

"True as it is, we could have cake. Come on, you don't have a sweet tooth?" Before I could reply the doorbell rings and I go to answer it. I pay for my food and sit on the couch and show Draco the contents of the Styrofoam box: chocolate brownies and chocolate frogs.

I smirk at him before replying, "I don't know, this is really healthy and salty food. Would you care for some?" I say sarcastically. He grins at my reply and goes to sit Autumn back in the playpen.

"Actually, I'll take her. I want to change her diaper and put her to bed. It's seven already." I say as I pluck her out of Draco's arms.

"Do you need help?" I shake my head and tell him to go and eat. I walk into the nursery and change her and put on onesie pajamas. Then I pick up a copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. I sit in the rocking chair and read her a short story. After I finish reading I see she's still awake so I sing her a muggle lullaby to help lull her to sleep. Once I see her drifting off I put her in her crib and put on a small night light that I charmed to never burn out and walk back into the living room.

"Sorry if it took so long, did you save me any?" I ask as I sit next to him.

"It's no problem Hermione. And yes, as a matter of fact, I did save you some." He hands me the box and I start to eat. "You know, you're not a bad singer." I almost choke on my food.

"You heard me sing to Autumn? I thought the walls were thicker so you couldn't hear." I blush.

"You were good. So what do you want to do?" he asks. I shrug my shoulders as I go back to eating.

"Alright, twenty questions. I'll start-" I cut him off before he can finish.

"We know each other pretty well, don't you think?" He just shakes his head and begins his question.

Two hours later we are both laughing and smiling at each other. I can't believe how much we didn't know about each other.

Once our laughter subsides Draco stands up. "I should get going; thanks for letting me have some of your dinner." I laugh at him and walk him towards the door.

"You're welcome, thanks for visiting tonight. I had a fun time."

"Me too, good night Hermione," he says and opens his arms for a hug and I walk into him. He wraps his strong arms around me and I sigh. "Before I leave I wanted to ask you something." He says and I back up to look at him in the eyes.

"Is everything okay?" I ask, worried.

"Yes, everything's great, actually. I was wondering though if you wanted to be my girlfriend." Inside I squeal like a little girl but on the outside I try to remain calm. I nod, afraid that if I speak it'll come out in a squeak.

"Yeah, good," he sighs. Was he worried that I would say no? We hug again and then he leaves.

I go to bed a few hours later after checking on Autumn. It's the first time I've fallen asleep with a smile on my face in a longtime. Sure, when Draco asked me out for our date I was happy. But this, this is different. This has potential for permanency.

A/N: Chapter eleven!