As Christmas approached Harry was becoming slightly depressed. He had been expecting to spend with his dads and sister. He was going to his new home. He knew at least he would have one good old face. Tonks had been invited with her parents and was coming. When they left for the Christmas holidays Harry was not overly excited to say the least. He and his husband had worked on their relationship since the summer; his husband had been a bit gentler with him and had shown a kinder side to him. But the manor still brought back memories of his wedding and his first night with Lucius. To add to it Harry seemed to have come down with the start of a nasty flu bug and it definitely was not helping his mood at all. Draco was doing his best and had actually taken Harry riding a few times as they had stables and since the pool was indoor and heated Harry had been willing to go swimming as well.
On the morning of Christmas Eve Harry was feeling worse then before and his stomach was churning. He had no fever and Severus who had come with them was reluctant to give him any kind of potion for the flu as he was not showing enough symptoms. And Harry avoided potions like a plague anyways.
Lucius had woken early and drew Harry into his arms and pulled him in for a long tender kiss. "Good morning my love."
Harry sighed. "Good morning."
Lucius reached down and ran an admiring hand down his husband's fine chest and tweaked the nipples. He knew their guests would not be arriving for some time and he had every intention of enjoying his fine husband for the morning. He had hoped they would be pregnant by now but Severus had reminded his old friend that in male pregnancies it took more time to conceive. And Lucius was definitely not minding the getting there at all.
Harry stopped him though when his hand went to his husband's cock. "No."
Lucius put his hand back along the cock. "We have plenty of time before company comes and maybe we can work a little Christmas miracle."
Harry pushed away from him. "The only Christmas miracle would be if you could keep your hands to yourself. I don't feel well. Get off of me."
Before he could respond or apologize Harry had slipped from the bed and grabbing a dressing gown from the foot of their bed, Harry headed for the bathroom. Lucius heard it slam and had no doubt that the door had been locked and warded. He slumped back against the pillows absolutely confused. It was only the second time since they had been married that his husband had refused his advances. Last time he understood but Harry had been bothered by the bug the night before and he had not refused him then. Lucius eventually got up and dressed and headed down for breakfast.
Severus looked concerned when Harry did not appear even after breakfast was done. "Is your husband worse? I will give him something if it is getting worse."
Lucius shook his head. "He has no fever or anything. He is just pouting. I am sure he will be down here as soon as the rest of our guests arrive for the day."
Sending Lucius a look Severus made sure his old friend was aware he did not believe a word of what he had just said. He had tended Harry's bruise before. Lucius was sure though most of it had to do with being away from his family. He had invited not only the Tonks but Harry's brothers to come. The brothers were coming for diner today and the Tonks were staying over night and spending the day with them tomorrow as well. His big brother's wedding was on the 27th and Harry was to be groomsman for Oliver and remembering the man had walked Harry down the aisle with Charlie he knew how special the wedding would be for Harry.
Harry had not appeared when the guest started arriving and he sent Charlie and Oliver who came before Fred, to see if they could coax his husband out. He turned his attention to Tonks. He had reached out for Draco's sake to his wife's family after the war to give his son a family.
He looked t her. "Thank you for sending my husband the picture of his little sister. It meant a lot to him. He was quite hurt by the newspaper."
Tonks sighed. "That was Sirius alone who said that. Remus asked if I would send the photo. He did not think his son would accept anything from him."
Lucius was surprised. His husband had sent his father a letter and had got no response. Harry had been so hurt by the fact that Remus had not even responded to tell him that he did not want to hear from Harry again. He was bothered by the fact that once again Remus was willing to send his son a gift but not even a note to him. It seemed quite cruel of him. It was a little taste of his dad and then it being taken back away from him again. He was not sure he'd tell his husband who sent it.
Lucius shook his head. "It would have been nice if Remus had bothered to respond when his son wrote him. It would have meant more to Harry."
He could see surprised in Tonks' eyes but she did not say anything further on it. "Where is Harry anyways? I was hoping to spend some time with him here."
He informed her that a combination of being away from his dads and being a bit under weather had Harry feeling out of sorts right now and he was a bit reluctant to come down. He decided after the reaction he had got from Severus that he would adapt his explanation for the absence of his husband. Tonks disappeared off and he wondered if she had also gone in search of his missing husband. He wondered about her reaction to the letter but he let it pass.
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Harry had taken a shower and dressed but he was feeling horrible. Dobby had appeared with some dry toast and tea for him. He had been surprised. Dobby had once served here. He hated the Malfoys and normally avoided them like the plague. Except Draco. But it seemed Dobby could over look Harry's new last name and had come to help him. Harry had never been fond of house elves except for Dobby. And he definitely had not been about to call on one of his husband's. He was sitting nibbling on some saltines for lunch when the door opened. He turned around to say something to his husband but instead found Oliver and Charlie in the door and was both surprised and relieved. He had known that Tonks and her parents were arriving that day and staying till Boxing Day but his husband had not told him that he had invited Harry's two brothers and Oliver to be there for him.
Charlie came to his side and hugged him. "Hey little brother your husband told us you were a bit sick but we had a feeling it was a bit more then that."
Harry sighed. "I have you guys here now but I guess I was kind of missing having family here. I should be celebrating Mira's first Christmas not having HIM...."
Knowing that Harry only used that term for his husband when something was upsetting him Oliver sunk down on his other side. They knew Harry was not one to hide away from things. They had been a bit worried when they had been told he was hiding in the bedroom. Harry definitely looked stock white but something was off.
Oliver looked at him. "You are coming to our wedding so this is not all sadness. What did he do this time to set you off Harry? You know you can tell us."
Harry was pale. "I haven't felt right in over a week and I just couldn't stand his hands on me this morning. I know he is angry and I just could not face him."
Though they knew he was telling the truth that he had not wanted his husband touching him and knowing Lucius that had likely not gone down well, they knew something else was bothering him. Harry knew his husband would not hurt him especially with Severus in the house. Harry would not have hid from his husband like this over simple fear he was angry because Harry refused his advances.
Oliver noticed the saltines. "Harry are you pregnant?"
Harry was in tears and refused to look at them. "I don't know. I am too scared to ask Severus for the rest but I think I am. Oh Merlin, what if I am?"
They both collected him into their arms. They were starting to understand. Though Harry had known the day was coming for his husband had been trying since his birthday to get him pregnant, but the news that his husband had succeeded was definitely a shock. And a very scary one. Harry would be barely seventeen depending on when the baby was conceived if he was pregnant, and neither could blame him.
Charlie held him. "We will be there for you when you take the test if you let us and you know if you are, the baby can always count on Uncle Charlie and Oliver."
Harry put his head against his brother. "I know. I can't find out yet. Please just let me get through the holidays first. I want to try and enjoy it and your wedding."
They both agreed that they would wait and thought that pushing him to find out sooner would not help him but just make him more cared. They told him they were gone for their honeymoon for ten days but they would be there in a moment to keep their promise when he took the test. His dads would not be there for him, so his big brothers would be. Eventually they were drawn out of their talk when Tonks came into the room also in search of Harry.
Harry hugged her. "I guess we should get downstairs before my husband sends the entire estate looking for me. Thank you for the picture of my little sister."
Tonks kissed him on the cheek. "My cousin might be an arse but you are still a member of my family. And I know Remus wanted you to have a picture as well."
Harry was sure she was jut telling him what he wanted to hear. The man had not responded to the letter ad had not send the photo himself. Harry wanted a grandfather for the baby if he was pregnant but he knew they were just trying to pick up his spirits. He wet down with them ad he went to his husband's side and allowed Lucius to draw him in close and kiss him tenderly.
Lucius whispered in his ear. "I am sorry for this morning Harry. I knew you have not been feeling well and I should have given you your rest."