"Ok! I have had enough!" Harry and Gregory looked up startled as Marcus and Carina stormed into their kitchen. Harry was sitting at the kitchen table and Gregory was making them both a cup of tea, fruit for Harry.

"Erm..." Harry started to say.

"No! You have been acting strange for three months since you came back from the Honeymoon! You avert every question or query that we make. Something is going on and I want to know what! I am worried, we are worried! What is going on?" Marcus ranted, storming over and sitting down opposite Harry and glaring between the two of them.

"Erm..." Harry said again.

"We were going to tell you next week what is going on, we have been waiting for a while until everything was safe," Gregory said walking back over to the table and placed the cups down, his hand resting on Harry's shoulder as he sat down himself.

"Safe?" Carina frowned.

"Is everything ok? What is going on?" Marcus was looking more frantic by the second.

"We have some good news Grandfather," Gregory smiled brighter and brighter as he took Harry's hand now and faced his family.

"What is going on?!" the two of them demanded.

"We're having a baby," Harry said. The two blinked at him before massive smiles started forming and growing as what they had just been told sank into their minds.

"A baby?" Carina said softly.

"A baby," Harry smiled nodding and resting his hand on the small bump that had formed in the last few weeks.

"How far along?" Marcus' smile looked like it hurt, and excitement was starting to show in him.

"Four months next week, we didn't want to make the announcement until we were further along," Harry explained.

"Four...the honeymoon?" Carina laughed.

"You two were busy!"

"Grandfather!" "Father!" The three others protested making the old man laugh evilly.

"You're really..." Carina pressed her hands to her mouth as she stared at them with wide eyes.

"We are. Only Hermione and Ron know beside us, I asked her to perform the spell to check for me the night after we returned from the honeymoon, I had my suspicions but didn't want to get Gregory's hopes up," Harry explained.

"You have ruined our big revelation," Gregory laughed.

"Oh I don't care! Congratulations," Carina and Marcus hurried around the table and pulled them both into a hug.

"The manor is going to be alive with little feet and laughter again, finally," Marcus smiled fondly at them.

"Is it true!" Harry barely managed to keep from scalding himself as he jumped in shock at their door being slammed open and Lucius, Narcissa and Andromeda hurried in.

"Bloody hell you're going to put me into early labour! And Grandfather can't keep a secret to save his life!" Harry grumbled mopping the few drops that had spilt from the sofa.

"How do you know it wasn't mother that told us?" Lucius asked curiously, when Harry just shot him a pointed look he shrugged. "Point taken,"

"So it is true then?!" Andromeda squealed. Harry stared at the normally collected and calm witch with mild horror.

"Are we under attack?" Gregory stumbled out of their bedroom wearing only his boxers and clutching his wand as sleepy eyes gazed around the room.

"Yes, I think we are," Harry snorted amusedly.

"Is it true?!" Fred and George apparated out of nowhere into the room, quickly finding Harry and staring at him expectantly.

"Merlin's balls...Grandfather!" Harry bellowed.

"Does this mean it is true or not?" Fred demanded.

"Are we under attack?" Gregory asked confused still holding his wand up.

"I was just so excited," Marcus muttered into his breakfast trying his best to look sheepish.

"You flooed the whole family, and announced it to the papers!" Gregory scowled throwing the papers down onto the table in front of his Grandfather. The front page main Headline read 'The Potter-Malfoy's expecting their first baby in just five months time. Boy or Girl?'

"I was really excited?" Marcus scrunched down a little further managing to look like Phoenix being scolded.

"At least it saved us the fuss," Harry shrugged placing a cup of tea in front of Marcus and kissed his cheek.

"We may have wanted the fuss," Gregory huffed. When Harry shot him a look he relented a little. "Ok, neither of us are the type to like the fuss,"

"I am sorry," Marcus muttered.

"It's fine, done now. We can just announce the second one," Harry shrugged going back to the cooker to finish plating up.

"You're already talking about the second one when you haven't even had the first," Hermione laughed as she and Ron walked in and took their seats at the table.

"Should you be doing that mate, you know being pregnant and all?" Ron asked concerned watching Harry lift the heavy pan from the cooker.

"I am pregnant Ron, not paralysed, I am fine," Harry laughed. His friend had been hovering around him like a worried shadow every chance he got, he was worse than Gregory. "And we plan on having more, so next one is our announcement,"

"I am fairly sure you are making Grandfather's century," Lucius drawled.

"Don't be so rude Lucius! When you get to 190 you can talk about centuries!" Marcus huffed.

"You don't look a day over 150," Harry said kissing his cheek as he moved to take his own seat at the table.

"Thank you...Hey!" Marcus shot him a betrayed look as everyone at the table started laughing.

"Tuck in," He instructed and everyone dived into their breakfast, eagerly discussing the newest addition or teasing Marcus.

Harry sat back and nibbled on a piece of bacon as he looked at everyone. They came to breakfast every day, all of them gathering to start the day together, chatter and laughter filling his kitchen. He didn't cook every morning, sometimes he allowed the elves to, but more often than not he would. And he loved it. Hermione and Ron had their own suit here now for when they wanted to stay over, and they all used the Manor as a home base to meet up for meals and gatherings, if someone was bored or wanted some company they would wander over to the manor and spend time here. Marcus loved it and so did Harry.

His mind flashed to a skinny, small, lonely boy standing in the kitchen of Private Drive cooking breakfast for a family that wouldn't love him, watching enviously as Dudley counted his presents and then started complaining loudly about how there were fewer presents than the year before. He remembered watching enviously as Petunia and Vernon fussed and loved Dudley, knowing that they would never love him like that. He remembered the little boy from the cupboard under the stairs, so sad and alone.

And then he looked at what he had now, his husband was sitting next to him laughing at something his best friend said, it sounded like he was poking fun at Ron for his fussing over Harry, Hermione was in a deep discussion with Lucius about the right potions for someone who was pregnant, his brother in law was looking excited. Carina and Marcus were practically squirming in their seats and they talked about Selina having company in the Manor. Julia was also looking quite excited at the prospect of a playmate for Selina and was going through all of Selina's things that she had grown out of or was too old for now that Harry and Gregory would be able to use when their little one came along. Fred and George seemed busy trying to start a betting pool on the gender of the baby, and loudly proclaiming they were going to be the favourite uncles, Harry was fairly sure that Leandre was going to tackle them for the title, Marcus jr was smirking and no doubt plotting how he would be the favourite while chatting with Bill and Charlie. Tonks and Remus were talking with Andromeda about their expanding family and the fact that they weren't planning on having another child just yet. In the playpen, Teddy and Selina were babbling in excited baby talk and throwing cuddly toys at each other.

"Hm?" He blinked and turned when Gregory kissed his cheek.

"Ok?" Gregory asked concerned.

"More than," Harry beamed happily. gregory laughed and leaned in to press their lips together.

"Harry?" Remus smiled as he walked into the room that they were changing into the nursery for the baby. The dark-haired man was sitting in the middle of the room with a circle of baby clothes around him. Now five months along his stomach was visibly showing.

"Oh is it nearly time for the cinema?" Harry blinked. "I lost track of time sorry," he sniffed.

Remus looked mildly panicked for a moment before he crossed the room to sit next to him on the floor, looking at him with concern when he noticed the tears on his face. "What's going on?"

"I'm just...I was just looking at this and thinking...I was just sad that Sirius and Mum and dad aren't here with us, I was looking at the clothes and thinking about holding the baby, and I realised that they wouldn't get to hold my baby, or see them, they won't know them," Harry gripped the baby grow in his hands tightly.

"Oh Harry," Remus wrapped his arm around the younger man's shoulder and pulled him closer. "It's not easy. I wish that they were here to meet Teddy, I wish I could have seen Sirius and James hold him and coo over him, I wish that Lily could have fussed over him and start trying to teach him charms from the moment he can talk. But, they will be there with you every moment, they will see your baby, they will see their first steps, their first words, every moment, they're right there with you,"

"That...sounds kind of creepy, can you imagine Sirius hanging over your shoulder?" Harry laughed through his tears.

"Oh Merlin, I take it back," Remus mock shuddered.

"Sorry, I'm just being emotional," Harry shook his head before turning and wrapping his arms around Remus tightly. "I'm glad that you're here, Remi," He said softly.

"I love you Harry," Remus squeezed him. "I'm glad that I am here with you for this,"

"I'm so lucky, I have so many people around me now, people I love,"

"And people that love you," Remus let him go and smiled at him warmly as he picked up a tiny jacket and stroked a gentle hand over it reverently. "Come on we have a cinema trip to look forward to," He leant over and kissed Harry's cheek.

"Don't look so amused!" Harry scolded teasingly.

"Don't tell me that you didn't plan this trip for at least 85% amusement factor of seeing the Malfoys at the cinema," Remus snorted helping Harry to his feet.

"I deny everything,"

"Of course you, I have no shame in admitting I will be watching their faces as much as the film," Remus snickered. "What are we going to watch?"

"...Wizard of Oz," Harry grinned.

"Oh, merlin..." Remus covered his mouth.

"I may have them convinced that it is about some powerful wizard and him ruling his country," Harry broke into laughter.

"I am definitely looking forward to this!" Remus joined in, leading him down the corridor.

Harry grinned at Remus as Gregory squeezed his hand while staring up at the massive screen wide-eyed. Harry was fairly sure that his husband had not blinked in nearly an hour, and the same could be said for the rest of the Malfoys. Phoenix kept getting glared at by the people in front of him as he kept leaning further and further over the seats trying to get closer to the screen. Marcus was muttering to Lucius who was completely enraptured in the film, Harry was fairly sure he was also taking notes for the twins, he was mildly concerned that he had seen Flying Monkies on the list.

The rest of the Malfoys were enraptured, completely with the film. It had been amusing listening to them grumble about having to dress in muggle clothes and go into the muggle world for this, but Harry had pouted at Grandfather who had ordered them all that they had to go.

The pouting had been hilarious, and they had all been so determined not to enjoy or be impressed by the cinema. The had quickly fallen away the moment the film started playing. They had all gasped and jumped at the sight of the previously black screen bursting to life for colour and the cinema filling with sound. Gregory had reached out and took Harry's hand, squeezing it tightly.

Now they couldn't take their eyes off the screen. Tonks and Remus were sitting a little away from him and Gregory, the werewolf taking more enjoyment from watching the Malfoys amusing expressions, particularly Draco who had been sitting with his mouth open from the start, while Tonks was sitting comfortably scrunched into her seat, her feet resting on the back of the chair in front of her chewing happily on popcorn.

Carina was settled comfortably into her chair munching on her popcorn and staring at the screen while battling with Julia for the tango blast drink sitting between them.

Settling back into his seat he grinned to himself and contented himself with watching the awe of his husband's face as he watched the film enchanted.

"That was amazing!" Orlandus crowed as they walked down the street. "We need to go and see more,"

"But they melted her with water Seriously?! How does that even work!" Draco grumbled but his eyes were shinging excitedly.

"She must have really smelt, she wouldn't have been able to shower or wash," Leandre nodded in agreement.

"It was wonderful, I can't believe that they managed to make a story into a moving picture, why have we never done that!" Carina shook her head.

"There has to be a way to do it, and make it even better," Orlandus frowned rubbing his chin and clearly starting the work out the ways to do what they had seen in the Wizarding world.

"What did you think of the story?" Harry smiled up at Gregory, his husband had his arm wound around Harry's waist, his head resting gently on the bump that seemed to be getting bigger by the day.

"I enjoyed it, the idea that it was all a dream though, she never really met all those people," Gregory frowned looking a little upset. Pausing and pulling his husband to a stop Harry stood on his tip toes and brushed their lips together.

"Well, I can tell you that there is a musical which is from the Wicked Witch of the West's point of view, and she isn't evil in it. We could go and see it some time?" He suggested.

"That sounds wonderful, now stop snogging in the street, you insisted we go to a muggle restaurant as well," Lucius grunted as he stalked passed.

"They aren't going to poison you, Lucius!" Harry teased his brother in law as he and Gregory started walking again.

"He is just sore because he doesn't want to admit that he enjoyed something else muggle," Gregory snickered.

"I did not!" Lucius glared.

"Really, because I am fairly sure that I saw tears in your eyes at the end," Mikhail snickered as well moving to stand on Harry's other side.

"I...Just remember I will fully be Lord Malfoy without Grandfather here to glare at me one day, I can kick you all out the manor and make you live like paupers!" Lucius declared greatly.

"My money is on Harry," Tiberius laughed making his cousin shoot him a betrayed look.

"Wishing me dead my lad?" Grandfather's eyebrow rose to an impressive height as he looked at Lucius who blanched as the old man's walking stick started tapping against the floor.

"Well done, now he is going to live to 900 just to be stubborn!" Leandre snorted.

"Hey!" Grandfather pouted.

"Where is this bloody restaurant? I am starving!" Bill groaned looking around.

"Just here," Harry laughed motioning to the restaurant that they were standing outside of.

"Oh...great," The eldest Weasley took Fleur's hand again and led the way into the restaurant.

"This is really posh Harry," Remus whispered looking around as they sat down.

"As tempted as I was to take them to McDonalds just to see their expressions, I thought a higher class place would make them feel more comfortable," Harry said. "Gregory was funny enough," He added.

"Harry! You said you would tell no one!" Gregory hissed.

"Oh, Merlin! No!" Hermione fell about laughing.

"He looked like he had walked into a potions lab that had exploded," Harry snickered before doing an impression of holding every limb in as tightly as he could.

"Harry!" Gregory groaned.

"Sorry my love," Harry pressed a kiss to his cheek before turning. Grinning wider he mouthed at Hermione 'hilarious' making the witch start laughing even harder.

"Cruel,"

"I know,"

"Truly!"

"I know, you love it,"

"I am not sure, I miss my shy Harry who would blush every time I looked at him," Gregory sighed and then gasped in mock pain when Harry hit his arm.

"Geez, they get worse," Tiberius shook his head.

"Hey!" Harry and Gregory turned to the teen with glares.

"Remember who helped you get 100% on your tests kid," Harry gently bumped his chin.

"You're right, thank y..."

"Hey shush, I was teasing, that was purely you," Harry shook his head.

"No without you..."

"I wasn't the one sitting the test, I just helped give you the information, you weilded it in the right way and aced your tests," Harry patted his shoulder. "I'm realy proud of you,"

"We all are," Grandfather beamed in pride.

"Does that mean I can have a glass of wine with supper?" Tiberius asked hopefully turning to his dads.

"One!" Marcus Jr sighed pouring an extra glass.

"To Tiberius," Harry lifted his glass of apple juice, and the rest lifted their glasses and toasted the blushing boy.

"While we are making announcements, we have one of our own," Bill coughed, but he was looking like he was glowing.

"Seriously?!" Harry beamed with excitement looking at Fleur and her glass of coke.

"What?!" Gregory frowned.

"We're pregnant," Fleur grinned.

"No!"

"Congratulations!"

"Well done!"

"This is amazing!"

"Guys!"

"Bill and Fleur!" Another toast went around the table as the young couple blushed and smiled happily.

"This is wonderful. Teddy, Selina and the two babies will be growing up together!" Harry said excitedly.

"To family," Carina said smiling proudly as she looked around at them and raised her glass one more time.

"Harry?" Gregory yawned walking into the living room dragging his fingers through his mussed hair. He was wearing nothing as he had taken to sleeping since the honeymoon. Harry felt himself stirring in his pyjama pants at the sight of his gorgeous husband, wondering yet how he had managed to find such a beautiful man both on the outside and the inside.

"Did I wake you?" Harry asked concerned setting his book to the side.

"No, I had a dream, woke you and realised you had gotten up," Gregory smiled wandering over and pressing a kiss sweetly to his lips before straightening and looking at the book Harry had set to the side, smiling when he read the title, baby names.

"A vision?" Harry asked.

"Yes,"

"Everything ok?" Harry asked gently. Gregory was far more comfortable in discussing his visions and sight, but sometimes after having one, he was a little on edge, particularly if it was a bit obscure.

"Yes," Gregory frowned a little running his fingers through his hair again. Harry licked his lips as his hormones fired up completely at the sight of tanned muscles rippling right in front of his eyes. Speaking of right in front of his eyes, lowering them to look straight on a certain part of Gregory was right in front of him, and he could not stop himself from licking his lips.

"You don't sound sure," Harry yanked his focus back and looked up into knowing blue eyes which brought a blush to his cheeks.

"I think I saw a flash of our future. It was not very clear as we obviously have a lot that would influence that future but..."

"But?" Harry asked interestedly.

"It was happy, and warm, the feeling of love, and a lot of children," Gregory grinned.

"Really?" Harry smiled happily.

"Yes, all I could feel was contentedness," Gregory sighed contently.

"I look forward to every day with you," Harry leant forward and kissed Gregory's hip gently before his tongue flicked out and he licked the skin there, grinning when Gregory sucked in a deep breath.

"Speaking of more children," Gregory licked his lips as Harry starting stroking the heavy flesh in front of him, quickly encouraging his husband to full hardness.

"Yes?" Harry said before licking the head of his cock.

"How about we get a little practice in for baby number 2?" Gregory smirked thrusting his hips forward a little.

"The amount we have done this and you think we need practice?" Harry laughed before taking the flesh into his mouth in one smooth move. Gregory groaned and buried his fingers into Harry's hair.

"Can ne...v...never have too...much practice...Merlin Harry! Your mouth!"

"How about we move to the bedroom?" Harry asked pulling back a little.

"Move now," Gregory growled.

"Hey lover boy, you're going to have to help me up!" Harry laughed wiggling his fingers at his husband.

"Sorry!" Gregory flushed hurrying back across the room and pulling Harry to his feet. "I keep forgetting," He admitted sheepishly.

"You can make it up to me," Harry murmured tugging Gregory down for another kiss and pressed himself against his husband's body as best he could with his protruding stomach.

Gregory gawped after his husband while his loving, caring, wonderful family all laughed around him.

"Oh Merlin, welcome to the wonderful world of this is your fault!" Lucius laughed patting his brother on the shoulder.

"I don't understand..." Gregory muttered.

"It's his hormones dear, he is just a little out of whack right now. He's not actually angry at you," Carina assured him.

"But...all I said was..."

"He's a little emotional right now, that is all," Marcus Jr laughed.

"Although he has a point, Agnes and Gertrude are terrible names," Hermione snickered.

"He wanted something about different though," Gregory frowned.

"Not quite that different," Narcissa shook her head.

"How do I fix it?" Gregory frowned.

"My best advice would be a big bar of chocolate and cuddles," Remus patted him on the shoulder.

"You always ended up eating most of the chocolate that you brought me as an apology dear," Tonks laughed.

"It's the thought that counts!" Remus said brightly earning a laugh and kiss from his wife.

"Right, chocolate and cuddles," Gregory nodded standing. "Merlin he hasn't moved that quickly in months!"

"Ok, this is heaven," Harry sighed dropping his head back.

"I thought we could use a little break. They mean well, but our family have taken to hovering," Gregory rolled his eyes pouring a little more oil into his hands and going back to massaging Harry's slightly swollen feet.

"They care, but they are getting a little much," Harry groaned as Gregory hit a particularly sore spot, easing the discomfort from his muscles. "This was a perfect idea, thank you,"

"Well, you're six months along, you won't be able to apparate soon, it was now or never," Gregory smiled raising Harry's leg a little to press a kiss to his calf before going back to the massage.

"It's perfect, thank you," Harry dropped his head back onto the pillow feeling the warm sun washing over him.

Gregory had brought him out to the ship for the weekend, they were sitting on the deck in a small nest of pillows. He was lying sprawled out, propped up comfortably in swim trunks while Gregory massaged his sore muscles, his husband was in swim trunks of his own.

Aetos had been beside himself when they had shown up and had seen that Harry was pregnant, he had congratulated the two of them over and over and handed over the keys to the boat with one last excited handshake.

Gregory had set the course around the Greek islands and set them out from harbour before joining Harry on the deck.

It reminded him so much of their date that he couldn't stop the happy smile from crossing his face as he soaked up the sun and listened to the gentle lap of the waves around them, never mind the memories of their honeymoon.

"What are you smiling about?" Gregory asked softly, moving further up his leg and digging his fingers just right into his calf.

"Remembering," Harry cracked open one eye in time to see the warm expression crossing Gregory's face.

"We have plenty of time to make lots more memories," Gregory smiled.

"Yes we do, you, me and the baby," Harry stroking his hand over his stomach lovingly.

"You, me and the baby," Gregory nodded placing his hand next to Harry's. "Oh, hello!" He laughed when he felt a little kick to his hand.

"How about...Nathanial?" Harry asked.

"Nathanial...I like it," Gregory nodded. "Sophia?"

"Definitely like that one," Harry nodded. "William?"

"William...I really like that," Gregory nodded.

"Raiden?"

"No, I don't like that one," Gregory shook his head after a moment.

"Ok, Oliver?"

"Yes on the list,"

"Olivia?"

"Yes," Harry nodded.

"You realise we are going to have to narrow this down soon?" Gregory laughed reaching over to grab the chilled apple juice and topping up their glasses.

"You realise if you keep getting me to hydrate this way I am going to be up and down to the toilet every five minutes?" Harry teased but took the glass.

"The healer said that you had to stay hydrated if I was to take you away," Gregory shrugged.

"You do realise that plenty of men and women have babies in hot climates all the time without risking drowning?" Harry snickered. "Mother hen,"

"I am not!" Gregory protested.

"Oh, you totally are!" Harry poked his thigh gently with his foot.

"I am a heard-hearted Malfoy!"

"Yes, no you're all teddy bears, and you forget Mr Malfoy-Potter, I am also a Malfoy now!" Harry grinned.

"Oh, that I never forget, I thank mother magic every day,"

"Charmer," Harry shook his head but he lifted himself up to kiss Gregory.

"Only with you," Gregory promised.

"Ha, I saw you charming that saleswoman into giving us that last cot," Harry shook his head, his green eyes glittering brightly.

"Ok, for you as well," Gregory shrugged unrepentantly. "You really liked that cot,"

"My hero," Harry grinned widely tugging him in for another kiss.

"Ok, expectant Dads and mums, welcome to your first class. This is the first of six to get you ready for the birth of baby. We will be covering what to expect during the birth and the lead up to the birth, and we will be going through how you will help look after baby once they're here," The witch looked like Trelawney on steroids.

"Are you kidding me?" Gregory hissed into Harry's ear from where he was sitting on the mat behind him.

"What is that smell?" Harry groaned rubbing his protested stomach. He wasn't the only expecting parent doing so, a lot of the others were sitting with scrunched up noses.

"This is to be a joke," Gregory groaned.

"Is this Mikhail and Julia pulling a joke on us?" Harry muttered staring at the woman with horror.

"And you gentlemen?" The woman turned to them and they realised that she had been speaking to them.

"Erm, sorry what was that?" Harry asked.

"We're introducing ourselves and telling every how far along we are, and saying a little bit about ourselves," She smiled at them so brightly Harry resisted the urge to shout nox.

"Erm, I'm Gregory, this is Harry, we're seven and a half months along, don't know what we're having...and it's our first baby," Gregory spluttered out when it became clear Harry wasn't going to speak.

"Wonderful, wonderful," The woman beamed before moving onto the next victims...couple.

"She's a serial killer," Harry muttered making Gregory stifle his laughter. "I am serious! No one is that happy and nice, I'm telling you, we need to get Kingsley to send aurors to check under her patio,"

"Why under the patio?" Gregory asked confused.

"Oh, muggle thing, it's a stereotype joke that when someone kills someone else they bury them under the patio," Harry shook his head.

"Would you care to share with class Harry? Gregory?" The woman smiled at them.

"We were just talking about murder," Gregory smiled brightly.

"How did class go? You're earlier than we thought," Grandfather smiled as they walked in. Julia and Mikhail started snickering getting confused looks from the others.

"We were kicked out," Harry shrugged dropping onto the sofa and groaning happily.

"Kicked out?! For what?!" Carina choked.

"Inappropriate conversation," He responded brightly before smiling when Gregory handed him a drink.

"Inapprop...what the hell were you guys talking about?" Ron coughed.

"Murder," Harry shrugged. "You two, by the way, are going to regret that!" He added pointing to his brother and sister in law who tried to look innocent.

"Why were you talking about murder at a lamaze class?!" Carina spluttered.

"You didn't meet the teacher," Gregory muttered sitting down next to Harry and shifting so his husband could settle comfortably against him, throwing his legs over Gregory's.

"She is totally a murderer, no one can be that nice," Harry grimaced.

"They have a point," Mikhail muttered.

"You're cruel," Harry huffed.

"She did help us learn," Julia defended holding her hands up, the smirk on his face however couldn't be hidden.

"Cruel!" Gregory shook his head.

"Here?" Gregory turned back to Harry to see him shaking his head. Sighing he levitated the cot 5 more inches to the left. "Here?"

"No," Harry shook his head again.

"Here?"

"No," Harry shook his head and then grimaced when Gregory sighed again. "I'm sorry, I'm being really picky,"

"No, well yes you are, but it's ok, you want everything to be perfect, that is completely understandable," Gregory floated the cot down and made his way to Harry, wrapping his arms around his waist and kissing his forehead.

"It's just...I had a nursey when I was a baby, but after mum and dad...my room was...it was the cupboard under the stairs until I was elven and the Dursleys got scared enough that they put me in Dudley's second bedroom. I just, I want our baby to have everything perfect," Harry frowned reaching down to stroke his stomach.

"Harry," Gregory tilted his chin up. "How long has this been going through your head?"

"Since I found out really," Harry admitted.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Gregory shook his head before kissing Harry's forehead and cheeks.

"It was...it was just sort of spinning around in my head, I didn't want to say it out loud because I feel silly," Harry bit his lip.

"Harry, the way you were treated, these thoughts you have, they aren't silly, it is perfectly normal to worry about our baby having the life that you did, it is perfectly normal to want them to have a better life. I know I think the same way, I know I have worries that I will turn out to be like my father was with us with our children. The thing that stops me worrying about that is 1) seeing how Lucius and Mikhail are with Draco and Selina and 2) Knowing that you will be here, knowing your love and kindness would never allow me to become him. Having worries is normal Harry,"

"Thank you," Harry sighed.

"Our baby will not have the life that you had, he will have a good life, a happy one," Gregory ran his fingers through Harry's hair. "He or she will have so much love, and family, and happiness around them, they will have cousins to play with, they will have aunts and uncles, grandparents who will dote on them, they will have the best of everything and will want for nothing. Merlin forbid anything at all happens to us, they will never, ever end up in the same situation you did," Gregory assured him.

"Promise?" Harry asked.

"I promise," Gregory smiled, sealing it with a kiss.

"Promise me another thing?" Harry asked when they parted, his green eyes sparkling with mischief.

"What?" Gregory felt a grin forming at the sight of that mischief.

"Promise our kids will not end up spoilt brats the way Draco was when we were kids?" Gregory could not stop the laughter that formed at the request.

"I promise," Gregory laughed pulling his husband close again and kissing him sweetly.

"You're going to be an amazing father," Harry sighed happily.

"So will you. Merlin, I love you, Harry, so much, now and always," Gregory promised.

"I will always love you too," Harry smiled, his happiness shining through.

"Come on, bed, you need rest," Gregory wrapped his arm around Harry's waist and started leading him to their bedroom.

Harry yawned when they walked into the room. He smiled when Gregory followed him to his side of the bed and helped him up onto it, lifting his legs gently and pulling the covers over him. Only then did he go around the bed and climb in himself.

Harry shuffled so that he was lying with his back pressed to Gregory's chest, his husband wrapping a strong, warm arm around his waist, his hand spanning over the gentle swell of Harry's stomach and started rubbing it gently.

"We don't have that long now," Harry murmured tiredly.

"Not long at all, then we will have our perfect little baby in our arms," Gregory smiled pressing his nose to the back of Harry's neck.

"Do you regret us not finding out the sex?" Harry said and then yawned widely making Gregory chuckle fondly.

"No, I want a surprise, to the point I have been concentrating so hard on not seeing the sex of the baby I have nearly popped a blood vessel," Gregory snorted.

"I can't wait," Harry linked their fingers together and raised their joined hands to press a kiss to Gregory's wedding ring before dropping their hands back to his stomach.

"Go to sleep my love," Gregory snuggled closer.

"M no tird,"

"Sleep,"

Gregory smiled as Harry's breathing evened out as he slipped into sleep. He had been struggling to sleep right through the night the last few weeks, the baby kicked or he needed to pee, or he had heartburn. Gregory tried to be there for him through it all, wanting to share in as much of this with Harry as he could.

"Guys..." Harry stared in wonder at the gifts laid out in front of him.

"Now before you turn all noble and..."

"...start saying that you can't take this..."

"..from us, just remember that these all..."

"...need testing and you will be helping us out. They..."

"...are completely safe of course!" Fred and George reassured Harry and Gregory.

"You two must have been working on this for months!" Gregory said awed as he picked up the mobile which had bright and happy creatures waving and dancing around it.

A fairy giggled and flew into the air, making her way to Harry landing on his stomach, she crouched down and rubbed her cheek gently against the swell of his belly making little cooing noises and patting it.

"She is a babysitter, she will keep an eye on the baby, and if he or she needs anything will come get you. She won't be able to do much, fix a cover, put a dummy back in, maybe pass a small teddy, but we thought she may come in handy," Fred explained.

"You made her?" Gregory asked awed.

"Yes, she took a little bit of work, but we hoped she would be useful to you," George nodded.

"This is brilliant. Thank you guys so much!" Harry beamed.

"Nothing but the best for our little niece and nephew," George leant over and kissed his cheek and then hugged Gregory.

"Thank you guys!" Gregory smiled hugging Fred as well. "They really went all out on this!" He looked at the numerous items the twins had brought for them.

"They must have been working night and day on these," Harry agreed, tapping the bouncy chair and watching as it activated and started a gentle rhythmic bounce.

"This is brilliant," Gregory held up the chest carrier prodding at it. "Warming and chilling charms as needed, lightening charms,"

"That will definitely come in handy!" Harry nodded.

"Everyone is so excited for the baby," Gregory dropped onto the floor next to Harry where he was sitting propped up against the sofa.

"Teddy was born during the war, none of us could really celebrate it, there was a half blessing for him, but we couldn't do a proper one until after the war, and even then we had to wait for everyone to recover. This is the first family baby out of the war that we can really celebrate the existence of," Harry shrugged.

"I know what you mean, it's why everyone was so excited about Selina, she was the first baby since Orlandus that we have been able to celebrate properly, all the other kids have been born with a cloud hanging over their heads really. Now, we are free of the family stain and we are able to all be here to celebrate. ven Orlandus' blessing was under a cloud," Gregory sighed.

"What happened?" Harry asked gently linking their fingers together.

"Father. He was there, he was spouting his rubbish about V...Voldemort, when mother tried to quieten him down and asked him not to spoil the day, he went to hit her. Grandfather was furious, and the whole day was spoilt," Gregory sighed, that far away look in his eyes with a dull pain he got when he talked about his father.

"We don't have anything like that to worry about now, just a future, a good one," Harry leant up to kiss his cheek.

"Yes, a very good one," Gregory laughed, pulling himself from the moment and focussing on the here and now. "There is one problem though,"

"What?" Harry frowned a little lifting his head from Gregory's shoulder.

"I have no idea what the heck that thing is!" Gregory pointed at one of the items sitting on the floor looking completely baffled. Harry tilted his head to one side and then the other, squinted at the item and then leant a little closer.

"I...have no clue!" Harry admitted. "Poke it,"

"I'm not poking it, you poke it!" Gregory snorted.

"Poke it!" Harry nudging him.

"I am not poking it, I know the twins!" Gregory protested.

"Oh, so you will send your pregnant husband to poke it?!" Harry said indignantly.

"They will have put a failsafe on it for if you poke it," Gregory shook his head.

"Because I'm pregnant?" Harry asked.

"No, because they know what you will do to them if they catch you in a prank. They're not stupid," Gregory started laughing. "You're scary when you're pissed,"

"Aren't you lucky you're married to me," Harry grinned.

"Yes, I am," Gregory softened.

"Big softie," Harry leant up pressing their lips together gently.