DISCLAIMER. I don't own anything Harry Potter related. Hope you enjoy.

This ministry atrium was empty, which was no surprise as it was around eleven o'clock at night. Only the odd witch or wizard passed us as they headed towards the exit, as we approached the lifts that were taking us to Auror Head Quarters. We held on as the lifts took us to our destination, as the ominous voice eventually announced, "Level two, Department of Magical Law Enforcement, including the Improper Use of Magic Office, Auror Headquarters, and Wizengamot Administration Services."

We moved away from the lifts, as Harry walked into the spacious office space, as we carried on walking until we entered through a large mahogany door, and into Harry's office. It had been a year or so that Harry had been promoted to Head Auror, and he had filled the position well- being the natural leader he was.

Paperwork was littered over his desk, and stacks were piled up around the floor. "Sorry," he said, as he moved some paperwork off a nearby seat and pulled it closer to his desk. "Right, I just need to fill out this report then I get my best Auror's on this tomorrow."

What felt like hours had passed, I recounted the events of the evening, trying to remember every small detail that might be useful for Harry and his team to find the person who was responsible. "We'll find them, Hermione, don't worry. We'll go to the cottage tomorro-" he said before there was an abrupt knock on the door that startled us both. Before Harry could respond the door opened to a tall figuring standing in the doorway holding a stack of files.

"I managed to finish off those papers on the Hobday incident bu-" they said before they immediately stopped after seeing me sitting in the chair. "Hermione?" Oh, could this nightmare just end already? He was dressed in dark blue wizarding robes, with his hair shorter than the last time I saw him; but then again, I always liked it long. His piercing grey eyes stared at me for what seemed like minutes when, in reality, it was probably a few seconds until our little moment was about to come to an abrupt end. "WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN?!"

"Erm… Draco, now might not be the right time." Harry replied as he quickly looked at the both of us.

"Right time? This witch disappeared on me after we dated for a year, Potter, and you're telling me that now is not the right time!" he shouted, as I abruptly got up and made for the door, only for him to gently grab my arm before I could leave.

"Please let go Draco."

"No, I'm not letting you go anywhere, not until you tell me where you have been for the past nearly two years." he cried.

"I can't… just let me go."

"Yes, you can. You owe me that much."

I stared at him. Owe? I don't owe him anything if anything it's he who should be grovelling to me. "I don't owe you anything Malfoy, now get off me and don't ever touch me again," I said, as I pushed past him and ran with all my strength back to the lifts.

I heard footsteps behind me but I didn't look back. I reached the lifts and pulled the lever turning around, as I saw him, his hurt face staring at me as I descended back to the Atrium. I just want to get back to my little boy, back to our little cottage, back to my quiet peaceful life… but I suppose every good thing must come to an end.

I reached the floo point, as I heard shouting and commotion around the corner of the atrium and quickly retreated to Grimmauld Place, back to Scorpius. I entered the living room of Grimmauld Place and ran upstairs to find Ginny in one of their spare bedrooms, with Scorpius' little fingers wrapped around her thumb. She was staring dotingly at his little figure in such a big bed.

I stood there, and before I could help it I let out a muffled sob and events of the last night came crashing on top of me. The rogue wizard, the meeting, the ex; it all became too much to handle. Ginny saw my pain and quickly ran over to comfort me, holding her arms out to me as I sobbed into her shoulder. She led me into her bedroom across the hallway, as we sat on the edge of the bed as she held me in her arms. "Shhhh… what's happened, Hermione?"

"He was there. H-He saw me, Ginny. I just ran, I didn't know what to do. Apparently, he wanted an explanation to why I left… I just- he can't know Ginny."

"Shhh… it's okay. Maybe he should know Hermione, I mean Scorpius is his son and you can't stay locked up in here until everything is sorted."

"I-I just can't forgive him though Ginny. After what he did…"

FLASHBACK.

It had been our one year anniversary a few weeks ago, but we had been arguing so much recently from money to family and everything else. We had an argument the other day, and I had been avoiding him like crazy, I didn't want to confront him.

We both said things… awful things and we parted badly with him shouting that maybe we should just call it quits. I didn't want to break up, but maybe some space might help him. I had felt violently sick for the past few weeks, all emotional but thought nothing of it until I realised I'd missed my period.

So, I took a pregnancy test with Ginny, and when it showed up positive I just cried and cried. I knew we weren't ready to be parents, we'd briefly talked about it but he said he always wanted to wait until he was 'established' back into Wizarding Society. And at that time, I had agreed that we should both get our careers on the right track, and so we continued to move on with our lives.

But I decided that tonight I would tell him, he needed to know that he was going to become a father. I climbed the steps to our apartment, trying to be quiet until I was putting the key in the lock- and that's when I heard I high pitched giggle coming from inside… WHO THE FUCK WAS THAT?!

I quickly turned the key and stepped inside to find Astoria Greengrass in her fucking underwear being chased around the room by my boyfriend, in his fucking underwear, arms out ready to tickle her. I couldn't believe it. I guess he meant what he said when he wanted us to 'call it quits'. He finally caught my eyes and came to a stop in the middle of the kitchen area.

"Hermione, I can ex-" he began to stammer as I felt another wave of nausea come along, not knowing whether it was the baby or the fact I had just caught my boyfriend half naked with another woman.

I quickly ran to the toilet, puking up most of my lunch into the toilet. He tried to follow me but I quickly shut the door and locked it with my wand, he was not going to try and explain his actions with my head over the toilet bowl.

I hadn't realised that tears had started pouring down my cheeks as I wiped my face with toilet roll and stared at myself in the mirror. Taking a deep breath, I knew I had to get it over and done with. Just grab your stuff and leave.

After a few minutes of giving myself mini pep talks, I unlocked the door slowly, to see him dressed in his Slytherin Quidditch Jersey and tracksuit bottoms. "Where is she?" I said to him, as I made my way towards the bedroom. I know I shouldn't have said anything… but I just couldn't help myself.

"Gone. She's gone Hermione, we didn't do anything… I-"

"Didn't do anything? She was practically naked!"

"Yeah, well- we had a lot to drink… I didn't think you'd… I thought you left me…"

"Oh really? Well, guess what I'm doing now?!" I screamed at him, as I began to levitate all my belongings into my extendable beaded bag.

"What? Y-You can't be serious… Hermione, I'm sorry… but we didn't have sex or anything… we just ended up…" he stammered, as I pushed past him into the living room.

"Ended up what Draco? Would you have had sex with her if I hadn't walked in?" I cried, as tears began streaming down my face.

"W-We were on a break, and no we were just having fun…"

I stared at him, his piercing grey eyes staring into my brown eyes. "I'm leaving, I'm never coming back, you might as well get your little bitch back, then maybe…. Argh!" I screamed as I walked out the apartment, slamming the door behind me as I walked back down the stairs. Where can I go? What can I do? He'd go straight to Harry's and find me there. That's when I had the idea, my parent's cottage. I'd never taken him there, and he didn't know it even existed. I closed my eyes and thought of the sea, and the cliffs, and the beach, and the cottage, and before I knew it, I had run away.

END OF FLASHBACK

I came back to reality, my head still on Ginny's shoulder as I had calmed down and was only slightly hiccupping now. Maybe I should tell him… we made a baby and it takes two to tango. Yes, we should have been more careful, and I can't forgive him but I can forgive him enough if he wants to be in Scorpius's life. "Do you think I should Ginny? You know, let him see him."

"Maybe." She replied, "He has changed a lot, Hermione. Before, he was a bit of a prat even when he was with you, but now he speaks to me like I'm a person… like I'm a friend. When I go see Harry at the office and bump into him, he asks me how I am… and I know it sounds silly but I think after he lost you… his world took a 180° change. He realised that he can't keep everything and some things he may just lose. Harry told me, all he did was months was just work, never leaving the office or going back home to your apartment."

"Does he still live there?"

"I think so… look how about you just sleep on it, and wake up tomorrow as a new start." Ginny replied, as we walked back into the spare bedroom and I crept into bed beside Scorpius. I nodded my head to Ginny as she crept out of the room, closing the door gently as she left. I closed my eyes and hoped that sleep would soon take me. Eventually, it did, but my restless night was filled with nightmares and piercing grey eyes.