Harry received a letter from the twins, and had wondered if Bill had told them, but it seemed they had not. Severus had found Harry ready to flee after Bill, and reminded Harry he could not be followed, and Harry needed someone right now. He loved the twins like big brothers, but the issue was they felt the same, which he was starting to see as a problem. They would come looking for him, if they knew he was here, and would be more determined then Bill would be. He loved them, but he could not deal with them now, and he would not want to cause problems with the family.
Draco had suggested a few places near his work Harry may like, reminding him he needed to get out, once in a while, and Severus agreed. They both thought him brooding alone on the beach when he was not writing, was not good for him, which meant not good for the baby. Every once in a while Harry felt like he had a family again, limiting some of the pain over his dad, but not all of it.
Harry was having some lunch at a cafe and reading a book when he heard a voice. "Harry, I was hoping to see you again."
He looked up to see Bill, and putting down some money he stood up to leave. "I need to head home. Nice to see you too Bill."
He slipped away down onto the beach, but he found out the determination and obsession of the twins seemed hereditary, for Bill had it as well. The oldest brother followed him down the beach, and Harry knew he would need to deal with him, before he went home.
Bill spoke when Harry turned back to him. "I promised the twins, when I went home, I would make sure you're okay. You know how worried they are."
Harry turned his face from him slightly."They are at least."
Bill turned Harry back to look at him. He noticed the glint of tears in his eyes, but like Hermione in the kitchen, Harry tried to hide them from him. He knew it went deeper then the loss of his dad, and it had something to do with Ron, driving Harry away from them all. He had no idea what, or how he had come to be with Malfoy or Snape, but he would find out, not leaving till he did.
Bill gently pressed. "Snape said my family had done enough, Ron told me back off and George said you were in tears when Ron proposed. Harry, what is it?"
Harry shook his head. "My best friends were getting engaged, I was happy of course."
Of course he could hear the bitterness in his voice, and Harry was doing a poor job of concealing his anger over something. It was more pain, then anger, and he had a sickening feeling George had been right, and there had been something between Harry and Ron.
Bill prevented him from going. "You two were involved, he never told you he was still with Hermione, and you were with him? I'm right, aren't I?"
Harry was having a hard time fighting the tears. "It doesn't matter, even if we were involved. He is going to be married. It is better this way."
Better this way, Bill thought, for whom? Most certainly not for Harry, who lost is dad and others, and who seemed driven from home. For Ron obviously, Harry was gone, out of the picture, and any truth he had cheated on Hermione, was gone with Harry. He wondered about Hermione, but doubted she knew, for she would never have hurt Harry like this. for she had too good of a heart for that.
Bill asked. "Does Hermione know? I would think you'd tell her that her fiancé cheated on her. She is your best friend."
Harry shook his head. "As Ron said, it never happened, I imagined it. He is and always will be committed to one person, and that is her."
With that Harry finally broke away from him, but the way Harry had been speaking, he knew there was more. He knew there was a reason Harry left, and not simply because he could not face Hermione. If his brother had threatened Harry some how, and Bill needed to set it right.
He grabbed Harry by the arm and pulled him to a stop."Harry you are a part of our family. Tell me what Ron did which has made you so scared."
Harry had gone white though and it was not from fear or shock. "Bill, I need you to take me to the hospital."
For a moment Bill thought it was a diversion, but Harry was going slack in his arms, and he had to scoop him up. He apparated Harry to the hospital, and when a healer took Harry, he was told to track down family. Harry did not have any, they were the closest, but his mind went to the two former Slytherins.
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Draco was finishing up his shift and was surprised Harry had not come to the shop, for he had come most days. The two of them had become tentative friends, and he hoped Harry would stay after the baby came, for he knew Harry needed it, and he would like it. He had even found himself buying a teddy bear the day before, and he could see perhaps being an Uncle. He would never have said it before, but how Ron treated Harry opened his eyes, and he could see it.
Severus came into the shop, and he could see his Uncle was surprised as well, as Harry was missing. Severus was even more reluctant to admit it, he had never been the nurturing type for sure, but Harry was growing on him. He would grudgingly admit his concern for Harry was no longer just about Remus and Lily.
Severus came over. "Where is Harry? I went by the house, and Kreacher said Harry left the house for a late lunch, and to come meet you."
Draco shook his head."I was wondering the same thing, when you came in."
He could hear his Uncle muttering that boy under his breath, but there was a definite change from school days, when he was ready to hex Harry. There was genuine concern in his voice, like Draco had told Harry; there was a different side of Severus he would eventually come to see.
Severus headed for the door. "We should check the book shop next door. He likely did not want to lose his lunch."
Draco agreed. "I for one am relieved we gave him the ensuite room. The morning sickness has been bad."
Shooting his nephew a look, he knew Draco had brought Harry tea more then once, though he had done the same. Neither of them had been expecting to live with a pregnant man, but they had both been doing their best by Harry, for differing reasons.
Severus snarled when Bill appeared in front of him. "Just because I can not give you detention any more Mr. Weasley.................."
Bill cut him off. "You need to come with me to the hospital, I had to take Harry. The healer asked for family and I assume Harry would likely want you."
Anger turned to shock and concern, as they headed for the hospital, Bill admitting when they arrived, he had confronted Harry, who had passed out. They had known stress was not good for Harry or the baby, male pregnancies were so delicate, and it would kill Harry to lose the baby.
When a healer appeared asking for family Severus spoke."We're his family, how is Harry?"
