So I included Hermione's little italic thought at the end of the chapter since most of this was written in DPOV. Hope this kind of resolved some of the Lucius-ness.

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DPOV

"Thanks again for watching her today." said Hermione, giving Luna a hug.

"No problem. I told you she could come over whenever she wanted to."

"Yeah, and she really does love this place. Just no crazy stories, okay? No Nargle hunting, no-" I said with a smirk.

She rolled her eyes, "I never tell stories. And you don't hunt Nargles. Now go on so Rose and I can hunt for Water Sprites."

"Water Spri-"

"That sounds like fun. Thanks again Luna."

Hermione smiled and took my hand and with a sigh I apparated us to Malfoy Manor.

My mother had told me that my father had come home the day before, so Hermione and I decided that today was the day to tackle the issue.

I could tell she was nervous by the way she clutched onto my hand, and I was nervous too, but I tried to be reassuring.

"Everything will be alright."

She nodded stiffly and took a deep breath as Wispy opened the door.

"It is nice to see Master and Misses again." said Wispy, bowing.

"It's nice to see you again too." said Hermione, a kind smile on her face.

I saw my parents outside sipping tea. My mother was facing us and her eyes widened slightly, but she covered it quickly, motioning for us to come out.

"I guess this is it." she said quietly.

I squeezed her hand and we walked outside together.

My father turned around, an impassive look on his face when he saw me, but as soon as his eyes landed on Hermione he looked furious.

"How dare you-"

"Honey, just let them explain-"

"You stay out of this." he snapped at my mother. "She has no right to be in my house."

"Father-" I tried, but he interrupted me.

"No, how dare you. It's bad enough that I know you actually had a child with her, but the fact that you have the nerve to bring her into my house is inexcusable."

"We came here to talk to you." I said calmly.

"There is nothing that I need to discuss with her." he said, his silver eyes piercing right through Hermione.

"Well I think that we do. You were at the hospital when Rose was admitted, so I take it you've already seen her once-"

"If you'd like to discuss your daughter with me and your mother at a time when she isn't around, then you are more than welcome to."

I clenched my jaw and said, "She has a name, and I'd like it if you used it."

"Don't you dare-"

"No, don't you dare. I'm not afraid of you. I'm not worried about your opinion. Honestly I don't give two shits what you think about my relationship. The reason we came here is because of our daughter. Your granddaughter." I said, not backing down.

"If you think that I want to have anything to do with-"

"Mummy!"

Hermione and I spun around and saw Rose running over to us, and further back was Luna, a not so apologetic look on her face.

"What are you doing here sweetie?" asked Hermione, crouching down to her level.

"Luna let me see her wand and-"

"You apparated here?" I asked, looking to Luna.

"I didn't, she did." said Luna defensively.

"She's five years old!"

"I told you she was bright."

"I want all of you out of my house." snapped my father, gaining everybody's attention.

"Cissy!"

Rose ran over to my mother, who picked her up and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Narcissa what the hell do you think you're doing?"

"Hugging our granddaughter." she said quietly.

I had to be proud of her for actually sticking up for herself.

"She is not my granddaughter, she is-"

"Why don't you like me?" asked Rose suddenly, interrupting him.

He froze and blinked at her, as if trying to figure out why she was talking.

"I want all four of you out of here. Now." he said, looking to me.

"I don't bite." said Rose, tugging on my father's hair. "You can talk to me."

I could tell Hermione was tense, but Luna stood a little further back, a small smile on her face. I took a deep breath, ready for whatever could happen.

"You are a child-"

"Doesn't mean you can't talk to me. I'm a really good girl." she said with a smile. "Daddy taught me spells that he said you taught him when he was little like me."

I was slightly worried about what Hermione would say, since I hadn't exactly told her about the fact that I'd taught Rose a few spells, but she seemed to be to focused on watching what was unfolding in front of us.

"Well that's all well and good but-"

"And I even got your hair and your eyes. Did you give that to daddy like he gave it to me?" she asked, her voice light, and I could see my father faltering with how to handle a five year old.

"I suppose so, but-"

"You're supposed to have a grandma and a grandpa. James and Albus and Lilly have a grandma and a grandpa."

"I'm not your grandfather." said Lucius, eyeing her and no doubt seeing all the similarities between them.

"But your Draco's daddy right?"

"Yes, I am Draco's father." he said.

"Well then that makes you my grandpa silly." she said pulling on his hair again.

"That is not a good habit little girl." said my father, pulling it out of her hand.

"My names Rose. You can call me Rosie if you want." she said, that smile still on her face.

He seemed to pause for a moment, before saying, "Rose...very well then."

It seemed like everyone let out a collective sigh of relief. It wasn't all lovey-dovey, but hell I hadn't expected that. But there was acceptance there, and that was a good start.

At least for Rose, because I had a feeling he wasn't going to be as accepting of Hermione.

My mother put Rose down, and Rose ran over to Hermione, who picked her up and walked back to Luna, mumbling something that I couldn't hear, and Luna nodded, and then apparated away.

Hermione slowly walked back over to stand next to me, but my father said, "I meant what I said. I have nothing to say to her."

"Why do you hate me so much?" she asked, speaking up for the first time since we'd shown up.

He stared at her as if she were an insect, and it pissed me off like none other.

"She asked you a question."

"You are not worth the effort it would take to muster the emotion of hatred." he said cooly.

"And why is that?" she asked.

"I suggest you don't ask questions you don't want the answers to."

"I wouldn't have asked if I didn't want to know." she said defiantly.

My father narrowed his eyes and said, "You don't deserve to kiss the floor I walk on, yet you-"

"I don't deserve that because I'm a 'Mudblood' right? Or maybe it's because I make your son happy, when your picture perfect Pureblooded Astoria couldn't. Or maybe it's just because you don't want to admit that you're wrong. That you know you're no better than me."

I was glad that Hermione was standing up for herself, but I still had the urge to defend her. But I knew that this was something she wanted to do for herself.

"You are a classless Mudblood. I don't know what goes on in my son's head, but I can tell you that there is no way his little infatuation with you will last." he said snidely.

"Well it seems to have lasted five years so far." she said with a smirk.

"The two of you have nothing in common. He has money, a strong magical background, sophisticated values-at the least he still has parent's to do what's best for him and-"

"How dare you." said Hermione through clenched teeth, and I could tell that he'd pushed it too far by mentioning her parents. "You stand there and look down your nose at me, and you are no better than me. You talk down to me because you think I'm not on the same level as you or your Pureblood family, but I've got news for you. I worked my ass off to get where I am today. I am the brightest witch of my age for a reason, and I hate to break it to you, but I was kicking your oh-so-perfectly-Pureblooded son's ass all through Hogwarts without the 'superior' bloodline you seem to boast about every time you open your mouth."

My mother cracked a smile, and I couldn't help but smirk. She did have a way with words.

"You are nothing-"

"Maybe not to you." she said, "But to the people that matter, I am something. And more importantly I'm something to your son, and to your granddaughter."

"Draco will come around." he said, his tone dismissive.

"Maybe," she said with a shrug, but your granddaughter will always be your granddaughter regardless of what decisions Draco makes in the future."

"But just so we're clear," I said, "I'm not leaving Hermione. So if you want to see Rose you're just going to have to deal with it."

He opened his mouth, but my mother interrupted him. "Why don't you leave your father and I to talk?"

I sent my mother a thankful look and said okay.

I guess time would tell.

HPOV

"I suppose it could have been worse."

Draco sighed and pulled me closer to him as we walked through downtown London before going to pick up Rose.

"Yeah, well it could have been better. A lot better."

"At least Rose seemed to have a positive affect on him."

At that he nodded with a small smile, "I guess Luna was right about that."

I chuckled and said, "Even if he never accepts me, I'm glad that Rose will have the opportunity to know her grandparents."

He kissed the top of my head and said, "I'm really proud of you."

"Why?"

"For sticking up for yourself. I'm so used to my mother just letting him walk all over her. I think it was a nice change for him to have someone talk back to him." he said with a smile.

I smiled and we walked in silence for a few moments before I said, "I love you."

I knew that I didn't say it that often. In fact the last time I said it had been the night I'd admitted it to him.

He stopped walking and pulled me into a kiss. "And I love you." he said softly.

I knew that he probably wanted to hear me say if more often, and I was trying to.

"So I'm giving Kyle my resignation letter next week." I said, as we started walking again.

"Are you excited?"

"Very," I said, breaking out into a smile. "Do you think you could take off work for a little and help out?"

He smirked, "I can take off as much time as you need me to."

I rolled my eyes, "Why do you work again?"

"To set a good example."

"Do you like working at Buxom and Brant?"

"I guess it's okay." He said with a shrug.

"Well," I said, putting on my sweetest face possible, "You could work at the bakery with me."

He raised an eyebrow and said, "Seriously?"

"Yeah, I mean why not? It'd be fun." I said with a smile. "And it's not like I'm asking you to work everyday, just when you want to and-"

"Hermione," he said with a smile, "I'll do it."

"Really?" I asked, unable to contain my smile.

He nodded, "Really."

Although things were still difficult, and there was still a lot of things that needed to be resolved, but as of right now, I was happy with where things were.

Finally.

Everything that has happened over the past few months has definitely changed me. The second that Draco stepped back into my life things started changing, and I didn't want to admit it at first, but it's the truth.

Rose has benefited so, so much from this entire experience. She got to meet Blaise, Luna, Narcissa, and even Lucius. Regardless of whether or not that relationship develops isn't really even the important part.

But the best thing would have to be that she's so close with Draco. Of course he does things that I can't stand, like teaching her spells, but it's a part of who she is-and she's damn good at it too.

I'm still not sure what the future holds, but nobody really knows that.

What I do know is that whatever happens, I know that I'll be able to handle it, and I have Draco to thank for that.

My life before him had been surviving, but now I was actually living and it felt great. I had the confidence to believe that I could face anything and be okay.

Plus it didn't hurt that I knew he'd be there to help me deal with it too.

The bakery was going to be a success, because I was finally going to be doing what I loved, with people that I really cared about.

My life wasn't going to be about making it from day to day, it was going to be about doing what made me happy.

And I had Draco to thank for that.

It's not perfect by no means, but hey, maybe Lucius well come around.

(Not that I think either one of them really cares too much)

I'm hoping to finish the story up in the next few chapters. (:

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