Dramione One-Shots (Collection)

Men Don't Like Sick Women

Written by EmeraldEyedDreamer

https://archiveofourown.org/works/17760281

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"I still can't believe you're shagging Draco Malfoy."

"Ginny shh!" Hermione cast a furtive glance behind them but the Burrow's kitchen was empty. The distant sound of voices chattering indicated that all the other occupants and guests for the traditional Weasley Sunday dinner were elsewhere, leaving the two women alone to clean up the kitchen.

Ever since little James was born, Hermione and Ginny would use these after-dinner moments to chat and catch up, while the rest of the family would play with the baby.

"I just don't understand how it happened. That's all. Based on how he treated you, Harry, and Ron at Hogwarts, among everything else, I'm just surprised."

Hermione sighed, the dish she was washing the muggle way dripping sudsy water onto her trainers. "I know it's entirely strange. Trust me, I think about it all the time." Cutting a quick glance at Ginny, she blushed. "The strangeness I mean."

The redhead grinned and nudged Hermione with her hip as she hand-dried a large platter. "Uh huh, sure."

"Oh hush."

The two cleaned and dried dishes in silence for a few moments, just enjoying the after-dinner warmth and fullness.

"So....." Ginny began, setting the last of the freshly dried dishes aside. "Valentine's Day is this week. Are you guys going to do something?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

"Why not?"

"Because we're not dating. We're just shagging. We don't even go out to dinner together on normal nights. At most we'll get some take away, watch muggle television at my flat, and then shag. He never even stays the night. It's strictly sex. Nothing more. And Valentine's day is for couples, like you and Harry. And Ron and Lavender."

"Blegh." Hermione chuckled at Ginny's immediate show of distaste for her brother's new girlfriend. "I honestly can't believe he started dating her again."

"I know Gin. I can't either. But what can I say about it? I broke up with him the night before our wedding!"

"But that wasn't even two months ago!"

"Fair, but I started this weird dalliance with Draco right after so, again, I can't say anything."

"She's just so..."

"Annoying?"

"Loud."

"Twittering."

"Fake."

"Vapid?"

"Exactly."

The two women giggled.

"Ronald seems happy though. And at least he has stopped staring absolute daggers at me every time I pass him." Hermione sadly removed her apron and draped it across the back of one of the kitchen chairs before sitting in the chair rather unceremoniously. "I still feel so horrible for what I did, but I knew that it would eventually happen anyway and waiting would make it so much worse. I have never been any good about timing when it comes to dating."

Ginny enveloped the older girl in a warm hug. "I know. And Ron knows. He just had all these expectations built up. It was hard to let it all go, but I think even he knew it wasn't working out like it should. I think a lot of it had to do with his little sister settling down and happy before him. He was racing to get to the finish line not realizing he was on the wrong broomstick."