Lucius had been busy. The murals he had planned for the nursery were not finished. They likely would not be till the baby came. But he wanted his surprise for his husband ready. Remus and Sirius had supplied what they had. There were a few things of Harry's from when he was a baby which survived. His husband did not know. Remus had rescued some from the ruins. And the rest had been in the nursery kept at Sirius' for Harry when he had stayed with his godfather some nights. They kept it to give him. They had planned to give him then when he became a daddy. Lucius had just reminded them of that. He never thought he'd work with Harry's dads. Especially not Sirius that was for sure. But he knew they would be a part of the baby's life. He was hoping their help would bridge the remaining gap for Harry. Harry was still hurting by the separation from his dads. He had forgiven Remus and was working on forgetting. But Sirius had far to go. Harry wanted it though. And Lucius would do what he could. Severus smiled as he watched his old friend. Lucius had kept his head out of his ass. And he had definitely showed his gentle side.
The morning Harry's bed rest ended was a Saturday. Lucius had invited Harry's dads and his brothers who were at his wedding to come. The others Harry was slow to make peace with. Percy and his wife had come to see Harry in the hospital. The Weasleys had all come around. Molly was even talking baby shower. She was feeling such guilt. Sirius was not alone. She had how Harry had ended up on bed rest. But also she was feeling horrible over the way she had treated Harry herself. He had been a son. He was still a son. And like her sons she hoped Harry would let her be a part of his life. And the life of his daughter as well.
Harry was a bit surprised that morning. He had thought his husband would be reluctant to let him out of bed. He had been a bit of an old hen through this all. Harry had actually smiled at that. He really liked seeing that side of his husband. He found it easier for him to get close to Lucius. He could even admit, start to care for him. He had argued it was for his daughter's sake before. He wanted her to have two daddies not fighting all the time. But he had to admit it was about himself too.
Harry looked at Lucius as he helped him dress. "I would have thought you would argue for breakfast or something in bed since I don't have classes."
Lucius kissed him. "I know you have been anxious to get out of bed. And Slytherin mentioned maybe you would come to practice this afternoon."
His team had actually been missing their coach. He had been happy to hear they had won their second game of the season when he was on bed rest. They had won both games by so much there was almost no chance that they would not have the cup. Harry's only regret was Katie not having the cup for her senior year of school. Harry was anxious to return back to a normal life. As long as he took it easy and did not over do anything he could. The stands were protected from the balls and without his former friends there to pose a threat to him, he would be safe.
He was a bit confused when his husband led him towards the nursery door. "You could not have decorated it yet. Besides we have not chosen a theme for it."
Lucius kissed him tenderly. "The murals will wait till we decide. But I have been doing a bit of work. I hope you approve."
The room was transformed. The walls had been plastered and there were pink and cream carpets on the floor. There was the round crib, the rocking chair and change table Harry had seen, and book cases along one wall but there was more. There was a beautiful old rocking horse, well actually he laughed when he realized it was a hippogriff and there was an old toy box that though it had a fresh coat of pink and white paint he could see it was old. But a collage had been added to the top of it. He was amazed to find the collage was old family photos, of him and his parents, and the marauders. There were other old touches round the room he realized including a beautiful quilt hanging over the crib. Some seemed oddly familiar.
He noticed his dads and brothers were there. Sirius came over. "The pictures, some of the toys and the box were in my attic. They were yours as a baby."
Remus nodded. "The quilt was in your crib at Sirius' house. Your grandmother had made it. The trunk needed a color change of course."
They explained about what they had rescued and what Sirius had. The little rocking hippogriff was recreated for him. As was a doll house he had not seen at first. The doll house had come from a picture they had found of Lily as a little girl. And Sirius remembered the rocking hippogriff Harry had. Lucius had them both remade. The quilt had been made for James originally as Harry's grandparents died before he was born but his grandmother had not known the gender so it was in green and yellow.
Harry could not believe they had done all of this. "This is so amazing. Thank you guys."
Lucius held him. "I am sure there will be a baby shower, I doubt you'll escape one. And I promise we'll have murals done but I thought this would be a good start."
Harry turned into his husband's arms and surprised Lucius with a slight kiss, just a brush of a tender kiss but a first. Harry could not believe this. He knew his dads helped. And the quidditch mobile he knew was from Charlie and Oliver. But he knew his husband had been behind it. It meant a lot he would go to the effort. And he was so amazed to see the things from his own nursery. Sirius assured him they always intended to give them to Harry when he became pregnant. They had saved it all of those years just for this. But thanks to pictures, Lucius had been able to take it a step further.
Harry put his husband's hand on his belly. "Your little one and I thank you for this. Well and your little helpers here. This means so much to me."
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Draco had come to collect him for practice. Lucius had not been lying when he said that the team wanted him to come back. Draco had known his dad's plans. But he had not seen the finished product. He was not as surprised as Harry had been. He knew his dad would do something like this before he had. He saw it had worked well. Harry had been touched by the thought his husband put into it. And he could se something had changed a bit between his dad and Harry. Draco was happy for that. He had seen Harry with the bruises after the incident with the watch. He had helped Harry through a lot of this. And tried to keep his dad's head out. Harry had definitely become close with his new house. Harry was surprised when he was joined by Blaise and the other guys and Pansy in the stands. They usually did not come.
Pansy hugged him when she spotted him. "You know we have missed you a lot. How is the newest Malfoy doing?"
Harry laughed and smiled. "My little princess is definitely a Malfoy, far too stubborn to give up on her Papa. I have never been so grateful for stubbornness."
That bought quite a bit of laughter and smiles. Harry was happy to be back among his friends as well as coaching. The team was genuinely thrilled to have him back. They knew their wins this year were due in part to Harry. They had not been sure of a coach to start but thy had changed their minds. Harry enjoyed the practice but was not surprised when his husband came at the end. He did not argue when his husband wanted to take him for a nap. A morning and lunch with the nursery and all the company and now practice had made him a bit tired. He stopped though in hock when they got to their apartments. His hands flew to his belly.
Lucius panicked. "I am taking you to Poppy. Hold on. I knew you should have......"
Harry cut his husband's rambling off and put his hand on his belly. "Our little girl is just making herself known for the first time."
Lucius could just barely feel and it took a few moments. The baby was only shifting right now. But he felt her. In a few weeks she would start kicking and there would be no doubt. Harry was in tears and Lucius could not hide his own as he felt it. After all the scares, feeling her shifting was so amazing.
