Hermione's head whipped round at the familiar voice calling her name. She was half convinced she was imagining things until her eyes focused on the man standing beside her, with his platinum blond hair and piercing grey eyes there was no mistaking Draco Malfoy.

"Draco?" Hermione questioned. Even though she knew it was her former lover standing in front of her she was still surprised to see him in the muggle world.

"Hello, Hermione." Draco replied, his perfectly composed demeanour slipping into place despite the shock he was feeling.

"What are you doing here?" Hermione asked, wondering if somehow he had managed to track her down deliberately.

"I had a bit of business." Draco answered, briefly mentioning the reason for his visit.

As Draco was mentioning the reason for his visit the couple realised they were partially blocking the entrance to the shop. Moving away from the entrance they walked a few paces to a nearby bench and sat down together.

"So you're not here on holiday, it's a shame it's a beautiful place. Although I can't imagine Pansy would like an island full of muggles." Hermione said, unable to resist a dig at her former rival.

"No, I don't suppose she would." Draco agreed. "Luckily I don't have to worry about what Pansy would like."

"I thought husbands were supposed to care about what their wives thought." Hermione said, surprised by Draco's words. While she knew he didn't love Pansy she knew they had a solid friendship and Draco did care for the Slytherin witch.

"They do, but I'm not Pansy's husband." Draco couldn't help but smirk at the delight that flooded Hermione's face before she schooled her features into one of surprise.

"What happened?" Hermione asked. "I wouldn't have thought your parents would approve of divorce."

"They don't, but there was no need for a divorce. I didn't marry Pansy." Draco said, watching Hermione's reaction carefully.

Hermione was speechless, she had no idea how to react. She had left because Draco was getting married, that was even the reason she hadn't told him about her pregnancy. Now she was discovering that he hadn't gone through with the wedding and things could have been very different between them.

"I'm sorry." Hermione finally said. She wasn't sorry but it seemed an appropriate response.

"Don't be, I'm not. Breaking the engagement was the best thing I ever did, I should have done it sooner." Draco said. "Maybe then I wouldn't have lost you."

"We can't change the past." Hermione sighed, wishing that they could turn back time and handle things differently.

"No, but maybe we can put it right." Draco replied. "Maybe this time we can get what we want."

"And what do you want, Draco?" Hermione asked. During their affair he never seemed to know exactly what he wanted, or more accurately who he wanted to please, himself or his father.

"I want you, I always have. The biggest regret of my life is letting you leave that day." Draco admitted. "I know I can't have that right away so for now I'll settle for wanting to take you to dinner tonight."

"I don't know if I can, tonight's pretty short notice." Hermione said. With a young child to think of making spontaneous plans was a thing of the past. "How long are you here for?"

"I'm actually due to leave today, but I was considering staying on." Draco said. "I'll definitely stay a bit longer now, unless you want nothing to do with me. If you really want me to leave I can go and I'll never bother you again."

"I don't want you to go." Hermione said quietly. They'd already messed up once but Hermione knew she couldn't let Draco go again without trying to establish if they still had something worth trying to rescue. "I'm not sure about tonight but why don't you tell me where you're staying and when I find out if I can make it I can leave you a message."

"Okay." Draco said, telling Hermione the name of the hotel he was staying at. "But if you can't make dinner, I want to see you again tomorrow. We really need to talk."

"That's fine." Hermione said, standing up and picking up her bags of shopping. "I have to go now, I'll be in touch later this afternoon."

Draco also rose from the seat and for a few minutes the former lovers looked awkwardly at each other. Both of their natural instincts told them to initiate physical contact but they also both knew it was too soon. Eventually they settled for exchanging polite smiles and goodbyes before they went their separate ways.

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Hermione's head was still full of Draco by the time she returned home. She still couldn't believe that after two years they had just accidently bumped into each other. As she entered her house Hermione tried to forget all about her ex-lover but that proved impossible as she entered the front room to find her son sitting on the floor, his toys spread all around him.

One of the reasons Hermione never returned to the wizarding world after giving birth was the fact it was obvious who her son's father was. He had Draco's icy grey eyes and while his short hair was curly it was a very distinct shade of pale blond. If by some chance people didn't see the similarity with their looks she felt his name might raise a few questions. Hermione knew that Draco had intended to carry on the tradition of naming his children after constellations and stars so when the time came to pick a name it was there that Hermione looked as she sought inspiration. Eventually Hermione settled on the name Scorpius, it was an unusual name and Hermione knew that people would have asked her about its origins.

"Did you get everything, dear?" A voice coming from the sofa made Hermione realise she had been standing in the doorway staring at Scorpius.

"Yes." Hermione turned and smiled at the middle aged woman who had been looking after her son.

Alice Hope was Hermione's next door neighbour and they had become friends while Hermione was pregnant. Alice had quickly become like a mother to Hermione and she doted on Scorpius, always willing to look after him if Hermione needed any time alone.

"Are you all right, Hermione?" Alice asked, standing up and grabbing the two shopping bags out of Hermione's hands. "You look a bit shaken."

"I've just had a bit of a surprise." Hermione replied, moving to pick up Scorpius. "I've just bumped into Draco."

Alice gasped in surprise, before rushing off to make tea so Hermione could fill her in on what had happened over a cuppa. While she was pregnant Hermione had confided in Alice about Draco and the reason she had left. Apart from revealing she was a witch Hermione had told everything to Alice, she was fully aware of what the situation had been like before she moved to the Isle of Wight.

Hermione sat down on the sofa and hugged her son close to her, until the struggling boy made it clear he wanted to return to his toys. Kissing Scorpius on the top of his head Hermione returned him to his play mat as Alice returned with the tea.

"So what happened?" Alice asked, handing Hermione her tea. "Did Draco come to see you?"

Hermione shook her head. "No, he's here on business. We bumped into each other accidentally."

"Oh, did you speak or was it a quick encounter?" Alice asked.

"We spoke briefly. He asked me to dinner tonight." Hermione admitted.

"What about his wife?" Alice queried. She loved Hermione like a daughter and while she knew the brunette was still in love with her ex she didn't want her to end up becoming his mistress again.

"He's not married, he didn't go through with the wedding." Hermione said.

"Why?"

"He didn't say exactly, but he implied it was because of me."

"Does that mean you're going to dinner with him?" Alice asked. Hermione had been given a second chance at happiness, she just hoped the younger woman didn't blow it.

"It's too short notice." Hermione shrugged. "I've got Scorpius to think about."

"I'll look after Scor, you know that." Alice said. "Contact him and tell him you want to go to dinner. You are still in love with him aren't you?"

Hermione nodded, she'd always known she was still in love with Draco but seeing him again only confirmed she was nowhere near getting over her ex-lover.

"Well then, it's simple. Go to dinner and see what happens." Alice insisted. "This could be your second chance, Hermione, don't let him slip away again."

"What happens if he hates me for keeping Scor from him? Or what if he only wants to restart our relationship because of Scorpius?" Hermione questioned. She was reluctant to pin her hopes on a future with Draco in case it didn't happen.

"First of all you don't have to mention Scorpius until you know what he wants from you." Alice said. She knew Hermione well enough to know that she would tell Draco about Scorpius now they were back in contact. "And secondly if he can't understand why you didn't tell him about Scorpius then maybe he isn't worth all the hassle."

"I suppose so." Hermione sighed.

"Hermione stop worrying and start living." Alice told the younger woman as she stood up. "Get up and make arrangements for this evening, I'll be back later to look after Scor."

After Alice left Hermione picked up the phone and left a message for Draco at his hotel before she lost her nerve. Once she had left the message and knew she was going to meet Draco, Hermione felt a lot better. She would wait until later to decide how to broach the subject of Scorpius, but Hermione knew that no matter what happened between her and Draco, he would finally find out that he had a son.

Knowing she still had a few hours to kill until she met Draco, Hermione decided to take Scorpius to play in the garden. Hopefully spending time with her son could take her mind off the fact that in a few days' time he could potentially meet his father. Hermione and Scorpius played in the garden until it was time for Scorpius' tea.

By the time Alice arrived to babysit Scorpius he had eaten, been bathed and was tucked up soundly in bed. Hermione herself was putting the finishing touches to her outfit and when she was ready she told Alice where she would be if she was needed before setting off on her date with Draco.

A/N - I would like to thank everyone who has commented on this story, the response has been overwhelming and I'm so glad so many people seem to be enjoying it. I finished writing this story yesterday and there will be seven chapters in all. I'll be posting the next one on Monday and will probably try to upload the rest next week as well.