It's been two weeks since the wedding and my days have become a slowly formed routine. Work with Draco, home with Draco and sex with Draco. The sex with Draco doesn't even stay in the home part either. A few times we have been working in my office when I'd seen him looking at me with heat in his eyes and the atmosphere had changed. I was beginning to tell just by the look his eyes what he wanted. It would send my need ricocheting though me. Even when it was far from my mind one look from him and I'd be panting with need. Damn this was getting bad.
We're sitting in my office now going over the final preparations for the Triwizard Tournament. This year it's being held at Durmstrang. It involves the same three schools as when it was held at Hogwarts. We had tried to get a few other schools involved but after Cedric Diggory's death, they weren't interested. Ridiculous in her opinion, but everyone was entitled to their opinion.
"Have Hogwarts chosen their candidates?" I ask looking through a pile of letters on my desk. They should have told us who they were taking by now.
"Yes their letter arrived yesterday." I sigh in relief. One more box to tick.
I chew on the end of my quill as I look over the list in front of me. "And were sending Padma from our department?"
"Yes." I nod in thought. "You know it drives me crazy when you do that."
"Do what?" I'm still looking at the list in front of me.
"Chew on that quill." I look at him. "I want you to nibble on my lip instead."
"Draco." I take a deep breath as I feel the heat spread. "Were at work we need to stop this."
"You didn't mind the other day when I took you from behind over your desk." His smirk was back.
Oh yes the desk. Just the memory had me swallowing back need. I shake my head trying to clear it. "We need to keep boundaries Draco."
"What's wrong with work sex?" It crosses a line, I think. "It's fun."
"It wouldn't be if we got caught." I retort.
"Isn't that part of the fun?" He laughs.
Yes it is. I can feel the flush on my skin as I think about it. I'm not going to let this happen I need to keep boundaries. If we keep tearing each other's clothes off at every opportunity our dynamic will change I know it will, I can feel it already.
"Come on you know you want it too." I do, I really do.
"Draco, contrary to what you might think I don't want sex all the time. I have work to do."
"Fine, you can make it up to me tonight." He says with a grin on his face.
"No I can't. I'm meeting Luna." It's a lie, but I can owl her at lunch sort something if she's free. I need to have a night without him. My days are full of him.
"Afterwards then." Merlin he was determined.
"No Draco." I sigh. "I think it's best we have a couple of nights apart. Don't you?"
"No." I close my eyes and sigh. Why does he have to be so difficult? "It's just sex Hermione."
"Then I'm sure you can go a few ni2ghts without then." I check the time and its lunch time. I'm not hungry but it's the perfect excuse. "I'm going to get my lunch. I'll probably see you tomorrow now."
"Fine." His tone is clipped.
I make my way to the owlery to owl Luna. It's been a while since I saw her or anyone besides Draco. This will do me good.
Luna's reply doesn't take long and she told me to go to her house seen as Theo had a gig. That suited me it meant I didn't have to change for a pub. I'll just pick up a bottle of wine on my way.
Being with Luna is not as distracting as I hoped it would be. She's almost as bad as Ginny. All talk is of her upcoming wedding.
As she talks my mind drifts and I find myself trying to compare my time with Draco and my time with Viktor. The two of them were so different in some ways and so similar in others. Viktor was gentle in his mannerisms even though you wouldn't have thought it to look at him. Draco always had a snide comeback for everything. Sometimes it was refreshing and she enjoyed the back and forth they had. Sometimes it grated on my nerves.
Both them had this strange ability to make me weak at the knees with just a look. The ability to make my skin tingle with one touch. A kiss to set my body on fire.
"Hermione, are you even listening to me?" Luna's voice floated back into my mind.
"Of course I am." I quickly take a sip of my wine to hide my lie.
"If you're not going to be here Hermione, why did you come?" She asks a little bit angry.
"I'm sorry Luna." I sigh. "I'm a little distracted. Work and things. Believe me though this is great. The only company I've had for two weeks is Draco."
She gives me a smirk and I raise my eyebrows in question taking a sip of my wine. "Have you slept with him yet?" My wine sprays through my lips in shock. "You told me you thought he was hot. It's not that much of a leap."
Good Godric how do I answer that? Luna has always been good at detecting a lie. "That doesn't mean he feels the same Luna." I quickly finish my wine and pour another.
"I think he does. I saw the way he was looking at you at the wedding." She takes a sip of her own drink.
"That was probably because he hadn't seen me dressed up since the Yule Ball." I wave my hand in dismissal. I actually don't find it too difficult to tell her this. I'm not sure how attractive Draco thinks I am. After all how attractive do you have to find someone if your just scratching an itch?
"Bullshit." I stare at Luna then, she very rarely swears. "I reckon you know and you just don't want to admit it to yourself." Wow she can be on the mark sometimes.
"What does it matter anyway? It's not like anything could happen between us." Why did I buy wine and not fire whiskey?
"Why not?" She scrunches her face up in confusion.
Now there is a question I've been trying to find an answer to for two weeks now. I go for the pathetic answer. I shrug as I say, "its Malfoy."
"Hermione that cannot be your best answer." She's laughing at me now. "If I were you I'd go home and give him a try."
"Luna!" I shout in a shocked laugh.
"What?" She holds her hands out in a seemingly innocent gesture. "You might like it."
I do like it, I think, that's the problem. I sigh and try to think of a distraction and can think of one sure fire way. Theo. "You know I still don't know how you and Theo met."
"The Three Broomsticks. I was out with Cho Chang actually. He was there with Blaise." She gets a dreamy look on her face then as she thinks back to that night. "I'm still not sure how but she knows Blaise. They started talking and so did Theo and I. The rest, as they say, is history. Nice topic change by the way."
"Luna," I start tentatively, and she looks and me questioningly, "How did you get over the whole Theo being a Slytherin and, well basically being a twat in school?"
"You just said it yourself Hermione." She laughs. "It as school. Theo is different now. So is Draco."
"How can you really be sure though?"
"I'm going out on a limb here and say were talking about Draco and not Theo." She takes a deep breath and sigh. I don't say anything to contradict her. "Draco has turned his back on his family and his inheritance. He did all that before he met me, Ginny and Ron that day. I know you're still undecided over him but you really don't have to be."
I sit for a second thinking over her words. Some part of me is fighting with this supposed change in Draco and I hate it. I mean I'm sleeping with him and doubting his person. Who does that?
"Listen," Luna brings me back to the present. "Do you really think Harry of all people would be his friend and trust him enough to be his best man if he hadn't truly changed?"
"Your right Luna." I sigh. I really need to decide how I feel about Draco and all his changes.
I smile at her as I pull her wedding folder towards me trying to distract her again. They've been engaged for barely a month and her plans are moving fast. They want to be married as soon as possible. Who can blame them? They are in love.
It's late when I get back home and the wine has made me tired. I start to head towards the bathroom and sigh when I see a faint glow coming from Draco's room. I hope he hasn't heard me and I tip toe as quietly as possible. When I reach the bathroom I put a hasty silencing charm so I can wash and ready for bed. I quickly throw my hair in a makeshift bun atop my head.
Right that's me ready for my pyjamas and bed. I pull the door open and practically scream as I see a figure standing in front of me. I don't look twice I just quickly reach for my wand.
"Calm down Granger. It's only me." Draco. My heart is pounding in my chest as relief quickly washes over me.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing Malfoy? You scared the shit out of me." I place my hand over my heart feeling it pulse through my chest.
"I needed the toilet." I look at him and he has his trademark smirk on his face. "This is the bathroom isn't it?"
"Fuck off Malfoy." I'm pissed off adrenaline coursing through me.
"Testy tonight aren't we Granger." I push past him and make my way to my room. He follows me. "What's got your wand in a twist?"
"I've just been scared out of my wits." I pull open my dresser to find my pyjamas.
"Is that all?" I look at him then and take him in for the first time. He's shirtless and his pyjama pants are hanging loose on his hips. My mouth waters, fuck.
"What's it to you if it isn't?" I turn my back to him as I quickly start to change.
"You know you really don't have to change you could just take off your clothes and come to my bed." I can hear the laugh in his voice.
We never have sex in my bed. He must have noticed that too. I finish dressing and turn to face him. I refuse to let my anger dissipate. Even though when I look at him leaning against the door frame arms crossed over his chest I want to push him on to my bed and do exactly what I know he's thinking about too.
"Does everything revolve around sex with you?"
I watch as he pushes himself away from the door frame and slowly walks up to me. "When it comes to you? Salazar yes." He grins at me and dips his head to my neck and places a small kiss just under my ear making me gasp slightly. I know I should push him away put I can't find the strength. "Those little noises you make when I hit the right spot." A nibble on my ear lobe and a moan from me. "They head straight to my cock."
"Do you have to be so crass?" I sigh as I tilt y head for him. I can't help it. His lips are the only part of him that is touching me and I'm suddenly craving more.
"If you joined me in my bed I wouldn't have to talk at all." He trails his noose along my jaw line and hovers millimetres from my lips. "You know where I'll be if you change your mind." He whispers with a small smile before he turns and leaves my room.
My mind seems to have gone blank and all I can feel is the tickle of his lips and nose along my jaw line. Wasn't I angry at him for something? Dammit. I'm around him for thirty seconds and my head goes fuzzy and body goes on high alert.
I know I won't be able to sleep now and I curse myself as I head to his room. He may have won this round but I will not let him win the next.