I'm (Not) Yours

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Hermione wasn't ready to go back

But it was time

Hermione decided to take the plane back home instead of a Portkey. Wanting to avoid everything and everyone for a few more hours

Unfortunately the plane landed too soon and Hermione was getting off of the plane

She grabbed her luggage and made her way to the cab lot. Hermione stopped at the curb and whistled sharply for a cab

"Busy isn't it?"

Hermione looked over her shoulder and saw a man around her age smiling at her. He was attractive Hermione wasn't going to lie. But she didn't want to chat up with anyone

"Yes, coming home?" She asked

"Visiting from America, my grandparents live here, do you want to share a cab? Get to know one another better?" He smirked

"Erm...no," Hermione said "I'm going to go pick up my boyfriends present"

"He didn't come pick you up? What a jerk"

Hermione turned back to the curb, a cab stopped in front of her and the driver for out of the car and helped put in her luggage in the back

"Have a good day" Hermione said and got into the car. She gave the address she needed to go to and the car took off

"Where are you coming from?"

"Romania, I had work there and I'm back for my boyfriend's birthday"

"Ah, young love, me and the wife had done long distance too, thirty-five years ago" the cab driver smiled

The driver began to tell Hermione about his relationship. She beamed at him and accepted all the advice he gave her

"The top one...communication, as hard as it is, communicating goes a longer way than whose louder"

Hermione looked down at her hands

"That's what my wife used to tell me" he said

His tone got sadder

"Sorry?"

"She passed a few months ago, cancer, I miss her every day..."

Hermione smiled weakly at him

"I'm sorry..."

"You remind me of her, passionate and determined"

Hermione took the compliment

They reached a shop and Hermione asked him to wait. She quickly ran in and fetched the present. Beaming brightly at the gift she got Draco

She knew he was going to love it

She left the building and got back into the cab

"I'll pay extra" Hermione smiled when he looked at the gift "it's just a short drive to his flat"

They reached Draco's building and the cab driver let out a whistle

"Nice place"

Hermione smiled and paid a hefty bill

"I don't—"

"It's okay, keep the change, have a nice day Bernie"

Hermione got out of the car and took all her things into the building. Saying hello to all the workers and pressing Draco's private button

She began to freak out

What if Draco was angry?

He didn't try to contact her when she was in Romania