Chapter 1

By: silverdragon91

Ron rolled over and smiled at the body lying next to him. His lover of almost a year was lying next to him and sleeping soundly. Ron wrapped his arms around the skinny blond boy. Today they were going back to London after being in the States since the end of the war so they could be together without being pulled apart. Now that they were sure they could stick together through it all, they were ready to make the venture to the land that held so many memories.

Draco nuzzled his face into Ron's chest and continued to sleep. Ron smiled and thought of how his family and friends would react to him being with Draco Malfoy. Ron had left England with Draco and they had settled in a small town on the New England coast. Their house over looked the ocean and was just a five minute walk to the beach.

They had decided not to sell the house, but keep it and use it when they wanted to come back and visit their friends that were in the small, but cozy town. Since Draco's parents had died the fortune had been given to him and they decided they could put some of it back for their future and this little house.

The alarm clock decided then to go off and wake the slumbering blond. Draco opened his silver eyes and smiled at Ron. Ron smiled right back and placed a soft and loving kiss on his boyfriends lips. Ron and Draco soon got up and started to pack their clothes. They were going to leave most of it behind for when they came back.

There was only a few small boxes they were going to take. Like pictures and things that they had gotten each other for birthdays and things. They were soon done and left the house and headed for the airport. Ron glanced at Draco and smiled as they settled themselves in their plane seats. It was then that Ron noticed that Draco looked a bit uncomfortable.

"You okay love?" Ron asked in a loving tone.

Draco just nodded and placed his hand in Ron's and squeezed gently. The plane ride was quiet and comfortable. Draco had dozed off eventually and now had his head placed on Ron's shoulder. Ron rested his head ontop of Draco's and willed himself to think of the fact that they would need a place to live when they got back to England.

They arrived in England's airport a few short hours later. Draco looked nervous and pale. Ron wrapped an arm around Draco's waist and didn't pay attention to some of the stares they got while walking together. They got a cab and took it to a nice hotel that was just outside of London and near his families house.

Ron then made a phone call to the Burrow. His family now had a phone since his father had insisted on it. Molly had agreed because that was almost the only way that she could keep in contact with Ron. He dialed the number and waited for someone to answer. Suddenly the phone was picked up.

"Hello?" His mother answered.

"Hi mum it's me." Ron said with a smile.

"Ronald!" His mother screamed.

"Yeah mum it's me. I was just wondering if you and the rest of the family wanted to go for dinner. I'm in England for a bit and wanted to see you guys." Ron answered.

"Why of course. Where do you want to go?" She asked, Ron could feel her smile.

"How about the La' Franisco?" Ron asked, knowing she would be shocked.

"But Ronald, that's a very new and very expensive resturant. We can't afford that." His mother scolded.

"Don't worry mum. I'll pay. While I was away I got into a good job and still have some money left over." Ron said.

"But we'll need reservations, it's still fairly new." His mother reminded him.

"I know, I'll get them. You just get the family together and get there. Oh, and ask Hermione and Harry to join us." Ron told her.

"Yes of course dear." She sounded as if she didn't believe that he could get the reservations.

"Alright, I'll see you about 8?" Ron asked.

"Yes of course dear." She said.

"Alright, bye mum." Ron said and then hung up the phone.

Then he made a quick phone call to the resturant and quickly made a reservation for 13 people. Ron could hear Draco in the shower and decided to get ready himself. He was about to jump in the shower when Draco came out with some tight black jeans and a button up black silk shirt.

Ron smiled and got in the shower and was done in about five minutes with getting dressed. Ron had made the reservation for 13 because he knew that Charlie and Bill and Fleur were visiting their family. Even if they weren't he was sure that his mother would have called them and made sure that they would have gotten there in time for dinner.

It was now 7:30 and Draco was sitting on the bed and had his hands clasped together to try and keep them from shaking. Ron dropped to his knees on the floor infront of Draco and took his boyfriend's shaking hands into his.

"Draco, love, what's wrong?" Ron asked in a soft voice.

"What if they... what if they don't like me? What if... what if they want you to break up with me?" Draco asked in a small voice.

Ron gave a Draco a sad smile and stood up and pulled Draco up with him. Ron forced Draco's chin up to look at him. Ron's blue eyes gazed into Draco's silver eyes lovingly.

"I wouldn't ever break up with you. If it became too much, we could move back to the house. And don't let Harry bully you. I know that he had an obsession with you the last time he saw you. That is why I tried to avoid coming here for the longest time. But they deserve to know now. Our relationship is strong to stay together now. If we had come back after just getting together, we would have let them break us apart. We're strong now. I love you so much, I wouldn't be able to go back to the way I was." Ron smiled as Draco leaned in so that his head was on Ron's chest.

Ron let Draco have a few minutes to let all of that sink in and then raised his chin again and placed a small kiss on Draco's lips and smiled at him. Draco gave a small smile back, letting Ron know that he loved him and believed in him. That was all Ron needed.

"You ready to go?" Ron asked.

Draco nodded. They left the hotel room and took a cab to the resturant. Draco clung to Ron the whole ride there. When they walked in, they could see that Ron's family was already seated. Ron grabbed Draco's hand and intertwinded their fingers and urged Draco to walk with him. Ron could tell that Draco wanted to turn and run, but Draco was trying to be brave for Ron.

Molly Weasley stood and walked towards her son, but stopped when she noticed that he wasn't alone. She eyed the blond boy at her son's side. His blond hair hung in his face and had small streaks of black in it. He wore tight black jeans and a black button up silk shirt. There also hung something around his neck that looked oddly familiar.

Ron walked up and hugged his mother. Molly hugged back, but didn't take her eyes off of the thin boy that stood there with his head bowed and his hair hiding his eyes. Everyone hugged Ron and asked where he had been. Then Molly got up the courage to ask who was with him.

Ron gave them all a bright smile. A smile Molly hadn't seen on Ron in a long time. She could tell that he was happy with this blond man and she was happy for him. But she had a feeling that something was going to turn the evening into something unexpected.

Ron walked back over to the blond man and whispered something in his ear and took his hand again. After intertwing their fingers once more he turned to his family and friends and gave them a smile that held so much happiness and love in it that Molly felt her heart about to burst.

"Most of you should know him. This is Draco Malfoy, my boyfriend of almost a year and the love of my life." Ron anounced proudly.

There was silence at the table and everyone eyed Draco with a skepitcal eye. Harry and Ginny felt anger start to grow about Ron being with a Malfoy. Molly gave him an excepting smile, Charlie and Bill gave Ron a smile to let him know that they trusted his judgment, Aurther gave him a confused but loving smile, Hermione gave him a smirk as if to say 'told ya so'. Fleur could hadly keep in her excitment, and Fred and George looked at each other in utter confusion.

"A Malfoy?" Harry bellowed.

Ron glared at his best friend. He had pretty much known who would take it well and who wouldn't. Molly, Herimone, and Fleur got up and went over to Draco and gave him a ressuring embrace. Draco looked at Hermione in utter confusion and Hermione just gave him a warm smile. That's when Molly realized what exactly Draco had around his neck.

When Ron was smaller, she had given him a neckless that had been in her family for generations and told him to give it to his one true love when he found them. It had a silver heart locket with intertwining roses. The neckless dangled and Molly knew that Ron was really in love with this one.

She also could tell that the young Malfoy loved her son as well. For he was still standing there under his lover's families' judging stares. She could tell that Draco wanted to bolt out of here, but was trying to be brave for his boyfriend. Molly smiled at how much love and admiration shone through Ron's gaze when he looked at the smaller boy.

They settled themselves. Draco sat next to Ron with Hermione on his other side and Fleur across from him. Bill sat next to his wife and on the other side of Charlie. Molly sat on the other side of Ron and next to her husband. Fred and George sat next to Hermione with Harry and Ginny across from them.

The dinner was pleasent and silent. Fleur talked in French to Draco and Molly smiled that Draco could relax with someone other than Ron at the table. They talked about odds and ends. Fleur and Draco never stayed on a topic too long. Draco smiled when Fleur mentioned how being a veela wasn't all it was cracked up to be and Draco just laughed and agreed.

Harry glowered at the fact that Ron's hands was still wrapped around Draco's and it was resting on the table for all to see. He glared when Ron turned to watch Fleur and Draco's conversation and add in a few comments in French that made both the blond veelas laugh. How could Ron do this to him? His best friend. Not only was Ron dating his nemise, but also his crush.

Harry had been in love with the blond Slytherin for a few years now.

Ginny watched with hate brewing in her being. What the hell was her brother doing with that prat? 'Malfoy's just gonna use him.' Ginny thought with venom. She glanced at the way that Malfoy smiled at Ron and how happy Ron looked and guessed that Malfoy was faking.

Hermione was glad that Ron had found someone to love and that loved him back. She knew that they had had a rough past with Malfoy, but she was willing to give him a second chance. She could feel Harry and Ginny's glares that they were throwing at the blond. She sighed, this was going to be a long night.

"So, where have you two been?" Molly asked.

"We have a house on the New England coast. It's really nice. It over looks the ocean and is only a few minutes away from the beach. We also visited France for a few weeks and loved it there. But we don't have a house there. We've decided to have a house here and keep the one in New England." Ron answered with a smile.

"That sounds lovely." Hermione commented.

Hermione could tell that Harry wanted to make a hurtful remark to the blond boy, but she wasn't about to let that happen. She wasn't going to let Ginny or Harry ruin Ron's happy reunion with his family and having his boyfriend meet his family. True, they already knew Malfoy, but this was the first time they had met him as Ron's boyfriend.

The rest of the night was nice and Draco began to relax around them all. Fred and George began to tell Draco about some of the amusing things Ron did when he was younger. Bill and Charlie began to talk to Ron about certain things going on in their lives and how Fleur had just found out that she was expecting their fist child.

As soon as dinner was over they all decided to have dinner at the Burrow the next night. Draco smiled at Ron as they both climbed into the cab. Molly watched the car disappear down the road and then turn on the corner as it headed to their hotel. Molly and Aurther returned to the Burrow and discussed Ron's announcment. They both decided that they would be supportive in his choice.

Back at the hotel, Draco was just happy that Harry and Ron's sister, Ginny, hadn't made any comment or made any remark. Ron wrapped his arms around Draco's waist and rested his head on Draco's shoulder and sighed.

"I'm very happy that you did so well with my family." Ron said.

Draco gave him a slight smile and watched the stars and moon in the sky. The night hadn't been too horrible, but he hadn't liked the idea of Potter being there. The youngest Weasley hadn't been very pleasent either. Draco could tell that they didn't approve of his and Ron's relationship and he wasn't sure if they would ever be willing to accept that.

Ron understood that Draco wasn't very comfortable about being around his sister or his best friend. And he understood completely. Harry and Ginny weren't going to make this easy for either of them. Especially his blond lover in his arms. Ron watched as Draco continued to stare into the night sky.

Ron pulled Draco towards the bed and started to get undressed and ready for bed. Draco slid into the bed and curled up on his side. Ron slid in behind Draco and wrapped his arms around his lover's waist and pulled him close. Ron didn't resist and only snuggled closer to his boyfriend.

Ron listened as Draco's breath evened out and Draco's eyes slid closed. Ron let the sound of Draco's breath and the feel of Draco's heartbeat under his hands lull him to sleep. Tomorrow was going to be interesting to say the least.

TBC

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