'I have good news.'

Draco looked up from his desk to the direction the whisper had come from.

'Are you going to tell me what this good news is? And care to inform me why you're whispering?'

Weasley looked a bit embarrassed, 'Well I also have some bad news ... and that's I think our killer's figured out to eavesdrop - he's got around our Magical protections.'

'And the good news?' Draco said bitterly.

Weasley held up his watch, 'I know three people who have been working on it. Magically too.'

Draco didn't need further information, but this was spectacular news. And given how Weasley was acting like he wasn't sure on how to be around Draco recently, and how strained things were with Ria. It seemed as though Weasley was thinking along the same lines.

'No Ria today?'

'It's the weekend, Weasley,' Draco scoffed, 'she's with Teddy at home, they're perfectly safe.'

'You still haven't told her - have you?'

Draco froze unsure as into what Weasley was exactly talking about, the fact that he was love with Ria or the threat against Harianna. Draco waited he heard a sigh and Weasley clarified.

'About either ...'

'No,' Draco spoke with his head down looking at his desk, he did not want to see the blue eyes of his work partner look at him with disappointment.

'I can understand about the threat - I get it. You want to protect her and with ... the baby, stressing her out - Gods that could lead to all sorts of complications, and Ria's worried enough as it is -'

'She is?' Draco said, now facing Weasley, it had been hard to not look up after hearing the Ria was worried.

'Yeah,' Weasley mumbled, 'about a lot of things - you - the baby - '

'Me?'

'Yes ...you,' Weasley said in a harsh tone, 'haven't you spoken to her?'

'I - I wanted to give her space -'

'And I thought I was an idiot when it came to women - Draco you've got to speak to her ... you've just got to.' Weasley huffed, 'And quite frankly I'm getting fed up of keeping bloody secrets! Just ... talk to her.'

'You're back early - I thought you said I wouldn't see you until tomorrow.'

Teddy beamed at him as Draco entered the living room. Ria gave him a small smile.

'Didn't take as long as I expected.'

'I've been trying to name the baby - but Ria doesn't like any of the names.'

Ria positively froze, and said in a very timid voice, 'Ted, I told you, it's a bit early for that -'

'Why?'

Teddy looked so confused. Draco shook his head, at least Teddy had been elated to hear the news.

'It's very early on -' Ria bit her lip trying to explain, ' ... a baby takes months to grow and develop before they're born - normally - you wouldn't tell anyone before the pregnancy was three months along.'

'Why?'

Ria bit her lip, 'Because ... the first three months are very hard upon the baby -'

'We want to make sure that the baby is safe before we choose any names,' Draco added, and he bent down to Teddy's level like how he'd seen Ria do so many times. 'And there's things you can do to help ..'

'Really?' Teddy said.

'Yes, you can make sure that Ria doesn't do so much. The baby needs room to grow and Ria's not allowed to lift anything heavy, and she has to use less magic -'

'But I can't do either of those -'

'No but it can be your job to remind Ria not to and wait for me.'

'Yeah, I can do that.' Teddy frowned, 'Draco?'

'Yes Teddy.'

'Now that your having a baby, does this mean that your going to marry? 'Cause I thought only married people could have babies - but Ria said that's not how it always works - but I think you should, we're family, but it will be official then if you got married.'

'I love you and I love your godmother very much, Teddy,' Draco said, 'the baby was a big - delightful surprise, but I think we'd be better if things remained as they were - just for now.'

'But if you love Ria and Ria loves you -' Draco's head turned, Harianna's cheeks flushed under his intense gaze. 'Then why can't you marry?'

'I never said I didn't want to marry Ria, or that I couldn't,' Draco said, his eyes not once leaving Ria's green ones. 'I love her, but I'll only marry her, if or when she wants to, and I'll be OK if she decides that she doesn't want to.'

For the first time in ages, green eyes sparkled with warmth.

'Ria ..'

'Yes Teddy?' she replied though she had not looked away from Draco.

'I'm hungry.'

And the moment was ruined, but Draco would not have it any other way.