We Didn't Have a Choice

58 - Life Without Each Other

We swam out of the freezing cold lake after we had just leaped from the back of a dragon, our getaway from Gringotts. In all honesty, I was ecstatic because that was the most I've lived in ages.

"I can't believe that just happened!" I cried as Hermione gave us warm clothes to change into.

However, my joy was cut off by Harry. "Hogwarts. That's where the next Horcrux is at. We need to go there now," he said urgently.

"Are you sure?" questioned Hermione.

"Yes. I had a vision."

Hermione looked alarmed as she spoke. "I told you not to let him in! What did you see!?"

"It's connected to Ravenclaw . . . but I think he knows."

Harry glanced at me, making my stomach drop. "Knows what!?"

"He knows we're taking them, but I don't think he knows that you're involved."

The adrenaline from the dragon ride was now gone and replaced with a sudden numbness.

"But it's okay," he said, "we'll keep you safe."

"It's not me I'm worried about. It's my family."

Harry placed an awkward, but somehow sympathetic hand on my shoulder. He didn't say anything, though.

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Someone woke me by brushing the hairs from my face. I slowly opened my eyes and a smile appeared on my face when I saw Blair. "Good morning," I whispered as she leaned over to kiss me softly.

"How did you sleep?" she asked.

"Way better now that you're back."

A soft smile appeared on her face and she kissed me again, wrapping her arms around my neck and tangling her legs up with mine. Her tongue slipped into my mouth and I pulled her into me as she grinded her hips, making me groan.

Except as we kissed, it did not feel the same. Usually her kisses are sweet and slow. These ones were overly passionate, making them so sloppy. But I did not really care because my Blair was back in my arms.

"Draco!" someone cried out, making me pull away. My mother stood at the doorway with Cordelia in her arms.

"Cordi! Hi darling!" exclaimed Blair with outstretched arms.

Except my mother did not bring Cordelia to Blair. Instead she seemed to hold her closer to her chest before asking me to come outside. I did as she said, confused as to why she did not even let my wife hold our daughter.

"What was that about?"

Mother looked down at me, her eyes broken. "Why would you do that to Blair?"

"Kiss her?"

"Draco . . . that's Astoria."

My heart dropped again as whatever transe I was in, broke. I found myself sliding down the wall and burying my face into my knees as I started to cry.

I just cheated on my wife.

The door which I sat beside opened and from the corner of my eye, I could see Blair, well Astoria, walk over to us. I think she tried to sit beside me but I heard my mother stop her.

"Quit it, Astoria. You had one job and that was to take a polyjuice potion for the sake of the meetings and only the meetings. Not to pose as my daughter-in-law."

"But he and Cordi are so broken!" she cried.

I glanced up at her and stood up. She backed down immediately. "You don't care about my daughter missing her mother! All you care about is being with me! Well, get over me because I won't ever love you again!" I snapped.