Path | Dramione

s e v e n t y e i g h t

-Hermione Granger-

"I can walk myself" I huff and slap Draco's hands off my waist. I'm two weeks down, four to go.

I can't wait to get back to work, even though I only worked for a few hours. But it's not my fault Draco's psycho cousin decided to attack me.

"I just don't want you to get hurt" Draco's voice is tight and restrained because I'm being 'difficult'.

"I'm not going to get hurt. I can walk perfectly fine and it's not like I'm going to break another rib."

"You never-"

"Draco shut up" I shake my head and pull open the cabinet door that has the snacks in it. I grab Nutella, Gram Crackers and Hersey bars.

"Your so protective ever since he attacked me. I'm fine though."

"No, you have a broken rib and on top of that your pregnant. The doctors told us that since you were beaten so early in the pregnancy that you have a bigger chance of mis-carrying if anything happens. That means that if you fall then we could loose our baby again."

I shove a chocolate covered cracker into my mouth and shrug.

"I'm not going to fall though" I mumble while chewing my chocolate covered cracker.

"You might!" He groans and runs his hands through his blonde hair. The light seems to bounce off his hair, it's that bright.

"But I won't."

"Y-"

"No" I shake my head and hold up my hand. "I won't so don't tell me differently."

-Next week-

Soft wet tears trail down my cheeks as I look at my battered and swollen body. I pregnant and beat.

At least Draco didn't do this I tell myself. It was his deranged cousin. Plus, Draco would never be able to do this to a woman.

I wipe my cheeks and walk away from the counter and into the large white marble bathtub.

Draco hand a meeting so he had one of his family body guards come to the house again. But this time it wasn't just one, it was five of them. He told them if anyone came to the door but him, don't let them in. And if I were to fall, call him and take me to the hospital immediately.

The warm water in the tub washes over my body, causing a fuzzy feeling to spread throughout me. My hand is rested gently on my stomach as my long wavy hair cascades down into the water. My hair is probably half way down my back by now.

I make a mental note to get my hair cut when I'm healed properly. I've never let my hair get this long before, it's hard to take care of even though it's pretty.

My phone starts to ring, making me groan. Do I really need to answer it? I don't want to get out of my warm...rose smelling bath.

I sigh and sink more into the tub.

My phone continues to ring until the call ends, but instantly it starts to ring again.

I groan and get out of the bath, I grab a towel and wipe off my hands before grabbing my phone.

Xander Granger

I smile and answer the call. I should've answered it the first time.

"Germaine Jean, why aren't you answering the god damn door." Xander groans on the other side of the phone as soon as I pick up.

"Ummm I'm on house arrest at the moment because...uh shit I haven't told anyone." I sigh and realize that no one knows I'm pregnant, or beat, except for Draco, the mafia, and the body guards.

"Common, I'm your big brother, talk to me."

"Well so you know Julian my ex boyfriend, yeah well he ended being Draco's younger cousin and yeah he's alive and I'm well he found me at my new job and beat me. Then I went to the hospital and well I have broken ribs and I'm pregnant, life's great." I bat all the information out in one breath, the words spilling out carelessly.

"Wait woah." Xander's voice is shocked on the other line, making me laugh lightly. "So let me get this right... Julian's alive, your pregnant, Julian assaulted you and now you have broken ribs?"

"Uh yeah and I'm engaged to Draco."

"Damn! A lot has happened, why haven't you told anyone??"

"Because I haven't really thought about it. I've never really been open to anyone but you so it didn't even cross my mind." I say truthfully, "I just don't want to get everyone's hopes up and then mis-carry again."

"You won't, I know you won't." My brother says comfortingly. I sigh and stand up out of the tub and put the call on speaker as I dry off and get dressed. We catch each other up on everything.

Char has two boyfriends apparently. Xavier and his wife are doing a lot better and she's also pregnant which I'm supper happy about because that means that my baby will have a cousin their same age.

Once I'm changed I go down stairs slowly and convince the body guards to let my brother into the house. It takes about ten minutes to convince them but eventually I'm able to see my brother.

As I open the door my brothers eyes connect to mine.

"Oh my god, your so bruised"

"Shut up." I shake my head and let him into the house. "You're rude."

"Well I just didn't think t would be that bad, oh my god."

"I'm fine."

"No obvio-"

"Xander I swear one more word about it and you'll be the one with a busted face."

A shuffle comes from the body guards but I just shake my head at them.

"So, explain everything again"

Okay I know I haven't updated in like twenty thousand years but I've literally been so overworked and stressed and just busy which is insane. I swear school is going to drive me insane y'all.

Anyway this chapter and the next few might be kinda shitty bc I honestly don't know what to write and I just don't have time because of school.

I'll try to update when I can tho.

Ilyg❤️