The Trouble With Weddings

A Harry Potter Fan Fiction Story

Chapter 26:

We drove to the Dress boutique quietly, which was weird I was surprised that Ginny hadn't said anything to me yet about Draco. I knew that she knew some thing was up. I just stared out the window, and watched the scenery go by. I didn't want to end any thing with Draco. I didn't want to make Ron jealous anymore, and most of all I wanted my heart stop breaking.

Meanwhile back at the cottage, Draco sat in the kitchen drinking a cup of coffee. He was reliving our little dispute over and over again in his head. He was trying to figure what had gotten over me. He Couldn't believe that I couldn't see how much he cared. He had a hard time admitting it to himself as well but Draco didn't want to pretend any more, he wanted the real thing with me and that is what he tried to say this morning during my run. I had come out all wrong and of course I heard what I wanted to.

Ginny had stopped the car and it snapped me out of my daze. I looked up and was about to get out of the car when I noticed she was staring at me.

" What?" I tried to hide the pain in my voice.

" You know what!" She crossed her arms. " Hermione did you tell Draco how you really feel yet?" I took a deep breath.

" No, I went for my run this morning and Draco tried to tell me that he wanted out. I cant tell him now. How could I tell him. He was just doing it to bother Ron and for his own entertainment." I tried to catch my breath. " He isn't affected like I am"

" He actually said that you mean nothing to him and he was only doing it for those reasons?"

" Well … no but it was what he meant and I just couldn't face him."

" Hermione, How could you know if you don't really tell him how you feel about him?" I shook my head.

" I don't know Gin. I just know that is hurts." I let a tear slide down my cheek. " I'm scared, so the only thing I can do is to run." Ginny put her arms around me. I calmed down and we got out of the car to enter the dress shop.

Blaise came into the kitchen and saw Draco sitting there alone, and obviously distraught. He sat down across from his best friend. Draco looked up from his coffee and acknowledged Blaise.

" Ok, what's got to you mate?" Draco just shook his head. He wasn't about to spill his guts like a little girl, and say how much his heart pinned for me.

" It's nothing" He tried to force a smirk, but even that looked fake. Blaise laughed.

" Please do you think that I am an idiot?" Draco raised an eyebrow and tried not to be offended. " I have seen you since you arrived here. I have known you for years, and I know you." Draco just shrugged.

" So"

" SO… I know you are pretending to be with Granger to make my future brother in law jealous and as much as I would love to see him suffer, it seems to be bothering you more than him." Draco just listened with out saying a word. " I don't think you are pretending. You are really falling for the girl, and I think she is really falling for you. Both of you are so similar and stubborn its …almost painful to watch." Draco scoffed. But Blaise was right. He didn't want to admit that he hit it right on the money. Blaise knew, he hated lying to his friend.

" Ok, fine your right I am falling for her, but I don't know what her problem is? I don't know if its all just part of her plan to make Weasley jealous or if its real for her? She is driving me crazy, and I don't want to be with out her." He stood up and slammed his fist on the table. " Damn it Blaise I am in love with the Bloody girl!" Blaise looked u pat him and smiled.

" So then go tell her"

" I can't… She is going through so much with her Ex I cant add to her baggage" Draco sat back down, and Blaise put his head in his hands in sighed.

We entered the Dress shop, and picked up our dresses. Ginny had picked out mine, and I didn't really care what it looked like. It was her day and she wanted me to wear a table cloth I would gladly wear it so I decided to keep it in the garment bag until the day of the wedding. I thought about what Ginny had said about telling Draco how I felt, and started to wonder how it might go. Maybe I didn't have to tell him, but just not avoid him. I hated being away from him ,and ignoring him. It was so much easier when we were speaking. So I am going to apologize and just see where it goes from there.

Draco walked outside of the cottage and stood on the ledge overlooking the ocean, and thought about what him and Blaise discussed. He thought about telling me how he felt. He couldn't bring himself to bring more confusion into my life, but he hated fighting with me, so he made up his mind that he was going to apologize to me the first chance that he got, because if he couldn't tell me how he felt he still wanted to be with me… where we didn't tear each others heads apart.

When Ginny had pulled back up to the cottage I saw Draco standing out by the ledge, and I thought this was the perfect opportunity to talk to him. As soon as the door shut he looked over and saw me walking toward him. I saw him smile, and it didn't look forced. Maybe apologizing would be easier than I thought. I felt my heart race as I now stood across from him.

" Hey" I said like we hadn't been fighting at all.

" Hey" He said back with the same demeanor. It was a little relief that he didn't sound angry.

" Draco… I just wanted to apologize about earlier." He put a finger on my lips.

" No, Hermione you don't need to apologize, because I have to." I stood there stunned. What did he have to apologize for, he has been nothing but amazing, I was the jerk for flipping out.

" Can we just go back to the way things were before, I liked that better?" He nodded.

" So would I" I smiled and looked into his eyes, and sighed.

" Draco?"

" Yes?" I thought about it, but fought the urge.

" Um.. never mind."

" Hermione?" I looked up at him and smiled.

" Yea?" he looked at me for about a minute and then shook his head.

" Never mind" I bit my bottom lip and tried to hide the sensations going through my body.

I sighed

Draco sighed

" Oh Bugger this!" Draco said and pulled me in for a kiss. I gasped and returned his kiss. My mind started to race with a million questions but I realized that we were going back to the way we were, and I liked it.