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An Eventful Morning

Letting herself into the house Lucy checked her watch once again, calculating that she had exactly fifteen minutes to check on Teddy, make sure he was alive, and then hustle out of there to make her next meeting on time. Or at least that was the plan, she thought ruefully, knowing how good members of her family were at blowing her schedule. Especially in this case. Because normally Teddy messaging her to inform her that he was taking a day off from work would be a sign that the world was coming to an end, but she could see Louis putting his foot down if Teddy was sick and making the man stay home for the day too. Her little cousin had the power after all. And since she knew from personal experience that Teddy was a real baby when he was forced to behave like a normal sick person and rest…well she figured Louis had to be contemplating smothering the man with a pillow by now.

Or he'd left to stop himself from doing so since none of her calling out got a response from anyone as her voice echoed in the quiet.

Shaking her head in amusement at the thought, Lucy picked up her pace, making her way up to Teddy's bedroom in record time since she didn't have any to spare. And knowing how dead to the world Teddy was when he was sleeping Lucy opened the door just enough to stick her head in, just in case he was getting changed, throwing up, or something equally embarrassing that required her to duck out quickly so they wouldn't both be mentally scarred.

But he wasn't getting changed or throwing up…in fact she couldn't recall ever seeing him look better as he lay naked in his completely trashed bed, thankfully mostly covered by her cousin who was sprawled over him and just as naked, though thank Merlin it was his rear she was seeing and not something else that would have required a lot of liquor to erase from her brutally scarred memories.

Slapping a hand over her mouth to muffle her reactions to the sight Lucy carefully stepped back and closed the door once more, keeping her hand right where it was as she slowly made her way back down the hallway, opting to use the stairs instead of dissipating since she didn't trust her concentration at the moment.

HOLY HOGWARTS!

And keeping one hand over her mouth and the other on the bannister Lucy jumped up and down in her heels, completely jubilant as she realized what had apparently occurred since the last time she'd seen the two.

He was going to get his chance, she silently chanted with a great deal of exuberance and butt wiggling. He and Louis had hooked up! They were sleeping together and-and oh shit, when Victoire found out…

Freezing at the thought Lucy looked back towards the top of the stairs again, her eyes huge as she realized the storms that would be coming in bulk when this got out to everyone else.

Oh shit!

And what was she going to do now that she knew? Should she let them know that knew or keep it to herself? It wasn't like she'd meant to stumble on them like that, she would have been quite happy to have gone the rest of her life never having seen them naked together. And it wasn't like she could ask anyone's advice since she'd need to talk to someone who knew them both to understand her dilemma. Teddy would never forgive her if she blurted out the news before he and Louis were ready for anyone to know, especially if she inadvertently sicced Victoire on them before they were ready to handle her.

How did they think they were going to handle her cousin, anyway?

The mind boggled just thinking about it.

That was too big for her to figure so she'd leave that alone and concentrate on what she was supposed to do about her present situation. She…she wouldn't get any advice and she'd…she'd talk to Teddy tomorrow about the whole thing, Lucy decided after some more thought on the matter. She'd lay it all out, including the fact that she'd known all along how he felt about Louis, and ask what she could do to help him make his relationship with her cousin work.

That's what she'd do…and it was time to get the hell out of there before one of them woke up and discovered her lurking in the hallway.

And on that note she turned and hurried out of the house as quickly and quietly as she'd come.

)

A Half An Hour Later

Half awake, Louis was aware of the now very familiar hand moving up and down his spine but refused to show any reaction least Teddy realize he was even semi conscious once again. Movement, he'd learned, only encouraged Teddy to pounce and his ass was already broken, thank you very much. Not that it hadn't been worth it, the night he'd had had pretty much ruined him for life anyway, but he wanted to take a little time to mourn the loss before Teddy felt the need to remind him that his ass didn't even have to be involved for him to end up in a post climax coma. And oh man but Teddy knew how to cause an orgasm. Lots of orgasms.

Oh he was so tired.

"Do I want to know what you're thinking?" Teddy asked, proving that he was aware that he wasn't the only one awake.

"Tired. Sleeping. No touchie. Below the waist." Louis amended, since he liked the back stroking. Well to be honest he loved Teddy stroking him below the waist even more, but he was trying to be good here.

There was amusement in the older man's voice when he asked if Louis wanted to stay in bed all day.

Considering the thought Louis had to admit that it would be pretty appealing if not for the fact that them remaining in bed would probably only encourage the man to jump him in the near future. And as the last three times had proven he had absolutely no will power where Teddy was concerned. He'd really meant to put on the brakes, give his body and mind time to recover a little, but the other man was just too damn good for his good. The man had already figured out his weakest points and like any Black would Teddy had taken merciless advantage of them. Repeatedly.

Moaning when he felt Teddy's hand give his ass an affectionate rub Louis was about to cry mercy when he found himself be rolled onto his side, Teddy pulling away from him once he was settled.

As he watched Teddy turned and gave him his back, getting off the bed with an ease that had Louis green with envy. He'd gotten out of bed a couple hours ago to go to the bathroom and had had to use all his pride to stay on his feet while staggering like a drunk to the other room.

Some of Louis's ire left him though when his lover took the time to retrieve the covers from where they'd been pushed aside during the night and morning, bringing them up to tuck around him. That earned his teddy bear some brownie points, Louis decided as they shared sleepy smiles before Teddy turned and headed for the bathroom.

Once Teddy's naked butt was out of sight Louis closed his eyes again and snuggled under the covers, finding them not nearly as good as Teddy's body, but a reasonable substitute for the moment. He could hear water running and assumed Teddy had decided to shower, thinking absently to himself that he probably needed one badly too. Normally shower sex would be the next thought that came into his head but he had no intention of moving any muscles until he absolutely had to.

Drifting in and out of sleep Louis was startled minutes later when he felt the bedcovers being tugged off him, spurring him to sleepily open his eyes to half mast so that he could glare at the man responsible for uncovering him.

"You'll thank me shortly." Teddy informed him as he crocked a finger. "Now come closer and see what I have for you."

"I've seen what you have for me." Louis muttered back, crossing his arms resolutely as he tried to ignore the fact that Teddy's body was still naked and marked in some interesting places he had very fond memories of. "Been there, gone down on that, have the sore ass to prove it."

Laughing despite the dark look Louis sent his way Teddy just kept grinning. "That you did, and I've already apologized for your ass this morning as you'll recall. And what I have for you now is a bathtub full of hot water, which, if you think about it, is something you do want."

The offer registering Louis didn't hesitate now, getting up on his knees to shuffle over the mattress until he reached Teddy, pleased when he was scooped up into the other man's very capable arms since that meant he wasn't going to have to do any walking just yet. A hot bath sounded like heaven at the moment and he gave Teddy a kiss on the cheek to say so.

"How do you even have the strength to carry me?" Louis wanted to know as he settled his head on Teddy's shoulder, not carrying how girlie he must look, being carried princess style across the room.

"I'm stronger than I look."

Since that did make sense Louis didn't make any comment until they arrived at the tub, eyes narrowing a little when rather than set him in the tub Teddy was stepping into the tub, which to his way of thinking meant that the other man intended to join him in his bath. Not that Teddy hadn't earned a hot soak, he had, but sharing a bath could potentially give the man ideas. "No sex for you for at least another couple hours."

"Understood, though the warning isn't necessary." Teddy informed him with another grin. "I'm pretty much at my limit there for now too."

Maneuvering them both as he eased them down into the water, which wasn't remotely easy, Teddy finally got them both into the tub with Louis's back pressed against his chest so that he could act as a pillow of sorts. Cuddling his favorite blonde against him Teddy leaned his head against Louis's, more than content to stay like that for a long while.

And they'd been soaking for a good twenty minutes in comfortable silence before Louis spoke, inquiring as to what time it was since he hadn't even thought to consult a clock earlier. Normally he was the morning person after all, and Teddy was the wide awake one.

"I would imagine it's a little after eleven by now, best guess."

Absorbing this, Louis's mind was about to shift to what they had in the fridge to eat once their fried brain cells finally clued them into the fact that they needed substance when it occurred to him what day of the week it was.

"Teddy! You're supposed to be at work!"

Wincing a little, Louis's voice had echoed off the tile rather loudly, Teddy's voice was soothing as he informed his lover that he'd taken care of that.

"What do you mean you took care of it? You're here and not there!"

"I mean that I sent a message to my office and to Lucy informing them that I wasn't coming into work today. I'm the boss so I can do that, you know. I'll do some work from here later today, it shouldn't be too much of a problem."

Not buying that for a minute Louis tugged himself free from Teddy's arms so that he could turn around, straddling the other man so that he could look him in the eye. "But you had all that trouble with that embezzling guy and the guarda and reassuring your clients and everything. Not to mention the fact that all your employees must think you're at death's door since two years ago you got really sick and had to be knocked out and carried out of your office by Uncle Harry because you refused to accept that you couldn't work your way through it!"

A frown was Teddy's immediate response to the reminder, that not being one of his favorite work related memories. "I wasn't that bad, everyone overreacted."

The look Louis aimed at him made it clear he wasn't even going to bother to tell him what utter bullshit that was.

Hunching his shoulders under that look Teddy wisely didn't argue, especially since he also recalled clearly the hell he'd gotten from various members of his family who had all stopped by to see him and tell him what an idiot prat he'd been for not going to St. Mungos under his own steam.

"Embezzling guy is in jail, the guarda has all the information they need, and my head people are more than capable of handling any questions they might come up with. I've been in touch with all my major clients to reassure them as to the stability and trustworthiness of my firm and though I did lose accounts as a result I didn't lose the ones that keep my business afloat so I'm fine there. They can get by without me for a day, especially since Lucy or my secretary can get ahold of me if there is an emergency."

"Not that I don't think you need to relax more and have a life outside work, because I do…but why take today off when you don't need to? I mean I can personally attest to how healthy and energetic you are today despite the fact that neither of us got any sleep last late. I'm the one who would need to take the day off if it weren't for the fact that the restaurant is still closed anyway."

Concern came into Teddy's eyes as he stroked a hand down Louis's spine. "I didn't…I didn't really hurt you, did I?" He'd thought Louis was being his usual, drama queen self in order to be pampered for the rest of the day, which he would have done anyway given the night the blonde had gifted him with.

Reacting to the worried look in Teddy's eyes Louis leaned forward and gave the older man a reassuring kiss. "No, I'm okay, though my butt is sore. A lot of it is just my ego. Being worn out at the age of twenty two is more than a little embarrassing." He added with a teasing wink.

Relief crossing his face Teddy returned the kiss, tenderly cupping Louis's face between his hands. And when he pulled away he leaned his forehead against Louis's. "Don't worry, last night broke a number of records for me too. I don't intend to…I haven't taken anyone to bed in a long while and it caught up with me I suppose. We'll keep nights like last night for special occasions when neither of us has to work the next day, promise."

"I don't get that at all. You should have guys beating down your doors with stamina and skills like yours."

Struggling and mostly succeeding to hide his pleasure at Louis's statement Teddy settled for a small, pleased smile. "Thanks. But I'm picky when it comes to the men I sleep with, and as you and others have stated countless times I'm a workaholic with little to no social life."

"Picky, huh?"

"Very picky."

"Hmmm." Pleased by the offhanded compliment Louis smiled back at Teddy, though he hadn't forgotten his earlier, unanswered query. "You still haven't said why you opted to stay home today."

"I should think that's obvious."

Louis gave him a look that said no, it wasn't obvious, and to hurry up and spill before he got annoyed again.

"I wanted to spend our first morning after with you."

Immediately going gooey over the simple, sweet answer, Louis wrapped his arms around Teddy's neck and leaned in to give his man one hell of a thank you kiss for being so adorably cute.

It also turned out that his butt wasn't as out of commission as he'd previously thought.

)

Letting himself into his godbrother's house Albus hung up his coat and then headed for the stairs, noting no changes in the décor which surprised him since his mum had said that Louis had been nagging Teddy about fixing the place up. Louis generally got what he wanted and Teddy was pretty much wrapped around his younger cousin's little finger even if the blonde didn't realize it. Though knowing Louis the man was probably obsessed with redecorating the kitchen and dining room first.

But he hadn't come by the check on the decorating, so Albus pushed those thoughts aside as he turned his attention to finding out what the hell was wrong with his godbrother ASAP.

He'd gotten a message earlier from his mum demanding that he drop by to check on Teddy since apparently his father had failed to do so that morning as promised. Normally he would have assumed she was blowing this all out of proportion but he knew that his godbrother loved Louis with all his heart and therefore if the two really had had a big fight Teddy would be devastated and actually in need of family intervention for once.

The fact that the two had had a fight after Domi had informed them that her brother intended to pursue Teddy made things that much more worrisome.

He hadn't been too worried until he'd gone to Teddy office, only to be informed that his godbrother had taken the day off, which was so not something he would ever willingly do. Teddy was such a workaholic that it wouldn't surprise him if someday, hopefully way, way in the future, the man pulled a Professor Binns when he died and went to work as a ghost.

So he was on a mission to find Teddy and Louis, find out what was going on, and then get them to feed him since he was using his lunch break to check on them.