Chapter 8

"Ginny I'm sorry we need to stop this.. We- Merlin this is hard to say! We've not been happy for years now together. After James it's as if our wedding came crashing down and we did not even realize it. If not for that baby maybe I'd never had realized it.. We both deserve to be happy Gin.."

He stopped, pushing his hair away from his eyes and waiting for a reaction. Ginny sniffed..

"And he makes you happy Harry?"

Looking in Ginny's bright eyes, it took him few seconds to realize she was talking about Draco. "Yes he does."

Ginny nodded, looking down now. She took a deep breath, "how will I explain this to mum? I can not tell her that this isn't your baby. It will shatter everything Harry.. Harry? Harry are we… Are we going for divorce?"

Harry nodded, "I thought about this a lot and I think that's the best alternative. If you're worrying about the child you don't have to I allow you to give him or her the Potter name. we don't need any more scandals. As for Mrs Weasley… Well, I guess we'll have to think something.. I do not know Ginny…"

"I guess you're right, I think I'll go with partially the truth.. it's not lying, it's only half the truth that we were no more happy in our union and you've found somebody who makes you happy now and I will be able to find someone who will make me happy too?"

Harry nodded and hugged her, she was no more his love but she was still a friend he did not want to lose. They spent the next hour talking about what they would do about the kids, they settled on a joint custody, the kids will be free to decide anyways. Harry had his suspicions that they will rather want to spend more time with their mother since he was the one with a new partner. However Al and Scorp were the same age and they would be cute as buddies. Harry shook his head, now was not the time to think about that. Finally they decided to break the news to the Weasley family and their friends on Saturday next over dinner at Harry's place. The children however will be informed on Thursday as Thursday and Friday will be spent in family at the Potter house for one last time.

Harry stepped in Malfoy Manor quite exhausted and trailed directly to his room where he dropped on bed. "How did it go?"

He jumped as he did not notice Draco leaning against the doorframe that led to the balcony. Harry groaned and buried his head in the pillows, it was amazing how easily he got accustomed to Draco. He shifted a bit as he felt the bed dipping to his right signaling him that the blond had sat down. "It went fine," he mumbled from the pillows. He was about to bet that the blond had just arched a fine brow, he sighed and propped himself on his elbows narrating the whole story to Draco who only nodded and asked him to rest, he would be woken up for dinner. Harry was too drained to even answer, he drifted into deep slumber.. He could have sworn the blond ruffled his hair fondly before leaving but deemed it to be the musings of his imagination.

Indeed he was awoken for dinner by the house elf and quickly fixed his hair and went downstairs where he could hear Scorpius expressing his delight on going shopping Saturday with Papa and Harry. Oh shite Harry had forgotten that Scorpius' trip was this Saturday, he had to be at his place with Ginny this Saturday. His face fell as he sat at the table. Draco motioned for him to stay silent, yes Draco would handle it, he ruffled the little blond's hair with a sad smile and almost ate nothing. Later, he and Draco had put the little angle to bed after the stories of Beedle the Bard and promises of pancakes for breakfast. Harry had really grown fond of the kid.

Draco offered him a glass of white wine in the parlor, he himself already nursing his drink. They began talking about Quidditch, Harry really appreciating the efforts of Draco to take his mind off things. Draco also explained that Scorpius would understand that Harry had prior involvements this Saturday, he wasn't such a brat even if he was a tid bit spoilt. He had accompanied Harry to the brunette's bedroom and made sure that the bloke was ok before attempting to leave. He was stopped however by Harry. "Malfoy… well I was wondering if…. I mean- would you mind if…" he scratched the back of his neck embarrassedly.

Draco shook his head amusedly, "No I don't mind Potter." He got in bed with Harry and switched off the lights.