Author's Note: Hello, sorry for the long wait. I had two weeks with my husband and my birthday is exactly one week away. I will certainly try to get the next chapter out before the end of the month.

"Miss Parker, a pleasure" a British voice suddenly filled her ears causing her to jump from her seat. A smug looking Draco stood in the door way at the train compartment. Draco's two "friends", Crabbe and Goyle, were standing behind him with a wicked smile. Charlotte blushed and looked at the handsome Slytherin. He was wrapped in winter clothes to keep warm from the harsh winter. He stepped inside the compartment and sat next to her. He placed his left arm around her shoulders. Charlotte moved closer to him and smiled.

Crabbe and Goyle sat across from them and watched the hallways for first years to steal their early Christmas presents. They were going home for Christmas break and after all the craziness at Hogwarts, she welcomed the thought of going home. A long and glorious two weeks free from Professor Umbridge and her crazy teachings. The red head turned to her boyfriend and smiled. Two weeks that she could be with her Draco without any restrictions. He smiled at her and kissed her forehead softly. Oh, this was going to be a fun two weeks alone. They sat together in silence just enjoying the feeling of having some one to be with. The snow fell outside leaving a thin white blanket on the ground.

"I want you to come over tonight," she whispered to Draco once Crabbe and Goyle rushed after a first year. The blonde suddenly propped up his eye brows and had an evil smirk on his pink lips. Elizabeth rolled her eyes and shook her head. Of course he would think of something worse then she was thinking.

"I will floo to your house tonight," he promised and kissed her lips softly. She kissed him back and slowly pulled away from him longing for more. She was always left wanting more from him. The train stopped in front of the train station causing her to pout. Draco saw her pouting and smirked.

"I will see you tonight. I promise," he told her and took off from the compartment. She walked off the train and towards her belongings. Charlotte grabbed her belongings until her father suddenly appeared to help her out. She was more than appreciative of him to get her belongings. They were starting to get heavy from all of the books and clothes.

"Your mother would like a word," he told her with a big smile. Had they seen them kissing? Something had to definitely be up. The red head took a shaky breath not sure if she should scream and run away or be happy. Her father just saw her kissing a boy and he didn't seem bothered by it. The young Slytherin walked to her mother who opened her arms happily. She enveloped her daughter in a hug and cried out for joy.

"Oh darling, the rumors are true! You and Draco are together," she squealed in happiness as Charlotte smiled. Usually her parents were all about the money and fame. They never truly cared about her time in Hogwarts, but her personal life was always the most interesting. When she first told them about Marcus Flint they didn't care about her misgivings about him. They told her to go out and date him. Now, since she was with Draco, they were going to push it ten times more.

"We should have this talk tonight over dinner," she smiled and cupped her daughter's cheek in her hands before Charlotte could say a single word. She sighed and looked around hoping it wouldn't get too crazy tonight.

The journey home was uneventful. Her parents would casually glance at each other and giggle like schoolchildren. She wondered if she should have stayed at school for Christmas break. They made it to a place so they could floo home. Charlotte made it to the house and quickly took off upstairs towards her bedroom. She wanted to be in peace and quiet before being questioned.

A house elf appeared in her bedroom about an hour before dinner was supposed to be served. She was meek and shy around people. Charlotte smiled and looked at the tiny elf. The elf cleared her throat nervously.

"Master and mistress would like you to be dressed in a dress for dinner tonight, ma'am," the small elf spoke. The red head smiled at the house elf and quickly nodded. Charlotte's nightmares were coming true. Her parents were planning on harping her to get married to Draco Malfoy. She hadn't even thought that far to be married to Draco Malfoy. They have been only dating for around six months or so. They hadn't even told each other that they loved the other. She bit her lip hoping that they would drop the hopes of marriage between the two of them any time soon. He was only fifteen years old and she was just seventeen. They couldn't be serious about already planning out her future.

Charlotte walked downstairs wearing a plain white dress. There was nothing fancy about the dress. She walked through the empty hallway and to the dining room. The room was the usual bright with the chandelier high above the table. Her father was on the right side of the head table. Her mother was in a chair across from an empty seat. She slowly walked towards the empty chair and sat down. The plate was covered with her favorite meal. Uh oh.

"Charlotte, have you thought about. .. "

"Mom, no, I am not going to spend this entire dinner talking about my love life," she cut her off as she threw her hands up in the air. Charlotte was already frustrated with her mother.

"Oh, honey, just think about your future. You will always have the best things in life. People would respect you and you will never have to worry about anything. Your children will be beautiful," her mother admonished and continued to eat her meal. Charlotte rolled her eyes, her superficial mother was always concerned with how other people saw them. They were always more concerned with money then happiness. They believed that money bought happiness, power, and respect. She hoped Draco wasn't here yet. She didn't want him to hear any of this.

"I don't care about money. I wouldn't care if I was poor. The person I marry is the man that I am madly in love with. I don't care about Draco's money. I care about him as a human being. I. . . I love him," she countered and her father laughed. A noise suddenly attracted her to look by the door. Her father's words suddenly caught her attention towards them once more.

"Love? Darling, love doesn't exist. Your mother and I were planned to be married when we were still at Hogwarts. We just learned to deal with each other and we made it work. Just like the Malfoys and every other damned Death Eater family. Stop thinking that you will be any different then us. You will one day marry for money, you will see," he instructed her. Charlotte growled lowly yet stared at her food. She wasn't going to continue the conversation. She didn't want to hear anymore of this.

"Honey, women marry boys that have money. We don't love them. Don't be so child-," her mother was cut off by a Charlotte's plate suddenly snapping in half. She figured she must have been pressing on the plate too long to keep her anger down. The scene showed an irate Charlotte standing from her seat. Her face was red and she had tears in her eyes.

"Draco Malfoy is not a boy. He is a man and I would appreciate if next time you wouldn't talk about the love of my life like he is a thing! He is worth more to me then money, power, or your pathetic respect," she hissed at them and quickly stormed out of the room before either of them could say another word. She walked through the hallway and towards her stairs. Her heart weighed heavy, yet she wouldn't let them hear her cry.

Charlotte opened her door and slammed it shut. Her room was dark as she broke down to tears. She stomped to her bed and started to remove her high heels. She started to unbutton her dress and slipped into a pair of pajamas. She slowly leaned down on the bed planning on getting some sort of sleep.

Creek!

Charlotte stopped after hearing the wooden floor creek. Some one was in her bedroom with her. She grabbed her wand and pointed it towards the corner of the room. Through the dark, the intruder appeared to be a tall man.

"You better show yourself," she called out and continued to point her wand towards the corner.

"You wouldn't do that to me, would you doll face?" the voice asked and walked over to her. Charlotte smiled and looked at Draco. His smile was infectious and she sighed softly. She wiped her tears away and he looked away. He had heard something down there.

"Oh, Draco, I am sorry that you heard those things," she whispered and he sighed softly. A lot of emotions were on his face. She bit her lip wondering if this was going to be the end for them. Had he heard her say that she was in love with him? One particular emotion she could see was confusion.

"Why do you look so confused?" she asked and took a short breath. He walked over to her and sat on the bed. He didn't talk for what seemed like an eternity. He seemed to be thinking long and hard about what he wanted to tell her.

"No one has ever stood up for me like that before especially to their parents. I am really surprised that someone would do that for me," he told her sincerely. He slowly moved so his hand was in his pant's right pocket and pulled out a small box. Charlotte blushed wondering if this was a Christmas present.

"I know it is early, but I bought you a gift for Christmas," he smiled and slid the box in her palms. She gasped and slowly opened the black box. A silver locket shined in the small black box. Her eyes started to water as she slowly touched the cool medal. The necklace had a charm with the shape of a heart.

"It opens," he informed her and she slowly opened the heart. A picture of the two of them appeared.

"Draco, it is beautiful," she gasped and looked at him with surprise. Charlotte had never seen a prettier necklace. Draco had a blush on his face.

"I didn't think you would like it. I thought you would look beautiful in it. I will be glad to put it on you," he complimented and she blushed darkly. Draco smiled and grabbed the necklace. Charlotte moved her red hair to the front of her body. His hands slowly touched her back and neck as his hands moved to place the necklace around her neck. He slowly started to place kisses on her neck and right shoulder.

"Draco," she gasped and moved her neck to the left side. Her soft skin was exposed to his kisses. He smiled and slowly moved his body so his knees were next to her hips. He started to move his hands around her waist and started to raise the tank top a bit higher. Charlotte gasped as he smiled in the kisses that covered her body.

"Would you like your Christmas present early?" she asked and he suddenly stopped kissing her body.

"Well played, Miss Walker. You really do know how to keep my interests," he laughed and moved her so she they were facing each other on the bed. He was staring in her eyes with a look of happiness. His usual troubled face had a look of pure bliss on it. Her heart started to pound in her ears.

"I love you, Mr. Malfoy," she whispered and he continued to kiss her neck and chest.

"I love you, Miss Walker," the blonde wizard confessed as he leaned up and stared in her green eyes. He smiled and slowly raised her tank top a bit higher and started to leave sweet kisses on her stomach.