After dinner, time flew by in a flurry of conversation and games. Harry was amazed by how much fun he was having with Draco. 'I never had this much fun with Ginny. I like this new Draco. He's so nice and sweet and open.' They were interrupted by Pomfrey, who informed Harry that his friends wanted a word with him. Harry looked at Draco and knew this was a conversation that he didn't need to hear.

"I'll be back as soon as I can. I'm just going to talk to Ron and Hermione for a few moments. I need to let them know you're okay," Harry said.

"Honey, it's fine. I would never want to get between you and your friends. Tell Ron and Hermione I said hi," Draco said.

"Will do. Try to rest, ok? If you do, I'll get you a surprise next time I go to Hogsmeade."

"Ooh, really? I love surprises! Okay, I'll be good and rest."

Harry chuckled and started to walk away. Draco's hand shot out and grabbed him by the wrist. Harry looked back, bewildered, until he saw the intense heat in Draco's eyes. Draco pulled him back until their lips connected. He slowly licked Harry's lips. Harry let out a gasp. Draco slipped his tongue in Harry's mouth and Harry was quickly lost in the sensations. He vaguely registered Draco's hands on his face as his own hands found their way to Draco's chest. He reveled in the feeling of the hard chest under his fingers. He felt hands burying themselves in his hair. His hands made their way down to Draco's hips of their own volition. As soon as he realized the kiss was going too far, he pulled back. He could barely get a breath as he stood back up. Draco looked at him and licked his lips. Harry's eyes followed his tongue as it swept along Draco's bottom lip. His face heated up as it hit him what just happened.

Draco smirked. "I love the effect I have on you, honey. I can't believe after all this time, you still blush from a little kiss. I love you so much."

"I love you, too, baby." Harry leaned forward and gave Draco a quick kiss on the cheek. He was so dazed that he didn't even notice that he was walking just a little too slow away from the bed. He got outside the doors of the Hospital Wing where Ron and Hermione were waiting for him. "Hey guys. What brings you here?"

Hermione gave him a slight smile. "A couple things. First, we heard Dumbledore's announcement. Is it true? Malfoy thinks he's married to you?"

Harry rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah, it's kind of weird. I'm trying to get used to it so I don't cause him to have a breakdown or something."

"Well, is he being nice to you? He's not being a jerk, is he?"

"What? No, he's not being a jerk. He's been perfect, actually. It's a little unnerving at first. Real smiles, compliments, pet names. He's actually a great person to spend time with like this. He treats me like a real person that he actually cares about."

Hermione looked at Ron who still hadn't said a word. "Well, if you have problems, let us know. We'll help any way we can."

"Everything's been fine. Draco's been on his best behavior."

Ron's silence came to an end. "DRACO?! You're calling him 'Draco' now? You're really going along with this and pretending to be married to that nasty git? Is this because of Ginny and Seamus? Just come back to the common room and we'll fix this. I'm sure Ginny will come to her senses."

Harry just stared at him. Finally, he shook his head. "I don't want to fix things with Ginny, Ron. I would never be able to trust her and it's because she cheated on me that I'm in this mess to begin with. I never would have knocked Draco down the stairs if I hadn't caught her and Seamus together. I'm not saying it's all her fault. I should have been paying more attention. It's my fault Draco got hurt and I made a promise to help him through this. He's counting on me and, real or not, he has feelings for me. I can't turn my back on him. He needs me. I'm sorry, Ron. My decision is to stay here and take care of Draco."

Ron started sputtering and Hermione led him away. She flashed Harry an apologetic smile. "Good luck, Harry. I think you're making the right decision and I'm proud of you for doing this."

Harry let out a breath and went back to Draco. As soon as Draco saw him, he gave Harry a dazzling smile and bounced on the bed. Harry let out a soft laugh at his antics. "Miss me?"

Draco pretended to be in deep thought. "I think so. Maybe a bit."

"I was only gone for ten minutes."

"Your point? How was your talk?"

Harry looked away. "It was fine. Hermione wanted to make sure everything was okay and Ron is just…Ron."

"That sounds about right. Um, honey, what exactly happened? You said I fell down a lot of stairs but…I'm not clumsy so…I'd like to know what happened."

Harry bit his lip. He had known it was coming and had dreaded it. He knew he couldn't lie but he couldn't tell the whole truth, could he? "Well…I was standing near the top of a staircase. I turned around, too quick, I guess. I didn't realize you were behind me. I bumped into you and you fell back. I tried to grab you but your hand slipped out of mine. You fell down over twenty steps. You hit your head at some point and there was a lot of blood. I've never been so scared in my life. It was all my fault. I'm really sorry, Dr-baby. I hope you can forgive me."

Draco reached out and covered Harry's hand with his. "There's nothing to forgive. It was an accident. I'm fine and that's all that matters. Let's just drop it and go to bed. Get in."

Harry blinked. He hadn't expected to share a bed with Draco tonight. The beds in the Hospital Wing were only big enough for one person. Not to mention, Draco was making it too easy to pretend this was real. He had never considered himself gay or even bi before. There was just something about Draco. He wanted to hold him, take care of him, protect him. It was confusing because he had never felt this strongly about Ginny. He finally climbed in the bed, next to Draco who had moved over to make room. As soon as he was in the bed and covered up, Draco wrapped himself around Harry and gave a sigh of contentment.

"Good night, honey. I love you," Draco said.

Harry smiled to himself. "I love you, too, baby. Good night." He leaned down enough to kiss the top of Draco's head. Draco tilted his head up and captured Harry's lips. Harry couldn't help the wave of desire that swept through him and he deepened the kiss. Before he knew it, Draco had straddled his hips and was moving against him. The movement shocked him out of the daze he was in. He slowly ended the kiss. "Draco, you know we can't do this."

"I know, honey. I'm just horny and I'm not used to going without," Draco pouted. He slid off Harry and settled back down next to him. Harry fell asleep to the happy noises Draco made as he snuggled up closer.