𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃 | a dramione story

chapter 10

"Where have you been?" Ginny asked me as I walked out of the restaurant.

"You don't want to know." I made a face. "Where were you?"

"You don't want to know either." Ginny made a face and we just stared at each other for a few seconds.

"Oh Ginny. I'm so dead."

"What did you do?"

"I was in the restr–"

"There you are." Daphne rushed out of the restaurant. "I've been looking for you." She gave me a disapproving look.

"I'm here. What do you want?" I asked her and looked at the side of her head. I was too embarrassed to look into her eyes. I didn't want her to see my shame.

"I wanted to say sorry." She bit down on her lower lip and I looked up at her in shock. Say what?

"Huh?" I looked at Ginny who also looked like she was in disbelief.

"I wanted to apologize to both of you." She sighed. "I've been a bitch and been rude to both of you." She looked into my eyes and I was surprised to see a look of sincerity as she gazed at me. "I guess I've always been jealous of your friendship and I lashed out this morning. I shouldn't have."

"What?" I said and swallowed hard. Why did she have to choose today to change into a loving and changed big sister? Why did she have to choose the moment right after I'd betrayed her? Why oh why?

"I've been rude and mean." She grabbed my hand. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said those things this morning or the other day."

"I, uh, what brought this about?"

"I had a talk with Ron." She said softly. "He knew about the baby before. And he knows it's not Draco's." She bit down on her lower lip. "I'm in a really lucky position to have found a man like Draco."

"Oh?" I smiled weakly. Please do not say that you're in love with him now. Please, please, please.

"He didn't have to take on me and a baby that wasn't his." She nodded. "I know that, but I'm so grateful that he is—"

"I'm so excited for you." Ginny interrupted her and I was never more grateful to her than I was in that moment. I wasn't sure I could stand there and listen to Daphne go on and on about Draco any more without throwing up. "You must be so excited to plan the wedding."

"Yeah, I am." Daphne nodded and sighed.

"Must feel nice to know that a handsome man like Draco wants to date someone like you?"

"What the fuck does that mean?" Daphne snapped and I froze at her tone. Ginny and I looked at each other for a few seconds and I knew we were both thinking the same thing. Had Daphne really had a change of heart or had someone put her up to this?

"There you are." Draco and Theo walked out of the restaurant and I avoided his glance as he looked my way. "Did you speak to your sister, Daphne?" Draco asked and I knew that he had put her up to her apology.

"Yes." Daphne snapped and Ginny and I smiled at each other.

"Good." Draco walked over to me and tapped me on the shoulder. "You had us all worried."

"What? Why?"

"You just disappeared." His eyes burned into mine.

"Disappeared?"

"Yes." He gave me a small smile. "I was worried you had disappeared or fell into a hole or something."

"Yeah, I'm sure you were."