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Disclaimer:- I'm neither British nor am I blonde. Hence I'm not JKR. The lyrics belong to the song, 'Moondance' by Michael Buble.

10. Happy birthday, Scorpius.

"Do people generally faint when they are surprised?"

"It wasn't scary…was it?"

"Definitely not! It was pretty tame. I expected better James!"

"If only you weren't drenched to the bone, I would have surely knocked you out cold, squirt! It takes us ages to be able to create a new WWW product."

"James, you are grounded! You could have set their house on fire! Thank Merlin Harry was there to deviate all the firecrackers."

"Mum, do I need to remind you that I don't live with you anymore? You can't ground me anymore. Haha!"

"Fine then. No play station for you."

"Aww..Don't be so hard on me"

"Ssshhh..he's stirring!"

Scorpius blinked, trying to comprehend the growing noise around him. Blurred faces came into view as he opened his eyes.

"Wuzzgoinon?", he muttered, getting up and shaking his head. Why was his head feeling so heavy?

He blinked and looked around. He was in the living room on the couch, while a dozen people surrounded him. What were they all doing here? He could make out Albus in a blanket, Ginny, James, Harry, Hugo, Roxanne surrounding him. But he couldn't see the person he desperately wanted to see.

"Amelia!" he shouted startling everyone.

"Daddy?" came a small noise right next to him.

He looked down to see his daughter sitting on the carpet with a cap in her hand, looking up at him curiously, her little tongue out.

"Thank Merlin!", he said in relief, lifting her and hugging her tightly. His baby was just fine.

Everyone stared at him, unnerving him.

"So what are you guys doing here?", asked Scorpius curiously, now getting a clear view of everyone present.

"It's a surprise birthday party! I thought you would be smart enough to guess that!", said James indignantly, "Clearly you are spending too much time with Ally!"

"Surprise birthday party?", said Scorpius slowly.

"Yes genius!"

"Okay"

"Merlin's most baggy Y-fronts! Someone's meddled with his brain!", exclaimed Fred in mock horror,

"He is not reacting at all!"

"Just feeling a little numb," said Scorpius, annoyed, "I was fishing by the pond with Al. The next thing I see is that my house is on fire. I was terrified for Amy. I thought I had lost her."

He looked at his daughter, who was fiddling with his collar. He looked more closely at the cap. It was black in colour and had World's No. 1 dad embroidered on it. He smiled, as she placed it on his head.

"Well you haven't! You've turned twenty six! So let's celebrate!", said Albus joyously, pulling him up.

All the guests started moving towards the backyard, while Scorpius walked in confusion.

There was a surprise birthday party for him? Never in his life had he ever been thrown a party. Even the ones thrown by his parents always bordered on formal. Who would ever arrange a party for him?

"Who arranged this party?", asked Scorpius as his eyes raked over the dance floor, the dazzling lights, music blaring from the loud speakers.

"Rose of course"

Rose!? I thought she was busy with Mungo's!

"Really? All of it??" asked Scorpius curiously.

"Oh yeah! From beginning till the end", said Albus, shrugging off his blanket, "She had everything planned. And then this mission thing came up. So she had to draw all the plans all over again so as to make sure that you have NO idea about it! And not for the first time, she managed to execute her plans successfully"

"Rose took all that pain?? She'd said she was very busy. Or was she making that up?"

Albus frowned. "Not really. She was working overtime to make sure that she compensated for the amount of time she would spend at home, I think she's taking the day off tomorrow. And then there was the stress of arranging the party. I thought she was really testing her limits. I used to meet her during the day at Mungo's..she used to be so snappy!"

Scorpius's mind went back to yesterday evening and then he nodded. "Is she even here?", he asked, his eyes searching through the crowd.

"Of course! Did I tell you she made the Birthday cake?"

Scorpius blanched, "She made the cake? Are you FRICKKIN' serious?? Who on earth allowed her to? She's a great cook and all but the woman can't bake a cake for peanuts!"

Albus smirked, "You are going to be the one having the first piece! Good luck with that. I'll make sure I take a picture of you eating it and send a copy of it to Daily Prophet"

"Why Daily Prophet?"

"Uh..Well once you die after eating it, they'll need a picture of you in your last happy moments. Life is small. Make it large!"

Cool breeze hit his face as he entered his backyard. He felt a smile creeping onto his face as he looked around. Harry and James were arm-wrestling on one of the tables, while Fred collected the money for the bets. Ron and Teddy seemed to be in a serious conversation. Hermione and Ginny talked to Victoire, while Jacques, Ed and Dora danced to the music.

They were all here for him.

"Scorpius!!"

Draco came hurriedly towards them, having a glass of wine in his hand.

"Albus! I need to talk to my son! So if-"

"Sure! No problem!"

Throwing Scorpius an uncertain look, Albus took Amelia from his arms and walked off to see the arm-wrestling competition.

"Can we talk somewhere more private?"

Scorpius raised an eyebrow, "Dad, what's wrong?"

Draco grabbed him by his arm and pulled him to a very dark corner of the backyard, and looked around to make sure no one was in their two metre radius.

"You're scaring me now, what's wrong?"

Draco took a deep breath and asked, "I know the truth."

"Uhh..What?"

"I know about you and Ryan"

Scorpius wondered if blood had stopped its flow in his body, because he could hear the thump of his heart very clearly. His father knew? How-who-what-when?!?!

"How?", asked Scorpius weakly, numbness and disbelief spreading around in his body.

Draco looked alarmed, "So it is true? How come you never told me?!"

Scorpius shrugged, "I didn't feel like. I just felt that the lesser the no. of people who knew about this, the better it was."

His father crossed his arms, "So who else knows about this?"

"Rose for obvious reasons, and Ron"

"WHAT?!? How come the Weasel got to know about this before I did?! What about Albus?! It's just not fair!! Why did you tell Ron??"

"Because he's Rose's Dad. He wouldn't have gone ahead with the marriage if I hadn't told him why I was marrying her."

Draco stared at him, "It doesn't make any sense. He allowed you to marry Rose after you told him the truth about yourself?"

Scorpius frowned, "What are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about you being gay with Ryan Smith!!"

Scorpius wondered if he was going to faint again. Or maybe just throw up. His father thought he was gay with Ryan Smith?? The Bloody son of a bitch Ryan Smith??

What on bloody earth gave his father such an idea?? That had to be the most revolting thing he had ever heard of.

"WHAT!?!", he cried, "What-what-What gave you that idea?"

"About few days back, Tor and I had gone to Mungo's to make our annual donation. She saw the Tornadoes there and asked for their Autograph for Amelia. The Ryan smith guy looked heartbroken when we told him that Amelia is your daughter-"

Scorpius's eyes grew wide, "He saw Amelia?! How could you let him?!"

Things couldn't have gotten any worse, could it?

Draco looked suspicious, "Why wasn't I supposed to? Am I missing out on something here, Scorpius?"

"No! It's just that he is a big git who hates the Weasleys and Potters and had sworn to make their lives hell in school. I just don't want him anywhere near my daughter", said Scorpius very quickly.

"But he looked devastated Scorpius! What was I supposed to gather from that?"

"I don't know. Maybe he is the one who's gay. But I'll let you know that I've NEVER EVER had any romantic feelings for him or any other man on this planet!"

Draco looked relieved, "And I had thought you had married Rose out of convenience. Haha. Glad to know you really are in love with her. And there has never been a day when I haven't felt blessed to have such a beautiful granddaughter. Are you planning to give me more grandchildren?"

Scorpius coughed, "We haven't thought about it yet."

Draco looked horrified, "Come on!! I want more of them to play with. You're the first Malfoy to have a daughter"-another cough-" Not to mention marry a Weasley. We Malfoys have a history of producing one kid only. So I thought maybe there might be more on the way. I'll let you know about some conceivable positions. They are pretty easy and it helps if the woman has an orgasm. One of them is so-"

"DAD!!", exclaimed Scorpius, pink in his cheeks, "Honestly! Can't you just..You know..SHUT UP!!"

Draco looked affronted, but before he could say anything, a loud shout interrupted them.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!" shouted James standing atop a table, "TINY BOYS AND GIRLS. AND ALBUS"

Albus showed him the finger, earning him a reproving glare from his mother.

"Now if you can please move to the dance floor. I'm tired of seeing Ed tripping over his own feet again and again. And just because we're providing everything here for free, it DOES NOT mean that you would let it all go waste. So please grab your partners and jam on. Thank you!"

Scorpius saw most of the people getting up and moving towards the dance floor.

"HEY FERRET!!", called Ron, "Ten galleons say you cannot last a song on the dance floor!"

Draco glared at him, "We'll see Weasel Bee. Astoria!!"

Scorpius chuckled as he saw his father rushing around to find his mother. Merlin! He could never get tired of watching his father and his father-in-law bicker.

"Your Auror senses aren't working that well these days, are they?"

Scorpius whipped around to see a lone figure in the dark next to the hedges. Scorpius took his wand immediately, and whispered 'Lumos' to see Rose's smirking face.

He felt the air escape his lungs as his eyes went over her. In the past two days, his brain and hormones had seen more than they wanted to see of her (or not). With each view she looked absolutely delicious.

But today she was….divine. Could she have looked more beautiful? Her curls looked tamer, and had been pulled back slightly. His eyes went over her dress, which was identical to the one Amelia was wearing. The snug white dress she wore grazed her mid-thighs, fluttering slightly with the breeze. The light from his wand illuminated her face, making her skin shine like diamonds. Her eyes were twinkling, resembling sapphires more than ever.

"You look", he started hoarsely, trying to find words, "The dress is-uh-The party is wow! Thanks a lot!", and then he mentally smacked himself. What was wrong with him? Why was he so bloody tongue-tied? He had never been so nervous in front of a person of the opposite sex. He couldn't even find the guts to compliment his best friend (and the woman he was in love with). This dimwit was going on a secret mission. What was Ron Weasley thinking?

Scorpius wondered if he saw a flicker of disappointment on her face, but then he assumed that he had just imagined it.

"You are welcome," said Rose, smiling slightly.

"You managed all that on your own?"

"Oh yes! It was pretty much a lot of work!"

"You know what Rose? Sometimes you don't need to do everything on your own. Albus told me how the whole work thing started taking a toll on you. So please don't do it again."

Rose ignored his comment. "So how come you aren't dancing?"

"I couldn't find my partner. Now that I have, shall we?", he asked, extending a hand towards her.

Rose was glad that it was particularly dark in this corner and Scorpius couldn't see the blush arising in her cheeks as he held her hand tenderly and walked towards the dance floor.

Scorpius placed his hand on her waist and pulled her closer. Rose smiled, and rested her head on his shoulder as they swayed to the slow music.

"Is it just me or are you actually looking taller?", he teased.

He pulled apart, looked down and promptly snorted, "You're wearing heels!!"

Rose gave him a friendly poke making him chuckle. "Shut up!", she said softly.

He gave her a lopsided grin, making her heart beat a thousand times faster. When he didn't comment on her attire, something she had put in a lot of effort for the first time, she was hurt and annoyed at him. But it was moments like these, when he held her so close to himself, holding her like he wouldn't let any harm come to her that made her believe that she could never be mad at him.

"By the way, you look absolutely stunning tonight," he whispered softly in her ear. While Scorpius cheered inwardly at his successful attempt to compliment her, Rose trembled as his seductive voice made her nerves in her body crackle.

"Thank you", she said, looking up at him through her eyelashes.

"Thank you for letting me know that I've married a female."

Scorpius ducked to avoid an incoming slap. Way to go Romeo! You and your bloody mouth!

"What? I never thought you could dress up. You know you've never dressed up before", said Scorpius defending himself as he observed the indignant look on Rose's face. And then with a smile, he pulled her closer, "And I must say, I like what I see"

To his pleasant surprise, Rose turned pink.

"Just to inform you the next one's s muggle song," announced Fred, "It's sort of jazz. So people who are dancing around the ones who love to dance exuberantly, watch out!"

"Is he talking about us?", asked Scorpius, a small frown on his face, as the music started.

"I don't think so. Even if he is, want to show him some real moves?" asked Rose, smirking.

It's a marvellous night for a moon dance

With the stars up above in your eyes.

A fantabulous night to make romance

'neath the cover of October skies.

"Hermione! That's our song!" exclaimed Ron as he twirled his wife, who giggled.

"Their song?" asked Scorpius puzzled.

"Yeah! They had this song played at their wedding, for their first dance as husband and wife.", said Rose, jealous of the incredible love her parents shared. Having Ron and Hermione as her parents had made her set a benchmark for the wonderful relationship she wanted with her husband. She was close to Scorpius, very close to him, but they weren't there yet. At least he wasn't. She sighed.

"Hey what happened to showing them the real moves?" asked Scorpius, raising his eyebrows.

"All right!", said Rose, forgetting her moment of sadness as she let him take the lead.

And all the leaves and trees are falling

To the sound of the breezes that blow

And I'm trying to please do the calling

Of your heart strings that play soft and low.

Scorpius twirled her, and pulled her towards him so quickly that Rose almost lost her balance.

"Can't handle my moves, huh? Too much for you?", asked Scorpius, his eyes twinkling, a smirk growing on his face.

Rose looked up at him, annoyed at his cockiness. He winked at her. Well two can play the game.

And all the night's magic seems to whisper and hush.

And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush

Can I just have one more moon dance with you my love

Can I make some more romance with you, my love.

As soon as Scorpius rolled her in, she looped her arm around his neck, and lifted her leg which she gently placed behind his legs. Scorpius gasped as her body rubbed against his, making all the blood rush south.

Rose wiggled her eyebrows at him, silently asking 'who's the boss now?'.

"You really think you can win this?" asked Scorpius, challenging her.

"This should be a piece of cake. Bring it on Malfoy!"

The tune changed and the beats became faster, encouraging the couple to raise the level of their competition.

Every time Scorpius tried a new step, she always countered it. She rubbed her body sensuously against his. He ran his hand over her bare back. They forgot about the other guests who were watching the two of them in a mix of awe due to their coordinated dancing ('They are so made for each other', said Elora, bursting into tears) and embarrassment ('What on earth is Rose wearing?', asked a horrified Ron)

"Not bad, Mrs. Malfoy. Not bad at all", said Scorpius dipping Rose, who just laughed, throwing her head backwards.

Rose slowly stood straighter, and found her nose almost touching Scorpius's. His eyes bore into hers as he pushed back few strands of her hair. Scorpius could feel Rose's breath on his lips. He gently tilted her face, and gave a kiss just a few tantalizing millimetres from her lips.

That should leave her asking for more.

It did. But he wasn't aware of her next action.

She then tilted her face such that their lips brushed lightly. The desire and the want to snog her rose alarmingly in him, as he saw her smirk in a sexy way.

He brought her closer to him, such that every part of her body touched his.

To hell with what she wants, I want to kiss her, and I will. She can't even push me off, seeing that all her relatives are here, and we are supposed to act very couple-ish.

He had just dipped his head further when the Great Prat opened his mouth, and not for the first time, at a time when he so wanted to snog the life out of her.

"It's time for the CAKE!!!!"

Rose and Scorpius swore almost instantly as they pulled apart. They both looked at each other

"So I heard you baked the cake. Please tell me it isn't true." said Scorpius in a strangled voice.

Rose scowled, "Isn't there anyone in the world who believes that for once I won't screw up the cake? Honestly!! People can be so judgemental!"

"Come on. Hurry up!" called James, sniggering, "I want to see Scorpius choking to death on his birthday!"

"Oi Potter!", shouted an irked Rose, "You won't get a piece of it, you know that!"

"Believe me! I couldn't have been more relieved!"

Scorpius watched as Ron levitated a large cake towards one of the large tables, where it landed gently. Everyone started moving towards the table. Scorpius's eyes widened as he took in the sight of the cake. The round chocolate cake with vanilla flakes looked magnificent. But then, he knew looks could be deceiving.

With a wave of a wand, Harry lit all the candles. James, Albus, Hugo watched in glee as Scorpius was handed a knife. Everyone started singing as he blew out the candles and cut the cake. A smiling Rose immediately took out a slice and turned towards him.

Her smile faltered as she saw Scorpius took two steps backwards, making everyone laugh. She lowered her hand, feeling humiliated and tears stinging her eyes. What was she thinking, baking a birthday cake for him? She could have just ordered it, or asked her dad to make one.

Scorpius felt his heart go out to her as he saw her shoulders slump. She was blinking rather rapidly, which meant waterworks were on the way. He gently took her hand and asked her, "So aren't you going to feed me the cake?"

Rose bit her lip, "I didn't think you'd want to even taste it."

"Tasting won't hurt, would it?" he asked softly.

She gave him a small smile and fed him the piece, as everyone looked on curiously. Scorpius felt his eyes widen, as the frozen chocolate melted in his mouth instantly, warming him and creating the most pleasant sensation in his body. It tasted like the cake his mum made for him, yet it felt so different. It was perhaps the most delicious cake he's ever had.

"I'll have another piece of that!", he said grinning.

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Music continued blaring from the speakers as everyone started having their dinner. Trying to be the perfect host, Rose went around making sure everyone had their fill.

"Oh Rosie!" exclaimed Roxanne, beckoning her, "The cake was fantastic!! Sorry I was so doubtful!"

Rose grinned, "Well at least you didn't provoke me enough to make sure that I don't give you a piece of it to you"

Both women turned to look at James who was sitting on one of the chairs, brooding and shooting Albus and Hugo dirty looks, who were busy praising the cake loudly.

"It's so delicious; it melts like butter in your mouth. I actually think its softer.", said Albus grinning so widely as if there was no tomorrow, "What do you say Hugo?"

"How can I disagree with the green-eyed Potter?" aid Hugo, smirking "Tch Tch James. You really have no idea how much your stupid mouth cost you. It's like a huge chunk of heaven in your mouth. Really."

"The squirt and the dirt can shut up", said James, scowling.

Little Dora was passing him with a plate containing a large slice of the cake. James looked at her hopefully.

"Hey Dora! You are looking really pretty tonight. Why don't you give your favourite uncle a bite of the lovely cake you are carrying?", he asked hopefully, putting on the brightest, friendliest smile on his face.

"But Uncle Louis isn't here", said Dora, confused, "I'll ask maman if I could send it to him."

Albus and Hugo burst into mad laughter as Dora walked off and James gritted his teeth.

Roxanne and Rose giggled.

"Hey Rose!"

Rose turned around to see Lysander Scamander smiling at her.

"Hey! I hope you are enjoying the party."

"It's fantastic! Can I talk to you? In private?"

"Sure! Excuse me…"

Rose quietly followed Lysander into the house. On the way Rose halted to see the endearing sight of Scorpius holding her-no-their daughter, bouncing her on his lap, making the little girl laugh. No matter how many times she saw it, the act always made a tug at her heart and made her feel the

luckiest woman on the planet. She joined Lysander in the kitchen, who was already seated at the bar and was busy staring the floor.

"So what's up?" asked Rose, sitting on one of the stools next to the kitchen bar, "Hey, are you all right?", she added concernedly, as she noticed the pensive expression on his face.

"Can't believe I'm doing this", muttered Lysander.

"Doing what?", asked Rose confused.

"Rose, he knows."

"Uh…Sorry?"

"Ryan knows. He knows Amelia is his kid."

Rose was glad that she was sitting, because she was sure if she had been standing she would have fainted. Lysander knew about this? How did Ryan come to know about it? The only people who knew the whole story were her and Scorpius.

Wait a minute, she didn't even recall telling Ryan she had a kid.

"How?", she asked hoarsely.

Lysander's eyes grew wide, "He figured it out. He saw Amelia at Mungo's over a week back with her paternal grandparents-" Rose's heart rate increased, Ryan had already seen her baby, "And then he just clued in when he asked me a few questions pertaining you and the baby."

"Oh my god!", whispered Rose, horrified. This couldn't be happening. Just when her life seemed to move towards stabilization after Ryan's return, this just had to happen to ruin it all!

Lysander scratched his head. There was a roar of cheer outside that startled the both of them.

"Rose," he began awkwardly, "I'm not someone to judge or anything. But how on earth did you guys hide your relationship? I mean it's pretty difficult, hiding a relationship if you are a Weasley or a Potter."

Rose's eyes narrowed into slits, "Well, I learnt it from the master himself. Since he was so able to hide his relationship with Patricia."

Lysander winced, "If I had known about you two, I would have warned you about Patricia. He might be one of my best-friends, but so are you." He smiled, taking her hand, "But please keep an eye out for him."

"What do you mean?", asked Rose, raising her eyebrows.

"He came to England, just for you"-Rose snorted-"He just wants a reason to get you back. The child is his trump card. He will go to any lengths to get his child. I saw a glimpse of happiness on his face when he realised that he had a daughter, that he had a family that he had always wanted. And I also know it is the first time he sincerely fell for someone. So do you think he'll hold himself back? No. So please watch out. I don't know how you and Scorpius managed to work things out. Just talk to him and let him know Ryan knows. Alright?"

Rose nodded mutely, trying to digest the news.

"Uh and by the way…Do you love Scorpius?", asked Lysander embarrassed.

"He's the only man I've ever loved," said Rose tenderly, "The thing with Ryan was just a fling and nothing more. That's what I realised after Scorpius and I got married."

Lysander grinned, "That's why I had major issues with accepting Ryan's story. I could so totally see that you loved Scorpius"

Rose returned his smile, "We better get back to the party. Amy can throw quite a tantrum when her mamma is not around for more than five minutes."

Lysander hugged her and whispered, "Fight to save this family from disintegrating, Rose. Don't give in."

"Like I would listen to the loser of a git! Come on. Lets go!"

As the two friends left the kitchen, someone moved out of the shadows, brown eyes wide in shock.

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AN:-

So someone's found out about Rose and Scorpius's situation ..Hmm..any guesses who?

There's another chapter that would be up before hiatus…I had originally written a very long chapter(12000+) for Scorpius's birthday which made the editing a right pain in the ass, so now it's become 3 different chapters… you've already seen two of them.

A sneak preview from the next one:-

"Why don't you admit that you are a sore loser?", asked Ron smugly, crossing his arms, "I've already told you; Weasleys will always be above Malfoys in the end!"

"Oh no! I can give you one good example when Malfoys are above Weasleys!!"

"Oh yeah?! Which one?", asked Ron, his ears getting red, a sign of danger. With a small groan, Scorpius felt for his wand, getting ready to whip it out just in case the two men started fighting. Which was pretty much possible since he knew what was about to come up next. Money, dignity, blah blah.

Draco suddenly smirked, "Scorpius and Rose, of course. Scorpius is usually above Rose."

Now that he did not expect!

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