And then there were two.

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The world spun and Hermione thought she might be sick. But just as abruptly everything stood still and the most beautiful room the witch had ever seen came into view. It was open and spacious, the walls and ceiling were glass. But to say the ceiling was glass was like saying the Sistine Chapel had a white ceiling. The ceiling of this room was lovely stained glass of every color brought together to depict a garden. The entire structure was a frame work of black metal setting off a beautiful contrast to the colorful glass. The room was round and about twenty feet in diameter with a gold and crystal chandelier hanging in the middle. The floor was white marble with a matching round bench directly under the chandelier. Through the clear glass walls she had a breathtaking view of the bay and the heart of a city across the expanse of water. Behind the obviously old Mediterranean city arose a mountain range that formed a rugged backdrop to the stunning vista before her. Slowly the witch let go of her companion and walked to the wall. Hermione saw huge white yachts gliding through the azure blue waters toward the many docks that dotted the harbor.

While standing there in shock she felt Draco stand close behind her. She could feel the heat from his body along her back and hoped he would close that last few inches that separated their bodies. Little did she know that the wizard was longing to do exactly that.

Draco knew the apparition atrium would impress Hermione. Like most Malfoy properties it was built to impress. He didn’t anticipate her falling in love with it. Judging by the look in her eye that is exactly what she did. He watched her move to the glass wall as if mesmerized. Smirking he followed her to gaze out over the water. He had to admit it was one of his favorite villas.

The pair turned when they heard a polite cough from behind them. “Welcome, Master Draco. Shall the staff prepare rooms for you sir?” said the house elf.

“Yes Pierre, please prepare two suites. Don’t worry about dinner tonight as we will be dinning out,” Draco instructed. He turned to Hermione when the elf bowed low and disappeared.

“I hope you don’t mind going out tonight? I know it was short notice. I still want to take you shopping as planned but here where it won’t cause such a stir” he said. He really hoped he hadn’t overstepped his bounds. It would be just like a Gryffindor to pitch a fit about it. Imagine his surprise and relief when she smiled shyly and nodded.

Hermione was surprised at the fluent manner of the house elf. “That has to be the most well spoken house elf I have ever encountered,” she said.

“Yes well, he was a gift from Princess Grace to my family years ago. The royal staff has to be top notch after all. I suppose I should let someone know where we are before they call out the search parties” the blonde said with a wry grin.

After following Draco out of the atrium and through a small garden with palms and various plants Hermione didn’t recognize she found herself in a cozy but elegant villa. There seemed to be a formal parlor and a ladies sitting room as they walked past the open doors. Each room had large floor to ceiling windows as the outer walls letting in all the natural sunlight. With the glance she got walking past she saw the formal parlor had a more masculine feel and was done in greens and silver. ‘How very Slytherin’ she thought with humor. The ladies parlor was done in creams and rose with gold accents.

She soon found herself following Draco into a study with a small library covering three of the walls. The witch immediately began looking through the tittles as Draco threw a handful of floo powder into the fire place and called out for Snapes quarters. As Narcissa came to the floo Draco explained to his mother where they were and what happened in Diagon Alley. Narcissa thought it was a wonderful idea and said in a couple of days she and Severus would join them for a short vacation as well.

“Ready Granger?”He asked with a twinkle in his eye that said he was up to something. Not waiting for an answer he crossed the room and put his arms around her and with a pop they disappeared.

They spent the rest of the day shopping for a new wardrobe for each of them. Draco particularly liked swimsuit shopping. They finally settled on two swimsuits apiece. One of Hermione’s consisted of three triangles of cloth and lots of string but then she saw the look in Draco’s eye when she tried it on and she decided to be a little brave. They bought several casual outfits and a few more formal ensembles. Then came the shoe shopping that had the witch laughing. Apparently Draco had a shoe fetish. He chose half the store and had it sent to the villa.

“I don’t about you but I’m tired,” she said with a smile as they walked down the small street lined with exclusive shops. She was sure that she would never have shopped here without Draco. It was fun to relax and let him guide her. He was treating her like a life size dress up doll. For some reason she just felt cherished and pampered instead of trapped and smothered as she expected.

With a smile he said,” I know just the thing.” He took her hand and led her into a salon. He ordered the works for both of them. It began with a trip to the whirl pool, then a couple’s massage. It ended with a trip to the hairdresser’s chair and manicures and pedicures. Hermione had to admit she felt like a new witch after it was done.
“So is this what it’s like to live the life of the rich and Malfoy?” Hermione said with a smile. She tucked her hand into the crook of his arm as they walked down the street to a small outdoor coffee shop.

Looking down at her smiling face he wanted to kiss her. He caught himself leaning down as his feet came to a stop. Hesitating he saw that she realized what he had been about to do and didn’t seem upset about it. Taking that as good sign he leaned the rest of the way and softly kissed her. Her lips were soft and accepting. He could spend hours just tasting her lips. He broke the kiss after just a moment not wanting to go too far too fast. It wouldn’t do to scare her off just yet.

“No this is just the warm up to the life of the rich and Malfoy. Over the next few days I plan to show you how wonderful it can be