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Chapter 19: Explaining and Emotions

At the breakfast table later that morning Draco kept looking at Hermione as though she had grown another head. Hermione of course chose to ignore him and concentrated on helping Nick to eat his breakfast without making a mess. Draco didn't know what had possessed her to do something like that but he didn't like it. Where had she gained the sudden confidence of just looking at him stark naked without even filching a little, he remembered on the first night that he had brought her to the Manor and he'd pulled off his shorts in front of her she'd run away to hide in another room. Maybe he was growing onto her thought Draco shuddering just the thought of that made him sick. But he had to admit it was a possibility, he knew for a fact that she had grown onto him. He didn't find her as irritating as he used to when they were back in Hogwarts. But that didn't mean that she didn't piss him off, oh she knew exactly which buttons to push and when but all that just seemed to be an everyday thing now and-

'Daddy can we go flying?' Nick's voice interrupted Draco's train of thought.

'Err-'

'No Nick' Hermione interjected 'I don't think that's a good idea, it's freezing out there and you could catch a cold'

'But-'

'No buts Nick' said Draco 'your mother's right, you should hurry up and get better'

'Oh ok' said Nick making a face

Draco smiled at him, a real genuine smile 'we can do something inside though'

'Really?' exclaimed Nick putting his hands together joyfully

'Yeah! What d'you wanna do'

'Umm I think we should-'

Just then Twister walked into the room followed by an elegant looking woman. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore an elegant set of violet dress robes and there was a matching shawl across her shoulders. Her nose was held up high, giving her an air of superiority, Draco's eyes widened as he stared at he woman.

'Mother' he managed to gasp out

'Hello Draco' replied Narcissa Malfoy

Draco quickly got up from his chair, banging his knee against the table in the process and walked over to greet his Mother. Narcissa pulled him into a hug and he kissed her on the cheeks. Hermione and Nick sat there watching the awkward exchange between mother and son. But when Narcissa pulled Draco into a hug Nick let out a giggle. This made Draco's mother look at the two her eyebrows shooting up instantly.

'And who are these people Draco?' she asked rounding to look at Draco

He gulped nervously before replying 'Err…Mother…I…umm…I have to tell you something'

'So I can see'

'Well you see Mother, this is Hermione Granger, she went to Hogwarts with me'

'Hermione Granger? The girl you just could not stop talking about'

Draco blushed incredibly before saying quickly 'I did not talk about her all the time Mother'

'Very well Draco, please carry on'

'Well this as I said is Hermione Granger and my son Nick'

'DRACO LUCIUS MALFOY' screeched his mother 'HOW DARE YOU NOT TELL ME OF THIS'

'Well Mother I -'

' DON'T YOU EVEN START DRACO I WILL NOT TAKE IT DON'T YOU THINK THAT YOUR OWN MOTHER HAS THE RIGHT TO KNOW-'

'Mother I –'

'I SAID DON'T-'

'BUT MOTHER YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND' said Draco equally as loudly 'I ONLY FOUD OUT A MONTH AGO'

'What?'

'I only found out a moth ago I had a son'

'And why is that'

'Well you see Hermione here didn't bother telling me'

'Oh really?' said Mrs. Malfoy turning to look at Hermione 'And why is that?'

'Well you see…umm…Mrs. Malfoy…I…err' said Hermione lost for words

'What she means to say is Mother' said Draco 'is that her and I weren't exactly the best of friends when we were at school and well she didn't feel that I had the right to know'

Hermione just stared at Draco. He had just stood up for her. But she was shaken back into reality when his mother spoke.

'And what father doesn't have the right to know that they have a child?' she said looking at Hermione disgustedly

'Mother it doesn't really matter right now' said Draco before Hermione could speak.

'Of course it matters Draco, what are you on about?'

'Well you see Mother, Hermione and I are engaged'

'Excuse me?'

'We're engaged'

'And when did this happen'

'Oh not so long ago'

'Draco why did you not tell me'

'Mother I didn't know how you would react'

'What do you mean?'

'Well Hermione is…well…she's a Mud-'

'What he means to say is that I am a Muggleborn' Hermione spoke up

'I know that Miss Granger'

'You do?' asked Draco sceptically

'Of course I know Draco, you had informed of Miss Granger when you got back from your first year at Hogwarts'

'Oh, I didn't think you would remember'

'Well then you thought wrong Draco.'

'So it doesn't bother you?'

'No of course not, if this is what makes you happy then I am more than willing to accept it, I am your Mother after all'

At this Draco and Hermione quickly glanced at each other before turning back to look at the elegant woman standing before them.

'Well that good then' said Draco sighing

'So when is the wedding?' asked Narcissa

'Well we're not so sure yet.'

'Oh?'

'Well you see Mother, I was planning on eloping but Hermione wanted to have a big celebration so-'

'And I completely agree with her. How dare you even consider eloping Draco, you are the Malfoy heir and I believe that your wedding is a day that should be celebrated and remembered by all'

When Narcissa finished her little speech Hermione smirked at Draco and said 'see I told you so Draco! Would you like to help plan the wedding Mrs. Malfoy?' she asked looking at her future mother-in-law brightly.

'It would be an honour' replied Narcissa 'oh and please call me Narcissa'

'Of course ma'am'

'Now Draco would you like to introduce me to my grandson'

Draco, who had been watching the two women his jaw almost touching the floor, replied 'yes mother' and with that he went to pick Nick up from his spot on the large dining table. He then walked back to where his mother and Hermione were standing. 'Nick meet your Grandma' he said smiling at his son.

'Grandma?' said Nick the word sounding foreign to him.

'Yes Nick' said Draco 'this is your Grandma, Daddy's mum'

'Oh!' said Nick his eyes widening in surprise 'Daddy you have a Mummy?' he asked.

Hermione burst out laughing. Narcissa watched amusedly as Draco scowled. 'Of course I have a Mummy Nick.'

'So what do I call you?' asked Nick looking at Narcissa.

'I guess you would call me Grandma' replied Narcissa

'Oh okay, so what does a Grandma do?' asked Nick. All three adults chuckled. Nick looked around confusedly 'what did I do?'

'It's nothing Nick' said Hermione

'Draco may I ask what those horrible marks on your son's face are?' said Narcissa

'Nick's got Dragon Pox' replied Draco calmly

'Oh but then he need to see a healer' said the elderly witch panicking

'He's already seen a healer Mother, we went to St. Mungo's yesterday'

'Then why did you bring him back home?'

'Well the healer believed that Nick would be okay at home because Hermione here just happens to be a healer and she knows how to give medication and such'

'You are a healer Hermione?' Narcissa asked Hermione

'Yes'

'But Malfoy women don't work'

'I am aware of that Narcissa, Draco informed me when I first moved in here'

'That brings me to another query, why is it Draco that you are living with a woman that you re not related to'

'Umm…well you see Mother…uhh…I thought that it would be best if Hermione lived with me when I found out about Nick, that way we wouldn't have to deal with things like setting up meeting times and such'

'I see. I think that I would like to get to know my grandson better so I will take him with me to the lounge and you two can finish breakfast'

'Would you like to join us Mother?'

'No thank you Draco, I have already eaten'

'Um alright' said Draco uncertainly handing Nick to his mother. She walked out of the room looking fondly at the child in her arms. Draco and Hermione at down on the table, neither of them touching the food in front of them. 'I can't believe this' Draco finally said.

'What?' asked Hermione looking at him

'I can't believe that she just showed up and just accepted everything we told her'

'Wasn't she meant to?'

'Well yes but I had been so worried about how she'd react and then she's all okay with everything it's just frustrating to know that I went through all that stress for nothing'

'You stress about the most pathetic things, how did you think she'd react then if this wasn't how?'

'I dunno, that's the point'

'You're so weird Malfoy'

'Speaking of which, why the hell did you ask her to plan the wedding? Now we're gonna have to pretend to be in love with each other every time she's around'

'It won't be that difficult'

'Granger are you out of your mind? This is US we're talking about; we can't stay civil around each other for more than five seconds'

'Well we're staying partially civil right now.'

'What?'

'Well we haven't been trying to jump down each other's throats'

'Oh what an accomplishment!' said Draco sarcastically 'that reminds me, I have to ask you something'

'What now?'

'Well you see my company, Malfoy Inc. is holding this party in celebration of the company's 150th birthday and well I was just wondering whether you wanna go with me?'

'You want ME to go to a work party with YOU?'

'Yes'

'As in like a…date?'

'Yeah I guess'

'I dunno Draco I don't think I'll be able to' said Hermione smirking inwardly

'What why not?' asked Draco

'Well do you think we'll be able to stay civil with each other? I mean you don't want to embarrass your self in front of all your colleagues do you?'

'We can try Granger'

'But who'll take care of Nick?'

'My Mother can'

'Fine then I'll go, anything to get out of this dreadful Mansion'

'Good'

'I can't believe you just asked me out Malfoy'

'There's no need to rub it into my face Granger'

'Yes there is, because it makes me wonder whether you've suddenly started to like me or something'

'Now now Granger, don't get your hopes up'

'Oh there's no need to worry about me Malfoy me, it is you that I should be worrying about'

'That just proves you care about me'

'No it doesn't'

'Yes it does'

'Think whatever you want Malfoy, it isn't true'

'Well in case you didn't know Granger I care about you'

'You do?' said Hermione her eyes the size of dinner plates

'Yes I do'

'Why?'

'What do you mean why? You're the mother of my child, it's my duty to care about you'

'So you do it because it's your duty'

'Well sort off yeah, but I wouldn't I if I didn't want to'

'I see, so you want to care about me because it's your duty because I'm the mother of your child. That is so confusing Malfoy;

'To you it is, but not to me. You should just be thankful'

'So if something were to happen to me you'd be worried'

'Of course I'd be worried'

'Wow! I never expected that from you Malfoy'

'Well, yes, I do tend to do that to people'

Draco smiled as he said this; it was a real smile. Not the usual smirk that he was so famous for, this smile was warm and full of emotion besides arrogance and it made something deep inside of Hermione stir. It was an unusual feeling; it felt good and bad, hot and cold, wrong and right all at the same time. She absently smiled back at him thinking how much better Draco looked with that emotion displayed on his face.

A/N: There we are people that's it for now. That last bit was so mushy that I can't believe that I actually wrote that! LMAO! I was SO happy I got 27 reviews for my last chapter! I think I'll make my aim 20 again! I love you all so much and I will update soon. Things are starting to get a little softer now, but that's what you guys want…right?