Ginny and Tomaso were waiting outside Mark's room nervously. Draco and Hermione were also in there. Tomaso reached out and grasped Ginny's hand.

"Will they be ok?" Ginny asked.

"I hope so, mi amore. They're all very mature....well, they're adults. They can sort it out."

Ginny put her head on his shoulder, and Tomaso stroked her hair.

*****

Hermione refused to look at the boys. They were just staring at her, waiting.

"What do you want from me?" Hermione finally blurted out. Mark huffed, and Draco rolled his eyes.

"Well, Hermione, you kinda led us both on."

"How! I didn't do anything! You were the one with the girlfriend, not me!" Hermione accused Draco. Mark glared at him.

"What do you want?" Draco wasn't feeling to kindly to the Italian.

"You led this poor, beautiful girl on, did all kinds of wonderful things to her, from what I heard, and you dare cheat on her? If anyone was leading someone on, it was you, mi amico."

"I'm not your friend, and who asked you?" Draco snapped. "You want some more injuries?"

"No, and shut your mouth. I want to listen to Hermione." Mark turned to Hermione. "Please, dear, tell me what was really going on?"

"Draco....and I had a relationship during school, but we...I broke it off. I didn't think it would work. So I moved to Italy with Ginny. To try to forget him. But he was there, and we began to see each other...then Ginny told me I had a blind date, with you Mark."

Mark nodded. Draco grunted.

"And I had a wonderful time. But..."

"Now you're confused?" Mark supplied, and Hermione nodded. "Well, can I make a suggestion?"

"Of course." Even Draco was curious. He looked up at Hermione, then Mark.

"Don't stay with Draco. Since he didn't tell you about this girl, he might not always tell truth. I say this for you, Hermione, e non per Draco, capisci?"

Hermione nodded. Draco couldn't speak, he was so mad.

"N-now just you wait!" Draco spluttered. "You can't...you can't just-"

"I just did. Hermione, will you be my girlfriend?" Mark asked, and even got off the bed and on one knee. Hermione looked at Draco.

Draco saw the hurt in her eyes. He saw the bruises left by Pansy's attack. He also saw her decision.

"Yes Mark...of course."

"Andiamo." Mark led his new girlfriend out the door, leaving Draco in the room.

*****

Ginny watched Hermione and Mark come out of the room, holding hands. Tomaso gave Mark a high five. Ginny went to Hermione. She noticed the look in her eyes.

"Bravissima!" Tomaso said to Mark. They started to talk in Italian. Ginny took Hermione's hand.

"Is Draco ok?"

Hermione looked back at the room, and she found she couldn't see him.

"I....I don't know."

OK, it's kinda short compared to the last chapter, but the next one will be long, I promise, ok?

Katie