They had already finished the first course by the time Lucius arrived. Narcissa and Draco greeted the older man warmly, Astoria giving a nod and a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. The years since the war had been hard on Lucius, the man falling from grace in the Ministry and in society. Since then he had done his best to climb his way back up, surely stepping on toes in the process. The news that she was pregnant had delighted Lucius. While Draco and Narcissa were both pleased with that Astoria couldn't help but feel uneasy. Only once had she mentioned her uneasiness to Draco, who quickly explained it away as part of the pregnancy nerves. So since then she hadn't mentioned it, though she also hadn't been overly friendly to the older man.
"Sorry I'm late." Lucius offered to Narcissa, not explaining where he had been or what he had been up to. After he sat down though Blinky served the main dish; pasta cooked al dente served with a tomato based sauce. Now that Lucius was there though Astoria's stomach was a knot of nerves. Her and Draco had originally agreed to tell his parents the sex of the baby at dinner, but after a quick glance at Draco she could tell by the pinched look in his eyes that he wasn't quite ready to tell them either. Placing her hand on his knee under the table she gave it a squeeze, Draco looking up to meet her eyes. He held her gaze only for a moment, long enough to determine himself and give a nod before returning to his plate of food.
When Draco spoke though it wasn't to bring up the baby, it was instead to discuss the latest Quidditch game. Astoria didn't say anything, remaining silent as she all but picked at her food. Even though she took her time with her food too soon dessert was being served with tea over in the lounge area. Holding onto the cup of tea she focused on holding her hand steady, taking a sip while Draco sat beside her. Narcissa was prattling on about how they had determined to not have a Holiday party with everything going on, Astoria silently thankful for that fact. The last thing she wanted to do was thank hundreds of people for the congratulations on her pregnancy. When Narcissa had fallen silent though Draco cleared his throat.
Her stomach jumped at the sound, looking at Draco as he set his tea down before grabbing her cup and setting it down as well. Draco didn't speak though until he had grabbed her hands. "Mother, Father, we do have some news to share with you. The other day we had a visit with the Healer, just for a check-up, but at that time we were given the option of finding out the sex of the child." Draco paused for a moment, almost as if he was bracing himself before continuing. "We chose to find out, and there will soon be a baby boy for you to dote upon."
At the news Narcissa let out a gasp, a smile on her face as she sat the cup down and clasped her hands together. "Oh! A baby boy! Did you hear that dear? A grandson!" Narcissa said, ecstatic at the news as she stood up and walked over towards them, giving her a hug first before turning her eyes to Draco.
"A boy. Just you wait Draco, I'm sure he'll give you as much grief as you've given me." Lucius said, Astoria not able to determine whether he was joking or serious by his tone. But by the time she looked at the man there was a smile on his face as he clapped Draco on the shoulder.
"Well, that went well." Draco said, well over an hour later once they were finally alone in their rooms for the night.
Astoria resisted the urge to snort, instead rolling her eyes as she headed towards the lounge at the end of the bed. "Well? You classify that as well? I think your mother was more excited than we were. If I had known telling the news would bring on an hour of talk about the nursery I may have suggested waiting until tomorrow to tell." Sitting down she kicked her boots off, glancing up at Draco to see him smirking.
"Yes, I don't think either of us thought that would happen. Even father looked pleased." He said, sounding as surprised as she was at that fact. "If you're not careful though mother will take over the plans for the nursery."
"That is not going to happen. She gets to decorate a nursery at the Manor. The nursery at the house is going to be decorated by us." Astoria said, shaking her head in determination.
Draco nodded, "And she will respect that, as long as you listen to her ideas of course." At that Astoria gave him a glare, causing Draco to let out a laugh, a smirk breaking the glare on Astoria face at his laugh. "Alright, let me tell you the brief tour of this room at least, so we can get to sleep. Through that door," Draco said, indicating the door on the right side of the room, "is the bathroom, and attached to that is the closet where our clothes should already be. As for the other rooms, I'll show you them in the morning."
She had no arguments to that plan and simply nodded in acknowledgement. "That sounds like a good plan. Now, I'm going to go change clothes and get some sleep. I'm sure your mother won't let us sleep the day away tomorrow." Draco nodded at that, and Astoria forced herself to her feet and headed towards the door Draco had indicated. As she entered the lights turned on, the bathroom as luxurious as she had expected it to be. It was done in clean whites, a counter with two sinks taking up one wall while the shower and rather large tub took up the opposite wall. Between the shower and tub was a doorway, Astoria walking through it to see it was the closet.
As Draco had predicted their clothes were already put away in there, Astoria locating her pajamas in the drawers on the side. After pulling on a loose nightgown she headed back to the bathroom, brushing out her hair and brushing her teeth before returning to the bedroom. Once she was seated on the bed Draco disappeared into the bathroom, Astoria laying back against the pillows with a sigh, exhausted. Before Draco had even returned she had fallen asleep, burrowed under the soft blankets with her arm resting over her stomach.