Draco was still making the submissive call, and he had big fat guilty tears running down his face. This was the first time Charlie had been mad at him, and he didn't like this feeling. He didn't know what to do with his childish emotions in his shrunken body. First he was jealous of Reggie with his transformation. Then his mother wouldn't let him go with the big boys while shopping. She even swatted him public! Then Luna was laughing at him. He had reached his breaking point, and he snapped at her.

He felt guilty about lashing out at her. They were still bonded despite their current ages. He was still her 2nd dominant mate. He didn't even mean those stupid things that he had said, and he felt terrible for making her cry. He knew he was in trouble and deserved to be punished, but he couldn't handle Charlie looking angry at him. His emotions were all over the place. He was tired (though he'd never admit it to the adults because he was a big boy), cranky, hungry, and awful feeling. He just wanted Charlie to pick him up and hold him tight. He wanted his alpha to take control and make everything better.

He was two seconds from a full blown meltdown when Harrison suddenly made his opinions known. Harrison was previously in Sev's lap, but the man was so absorbed in watching the scene before him that he didn't notice his own submissive trying to get down until it was too late. Harrison jumped between his older brothers and gave out to Charlie, "No! Bad, Charlie. Not nice to make Dray cry."

Charlie tried to suppress his chuckle and take Harrison seriously so as not to offend his baby brother. He tried to reason that he wasn't being mean and making Draco cry. He explained, "Draco's upset and crying because he was naughty. He's in trouble, and he's about to be punished."

Draco blushed at Charlie saying he was naughty like some child. He was clearly a big boy, and he didn't appreciate that. He whined, "Chaaaarrrrlliiiieeee!"

This explanation didn't work for Harrison, and he continued to argue. Charlie took a deep breath and assessed his mates and his baby brother. He glanced briefly to Lucius for support, and his father gave him a solemn nod. He then pulled Harrison close to him and said, "Harrison Sirius, what did I tell you when you showed up at the Dragon Reserve alone? You need to listen to me because I have every right to punish you too if you don't act right."

He was interrupted from his lecture by two deep growls: one from Severus and one from Rodolphus. He ignored the growling, and he continued addressing Harrison, "Draco is very much in trouble for being mean to Luna. He is going to be punished no matter what you say. You have no right to interfere right now. You need to go back to either Severus or Daddy unless you want to be punished too. Do you understand me?"

Rodolphus growled again, and Severus made to stand up. Charlie seemed a little less sure of himself, but Lucius quickly stood and intercepted his little brother before he could reach his eldest son. He maintained a firm grip on Severus's elbow as he led him away from Charlie and addressed his family at large, specifically the two upset alphas, "Rodolphus, it is your belief that every younger family member is answerable to their elders. This is no different. Harrison must obey Charlie. You cannot allow him to disrespect his brother. You may be soft on him because he's the baby of the family, but he still has to abide by the family rules. Same to you, little brother. Harrison is your submissive, but Charlie is an elder alpha in our family. That gives him the right to punish fairly. You both need to come to terms with that."

Rodolphus blushed slightly at being reprimanded, and he nodded his head in acquiescence. He knew he'd been beat, by his own rules no less.

Severus, on the other hand, didn't relent. He jerked his arm from Lucius's grasp, and he securely picked up Harrison. He glared at his older brother and growled out, "Harrison is my submissive. As his alpha, I should have the ultimate say over what happens to him."

Severus then stormed out of the restaurant. Rodolphus was furious at his behavior. He made to follow his newest brother to address the poor behavior, but Lucius gently stopped him. He sighed sadly and his eyes moved to the direction of the Prince twins as he said, "Just let him go. He's got a bad temper. He'll need time to calm down, and there are more important things than correcting his behavior right now."

Rodolphus followed Lucius's gaze to the twins. The twins sat there speechless, for once. George couldn't help but feel a little abandoned, but Fred was just mad. Their Dad had just stormed out of the restaurant and left them there without even a second thought. After the sting of rejection was still so new from their first family, this brought up those feelings anew.

George hunched down into himself and fought back tears. Sirius had always had a soft spot for the little pranksters. It didn't change now that they were Snivellus's sons. He circled the table and sat between the them. He wrapped an arm around each twin, and they leaned in for comfort. George lost the battle with his tears and asked morosely, "What's wrong with us, Uncle Siri? Why does everyone leave?"

Every heart at the table broke at George's question. Sirius squeezed him as tight as he could and promised, "Oh, Georgie. It's not you. It's nothing you've done. Sniv-Severus just has a wicked temper when it comes to things he cares about. He didn't abandon you. We may have had our differences in the past, but your father is very loyal to those he loves. You, Fred, and Harrison make the top of that list. I promise that he will realize his mistake and beg for forgiveness. He's been alone a very long time, and he's not used to being a father just yet. Give him a little more time."

The other adults listened with baited breath as Sirius spoke to the twins. They almost stopped him when he started to call Severus by his hateful childhood nickname. They were all shocked by how the Grimm animagus actually stood up for Severus. Maybe fatherhood was changing his for the better.

While all of the family drama was happening, Remus took stock of all of the heavy emotions, tears, anger, etc and decided that their dinner was over. He discreetly paid the tab and asked if the restaurant had a floo that could transport them back home without going back into the public eye.

The family was a sad state. Luna was back in Bellatrix's lap, who was suspiciously wiping her eyes. Damn emotions. She was going soft! Draco was trying to melt into Charlie. Narcissa was silently, openly crying onto Lucius's shoulder while holding onto Drusilla for comfort. Remus had been carrying Rabastan and Reggie around with him to distract them. He was paying attention to the situation at the table, and he was very proud of Sirius for his speech.

Remus carried the two 5yr old boys to Rodolphus and handed off Rabastan to his father as he told the supreme alpha of the family that the meal was paid up and they could use the restaurants floo to head home. Rodolphus then led his family to the floo and watched them all head back to Lestrange Manor.

George had whimpered at the loss of contact when Sirius tried to pull away to walk to the floo. Lucius had been watching his nephews closely, and he saw the trouble. Sirius was still recovering from Azkaban. It was hard enough to carry his 5 yr old son, nevermind a 16 yr old. He also didn't have any Veela or werewolf genes for strength. Lucius calmly walked over and picked up George like he would have picked up the other children. He expected an argument from the teenager, but he just snuggled into the older man and held on tight. Lucius whispered, "It's ok, Georgie. Uncle Luc will handle everything, Little Prince."

George just nodded and gave a little squeeze in acquiescence. Lucius shared a quick meaningful glance with the other alpha's in the family before he carried George through the floo.

Once they arrived at the Manor, the family split ways. Lucius had hoped to coach Charlie through his first punishment, but the bundle in his arms came first. He wished Charlie well and reminded him that he could ask for help if he needed it. Then he carried George and led Fred up to their room.

Rodolphus traded Rabastan to his wife for Luna, and then he sent Bellatrix, Narcissa, and his children off for privacy. He cast a quick tempus, and he saw that it was nearing 7PM. It wasn't that late, but it had been a trying day, and the children were most likely drained. He hoped that Narcissa would lead Bellatrix through an appropriate night time routine: bath, brushing teeth, pajamas, story, etc.

He walked into the living room and sat down in the loveseat with Luna ready to supervise and provide assistance to Charlie if he needed it while dealing with Draco.

Charlie held Draco out and lifted his chin to make eye contact as he spoke, "Little Dragon, you were very rude to Luna today. Do you want to explain why?"

Draco just shook his head no.

Charlie chuckled, "Let me rephrase. Tell me what was going through your head that made you say such hurtful things to Luna."

Draco flushed and sobbed, "I don't know. I just had all of these emotions, and she was laughing at me. I wanted her to feel like I felt….bad. But as soon as I said it, I regretted it. I just felt worse. I made her cry, Ch-Charie!"

Charlie tutted and pulled him in again, "I know, Little Dragon. We are going to take care of that though. I want you to go stick your nose in the corner while Rodolphus and I speak with Luna. Then we will close this business for good, ok?"

Draco sniffled and wiped his nose, "Yes, sir."

Charlie kissed his temple and then set him down. He steered him in the direction of the corner with a light swat to his bottom, and then he took a seat on the sofa next to Rodolphus and Luna. His submissive was no longer crying, but she was clingy and dried tear tracks were on her face. Rodolphus handed her over to Charlie but kept rubbing her back. They sat close together and comforted her together while Draco served his corner time.

8 minutes later, Luna was practically asleep, and Draco was seriously fading in the corner. He called to him, "Come on, Little Dragon."

Draco turned from the corner, and he was a mess. His hair was mussed. His eyes were red. His face was splotchy, and he also had tear tracks dried on his cheeks. Charlie extended a hand to him. He shifted Luna so he could put each of his submissives on one of his knees. He wrapped his arms around them both and squeezed tightly. He kissed each of their foreheads, and then he addressed them, "You were both in the wrong today. Luna, you shouldn't have laughed at Draco for acting his current age. That was uncalled for, especially since you know that he is already sensitive about that. Draco, you said some mean things to Luna, and I don't ever want to hear those words from your mouth again. Now, it's been a very long day, and we are all exhausted. I think we can let today's incident go without much else."

With that, he stood up both of them, and he gave them each 3 mild swats. The punishment was over before they even realized what happened. He grabbed each of their hands, and he gently led them up the stairs to their room. He set them on the bed next to each other and had them make up while he got their night clothes ready.

He decided that he was going to take care of them completely tonight. He drew up a hot bubble bath, and then he led them into the bathroom. He put each of them into the tub. They were each blushing a bit, but it was a testament to how tired and contrite they were that neither one fussed about being undressed in front of the other. He bathed them, and then put them to bed.

The room was equipped with a single bed in one corner and a bunk bed in the other corner, but he wanted to sleep together tonight, so he enlarged the single bed. He tucked them in, and then he went to bathe himself quickly. When he exited the bathroom, two blondes were snuggled together as close as possible and sound asleep. He took a picture of them being adorable, and then he carefully separated them enough to squeeze himself between them. He kissed each of them on the temple/forehead before he succumbed to sleep.

Unbeknownst to him, their uncle Rodolphus had disillusioned himself and watched the entire scene. He wanted to be there for Charlie in case something happened. He stood off in the corner while he readied his mates for be. He was impressed by the calm confident young alpha. He watched as the trio slept peacefully for a moment before opting to go find his own brood. This was his first night with two little ones after all.

On the way to his bedroom, he checked on the twins. He was surprised to find the twins, Sirius, and Lucius all in Severus's bed. The twins were sandwiched between the two men, and they were all asleep. Rodolphus shook his head that none of them were dressed properly for bed. He spelled them all into pajamas. Then he took a photo of them for blackmail purposes, and he quietly left the room.

Rodolphus started making his way down the hall again when he spotted Severus carrying a sleeping Harrison up the stairs. Severus looked guilty as he tried to avoid eye contact. Rodolphus quietly but assertively told him, "I told you that I was not as lenient as Lucius, and now you are going to find out for yourself how strict I am. Your behavior today was appalling. Put Harrison to bed, and then go find a corner in my office to plant your nose."

Severus blushed and went to argue, but Rodolphus held up a hand, "If you'd rather not have privacy, then we can do it right here. I won't give you another warning. Do as your told, baby brother."

If possible, the potions master blushed even deeper and nodded his head in consent. He quickly did as he was told.

Rodolphus walked on and groaned. So much for an early night with his family. He stopped by Remus and Sirius's room to let the wolf know that Sirius was sleeping with the twins. Then he made his way to the heir suite. He found Narcissa and his wife playing with his children while bathing them. The women were fully clothed, and their robes were nearly soaked from so much playing. He laughed and snapped another photo, then he accio'ed some fresh night clothes for them. He told them that Harrison and Severus had just arrived, and he said that he was going to deal with Severus tonight.

Bellatrix agreed, but Narcissa took pity oh him, "Please be gentle on Severus. He's had a rough life, but he tries so hard. He's a good man, Rodolphus."

Rodolphus weakly smiled at her, "I know, Cissa, but he must be punished for his behavior tonight. He set a terrible example for the children. What kind of big brother would I be if I didn't follow through with my promises?"

Rodolphus made his way to his office thinking hard about his upcoming conversation with Severus. He didn't want to jeopardize his tender new relationship with the man, but he needed Severus to come to terms with the expectations of being in this family. Lucius may let him run amuck, but Rodolphus believed in a certain order.

Outside of his office, he took one last breath and prayed, "Merlin, grant me the strength to deal with wayward younger brothers."

Entering his office, he was immediately enraged to find that Severus was not in the corner where he was supposed to be, but rather sitting nervously in the seat across from Rodolphus's desk. At the sound of the opened office door, Severus turned slightly in his chair to look at him. Rodolphus masked his anger and raised a questioning brow towards the potions master before walking to his desk chair. He addressed the younger man icily as he took a seat with all of the grace and confidence of a Pureblooded alpha Lord.

"Is there a reason you chose to disregard my instructions regarding where you should be right now?"

Severus gulped silently and tried hide his anxiety. He had expected Lucius to be with Rodolphus. He was now realizing that he'd have to deal with Rodolphus alone. He was interrupted from his thoughts by a hard tone, "I asked you a question, Baby Brother. You would do well to answer promptly as my patience for irascible younger brothers is rapidly coming to an end."

Severus quickly debated in his head the best answer. Should he just apologize politely? Could he lie? After all, he fooled the Dark Lord for many years. Surely he could fool Rodolphus. He must have taken too long again or given his thought process away because, Rodolphus was soon interrupting his thoughts again, "Severus. You better not be considering lying to me. It wouldn't end well for you. You are in enough trouble as it is. A simple answer doesn't require you to think anything over. You decided that you didn't need to obey my directions, and you deliberately sat here rather than go to the corner."

Rodolphus paused in order to give Severus a chance to correct him or argue his case. Severus just looked down and worried his lip slightly. Rodolphus had never seen so much vulnerability or emotion in Severus as he had recently. He wanted to have mercy on the younger man. He took a calming breath and then continued his lecture, "Your silence speaks for your guilt. I'm very disappointed in you. I understand that our relationship is new, and I was taking that into consideration. I decided that a little humiliation in corner time and a private one-on-one conversation would be enough to push past your actions today, but you've just changed my mind."

At that, Severus's head jerked up with a surprised expression. He tried to plead his case, "Rodolphus, I-"

Rodolphus interrupted him, "No. I think you need this. I think you were testing me. I gave you a direct order, and you deliberately disobeyed. Did you think I wouldn't follow through? That I would just give up and wash my hands with you? Do you think so little of me and the promise we made? Family means so much to me. When you submitted to me, I called you my brother. Family is forever no matter how naughty or stubborn little brothers are."

Severus was staring at him in genuine surprise. He didn't think Rodolphus actually cared about him that much. He thought that Rodolphus was only putting up with him for Lucius's sake. He spoke sadly, "I'm sorry, Rodolphus. You're right. I was testing you. I'm not sure if I'm happy you passed the test though."

Rodolphus chuckled at the little joke, "Despite the consequences you're about to receive, you will be happy. Come along, now. It's time for little brothers to pay their dues."

Then Rodolphus stood from his desk chair and walked around to the straight-backed chair next to Severus's. The younger man's face blanched in trepidation of what Rodolphus was going to do. He groaned and minutely shook his head in disbelief when Rodolphus sat on the chair and patted his lap. No way was he was going to allow Rodolphus to put him over his knee like some child. He hadn't been spanked like this by anyone but Lucius, and it was extremely personal and embarrassing.

Rodolphus didn't allow him to argue. He just calmly said, "I'm not changing my mind about this. You acted childishly, baby brother, so I'll treat you like one."

He was really playing up the baby brother act. It was in an effort to help provide some humility, but also to help Severus become more acquainted to hearing himself referred to as such familial terms. He patted his lap again and spoke, "Come now. My patience is wearing thin. If I have to get you, I will use Trixie's hairbrush on your bare bottom."

Rodolphus had to hide his smirk as Severus's eyes shot open, and he blushed terribly. He started counting. "1"

Severus made eye contact and pleaded silently, but he made no movement towards Rodolphus.

"2"

He verbally begged now, "Rodolphus, please. Please don't do it this way."

Rodolphus just shook his head and replied, "This is your last chance. Once I stand up, it will only be worse."

He waited another second before he solemnly sealed the younger man's fate.

"3"

Severus panicked. He was already ashamed and embarrassed of the way he was acting. He had withstood torture and the cruciatus from the Dark Lord himself. A little spanking shouldn't be so intimidating.

He fled the office. Rodolphus was so shocked by his out of character display that he didn't react in time to catch the man. Severus ran to Lucius and Narcissa's room. He didn't stop to knock. Rodolphus may claim to care to for him and be his new brother, but Severus just needed Lucius right now. For so long, Lucius and Narcissa were all he could depend on. He needed a sense of normalcy. He just threw the door open and briskly approached the bed. He groaned inwardly when he only spotted Narcissa in the room. She was just pulling the covers up and laying down when he barged in, so she was frozen as he walked towards her.

She recognized his anxiety (and fear?) immediately, and she abruptly sat up and questioned, "Sev? Sweetheart, what's wrong? Come here."

She opened her arms and patted the middle of the bed to encourage him to join her. He didn't even hesitate. He climbed into the other side of the bed and crawled into the middle next to her. She reached up and wrapped her arms around him, and he returned the embrace.

He didn't say anything. He just held onto Narcissa for a second. Rodolphus was right on his trail, so he followed Severus quietly. He observed from the doorway, but he didn't interrupt the private moment they were having.

Narcissa made eye contact with Rodolphus and glared questioningly at him. The juxtaposition of her death glare and the tenderness she was showing to Severus wasn't lost on Rodolphus. Narcissa just held him close, rubbed his back, and gently swayed with Severus until he was ready to talk. Rodolphus made to enter the room, but Narcissa held him at bay with her accusing stare.

She spoke sweetly to Severus, "Sev, are you ok? What's wrong? How can I fix it? Let Sissy take care of you like I used to."

Severus gave a small chuckle and just shook his head. Only he was ever allowed to call Narcissa Sissy. He mumbled into her shoulder, "Where's Luc?"

She immediately looked to Rodolphus and directed him to go get her husband with her eyes while she answered to him, "He's on his way, Sev. Just hold on. He'll fix everything."

Rodolphus returned with a groggy but worried Lucius soon. He took one look at Severus clinging to Narcissa, and he scrambled to get into bed on the other side of his brother. Rodolphus smirked from the door. The irony wasn't lost on him. Severus ran to avoid a childish punishment only to be sandwiched in bed between his big brother and sister like a scared child with their parents.

Rodolphus continued to observe from the doorway as Lucius practically put Severus into his lap. As soon as Lucius was touching him, Severus broke down. He clung to his older brother, to the man he trusted more than anyone, the man who had always been there for him, the man who practically raised him.

He quietly sobbed, "Luc, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry. Please forgive me."

Lucius was really worried now. He pulled Severus in even closer and kissed his temple as he spoke, "Of course, Sevvy. You'll always be forgiven. You're our little brother. Narcissa and I love you. Always."

Severus cried harder, "You weren't in the office with Rodolphus. I thought you'd left me. I thought you didn't want to burden with me since Rodolphus was here now. I didn't think you'd want to put up with a disappointment like me."

Lucius didn't hesitate. He quickly flipped his brother over his lap. He landed 10 quick stinging swats, and then he held him arse-up over his knee while he lectured, "Severus Prince! We have spoken many times about your self-deprecation. We would never leave you, and I would never pawn you off to Rodolphus. It's been a while since we've been in this position, little brother. I think this is well past due with your behavior today and now tonight. I'm going to settle this here and now, and then we will talk."

Severus tried to get away from Lucius, but it was no use. Lucius didn't waste any time. He wandlessly and wordlessly spelled his brother's trousers and pants to his knees and commenced spanking him. Severus fought harder when he felt the air on his rear end. Narcissa was still in the bed with them, for Merlin's sake!

Lucius just cast a sticking charm to hold Severus still and then placed a dozen firm swats on the backs of his thighs while lecturing, "Don't fight this, Severus. It will only be worse for you. I know you remember the rules. I won't hesitate to get my hairbrush!"

Severus whined, "No! Luc, please. Rodolphus already threat-"

He stopped himself from finishing that sentence. He'd already said too much. Lucius didn't miss a beat, "What? Rodolphus already threatened what?"

Severus didn't say anything, so Lucius started spanking his thighs again as he asked, "Did Rodolphus threaten to spank you with the hairbrush as well? Answer me, little brother!"

Severus cried, "Yes! Yes, Luc."

Lucius paused in his assault and let the man catch his breath while he spoke, "Hmm. Based on the color of your rear end, I can assume that he didn't follow through with his threat."

He smirked at Rodolphus, "Getting soft, old man? You wouldn't have ever let me off of a punishment. Ha. And you told him you were more strict than me."

Rodolphus looked at the youngest man whose backside was rapidly turned a dark pink and smirked back, "I never got to follow through with the punishment because Severus ran to your lovely wife for protection."

Severus groaned at hearing Rodolphus rat him out to Lucius.

Lucius stilled completely, "Oh, really? Narcissa bring me my hairbrush. It's time this naughty bottom got what it has coming to it."

Severus started squirming again. He begged, "Sissy, please. Don't bring it to him."

Narcissa stood still unsure what to do. She felt for Severus, but she also agreed with her husband. None of the children were allowed to run from a punishment, so Severus couldn't either. He brought the hairbrush to her husband. She knew Severus would feel better once this was over.

Lucius immediately started to land smacks to he upturned bottom. His method was firm and consistent. He hit every area of the bottom. After a while, Severus was just about at his breaking point. He started to pepper the man's sit spots while he lectured, "You are a part of this family, little brother. This family now includes Rodolphus and Bellatrix. If I have to be held accountable to Rodolphus then so do you. Your behavior was appalling today. You disrespected me in public, and that cannot happen. I have never let you get away with such behavior, and I won't start now. I know that Harrison is your submissive, but he is MY SON! You do not get the final say over him and his punishments. He will follow by the traditional rules of this family, just like you."

Severus was sobbing now. Narcissa was rubbing his calves just trying to make some contact with him to provide some comfort. Lucius was relentless. Rodolphus was surprised by how strict and efficient Lucius doled out the spanking. He didn't think he would have the strength to continue with the youngest alpha sobbing as he was.

Lucius slowed down his assault as he focused on Severus's thighs. Severus's cries increased at the slaps on the tender area. Lucius continued his lecture, "Furthermore, you are not the only one dealing with abandonment issues. You stormed out of the restaurant and left behind your sons. I spent the evening, with Sirius Black no less, trying to console George. You owe Sirius a thank you, and you owe your sons, Charlie, and Rodolphus an apology."

He paused to allow Severus to take catch his breath and take in what he was saying. He rubbed Severus's back for a second. He considered ending the spanking there, but then he decided to make it stick. He picked up the brush, and he accented each word with a spank, "If (SPANK) I (SPANK) ever (SPANK) have (SPANK) to (SPANK) repeat (SPANK) this (SPANK) lesson (SPANK), you (SPANK) won't (SPANK) sit (SPANK) for (SPANK) a (SPANK) week (SPANK). Do you understand me, young man?"

Severus sobbed, "Yesssss, L-luc! Yes. I p-promise. I-I'mm s-so s-s-o-rr-yyy"

Lucius lifted his brother from his lap and pressed a chaste kiss to his forehead. He wanted to just hold the younger man, but he needed to be firm. He and Narcissa could cuddle (ahem…comfort) him after his corner time. He tapped Severus on the hip, "Okay, Sev. You know the routine. Into the corner."

Severus didn't even bother to whine or argue for fear that Lucius would continue the spanking. He stood from the bed and reached to pull up his pants, but Lucius stopped him, "Leave those where they are. Leave that naughty bottom on display."

Severus blushed profusely, but he obeyed. Knowing he had no choice, he kicked off his trousers and left his boxers around his ankles. He was past the point of being embarrassed in front of Narcissa like this. She'd seen him naked more times than he could remember. In school, she'd even disciplined a few times after Lucius had graduated. Those times were their secret. Severus had agreed to submit to Narcissa for a spanking in order to avoid her telling Lucius about his misdeeds.

Lucius and Rodolphus left the room to speak privately in the hallway. Severus calmed down. Twenty minutes later, gentle hands were replacing his boxers and guiding him back to the bed. Narcissa put him back in the center of the bed. He gasped and squirmed until he finally rolled onto his stomach.

Severus still had the occasional sniffle. He leaned into his older brother, and Narcissa leaned into him. They were glued to each other providing comfort. Lucius spoke again, "It's going to be ok, Sev. Everything is fixed. Rodolphus wants to speak with you tomorrow, but he agreed to let my punishment stand for everything."

He chuckled to himself as he continued, "You know, Sevvy, you should have just let him punish you. He said that he wouldn't have been nearly as strict. Enjoy being the baby brother. Rodolphus just wants to spoil you now."

Severus gave a small wet laugh and groaned. Narcissa squeezed him, "I told you Lucius would fix everything."

Severus nodded, "He always does."

Lucius just smiled to himself and cuddled closer as he answered, "Hush. Sleep now. We will fix everything else tomorrow."