Draco smiled despite himself at how easily she said that. She loved him, and she was so sure of him even when he'd been.... well, a dolt about quite a lot of things. Concerning her.
"Set dressing," He agreed with a nod, but then he shook his head. "No, no it isn't. I haven't been dragging you along for six years, Astoria, that was never my intention. You know, after what happened to my family name, we needed the time." To build things up again. For him to be worthy of asking her, really, in quite a lot of eyes.