After the war ended and everything returned to normal Draco Malfoy met and married a woman named Acelynn White. They were married for a year before they had their son, Harrison Malfoy. Everything was going swimmingly until three years later when Acelynn left him, stating that they had grew apart. This story begins two years later. Harrison is now five, Acelynn has remarried, and Draco remains alone, buried in his work

It was the typical Friday night for Draco, dinner with Harrison, although tonight seemed different. Usually Harrison chatted throughout the whole meal telling him about anything and everything he had done since the last Friday. Tonight though he was silent, a deep look of concentration on his face. When Draco had finished his food he looked over at Harrison's plate that remained full. "Would you like something else to eat?" he asked.

Harrison looked up at Draco and then down at his plate. "No daddy I'm not hungry."

"Is there something bothering you?" Draco asked finding it strange that a boy who usually ate everything in site was suddenly not hungry.

Harrison looked up at Draco and then back at his plate seeming unsure if he should say what he was about to say. "Is it ok to hit mommy?" he asked almost in a whisper.

Draco shifted in his chair and patted his lap motioning Harrison over. Draco turned him so they were looking face to face as he tried to calm his anger. "It's never ok to hit any girl, especially not your mother. Did someone hit her?"

"Brian does and he yells a lot. He yelled when I was in bed last night and mommy cried." Harrison said as his eyes filled with tears.

"My poor baby," Draco said as he pulled Harrison against his chest wrapping his arms around him. "Has he ever hit you?"

Draco felt his small head shake no against his chest. He was relieved, but still didn't know what he was going to do about this. He knew one thing though; Harrison would not be going back to that house ever again.

After a quick bath, a sandwich, and a bed time story Harrison was tucked in bed sleeping soundly. Draco sat in his office writing a quick note to Acelynn asking her to come see him right away. He knew it wouldn't be long so he sat behind his desk and waited. He heard her come through the fireplace and then heard her light footsteps as she climbed the stairs. As she walked through the door to his office he was taken aback. This was not the same woman that had left him two years ago. She was thinner; her clothes seemed to hang on her now. Her thin face was covered in oversized sunglasses and Draco was sure he knew what they were covering. "Is Harrison ok?" she asked.

"He's fine," Draco said with a small hint of venom behind it. "He's actually why I called you here though. He told me something very disturbing about what goes on at your house. Why don't you take off those ridiculous glasses and tell me your side of the story."

She let out a small sob her head falling forward slightly as she wrapped her arms around herself. Draco's anger vanished quickly as he watched her. He got up from behind his desk and walked to her taking her into his arms. He could never stand to see her in any kind of pain. "Why would you stay with him if he's hurting you? Why didn't you say something sooner?" He asked as he walked her over to the couch to sit down.

"I was embarrassed," She said looking down at her lap. "How could I have another relationship fail? He said he'd stop each time, and he never hurt Harrison so I thought we'd work it out."

Draco reached over and pulled the sunglasses off her face, sickened by the two black eyes he saw under them. "I'm going to give you two choices," Draco said as he folded the sunglasses up and laid them on the coffee table. "You can either go back to him and let him kill you, while I keep Harrison here. Or you can leave him and stay here with me and Harrison until you are back on your feet."

"He'll kill me if I leave him," She said looking anxious.

"He's a muggle!" Draco almost yelled but softened when he saw her reaction. "He'd never be able to find you. Plus if you agree to stay here I'll take care of him. He won't hurt you again I promise."

Acelynn leaned back against the couch. "Why would you want me to stay with you after I hurt you?"

"You are the mother to my child, he needs you and he needs to feel safe," Draco stated. It wasn't exactly a lie. He had never stopped loving her and would allow her to live with him forever if it meant she'd be safe. "I don't want to see you hurt, please just stay here. If you go back I'll have no other choice but to keep Harrison here with me full time."

She thought for a moment. "Well I'll need to go get mine and Harrison's things." She finally said as she stood up.

Draco felt a rush of relief fall over him as he stood with her. "I'll go with you. Give me a moment to get a house elf to watch Harrison then we can go. You'll probably need someone to look you over when we get back. I'll send an owl out to a friend; he'll be here when we return."

Acelynn watched him while he worked and moved around. Nothing had changed about him. His blond hair still flopped over his forehead and looked as if he had ran his hand through it several times. He had stopped wearing robes and instead opted for dress pants and sweaters or button up shirts. His grey eyes would catch hers occasionally for a moment before they returned to his letter. Acelynn left the room deciding to peak in on Harrison. He was sleeping curled around a teddy bear, his blanket wrapped around both of them. He was the most beautiful little boy Acelynn had ever seen and she was sure as he grew older girls would be falling all over him. He had inherited Acelynn's dark brown wavy hair and her darker complexion. From Draco he had received the trademark Malfoy eyes. The dark hair and the piercing grey eyes were a stunning combination that people commented on frequently.

"I love when he's awake, but sometimes it's nice to see him quietly sleeping," Draco said with a chuckle causing Acelynn to jump and turn towards him.

"I didn't know you were there," she said as she shut the door to Harrison's room.

They headed down the stairs towards the fireplace stopping in front of it. Acelynn turned towards Draco looking up at him. "If anything happens don't be a hero. He needs you as much as he needs me," she said before turning towards the fireplace and grabbing a handful of floo powder.

Draco gave her shoulder a reassuring squeeze as he nudged her towards the fire.