Disclaimer: It all belongs to JKR.

A/N: Sorry this took so long.

When Ginny stepped out of the fireplace at the Burrow, she was greeted with the usual welcoming feeling that only her mother was able to charm on her home. The kitchen was filled with the smell of one of Molly's famous chicken pot pies and her mother was sitting at the table along with her father eating a late dinner. Both looked up in surprise when they heard the Floo connection breaking.

"Ginny, what are you doing home at this late hour? If I'd known that..". The rest of Molly's sentence got stuck in her throat when she looked at her daughter. Ginny's eyes were red and swollen and before she knew it she was in her mother's embrace. "What happened Ginny? Did you and Harry fight again?"

"Yes, mum. And it was other something stupid as always." Ginny was starting to cry again."Can I stay over tonight? I don't want to go home right now." She added between sobs. "Sure honey, you know you're always welcome here. Now tell me what happened" With that Molly guided her into the sitting area, leaving Arthur in the kitchen behind. He knew all too well not to intrude on the women's talk and decided to go upstairs and go to bed. Molly would surely keep him updated.

After retelling the entire argument one more time, only broken up every so often by more crying and reassuring hugs from her mother, Ginny started to feel better. Molly just knew how to make her feel better. "So, what should I do, mum? I mean, it's not like we haven't argued before, but I'm starting to dread the moment he comes home. I never know when the next fight will start and it can't be good for the kids either." Ginny had her face buried in her hands, feeling a new wave of tears ready to spill over.

"Well, you can go to Counseling or.. If you think that this won't work..you can always go for a Trial Separation." Molly added slowly. She hated seeing her precious angel so upset, but she knew it was time to safe this marriage and get it back on track again. They both knew that Ginny loved Harry more than anything, but the way they had been acting towards each other, Molly didn't think it would last much longer, before one of them snapped. She just hoped it wasn't too late already.

Ginny just nodded, lost in her own thoughts. "Mum, I think I'm going for a walk. I need to get a clear head. Don't wait up for me, ok?"

"Ok dear, just don't stay up too long." She gave Ginny one last hug and retreated upstairs to the bedroom to talk to Arthur.

Ginny walked towards the back door, but stopped short before she reached for the knob. She was going to Floo him back and had totally forgotten about him. 'He must be worried by now. But I don't want him to see me like this. Not after all this time.' With that thought, she opened the door and set out into the garden to think.

*~~~~*

A couple of hours earlier

'Shit, shit, shit. She's going to kill me' He couldn't think anything else for the last hour. He was pacing around the study, trying to think of a way to break the news. Why did that man just had to bring out the worst in him all the time? 'She's either never going to speak to me again or she' going to kill me. Shit shit shit.' Either way, it would result into the same thing. He wouldn't be able to see her ever again.

'I'm going to send her an owl.' That's it. Warn her before he got home that night. But then again, they hadn't had any contact in months. How would she react to his letter. "Shit, shit, shit!" Draco hadn't realized that he'd spoken those words out load and just then Daphne walked into the study to let him know that he had a Floo. "Draco-Darling, what's the matter? You seem stressed."

"It's nothing for you to worry about, darling. It's work. Just some minor problems. Really." He came closer to hug his wife. He draped his arms around her from behind and to assure her and himself that it would all be ok. "Now where is the Floo connection? Who is it from?" he asked.

"It's you know who. And it's upstairs in the Master. I thought you wanted some privacy." Daphne answered. Her face was not showing any signs of her mood, but her eyes never lied. They were cold as stone and almost as narrow as slits when she answered Draco. She had no business interfering with Draco's "acquaintances" but she had to draw a line if it was HER. She had a feeling that they had a history together, but could not find any prove what so ever. She had even asked her friends from school if they knew about anything going on back then and couldn't find anything.

She let go of Draco and walked back out of the study to go see if the house elves where finishing their assignments as planned. She had to run a household after all.

Draco proceeded up the stairs to his bedroom. He had know that this would happen. He was almost glad she contacted him before he had to. At that he walked into the room, seeing a familiar face already waiting on him.

"Hi. Uhm. How are you Hermoine?" is all he could muster up and plopped down on the rug, waiting for the on slaughter to begin.

"Draco! What were you THINKING?? You know how dangerous it is to mention his kids around Harry. Do you want to risk it all? She's not going to be happy, you know."

" I know! I know! It slipped out. I'm sorry." He saw Hermione frown at his comment. "Draco, it can't slip. Do you understand? It can't happen again. Period. Listen I have to go. Ron will pick me up in just a few and the last thing I need is for him to see me talking to you. Keep me update, alright?"

"Ok, I will. Talk to you later" With a soft pop, she was gone.

'Now let's try some damage control.' Draco thought. He got up and went over to his desk to write the letter he knew could change everything.

*~~~~~*

Ginny was walking in her parent's garden for a while now and had lost track of time. When she looked up to the sky, the moon had risen high and just a few clouds were slowly gliding thru the nighttime sky.

All the sudden she her the familiar CRACK when someone apparated nearby. She looked around and saw a man standing outside of her Parents wards. Ginny walked closer to see who it was and froze mid-step. It was the last person she thought would show up. He had never looked better. Tall as always, his blond hair just cut to below his eyes, hanging half into his face as he tilted his head down.

"What are you doing here? How did you know I was here anyway?" She asked.

Draco looked up at her. Even now, at night, she took his breath away. Slender figure, waist long red hair and the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen. He gazed at her for a moment longer and then tore his eyes from her. 'Breath, breath, you can do this man.' He thought. "Hermione told me you had a fight with Potter over what happened this afternoon. She hinted that you might be here. And you never floo-ed me back. I wanted to explain everything to you. May I please come in?"

Ginny still stared at him oblivious to her surroundings. 'Ginny snap out of it. It's just Draco' She took a deep breath and stepped thru the wards.

"No, it's not safe here." Ginny was awfully close to him now. "Let's go somewhere else, ok? I don't want my parents or worse, Harry, to show up and see us together. They would be asking too many questions."

With that Draco gripped her hand tight and side-appareted her away.