A/N: Here it is, chapter 9! Had my plan worked, chapter 9 would be the last of it. But my plane failed and I'm not even close to the end! I was going to do a chapter a month, and then a later grown up and on to Hogwarts chapter. But no, I had to make it longer! Oh well. You guys like it that way, right?

Chapter 9

Draco hung his cloak on the coat peg when they arrived back at home. He sighed. He felt their visit had been too short. He walked into the living room, plopped on the couch, and propped his feet on the coffee table.

Harry leaned up against the wall with his arms crossed. He grinned. "Did you have fun?"

Draco placed his hands behind his head. "Yes, actually."

"She really loves you, you know."

Draco acted as if he didn't know what Harry was talking about. "Who?"

"Gracy. Her affection for you is not hard to miss."

Draco smiled. "She's a good kid. You didn't do so badly with Alyx yourself."

Harry shrugged and sat next to his husband. "All I did was play with him. He didn't fall asleep in my lap like Gracy did with you. It was a cute picture."

Draco looked at him out of the corner of his eye. "You didn't take one, did you?"

Harry shook his head. "Nope," he smiled. "Couldn't find the camera."

"Good." Draco sighed. "Well, you kept Alyx relatively quiet and occupied, and that is no easy feat." He placed a hand on Harry's knee and lifted his feet off the table. "I wonder what our kid will be like."

"Well, if it's anything like us, he or she will be getting into trouble at every turn."

Draco chuckled, and then said curiously, "Do you want a boy or a girl?"

Harry put his hand on top of Draco's. "I'm not sure, but I haven't given it much thought to be honest." He looked at Draco. "What do you want?"

"I've actually been thinking about wanting a girl, mainly because of Gracy. She's so sweet."

Harry looked surprised. "Huh, guess I shouldn't be as shocked as I am. You love that little girl as much as she loves you."

Draco blushed. "Is it that obvious?"

"Yeah, who knew you'd love a Weasley child?"

"I bet my father turned in his grave just now."

Harry kissed Draco's cheek and pulled him closer. "With all the things you and I have done, he probably thinks 6 feet under isn't far enough."

"Probably," Draco agreed as he put his head on Harry's shoulder. He was drifting off to sleep when someone started knocking on the front door. He looked at the clock and groaned. "Who the hell visits someone at 8 o'clock at night?"

Harry sighed. "Only one guess."

"Jezz," they said simultaneously. The knocking continued.

"Just open the Goddamn door, Jezz!" hollered Draco.

"I can't!" came the muffled reply of his sister.

"Use magic!"

"I can't reach my wand!"

"Why the bloody hell not?"

"My hands are full!"

"Is Raievyin with you?"

"No. If she was, we wouldn't be having this conversation!"
"Damn it," mumbled Draco as he reluctantly stood up. "Don't get your panties in a bunch, I'm coming!"
"How can I when I'm not wearing any?"

Draco was caught off guard; his hand frozen above the doorknob. "What?" He shook his head and opened the door. "Jezz, that's disgusting."

She laughed. "I'm just kidding, brother dear."

"Ha, ha, ha. My sides hurt from laughing so hard," said Draco, the sarcasm dripping from his voice.

"Well, isn't someone in a grouchy mood?" taunted Jezz.

"I'm tired, Jezz," whined Draco. His gaze lowered to the many shopping bags in her hands. "Where did you get the money for all of that?" He moved to the side, allowing her in.

She walked into the living room and put the bags next to the end table by the couch. "I earned it. Hey, Harry."

Harry waved lazily. "Hey, Jezz."

"How did you earn it?" asked Draco.

"Oh, I didn't tell you? I have a job now."

Harry's expression was full of shock while Draco looked at his sister skeptically. "You, Jezzabella Rose Malfoy, have a job?"

"Mm hm," she nodded. She looked proud of herself.

"Where?" Draco was interested to know who in their right mind would hire his scatter-brained sister.

"A department store in Paris. They have the cutest baby things, and I get an employee discount." She beamed at him.

"Oh." Draco looked relieved.

"What did you think I was gonna-" Realization smacked her in the face. "Draco!"

"Sorry! My mind jumped to a bad place! It happens when I'm tired!" It was then Draco realized that the shopping bags had baby symbols all over them. Draco hid his face in his hands. "Oh, no."

"But, Draco, I thought you'd be happy I'm not spending your money anymore."

He looked up to see Jezz looking disappointed; crushed even. "Oh, believe me, you have no idea how grateful I am for that. It's just…"

"What?"

"Do we really need all of this stuff?"

"It's not all for your house, brother dear."

"What?" Draco's mind jumped to conclusions again. "Jezz, is there something you need to tell me?"

"Oh, yeah. I'm setting up a baby room at my house."

"Why?"

"Because my niece will be visiting often." She gave him a firm look.

Draco rubbed his temple. He really needed some sleep. "And when did I agree to this?"

"Well, I just assumed-"

Draco held up a finger, indicating that she needed to stop speaking. "First of all, we don't know for sure that you're getting a niece. How many times do I have to tell you?" She went to reply but he cut her off again. "Second of all, I will be the one making decisions for the child. I am its mother…father...wait," his face scrunched up in confusion. "What am I?" Draco turned to look at Harry.

He answered without looking up from the Sudoku book he was writing in. "You're an overly tired pregnant man whose mind just blew all over his face with his own question."

Draco glared. "Well, you're real helpful."

Harry looked up. "Jezz is right, you are grouchy. Are you sure you're just tired?"

Draco pondered that thought for a second. Now that Harry mentioned it, he found a hint of annoyance in his mood, and he knew it wasn't Jezz's fault.

His sister laid a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Draco, what is it?"

He sighed. "I guess what Weasley said is starting to get to me."

Jezz walked him to the couch and sat next to him as he sat by Harry. "What did he say?" she asked.

Draco shook his head. "It was nothing, really. Just some comment about Slytherins that he told his daughter, but we sorted it out. It shouldn't be a problem anymore."

"Well, what was it?"

Harry put down the Sudoku book and answered, "Just your typical house stereotyping."

"Oh."

"Yeah, I've heard it all before. That's why I'm confused as to why it still bothers me."

Harry draped an arm over Draco's shoulder. "Maybe because it came form an innocent little girl who you treat as your own?"

Draco shrugged. "Maybe."

Jezz clapped her hands on her lap. "Well, I'm hungry."

Draco looked at her. "Didn't you eat before you came?"

"No. I arrived straight from work."

"Oh." Draco placed a hand on his belly. "Actually, I'm a little hungry myself."

Harry got to his feet. "I'll get you guys something."

"Harry," Draco reminded him. "You can't cook."

"I didn't say I was going to cook, I said I was going to get it." He grabbed the phone and started dialing. "What do you like on pizza, Jezz?"

"Oo! Anything!"

Harry held the phone to his ear as he pressed the call button. "Draco?"

"As long as you're not cooking, I don't care."

"Oh, love you too." Harry was taken by surprise as a voice answered on the other end of the call. "Oh! Not you, ma'am. Although you sound like an attractive woman, I don't—oh, what am I saying? Sorry. I need 2 large pizzas with everything on them."

Jezz giggled. "Does he do that often?"

Draco shook his head. "No. In fact, that was the first time."

"Okay. Thanks. Oh, and I really am sorry," Harry laughed. "Okay, good-bye!" Harry hung up and searched his pockets. "Draco? Do you have any cash on you?"

"It's in my wallet upstairs."

As Harry dashed up the stairs, Jezz stretched an arm over the end table to grab her shopping bags. "Wanna see what I bought?"

"Is it all girl stuff?"

"No, it's unisex. But I still want a girl."

"Well, you're going to have to wait until it's born."

"What?"

"Harry and I discussed it a few weeks ago, and we want to be surprised."

"Can the doctor tell me?" begged Jezz.

"So you can tell me later by mistake? Hell. No."

"Fine," Jezz sighed as she reached into the first bag.

Harry came back down the stairs. "Uh, Draco, it's not up there."

"Whoops. Sorry. It's in my pocket." He took his wallet out of his back pocket and threw it to Harry, who failed terribly and watched the wallet land on the floor.

"Thanks." Harry picked it up and started fishing for the right bills.

Jezz tapped Draco's shoulder. "Aren't they cute?"

Draco took a quick glance. She had five different onesies laid across her lap. "Sure, Jezz."

"You didn't even look!"

"Did too!"

"Not long enough!"
Draco gave and exasperated sigh and looked at the clothes. "Teddy bears, really?"

"Oh! I forgot!" She searched through all of the bags until she found the stuffed bear. "It matches, see?"

Draco just stared at her. "Wow."

Harry sat in his armchair and tossed the black wallet onto the coffee table. Draco's hand flashed out to catch it as it slid off. Harry grinned. "Nice catch."

Draco nodded as he kept his eye on his sister. Soon, the whole couch was covered in baby clothes and shoes. There were also multiple stuffed animals and blankets at her feet. He cleared his throat. "Uh, Jezz?"

"What?"

"Are you going to let me and Harry buy anything for our child?"

"Well, I don't see you two getting to it. You just stay home and let precious time pass you by."

"Jezz, I'm barely showing. Harry and I have plenty of time to go shopping later."

"Showing is showing, brother dear. And besides, in a few months you'll feel like a big fat whale and you won't have the energy to shop."

"Well, thanks, Jezz. That makes me feel so much better about myself. Way to boost my self-esteem."

She kept talking as if he hadn't said a word. "And I can get stuff at a cheaper price with my employee discount."

Harry jumped out of his seat as the doorbell rang. "That'll be the pizza."

Draco looked at the clock. "It can't be. Not enough time has passed."

Harry looked over his shoulder as he opened the door. "Who else could it be?" He was about to hand over the money until he saw the familiar mass of curly blonde hair. "Oh, it's you." He moved to the side so Raievyin could enter the house.

"Well, don't get too excited Harry, you might pass out," said Raievyin sarcastically.

"I can't help it. Your presence brightens my day oh so much," said Harry while using the same tone.

She tossed her hair over her shoulder. "I'm gifted like that."

Harry followed her into the living room. "You're something, alright," he muttered under his breath.

Raievyin ignored him. "Hey, cousins!" She bent over to give Jezz a hug. "I take it you went shopping again?"

Draco rolled his eyes. "How did you guess?"

Raievyin cleared the spot on the couch next to Draco. She dropped the tiny shoes into a random bag. "Just a hunch."

"Hey!" exclaimed Jezz. "Those don't go in there!" She snatched up the bag and took out the shoes.

Raievyin sighed. "Does it really matter?"

Jezz started to fold up the clothes and put them away. "Yes, it all needs to be sorted out perfectly."

Raievyin leaned back. "Wow."

For the next few minutes, only the sound of rustling shopping bags filled the room. The sudden ring of the doorbell made them all jolt.

"Pizza!" Jezz cried out excitedly while Harry left the room.

"I want some," whined Raievyin.

"Go ahead. Harry ordered plenty," invited Draco.

Harry entered with the two boxes of pizza. He put them on the table and opened the top box. "Dig in!"

The night ended when Draco finally fell asleep on his sister's shoulder with a piece of pizza in hand.

A/N: Alright, don't shoot, but now I need to write more. The ending is somewhat choppy here because I was tired, it was dark, and I was in a moving vehicle at the time, which makes it that much harder to write. Plus, the chapter was long enough already without a big evening at home. Starting this week, my schedule will get crowded again, so I will try to squeeze in FanFiction time. Please review! BABY NAMES!