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Chapter Two

Hermione

That week I spent reading up on Malfoys business dealings with the Ministry and found his company had created so much.

The Auror department had so many cool gadgets that the team at Malfoy Innovation INC had created. It really was truly impressive how he had incorporated muggle technology and magical advancement together. It was Friday and I was preparing to leave my office when Victoire arrived into the room with little Dory.

"Aunt Hermione!" She gave me a hug before seeing me leaving and her face fell and she cuddled the small three month old in the soft carrier at the front of her body.

"You're leaving?" I nodded and threw on my coat before she looked even more downtrodden. "I was going to see if you wanted to get some lunch with me? I am dying for adult conversation." I laughed at her and remembered those days well.

"I'm sorry Vic I have a lunch meeting at Malfoy Innovation, can we rain check for tomorrow? Come over and have breakfast, I am up at 5am every morning so if that precious baby wakes you come on over ok." She nodded and walked down with me to the FLOO and got some conversation from a few parents in the Ministry before going our separate ways.

As I went through the grate I landed on a plush black carpet with a towel that appeared and swiped the powder away from you. This place was amazing, all glass and open light with big high ceilings it felt like some sort of spaceship.

I approached the front desk and a young woman in her late twenties was there to greet me. Her jet black hair was poker straight down her back and she glared at me with her resting bitch face.

"May I help you?" Ok so she didn't just have resting bitch face she actually was a bitch. Jesus what do I expect, its Draco Fucking Malfoy.

"Hermione Weasley to see Draco Malfoy please." She directed me to the lift behind her and told me to go to the top floor and Mr Malfoys assistant would greet her. Everything was marble and gold and every other expensive material they could get.

The trip up to the top floor filled me with nerves. I hadn't spoken more than ten words to Draco Malfoy since school and even before that it wasn't too pleasant.

It was going to be hard for me to ignore certain things that had happened and if I wasn't careful I would probably get the sack if I lost my shit on him. My palms were sweaty and I realistically wish I had refused this assignment.

The door opened on the ding and there was an area with seating around it and a desk again a young blonde woman who also had resting bitch face greeting me.

"Mr Malfoy said you can go right in." I thanked her and walked down a short corridor and saw that one of the black double doors wad wedged open. As I walked on through I was greeted by someone I thought I knew.

"Malfoy." Holy Fuck...as he turned I realised that this Malfoy was one I didn't know. He had grown muscles across his chest, his hair was just passed his shoulders and sat in waves almost.

"Granger." His eyes started at my face and then he quirked an eyebrow and followed his gaze down my neck and trailed on down to come to my feet. I could feel a fluttering in my tummy as his eyes trailed back up my body again.

"It's Weasley actually." He stopped and quirked his eyebrow again before he squinted in confusion at me.

"Really... After that photo of Weasel I thought he would have been kicked to the cirb by now. Fuck Granger if you have taken him back where the fuck did your intelligence go?" He said Fuck twice and I actually felt my legs go slightly weak.

"Can I get you tea, coffee?" I nodded and asked for coffee before he called through his intercom for coffee for two. It looked weird for Malfoy to be using technology, it was also where I realised what I was here for.

"So you're replacing McLaggan?" I only nodded as he sat down behind his desk and invited me to sode opposite him.

"Well that is good, at least I don't have to worry about my young impressionable receptionists." I smirked and opened my bag and pulled my file and planner out.

"You have a separate liason from the Department of Mysteries and I think Games and Sports also but I will be the main link between the Minister, the DMLE and You. Essentially the accountant, researcher and lawyer all wrapped into one." He looked impressed at me for a second before smirking and tucked his hand under his chin.

" We shall meet once a week to discuss things, current and future plans and events. You are an inventor and the leading expert in Muggle and Magical inventions. You have a finger in every pie and whatever you have missed your mother has you covered." Again with that fucking eyebrow, what isit with Blacks and that eyebrow.

I have seen it on Narcissa a few times when someone said something inappropriate or when Ronald ate a chicken wing in front of her. Andromeda gave Teddy that eyebrow enough times to recognise it. It seems Draco take after his mother and Aunt with that damned eyebrow.

"Most people would say my father, not my mother has the connections." I shook my head and he really looked curious now.

"At the Ministry Ball last year your mother earned more money from investors for Kingsley in one hour than every one else did all night. It was incredible to behold how much your mother commands attention even now in her Seventies." He nodded and the door opened and a tray was brought in with French Roast Coffee and I took it before setting the cup and saucer in front of me. He didn't offer me cream and sugar and he just gave me that don't be stupid Granger look.

" I went to school with you for seven years Granger, not to mention you have never watered down anything before in your life, why in the hell would the way you take your coffee be any different." I can't believe he knew what way I took my coffee, Ron always put sugar into it.

" You should see me shoot Firewhiskey." He smiled again and that was the ice broken, we spent all day going over the finances between both companies, expenses and damages etcetera. He wasn't cheap but thanks to influences we end up coming under our budget.

It was approaching six in the evening when my stomach started to growl, his amused face beemed at me before we called it a night. As the night wore on, at some point my blazer ended up on the chair I had first sat in.

"Can I buy you some dinner? I feel bad I kept you so late I am just a perfectionist about things." I shook my head and told him I would be the same way and I was going to just pick up a burrito or something on the way home and he lookedconfused for a second.

" You've never had a burrito before? Do you know what a burrito is?" He shook his head and I just laughed at the slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

"Ok then come on, I will buy you dinner considering I saw how much that spell shield vest cost that Ron fried on the last mission." He let out a low growl at Ron's idiocy or maybe it was just Ron before I transfigured my robes into a black trench coat and put it on.

We walked out of the building together and a flash bearly blinded me, before I could get my bearings Draco pulled me behind him as some jumped up little photographer smirked at Draco.

"Do you not have anything better to do than stalk me? Fuck mate go find yourself a girl." He out his hand to my back and I kept my head down as I walked past him.

"Seems like you already have! How long have you two been dating huh? Is this revenge on your husbands infidelity?" I just kept my head down and took Draco by the arm and landed in an alley in London beside the mexican restaurant.

"I am sorry about that. That idiot does nothing but follow me around and try to create chaos." I shook my head and told hin I understand.

"After the photo of ron came out my daughter was understandably upset and we went shopping one day to cheer her up. Some bastard cornered her in Flourish and Blotts and asked her how she felt about her father screwing around on her mother." He was horrified and looked fucked off.

"Savages, all of them, how are you dealing with all of that. You haven't really took Weasel back have you." I don't know if I can talk to him about Ron could I. He might actually be the best person for the job after all.

"In all honesty, I don't know. Some days I am fine and content with being single again and living my life by myself and other times I just feel... alone." I nearly slipped on a patch of ice and he grabbed my arm and stopped me from falling. He took my arm in his own at this point and refused to let go.

We spoke about alot of things, my marraige, his marraige, the kids, business. We had stopped to get food and I apparated us both to my front step. I could see he hesitsted slightly and I too just realised why he was.

"If you dont want to come in fine but I really am enjoying this conversation not to mention you need to try this food, I ordered far too much." It seems he relented because he came in after me and I kicked my shoes off at the door.

"Do you want a drink?" I didn't hear a reply and he just stood looking awkwardly at his feet and my abandoned shoes I left lying at the front door.

"You don't have to take your shoes off Malfoy." I swear I could see him breathe a, sigh of relief and followed me into the kitchen.

"Is beer OK?" He nodded his head and I lifted out two Coronas and put lime in it before handing him his. He looked at it confused for a while before he took a sip.

"This is interesting." He sat awkwardly on the stool and was as straight as a poker. As I dished out the mountain of food I could feel him watching me, I shrugged out of the trench coat and lifted my black wool cardigan and pulled it on over the top of my blouse.

We ate in comfortable silence, he didn't seem to like the burrito but was tucking into the nachos and sweet potato fries I got. He shook his head and frowned and I couldnt help but ask him what was, wrong.

"I just cant believe Weasley, I mean the man marries you, has two beautiful babies with you and you are fit as fuck after twenty years. Why in the hell would he need to cheat? Why instead of cheating can they not just come and tell us they are unhappy." I only knew what I read and it seems there was rumours to infidelity but not his by the looks of things.

" Did you ask her? Astoria? Why she, cheated?" He took another gulp of his beer before shaking his head at me and he stripped his jacket from his body and hung it over the back of the stool befofe turning to me again.

"She was lonely, my marraige was arranged and I actually did have love for her, not true, all out love but enough considering everything else was forced. Once I had my heir she became distant and then she came to breakfast one morning and told me she was leaving." I didn't understand why people do this, I could see Draco was still effected by it.

"Sebastian Beaumont was an advisor on my Board of Directors, he was a friend and he used that friendship to come into my house, fuck my wife and make her leave me. Astoria is not blameless, I am not blameless but Sebastian he was a friend of many years. I wouldn't have been so hurt if it was just me but she left Scorp too." I nodded and went over to the tallest cupboard and pulled out a bottle of Firewhiskey I keep for Girls Nights.

" So I am going to get to see you shoot whiskey. " I shrugged and held out his drink before taking a large swig of my own, he looked impressed as it went down smooth with not even a wince.

"So far Granger, you have done nothing but shock the hell out of me." We had another drink before I waved my wand and our leftovers packed themselves uo and went to my fridge.

"So come on, I have shared my woefully dreadful marraige story with you. What happened between you and Weasley to make him think he had the right to cheat?" I definitely did not think this would be the person I confided in but it seems to me if anyone would get it it would be him.

"We had a huge party for Georges birthday, I fell pregnant, it was always going to be a bit of risky pregnancy and as you can see I don't have a toddler running around. She stopped growing at thirty weeks and I had to bring her into this world knowing my baby was dead." I haven't really spoken to anyone about this and it felt good talking about my little baby without someone crying.

"What was her name?" I smiled and lifted another glass of whiskey to my lips and took a, swig.

"Alice. I called her Alice. She was beautiful but anyway, things between Ron and I became realy strained after that. I threw myself into my work and escaped that way. Ron threw himself into drinking to numb his pain. I guess somewhere along the way he started seeing Stacey." Draco looked furious and did something which surprised me.

He pulled me up off the chair I was sitting in and held me close to his chest. In that moment he smelt of cinnamon and whiskey and I instantly felt a tingle. I could feel his muscles pressed against my body and I felt light headed.

"You deserve better than him. In all the years I have known you there was one thing I knew, if it wasn't for you Weasel and Potter would probably be dead." I hugged him back before we broke apart and he looked down at me and his eyes instantly darkened. He needs to leave. I have drank too much and if I did this I would be no better than Cormac.

I couldn't stop him though, he softly pressed his lips to my own and although it was gentle his hands held onto my hips and an involuntary moan erupted from my throat.

"Stop. Draco...no. We can't the only reason I am working with you was because Cormac fucked up." He leant his forehead against mine before relenting and moving to take a step back.

"You're right I am, sorry. Its been a while since I connected with anyone like this before, I dont think I ever have. I think that Corona is going to my head." I nodded my head as he reached for his jacket and slung it up onto his body. Damn did the man look good in a, suit.

"So how about Friday morning just before lunch for our meetings?" I nodded my head at him but I was confused.

"Why not use the appointment that we had today?" He lifted his head up and came back over to me before pressing my body against the counter top and kissed me again. This was not gentle, this was needy and passionate and I could feel his own need pressed against my stomach and holy fuck was he impressive! He slowly lowered my legs down again and took another step back.

" I think setting it for the hour before luch allows this not to be a possibility again. If I have to spend lots of time confined in a room with you again this would be inevitable." My inner feminist wanted to call him out of his macho bullshit but I knew he was telling the truth.

" So goodnight Granger. See you next Friday. " Without a second glance he walked away out of the house and I didn't hear him apparate and all I could do was think what the fuck just happened.

I just made out with Draco Malfoy in my kitchen, how did that even happen, I mean logically I knew how it happened but holy hell that ferret is a sinfully handsome man and I fear that now I know I can't have him, it makes me want him all the more. FUCK.

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