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A Matter of Time	By : AdaraB Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Het - Male/Female Views: 7796 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter 23 – New Year’s and New Resolutions

31 December

Draco was once again surprised. He had expected Ashleigh to insist that he take the diamond necklace back and keep it for a more appropriate time, a time that was appropriate according to her. She had instead kept it locked up in her room, only wearing it when the occasion called for more elegant clothing. Since the party she had worn it twice, both times were to dinner parties held by friends of the family who had insisted she come along. He expected her to wear it tonight as well, as it is New Year’s Eve. They were attending a party at the Peucy residence. Their son Adrian had been in Slytherin as well as on the Quidditch team with Draco. He had been in sixth year when Draco started at Hogwarts. He never knew the boy well, only that he had been popular with the girls of all the houses, even Gryffindor. He must have dated every girl in his year, he was quite the playboy. Rumor had it that he still was. Draco made a mental note to keep an eye on Ashleigh. After the incident at the Christmas party, he was wary of any man near her. She is an exceptionally beautiful creature, he decided. He thought about all of her attributes and the fact that she was also intelligent, witty, funny, and decidedly Slytherin only added to her physical beauty.

This party was a bit more casual than the last three they had attended. It was more a cocktail dress occasion than formal which Draco was eternally thankful for. He didn’t mind wearing a suit or even a tie, but a tux and a bow tie got to be a little much after wearing one three parties in a row.

For this party he was once again wearing black. Black shirt, black slacks, black blazer, black tie, black shoes. He thought he looked rather dashing; basic black was, after all, always a hit. He supposed it left little to be desired in the way of festiveness but then again, his family had never been one to show much emotion through their clothing of all things.

He had taken Ashleigh shopping earlier in the week as she needed more outfits for all of the parties she needed to attend. She had attempted to beg off, she didn’t want the Malfoy’s to spend so much money on her, and she didn’t think it was right that they were spoiling her as if she were a part of the family. Draco smirked to himself at that thought. His mother had practically put Ashleigh’s name on the family tree. Narcissa was treating Ashleigh as if she was the daughter she never had. She had insisted on tagging along on their shopping trips, only letting her shop in ‘Malfoy approved’ shops. After all, only the best was good enough for a Malfoy or those who are considered as good as.

Draco had sat back and watched Ashleigh try on numerous outfits, parading in front of him and his mother blushingly. The dress he knew she would wear tonight was the one he had insisted she get for this party. When he had first seen her in it he swore his heart had stopped beating for an immeasurable number of minutes. He couldn’t wait to see her in it again. It was just a shame that his parents had to be close by even in a house such as Malfoy Manor; he rarely got her on her own to do more than a little snogging. They weren’t to the point of no return in their relationship yet but they were definitely at second base, as Ashleigh had said. It was some sort of Muggle analogy. She had a lot of those he found out and they usually related to American sports. That one had been related to baseball, or at least he thought so.

At the present moment he sat on a chaise in Ashleigh’s room waiting for her to appear out of the bathroom. He had been determined to watch her as she readied herself for the evening. He had watched her do her hair and make-up although she wouldn’t let him watch her get dressed. He thought it was extremely arousing to watch her get ready, especially the part where she had rubbed scented lotion over her body that was only clad in a pair of shorts and a tank top. She hadn’t even been wearing a bra for Merlin’s sake! What a turn on that was!

The bathroom door opened and Ashleigh stepped out wearing a silver chiffon baby doll dress that was held up by spaghetti straps and showed off her cleavage nicely. The dress was adorned with tiny clear crystals and a satin ribbon under the bust that tied in a neat bow in the middle. She had her make-up done as she had for the Yule Ball and her hair was curled in large barrel curls. The top half were pulled loosely back from her face and secured with a straight barrette, its clear crystals sparkling in the light. On her feet she wore black peep toe pumps which Draco thought were sexy all in themselves.

“So, how do I look?” She asked giving him a spin. Her dress, that fell just below mid thigh, flared out in a circle and then wrapped around her legs as she stopped, facing him once more.

Draco let out a low whistle. He got up and walked over to her while looking her over. He walked around her lightly trailing his hand over her arms and behind her back coming to stop in front of her.

“You my dear, look utterly amazing. Although, I do have to congratulate myself on choosing your stunning dress.”

“Oh you do, do you?” She said as she draped her arms around his neck and stepped up to him, her head now coming up to his chin courtesy of her four inch heels.

“Hmm, yes I do. But I also must confess that there is something missing from your ensemble.”

“What are you talking about? I’m not missing anything.” Looking down at herself, she didn’t see anything wrong with her appearance. When she looked back up he was dangling her diamond pendent that was now on a silver chain in front of her face.

“Turn around.” He commanded with a smile.

She did so without question and he stepped up behind her, brought the necklace around her neck and clasped it. As he brought her hair out from under the chain he placed a kiss on her neck. She turned back to him and looked in his eyes.

“Now you look perfect.”

Ashleigh reached up and pulled his head down for a kiss. She lightly maneuvered her tongue across his lips and into the heat of his mouth to brush against his before pulling back completely.

“And you, might I say, look very debonair tonight. I like the black on black on you. Very sexy.” She said giving him a look that said more than what she had voiced. She grabbed his hand in hers. “Come on, your parents are waiting for us.”

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The party at the Peucy mansion was in full swing when they arrived. They were greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Peucy in the front foyer. Ashleigh had seen a few mansions since she had been staying with the Malfoy’s and none of them, including this one could compare to Malfoy Manor. They were all smaller by a great deal and weren’t furnished as well. The grand staircase in this mansion she noted was half the size of the one in the Malfoy’s home.

“Lucius, Narcissa, there you are! We were afraid you wouldn’t make it!” Mrs. Peucy exclaimed.

“We would have been here earlier but we had to wait for Draco and Ashleigh to get ready. They’ve been keeping busy over the holiday.” Narcissa said with a secretive smile.

The Peucy’s looked to Draco then and noticed the girl on his arm. They had been told that Draco’s new girlfriend was staying with the Malfoy’s over the holiday and so they had invited the girl along. They hadn’t been told anything except that she was a transfer student from America. Anymore information would put her in danger from the Dark Lord.

“Draco, how is school going?” Asked Mr. Peucy.

“Very well, thank you. I’d like to introduce my girlfriend, Ashleigh Grey.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Ashleigh held out her hand but was surprised when he took her hand and kissed the back of it instead of shaking it. She hadn’t had anyone do that since she first met Blaise and was a little nervous by his action, so she just smiled shyly and looked over to Draco who seemed to be fuming.

Once she had her hand back, Draco excused them as politely as possible and pulled her over to the nearest refreshment table.

“What was that all about? And why did Mr. Peucy kiss my hand?”

“I didn’t want to say anything before, but after that display I’ve got to. Mr. Peucy is what you might call a playboy. Everyone but his wife knows he messes around. His son Adrian is the same way. The Peucy men are known for it, the lot of them. You need to be careful tonight, especially if I’m not around. You’ve got your wand right?”

“Yes, in a holster strapped to my thigh.”

“Good. Don’t hesitate to use it if they try something.”

“You know I won’t. What did you mean by ‘the lot of them’?”

“It’s not just Mr. Peucy and Adrian you have to look out for. Adrian also has two older brothers and a lot of their friends think the same way if you know what I mean. I don’t want anyone taking advantage of you.”

“They won’t get a chance because I’ll hex their favorite appendage off before they can even get the thought across. Come on, enough of this serious talk, let’s go dance and have some fun.”

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Draco and Ashleigh were having a marvelous time. They had already danced to many songs, talked to friends and acquaintances from school and evaded those they’d rather not talk to. The evening was going rather well with only an hour left until the New Year came upon them. They were currently dancing to a slow ballad, holding each other close and enjoying the moment in silence. Ashleigh was sure she had never had such a good time in her life. When the song ended, she excused herself from Draco to go to the ladies room.

“I’ll meet you by the refreshments.”

“Will do. I’ll be back soon.” She replied, giving him a peck on the cheek before walking away.

When Ashleigh reentered the ballroom she immediately started for the refreshment area which was located on the other side of the room. She was stopped in her tracks as Mr. Peucy stepped in front of her.

“Miss Grey, how are you enjoying the party?”

“Draco and I are having a lovely time, thank you.” She threw in Draco’s name to remind the flirtatious man that she was taken and to hopefully hint to him that she wasn’t interested.

“Very good, very good. Have you met my son Adrian?” He asked motioning to the boy who walked up to his side.

“No, I haven’t had the pleasure.”

“The pleasure is most certainly mine.” Adrian replied as he took her hand and kissed it as his father had.

Ashleigh thought that the hand kissing thing must be some sort of trait that ran in their family and was suddenly glad that she was with Draco as the Malfoy’s did not kiss any strangers hand no matter how beautiful they were.

“Would you care to dance?”

Feeling torn on what to do, she deliberated before she gave him an answer. She really wanted to get back to Draco but on the other hand she didn’t want to offend the host of the party either. Deciding that one dance wouldn’t kill her, she took his out stretched hand and he led her to the dance floor, a wide grin on his face.

When they were in the middle of the throng of dancing couples, Adrian pulled her into a tight embrace that she was really not comfortable with. Draco was the only one she allowed to hold her this close. She tried to inconspicuously pull farther away from him but his iron grip prevented her from doing so. She decided to just grin and bear it; the song would only last three minutes tops anyway.

While they danced Adrian chatted endlessly in a most self important way. Ashleigh did her best to pay attention so as not to offend him, but she was utterly bored with him trying to impress her with things that she had no clue about. He apparently thought she was most interested in him, taking her feigned grin as a shy interested smile. He foolishly decided to take his wooing to the next level by placing his hand on her but and pulling her into his lower regions.

It took Ashleigh less than a second to realize what he had just done. She hurriedly pushed him away. He wore a stunned expression on his face, as if he didn’t have any idea why she would do such a thing.

“How dare you!” She growled in a low voice. “If we weren’t in a room full of people, I’d hex you so hard your grandchildren would feel it. Don’t ever touch me again.” She stalked away, seething. She headed over to where she saw Draco talking to his mother and father. Reaching his side she grabbed his hand and pulled him into a hug, resting her cheek on his shoulder.

At her action, Draco was immediately on alert.

“What’s wrong?”

“I had a bit of a run in with Adrian Peucy.”

“What did he do?” Draco anger had started when that name had been mentioned.

“Can we please discuss this later? I’d rather just enjoy the rest of the party with you.” Really, she just didn’t want Draco to go and rip Adrian’s head off even though it’s what he deserved.

“Ok, but we will talk about this later.”

“I plan on it. Come on dance with me.” She pulled him to the dance floor and they continued to dance the night away.

“I think I’ll have to have a conversation with Mr. Peucy before the night is out.” Lucius told Narcissa.

Narcissa just nodded her head at the words that were inevitable to come from her husband’s mouth. Whatever the Peucy boy had done, it was very foolish indeed. She did not feel sympathy for either of the males that would no doubt hear scornful words from not only her husband but also her son who was extremely protective of the girl.

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Draco and Ashleigh apparated back to Malfoy manor early, just after twelve. They left for school the next day and needed to get some rest so that they weren’t dead on their feet during the trip back to school. Lucius and Narcissa stayed behind for a bit longer.

“It’s later. What happened?” Draco had been impatient for the last hour to find out what had happened with Adrian.

Ashleigh sat down on the chaise in her room and patted the seat beside her. She turned from him slightly when he did and motioned for him to remove the diamond necklace.

Once it was removed and safely put on the table beside the chaise she turned back to him ready to explain.

“When I came back from the restroom, I was headed back over to you. Mr. Peucy stopped me to see if I had met Adrian yet. He introduced us. Unfortunately Adrian is much like his father when it comes to greeting women. I’ll have to use a gallon of soap to get their germs off of my hand. I don’t know why they insist on potentially spreading herpes. Anyway, Adrian asked me to dance, I didn’t want to but I thought it would be rude to say no. During the dance he chattered about god knows what. All I knew was that he was trying to impress me. I was trying to be polite and look attentive; he apparently took it as extreme interest because at that point he grabbed my butt and pulled me into his groin.”

Draco looked as if he was about to have a fit. Ashleigh could tell that he would explode any minute if she didn’t do something fast.

“Of course I threatened him. I would have pulled my wand right then and hexed his genitals off but who knows what would happen with that many witnesses around.” She told him with a laugh, trying to lighten the mood. It didn’t work so she tried another tactic.

She stood, kicked her shoes off and pushed Draco against the wall as she kneeled on the chaise, stratleing his legs. His hands immediately came to rest on her hips, his head rising to meet hers in a searing kiss. They stayed like that for some minutes before coming up for air. Ashleigh was effectively drawing his attention away from the offending boy and centering it on something much more pleasant.

“You know, I won’t threaten to hex your bits off if your hands decide to wander a bit.” She stated as she leaned in for another kiss.

Taking the hint, Draco slowly moved his hands down to cup the crescents of her rear through the thin fabric. She moaned at his touch which in turn caused him to groan back at her response. Ashleigh steadily moved her hands under his jacket and over his chest, wanting to feel his skin but also realizing that this was not the time to get carried away. Slowly, she backed away and looked into his eyes.

“I think we should continue this another time. We go back to school tomorrow and we need to be fresh as daises so your parents don’t think we’ve been up to any hanky panky. Besides, we’re nearing third base and I think it’s only fair that my rooms at Hogwart’s get to witness the continuation of our relationship.” She said with a cheeky grin.

She got off his lap and pulled him up. He reluctantly followed her to the door and bid her goodnight.

Once her door was safely closed Draco shifted his pants from their uncomfortable position. She was going to be the death of him.
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