She had been thinking about what had been said yesterday. She had spent her day playing with the children. Draco was at work with his father so she was looking after his as well. Hermione didn't mind at all. Lucius has asked her for an answer tonight and she hoped that she didn't make another mistake.

Jenny had come out of her shell over night and was laughing and playing with the boys. Hermione was happy about this and knew that what she said tonight could go both ways. On one side the children might not like it and want to go live with Ron. On the other side they could like it and take Draco as their new father. The only problem was if she fell in love and then it turned out it was only one sided.

Sitting in the garden as they played she knew that there was only one way to go about this. Taking a deep breath she got up and called them all together. "Come on you lot we'll get something to eat." They cheered and ran on ahead of her to the manor. She gave a laugh at this.

Draco sat in his father's office and was talking about what Hermione would do. If she said no then they would have to try to turn her mind around. Draco knew what was wrong with her but knew it wasn't the time to tell her that he had been in love with her for years.

"Draco you'll have to be more nice to her. I will not have people thinking that we don't live up to our name. And if by chance she finally sees that she's in love with you then all the better for you."

"Yes I know father but she most likely thinks I'll be like Weasel. Not that I would cheat on her but it is already in her head." Lucius nodded and went to talk but was stopped when there was a knock on the door. Draco got up and went to open the door. Standing there was Molly Weasley, Ginny, Ron and Harry. Lucius waved his hand at the chairs and waited until they had sat down. Draco was stood next to him.

"What can I do for you Mrs Weasley?" Lucius asked in a board tone.

"We would like you to set up a meeting for Hermione and Ron so they can sort out when he will see his children." Draco snorted at this but let his father answer.

"I'm sorry but you know how the court hearing went. The children are not to see their father until they are older and can decide on their own. I will not go against that order. I am a man of my word."

"She's my wife and their my children. I have a right to see them." Ron said an angry sneer on his face.

"No Weasley she isn't your wife any more. As for the children you know that if you go any where near them without Hermione's say so you can be taken to prison. Now if you don't mind me and my father have work to do." Draco said with a sneer of his own.

Molly was about to talk but a knock came to the door. Draco got up and opened it to see a smiling Hermione with all the children. When she saw who was in the room the smile fell and she looked away from their eyes. Sam and Jenny didn't move from their mothers side and even Lucius was shocked at this. Henry and Drake smiled at the father before running over to their grandfather and jumping onto his knee.

"Hermione I think it's about time you and Ron talked don't you?" Molly said with something in her eyes that she hadn't seen before.

"No I don't think we should. If you don't mind I have only come here to fetch some things." Draco nearly smirked but held it back. The look on Molly's and Ginny's faces was something he was happy to see.

"Now Hermione don't be silly. Their family I'm sure we can work something out."

"No. I've had all I can take from your family. Ask the children now if they want to see you Ron and then you can get out of my life." She glared at him and watched as he looked down at the children. "Can't do it can you? Not once since they were born have you spent more then 5 minutes with them. And you say I'm the bad parent."

Ron looked at her with pain in his eyes but she didn't hold anything for him any more. Her love for him had gone the day she found out he was cheating on her. Molly got up with Ginny and with a huff went out the door with Harry and Ron following. Hermione sighed before looking at Draco and Lucius.

"Now dear what was it you wanted to fetch?" Hermione frowned before remembering.

"Oh nothing really. I um I've thought about what you said last night." She looked down blushing and nodded her head. Draco smiled before taking her hand into his and waiting for her to look up. As she did he put something onto her finger. She gasped at seeing a ring with a big diamond in the middle and 4 little red ones around it. It was all together on a gold band. She had never seen anything like it. The ring Ron had given her had been just a plain gold band. "Oh my. It's beautiful Draco."

"It was my mothers." She looked up in shock and was about to take it off but he stopped her. "What's wrong?"

"I can't wear this. It's your mothers and...and..." She trailed off and looked into his smiling eyes.

"I'm sure she would have approved. Right father?" She turned to see Lucius nodding and had that smirk on his face. She knew that was as close to a smile as she was going to get. Looking down at the ring again she turned back to Draco with a smile on her face.

"Thank you." She said with a smile on her face while looking up into Draco's eyes and letting him carry on holding her hands in his. Lucius' lip twitched before he got his smile under control.

The children watched with a smile to finally see their mother happy for the first time in awhile. Drake and Henry looked at their grandfather before looking at each other and smirking knowing that they were about to get a new mother.

TBC…

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