Closest To Heaven That I'll Ever Be. *Complete*

14. Dinner Party

I didn't hear from Draco for a few days. Lately it had been the longest we had gone without speaking to one another. I didn't realise how angry he would be with me for having tea with his parents. If I had known, I would have spoken to him beforehand. 

But honestly, he had no reason to be upset. They were charming, and I was polite and tried to be as friendly as I could. 

I went over every single aspect of the conversations with Pansy and Blaise who assured me that I had done nothing wrong. Actually Pansy mentioned that she met Narcissa who had told her I was positively delightful, and she looked forward to having me over more. Blaise said that both Malfoy parents had sung my praises afterwards. So what was wrong with Draco?

Blaise had taken his place coming to help me with stock producing and arranging deliveries. Isabella came to deliver the invoices or order confirmations. No one quite knew what his problem was, but I was passed feeling bad about the situation and was more now...well over it to be honest. 

Work was picking up again. The first round of potions, remedies, and cures were resounding success and in response the orders became bigger and quicker than ever. Pansy, Blaise and I were always flat out and had even roped Laurie, Daphne, and Theo to help at times.

I think it was time to hire more staff. 

So the next day, when Blaise and Theo arrived to the store to help, I handed them both a coffee. "Boys, I was thinking that maybe it was time to expand the team. What do you think?"

Theo laughed. "We were just talking about this on the way here." He said. 

"Yeah, I think it's time. We need a few potion makers, at least one delivery man and a warehouse manager and control stock for the warehouse." Blaise nodded. 

"Really? That many?" I asked shocked. 

"You haven't seen today's orders have you?" Theo smirked handing me a stack of papers. 

"Holy wand dust!" I exclaimed taking the papers. 

"This will deplete our stock quite a bit. We need more hands to control the demand."

"Ok, how do we do this?" I asked. 

"Actually Draco has been working on a list of possible candidates for the job roles. You will need to meet them with us to make sure they fit the business. We start interviewing tomorrow."

I raised an eyebrow. "You guys act fast don't you?" I smirked.

"Of course," he winked before getting to work. 

So the following morning, I said goodbye to Pansy who was headed to the shop for the day with Theo and Daphne taking over the Potion making. I had written out all recipes and ingredients so they should be good until I got back. 

At 8.30am, I stepped into the fireplace calling out "Malzini Industries" before stepping out in a rather large foyer. I had been here a few times for meetings etc, but I never got used to the grandness of the place.

The ceiling and floors were white and gold marble swirls with gold wallpaper lining the walls. It was bright and airy and had looked very luxurious. Thank merlin I dressed a little more 'pretty' today than my usual jeans, converse and t-shirt. Today I had even opted for a dress. With everyone walking around in suits and skirts and shirts at least I didn't look completely out of place.

My heels clicked as I headed towards the reception desk. A young man dressed in a navy suit looked up and smiled as I approached. "You must be, Miss Dumbledore?" 

"Addelia please," I nodded.

"My name is Sturat. Mr Zabinni did tell me you would be stopping by. He says to head up to his office. The lift is over there to the left. Mr Malfoy and Mr Zabini are the only rooms on that floor with the boardroom, so you should be alright. Very top floor. 36."