Eleven Years Later

Ginny's legs felt like jelly as she took in the man in front of her. Time had certainly treated him well. He didn't look a day over twenty five as she faced him. His hair was still the same white blonde as ever, falling slightly into his eyes, which were still as grey as before. Looking at him it was as though looking at the older version of Ralph.

Instinct took over Ginny and she just wanted to attack him. All her insides were yelling at her to hit him. But he obviously could still read her like a book. In one quick motion he had his arms around her and was pulling her into the house.

"Let go of me!"

"Just get inside woman."

Ginny's eyes widened at the use of the word woman. Oh she would really make him pay for everything he had done to her now. The door slammed behind her and she was stood in a simple kitchen. It didn't look like anything Draco would have. In fact looking at it she was reminded of the kitchen in the Burrow. It was almost a complete replica.

Draco still had hold of Ginny as he marched her through to a second room. Now this was more like him. There was a large fireplace against one wall with black leather sofa's facing it. The walls were a cream colour and against them were cabinets filled with alcohol or books.

"What are you doing here?"

His voice was hard and emotionless as her surveyed her. Ginny though held her hands to her hips and shook her head. There was so much she wanted to say to him, so much she needed to know. But more than anything she just wanted to throttle him.

It seemed he knew what she was thinking as he paced up and down the room.

"Shouldn't have come. I moved away so they wouldn't find you. But damn this is Bill's doing."

"Draco shut up and talk to me!"

Slowly he turned and looked at her. His eyes suddenly softened as he lowered himself onto one of the seats. Ginny took the one opposite and just watched him carefully.

"How long have you been back?"

"Three days."

"Came to see Bill then."

"Yes. I wanted to explain that I wasn't dead. Apparently it wasn't such a surprise for him as everyone else."

"No it wouldn't have been. Let me guess he sent you up here."

"No. I didn't believe him when he said you were alive. I came to check it out myself."

His hand went to his hair as he brushed it out of his face.

"You should have stayed away."

"WHAT? How dare you. Do you even realise what I've been through because of you?"

"I was trying to keep you safe."

"Did it ever occur to you that I was safest with the people I cared about?"

"Not with me your not! Ginny for crying out loud I'm a Death Eater."

"And I'm a witch! Eleven years I had to pretend to be a muggle. I had no support at all. But I kept going and you know why? Because every day I thought this will be the day that you turn up. This is the day when things will get better. How could you leave me there like that?"

"It was for your own safety and for the baby's."

Draco looked like the rich man he really was. There was no sign of emotion as he spoke to her. In fact the more he went on the more he just seemed bored with it all. Ginny clenched her jaw closing her eyes. She was so hurt from all this.

"Tell me Draco. Did you ever love me?"

She was surprised by his reaction to this. His face stiffened as he moved towards her.

"How can you question my love?"

"You left me Draco. You promised me to come and you never did. The question should be how can I not question your love?"

"Ginny what we had was real. What I've done is for our family."

"Like killing Charlie?"

"I didn't kill Charlie."

Tears formed in his eyes and she watched as he slowly broke down in front of her. She made no move to comfort him though as she allowed him to continue.

"Ginny you have no idea what's happened to me."

"Then tell me."

"I can't."

"Why not?"

"Because you won't understand."

"Try me."

With tears lining his face he looked at her and nodded.

"Fine but you won't like what I've got to say…"