Scorpius hid a smug smile at James' confusion, but only just. He began to move towards Lily but a glare that could have frozen a river from James stopped him in his place. "..Lily...?" He said after a minute of tense silence "...Do you want... do you... Do you want me to explain?" He fumbled over his words nervously concious of his very recent mistake.
Lily nodded. "Please." She said with a sigh. She couldn't seem to be able to form sentences, proper sentences.
Malfoy exhaled a breath he didn't know he'd been holding. He walked towards Lily and sat holding her hand. "J-James.. I love your sister, and.. Yes. I panicked I was scared when she told me but.. I love her and I can't leave her, I want this baby to be happy and i want to be in it's life." He stopped for a moment taking in the enormity of what he was saying. "And... before you rushed in like that..." He didn't waste the opportunity to cast a dirty glance at James who stood tense in the middle of the room. " I was going to ask your sister to marry me."
Lily's eyes widened slightly. "You were what?" James let out a low growl but he didn't say anything.
Scorpius reached into his pockets with his spare hand. He brought out a small black box - rolling it around in his hand, staring at it as though it would disappear. Utilizing a second to again glare at James for the moment he'd ruined he turned to Lily and smiled. "I was going to ask you to marry me. If you want to.." His confidence faltered for a second as he flicked open the black box. Removing the glistening ring from inside Scorpius gently lifted her hand and slide the ring onto her finger.
"I - I..." A smile spread across Lily's face and she ignored her brother whose hands were clenching into fists. She nodded and tears formed in her eyes. "Yes. I want to.."
A grin immediately formed on Malfoy's pale face. "Hey... I didn't think it was so bad - marrying me, don't cry." He lifted his hands to either side of Lily's face, placing them carefully on either side of her neck, cradling the back of her head and her soft hair he lent in and kissed her, feeling her tears touch his face.
Lily couldn't help her tears. She never used to be so emotional, it was only just since she'd gotten pregnant. She kissed him back gently.
James coughed in the background, he quickly realised he was being ignored and strode forwards placing his hands on both of their shoulders he pushed them apart - practically shoving Scorpius while gently leaning Lily away from her new fiance.
"James..." Lily sighed. "Please. Scorp just explained it to you...We're keeping it. I want to keep it."
"No! And don't call him Scorp, that's weird, Lily - HE'S A SLYTHERIN." James yelled waiting for his words to sink in. "You're too young, it won't work-Merlin!- Does dad know?!" He gestured wildly towards the door.
"No. He doesn't." Lily sighed. "But I'm going to tell him. I'm just - I'm just waiting for the right time."
"I'll tell them with you." Malfoy volunteered suddenly surprising James who had despite everything forgotten the spoilt blond brat was even there. Lily gave him a small smile. "Thanks Scor -" She began, but stopped herself when she received a glare from James. Slytherin. Right.
Encouraged Malfoy smiled back and spoke "I don't mind helping.. With anything really, I'll do anything to make you happy." Ignoring the choking sounds James was making - or perhaps saying it just for James' benefit - he added "I know you feel the same way about me, even if I am a Slytherin."
Lily bit her lip to stop herself from laughing.
James blinked rapidly unsure of what he'd just heard from a boy he'd always believed to be a coward. It didn't take long for him to realise they were making fun of him.
Lily leaned up and kissed Scorpius' cheek with a sideways glance at James.
Suddenly noises began to float up from downstairs, muffled but the unmistakable voices of Harry and Ginny Potter, their parents were home.