Last Chapter Guys!!!
Are you excited??? I am! Sorry it took so long. Over the holidays it was crazy at my house and my computer wasn't with me. Sorry sorry sorry. I grovel at your feet. I already have a sequel in mind so stay tuned for laters!!! As always the warning is in the first chapter. ENJOY!!!!
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"Your vote is the tie breaker Harry." Hermione informed him as he entered the room, six cups of hot chocolate on a tray.
"Pick mine Daddy! Pick mine!"
"Yeah Harry, pick ours." Ron piped up.
Harry laughed and started giving out the cups. It was Christmas Eve and as tradition Ron and Hermione were there along with Draco and Shirley. "What do you mean tie breaker, we have six people it should be even."
Shirley raised her hand. "I wish to have no part in this. I haven't seen either so whichever is good for me."
"Fine then, what are my choices?"
"Miracle on 31st Street and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Jim Carrey version." Harry gave Draco his cup smiling when their fingers brushed.
"I'm going to have to go with Jim Carrey." He sat down next to Draco who scrunched up his nose, obviously not being his choice in movies.
"YES!!" Izzy and Ron high fived each other and in unison downed their hot chocolate in victory. And almost simultaneously grabbed at their tongues in pain.
"I just made it!" Harry laughed.
"Water!" Ron cried out picking up Izzy and running into the kitchen with her.
"Idiots." Shirley mumbled.
"I'm married to an imbecile." Hermione shook her head and the four left in the living room shared a laugh.
After Ron and Izzy came back in they started the movie. Hermione sat on the lazy boy with Ron in front of her. It had taken him a week of sleeping on the couch and begging before she decided to forgive him. In her opinion Harry had let him off too easily. Three months had past and her baby belly was just starting to show.
Harry was on the loveseat cuddled up to Draco and Izzy was laying on the floor with Shirley, eyes glued to the TV. Harry smiled to himself as Draco started tracing invisible drawings on his cheeks and down his neck. After they had left Ron and Hermione's, Harry met with Jenni and broke up with her. Things had been slow since then, Draco still stayed with Shirley who had become a welcomed part of the group, and they told Izzy that Draco was her father as much as Harry was. It had been an interesting conversation but they decided saved most of the story for when she was a bit older. It was still hard, trying to pick up the pieces of their shattered life, repairing the wounds of everything that had torn them apart. Harry still cried himself to sleep sometimes from stress, and it was obvious that they needed to rebuild the trust they once had. But things had gotten much better. Hermione would watch Izzy while Draco would take Harry out. Dinner, movies, and things they never got to do while they hid at Hogwarts. Draco would come over and cook dinner for them and he insisted to walk Izzy to the bus stop at least once a week. In the afternoons he would meet Harry for coffee before he picked her up.
"Whatcha thinking about?" Draco whispered into his ear.
He leaned his head back looking at him. "You. Why?"
"You were smiling."
Harry's smile broadened when Draco placed a chaste kiss to his forehead and pulled him closer.
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The movie ended and Harry got up to get some ice cream to end the night per Izzy's request.
"I can help you get that Harry." Hermione moved to get up but Draco placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I've got it, you wake him up or I'm eating his share." He joked. Ron hadn't made it more than a half hour before passing out.
He made his way into the kitchen laughing to himself as he heard Shirley and Izzy reliving the movies highlights. Harry already had the ice cream on the counter and he was getting in the cabinets for bowls when Draco grabbed him in a hug from behind. Harry brought his hands down lacing his fingers with Draco's. "Merry Christmas." Draco said kissing him softly behind the ear.
"Mmm. It's only Christmas Eve. You still have an hour before Christmas gets here."
"Technical aren't we?" Draco smiled.
Harry laid his head back onto Draco's shoulders. "But of course."
"Well then, you are going to have to wait an hour."
Harry shot him a puzzled look. "For what?"
"One of your gifts. I was going to give it to you now but it's for Christmas…"
"Oh that isn't even fair."
"No?"
Harry turned himself around to face Draco running his fingers through the blonde's hair. "No it's not fair. Now you're just teasing me."
Draco gave him a quick kiss on the lips, a small smile forming. "Do you want me to give it to you now?"
"Yes." Harry giggled pushing Draco back. "Go get it."
"I have it with me." Draco slipped his hand into his pocket before cupping his hands over Harry's left one. The look that passed over Harry's face told Draco that he could feel and knew what the small piece of metal touching his hand was.
Draco had a speech he was planning on saying. A poetic and well thought out paper he had written and memorized but as he was looking into Harry's eyes he realized that he didn't need any of that. Not that he could remember it he was so nervous. "…I spent the last seven years without you." His voice was barely above a whisper. "I want to spend the rest of my life by your side, raising our daughter, and making up for all the time we've lost as a family. I'm so in love with you Harry Potter…Marry me." He let go of Harry's hand so he could look at the ring. He watched Harry look over it before sliding it on his finger, tears forming from the corner of his eyes.
He leaned forward kissing Draco sweetly on the lips. "Yes." He smiled.
Draco smiled back at him before kissing him hard.
"You win." Harry laughed.
"I didn't know we were competing?"
"We weren't but your present blew mine out of the water."
"Really now…what did ya get me?" The words had barely left his mouth when Izzy came running in the kitchen.
"Ice cream Ice cream!" She sing-songed her way over grabbing one of each of her father's legs in a hug. "Why are we hugging? You are supposed to be getting me ice cream."
Harry laughed at her. "The ice cream can wait; can you get Daddy Draco's present from us?"
"But it's not Christmas yet."
"Like father lie daughter…" Draco muttered with a soft chuckle.
"Its okay sweetie." Harry told her playfully jabbing Draco in the side.
She ran off and Draco took the opportunity to kiss Harry again, smiling against his lips.
"Got it!" Izzy ran back in and held a small box up to Draco.
He let go of Harry picking her up and setting her on his hip. "What have we got here?"
"You have to open it first, I can't tell you!"
"Okay, okay." He took the small box from her hand and shook it pretending to guess. Whatever it was was wrapped in foam. He took off the wrapping paper and lifted the lid off the box.
"Daddy said that you don't have to knock anymore." She explained as he lifted out a key.
"Iccceeee Creeeeaaaammmmmm." They heard Ron moan as he entered the kitchen, he quit rubbing his eyes and looked at the three in front of him. "Oh, moment, moment, and moment….let me know when you're done." Ron hastily retreated pulling Hermione who had barely begun to enter the kitchen and they could hear him shushing her. "They are having a moment." He explained.
"I wanted to get you a puppy."
"You just want a puppy for yourself." Harry kissed her cheek.
Draco grabbed hold of his shoulder pulling him close so that the three of them were all in one hug. "I love you, and I love you. Maybe next Christmas we can get a puppy, but this" He dangled the key in front of her nose "makes me very happy."
Izzy smiled hugging Draco around the neck and laced his fingers with Harrys. He could feel the chilled gold on his finger bringing a smile to his face ear to ear. The look in Harry's eyes was one of pure happiness and Draco knew that all the pieces had finally fallen into place.
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THERE IT IS!!!!!!! I hope you enjoyed it! If you did (or didn't) please let me know. I will be starting a much longer sequel soon so stay tuned. 3