disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter
warning: there is smut in this chapter and is marked for those who want to skip it.
I am very happy to finally be posting a new chapter for this story. I hope none of you are too disappointed with me about the lateness, this story seems to be a bit of a struggle at the moment for me, but I'm hoping to get back into the groove with it.
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Harry tucked his daughter into the bed she was given in Teddy's room, he gave her a kiss and walked to the door before putting out the light. Teddy was already asleep because of the earlier excitement, but Athene had managed to stay up later to try out her new form and also to stay close to Draco and Harry as she remembered the reason for coming to the Tonks' residence.
Draco was waiting for Harry in the hall and pulled his husband into a strong embrace when he left the bedroom. It had been an emotional day and Draco knew Harry would break at any moment. Holding Harry close with an arm around the smaller form of his husband, Draco lead the way to the bedroom that was given to them and cast locking and silencing charms on the door before setting Harry onto the bed. He spelled his and Harry's clothes to change into sleep wear, and then laid down on the bed and pulling Harry into his chest. He held tight when Harry's shoulders began shaking with silent sobs.
"Shh, it'll be alright love," Draco whispered to Harry. His heart pulled painfully as he listened to Harry try to quiet his cries at the fear that he finally let take over. He knew Harry needed to cry over the situation, but he felt the need to try to distract Harry from their day. "I won't let this end us, love, I promise. Just think of the small bundle of cells growing inside you and thinking of how amazing it will be to bring another child into our lives. I hope it's a boy. Not that I don't love Athene, but a boy would be so adorable with my blond hair and your green eyes. How does that sound?"
"As long as you don't give him that ridiculous name you thought of last time," Harry whispered between dying sobs. He chuckled lightly when he felt his husband's chest shake with laughter at his comment.
"It's a tradition to for my family to be named about a constellation," Draco said, jutting his chin in the air and voice filled with fake superiority. His laughter renewed at the smack he got o his chest.
"I am not naming my child Scorpious. So you can forget it," Harry said. He sat up from the bed and scrubbed his hands over his face. He sat on the side of the bed facing the window and looked at the clear night sky filled with a soft moonlight glow. Harry thought he was done with this type of life, the waiting and unknown, being afraid of what might happen next. It was only made worse now that it threatened his child, and his unborn one as well. Harry rolled his shoulders as he felt the tension setting in and winced at how tight they had become. About to get up to wash his face, Harry was stilled when he felt his husband's hands cover his shoulders and began with gentle, soothing circles. He laid his head against his chest as Draco added more pressure to the tense muscles, letting out a soft moan as the hard muscles began to relax under Draco's hands. Harry lightly smiled as Draco inched closer to him and pulled him back into Draco's chest. "Distract me Draco?"
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"Anything for you," Draco said softly. He reached down and pulled at the hem of Harry's shirt, lifting it and exposing smooth skin. He pressed against the back of Harry and ran his hands across the chest of his husband while peppering kisses to the man's throat. He smirked at the small intake of breath when he brushed over a nipple. He pulled back to remove his own shirt and chuckled at the whine Harry gave at the loss of questing hands. Draco pulled Harry into the middle of the bed and laid him down amongst the pillows. He straddled Harry's hips, ignoring his husband trying to buck his hips upwards, and reached for one hand.
Beginning at the fingertips, Draco lay small kisses along Harry's hand following the inside of his arm. When he got to the shoulder, he gave a small kiss to Harry's lips before reaching for the other hand and giving that arm the same treatment. After another small kiss to Harry's lips, he moved off of Harry's hips and pulled down the sleep pants he had on, throwing them to the floor. Same as with Harry's arms, Draco lifted a foot and began at the ankle, leaving small kisses all along his husband's leg. When he reached to the sensitive inside of Harry's thigh, Draco sucked lightly at the skin pulling a quiet moan from the man beneath him. Draco sat back on his heels and once more, paid the same treatment to Harry's other leg. Standing up quickly, Draco divested himself of his own sleepwear. He looked down at Harry on the bed and felt himself harden even more as Harry was spread out on the bed, breathing picking up from Draco's light teasing touches, body beginning to flush. Not wanting to leave his husband alone on the bed anymore, Draco moved atop of Harry in between his legs.
Draco pressed his lips against Harry's and began a slow, sensual kiss that expressed more love than lust. He reached down and laced his fingers with Harry's hand and caressed Harry's cheek with his free hand. As the kiss continued, Draco lowered his groin against Harry's and both moaned at the feeling. Breaking for air, Draco looked down into Harry's face and smiled at the swollen lips, and lust filled eyes of his husband. Giving one last kiss to reddened lips, he moved down leaving a trail of bites and kisses down Harry's neck to his chest. He gave a single kiss to Harry's stomach before moving further down. Taking hold of Harry's length, Draco lowered his mouth around it, creating gentle suctions and listening as Harry's moans became louder.
Draco held out his hand for his wand, grasping it when it flew into his hand. He waved it at the door to create a silencing spell on it and cast a lubrication spell at Harry's opening before tossing it away. Continuing his ministrations on Harry and reveling at the taste of his arousal, Draco pushed one finger in Harry's channel, moving it in and out. He released Harry to move up to kiss him while he added another finger. Needing air, Draco gave nips to Harry's jaw and neck as he added a third finger. When Harry began making keening sounds and was begging for Draco, he removed his fingers and lined himself up. Before entering Harry, he looked up at his husband. "I love you Harry."
"I love you too, Draco, but if you stop-" Harry was cutoff as Draco pushed in. Once seated fully in Harry, he wrapped Harry's legs around his waist. Bracing himself above his husband, Draco began rocking his hips, thrusting into Harry. He kept the pace slow and loving with just a gentle rocking that left Harry gasping. No other noise was made, just the sharp gasps of pleasure that built within the two men. Draco lowered himself so he was flush with Harry, who had wrapped his arms around Draco's neck, and kissed Harry deeply. Both were taken by surprise as their orgasms shot through them in waves. Draco stayed connected with Harry as they rode out the quakes that encased their bodies. He looked into Harry's face and saw the unguarded emotions flitting across the fine features, and knew that Harry was seeing the same thing reflected on his own face. Giving one last chaste kiss to Harry's lips, Draco rolled off Harry and pulled him to his chest. He pulled the duvet across them as he felt Harry's magic clean them off.
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Draco squirmed when he felt sleep pants were spelled onto him as well and gave a questioning look to Harry. "Is there a reason for dressing us?"
"Just in case a certain someone has nightmares and comes looking for us. It would quite uncomfortable to have to explain why we are naked," Harry said tiredly as he nuzzled into Draco's side.
"Hm, would not want to have that particular conversation with our daughter," he replied. Draco ran a hand soothingly down Harry's back as the stress of the day was finally pulling him to sleep. As he was about to fall asleep, he squeezed Harry's shoulders. "It'll be alright, I promise."
"I hope so," Harry sighed as he succumbed to sleep. But it was fitful sleep filled with nightmares. He dreamt of dark wizards tracking them down ad hurting his family, of being forced to watch his family be tortured, of having his unborn child taken from him. He saw images of his parents and Sirius looking down at him in disappointment, all of his fears from the war came back to him. One dream struck him hard as he watched his daughter, his little angel, be taken away from him, calling out to him frantically. Having had too much, Harry was wrenched out his dream sobbing and burrowed into the arms that encased him immediately.
"Daddy?" Harry looked up from Draco's neck when he heard his daughter's scared voice. There she was, standing next to the bed holding her teddy, her eyes wide with fear. Harry's heart clenched hard at the look on Athene's face and knew she was having nightmares of her own. He opened his arms for her and she rushed onto the bed, wrapping her arms around his neck. Harry rocked her as she cried into his chest, silent tears falling down his face as Draco wrapped around him.
No one in the room noticed the three people standing at their door, watching the scene with despair. Andromeda had her arms wrapped around Teddy, who had his own wrapped around her middle to hide his own tears, while her husband squeezed her shoulders in comfort. Ted whispered to Andromeda, trying to not gain the attention of the three on the bed. "We'll help them through this, darling. We'll stay strong for them."