A/N: Happy Holidays to everyone. Here's my gift to you, another chapter. And yes, I know I would have posted it anyway, but this is a lemony treat for your holiday. It seems like forever since I've posted any lemons, and it's definitely been some time since I wrote one. I need to start writing oneshots again. And I need to stop rambling on, so happy reading and Happy Holidays. ^_^

Forget Me Not

Chapter 8: Deciding on Desires

The following Saturday was Valentine's Day and also a Hogsmeade day. While most of the students who were able left campus for the Hogsmeade visit, I stayed behind with Draco. Harry didn't question my decision when I informed him that I wouldn't be going, and of course Ron was indifferent. The two left with the other students after breakfast. During the morning I went to the library and worked on some assignments and waited for Draco's appearance.

Soon enough he made his appearance and greeted me with a kiss to the forehead. I smiled at him while I watched him take a seat beside me. "Sorry I took so long." I shook my head before turning to pack all my stuff away. Shortly after, we headed to my tower to drop off my things before we spent our Saturday together.

That evening before the other students all returned, we crept into Professor Cuthbert Binns's office. Thankfully the ghost wasn't haunting the place. He led me over to the alcove on the opposite side of the office and pulled the curtain to the side for me. I looked out the window at the devastating view of the Black Lake, snow covered field, and quarter moon shining above it all. I was mesmerized by the scene as I moved onto the bed and closer to the window. He climbed in beside me and pulled me against him; we sat there admiring the view for a while.

"Hermione," he said to me while he held me on the bed hidden behind the curtained alcove in Binns's office. I blessed the ghost for requesting this amenity while he was alive. "I want you."

I knew I looked a little worried, "I want you, too, but I don't think we should."

"Even if I do regain my memories, it'll be like the bond I have with my mother. It'll still be there. I'll still love you," my gaze softened and the worry disappeared; he just confessed his love to me. "As long as you love me… my love won't change."

"You make everything seem so simple-"

"It is simple. I love you, Hermione. And I want you to know just how much." Draco leaned in and captured my lips in an intense kiss. I closed my eyes and returned it, allowing him access into my mouth while I wrapped my arms around his neck. His slender arms held me tighter to him.

"I love you, too, Draco," I whispered into his ear after our lips parted. He smiled at me before kissing me again while he lowered me onto my back. Draco removed my socks first and discarded them onto the floor with my shoes. His hands deftly travelled up my legs to my thighs underneath my skirt and grasped a hold of my knickers and pulled them down and off of me. The next thing he removed was my jumper followed by my white blouse. I helped him with the bra while he removed my skirt. Finally, I was laid bare before him. Draco took several moments to take in my form.

"You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen," he complimented me while he let one hand travel down from my neck to my pelvic region.

"Only because you can't remember anything else," I countered; he frowned at my words and shook his head, but he said nothing and began to remove his clothes as well.

I sat up and helped him along until we were both nude in the alcove bathed in moonlight.

I took a few moments to appreciate his sculpted form. I had seen him before, but I never got to enjoy the sight that was him. He was beautiful, truly beautiful. And somehow he seemed unearthly with his pale skin and ivory blonde hair glowing from the moon's kiss. I reached forward and tentatively touched his abdomen to make sure he was really there, and not some figment of my vivid imagination.

Draco took my outstretched palm and kissed it softly before pulling me against him once more. He kissed me slowly and deeply while he held my back and kept me against him. I wrapped my arms tightly around him as he began to lower me once again onto my back with my legs on either side of his waist. His growing erection brushed the inside of my thigh, and I felt a warm sensation begin to pool at my center.

My Slytherin broke our kiss and began to trail kisses downward and explored my topography. He lingered over my breasts for a while before continuing his journey downward to my moistened center. I gasped when his lips touched me; his hands held onto my hips and held me in his desired position while he worked.

I moaned and writhed while he licked and sucked and bit my sensitive nub. A gasp escaped my lips when he inserted his tongue inside of me. My heart raced and my breathing became erratic from the sensations he sent through me while he gingerly circled my opening with his tongue, then he plunged it into me. He, too, was moaning as he relaxed me and increased my arousal.

Draco moved his mouth back to my clit and worked it again while he pumped a finger in and out of me. I soon felt another digit join the first and plunged deeper in. He scissored the two fingers for a few moments while he rested his mouth. His eyes were locked onto mine then; I watched the smirk form on his face, and for a moment I thought the old Draco was back.

His lips connected to my lower ones once again and it didn't take much longer for the pressure that had been building to release and send a wave of pleasure through me. When Draco looked up, his mouth was covered with my essence. He licked his lips of the substance then came back up to kiss me once again. I moaned into our kiss and felt his fingers thrusting into me. "Can I keep going?" he asked before lightly kissing my lips again. I nodded slowly.

The tip of his erection touched my opening; he positioned and held my hips and then carefully entered me completely. The pain wasn't as bad as I expected it to be and soon he was thrusting into me at an easy, even pace while he kept his eyes locked with mine. We were both moaning and would occasionally kiss each other on the lips, somewhere on the face, on each other's necks, and wherever else we were able while we held each other in our passionate embrace.

I could tell he wanted me to come first and he held out until I did and came almost immediately after me. Draco pulled out of me and pulled me to him. I was still riding the wave he sent through me moments before. A smile was lazily spread across my face while I rested my head on his sweat covered chest. He held me protectively to him and let his fingers deftly caress my bare back. I closed my eyes and listened to his heartbeat while he did so. "I love you, Draco," I whispered more to myself, but he answered:

"I love you, Hermione Granger."

Draco pulled the faded blue covers over us and warmed me with his body heat. I was perfectly content and did not regret my decision. I loved him and he loved me; whatever lies before us was still a little later on and we had time to think about it then. I wouldn't let the future scare me.

The next morning, Draco woke me up and handed me my clothes. He was already dressed and waited for me to do so. He then cleared away the evidence that we had been there. I kissed him before we left the room. Draco walked me over to the main stairwell and kissed me goodbye. I headed toward my dorm; he headed for his.

At breakfast, everyone seemed to have their attention on me. Ginny was the first to speak. "Hermione, you have a glow about you," she stated while her gaze told me she was trying to figure out why. I noticed Ron and Harry's reactions. Harry was full of disbelief and Ron was thoroughly upset and distressed. He narrowed his gaze before abruptly standing and leaving the table. I stared at his retreating form and wondered why it bothered him so much. I shrugged it off and turned to my meal, ignoring the others' attention.

Before dinner I found Draco, who was thrilled to see me and have some alone time with me. I kissed him like I would never see him again and held onto him tightly with a smile plastered onto my face. I couldn't even fathom that I had once hated this man. He smiled down at me before crushing me against him. I looked over while I listened to his heart and saw Snape down the hallway.

He had a disgusted look on his face and then turned to leave the way he came. I frowned and wondered what he was doing on this floor. Maybe he had followed Draco from the dungeons. I don't know the reasons for his appearance, but I was troubled by it. Did he find a cure? And was he coming to take my Draco from me? I hoped that wasn't the case.

A/N: A lot of fluff in this chapter. And I was too lazy to think up a new place. If you read Hermione's Elixir Experiment you'll know what I mean, but I actually wrote this first. If I had the time, like I initially thought I did, I would have considered other creative locations, but… (shrugs) Anyway, hoped you liked this chapter, and thanks for reading. And we can exchange gifts, chapter update for a review. We'll all have a nice holiday. ^_^