After that brief morning encounter, both of them had deep dived into their work, doing very little in form of communication, sending flashbacks through Draco to the very first days they had had at the manor. It felt absolutely stifling and awkward, but Draco had no idea how to ease up the tension without making a fool of himself, so he elected to not even give it an attempt.<br/>It was only at lunch time when Coote, who had gotten accustomed to them eating a proper meal for lunch, insisted that they leave the work and come to the kitchen, that Draco actually looking at Potter again. It felt just as embarrassing and humiliating as it had done in the morning and the idea of sharing a meal with him made Draco’s stomach churn. However, he also knew that Coote would absolutely chew him to pieces if he as much as attempted to get out of a proper meal, so he tried to compose himself.<br/>As they settled in the kitchen, it was impossible for Draco to look anywhere else than at Potter, but he also felt his chest tighten at the prospect. It was likely that Potter thought him to be a completely fool, or maybe even that he didn’t think about it at all. After all, Draco had no idea just how involved Potter’s dating life had been after Hogwarts, so he really had no frame of reference for what was going on inside Potter’s head when it come to their situation.<br/>It made the situation even more unbearably awkward to Draco, wanting more than anything to hide deep in a hole and just never reappear.