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-Hermione Granger-

I stare up at Draco as he watches TV. My head is in his lap and his hands are combing through my hair.

"My tummy hurts" I whine. Draco cocks his eyebrow at me as he looks down.

I pull my lips into a pout and a small smile breaks out on go his face.

"Are you on your perioddd" Draco says in a baby voice, looking down at me with his perfectly silver eyes.

"No" I huff. "My period is being a bitch."

Draco smiles lovingly down at me and grabs my hands, pulling me up.

"Go to the bathroom and check because you're being awfully grumpy" Draco says and I roll my eyes, standing up off the couch.

"I don't think I'm on it." I say as I start to walk away.

"I dunno"

I walk into the bathroom and huff before doing my business and smiling when I notice that Draco is right. I slept care of the 'situation' and flush before washing my hands and leaving the bathroom.

"Your right" I tell Draco as I walk back to the couch.

"Told ya. I can tell when your on it." I giggle and lay in his arms, snuggling into his chest.

"I'm glad I'm not pregnant." I say truthfully. I don't think I'm ready to be pregnant after what happened...I don't think I'll be ready for a long time.

"I'm happy as long as your happy." Draco says softly into my ear, smoothing my hair with his hands.

"Are you?" I ask skeptically, pulling back so I can look him in the eyes.

"What kind of question is that?" He chuckles. "Of course I'm happy."

"Sure m you may be happy...but you'd be happier if I didn't miscarry." I say, my tone emotionless.

"Hermione" Draco says in a warning tone. "It is not your fault that you had a miscarriage." Draco's voice is sharp and hard, almost likes he's mad. "Do not blame yourself for the miscarriage because it is not your fault."

"Draco you realize no matter how many times you say that, it's not going to change my mind. I blame myself and I always will...that's why I don't want kids for a long time. I'm afraid Draco, I'm afraid I'll be too weak again."

"Hermione Stop!" Draco growls and I shift in my seat. "You are not weak! If it wasn't for the stupid car crash we would have our babies! It isn't anyone's fault but the bloods!"

"Stop yelling" I say in a soft voice. Draco looks down into my eyes, his eyes instantly softening.

"I'm sorry babe" Draco huffs and runs a hand through his blonde hair. "It is not your fault."

I bite my tongue and gulp, deciding not to say anything more. Neither of us like the topic...that's why we barely bring it up.

-The next day-

"Stop it!" I giggle as Draco tickles me. Draco chuckles deeply and pulls me back into his by my waist, stopping me from opening the glass door to the diner.

Draco buried his face into my neck, placing a wet kiss on the sensitive skin.

I bite back a quiet moan and try to pull away from him. Draco holds me in the same place for a little while, breathing steadily into my neck as my fingers play with his jean belt loops.

"I love you" Draco mumbles, pulling away from me. "I love you and everything about you. Especially the way you smell." Draco adds nonchalantly, walk-in past me while grabbing my hand.

I furrow my eyebrows and cock my head to the side. "Draco I mostly smell like you." I giggle in confusion.

"M-m" he shakes his no and turns to me.

"You smell like roses and cupcakes." Draco says childishly, a content look spreading across his face.

I smile widely at his small description of what I smell like.

"Well" I say, walking closer to him.

A few murmurs are heard around the diner and I see someone looking at us threw the corner of my eye.

"You smell like mint and pinewood." I tell him and his hands move to my hips.

I stand on my tippy-toes and kiss the top of his nose before moving away from him and to a back empty table, leaving him to follow me.

"Granger" Draco huffs, I feel his gaze burning into my back, which makes me smirk.

I know that when I kiss his nose he gets flustered and it's the cutest thing ever. But he doesn't like it.

"Malfoy" I say, sitting down in my chair, turning half way so I can see him approaching the table.

"Your getting it when we go back home." He tells me with a suggestive eyebrow raise.

"We'll see abo-" I'm inturupted as the waitress walks up to our table. I smile politely up at her and she nods towards me, her cheeks red.

She has neat ash blonde hair tied up into a messy bun. A pencils is sitting on her ear and her brown eyes are sparkling with happiness and excitement it seems.

"Hi! Do you guys know what you'd like to drink?" She says with a wide grin. She's a young girl, 15 or 16 maybe.

"I'd like a lemonade." I say politely and she looks over to Draco.

"Diet Coke please"

She nods and writes it down.

"I'll be back to take your order" she says and walk away from the table. The same hop in her step then before.

"I'm on my period." I say, looking over to him with a sly grin.

"So?"

"You can't touch me mister." I scrunch up my nose and he smirks.

"Oh really?" Draco raises his eyebrow at me.

"Yeah."

"We'll see about that."

I laugh right as Draco's phone starts to ring.

He winks at me before picking up the call. I block out the conversation, thinking about everything that's happened in a months time.

Draco got drunk and cheated. We made up. Me and Theo aren't speaking anymore... and I moved in with Draco. And now I'm here sitting in this diner with Draco.

What has my life come to? A year ago, if you were to tell me that I would be 'engaged' to a Marian, I would have told you I'm crazy. I would have never gone for it. But now, now I don't regret anything. I love Draco, and there's nothing that will change that.

"Babe? Hello, baby?"

Draco waves his hand in front of my face and I blink a few times, re adjusting my blurry vision.

"Hm?" I hum, leaning on my hand.

"You just completely zoned out"

I smile and giggle lightly. "I was just thinking."

"About?" I look up at him, a twinkle of sadness in my eye.

"Everything that's happened. And my fight with Theo..." I trail off, gulping. "He's been one of my best friends for such a long time..." I sigh. "I feel so bad that we fought and didn't even get to talk about it. I guess I didn't make it much better because I've been ignoring him."

Draco presses his lips into a fine line and nods.

"I think you need a buddy trip."