Chapter 15: "I can't let you. It's time I stepped up."

Chastity came back to her and Severus' rooms around ten that night, Severus was sitting on the couch waiting for her. "We need to talk."

"This can't be good" Chastity said, sitting down across from him.

"You're half right, you need to rest Chastity and I think I've been pretty leniant up until now, but I can't hold my tongue any longer. Your son asks about you everyday, and everyday I have to break his heart and tell him he won't see his mum tonight. I have to sit there and calm our crying son, and it's breaking my heart. I understand why you are dedicating yourself to this potion, Dragon is my godson, he means the world to me and if I could be the one to go back I would, but there are reasons I did not and can not go back to save them, and even though the guilt of that is killing me, I deal with it. You're not superwoman Chast, you are a regular human being, you aren't expected to save the world. Now, I'm going to bed, your dinner is sitting on the table with a heating charm on it." Severus went to the bedroom and placed a few heavy locking charms on it. 'If Chastity doesn't want to be part of this family right now, then she doesn't have a place in this bed.' Severus thought, before de-robing and sliding under the silk covers. Chastity got up and ate dinner, before trying to get into the bedroom. She used every unlocking charm she could think of but couldn't get in. She enlarged the couch before falling asleep.

"Mum?" Capucius asked, crawling out of his bedroom, after Severus had got up and prepared Capucius for the day. "Mum! Da, Mum!" Capucius said, sitting on the floor clapping his hands.

"Yes Cap, that's your mum, she's here today." Severus said, pretending to smile. He picked Cap up and helped him get onto the couch. The first thing Cap did was wiggle in between Chastity's arms and kiss her cheek. "That's very nice Cap." Chastity's arms instinctivly wrapped around Cap and pulled him close. Once Cap started giggling Chastity woke up.

"Hey sweetie, how are you?" Chastity asked, kissing Cap on the head before sitting him on her stomach.

"Od. Ex od." Cap said, his smile huge.

"I'm so glad that Exton and yourself are good. How's daddy treating you?"

"Od." Cap said, turning towards Snape, the smile on his face bigger then ever. Cap held his arms out for Severus to pick him up, Chastity went to hold him but he squirmed and teared up.

"Hey little man, you ready for breakfast?" Severus asked, walking over and taking his son into his arms. "Maybe we can go see Ex after mummy and I go to our staff meeting." Severus said, placing Cap into his high chair.

"I'm going to go take a shower before we go." Chastity was holding back tears, her son didn't want to be touched by her, and it was killing her. Once inside, she locked the door, and turned the water on hot. Getting in she let the hot water run down her body while she cried. Severus set Cap to play in his play pen, extending the sides so he couldn't get out, before going into the bathroom quietly. Chastity was sitting on the shower floor with her knees up to her chest, arms crossed on her knees and her head resting on her arms. Severus quietly opened the shower door, and walked in, robes and all. He sat down on the wet tile and pulled Chastity towards him, wrapping his arms around her as she cried into his chest, not noticing he was in robes, in the shower. After she had calmed down, she leaned up and kissed him.

"You're soaked, and fully dressed, Severus I..I'm sorry. I've been a horrible mother and wife." Severus kissed her, pulling her tightly against him.

"I don't ever want to hear you say that about yourself. I understand, probably more so then you think I do. Come on, let's get you dried off and dress, and me into new clothes, the meeting starts in half an hour." Severus got up, turned the water off and wrapped Chastity in the towel he had got off the hook on the wall outside of the shower. He then picked her up and started carrying her towards the bed.

"Severus put me down, I can walk you know." Chastity squeeled before stating, though she made it sound like she was annoyed, she really loved it.

"No, you haven't rested in days, so get use to me carrying you around. Plus I can do this a lot more easily." Severus laid Chastity down on the bed, before kissing her passionately.

"I'll get use to this easily. However, we have 25 minutes until the meeting now." Chastity got up and walked towards her closet and picking out clothes like pants and a tank top, she wasn't allowed to wear jeans or long sleeve shirts yet due to still having to be hooked up to monitors and IVs at times, also because of the cut from the c-section. Severus had hid all of her jeans and shorts refusing her to wear them, along with all of her form-fitting robes. She went over to Severus' closet and took one of his robes instead, being larger it gave the IV's more roon to be hooked up and the pockets were big enough for the IV's to hide in. Thanks to a spell the IV's didn't have to hang for the medicine to go through the tubes. Once Severus changed out of his wet clothes, both made their way towards Capucius, Chastity let Severus pick him up, and they headed towards the day care.

"Meeting's about to start, Marcus is pissed by the way just a heads up before he gets there." Seamus said picking Capucius up. "Hello mate, wanna go play with Michael and Shane?" Seamus asked, walking over to the playpen.

"Thanks Seam." Chastity said, before being picked up by Severus.

"Hey Chast, it's your knight in shining armor." Ginny called, laughing. Chastity wrapped her arms around Severus' neck before kissing him.

"Of course he is, I could have told you that a year ago." Chastity called back before Severus carried her out the door. Once inside the meeting room, Severus placed Chastity down so she could sit, hooking up the IV's on the stand, before taking his place at the head of the table. Everyone starting filing in after them.

"You look great Chastity. Congratulations, Exton is precious." Draco said, walking into the room hand in hand with Harry.

"Thank you, I still think I look like crap though, but thanks." Chastity said smiling. "Now, about this potion, Stephen's working on it and we should be finished...Sorry, he should be finished by tonight." Chastity fixed, since Severus was glaring at her. "I would finish it, but I need to be resting, especially since I'm going to be going back to your sixth year and waiting for them to show up." Marcus picked that moment to rush into the room.

"Chastity, I can't let you do that, it's time I stepped up. I'm the only one that can go back and not effect it. If something happens to me then I know that my son will be taken care of by my wife, I'm not wanted by either side of the war yet, but I'm in hiding anyways. So even if people see me, they won't run into the other me."

"Marcus I can't let you-"

"This isn't up for debate Chastity, you're hurt, your suppose to be recovering, and I am sorry Severus, but if I have to walk into that classroom one more time and see girls trying to show me their goods. They need to be talked to Severus, and I refuse to walk into that classroom until they are." Marcus plopped down into his seat.

"Right, well why don't you go talk to Stephen then, see what you can help him with. We'll meet here when the potion is done, whenever that is, and Marcus, I promise before you get back someone will have a serious talk with your students." Severus said, placing a hand on Marcus' shoulder. "Harry, Draco I expect you back in your classes on Monday. If Dragon and Mat are back or not, meeting adjourned."

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"Great, now we're in their fourth year. Dragon, this is taking too long and it keeps getting more dan-Oh Hello professor." Mat said, as Dumbledore walked by them.

"Boys I'm pretty sure that I don't have to tell you to be even more careful this year because of the-"

"Triwizard tournament, we understand professor. We also have to stay away from Mad-Eye Moody." Dragon whispered to Mat. "Come on, let's go to the library." Mat agreed, though he was now hating the place, and folllowed Dragon. They were better found together then apart, especially in the past.

"Don't you think we should just ask Severus? I mean seriously, how much could this effect your parents fu-" Before Mat could even finish his sentence, Snape burst through the Great Hall doors.

"Potter, could you become any more dunce? A weeks detention."

"Nevermind. Do you think we'll ever get out of here? I mean seriously?"

"Yes, we'll figure something out."

"You know what Drag, I think I'll sleep in the Room of Requirements, why don't you go to the library." Mat stormed out of the Great Hall. Dragon tried to run after him but Mat was too fast.

"Are you okay?" Harry asked, accidentally bumping into Dragon.

"Oh shit! Um, uh, yeah I'm great. Sorry." Dragon said, trying to get away as quickly as he could. He wasn't even looking Harry in the eye.

"Are you sure?" Harry asked, trying to get eye contact with the boy.

"I'm positive, just a little spat...I think." Dragon said, looking towards where Mat left.

"Okay then, you might want to hurry up, you'll be late for class."

"Thanks Da-Harry." Dragon said, quickly running away from Harry. "Shit, shit, fuck, shit that was close!"

"What was close?" Harry asked, coming up behind Dragon. "I never caught your name."

"Nothing, look you need to forget that you saw me. Okay?"

"Sure, why?"

"Did you forget yet?"

"No, why?"

"How about now?"

"Again, no."

"What are you a fucking Elephant?"

"What? No. Who are you and why should I forget about you, you're really cute."

"Eww! Gross, ack! I am so bringing this up again later! Have you forgot about me yet?"

"No."

"Oh look, he's hot!" Dragon said, pointing behind Harry and then pretending to gag before disappearing through one of the secret passages.

"That's just Malfoy." Harry said, turning back around. "Where did you go, who are you?" Harry asked, turning in a circle.

"Harry are you okay?" Hermione asked, walking up to him. She was the only one that knew he was gay at this point.

"Yeah, Herm there was an extremely hot guy standing here."

"Are you sure, it looks like a blank wall to me."

"Herm I swear! He apparated or something."

"You can't apparate inside the walls of Hogwarts, I've been telling you that for years."

"I know Mione, I just wish I knew who he was." Dragon ran all the way to the Room of Requirements.

"George O'Malley you better open this door right this instant!" Dragon said, knocking as hard as he could.

"Dragon, what is your problem?"

"I need Bleach! Lots of Bleach and maybe an Obliviate!"

"Dragon, what happened?"

"Dad...Hit...On...Me...Gross!" Dragon ran into the bathroom and locked the door turning the water onto scolding hot.

"How did he find you?" Mat asked desperate.

"He bumped into me when I went running after you! Then he c-cornered me and I had to use one of the secret passages!" There was a lot of noise going on in the bathroom. Mat unlocked the door and walked in.

"So you're going to what scrub your skin off?"

"Well that is the plan since I can't gouge my eyes out...Can you obliviate me, please just a little one."

"No, however I'm sure he'll forget all about you by next year."

"Yeah, if and when we get to next year."

"We will get to next year, just avoid your dad until then."

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"OH MY MERLIN!" Harry yelled out in the Great Hall at lunch that day.

"Harry are you okay?"

"NO! I am most definitely NOT okay! I think I'm going to be sick." Harry jumped out of his seat, covering his mouth with his hand before running out of the room.

"He still has the flu." Draco said to James, who was getting up to follow his son out.

"Yeah, it's been known to last a while. I'm still going to go check on him, I'll be back to help you watch the kids in a second." James quickly walked into the closest bathroom. "Harry are you in here."

"Yeah, sorry about that."

"You still haven't told Draco your pregnant?"

"I have bigger problems then that. Let's just say I know Mat and Dragon are in our fourth year right now."

"How do you know?"

"I just remembered hitting on him. I hit on my son!" Harry said, before getting sick again.

"Well, give yourself a break, you didn't know he was your son, you just knew that he was a student around your age."

"I guess."

"So, when are you going to tell Draco?"

"Soon, I promise."

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That night, everyone gathered in the meeting room. "The potion is complete. We'll go back to Harry and Draco's sixth year and meet up with the kids."

"Marcus is going in place of Chastity." Severus informed Stephen, Chastity was finally in bed...Asleep. Capucius wanted to sleep with his mommy, and who was Severus to fight with his son when he was for once agreeing to take a nap. He was pretty positive he would never see the day when a child agreed to nap.

"Okay, it doesn't matter to me, I was just the break down guy. As in, I broke down the elements to figure out what was in the potion." Stephen clarified at the lost looks he was recieveing.

"Okay, Marcus remember that you can get in touch with Dumbledore."

"As long as you remember to have someone talk to the class."

"I'll remember trust me. They've been gone for a week now, let's hope it's not going to be two."

"Right, well over the teeth, past the gums, look out stomach here it comes." Marcus said, downing the travel potion.

"There he goes. Now, I suggest that we take this weekend to catch up on what we've missed, spend time with the family we've avoided to figure all of this out."

"It seems like a good a day as any Harry." James whispered into Harry's ear, looking at the smile on Draco's face.

"I get it okay. I'll tell him when I'm ready." Harry whispered back before getting up and leaving the room. The meeting had ended and they were the only two left.

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"Okay, find Dumbledore." Marcus said, sneaking a look into the Great Hall. "Well that won't do, most of those students know who I am. Duh, you dolt a letter." Marcus ran into the nearest classroom and pulled out a parchement and quill from the teacher's desk and scribbled a note on it before running towards the owlery.

Dear Albus,

Requesting your presence on a pressing matter. Please meet me in your office.

M. Flint.

Dumbledore read the letter over twice before making his way towards his office. "Mr. Flint, come in, lemon drop? Tea?" Dumbledore asked, walking up the staircase, he had said the password while he was walking.

"No thank you Albus, I'm here to discuss what's about to take place."

"Oh? Have you decided to turn spy?"

"Wait, what year are Harry and Draco in?"

"Seventh, why?"

"Fuck! I didn't go back far enough. Look do you remember, oh what did that old coot say? Oh yeah, Derek Sheppard and George O'Malley?"

"Of course I do, it's a shame they went back to being home schooled." Albus lied as he knew Mat and Dragon had yet to show up.

"No they didn't, they were never home schooled. Dragon Malfoy is far from home schooled, and Mat well to be honest I don't think his parents had the money to send him to Hogwarts."

"How do you know their real names?"

"I'm from their time. Are they here?"

"No, of course not. I'm pretty sure they're still in the fourth year, as I don't remember them popping up in fifth and sixth year. Can't you just take whatever made you transport to this time period and travel to that one?"

"No, all I have left is the reversal. What day is it?"

"The 24th of May."

"Fuck! I can't stay here, you don't happen to have a time turner on you by any chance?"

"No, they were-"

"All destroyed, fuck you Harry." Marcus said starting to pace.

"Why can't you stay here?"

"I can't disclose that information, I just can't." Marcus couldn't figure out how you would tell someone, oh by the way Voldemort and his Death Eaters are going to attack your school tonight.

"Well then I'm sure the Leaky Cauldron could rent you out a room."

"That would be unwise, I don't want someone to catch on. What about headquarters."

"You know about headquarters?"

"Of course I do, plus it decreases the risk of me running into myself. Please professor."

"Alright, here you go." Albus handed the address to Marcus.

"Thank you." Marcus then Floo'd to the address. "Ok, now to stay here until everything is over. I just hope they don't show up in the middle of it all, please Merlin don't let me kill Harry and Draco's child!" Marcus said, thinking over all the horrible ways Draco and Harry would torture him if he didn't come back with the kids.

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Mat and Dragon made their way to the Great Hall for dinner. "I can't go in there, please what if he tries hitting on me again?" Dragon whined, being pulled to the Ravenclaw table by Mat.

"Here, now he won't." Mat waited for Harry to look at Dragon before kissing him deeply. Dragon lost all his senses and pulled Mat into his lap, deepening the kiss.

"Oi you two, people are trying to eat dinner." One of the Ravenclaw's said before going back to his dinner. Dragon looked up blushing before looking over towards the Gryffindor table. Harry had disappeared.

"I hate hurting him."

"I know, but you had to, you have to let him fall in love with your dad." Mat said, placing his hand on Dragon's in support.

"I know but still it's just so hard." Dragon pushed his food away.

"Derek Sheppard how could you break Harry's heart!" Ginny Weasley yelled, slapping Dragon across the face.

"Please bequenth Mr. Potter my sincerest apologies Miss Weasley. In all fairness I did allow Mr. Potter to know that I was not inquiring about obtaining a relationship of any kind with him, and had he inquired himself if I had a consanguinity with anyone, which he did not, I would have been over joyous to convey to him that I am currently in a relation with current talks of marriage. Now, if you'll excuse me I believe I'll retire for the evening ma'am." Dragon said richly, before turning and walking calmly and casually out the doors.

"I think I'll follow him." Mat said getting up. 'Yeah that sounded lame compared to his Pride and Prejudice like speech.' Mat thought, following Dragon out the doors.

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"Okay this is ridiculous, my son just broke my heart." Harry complained, looking out the window.

"Then tell him to stop." Draco said laughing, he wasfinding all of it funny. "How are you?"

"I would, except that I don't remember he's my son back then. Draco we need to talk. I know that you want to wait to have children for a little while, and I respect that decision really I do you have to believe me."

"I do believe you, we haven't had sex in three months, just to make sure. Hun, what's wrong?" Draco asked, getting up and walking towards Harry wrapping his arms around Harry's waist. Harry was looking out the window and along the Hogwarts grounds. Though they were in the dungeons, the windows were enchanted much like the ceiling in the Great Hall, however they showed the grounds instead of the sky. "Would you like to take a walk?" Draco asked, holding out his hand. Harry turned in Draco's arms, and called for Dobby.

"How can Dobby help sirs?"

"Can you please watch the children, they are alseep. We should be back shortly we are just going for a walk."

"Yes sirs." Harry took Draco's hand as he led Harry out of the castle.

"Do you remember the last time I brought you here?" Draco asked, they had entered a small garden he had planted in his third year, it was located behind the Whomping Willow and a little ways into the Forbidden Forest.

"Yes, the last time we came here you proposed, that was back in sixth year. I told you that I didn't want to get engaged until I was positive that Voldemort was gone for good. You supported that decision." Harry said, sitting on a huge rock that over looked a huge waterfall.

"Hun, please what's wrong? You use to be able to talk to me about everything, please confide in me again." Draco kissed Harry's cheek before sitting down next to him.

"I'm pregnant again Draco. I know you wanted to wait, but I'm three months along already and I don't want to get rid of it. Please say something, please don't be mad." Harry said, looking out at the horizon, not making eye contact with Draco.

"Do you know the sex of the baby?" Draco asked, processing everything.

"No, I wanted to wait until you knew. It is yours, I haven't and never will be with anyone else. Please don't be mad." Harry said almost in tears.

"I'm not mad Harry, I could never be mad. I'm happy and excited, and kicking myself for suggesting that we should wait to have more children. It never gets old, this feeling I mean, it seems like just yesterday when we had Dragon, and now we're having another child and the excitement and happiness never gets old." Harry looked deep into Draco's eyes, trying to find any doubts or uncertainty, after not finding any he kissed Draco before leaning into his side.

"The only other person whose known is my dad, and that's because he saw me getting sick. I made him swear not to tell you, I wanted to tell you I was just so afraid of your reaction."

"Baby, please don't be afraid of what might happen, you know I would never hurt you or the children, not intentionally. If it was something I disagreed about, I would hold my tongue until I was alone and then think things through, I would never take it out on any of you. I love you Harry James Potter, you are my soul mate, without you I am nothing, please do not fear me for there is nothing to fear."

"I'm sorry Dray."

"There is nothing to be sorry for mon cher." Draco pulled Harry close, resting his hand over Harry's stomach. "I love you, both of you."

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"Derek Wake up! Derek, I really suggest you wake up." Mat said, shaking Dragon as hard as he could.

"W-what?"

"You are IN your fathers bed, in the Slytherin dormitories! That stupid Room of Requirements plopped us in the Slytherin common room and keep your voice down. It's your parents fifth year, everything this year is vital! So quiet before you wake Draco up." Mat said, helping Dragon get out of the bed.

"Hey, over here. Shh." Blaise Zabini said, opening the bathroom door. "There's a passage way out towards the Great Hall through here, hurry."

"Thanks, why are you helping us?" Mat asked, shutting the door quietly behind them.

"I know what Draco's like when he's woken from a one night stand, especially if the person is still there. You two looked too young and innocent to deal with that." Blaise said in a non-whisper voice after casting silencing charms.

"I didn't have sex with Draco. First eww and second Gross."

"Then how did you get into Draco's bed? And why did you George call Draco Derek's father?" Blaise asked, raising his eyebrow. "Who are you guys?"

"No one, really. I was commenting on how Derek's father wouldn't like him in Draco's bed, not that Draco was Derek's father. We ended up there because we spent the night in the Room of Requirements and it decided to place us in there."

"See I don't believe you are no one, and plus you said it was his parent's fifth year. That means both of his parents are in this school right now, and obviously Draco is one of them. Which means you aren't from around here are you? Does Dumbledore know?"

"Seriously, we aren't, we are from around here." Dragon said, stomping his foot.

"Oh yeah, whose Pansy Parkinson dating?" Blaise asked, everyone in the school knew this by the way the couple had acted.

"You." Dragon answered, almost positive about the answer.

"Wrong, if you were from around here you would have seen Pansy and Adrian Pucey practically having sex the other day in the Great Hall during lunch. So, where are you from and how am I related to you?" Blaise asked, intrigued.

"You aren't, seriously."

"Then how did you know I'm Blaise Zabini?"

"Well besides the fact that we've been in school with you for the past five years. You do have a reputation at this school."

"So then you won't mind if I go wake up Draco and tell him his so called son is hiding in the bathroom and obviously gay. Nice show by the way. Then casually mention that both of you know who Draco is going to have a child with, that way if he hates the person he can avoid screwing her." Blaise said, unlocking the door and opening it.

"NO!" They both whispered loudly.

"Ah, so you are his child and from the future."

"Fuck you Zabini."

"Oh come on, your Draco's child you don't call me like Uncle or something."

"Well, my twin siblings call you Godfather Blaisey, of which you think is just absolutely adorable. Look, I can't tell you anything without changing the future, even you know that. Trust me though, you in the future is extremely happy, and you'd hate yourself for jepordizing it. We've got to go though please." Dragon begged, staring at the unlocked door as the handle turned.

"The last shower stall, turn the facet to cold and push in, it will open up take the stairs on your left leading up that will take you to the Great Hall. The ones that are on the right and leading up take you to the Astronomy tower." Blaise whispered quickly, Mat and Dragon ran to the last stall and did as they were told right as the door opened.

"Are you talking to yourself Blaise?" Draco asked, walking into the bathroom and going into the first shower stall.

"Of course not arse, I was hoping that my beautiful voice would wake you up so I could watch you shower."

"Only in your dreams Zabini." Draco said, closing and locking the shower door before turning it into a two way mirror, that way Draco could look out but Blaise couldn't look in.

"You wound me Draco, you take away the fun of looking at your perfectly sculpted arse. Oh please open up."

"Piss off Zabini."

"I love you two Drakey Wakey." Blaise said, before leaving the bathroom. Draco just shook his head and continued his shower.

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"What time is it?" Chastity asked, finally stirring.

"About seven in the evening."

"Severus, how dare you let me sleep in that long."

"You need the rest, in case you haven't noticed our son is doing better then you are, but that's because he sleeps. Do you know how hard it is to knock you out? Two Dreamless Sleep potions, no one ever needs two."

"You drugged me?"

"You wouldn't sleep otherwise. How do you feel by the way?"

"A little better, thank you. I know I've been a mess, it's just-"

"You don't need an excuse, especially with everything you're going through right now. I just wish that sometimes you'd take the advice that you give your patients. You mean the world to me Chastity, and I don't want to lose you."

"I'll rest more if you can get our son to love me again. It pains me that he doesn't want to be held by me."

"I've already talked to him about it. He's exact words were Mum! Mum? and MUM! along with Mum od, Ex od. Make of that what you will, but I'm taking that as he understand and forgives you."

"Thank you, come on let's get you to bed. I slept all day, it would be a miracle if I fall back to sleep." Chastity took Severus' hand and dragged him to bed, stripped Severus down to his knickers, and settled next to him in bed. Severus wrapped his arms Chastity, whom was asleep in moments.

'Thank you Merlin, I owe you for this.' Was Severus' last thought before he fell asleep.

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D/N: Go Sev! Anyways, Kime has finished writing all the rest of the chapters for the time traveling part of this story, and the lastm of thechapters is now the longest in Twisted history at some 8 thousand words. It is also packed full of twisted, angsty, interesting stuff. However you have this chapter and two more before you get to it. Oh, and what's with all the slackers? Three reviews, that's all. :(. Strips down to boxers and does crazysexy dance Is this going to get you back?

Sarahamanda: I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and that you're enjoying GOF.

Orlin: OMG you're back! It's a miracle! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing James. Yes Poor Sev and Harry, but everything works out in the end. I'm glad you enjoyed Dragon in the Great Hall in his boxers. Nope James isn't going back Marcus is, I told you I have reasons to my madness. He he he.

Heather: I'm glad you enjoyed that chapter and you're right, poor Marcus.