Chapter 3 - Cookies
A few hours ago I sent a letter to the Malfoys, telling them that I was pregnant and that I wanted to keep the baby. They immediately wrote me back, saying they are happy that they get to have at least one grandchild, since Draco doesn't seem someone to get married. To my bad luck, they also send a letter to Draco about it and I just recieved a note from him, that he's on his way towards me. Which means no good.
A knock ended the silence that had been the moment I got the note from Draco. He stood outside the door, waiting impatiently with a probable smug facial expression or something in that direction. I waited, putting my head on the door, I really didn't want to open it.
'Open the door Elle, I know you're there.' Taking a deep breath, I opened the door. His facial expression was less bad than I had expected, but still it didn't appear to be a happy one.
'I don't want you to keep the baby, Elle.' Straight to the point, one of his bad characterics.
'You can't decide that Malfoy, it's my body and my baby.' He glared at me, still a bit surprised at me calling him by his surname.
'If this is a payback because I went to fuck that whore, then you've won already by letting my parents throw me out!' I turned from him, letting the door open.
'It's not that... I've gotten attached to it.' He groaned, entering the room.
'I don't want to marry and then hear something from you that you need money for our baby.' It was like I could hear my grandfarther turn around in his grave, since I had promised him to never be dependent on someone.
'And you won't, since it ain't your baby! I can clearly take care of myself, have done even before you decided to engross me with your touch.' Ouch, touche.
'What!? You forced yourself upon me, I had nothing to do with it!' Yes, this was turning out into an argument, how nice.
'What ever you say, go.' I didn't want to continue this, our past arguments always led to kiss and tell or just plain sex... I don't want any accidents to happen.
'I'll see you in court Elle, let's see how you think about that.' I raised my head, he knew I would never win, I didn't have the same amount of money as he had. My parents could never afford the same high-standard lawyer as Draco could.
'Please Draco...' He turned slowly, his face softer seeing me cry and hearing his name.
'If it wasn't your baby, I would've wanted to keep it too. It's already a part of me, do you really want to destroy me that bad?' It never got further than that. Blaise and Richard came for their weekly Quidditch game, they already made a tradition out of that. Let's say, they weren't too happy seeing me cry and Draco standing only a few metres away from me.
'What have you done Draco?' Of course, Blaise was still a friend of Draco, but by now he cares more for me than for him.
'Fine! You can keep it, just don't ever talk to me again!' He took a quick turn out of the appartment and apperated to hell knows where. Richard hugged me, not leaving my side for hours, not even when we were watching the Quidditch game. Maybe Trisha was right, he did like me more than just a friend.
-Flashback-
Summer after 6th year,
Draco's father had got them tickets for one of the biggest games of the year. Trisha and Helena couldn't be more thrilled, jumping up and down in excitement. Richard, a friend of Blaise and Draco, had come along too, but he was a bit quiet all the time.
'Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Helena and this is Trisha.' Helena smiled at her new friend, who took her hand, planting a kiss on top. Draco happened to see that, getting a thundercloud above his head.
'Let's go to our seats.' He took Helena's hand, twirling her into his grip. When the other three were a bit out of view, she playfully hit him on the shoulder.
'Don't be such a baby, he was just being polite.' He growled, his eyes were blazing with fury.
'Polite, my ass. I saw how he looked at you.' Helena rolled her eyes at his jealousy, did he really need to be that obsessive?
'Really Draco, you need to grow up.' She crossed her arms and tried to keep in her laughter as she saw him grow even more angry.
'I need to grow up!?' Oh dear, Helena started laughing, she just couldn't hold it in any more. Draco smirked, kissing her softly.
'You did that on purpose.' She giggled and let him hold her. She placed her head on his chest and sighed.
'Of course I did, you're cute when you're angry.' Trisha then came and took Helena to her seat, propping all kinds of sweets in her arms. This made them all laugh, but Draco kept secretly glaring at Richard throughout the whole game.
-End flashback-
I fell asleep with a smile on my face and the teddybear I got from Richard in my arms. I knew someone was looking at me, but I felt like I could never move again.
Richard moved some hair out of my face while I was asleep, sighing, feeling all warm inside.
'So when are you going to ask her out?' Trisha was nibbling on a cookie, while clenching a cup of coffee between her legs.
'I don't know, maybe when she's recovered from this whole fiasco.... I'm just afraid of what Draco might be able to do to me. He once said to me that if I ever touched her, I was going to die.' Blaise shook his head, scrunching up his hair.
'Draco's a jerk when it's about his girl, but she isn't his girl anymore. You should've seen his face when she caught him in bed with this other girl... I think I caught a flash of guilt going over his face when he told me about it. He's been wanting to apologize to her ever since it happened. He just couldn't break up with her when it first occurred, he thought he could have both girls. I told him, he shouldn't have underestimated Elle. I think that was the first time Draco ever felt his heart warm, everytime when he saw her smile it made his day.' Richard sighed again, putting a blanket over the both of us.
'Goodnight, I'm going to bed.' Trisha kissed him on the cheek, doing the same to Blaise before leaving the room.
'You think Helena will ever stop liking him?' Richard said hopeful.
'She won't if you don't give her the chance to open up for you man.' Blaise got himself a blanket too, positioning himself on the other couch and putting out the lights.
'Goodnight man and don't forget to do it as soon as possible, you never know what might come in between.' Richard smiled at my sleeping face, fearing that Draco might actually come in between again.
The next morning I felt all warm.... wait a minute. Turning around, I saw Richard still sleeping, I didn't want to wake him but I wanted to get myself dressed. Sneaking away from the livingroom, I snatched some clothes along, taking a quick shower, before I would depart to Malfoy manor. I just loved those people and I wanted to talk to them.
-Flashback-
Christmas time at Malfoy manor, 6th year,
Both Malfoys greeted Helena with open arms, which suprised Draco a lot. He had been warning her about his folks, that they were cold and distant, but they seemed totally different to her.
'So tell me deary, I've only heard from Draco that he had a very gorgeous girlfriend, what's your name?' Helena blushed, putting her hands into the pockets of her coat.
'Helena Gessele.' Mrs Malfoy smiled broadly, placing a kiss on Helena's forehead.
'Doesn't that sound great Lucius? Helena Malfoy..' The blush spread itself over her whole face, making Draco snicker about it.
'I'll show you your room Elle.' He took her hand, leading her upstairs before his parents could get even more embarassing.
'Sorry for that, they normally act very cold, this is also a suprise to me.' Helena shrugged, though Draco could not see. She watched the decorations and all the amazing gold cherising the walls.
'It doesn't matter, so where do I sleep?' Draco used his most handsome smirk to lead her into a bedroom.
'In my room.' Before Helena could complain, he pressed his lips onto hers and managed to get her coat off.
'I like it.' Helena smiled, looking at the darkness of the room, it was so different from the rest of the house.
'I'm glad you do. Now what do you want to do, we have an inside pool with jacuzzi and waterfall, we can play in the snow.... you can choose.' She felt him snake his arms around her waist and leant back into him, looking thoughtful.
'I don't care about what we do, as long I can be with you on Christmas eve.' This brought a smile on Draco's face and a twinkle in his eye that warmed her heart.
-End flashback-
The Malfoy manor hadn't changed since my last visit. When I knocked on the door, Narcissa opened instead of the usual house-elf, surprising me.
'We have been expecting you Helena. I heard you want to keep the baby and I couldn't be more excited. We can look for babyclothing, toys and everything it will need!' Narcissa hugged me tight, then leading me to the livingroom.
'Lucius, look who's here.' He looked up from the Daily Prophet with a grim look on his face, that turned into a smirk when he saw my face.
'Elle, how nice to see you.' He hugged me too, before placing his hand on my belly.
'Probably my only heir... I'm glad you decided to keep it.' He kissed me on the cheek, leading me over to one of the couches.
'We want to talk to you about Draco...' I blinked my eyes, they seemed a bit sad.
The Malfoys had left me to be as I went to the backyard. They told me how much Draco had cared for me before, how he had told them he wanted to marry me. But his parents had pushed him into impressing this girl the dark lord wanted to be his wife instead. That girl was the girl I found in his bed... it was the girl with whom he had to keep his moans under control, or he would moan my name. They heard these things from Blaise, after me and Draco had just broken up. Blaise even told them that it broke Draco's heart to see me with tears in my eyes, to know that he was the one who made me sad. The wind slowly blew some of my long brown hair in my face, while I cried the tears which should've been shed while I had been so cold towards everyone. My left hand rested on my stomach, as I moved the right one to brush the soft strings of hair out of my face.
-Flashback-
Christmas time Malfoy manor, 6th year.
Draco groaned as I refused to have sex with him, probably for the first time.
'Come on Drake, your parents could walk in on us any moment. It's still day-time.' He smirked, putting one hand beneath his head as he trailed the side of my half-naked body. He started kissing my neck, knowing how much I liked that. His soft pecks continued to my mouth, he nibbled on my bottom lip, which opened to release a silent moan.
'Draco...? Oh, I see you're busy.' Blaise walked out the moment he saw my naked back getting caressed by Draco's big soft hands. This only made Draco laugh and pick up his wand to lock the door.
'I'm sure Blaise will tell my parents were busy, now you come here.' He chased after me as I ran from him, falling on the bed as he grabbed my ankle. We both laughed, before he got his seductive look back on and started kissing me while I smiled throughout the kiss.
After getting dressed for dinner, we quickly headed to the diningroom. We had failed to look at the time during our "play-time", making us late. The Malfoys were smirking knowingly, while Blaise sat a little farther from them, trying to contain his laughter. As Draco pulled out a chair for me, he moved a few strings of hair behind my ear and kissed my cheek in a loving manner.
-End Flashback-
As it continued to rain, I walked on the streets. While recollecting that memory, I had walked out of Trisha's apartment, down the stairs and let the doors stand open after I'd got through them. That way everyone would know where I had gone. No one was out because it was still early and a little dark. Birds in the distance sang their songs in their dry shelters, while I just watched nature enroll in the cold pouring drops of rain.
'What are you doing out here, deary?' It was an old woman, smiling to me from her front porch.
'Taking a walk while I'm still alone out here.' She got herself up with her wrinkled hands very slowly.
'Come inside before you catch a cold.' She waved me over, putting a woolen blanket over my shoulders when I reached her. I sneezed, making her laugh about it.
'Let me treat you on a cup of hot chocolate. I just made almond cookies, I'm sure you will love them. Come come.' She let me sit down on a very comfortable old-fashioned couch.
'I shouldn't stay here too long, my friends might worry about me.' From the kitchen I heard the old lady reply to me.
'You can write them a note, can't you? I'll just call my owl.' Whistling a high note, she called her owl.
'Herald likes flying and he's the one mostly going out, I've become too old to join everyone else.' Herald hooted softly, nibbling my finger softly as I moved my hand closer to pet him. I've never had a pet before and the only owls I've seen were the ones at the Owlery and of course Draco's. His black owl had always been quite fond of me. When he had a letter for Draco, he would fly to me, greet me and then head to Draco, before coming back to me. It agitated Draco and made me laugh about him, making him smile too. This made me remember the good times I had with that son of a... nice lady.
'Here's some paper and a quill, I'll get the chocolate and the cookies. I never have much company around, so it's nice that I could bring you in.' I smiled, starting to write the little note to my friends, so they wouldn't worry.
'Excuse me? Can I ask your name?' She turned to me with a big smile and placed the dish with cookies on the table in front of me, the hot chocolate soon followed. The old lady sat down in her chair and watched me when a sign of recognition fell over her face.
'Of course deary, I'm Jennifer Pellensy and what's your name?' She waited patiently as I finished the small note.
'Helena Gessele.' She looked to the side, to a photograph of her and a man I believe is her husband.
'My husband's mother was called Gessele, maybe you two are family. You have a beautiful first name by the way and it suits you so well. I can't believe I've ever seen someone who shared your beauty...' This compliment made me smile. I recieved the cup with hot choco from her and took a cookie off the dish she held in front of my face.
'Thank you.' The cookie was really delicious, like she had implied.
'It's nothing deary.' A sad look took over her face as she again looked at the picture of her and her husband. She must be very lonely, I couldn't see any pictures of children or grandchildren anywhere. It was sad.
Later on, somewhere in the afternoon I went back to Trisha's appartment. She had messaged me that Richard was very worried and asking where I was every two seconds.
'Hello?' I closed the door behind me, not seeing the attack coming. Richard started hugging me like he was afraid that I'd got myself killed.
'Chill Rick, I was only at a neighbour drinking some hot chocolate and eating cookies.' He looked at me like my father once did when I decided to sleep at a friend's house, who had dragged me out in the middle of the night when I was sleeping. It was only then when I realized that she wasn't a friend at all. My father had already warned me for her family, but I didn't believe him at first.
'You just made us worried, disappearing like that.' Blaise said this, prying Richard's hands off me.
'And Rick here almost cried.' He pointed at Richard accusingly.
'I did not.' Richard's mouth stood agape and he denied every accusation made in that direction.
'Yes you did.' Trisha smirked, getting into the conversation. She took a bite out of her green apple, before throwing it into my hands so I could have a bite. Strange habit I took from her, eating apples, at least one every day.
'Did not.' He started looking angry, but that was nothing compared to my temper. It was getting worse by the minute.
'Did too.' Blaise said with a smirk and a victorious look.
'Guys?' My left eye twitched in an annoyed manner, but they ignored it and continued their "heated" discussion.
'SHUT IT!' They both jumped, Blaise holding his heart.
'You almost gave me a heartattack, woman! Can't you quiet it down?' I didn't appriciate that joke, so I turned away from him.
'You guys wouldn't listen to me and I am pregnant so I have an excuse for being this bi-polar.' Blaise groaned, walking back to the television that still stood on.
'Why are you guys still here anyways, shouldn't you get home, take a shower, etc?' Richard pouted to me, crossing his arms over his chest, making it look very childish.
'Please? You smell.' Blaise laughed at that, jumping up from the couch as Trisha poked him in the stomach.
'Okay, we will. But we will come back later. If Malfoy shows up in the mean while, I'll kick his ass all the way back to where it came from.' I shook my head, wondering why I even befriended them.
Trisha took me to the kitchen, ordering me to cook some breakfast, since I was better at cooking breakfast than dinner. Which was her specialty. We wouldn't be able to live without each other, that I promise you.