Wedding Bells (Draco Malfoy x OC)

Day Two

When Bianca woke up the next morning she was confused for a moment before she remembered where she was. She sat up and looked around the dark room. Her eyes landed on the piece of parchment on the side table next to her.

I went to work already. Make sure to eat breakfast. Happy Monday, I love you.

-Draco

Bianca smiled at the little note and flexed her legs from under the sheets. She barely noticed the over sized shirt she was wearing over nothing that was clearly Draco's. She stretched her arms up over her head and cracked her neck.

The marble flooring was cold under tired feet as she walked back to her own room to get ready for the day.  Her hair was hanging loosely around her face and it had tangles in spots.

Her closet was filled with fancy outfits but hidden in the back were her "no work" outfits. She threw on her jeans, t-shirt, and flannel. She brushed out her hair and left it down.

Her work was simple and she had invited over her friends to help her. They would be arriving soon and so after changing she made herself comfortable in the closest room to the entrance. 

Minutes later the door swung open and Mina and Lisa stepped in. Lisa's stomach was bulging from under her overalls. Lisa Singh was five months pregnant. Mina Zabini strutted in showing off her new dress that was knee length and a deep red.

Bianca jumped up and ran to greet her friends. She engulfed them in a tight hug which they returned.

"What are we doing today? Wedding dresses?" Mina asked excitedly. Bianca's sweet laugh echoed around the entrance hall.

"No, I'm doing that with my mother later this week. This activity's even more exciting in my opinion." She paused for effect. Her friend's eyes widened in suspense. 

"Wedding ring browsing!" She finished. The three women laughed as they jumped gently up and down. The jeweler had given samples of the wedding rings and delivered them to their home and were waiting in the reestablished state room that had been turned into a sort of parlor.

The room was filled with two tables covered in little boxes with rings in them. Mina and Lisa gasped and Bianca clapped her hands enthusiastically. As the two already married women started to browse the rings Bianca moved towards her old record player. She turned on the music and joined her friends.

All of them hummed along to the songs and suggested different rings to each other. Bianca decided she would let each of them choose one ring and propose them at the end. She would choose whichever one she liked best.

Lisa chose a simple silver band with small diamond flowers on it.

Mina chose a rose gold rose with a diamond in the center of the petals

It took Bianca a while to find her choice but eventually found a raw cut sapphire with a white gold band. It was one of a kind.

They all liked each other's ring choices and by the time lunch had came they still couldn't decide. Bianca had decided to wait a few days and maybe ask Draco and so the three of them went to eat lunch in the greenhouse.

*****

They had a small lunch of sandwiches and tea but it filled them. Their late lunch went by quickly but lasted a long time. Soon Bianca's two friends had to go home to their husbands and in Mina's case her dog.

Bianca cleaned up before the house elves had a chance and took the dishes to the hidden kitchen. She washed them in the sink without magic. The smell of the lemon soap mixed with the smells of that night's dinner filled her small nose and her mind wandered as her hands scrubbed away the food from the plates.

"Tipsey?" She asked the nearest house elf that she recognized. The elf turned her head towards Bianca and her wide chocolatey brown eyes stared expectantly at her.

"Yes miss?" She asked in her high voice. Her knobby hands folded themselves in the front of her white dress after smoothing down the yellow apron.

"What are you all making for dinner?" She asked kindly. Tipsey smiled widely and explained quickly.

"We are making pasta alfredo for miss and sir." she nodded. Bianca dried her hands off and walked back to her room. She sat on her bed with colored pencils and a coloring book. Her hand was steady as she drew the color over the page.

Draco got home from his auror work early. He apparated into his room first. Bianca heard the loud crack from the other side of the castle and knew he was home. She calmly sat on her large bed and waited for him to come in.

There was a faint knock and Bianca's head shot up.

"Come in." She called softly. The door swung open slowly and Draco stepped in. He closed the door quietly and made his way over to where she was. He took her hands in his placed them on his cheeks.

"What's wrong love?" She asked. She was concerned, he never usually did this. He shook his head and sighed. He had a small smile on his lips.

"Seriously. Are you dying or in danger or something?" Anxiety was growing in Bianca's chest. She felt panic rising up when he started to laugh.

"No, love. I'm fine, I just love you." He shrugged. 

"What'd you do today?" He asked, changing the subject. Bianca reached over to her bedside table and pulled off the three ring boxes. She showed them off and Draco's eyes scanned the rings.

"These are gorgeous." He breathed. Bianca smiled warmly and admired the pale face before her.

"Yeah, you are." She said without thinking. His head popped up and he stared into her widened eyes. A blush crept up on her cheeks as she comprehended what had slipped out of her mouth. He laughed.

"I know." He flipped his hair for dramatic affect. Bianca laughed loudly, her sweet laugh bouncing off the walls of her room.

"I love you." She said after kissing Draco. He squeezed her hands lovingly.

"I love you too."