Chapter 16 - Surprises of many kinds
When Ginny finished cooking, she was feeling much more relaxed. She had had the time to think about what she truly desired, and now, nothing was going to stop her from getting what she wanted.
She placed a beautiful romantic table for two, with candles and rose petals. She placed the prepared dishes on the table and performed a spell so they wouldn't get cold, or lose their flavour.
"It looks fantastic! Great work, Ginny!" Draco said, behind her.
"Thank you… We'd better go now! They'll be here in a few moments," Ginny smiled, hugging him around the waist and kissing his lips softly.
"Where do you want to dinner?" he asked, surprised by her kiss.
"You choose! You are the Malfoy, the one who knows good restaurants! I'm just a Weasley, who eats homemade cooking," she laughed.
"Well, I see you've finally accepted your true condition," he joked, kissing the tip of her nose.
"I'm not ashamed of it! And you? Are you ashamed of me?" she asked, curious.
"How could I?" he asked, sincerely, before he kissed her softly.
In a few moments, they Apparated to Diagon Alley and went to a cosy restaurant.
"Where will we stay for the night?" Draco asked, while they ate the fantastic food.
"I don't know… I can't take you to my parents" house… They would have a heart attack!" Ginny giggled. "Oh, I need to talk with Harry! Do you know where he lives?"
"Sure. Hey! Potter lives alone. We could ask him to stay over," Draco proposed.
"Ok! We'll go there after we eat," she agreed, with a gorgeous smile.
Draco took his wine glass to his mouth, and was about to drink when he felt something rubbing his inner thigh. Right then, he almost spilled the red liquid of his glass.
"Ginny? Is that what I think it is?" he asked, blushing.
"What do you think it is?" she asked with an angelic face.
Draco put a hand under the table, and grabbed her foot, tickling it.
"Stop it!" she asked, trying not to laugh too loud.
"You really shouldn't do those things in public!" he said, looking upset.
"I'm sorry… I didn't know you didn't like to be touched that way!" she said, facing him with an expressionless face.
On that moment, Draco got up from his seat, and moved to the chair next to hers, bringing his plate and glass with him.
"I do like it… The problem is, this is a place too public to do what I intend to do," he whispered in her ear, kissing her ear lobe softly, and biting it lovingly.
The next moment, his hand was caressing her thigh with gentle touches.
"Yeah, I guess you're right, but Harry's place is a better place then this one," she smiled, looking into his blue eyes, full of want.
"True!" he replied, kissing her passionately.
"Um, um!" someone cleared the throat, in front of them.
"Why are we always being interrupted?" Draco sighed, breaking the kiss. "Yes?"
"The lady over there, sent you this note!" the waiter said, handing him a napkin.
Draco looked at the lady in question. Pansy Parkinson…
"What does it say?" Ginny asked curious, when she recognized the woman.
"Nothing!" he replied too fast. "Let's go to Harry's!"
They got up to leave, and when they were about to exit the restaurant, Pansy placed herself in front of Draco.
"Hello, Draco! You haven't been showing up for sometime! My bed is really empty without you…" she said, placing her hands behind his neck, trying to kiss him.
"Maybe I haven't been showing up on purpose, don't you think?" he asked, with a disgusted face.
"What are you doing with this … girl?" she asked, pointing at Ginny with a mocking face.
"This girl has a name, and it's Virginia Weasley! And, please, give her more respect than that, because she's much worthier than you!" Draco sneered, and got out of the restaurant with Ginny in front of him.
"Old girlfriend, huh?" she asked, while they walked down the street.
"Sort of…" he said, still looking upset with the meeting.
They walked in silence to Harry's apartment.
"Ginny? Malfoy? What a surprise! What brings you here?" he asked happily, while he gestured them to come in.
Chapter 17 - Bed for three
"Julie and Mark needed the night for themselves, so we've decided to leave them alone in the apartment for the night!" Ginny explained, sitting on the couch with a huge smile on her face. "And I needed to talk with you…"
"About what?" Harry asked, sitting on the chair in front of Ginny.
"About the date…" Ginny smiled widely, and saw how Draco seemed to become tense. "Joanne said she would love to go out with you. We had a hell of a week, and I couldn't tell you earlier!"
Draco and Harry seemed to breathe normally now, like they had been holding their breaths. Then, they both started smiling happily, for different reasons. Harry because he had a date with a cute nurse and Draco because he didn't have to share his little healer.
"My Little Healer? Am I going nuts? It's just Ginny Weasley…" Draco thought, shaking his head. "Boy, I really must stop thinking about her the entire time!"
"I'll give you Joanne's address so you can send her an owl…" Ginny said, smiling sweetly. "Harry… we have something else to ask you…"
"We wanted to know if we could stay here tonight… I know it's a little sudden, but we don't have anywhere else to go…" Draco explained, sitting next to Ginny on the couch.
Harry looked at his friends, thinking how nice they looked together. They had this love sick faces, which made him believe they were in love, with each other.
"Of course you can stay… But, I won't let you sleep with her!" Harry laughed, at Draco's shocked face. "Besides, I only have one bedroom!"
"Oh, I don't mind sleeping on the floor, Harry. I just want somewhere to stay…" Ginny smiled.
"No way, I won't let you sleep on the floor… You'll sleep on the bed, and we'll sleep here!" Harry insisted.
"No… I don't want my two boys waking up with body aches… We'll all sleep on the bed, then," she corrected.
"What? You… sleeping close to Malfoy? Are you sure?" Harry asked, looking at Malfoy with a deathly glare.
"Yes, I'm sure Harry," Ginny smiled. "If you don't want me to sleep next to Malfoy, you'll sleep next to him!" Ginny said, with a wicked smile.
"No way!" the both yelled.
"Fine… I'll sleep in the middle!" she said with a victorious look.
They watched a movie in silence, until it was time to go to bed.
"Potter, I'm glad you have a king sized bed," Draco said, when they entered the bedroom.
"Harry, can you lend me a t-shirt to sleep in? Jeans are not comfortable to sleep in," Ginny asked.
"Feel free to choose one from those drawers," Harry said, pointing the closet.
"Thank you…" she said, choosing a black t-shirt. She was already starting to take off her sweater when she heard Harry coughing and leaving the room. Turning around she saw that Draco was still there, watching her with dark eyes. "You like watching other people undressing, don't you?"
"Depends on the person…" he whispered, blushing, before he left the room as well, closing the door behind.
"Gosh! Who would say I would live to see Draco Malfoy blushing like a little girl?" Ginny laughed, while she undressed and put on the t-shirt. Quickly she got under the covers, and sat there, waiting for the boys.
When they finally came in, only wearing their boxer shorts, Ginny's mouth opened a little in surprise. There, in front of her were the two most gorgeous guys she had ever seen, and she was going to sleep between the two of them! Wow, was she lucky?! Harry had a gorgeous body, as well, but Draco's still was more attractive…
Harry coughed with embarrassment, and Ginny realised that they were blushed because of her staring. Ginny turned her look away from them, and they came to the bed. Harry went to her left and Draco to her right.
"Remember, Malfoy… I'll be watching you all night! Don't you dare to touch her," Harry menaced, kissing Ginny's forehead. "Good night, Gin!"
"Good night, Harry!" she answered, smiling sweetly. After Harry turned his back to her, to sleep, Ginny laid on her side, to watch Draco.
"Aren't you going to kiss me good night?" she asked, with a soft voice.
"I can't touch you, remember?" he said, with a mocking smile.
"But I can still touch you, you know," she whispered in his ear, kissing his ear lobe. "Do you mind if I touch you?"
Unable to speak, Draco looked into her eyes, and shook his head. Smiling, Ginny ran her hand on his face and torso.
"You know… Harry's probably listening," he warned her. "You'd better stop."
Ginny placed her head on his chest, hearing his heart beat fast, and hugged his waist.
At that moment, Harry snored loudly, making Ginny laugh.
"So much for my protector!" she whispered, kissing his bare chest.
Draco hugged her against him, and they slowly fell asleep.
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Sorry for taking so long… Here are two other chappies…
Thank you Heather, once again, and thank you to all of you that review and enjoy this story!