Draco stormed into the house knocking over the centerpiece on the coffee table. "Fuck!" and with the flick of his wand the piece stood unharmed.
"Draco! Calm down will you, it's late and you're going to destroy the damn house."
"Not now Granger I'm trying really hard not to track down this son of a bitch and shred him apart piece by piece. "
"And what the hell would that fix, huh? this is the second time we've had this huge of an argument and it's because of him again! I don't want us to waste our lives dreading something that already happened dammit, he's here on this planet and short of killing him, which I will not let you do even if it means permanently sticking you to me, he's here to stay. I love you, but I will not continue to fight you over him anymore. I am so tired of this, I worked so hard to move past him Draco, I was just going through my life set in the idea that this was it, that I was never going to find someone and that all I would have would be the club, the coffeehouse and Blaise and Luna, which is great, but I was alone. And here you come lighting up my sky and turning everything inside out. You Draco brought that happiness back and I will be damned if I let him take it away." Draco lifted his gaze from the floor and saw the tears welling up in Hermione's large brown eyes and placed a hand on either side of her face.
"I'm sorry babe, I am here I promise. I just..I keep thinking of what he did to you and all I see is red."
"I know, but I'm here Draco and nothing he says will change the fact that this between us is real and everything he thinks happened has no meaning anymore."
"Do you have any idea how much i love you witch?"
"I have a clue, but maybe you should remind me." We ran upstairs, kicking the door behind us and spent the rest of the night a happily oblivious to anything happening outside. The next morning I was awoken by a pounding on the door. I nudged Draco awake,"Babe someones at the door."
"ughhh who the fuck could it be it's only-" he turned on his phone that lay charging on the bedside table, "seven in the morning? someone better have died to justify being woken up this bloody early on a sunday." He picked up the pair of jeans that he had thrown to the ground the night before and made his way downstairs. I layed in bed for a moment longer not wanting to leave the soothing feeling of the down comforter, but sleep had left me and feeling rather frisky i loosely wrapped my cashmere robe and piled my hair into a loose bun at the top of my head and opened the door to make my way downstairs.
"Let me see her Malfoy!"
"This is my home I don't have to do a single thing so I suggest to get your freckled ass out of my face!"
Oh god what now?! I quickly made my way down the stairs. Am I never to have a single day of calm? "Draco what the hell is going on now?" and just as the words left me I see a familiar head of flaming red hair."Ronald?"
"Hermione tell Malfoy to move aside, what the hell is he doing in your house? Harry said you were dating someone, but he failed to mention that you were dating the ferrett. Please tell me this is a joke and you wouldn't stoop this low." Draco moved to lunge at Ronald, but i placed my hand on his shoulder and turned him to face me and couldn't help, but laugh a little. Draco laughed a little as well and forced a straight face, "what may I ask is so funny."
"First Theo and now Ron? It's like ghosts of boyfriends past." He smiled and looked down at my scantily clad body and smirked, "sweetheart may I suggest you go change, because while I am a very secure man I am also a possessive one and I don't want someone else seeing you like this least of all wessel here." I nooded and stood on my toes to plant a small kiss on his lips, stepped aside and looked at Ronald. He seemed to have aged severely, probably a result of the alcohol and whatever else he was doing for the entire time he was out playing the war hero. "Ronald it's so nice of you to stop by and say hi, it really has been ages. I'm sure you remember Draco we're living together yes, happiest I have ever been. As you can see you caught us quite by surprise, but I promise to stop by the Burrow later, i'd love to see Molly again, ok bye." I closed the door in his face and turned around to see a very amused Draco, "that's one way of doing it love."
"Hermione do we really have to go." Draco had been pouting since I had told him that I was very intent on visiting the Weasley's today, he'd proceeded to call Blaise and Luna who were now in the kitchen trying very hard to talk me out of it. "Hermione this is Ron Weasley and his clan, those assholes completely abandoned you when that psycho couldn't take a hint. Where was he when everything went down at Hogwarts?"
"Blaise I know, believe me I know, but it has been years and Ron is there son, what was I supposed to do? Expect for them to turn their back on their child? I am going, Draco if you don't want to go, I will not force you to, but I am going."
"Like hell am I going to let you go without me."
"Ok well go get dressed then, we're expected in an hour."
Blaise walked over to Draco and said loud enough for everyone to hear, "If he tries anything go for the juggler, I've been meaning to get a punch in for years."
"Me too" shouted Luna from my side. I look over to her astonished. "What? Don't look at me like that I haven't seen that ginger twat in years, he's been traversing the U.K. bragging about the bloody war as if we had a fucking blast."
I walked over to the couch and plopped down, Blaise and Luna both on the love chair across from me. "This is going to be soo much fun isn't it?"
"Well look at it this way you're going knowing that you'll be met with hostility so anything different can only be a positive change right?"
"If you say so."
As we apparated into the grounds of the Burrow, I look Draco straight in the eye, "Draco please behave ok. For me. I don't want to deal with Ronald anymore than you do, but once we get this over with we don't have to revisit it ok?"
He linked his fingers with mine and gave me a quick kiss; "I've got this Granger. Mostly I want to see the weasel squirm." As we walked to the door, we could hear the commotion and hollering from the many voices inside, I look over to Draco and squeezed his hand before I knock. The room goes silent instantly. Molly opens the door looks me in the face and over to Draco, gazes down to our linked fingers and back up at me.
"Hermione dear you look lovely, it has been ages…...Draco my how you've grown you look so much like your aunt Andromeda." Her kind smile throws me off completely and as I look at Draco who from the looks of it is feeling exactly the same as I am." He kindly smiles at her, "Thank you so much Mrs. Weasley."
"Call me Molly please. I've seen all of you children grow into incredible adults. Come on inside you two dinner is almost finished." Draco grips my hand in assurance and we walk into the Lion's den. Weasley's everywhere, and the bobbing silver blonde hair of Fleur and Bill's little girls running after the enchanted lawn gnomes that were let loose in the house. The first Weasley we saw was Bill voice booming as he chased after the silver bobs that were his girls,
"Victoire!….Dominique! get those poor gnomes out of the house this instant or so help me your grandmother will have you eating dinner with them outside!"
"Yes Daddy….. as soon as Dominique gives me back the wand!" Victoire huffed as she stomped her little foot and crossed her arms.
"Wand? What wand Victoire?!" Bill patted his pockets as horror crossed his face. "Does Dominique have daddy's wand Victoire? How did you get your hands on my wand?"
"Dominique said we could make it snow in the kitchen like at Hogwarts, so she picked it from your back pocket when you were speaking with grandpa."
"Victoire!"
"I'm sorry daddy it wasn't me! Why do I always get in trouble for what Dominique does! It's not fair!"
"You are the eldest and as such you should set an example for your little sister."
Suddenly I feel a tug on the bottom of my dress and turn to see Dominique hiding under the dessert table, wand clutched in her tiny fist. I squat to her level and smile as she gives me a toothless grin.
"Hello Dominique, how are you sweetheart. You're in a bit of trouble you know that?"
She frowns a bit and nods her head, "Don't tell daddy, I just wanted snow, Victoire says it's enchanted at Hogwarts and she won't show me."
"How about we make a deal?" Her face perks up at the prospect.
"When I go visit your home, I will enchant you and Victoire's room's ceilings like the one in Hogwarts and you give your daddy back his wand, how does that sound?"
"Ok."
I stand up and Draco looks down and smiles to the little girl now standing behind me grabbing hold of my arm.
I walk over to Bill and pat his shoulder, he turns, smiles at me and gives me a hug.
"Hermione! Look at you a sight for sore eyes, how's my favorite bookworm?"
"Doing great Bill it really has been too long, I seem to have something that belongs to you" and I pull Dominique forward and she hands her father his wand which he tucks into his front pocket.
"That was very bad Dominique, now go find Victoire and get those forsaken gnomes out of your grandmother's house before they make their way into the kitchen."
"Ok Daddy" she says as she scurries away.
"They are gorgeous Bill."
"They got that from Fleur, unfortunately they're all Weasley when it comes to behavior. Now I know why dad ended up bald."
"Haha, Bill I have someone I'd like you to meet Draco, my boy-" I look behind me and see Draco on the ground talking to a small red haired child. I look back to Bill perplexed, "Bill whose child is that?"
"Oh you haven't met Marcus? Wait Draco? As in Draco Malfoy?"
"Yes Draco Malfoy." At the sound of his name Draco looked up from the small child patted him on the back and walked back over to where he instantly wrapped an arm around my waist and reached out to shake hands with Bill.
"Nice to meet you Bill, I had the pleasure of meeting your brothers, but you were the last." Bill smiles weakly and shakes hands with Draco glanced over to me and I shake my head telling him that everything was okay.
Molly shouts from the kitchen for all to hear, "Dinner is served all, children come help me set the table."
After a full meal and many laughs I was starting to feel at home again. The Weasley's had always been like family to me and after the loss of my parents Molly and Arthur were there to make sure that I was ok. After the horrible mess that came with the breakup between ronald and myself what hurt the most wasn't losing him, it was losing the only family I had left. f course they would choose him, he's their son. But maybe it could get better. Here I am on one side a man who I would never in my wildest dreams would have believed I could love as much as I do and on the other my family, maybe it would be ok. In that moment Draco nudges me slighty smiles and points his head to Molly who I was guessing from the look on her face had asked me a question.
"Pardon me Molly I seemed spaced out for a moment, what were you asking?
"How is that you and Draco happened?" I look over at Draco who had a devilish grin on his face and before I could get a word in goes on to say.
"Blaise called me a while back telling me that his girlfriend or should I say now fiancee's club was in a bit of trouble as their band had flaked, he knew I had connections with another band and asked if I'd be willing to make a call, of course I did and when I stepped into the club I locked eyes with Hermione and the rest you can say is history." He leans over and kisses the top of my head, I laugh a little and relax.
"How quaint and just like that Hermione? It seems that you have a way of forgiving somethings, but not others don't you?"
My body goes cold as the chatter around the table comes to a sickening silence and I hear the snorting cough of who I can only guess belonged to Ronald at the end of the table.
"Excuse me Molly?"
Arthur looks at his wife a mix of anger and humiliation on his face.
"Molly. Stop this."
"No dad, I think mom is right."
Arthur stood from his seat his voice raising with impatience,"Ronald!"
"No Mr. Weasley it's quite alright please go on Molly."
Straightening herself Molly looked at Arthur with a look that send shivers down my spine, in that moment she was the spitting image of Umbridge; a look of smugness that could rival the toad herself.
"I only mean my dear that you were able to overlook a lot of Draco's previous digressions and yet seemed to be quite firm and unforgiving with others, why do you think that is?"
I inhaled sharply trying to maintain my composure. Draco grasps my clenched hand as if to steady me. I meet his worried and furious gaze and soothingly run my hand down his cheek and mouth out the words "It's ok, I'm ok." I look straight towards Molly Weasley and slowly stand from my seat, Draco following right after. "This was a mistake. I should have known better, Arthur I am very sorry to have brought this conflict back into your home."
"Hermione my dear no-"
"No it's quite alright, Molly do you know why I was able to forgive Draco? Because Draco was raised by Lucius Malfoy in a home with very little affection and constantly told how inferior anyone who wasn't like them was. How do you expect someone to grown up? And still this man put his life on the line when he turned spy for the worst evil the world has known. His mother lied to Voldemorts face in order to save Harry all for the possibility that her son was still alive. And yet Ronald was raised by two of the most loving individuals or so I thought, in a home that taught not to judge and to fight for what is right. And yet that boy you raised is one of the most prejudice boastful fools. When my parents died he was so busy shooting to the world about his victories that I mourned alone. And in my darkest hours he didn't think twice about stepping out on me and from the looks of it expand the clan."
Ronald's face was so red it nearly matched the shade of his hair, I look over to Bill who is looking down at his plate.
"That's who that child belongs to is it not? That's what you were about to let slip a moment ago was it not? Bill that child has to be at least 4 years old. And if I'm right which by the look on all of your faces I am that would mean that he was conceived when…"
"Hermione hear him out please." His eyes were pleading for my understanding.
"Wow the hypocrisy is amazing with you people, here you are judging me and judging Draco and yet Ronald not only cheated on me and abandoned me in what was one of the two worst moments of my life, but also conceived a child while we were together and Molly you can honestly sit there spewing your poison? Would you forgive this if it were Arthur? You know what, I don't care I thought I needed this to make peace with the only family I thought I had left, but I have Blaise and Luna I have Harry and Cho and I have this amazing man that would walk through fire for me so thank you for dinner Bill your daughters are amazing please feel free to stop by and as for the rest of you…..fuck all of you, goodnight."
I take take Draco's hand and we make our way out of the house into the crisp dark night. My heart felt like it was pumping a million beats per minute as we made our way to the apparition point, halfway through I feel myself laughing, I raise my head towards the sky and look at Draco who had remained silent this whole time his smile reaching his eyes.
"You were amazing, bloody fucking amazing woman."
"I feel so alive, Draco like I can finally breath."
"Alright well let's get home before the Weasley clan decides they can finally pick their jaws of the floor."
"Fuck the whole lot of them."
"I couldn't have said it better myself."
*Alright my beauties here's a super late chapter for you guys and right before the end of 2015 lol Promise if I get some feedback I'll make these updates I lot quicker. It's bit of a cliffhanger but it just felt like a good way to end the chapter, lots of sweet fluff to come to cleanse the pallet from all the Drama.