Lucius kissed him."I love you. I want to marry you. But I'll wait. I just want you home even if in your own room. Please come home to me Harry. I love you."

Harry looked at the picture. "Luc I..."

Lucius could not give up. "I will have the castle add a nursery. I'll have you back in your study room. I will give you space, please jut come home to me."

Though Draco was still there Harry could not take his eyes off of his lover. He looked at Lucius and the picture of the baby's ultrasound in his hands and he knew what he had to do. He realized something he had been fighting for so long.

Harry shook his head. "No."

Lucius' face fell. "Harry I..."

Harry cut him off with a kiss. "I meant no, don't have the castle add a third bedroom. Turn my study room into a nursery. I want to come home to our bed."

Tears streamed down Lucius' face and Harry knew there were some in his own eyes as well. Harry had missed him so much. He had desperately wanted to be back living with him. He had missed him and wanted Lucius to be able to prove he was able to trust him for he wanted to be able to go home.

Lucius kissed him tenderly. "I will have your things moved into our room for when you get discharged and the nursery in our suites. I love you Harry. I love you."

Harry pulled him in for another kiss. "I love you too Luc. I love you."

Hearing those words for the first time made Lucius feel like a teenager again. He had been hoping to hear those words for so long. There had been so many doubts even before this pregnancy that he would ever hear those words but he had.

Harry's declaration was followed by another shock. "Do you have that ring on you?"

Lucius searched his face to see if this was some kind of cruel joke but he took out the box. "I have had it with me ever since I bought it."

Looking at Harry he wondered if he was right. He wondered if Harry was giving him the okay to propose. He had sworn to Harry that he would wait until he was ready and he wasn't sure he could take it right now if Harry said no. He was happy with Harry loving him and coming home.

Harry saw his concern. "I am ready." He whispered.

Lucius opened the box. "I started this all wrong. I was so attracted to you and I forced you into this. I have spent the past year and four months trying to show you how sorry I was and how much I loved you. You are the love of my life, and you and the baby and Draco are my everything. If you will be my husband I'll spend every day proving I am worthy of both of you. Please marry me Harry."

Harry nodded. "Yes."

Hardly able to believe his ears he stared at Harry for a few moments until Harry repeating yes over and over again pulled him in for a long kiss. Draco left them for some privacy and Lucius finally slipped the beautiful platinum ring with a large emerald in the middle and with small rubies running along either side.

Lucius kissed the ring. "I am so happy. Are you sure though? I don't want to pressure you. You can live with me at the manor and I will be there for you and..."

Harry cut him off. "Already having second thoughts? I'm not. I don't want you just as our baby's daddy. I want you as my husband. I am in love with you Luc."

Collecting Harry into his arms he swore he'd never have second thoughts. He had wanted to marry Harry from the start. The only person who would be backing out was Harry. And Harry assured him it was never going to happen.

Lucius joined him back in bed holding him. "I was hoping you'd move back and I could convince you to fall in love with me and be a family."

Harry put his fiancé's hand against his belly "I was already in love with you before I found out. That is why you walking out hurt so bad. I just had not admitted it."

It had been some time since he started falling in love. He had admitted to his dads at Christmas time that he cared for Lucius but he was not willing to consider even the possibility of it being love. He had been worried it was going to be any more then sexual attraction.

The doors opened and his family came back in. "We here congratulations are in order." Fred called.

Sirius noticed his son looked worried about his reaction. "I am happy for you. I see how much you love each other. And I see Lucius will care for you and the baby."

There was not one person in the room who did not agree. They had all been upset when they found out about the relationship for they had thought Lucius had taken advantage of him, and they had all been mad about Lucius walking out on him. But they all saw long before Harry did that he was in love. They knew he'd be happy.

Harry turned to Lucius. "I thought maybe we could marry at the manor at Christmas. I want us to be a proper family before our baby comes into the world."

Lucius picked up the rabbit next to Harry that Severus brought up. "How about right on Christmas day? Then we can take over for ten days for a honeymoon."

They would have a proper more romantic one, likely at Dagger Bay as they had once spoke of, in the summer after Harry graduated and had given birth. They could not do much in the way of excitement when he was pregnant but Lucius still wanted him to have a proper honeymoon.

Molly smiled. "We can do the usual gift opening and dinner on Christmas Eve and have the wedding on the day. You know I will help where ever I can."

Sirius nodded. "I know you probably have people who could do it Lucius but I think you and Harry probably want a more romantic intimate wedding."

The two men shared a smile and a nod. Lucius had the huge formal social wedding already, this time he wanted a private family and close friends wedding and he knew Harry wanted it as well. When he mentioned the honeymoon idea including Dagger bay in the summer, Harry readily agreed with him.

Severus looked at the bunny which was still yellow. "Are you guys going to tell us the gender of this little one or are we going to keep us guessing."

Harry shared a smile with Lucius. "We were thinking of keeping you guessing. You can wait until the baby is born and see the color of the blanket."

While everyone seemed to accept that Harry and Lucius had no doubt they would be trying to get the answers out of the couple for the next six months. Harry had his doubts they could keep it a secret all that time. But he planned on dangling it for now. Draco shared a smile with them assuring he would not tell anyone.

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Harry was released from the hospital Friday afternoon but for the sake of his blood pressure for he still had morning sickness he was being excused from classes for another week. He was just glad not only to be going home but to Lucius, to his fiancé. He would be so happy to be back in their bed.

He was surprised when it was Severus who came for him. "Did my fiancé already decide he doesn't want me? That did not take long."

Severus shook his head. "He is waiting for you in your rooms. He has just a bit of a surprise for you waiting and asked that I bring you home."

Smiling Harry wondered what his fiancé had up his sleeve and though he was a bit disappointed, he would not argue with Severus taking him home. Severus helped him into a robe and started leading him towards the door. Since he was not in the dungeons this time he was to be allowed to walk back as the floo was hard on his stomach. Severus insisted if he was even remotely tried he would be carrying Harry which made Harry lad most students were in class but it was not needed.

He was relieved when they got to the apartments though for he found he was growing tired. Lucius was anxiously waiting inside. "How are you and the baby?"

Harry sunk into his arms and kissed him. "Your baby and I are just fine. A bit disappointed that daddy did not come pick us up himself but happy to be home."

Almost laughing at the look of delight on his old friend's face, Severus took his leave. During Draco's childhood Draco had always been made to call Lucius father even when he was very little. It was expected of the well bred sons of a pureblood lord, and when Lucius was a spy he had to act as one. Draco was too old to start calling him daddy now though he had started Dad since the war. But Severus and Draco who was in the room at the time, both knew what being called daddy by the new baby would mean.

Harry saw the look on his fiancé's face. "If you prefer you could be Papa and I daddy but I just thought daddy suited you."

Lucius kissed him. "I am happy with daddy, believe me. I just wished I could have been a proper enough dad to Draco growing up that he could have."

Draco came over to his father's side and reminded him that he had always understood his father keeping his distance for he knew he was trying to keep his wife and son safe. He had failed with Narcissa but thins were different now. He could be a proper father to Draco and had made up for the lost time as best as he could.

Harry put Lucius' hand against his belly. "You will be able to be a proper daddy to this little one. You will not have to worry about keeping us safe."

Lucius smiled. "I am ready for dirty diapers and midnight feedings. I want to be a hands on father for once in my life. I swear I will be here for it all."

Laughter broke out from his son and fiancé at the very thought of Lucius changing a diaper but some how Harry knew that Lucius would keep his word. He had no doubt that he would need a lesson or two from Dobby or even Harry who had practice with his sister, but he knew Lucius would be such an amazing dad.

Harry looked around. "Now I have been told that you would not pick me up for there was a surprise. It better be a good surprise for not escorting me home."

Draco shared a smile with his dad. "Dad and I have been working on it and I am sure you will think that it is a suitable reason to not be there."

He was surprised when they walked him into his old study room which he knew would be a nursery now but he almost dropped. He had thought they would move the furniture from Sev's which they had but they had gone above and beyond that.

Draco saw him noticing the colors. "Don't worry the rooms have been warded since the colors were picked. Luna helped me with the art work but never saw the color."

Harry smiled as he sunk down in the rocking chair. "You guys are too good to me. This is amazing. You do realize the baby will only sleep here for a few weeks."

They were not going to be living at school after Harry and Draco graduated for Lucius was returning to business full time. He had considered staying on another two years in case Harry wanted to take over DADA but he knew where Harry's dreams lay. He knew Harry had every intention of taking Jack up on his job offer. Lucius wanted to return to his true love and that was business so they'd be living at the manor.

Lucius kissed him. "The duplicate nursery down to the position of furniture will be done at the manor by the time you graduate. I promise."

Draco agreed. "We wanted to make sure my little sibling there had the perfect room and just because you're only here for six weeks after the birth, did not change it."

For Malfoys they had not gone over board for they knew Harry would receive hundreds of baby gifts at Christmas and there was sure to be a baby shower at some point but Harry could see just looking around how spoiled this little one was going to be. He was touched by the beautiful mural that covered one wall that was from Winnie the Pooh. It was a muggle book but Lucius knew that Harry loved it as a kid. He had seen Harry reading it to Lara. There were all of the characters, the garden for Rabbit and Pooh's house. One wall had bookcases and though there were already books and toys he knew they would soon be full.

Harry looked down at the stuffed rabbit he had from the start. "I think it is time our little bunny here got his color change. I hope you're not disappointed."

Lucius laughed for he knew Harry was joking. "Oh I don't know I guess I can live with the baby. Won't throw it or their Papa out on the streets."

This time it was Harry's turn to be nearly in tears from that. He had referred to himself slightly as Papa when he offered to switch terms but it was the first time that he had actually been called it. He was referred to as the baby's daddy, they both had been by everyone but that term brought more tears.

Draco handed him a frame. "I am getting out of here before you two turn me into a sobbing mess like you. I thought you needed one last touch to the room."

Harry looked down at the frame and saw the ultrasound of their baby. "Thank you Draco. For this and the nursery. And being here for me, everything."

Reaching down Draco hugged him and assured him though he would never call him Papa; he was thrilled to have Harry becoming his stepfather. He saw how happy he made his father and he wanted the three of them to be a real family with the baby. He did say before he left that one day Harry could be stepfather to both of his best friends, well father in law to the other.

Harry looked at Lucius as Draco left. "That would be interesting. What would you think about that?"

Lucius laughed and helped him up. "You know I am overly fond of Hermione. She is good for my son and I'd be happy to see them get married down the road."

Knowing that neither would likely wed before they finished their law training which would take two years, Harry could definitely see them wed and with kids one day. He and Hermione, no one would have ever thought a few years ago, both future Malfoys. It still amazed him. Lucius took him to their bedroom to get him settled into bed for a nap. There was no cradle for their room yet but Lucius assured his fiancé they would have one. He knew Harry wanted the baby close when born.

When Lucius mentioned Harry being on bed rest again Harry shrugged. "I for one am just happy to be home in our bed finally and with your ring on my finger."

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Morning sickness finally relenting, ten days after he was released from the hospital Harry was permitted to return to class. His company had been limited to Hermione and Luna as well as his dads and the Weasleys who had returned home when he was released but had come still to visit when they could.

The morning he could return to class he was escorted by Draco down for breakfast. "There is no concern any more you told me Draco. Right?"

Draco laughed ad nodded. "The school was rallied outside your door when you were in the infirmary. I just thought you could use some company. Nothing else."

The fact that Harry would be able to go around the school without a bodyguard any more had definitely made Harry happy and put those who loved him at further ease as well. The school knew of his engagement with Lucius but it had really not shocked anyone. It seemed most were happy the baby's dad was marrying him.

When they entered the Great hall he actually found almost every one smiling and even some clapping. "Even the lions. It has been a long time since they have."

Draco directed him towards the snakes. "Might be friendly over there now but Neville is at our table and we know your friends are mainly among the snakes now."

Seeing that Neville and Luna, and Hermione were all waiting at the table among his new friends Harry could not deny it and happily joined them. Pansy as always made room for the two of them.

Pansy looked at the ring. "Wow that is beautiful. We're so glad you decided to marry the man. Draco tells us you're to be married at Christmas."

Harry nodded. "We will have a small family and close friends wedding at the manor Christmas day. I want you guys to be there of course."

Groans came from some of the guys as the breakfast talk went to weddings and babies but even the guys were happy for Harry and joined in from time to time. Harry was pestered to find out the sex of the baby but even though he showed off the ultrasound picture, he and Draco held their tongue on it.

Hermione looked over from her place next to Draco. "Don't try. He is my best friend and Draco is my boyfriend and even I have not been told the gender."

Harry shrugged. "We want this little one to be a surprise at least to everyone else. You will find out when you see my little one for the first time."

Though the talk did not die about the gender the girls moved on to baby showers and maternity clothes. They had to admit that it was nice seeing Harry eating real food once again though they were grateful that none of the strange cravings had hit yet. They wondered what it would do to their own appetite when it did.

When it was time for class Harry smiled. "I never thought I'd say this but I have missed the classroom. It was not like when I had the pox and was feverishly ill."

Luna shrugged. "You might not have been ill but you know how important it was for the little baby. Besides I know you kept up with your studies."

Harry agreed with her on that. He could not do practical work for potions but he had for charms and herbology had been reading. He would be glad though to be in a classroom again and was looking forward to the afternoon working with Lucius. He enjoyed his apprenticeship a lot even if he did not want a career in it later on.