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Love and Forgiveness	By : HarryGinny4eva Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 16328 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Last Disclaimer:
Many thanks to JK Rowling for her wonderful works. They are hers and hers
alone. I have only borrowed her characters for a while and built my own little
fantasy around them. There is no pay involved for me in doing it.

And, one last set of Author�s
Notes �

I can not believe the responses I got from this story. I am
truly touched. You all have made me feel such happiness and pride and I will
never be able to thank you enough. Each
person that read it and every person that reviewed it made this experience more
than worthwhile and I love you all for it.

Several people have asked if I plan to do a sequel�not yet. Sorry. I am sure
these two may call on me to tell more of their story (and, Beth and Snoop may
have more to share), but, as yet, they are happy with where things are now.
BUT, I am indeed writing another story. It may take a little while to get out,
as I�d like to have most of it done before I start posting and risk leaving you
all hanging.

With the next story I am going to try to go back a bit. The
new version of these characters have introduced
themselves to me, so here�s what I know so far�.

-
it is Dramione and just after
the war when they all return to school

-
Pansy and Draco are betrothed, Ron and Hermione are a
couple, Harry and Ginny are back together

-
Narcissa is much darker and more bitter, Lucius is no
more, the Grangers are alive and well, but won�t be seen often, and several
other students we know will appear and be a large part of the story

-
The questions�What do you do when all you believed in
is gone, all you worked for is no more, and everything you knew has changed?
Where does that leave you? Who does that make you?

-
It�s current working name�Pansy�s Plans for Draco Malfoy

And, finally�THANK
YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!

Chapter 39 (The End)

They declined to stay at her parents house for the night and returned home
instead, both immediately feeling the tension drain away. Alone, they talked
more about their evening, their parents, and their upcoming weddings. Once the
shock had worn off, they decided it was the best solution for all concerned and
would cause the least stress on their friends and family. They figured if they
kept their heads and some semblance of control, between the two of them, they
would be okay. They would have to agreement on when their actual anniversary
would be though.

As it was still early in New York
when they got home, Hermione called Beth and asked if they could come over.
Beth agreed and they apparated over to the loft.

�Hey guys,� Blaise smiled from the sofa. �Have a seat.�

Beth turned in his arms to look over at them, �Hey! So?
How was it?!�

Hermione walked over to them and kissed Beth on the top of her head before
plopping down in the chair across from them.

�Awful. Horrible. Scary.
Endless,� she moaned.

Blaise raised a brow and turned to Draco, �Oh man. Who said what and who got
hexed?�

�Nobody,� Draco laughed. �Mi just can�t get past the fact that they got along.�

Both faces showed surprise and Beth choked on her drink, �They did?!�

Hermione still looked disgruntled when she nodded, �Yes, they did. That means
they will want to get to know one another better. Mom and Narcissa were
giggling and laughing to themselves, and Dad and Malf�Lucius
found a mutual dislike of government. It was horrific.�

Draco smiled even though he nodded in agreement, �I don�t see them being fast
friends, but at least my parents won�t hex the Grangers. I admit though, it was
quite unsettling. I kept waiting for Father to lose it. Especially when they
argued about��

�What?� both Beth and Blaise asked when he stopped talking midsentence.

Draco looked at Hermione as they hadn�t discussed telling anyone yet. He was
relieved when she sat forward to explain.

�Well, guys, how would you feel about getting all gussied up for us twice?� she
sighed and rolled her eyes.

Blaise looked at her blankly, but Beth seemed to understand and jumped to the
edge of her seat, �Two weddings?! Oh, you poor thing.�

�Gee, thanks,� Draco laughed. Then he noticed Blaise had turned to look
at him for answers. �Well, our fathers started arguing over where the wedding
should be. It was getting quite heated actually and I was prepared to throw out
shield charms all over the place, when Mother announces, as casual as you
please, that we will just have to have two weddings then.�

Beth shook her head, �However will you get through planning two weddings,
Mione?�

But, before Hermione could answer, Blaise asked in shock, �Wait a minute!
Lucius Malfoy, THE muggle hating Lucius Malfoy argued with her father? He didn�t, you know, force the issue?�

Draco laughed, �I know. I was a bit shocked, too, but��

�They planned it,� Hermione sighed.

Beth looked at her sharply, �What do you mean? Who planned what?�

Hermione told them of seeing the looks on their faces and then her little mental
interaction with Lucius. Draco pushed his hand through his hair and let out a
deep sigh. Beth looked affronted on Hermione�s behalf, and Blaise leaned back
and chuckled.

When they all looked at him he shrugged, �Sorry. That�s just more like the
Lucius I know.�

For a while they talked more about the evening and the upcoming wedding plans
that had been decided without their approval. Finally, Beth yawned for what had
to be the fifth time in as many minutes and Hermione thought they should leave.

�Beth, honey, we�ll go.�

Beth shook her head, �No, you guys. Stay. It�s just��

Her eyes flickered to Blaise�s quickly and he shrugged at her with a small
smile playing on his lips.

Draco and Hermione looked at each other and back at their friends when Beth
squealed and gave Blaise a quick kiss.

�On three?� he laughed down at her. She nodded happily and looked back at
Hermione.

Hermione looked back in confusion as Blaise counted down. Then her confusion
turned to joy when they announced, �We�re pregnant!�

�No way!� Draco exclaimed and jumped from his chair to
give Blaise a one-armed hug of congratulations. They pulled back and smiled at
each other before glancing over at their other halves. Both were babbling
happily at each other as tears streamed down their faces.

Hermione then seemed to remember Blaise and jumped up to hug him, too, �Wow!
Congratulations!�

Draco leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Beth�s cheek. As
they all sat back down, Draco asked the first question. But, before the couple
could answer, his question was rapidly followed by Hermione�s barrage.

�Blaise Zabini, someone�s dad. Does your family know?�

Hermione sat forward, �When are you due? How long have you known? When were you
going to tell me? Does Snoop know?�

As if on cue, Hermione�s cell rang with Snoop�s ring. Both women laughed and
Beth said, �It�s like she has ESP or something!�

�Does she know?� Hermione asked again before answering the phone.

Beth shook her head, just as Hermione said, �Hey Snoop. What�s up?...over at Beth and Blaise�s loft�about an hour ago�no, I
was going to call you later�what? What�s up?...I
guess, hold on.�

She pressed mute and said to Beth and Blaise, �She wants to come over. And, she
sounds kind of insistent.�

�Well, she has to find out sooner or later,� Beth giggled.

Hermione smiled and pressed unmute, �Come on
over�Snoop? Snoop?�

She jumped about a foot when two loud pops sounded behind her.

Ron and Snoop popped in and stood near the group on the sofa and chairs, smiles
adorning both faces.

Draco stiffened at the sight of a Ron, but held his tongue as Hermione moved to
hug them both. �Hey. What was so important? Is everything okay?�

Ron nodded happily, but Snoop screamed, �I�m pregnant!�

Hermione�s shock made her stare from one to the other for a moment before she
launched herself at them.

�This is not happening!� Beth squealed and joined the group hug.

�What do you mean?� Snoop asked pulling back a little to look at her friends.

Blaise stepped up and put his arms around Beth as he laughed, �What she meant
to say was join the club.�

The initial look on Snoop�s face was comical, but her shock quickly turned to
giggling happiness, �We�re going to have babies together!�

Blaise leaned down to kiss Snoop on the cheek, �Congrats.�

�Thank you, Blaise. You too!� Snoop laughed happily.

Ron decided to make the first move and stuck his hand out, �Congratulations,
Zabini.�

Blaise looked at his hand for a moment before he slowly raised his and
answered, �You, too.�

Draco stepped into the circle, his mind reeling with all that had happened in
the span of only a few minutes. The shock of it all mixed with his immediate
jealousy that it wasn�t him making that announcement, had kept him silent at first.
Then he remembered his and Hermione�s own news and pulled Hermione close to his
side.

�Well, that makes two babies, or more in Weasley�s
case,� he grunted when Hermione dug her elbow into his side, but continued with
a smirk, �and two weddings.�

�Two weddings?� Snoop asked looking from one to the
other.

Draco nodded, �Seems our parents couldn�t agree on one venue or the proper
procedures, so we�re doing it all twice.�

Hermione looked at Snoop and nodded, then looked up at Ron as she said, �So, that
means you all have to do it once at my family�s church and then again at the
Manor.�

She watched him inhale deeply and close his eyes for a moment before he looked
at her once again, nodded and smiled down at her. �As long as it�s what you
want, I�m there.�

Those were the words she�d needed to hear and she hurried over to him and
hugged him tightly. As she looked up at him she smiled, �Thank you, Ron. I�m so
happy for you.�

They smiled at each other as if the rest of the room had disappeared.

�Can you believe we got here?� she asked softly as a tear slid down her cheek.

He nodded his head a little and wiped it away, �I knew we would, Mione. I told
you a long time ago, we would find our happiness.�

Together they said the words that had gotten them through the war, �When it�s
darkest, think of the light. When it�s scariest think
of a friend. When our worries and fears are finally at rest, we�ll find our
happiness together in the end.�

They were brought back to the present when Beth sniffled, �That was beautiful.�

Even Draco had been moved by the passion in Hermione�s voice, �What�s it from?�

Hermione wiped her eyes and stepped back from Ron, �It�s just something the
three of us made up when we were searching for the Horcruxes.
It got us through a lot of scary nights.�

He reached out a hand to her and she came to him with a soft smile on her face.
When her hand was securely in his he took a deep breath before he looked Ron in
the eye. �Congratulations.�

Ron nodded, �Thanks.�

�And, you, Georgina.
I am very happy for you,� he added with a real smile and a quick kiss on her
cheek.

She blushed a little and laughed, �God, I love the way
you say my actual name.�

The six of them moved back to the sofa and chairs. The girls immediately
launched into stories of how they�d figured or found out and how long they�d
known. Blaise got up to get drinks for everyone and Ron stared at the floor as
he slid his thumb back and forth over his wife�s hand.

Draco helped answer their questions about their dinner with their parents and
noticed that Hermione kept shooting glances at an uncharacteristically quiet
Ron. He decided asking then would give him bonus points with Hermione and ease
the bit of tension in the room. But, he couldn�t resist a tiny dig at the man
he still disliked so much.

�Weasley?� He smiled briefly when both Ron and Snoop
looked at him, �Not the beauty, the beast.�

Ron bristled a little and asked, �Yeah?�

�You aren�t planning to stand up for us in those robes from 4^th
year, are you? I am sure you can afford something nicer now.�

Ron looked at him in confusion for a moment, then his
face reddened at the insult. But, just as he opened his mouth to retort he
finally got the implication and looked at Hermione for confirmation. �You
mean?�

She nodded happily and her hand tightened around Draco�s in appreciation. Her
happiness was so complete she couldn�t even bring herself to admonish him over
his tactics.

�Thanks,� Ron nodded with a smile. Then he made a face at Draco, �I think I can
afford whatever robes you have in mind Malfoy.�

Draco just nodded and looked away from him to glance down at Hermione. She
looked up at him at the same time and her smile told him he had been right. He
knew the shag ahead of him that night was going to be more than worth dealing
with the pain that was Ronald Weasley.

Hermione�s mind reeled as she listened to her friends and fianc� talk around
her. In the span of only a few months, her life had taken a turn so drastic she
couldn�t have dreamt it up if she�d tried. Her smile grew wider with each
thought. Snoop, her first and best witch friend in the States had gotten her
dream husband, and become Mrs. Ronald Weasley. Ron, one of the two
brothers-of-her-heart, was happily married and going to be a father. She and
Ron had started to mend the divide between them and he promised to be at least
civil to Draco. Beth, her eternally single, middle class, muggle best friend,
had married almost-as-rich-as-a-Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, reformed wizard playboy,
and turned him into a goofily, loving husband and father-to-be. She, herself,
had gained a good friend in Blaise, as well. And, in his
sister Blythe. Even in Narcissa in some ways. Harry, Ginny, and the Weasleys had not only accepted Draco, but started to really
befriend him. And, her parents couldn�t have been more happy for her or liked
Draco more.

Draco.

Her one-time nemesis and tormentor. Now,
her friend. Her lover. Her
fianc�. Her hope. Her future.

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The next few weeks passed quickly for all of them. With the addition of the two
pregnancies, Hermione�s plans for a late winter wedding were derailed, as both
women balked at being fat at the wedding, so she settled on late Fall. They
would now be married in mid November and the fall colors, finally agreed on by
everyone, would not only look great in their pictures, but the deeper shades of
green, red and gold, looked great on Ginny. She was still amazed that the three
mothers, with Molly included, had continued to get along, and, even in many
ways bonded, as they created the two fantasy weddings.

In her kitchen Hermione hung up the telephone with her assistant and moved
across the room to stir their pasta. As was often now the case, she found
herself shaking her head in wonder at the turns her life had taken. Thinking
back to only a few short weeks ago she recalled her conversation with the
school�s principle.

A few days after school began she went to his office to put in her request for
the time she needed off for the weddings. He had instead surprised her with an
unexpected job offer. With her history, knowledge and upcoming last name, the
school board had decided they wanted to �use� her to further promote
understanding in the American wizarding community. As he had explained it, they
wanted her to move into a more administrative role, but maintain her direct
contact with the students, and had offered her a position in Counseling. She
would be one of the lead counselors in the administration and help train the
incoming personnel. It would be her job to help ensure that no child or parent
felt they had no where to go, there was no where they fit in, or they were completely
powerless to another witch or wizard. They knew she would need to start small,
within her own school community, but they hoped she would soon grow the
department and move it to the American Ministry, so it could extend to other
schools, other communities, and then to the wizarding world at large. She had
mentioned that it sounded a lot like social work. And, her boss had nodded in agreement.

�There may be pitfalls in the muggle
version of Social Work, but our hope is that with your intelligence, diligence,
and honor, we can show a different way of things. Just imagine where Tom Riddle
might have been had he had someone to lean on, depend on, talk to.�

Hermione snorted, �While those sentiments are nice, Sir, Tom Riddle was an evil
troubled child, who grew into a power hungry, homicidal maniac. No amount of
talking to him as a child would have stopped that.�

�I agree.� he nodded, �But, what if there had been someone to at least notice
it, track it, try to reach him, or possibly commit him? He might not have
changed, but he wouldn�t have grown to that level of power, as he could have
possibly been stopped earlier on. He might have been seen as the sick wizard he
was. He might have been a person to pity as they put him away in St. Mungo�s, but he would never have become a person to fear.�

After more discussion, with him, Draco, her parents, and then Harry, the next
day she had accepted the position and moved into her new office. As a thank
you, she�d been granted six weeks off starting the last week of October for
final preparations, her weddings, and then she would still have two weeks for
their honeymoon, a yachting trip around the Greek Isles. While she hadn�t been
thrilled to give up her teaching position, and wondered at how much change she
could actually make, she had quickly come to like the idea of counseling the
students and their parents.

Her reasons for going into teaching soon melded into her reasons to be a
counselor. She would make a difference to the wizarding world on her own. Her
success or failure would be on her shoulders alone; no Trio to hide within. The
thought both thrilled and scared her. In the few weeks that she�d been doing
the job, she�d already been overwhelmed. Students of all ages and from the
various surrounding schools came to her for advice with their worries, future
plans, and their fears that another like Voldemort would rise again. Them, she
handled with a finesse she hadn�t known she�d possessed, but their parents had
thrown her for a loop. No sooner had word gotten out that she was counseling
the students than her appointment book began to fill with those of the much
older wizards and witches who, until then, had really had no one to talk to
about the war, The Fall, and their own fears. With no other choice she�d had to
hire a few more people, change her hours to accommodate her clients� and add on
two group sessions for the adults who didn�t want one-on-one sessions. It
amazed her how fast life had changed. Again.

Hermione shook off her momentarily too-deep thoughts, and went over to stare
out of her kitchen window as she went back to thinking about the upcoming
weddings; which made her think once again of Narcissa. She had quickly realized
Draco had been right to warn her of how controlling her Mother-in-law-to-be
could be. She surprised herself by standing up to the woman on several
occasions and smiled as she recalled her most recent argument with Narcissa.

Narcissa sat on the sofa, teacup in hand,
�And then you two will return and the reception can really begin.�

�I am sure I have already nixed that idea. It�s not only old-fashioned, archaic,
but it�s also disgusting and embarrassing!�

Narcissa shook her head dismissively, �Still, so prudish.
There�s no need. It�s tradition, Hermione. It�s expected! And, I�m sure
everyone will understand, dear.�

�Exactly my point. No. We are not doing it.�

�But, Hermione, darling��

She shook her head and crossed the sitting room to look out over the grounds of
Malfoy Manor, �No, Cissa. This isn�t ancient times,
for goodness sakes! Draco and I will consummate our union after our guests have
left in the privacy of our own home, without witnesses or providing proof to
the world.�

�But��

�No buts. I�m no brood mare! I gave in to your desire for the fidelity and
purity portions of the ceremony. But, I will not have my sex life chronicled
for everyone. End of discussion.�

�Okay, but Lucius feels��

Her voice failed when she saw the flash of anger in Hermione�s eyes. Her
husband and future daughter-in-law had called a truce to their on-going war,
but that didn�t mean either had come to like the other.

�Oh please, tell me how HE feels about Draco and I having sex upstairs in his
home while all our guests surreptitiously glance at their watches to see how
long we take.�

�Well, he�I�okay, never mind. Let�s get back to the discussion on the cake,
shall we?�

Hermione giggled to herself and went back to her thoughts as she turned to
finish putting together dinner. The only downside of everything was that Lucius
now gloated over the fact that she had given up teaching and finally put ��that
absurdly large brain to good use and would bring additional honor to the Malfoy
name.�

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Draco heard Hermione laughing to herself in the kitchen as he sat in the living
room going over the list his Father had sent of the upcoming wedding guests.
When he read �Parkinson, party of four�, he sighed heavily and put down the
list. Closing his eyes he leaned back and thought over all that had changed in
his life in the past few weeks.

He had very quickly come to realize that allowing Ron Weasley into his life and
personal circle was both hell and heaven. There was nothing he could think of
that would ever make him like the tall, red-headed, hot head. And, the more
time he spent with him, the more he realized how different they really were.
Both being purebloods, having attended Hogwarts, their friendship with Harry,
and their love of Hermione, were all they seemed to have in common. It amazed
him still that �his Mi� had ever thought she was in love with the git. Ron was brash, often rude, and more often loud. He was
a good friend to those he loved, but a pain in the ass to those he didn�t. And,
he didn�t like Draco. They had maintained a level of civility that amazed both,
but every so often one would say something to insult the other just to check
that that they were still on the same page with their mutual dislike. It wasn�t
optimal, but it worked for them. And as he had admitted to himself, and to
Blaise, it made his friendship with the Potters easier, and his life with
Hermione absolute bliss.

�And, then the ass mumbled under his
breath only an ex-Death Eater would want a masked ball as an engagement party.�

Blaise snorted into his drink and shook his head, �That sounds like the weasel
I know.�

�Bloody jerk,� Draco mumbled and looked over at his friend. �I thought Father
was going to blast him into the next room.�

�I can�t believe I missed it. I was only gone about two minutes,� Blaise
chuckled. �When I walked in I just saw Weasley Sr. practically sitting on his
son, Harry holding you back and Lucius with his wand drawn. Kinda
sorry I interrupted, actually.�

Draco looked out of the window to where his Father strolled with Rich as he
showed him the grounds where the wedding would take place. He knew Rich had
suggested it as a way of helping his father get a chance to calm down and Draco
appreciated Hermione�s father all the more for it. Glancing back over his
shoulder he saw Harry talking quietly, but emphatically, with Ron and Arthur.

�She�d better REALLY appreciate this, dammit,� he
sighed as he threw back his drink and looked back at an amused Blaise. �What
B?�

�Draco Lucius Malfoy�whipped by the Gryffindor Virgin Perfect Princess. Never
thought I�d see the day,� Blaise chuckled and then easily sidestepped the punch
Draco had thrown at his arm.

�Shut up,� Draco laughed. �You�re one to talk. I heard all about you apparating all over the States in a panic a few nights ago,
looking for fresh cranberries for one small craving. It was described to me as
�soooo sweeeeeet�.�

�Jerk,� Blaise grimaced. �Anyway, we were talking about you.�

Draco�s eyes had slid away to focus on nothing as he said, �Well, I will admit
it makes dinners with Harry and Ginny easier. And, it is nice to have Mi happy.
She�s so much lighter, freer, and her smile is fuller. She�s even more open in
bed and�gods, what am I doing?!�

Blaise let go of the laugh he�d been holding in, �Sounds to me like your waxing
poetic about your fianc�e and her happiness, D. Like I said,
whipped!�

�Whatever! I�m man enough to admit that she�s powerful enough to be
scary as shit when she�s pissed, so a happy Hermione is a happy me. If I have
to put up with that ass to keep her that way, so be it.� Then he smirked and
winked at his best friend, �Besides, she LOVES to thank me for it properly.�

Draco laughed to himself and sat back up to look at the list. Only three
weeks to go and the first of their weddings would take place. There really
wasn�t much for him or her to do, as their parents had practically taken over.
He and Hermione had talked about it and come to the conclusion that with only a
few minor demands on their own part, it was easier to let their parents have
their way. Both sets wanted the very best for their only children and seemed to
want to one-up the other set, so things for him and Hermione went relatively
smoothly as they only had to agree to lists presented to them, and show up on
time to fittings and tastings. He smiled at the memory of their last cake
testing.

They sat in a small parlor of a
confectioner�s shop with Rich, Julie, Ginny, Harry, Blaise, Beth and Blythe.
The owner bustled around them as several workers brought cake after cake out
for them to taste. Each was presented with a picture of what it could look like
and a slice for each of them to taste. They had already tasted sixteen cakes
when Hermione had hit her limit.

�Mom, Dad, I�m sorry, but I just can�t decide,� Hermione shook her head. �I
think my tongue is dead from all of this.�

Draco laughed, �I know what you mean, love. Even I can�t take anymore sweets
tonight. Rich, Julie, how about we try this again next weekend?�

Her parents had started to nod, but been interrupted by Ginny. �Why don�t you
just pick the ones you know you like best? Then you can take a slice of each
home to taste at your leisure. That�s what Harry and I finally did.�

Beth had laughed, �I guess Blythe and I are the only ones enjoying ourselves.�

�Yeah, if you leave now, I won�t get to try the Triple Chocolate Death cake!�
Blythe cried.

Blaise slung one arm behind her chair and said, �I think we can arrange to send
you home with a whole one of your very own, right D?�

�Of course, B-girl, go tell them to wrap it up for you.�

The owner had readily agreed to wrap up the remaining cakes for them and to
give Blythe hers �on the house�. Rich had made everyone laugh when he�d
mumbled, �Oh, he�ll give us one free, will he? How magnanimous of him. Like
he�s not going to add that to the bill for the ten of whatever you two decide
on.�

Soon after they had returned home with three large shopping bags of cake and
put them away for tasting the next day.

When he thought back over how they�d shared the cakes the next night, his
thoughts turned to the pretty witch one room away from him. With a slow smile
he stood and made his way to the kitchen.

�Hey, Mi,� he said softly as he stopped in the doorway with a grin. �Busy?�

Hermione turned from the cabinet and saw him in the doorway. The look on his
face, they way he stood there, reminded her of the first time they�d been
really intimate with each other and she felt desire slide down her body.

�Not too busy,� she answered with a matching grin, �Why?�

�Oh, no reason,� he returned as he moved slowly across the room. �I was just
wondering if you could help me out with a little problem.�

Hermione glanced down his body and then back up at his eyes quickly, before she
smirked, �Not so little, I assure you.�

�Well,� he drawled as he boxed her in against the counter, �I will admit it�s
getting bigger by the minute.�

Before she could answer him, his lips captured hers and his hands grabbed her
hips to pull her tighter against him. She released a groan of need when he
pulled away and tilted his head; unerringly moving to the spot near her ear
which never failed to weaken her knees. Before she could forget and lose
herself in him she placed a freezing charm on the food and flicked her wand at
the stove to turn it off, before tossing the wand on the counter behind her.

His hands skimming over her breasts and his lips and tongue sliding along her
neck made it difficult to speak, but she tried anyway, �Draco, maybe we
should��

�No. Here. Now,� he sighed as he stepped back and lifted her shirt over her
head. �I want you so badly, Mi.�

The desire in his voice was as evident as the bulge pressing against her
stomach. She shivered at both. �I want you, too, but shouldn�t we��

Her voice trailed off as his tongue swirled around her nipple. One of his hands
played with its twin while the other hand moved her sweatpants down to her
knees. When he could go no further without pulling away, he lifted her onto the
counter and yanked his tee shirt over his head.

�What is it with you and the kitchen?� she giggled as
she kicked her pants off of her ankles.

He kissed her before he answered with a shake of his head, �No idea, but
there�s something about you in this one that drives me crazy.�

�Aren�t you in a mood all of a sudden?� she sighed when he went back to nipping
at her chest.

�I was just thinking�mmm you taste good�about that
night we�have I told you how much I love your navel and that delicious smell of
yours?�

�Draco!� she blushed. �About the�oh gods that feels good�about the night we
what?�

Draco paused and looked up at her with a smirk, �About the night we tested all
those cakes.� Then he leaned back down and kissed her right knee, �I really
enjoyed the one that was here.� Switching to the other leg he licked her inner
thigh and moaned, �The chocolate one that was here was really nice, too.� He
moved his face to hover over her intimately and sighed happily, �But, I am glad
we ultimately chose the creamy, vanilla one. I can�t wait to taste that one
again.�

Hermione jerked against him when his tongue slid into her folds. One of her
hands held on to the counter while the other slid into his hair, holding him
there. Seeing his blonde head between her thighs was still as much a turn on
for her as what he was doing with his tongue. Her eyes slid closed as he licked
slowly closer to where she most wanted him. One of his hands moved up her thigh
and his fingers joined in with his tongue in hurrying her along. She felt
herself moving closer to her breaking point and whimpered as her hips moved in
response to him.

�So close, so close�Draco, I�mmm�Draaaaaa.�

He moaned in appreciation and felt her spasm around his fingers as he continued
to press his tongue to her. When her legs fell against the counter and she took
a deep breath, he ran his tongue over her one more time before standing back
up.

She opened her eyes, smiled at him softly and practically purred, �Well, I
don�t think that helped with your problem, but I think I know something that
will.�

He leaned in to kiss her once more as she grabbed the band of his sweatpants
and she slid off the counter. Lowering them and herself all the way to the
floor, she smiled up at him. �Why don�t you have a seat?�

Draco chuckled, stepped out of his pants and sat back in one of their chairs.
She followed and leaned over to kiss his muscled thigh as her hands slid higher
to squeeze him.

�Have I told you how much I love you, today?� he asked on a groan.

She moved higher to lick her way up his length and answered with her lips
hovering over him, �Once or twice.�

He tried to speak, but as her lips closed over him and she sucked him in, he
could only moan and watch. He loved to watch her. The pleasure on her face, the
sounds she made in the back of her throat, the partial smile, and the feel of
her pleasuring him with her mouth and hands all brought him closer to the edge.
But, he didn�t want to end it like that.

Before he lost the ability to stop her, he gasped, �Mi, stop. Too close. Need
you now.�

Hermione sighed, licked him one more time and thrilled at the tremor that ran
over him. Moving slowly she kissed, nibbled and licked her way up his strong
stomach, across his wide chest, and stopped for a moment to nip at his tiny
nipples. His hands slid into her hair he impatiently pulled her up higher.

When their lips were inches apart, he grunted, �Play later, shag now.�

With a soft smile she leaned forward to kiss him hard as she raised her hips
over him. She felt him at her opening and lowered herself just a little,
allowing him to barely enter her. She almost laughed at his frustrated groan
and moved to kiss his neck and shoulders as she finally gave them both what
they wanted. Slowly she lowered herself onto him, inch by agonizing inch. When
he filled her completely, she felt her own thrill and covered his hands with
her own on her hips as her head fell back and her eyes closed once more.

Draco saw the look of pure bliss on her face and almost lost it before he reined
himself back in and took control. With a grin, he murmured a levitation spell
that had her floating, his grip on her hips the only thing holding her down.

Hermione�s eyes shot open at the sudden feeling of weightlessness and she saw
the devilish look on his face. With a slow smile she wrapped her legs around
the back of the chair and slid her arms around him to hold him close.

He moaned softly when her chest caressed his and whispered, �Time to fly.�

She felt him lift her slightly and lower her back down, their groans mingling
at the full body friction. Too soon the feeling of floating, the release of her
own control, and the sensuous sliding had her clinging to him, begging him to
go faster�harder�deeper.

He complied as he struggled to hold out long enough for her to shatter first.
With the second cry of his favorite sound, �Draaaaaa,�
he let himself go. He held her tightly to him as he plunged as deep as he
could, letting her pulsing walls milk him dry.

�I love you,� he whispered against her heaving chest as his heart raced and he
shook with the tremors of his release.

�I love you, too,� she breathed heavily and placed a kiss on his shining hair
before turning to rest her cheek on it.

Hermione smiled to herself as he rested against her chest and he took deep
breaths to cool down. She loved that she had the rest of their lives to enjoy
moments like this. Their future was filled with hope and love. Their future was
filled with promise. Their future�he would find out soon...

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�I couldn�t agree with you more. It is amazing what love and forgiveness can
do. And, because of that, it is now my great pleasure to pronounce you husband
and wife. You may kiss the bride.�

The kiss was soft, sweet, warm, and full of love. The cheers of their family
and friends were muffled sounds to their ears as the reality that they were
finally complete rushed through them both.

�I love you, Mrs. Malfoy.�

�And, we love you, Mr. Malfoy.�

�We?�

She hid their hands behind her flowers and placed his on her still flat belly.

�Yes. Me and our future.�

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