Hello Lovelies!
Welcome to the end, the end of my second story to be fully finished!
Thank you to those that didn't give up on me and have loved this series through the years.
Thank you to the best beta HeartofAspen for taking over betaing the last part of this series and encouraging me to finish that shower scene (the one that took me so long to finish!). Love You!
I hope you all enjoy!
As healers filled the room, Blaise was ushered out due to not being family. He watched as Draco stood next to Hermione and held her hand, whispering consoling words into her ear. The feelings from his nightmares were starting to resurface: would they really want to leave him?
"It's time to push, love," Draco whispered sweetly into her ear as the healers looked over her. They had informed them the baby was crowning. "Bring Scorpius out, you're almost there." He kissed her clammy forehead as she took a deep breath and pushed, her face turning red from the force.
"Shut up, Draco." Hermione cried as the pain of being stretched ran over her. The urge to push again came quickly, and she took a breath before trying again. Relief flooded her system along with the feeling of something leaving her body. A piercing cry left the baby's lungs as the healers caught him.
"It's a boy," the lead healer grinned and went to clean Scorpius before bringing him back to his parents.
Draco beamed as he watched the healers catch his son. His son. The feeling was overwhelming, and he kissed Hermione before looking back over at his tiny newborn. "You did it!"
The new parents looked down at their blond-haired baby and couldn't help but grin. He was finally here. They didn't notice Blaise standing at the door, or see the look of fear in his eyes. Scorpius wasn't his, the baby was Draco's heir.
"I should have guessed," he whispered to the air as he shut the door and went back to his seat.
"He's beautiful, Draco. Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy, you are just perfect." Hermione kissed his little nose and tears filled her eyes. Her son was here and clearly took after his father. The blonde hair and silver-blue eyes, right down to the little freckle on the side of his jaw. "Just perfect."
"You both are perfect, the only two people I need to be happy." Draco smiled before kissing Scorpius gently on the forehead. "I need to speak with Blaise. Get some rest, I'll be back by the time you wake up."
Hermione looked at him curiously before nodding. "I am a bit tired, but don't be too long. Tell Blaise we want him to meet Scorp too." She grinned sleepily as she yawned. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep.
Draco smirked as he picked up Scorpius and held his son. "Soon it will just be us three, Scorp. Blaise will be out of the way. He breaks too many rules." Scorpius cuddled into his chest as he fell asleep, causing Draco to smile lovingly at him. "Let's get you into your bed. You and your mum rest up, daddy will be back to take you home."
Blaise looked up as he heard Draco clear his throat. "So can I see them now? I can't wait to meet him."
"They're both asleep. Let's go home, and we can come to see them in a few hours." Draco ran a finger along Blaise's jaw. His eyes filled with joy as he thought of the plans he had in motion. "You can see Scorp after that. I just want some alone time before they come home."
"Well okay, as long as we hurry back," Blaise said, hiding the worry in his voice. His fears had crept back up and his nightmares were running wild through his mind.
Draco grinned before taking his hand and leaving the hospital with him. They made it home relatively quickly and shut the door behind them with a click. He pulled Blaise to him and smirked. "Hermione said it was okay, one last time."
He looked up at Draco surprised. "What was okay one last time?" Blaise gulped as Draco looked at him and licked his lips.
"She said we could be with each other one last time before she comes home. Unless you don't want to, which I would understand." Draco looked into his eyes and frowned. "You've been different around me lately."
Blaise tried to push the nightmares to the back of his mind as Draco twirled his wand. "Just been having trouble sleeping. Hermione confronted me about it the other day."
Pulling away from him, Draco looked confused for the first time. "You two kept something from me? Why? You always fall asleep in bed with us and are there when we wake up."
"Whenever the nightmares would wake me up, I would go to the other room. I don't want to talk about it." Embarrassed, Blaise turned away from Draco, half of his secret exposed.
"I could have helped comfort you. I thought you loved both of us." He placed his fingers around Blaise's wrist and pulled him close. "Let me help you sleep tonight, without nightmares."
His mind was telling him to keep his distance, but his heart thought otherwise. "Draco, I-" Blaise was cut off as Draco kissed him.
"Shh, let me help you relax," Draco smirked as he kissed slowly along his jaw and down his neck, biting gently. "Don't fight me, Blaise." The feeling of Blaise's cock pushing against his thigh was making him harder. "I know you want this."
"I do, but should we really be doing this? We should be at the hospital with Hermione and Scorpius." Despite seeing the reason in his excuse, the desire to let Draco make love to him was drawing him in.
Laughing, Draco walked him backward until he hit a wall. "We'll see them later. Right now is just about us. Close that pretty little mouth and kiss me." Desire filled his thoughts as his lips crashed roughly against Blaise's mouth.
"Dray…" Blaise moaned as Draco bit his lip and sucked. His hips jerked as he felt his cock being squeezed. It hardened in response, and he shivered with need.
Draco pulled back enough to look at Blaise hungrily and smirked. "Let's get you more comfortable, those clothes need to go." He pulled his wand from his back pocket and flicked it, both of their clothes vanishing. "Better."
The first thought to run through Blaise's mind was Draco's assertion that this was the last time. Shoving his negative thoughts to the back of his mind, he pulled Draco close and kissed him urgently. Thrusting his hips until their cocks rubbed together, they both moaned in need. "I want you, Draco, I always have."
"Everyone wants me, love." He slowly kissed down Blaise's body, biting gently as Draco made his way to Blaise's cock. "Now to make you moan my name." He licked his lips before kissing the tip and sucking on it.
Blaise leaned further against the wall and ran his hands through Draco's hair, gripping tightly as pleasure took over his senses. The feel of his soft lips rubbing along his cock was hard to ignore. He tried to stay focused, but was failing. "Oh Draco, that feels so good."
Draco ran his fingers along his own cock as Blaise groaned and thrust his hard member deep in the back of his throat. He was going to fuck him until he cried tears of pleasure and pain. As he felt Blaise's cock reach as far as he could take it, he bit down then sucked hard. Blaise was turning to putty, and he loved it.
"Fuck, Draco!" Blaise exclaimed as Draco pulled on his cock and made him squirm in desire. "I want you inside me, I want to feel your cock." He could tell this would be rough, but he didn't care; the need to fuck Draco was too overwhelming.
"Are you sure? I love the taste your cock leaves in my mouth." Draco licked his lips slowly as he stood up and kissed him. "Turn around and put your hands on the wall."
He felt Draco slap his arse as he turned around and faced the wall.
Draco looked at Blaise and grinned before leaning over and kissing him softly. "Let's get a shower, and we can continue." The gleam in his eye worried Blaise, but he knew that he was just being silly. Draco would never hurt him... he loved him, right?
Blaise kissed him back distractedly, his earlier doubts ebbing away as he thought of a hot steamy shower, with Draco's arse being pounded by his cock. He pulled away and smirked, his nightmares soon forgotten as Draco squeezed his member and started rubbing him to get him hard again. "Dray, we need to hurry."
"Stop worrying so much, we have all night to ourselves. Hermione knows we're picking her up in the morning." Draco kissed along his neck as he rubbed his hand back and forth along Blaise's cock. "I want to enjoy this while I can."
"O-Ok" Blaise bit his lip as his cock twitched in Draco's hand, the feeling becoming too much to turn away from. "Shower," he moaned lustfully.
Draco chuckled and led him to the shower, his eyes dark with need. "Get in." He held the curtain open and licked his lips hungrily. "Face the wall, I am about to fuck you until you see stars."
Stepping in and turning toward the wall, Blaise shivered with desire. He had an eerie feeling about tonight, but decided to ignore it. All he wanted to worry about was the gorgeous wizard about to pound his arse. As he was about to open his mouth to speak, the water turned on and he felt Draco's presence behind him. "Please."
No more words were spoken as Draco kissed along his neck and reached around to stroke Blaise's hard cock. Soon the room was filled with steam and breathless moans, the sound of slapping skin echoing. Blaise cried out in pleasurable pain, his skin feeling like fire as Draco slammed in and out.
"You feel so good on my cock," Draco whispered into Blaise's ear as he thrust deep and hard. A groan left his lips as he felt himself start to twitch. "So fucking close." He bit his shoulder.
"Fuck, Draco." The pressure was starting to build up inside him, Blaise knew he wouldn't last long at this rate.
Draco grunted as he thrust faster, moaning deeply as he released his pent-up feeling and came hard inside Blaise's arse. He leaned over his shoulder and kissed his ear. "I love you, Zabini. Sometimes more than Hermione."
He turned around, cum still dripping from his arse. "I love you too, Draco." Blaise kissed him like his life depended on it. He had so many emotions flowing through his head that he just couldn't put it into words.
Hands roamed wet bodies as both men tried to control their emotions. Blaise was in shock that Draco really did love him, and Draco was suddenly scared of those words and feelings. They snogged for a while until they needed to catch their breath.
"My turn." Blaise smirked lustfully and pushed Draco up against the wet wall. "No more words." He lined himself up and slowly slid inside his arse, groaning with pleasure as he did. After waiting a minute to adjust himself, Blaise pulled back out and thrust hard back inside.
Draco leaned his forehead against the shower wall and moaned. Sometimes it felt good to be controlled.
An hour later, Blaise plopped onto the bed with a towel around his waist. He had a grin on his face, and all he could think about was the way Draco had said he loved him as he fucked him. "I think I want to go to bed for a bit. Come lay with me Draco."
Draco walked out of the bathroom and chuckled. "Sure, love. This time tomorrow Scorpius will be here, let's enjoy the quiet." He walked toward the bed and laid next to Blaise, spooning him. "Get some rest, tomorrow will be a busy day. No nightmares tonight, they're not real, but I am."
As Blaise curled into Draco and fell asleep, his mind threw him into another nightmare. This time he was holding Scorpius, but the baby had no face. Draco was standing in the doorway with Hermione as they watched him. Each of them was aiming their wands at Blaise. Scorpius cried in his arms as they both walked closer toward the chair he was sitting in. "Stop, you're upsetting Scorpius! I'm sorry, Draco, please don't kill me."
"I told you to leave. You're not welcome in this house anymore," Draco sneered as he poked Blaise in the neck with his wand. "I have Hermione and Scorpius, I don't need you anymore. None of us do, and I will kill you if you bother us again."
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it! I want to stay, I love you both." Blaise gulped as the wand pushed further into his neck. "You told me you loved me when we made love." Tears filled his eyes and the images of their last night together ran through his head. "You promised you would keep me safe."
Hermione laughed menacingly, the echo filling the small room. "It was my idea, you bastard. You tried to take Draco away. He will never be yours. He's mine."
Fear filled his features as he thought back to that last conversation. Draco had confessed he loved them both, but his heart was pulling him toward one more than the other. Blaise assumed it was himself and told Draco it was okay to feel that way and he loved him too. "I would never make him choose between us, I want both of you, not just one." He held Scorpius closer to his chest as the crying grew louder. "Please, believe me!"
"Give me my baby back, I don't want him to see the next thing that's going to happen." Hermione snatched Scorpius from his arms and smirked. "Say goodbye to Uncle Blaise. He's going to be leaving for awhile."
Blaise sat up and shivered. This nightmare had been different. He looked to his side and saw Draco observing him. "What's wrong?"
"I woke up because you were talking in your sleep. Are you okay?" Draco moved the hair from his forehead and kissed him gently. "You had me worried with what I heard."
He panicked as Draco held his hand, the nightmare fresh in his mind. "What did you hear?"
The look Draco gave him was enough to answer any questions he had. "Why do you think I'm going to kill you? I love you, I already told you how much you mean to me." Confusion filled Draco's features until realisation dawned on him. "That's why you've been acting differently around me."
Unable to put his thoughts together, Blaise hung his head in shame. Draco and Hermione had let him stay with them, even after their wedding, so why was he thinking so negatively about them now? "It is, and I feel terrible for thinking about you that way. You and Hermione could have kicked me out a long time ago."
"I'll talk to her, find a way to help you get over these nightmares." He pulled Blaise close and kissed his temple. Draco had been thinking about Blaise more, Hermione needed to know what was going on. "I'm going back to sleep, you should too."
Hermione woke up and noticed it was morning, but Draco still hadn't arrived yet. "Where is he at?"
She looked into the bed next to her and smiled as she saw Scorpius sound asleep. Her heart melted every time she looked at her baby; he looked just like his father.
"Mrs Malfoy, we sent a message to your husband letting him know you're ready to go home. Scorpius needs one final checkup, and you can both go." The healer smiled sweetly at Scorpius as she picked him up. "I will be back with him shortly."
The thought of her son leaving her room bothered her a bit. Hermione knew the healer was just making sure Scorpius was healthy, but she could not help worrying. "Okay, just hurry back." As soon as the healer left the room, a different two people entered. "About time you two came here, I missed you both so much."
Draco smirked as he pulled Blaise into the room and walked toward her bed. "You know I wouldn't leave my beautiful wife alone in the hospital. We may not have been thinking of you last night, but we still missed you." He winked as he kissed her pouting lips. "You told me I could have fun last night, so no pouting."
"I know Draco, I just want to be in the middle of the fun next time. Sexy time with my wizards is something I've truly missed." Hermione smirked as she pulled Blaise closer to her bed and kissed him. "I missed you too, Blaise. Did you sleep okay last night?"
"Yes, it was a good night. We talked about the problem, and hopefully the doubt goes away." Blaise was trying not to mention his nightmares, despite that they were constantly coming to mind. "Where is this handsome mini Malfoy?" He grinned as Hermione laughed a little.
Hermione looked toward Scorpius's little bed they had him sleeping in. "With the healer for his final check-up before we can leave. A warning, he looks just like Draco, nothing like me. I just carried him for nine months, and he has half my DNA, but it looks like his father spit him out." A burst of laughter filled the room, and they continued talking, everything seemed like it was going right again.
Before they knew it, Scorpius was brought back into the room. His eyes were wide open as he was set into his mother's arms. "Look how perfect he is!" Hermione exclaimed as she kissed her son on his forehead. "Come hold him, Blaise, you didn't get to see him yesterday."
Blaise sat on the edge of her bed and held his arms out as Hermione placed Scorpius in them. He couldn't deny how perfect Scorpius looked, but there was a bit of weight in the pit of his stomach. "Perfect name for the perfect baby."
The healer looked over Hermione's chart one last time before smiling. "You are both ready to go home. If you have any concerns after you are home, come back in." He walked out of the room after checking over both of them one last time.
"Let's get you both home, I have something special set up in both of your rooms." Draco grinned as he picked up Scorpius and kissed his forehead. "Let's go, Scorp, you will love your room. Not that I will spoil you or anything." He heard laughter and narrowed his eyes. "What's so funny, you two?"
"Draco Malfoy not spoil his only son, heir to the Malfoy throne, a mini clone of the arse himself? Who are you trying to lie to?" Blaise grinned as he helped Hermione off the bed and they both walked over to Draco. "We love you but don't act like you can lie in front of us."
Hermione laughed and reached out to grab Draco's free hand, holding Blaise's hand with her other hand. "Let's go home." They left the room and Flooed home.
When they left the fireplace, Draco pulled Hermione to the side and sighed. "I need to talk to you about Blaise." He saw concern cross her features before kissing her softly. "It's nothing too bad, I just think you should know the truth."
"Let me lay Scorp in his bed and I'll be back." Hermione quietly left the room and went up the stairs.
"I'm going to my room. If either of you needs me later, come get me." Blaise hurried out of the room before closing his spare bedroom door and sitting on his bed. The outcome of their talk would determine if he was allowed to stay or not. His doubt slowly crept in as the minutes ticked away.
Downstairs, Draco paced the room. How was he going to tell her? What would she say? Was Blaise worth hurting his relationship with Hermione? He heard someone clear their throat and saw Hermione at the doorway. "Is Scorpius back asleep?"
Hermione looked Draco over and frowned concernedly. "Yes, what's wrong?" She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "You look worried."
"Well, we need to talk about something that's been bothering me." Draco walked her to the couch and sat her down. "You know how Blaise and I spent more alone time together while you were pregnant." He watched her nod and gulped. "We talked about things last night... you know, how it was the last time it would just be the two of us."
"You're worrying me, Draco." Hermione bit her lip and looked him in the eyes. "Did you want more alone time?" The hurt shone in her eyes, but she didn't say anything about it. The ring on her finger burned against her skin. How could they do this to her?
Draco looked away from her and sighed, knowing he couldn't lose her. "I love you, Hermione. It's just… words came out that were meant to stay unsaid. I was caught up in the moment."
Anger started building up inside Hermione as Draco went on. She was not losing Draco to Blaise, not if she could help it. "Go on."
"I told him I loved him more than you… I didn't mean it though. You will always be the one I need the most." Draco started to sweat as he watched her face go from angry to heartbroken. This was exactly what he hadn't wanted to happen, nor the familiar pain he felt on his cheek. "Hermione, just hear me out."
Tears filled her eyes as she slapped Draco. "So you can tell me you don't want me anymore? That Blaise is more important? I thought we made a pact when we decided on keeping him with us after our marriage. You made rules, but got mad at me when they were broken." Hermione slammed her fist on the coffee table, the loud crack making Draco flinch. "Rule number one was we never were going to pick him over either of us. That it would be cheating at that point."
Draco tried to speak, but Hermione interrupted him.
"Not to mention I just had your child. Now you tell me you want to divorce?" She took her ring off and threw it across the room before standing up.
"Hermione, stop! I never said that. I want you and if he has to go to keep you, so be it." Draco panicked as he rushed over to her and pulled her into a hug. "I love you, forever and always." He had to make a decision, and he knew what it was: Hermione was number one. He had almost forgotten.
Hermione tried to pull out of the hug, but Draco held her tight. "Let me go, Draco. I don't want to see you right now." She was slowly released and ran up the stairs the minute she was free. Blaise was next on her list, and she was not happy.
Blaise heard his door open and looked up to find Hermione shutting the door behind her. "Hey Hermione, everything okay?"
"Oh, it will be soon. I want to know what happened." She leaned against the wall and glared at him. "Why did my husband just tell me that he loved you more? I thought you were worried about your nightmares. Did you just want to try to steal him from me?" Hermione pulled her wand out of her back pocket.
"I-I never would do that. You know me better than that, Hermione! We had a moment, and I even told him about my nightmares. That's all that happened, I swear." Blaise stood up quickly and walked toward her. "You have to believe me."
Hermione smirked as she twirled her wand. "He's mine, will always be mine. The one thing I won't tolerate is someone trying to steal what's mine."
The nightmares pushed in the back of his mind hit him like a ton of bricks. He had dreams about Draco, but at that moment, he realized it was Hermione he should have been worried about. "Please believe me, you can have him. I will leave tonight. Let me go tell him goodbye first, that's all I ask."
"When you come back up here, I want to finish this conversation. I'm not done yet." Hermione watched him hurry out of the room and down the stairs. A mischievous look spread across her features.
In the sitting room, Draco had his head in his hands. The thought of losing either of them was killing him, but he would pick Hermione if he were forced to choose. Draco felt a dip in the couch and looked up to see Blaise sitting next to him. Tears were running down his cheeks, and he looked sure of something.
"Blaise, love, what's wrong?" Reaching out to hold Blaise's hand, Draco became worried when he pulled away.
"Hermione talked to me. It's time I-" Blaise was interrupted by Draco kissing him urgently. He grabbed Draco's hair and pulled him closer. This would be their last kiss, and he had to make it last.
"Don't say it, please just keep quiet a minute." Draco looked him over and kissed him again, this time full of emotions. Their last kiss farewell - he would never forget Blaise. His best mate from childhood, the first person he had a crush on at the age of nine. The only person he would share his wife with because he never wanted to admit how much he loved the wizard in front of him.
Blaise pulled away to take a breath and smiled sadly, his every emotion showing on his tear-stained face. "I have to go now. You will always be my best mate, the only man I will ever love." Before he stood up, he kissed Draco on the forehead and squeezed his hand. "Let me go, love. I'll always be around if you need me."
"I will always love you too, Blaise. It was fun while it lasted." He tried to hold back his tears, but they came anyway. Hermione had made the decision for him, not that he was mad at her. Draco probably would have done the same thing in her shoes. "I will miss you," he said quietly as he watched Blaise walk upstairs to pack his things.
Back in his room, Blaise found Hermione still sitting on the bed.
"I did it, I told Draco I was leaving." Blaise sat next to her and wiped his eyes. He would miss them so much. "Can I keep in contact, or do I have to stay away?"
Thinking, Hermione twirled her wand. She had an idea and knew what she wanted to do. "Oh, you will stay in our lives but not in the way you think. I will miss you, Blaise, truly. I do love you, but it's time you leave us to be a family of three."
"Well, then let me get my things together." He flicked his wand, and everything packed itself up. As he stood up, Hermione turned her wand on Blaise and smirked. "What are you doing, Hermione?"
"Keeping you a part of this family, because I will miss you, but also keeping you away from Draco." Hermione whispered an incantation as she swirled her wand in the air. Smoke twirled around Blaise as she finished her spell, his figure shrinking as his scream grew smaller and quieter. When the smoke cleared, a green snake lay on the ground. It looked scared and hissed in distress as Hermione picked it up, conjured a tank, and placed it inside. "A snake, just like the way you snaked yourself into our relationship. I will let Draco name you, but he will never know it's you."
The snake tried desperately to climb up the sides of the tank but could not escape. It hissed angrily at Hermione, showing its fangs. Blaise could not believe what Hermione had done. He had to find a way out of this.
Draco strolled up the stairs, still upset he had lost his best friend and lover. This was going to be hard, but he knew it had to be done. A cry filled the hallway and he hurried to Scorpius's room and picked him up. "Shh, it's okay, Scorp. Let's go get your mother." Draco rocked him as he sang softly into his ear and walked toward their bedroom.
When he noticed Hermione wasn't in the room. Draco sighed and sat on the bed with Scorpius in his lap. "I don't know, Scorpius, maybe she ran off too. Let me get you some food, you must be hungry." Scorpius continued crying as Draco Accio'd his formula and placed the bottle in his wanting mouth. "See, that's better. If it does turn out it's just you and me, it's okay."
Hermione went downstairs and didn't see Draco, nor did she find him in Scorpius' room.
"Where are you two?" She walked toward her bedroom, the snake's tank in her arms. When she opened her door and saw them both asleep on her bed, Hermione teared up and shook her head. Privately to herself, she whispered, "You did what you had to. He will never find out."
Two weeks went by quickly. Draco woke up and yawned, reaching out to where Hermione and Scorpius slept. When he didn't feel them asleep on the bed, Draco sat up quickly and panicked before seeing Hermione feeding Scorpius. The weeks before still fresh in his mind, he opened his mouth and closed it before leaving the room. I can't even look her in the face still. I'm a bloody idiot.
"Looks like daddy is awake, let's go make sure he is okay." Hermione looked at the sleeping snake in the tank and smirked. She might let him go soon, but he needed to learn his lesson first. "You can hopefully make him smile, Scorp."
Walking into the kitchen, Draco sighed dramatically. He had hurt Hermione, lost Blaise, and wished he would have kept his mouth shut. A baby's coo from the hallway caught his attention. "Hermione?"
Hermione entered the kitchen with Scorpius looking around at the lights. "I'm here, love. Thought you might want Scorpius to help you feel better. I know you're hurting right now."
He shrugged before leaning over and kissing Scorpius on the forehead. "Sorry, Scorp, daddy needs to be alone right now. Keep your mum company for me." Draco walked out without saying another word to Hermione. If only things were easier… Maybe he shouldn't have ever let Blaise join them. Then he would at least still be in Draco's life.
"Maybe I overreacted, and Draco could have loved both of us," Hermione thought aloud as she walked upstairs and opened the nursery door. Scorpius started to cry when he was put down on the bed. "It's okay, Scorpius. Let's get you down for a nap. Mummy has something to do." After ten minutes of soothing and singing, Scorpius closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The snake hissed at Hermione as she entered her room and walked toward the tank. It jumped back in fear as she pointed her wand at it. The spell shot at him was strong enough to knock him back against the glass.
Hermione looked sadly at the tank, guilt in her features. "You can talk now, Blaise. I know you hate me." There was silence as Blaise opened his jaw and closed it, experimenting. "Draco won't talk to me, he won't even hold Scorpius."
"Do you blame him? You turned me into a bloody snake!" Blaise spoke in a hiss, the anger showing in his body movement. "I hope you're unhappy for as long as I'm stuck like this."
"He misses you already, but he will never know about this." She thought of Scorpius and sighed. "I am not covering your tank. Only I can understand you. Be a good boy, and I'll consider letting you go."
Blaise screamed in anger as he tried to climb out of the tank again. He had to escape. Finding Draco was the next step in his plan. "I will get out of here, and Draco will find out about you!"
Hermione glared at the glass tank. She should have turned him into a beetle and put him in a jar with no holes to breathe through. "Shut it, you git. You will not win this." Making sure Scorpius was secure in his bed, Hermione headed towards the stairs to gather her thoughts and plan her next move.
Making his way to Blaise's old room a few hours later, Draco yawned, rubbing his eyes. Avoiding Hermione had been hard, but he'd done it. She doesn't understand, I could have loved both of them. He slowly opened the door and noticed Blaise's luggage was against the wall. How had he not noticed it there before? Why would Blaise leave his clothes behind?
Picking up the first trunk, Draco opened it slowly and sighed. His shirts were neatly packed by colour and design. He picked a short-sleeved shirt out and brought it to his nose, inhaling deeply. They smelled just like him, and it made Draco smile sadly. "I miss you."
The sound of a door opening distracted him from his musings. He looked over his shoulder and spotted Hermione.
"Draco, I have been looking all over for you. Where have you been?" Hermione wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed the back of his neck. "I wanted to spend time with you."
"Oh… I was just thinking. It feels weird with Blaise not being here." Draco replaced the shirt back in the trunk and closed the lid quietly. "Where's Scorp?" He turned around and wrapped his arms around Hermione's waist.
Pausing, Hermione kissed Draco softly on the lips. "He's in his room, we have the bed to ourselves." Her hand travelled down his back and rested on his arse. "Maybe we can make each other feel better about everything."
Looking confused, Draco coughed slightly. "I thought you had to wait a few more weeks to have sex again." It had been two weeks since Scorpius was born, two weeks since he lost his best mate. Time was going by slowly, or at least it felt like it was.
"It has been two weeks, and I'm healing well. I'm sure a week early won't hurt anything. I've missed spending time with you in bed, you seem so distracted all the time." She pouted and rubbed her finger along his lips. "We can do anything you want, I just want you to love me."
"I'm sorry, love. I have been a terrible husband, forgive me." Draco pulled her closer and kissed her. As the kiss deepened, he felt himself harden and groaned. "Bedroom, before I change my mind." He pulled Hermione toward their room, pushing her against the wall every few steps, his hand on her neck. Draco couldn't get enough of her, he needed more. Two weeks was too long.
They made it to the room, leaving a trail of clothes in the hallway. Draco pushed her onto the bed and smirked as he rubbed his cock. Hermione looked so delectable at that moment that all thoughts of Blaise had been pushed from his mind. "I'm going to fuck you until we break the bed." He watched her scoot to the middle of the bed and laughed. "You won't get away from me."
"Who said I was trying very hard?" Hermione smirked as she spread her legs and ran a finger along her warm pussy. Moaning, she looked at Draco and brought the finger to her lips, sucking it slowly. "I'm wet, just for you, my love. Come, make it so I can't walk straight."
Draco stared at Hermione hungrily; he loved every part of her. "Be careful what you ask for." He went to the bottom of the bed and crawled up toward her slowly, stopping when he was over the top of her, resting on his elbows. "I love you, Hermione." His lips crashed urgently onto hers and he thrust his hips, his hard cock rubbing along her aching core.
"Dray, please. I don't want to wait anymore." Hermione moaned as she felt his tip running along her folds. "Stop teasing me, I need you." A cry left her throat as he thrust hard, entering her. "Fuck, I love you too, Draco."
Moans and the sound of skin smacking soon filled the room. They had missed each other, and the feel of skin on skin was comforting. Their comfort gave way to pleasured screaming an hour later, and almost woke up Scorpius, who was sleeping in the room down the hall.
Draco sighed, content as he watched Hermione sleep the next morning. He was an idiot for almost losing her; she always came before Blaise. Looking over to the bright tank against the wall, he smiled. Hermione had even got him a pet snake as an apology gift. He loved her so much. His attention was brought back to Hermione when she moved in his arms. "Morning, my love." He kissed her forehead softly. "Scorpius should be up soon."
"Hopefully I can lay here a bit longer. I missed being wrapped in your warmth." Hermione nuzzled her head into his chest, her lips slightly parted as she tried to go back to sleep. The sound of a cry sounding down the hall made her groan. "Well, I guess he's awake."
"I'll get him, you stay here." Draco chuckled as he moved off the bed and Hermione pouted. "We have a baby now, we can't stay in bed all morning anymore."
He walked out the door laughing as he walked down the hall.
Hermione sat up and stretched, the blanket falling down to her lap. Draco's shirt from the night before hung loosely on her shoulders. "I love that man." She heard a hiss and looked towards the tank. "What do you want, Merlin?" Hermione snickered at the name Draco had picked out for the "snake".
"You could have covered my prison last night. It's bad enough I lost him, but fucking him right in my face is so wrong." Blaise narrowed his eyes, wishing he could be human again. "My name is Blaise, and when he finds out, you will lose him."
The sound of a giggling baby made Hermione grin as she blew a kiss toward Blaise. "Don't worry, he'll never find out." She looked toward the doorway and saw Draco walking through, the squirming baby in his arms. "Is that my handsome Scorpius?"
"Your handsome Scorpius shit through his nappy in the bed and made a mess. Don't laugh at me, Hermione. You know I hate how he always does that when I go get him." Draco glared at Hermione as he handed the baby to her, a grin forming on his face.
Laughing, Hermione kissed Scorpius all over the face and grinned. "That's my boy, you love mummy, don't you?" She cuddled him close to her and lifted up her shirt so Scorpius could latch on to her breast. "You were hungry, weren't you?"
"Those are mine too, Scorp, remember that." He smirked as Hermione rolled her eyes. "I'll play with Merlin, he loves me at least." He held his chin up and opened the tank, lifting the snake out carefully. "Hey buddy, you will give me attention, won't you?"
The snake slithered over his arm and laid against the palm of Draco's hands. Its tongue flickered over his fingers almost lovingly. "See, Hermione, at least the snake prefers me." Draco ran his fingers along the back of the snake as he went to sit on the bed.
Hermione moved back a bit before holding Scorpius in place. "You know that snake hates me. I still don't know why I gave it to you." She glared at the snake as it hissed at her.
Scorpius cried as he moved from her nipple, his little fists tight and tension on his face. "What's wrong, baby? Are you in pain?" Draco panicked as he put the snake away quickly and went back to his son.
"Draco, he can't answer you. He seems better now, though. Maybe he's afraid of the snake." Hermione stared knowingly at the tank. "We might need to get rid of it if Scorp is upset by it."
"Let's give it a little more time, I feel like there is a connection. Like the snake knows me," Draco pleaded his case, knowing if it really bothered his son, he would get rid of it. "Does that sound like a plan, Scorp? If Merlin keeps bothering you, we will send him back." Scorpius yawned and wiggled in Hermione's arms. Draco picked him up and held him up. "You are always the most important thing to me."
Hermione smiled contentedly; she had her two boys. The sight of Draco talking sweetly to Scorpius made her heart melt a bit. She could see the love in his eyes as he looked at his son. Looking over at the tank, she heard Blaise mumbling and shot him a look. She had plans if he didn't curve his attitude. "I love you, Draco, and you too, my little Scorpius. Come lay next to me, I want to have a lazy morning with my two boys."
A year had gone by. A year without a single word from Blaise. Draco never forgot him, even after he finally got used to the idea of being a part of a duo instead of a trio.
"Draco! Go get Scorpius, the party is starting soon. You know your parents will not like waiting." Hermione yelled up the stairs as she finished the last-minute decorations for Scorpius' first birthday. "Don't forget to lock the tank, I don't need that beast getting out."
Scorpius ran from his room and giggled as he ran into his father's legs. "Daddy, party time?" He held his hands up and grinned.
"Yes, Scorp. We need to lock the tank first, do you want to help me?' Draco picked him up, and Scorpius climbed onto his shoulders. "Mummy told me a secret, something she planned for your party."
"A secret!" he shouted, then turning very serious.
"What is it? Tell daddy." They reached the guest room and opened the door. The snake hissed a lazy greeting as the light was turned on.
"Daddy, Merlin talks to me. I don't like it." Scorpius pointed to the snake and laughed. "It said 'Happy Birthday', did you tell it to do that?"
Draco looked between his son and the snake, thinking he must be making this up. "No son, but you know Uncle Harry can talk to snakes. You should ask him if you really hear it or if it's just your imagination." He only knew two people who could talk to snakes, and neither one was part of his bloodline, so he dismissed the idea that his son might be a Parseltongue.
Scorpius shook his head, frowning. "I did hear it, I do every time I talk to it. Merlin said he knew who I was, and that I-" He was cut off as Hermione looked through the doorway and smirked. "Mummy!"
"I told you to lock the beast up, not talk to it again, Scorp. Draco hurry up, your parents have just arrived and Lucius is telling stories of when you were Scorpius' age. Harry, Ginny, James, and Albus are also here." Hermione laughed when Scorp's face lit up; he loved when his friends came over.
Locking the tank with his wand, Draco grabbed Hermione's hand, and the three of them headed downstairs.
"Scorpius said he can talk to Merlin, should I be worried?" he said after the kids started playing together in the corner. "Maybe I should tell Potter about it, he can actually talk to Merlin."
Briefly, Hermione looked worried before looking him in the eyes. "I'm sure it's nothing to worry about, but I'm sure Harry can see if it's anything to worry about." She wasn't as worried about Harry talking to Blaise, as Hermione had already told him what she had done. It was Draco finding out that worried her.
The party went smoothly, and soon it was time for the kids to run off to Scorpius's room to play. The adults all sat in the sitting room and chatted idly about things. "Harry, can I speak with you a minute?" Draco pulled Harry to the side and looked worried. "Hermione told me not to worry, but I can't help it."
"Is this about your pet snake?" Harry asked, looking toward Hermione. The look on her face clearly told him to keep quiet. When Draco nodded his head, he grinned. "The great Draco Malfoy is worried about a snake. How do you expect me to help?"
"Shut up, Potter, this is serious." Draco narrowed his eyes as he sipped his drink. "Could you talk to Merlin and make sure he's not dangerous?" The pleading tone in his voice was sincere enough for Harry to agree.
Draco excused them as he showed Harry where he kept his snake. "We keep him here so Scorp won't take him out, it's warded to keep the snake from escaping. This was Blaise's old room." His tone changed to sadness at the end of his sentence. Blaise should have been there today, a part of the family.
Looking at the snake, Harry grimaced. Hermione had told him everything, knowing he wouldn't turn her in and get her in trouble. "Let me see what I can find out." Taking a deep breath, Harry looked at Blaise and started to speak. "I know who you are, what are you telling my nephew?"
Surprised, the snake looked back at Harry; he had forgotten he could speak to snakes. "Everything. He has a right to know how dangerous his mother is. I haven't told him I used to shag both of them at the same time, he's too young for that. Hermione made it so only she could hear me, so I was surprised when Scorpius started understanding me." He hissed in annoyance and flicked his tail.
"She will kill you when she finds out. I made an unbreakable vow to never tell a soul about what Hermione did. Hurt my nephew, and I will make sure Draco never finds out what happened." Harry hissed to the snake angrily. Hermione warned him beforehand that Blaise had never got over being trapped in this form.
Draco hit the tank as the snake lunged towards the glass. "Stop it, Merlin. I told you to stop being aggressive. He has been hissing more and trying to bite Hermione, I don't know what to do."
Harry looked concerned and sighed. "It wasn't very nice when I spoke to it. If he keeps getting aggressive, you may have to get rid of him. You don't want Scorp to get bitten because the snake gets angry."
"I will need to have a talk with Hermione then, I can't have either one of them getting hurt. I already lost one person I cared deeply about, I don't want to lose any more." Draco placed a hand on his shoulder. "Thanks, Potter. It means a lot to me that you helped."
"Don't think you can hit on me, Draco. I told you before, Ginny is all I need," said Harry, laughing at the look on Draco's face. "I'm just kidding, I know you weren't hitting on me."
Smirking, Draco pushed Harry away from him. "Only Blaise ever tickled my fancy, you're just not my taste." He laughed as Harry pretended to look offended. "Let's go check on the kids, Hermione is making dessert right now."
They shut the door to the room as they left, not seeing the seething look on the snake's face. Blaise didn't like that Draco had moved on from him, or that he had pretended to flirt with Harry Potter.
They entered the room and saw the boys playing with Scorpius's Quidditch figures. Scorpius had Krum and Albus had Draco, which made them laugh.
"You know Hermione was with Krum back in fourth year," Harry remarked as Scorpius made them fly.
"Yeah but Albus is playing with the figurine Hermione had made of me, not yours. James is reffing, it looks like. He usually plays with Krum." Draco smirked as the boys laughed and ignored their fathers standing in the doorway.
"Well, he does think you are the fun uncle. Gin and I hear all the time about the fun things he does when he is playing with Scorp over here." Harry heard female voices and turned to see their wives walking toward them. "Is dessert ready?"
Hermione rolled her eyes playfully as she hit Harry on the shoulder. "Yes, we came to get the kids. Did you solve your problem, Draco?" She kissed Draco before grinning. "Oh, and I have a surprise to tell everyone downstairs."
"Yes I did, we will talk about it later. I made a decision on what to do, thanks to Potter here. He helped me out a lot." Draco looked content and saw Hermione laughing. "What?"
"You just look awfully happy with yourself, did you do it again?" She looked toward Harry and Ginny, giving them a knowing look.
Ginny elbowed Harry and snickered. "He did it again, didn't he?"
Harry looked embarrassed as he looked towards Draco. "Yes he did, I know he can't help it. I am pretty good looking, right, Gin?"
"I did not! I was thanking him for helping me with my snake problem, that was all." Draco explained as he shook his head. "Not my fault you all think I flirt with everyone."
"You are good to look at Harry, though Draco is also. Shame you're mine, since I don't like to share. I don't know how you did it for so long, Hermione." Ginny commented as they watched the kids playing, never noticing how Hermione and Draco held each others' hands tight.
Hermione cleared her thoughts, signalling a change of topic. "Let's not discuss that, it still stings a bit." She looked at Draco and whispered, "Sorry," before kissing him gently on the lips. "Let's get the boys downstairs before mum and dad come up after us."
Making their way downstairs, the boys ran past them to get to the desserts. The adults soon joined them in the kitchen. "Okay, I have an announcement to make." Hermione looked at Draco and grinned. "Not even Draco knows this, I wanted to surprise everyone at once."
Draco looked slightly worried but held her hand. "Is everything okay?"
"Everything is more than okay. This family will be going from three to four." Everyone looked at Hermione in surprise. "We are expecting again!" She felt Draco gasp and wrap his arms around her, swinging her in the air. When he put her back on the ground, Draco kissed Hermione deeply before pulling away and grinning.
"Really? We are having another baby?" Draco watched as she laughed and nodded her head. "Did you hear that everyone, baby number two!" He said excitedly and kissed her quickly before picking up Scorpius who had heard all the commotion. "Guess what, Scorp! You are going to be a big brother."
Scorpius looked in thought for a minute before understanding. "Like James is to Al?"
"Just like that," Hermione said with tears in her eyes. The look of excitement that showed on his little face made the guests at the party 'Aww'. "Happy birthday, my little love. Mummy is so proud of you."
After the big announcement, everyone enjoyed the rest of the night. As soon as they left, Draco pulled Hermione to the side and kissed her. "We are getting rid of Merlin. I don't want him to attack you or the baby anymore. He reminds me of Blaise, and I want to leave that part of my life behind." Silver eyes met brown as he tucked a loose curl behind her ear. "My only care is for you three now, you are all I will ever want or need."
Over the years, little Scorpius and Lyra grew up to be beautiful, successful members of society. Hermione and Draco couldn't have been any prouder. Blaise left their mind that night all those years ago, along with a strange pet snake that Scorpius had said would talk to him.