How It Should Be

Draco woke the next morning and immediately felt the absence of is love from their bed. He looked around and found no sign that Harry had ever even been there. It was then he got out of bed, put his bathrobe on, and went to the room they had put their daughter to bed in. He had transfigured the bed in the room into a crib for the little girl the night before. When he got to the room he saw the bed was as it always had been, and there was no sign there had ever been any child in the room.

It was then his heart broke and he realized it had all been a dream. Harry was not alive and he did not have a beautiful little girl. He had not held his husband all night, nor made love to him for the first time in two years. It had all been a dream, a wonderful dream, but a dream all the same.

Knowing he had to start getting ready for work he headed to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee and some toast before he got dressed. He knew he couldn’t be late today or his partner would never let him live it down. He had been partnered with Ron the last two years and had always been late when going to work. Ron always gave him a hard time saying how he didn’t understand how Draco could always be late not having anyone to wake up and get ready in the morning like Ron was always doing with his son.

Draco tried not to let on how much that hurt. He wanted nothing more than to be late because he had to get his child ready for the day, or because Harry had kept him late. But these things would only happen in dreams, after all you can’t have children when the one you love is dead.

As Draco entered the kitchen he heard the peculiar sound of metal clanking with glass. Looking up he saw Harry in the kitchen with their little girl in a highchair feeding her a jar of baby food. Harry was wearing some of his cloths as Draco had boxed up all of Harry’s old ones. The sweatshirt was so large it kept falling over Harry’s hands and making a mess of everything. Draco also notice Harry was wearing some of his jeans as they were way to long for Harry. Kaylie on the other hand had on the same cloths as the day before and Draco knew they would have to fix that. Draco decided it was a sight he would cherish for years to come.

“Well are you just going to stare or are you going to greet both of us?” How did Harry even know he was there? He hadn’t even looked up from his task of feeding their daughter. “Well instead of staring why don’t you feed Kaylie and I will make some breakfast.” Harry said finally looking up at him with a smile on his face.

“I think I can do that.” Draco said sitting in the chair Harry had just vacated. Harry went to the refrigerator and gotten out a few items and began to make breakfast for him and Draco while Draco finished feeding the baby.

“What do you have planned for today?” Harry asked once he had finished the cooking and Draco had finished feeding the baby.

“Sorry love, I gotta work, but I will call my boss and tell him something has come up and won’t be able to make it in today.”

“You don’t have to do that. In fact I think it best if you go to work. I am not sure if I am ready to face everyone yet and people would get suspicious if you start missing work.”

Harry was right, he had never missed work and people would get suspicious if he started now. “Besides, I need to run over to my old apartment and pick up mine and Kaylie’s things.”

“NO, I am not letting you go back to that place alone. Especially if Arian’s there.” Seeing he had insulted the smaller man he continued, “It’s not that I don’t trust you, I do. I just don’t trust Arian. I just got both of you back and I am not going to take any chances which might lead to my loosing either of you.”

“You don’t have to worry because I won’t be going alone. Your father is going to take Kaylie while Sirius and I go to the apartment and get our things. Your father said to just drop Kaylie off at his office when you go to work and he would watch her there. He also said not to worry as he didn’t have any meetings this morning and would be able to entertain her until Sirius and I got done with what we had to do.” Lucius had been made Minister of Magic after the war and was now at the Ministry a lot.

“He just wants everyone to know he is a grandpa. I hope you didn’t have your heart set on no one knowing you were back because everyone in the office will know this little angel is mine and will put two and two together and get four when they look at her eyes. You are the only person, besides your mother, to have eyes that color. They will know.” He said as he scooped up his daughter to get her cleaned up.

“I figured as much, which is why I will be the one picking her up. I just hope none of the Weasley women are there.” Draco winced when he heard that.

He picked up his and Harry’s now empty plates and put them in the sink while balancing his daughter on his hip. Going over to his husband he held out a hand, which Harry instantly took and led him back to their bedroom so he could get ready for work. When they got there he placed Kaylie in the center of the bed and watched as Harry sat next to her. He went over to his closet and got out his gray aurors robes, white dress shirt, and gray pants and began getting ready for work. He knew Harry was watching him so took the opportunity to tease the man a little while he dressed.

Once done dressing he went over to the bed, bent over Harry, and began to kiss him. Conscious of the fact that his daughter was there watching them with her papa’s big green eyes he kept the kiss somewhat tame while still showing his love for his husband.

“Please tell me you are not making out in front of my granddaughter.” Came Sirius’s voice from the doorway. Looking up they could see he was just joking and Draco stood and picked up Kaylie before leaning down and giving Harry one last kiss.

“Well I better be off, it is not healthy to keep father waiting.”

“Especially not today. He was thrilled at the idea of getting to show off this little one.” Sirius said while placing a kiss on Kaylie’s blond hair.

“Told ya he just wanted to show her off.” Draco said while throwing a glace at Harry before leaving the room. He went to the fireplace and threw some floo powder in and called out his office thinking, ‘things are about to get interesting.’

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Once Draco left Harry and Sirius soon followed and were soon flooing to Arian’s apartment. Sirius was the first on through just incase Arian was still there, so when Harry arrived he was not surprised to see Sirius glaring at Arian while Arian was returning the glare.

“I just came for my daughter’s and my things.” He said looking at Arian coolly. How could the man have kept the fact that he was married away from him? Harry even though Arian might have known who he really was the entire time. It made sense, Arian was the one who told him to use the name James Evans as his new name.

“James, please, you can’t do this. I need you; you can’t leave me. I love you. Please don’t walk out on what we built together.” Arian pleaded like he always did when Harry had threatened to leave after another beating. This time however it wasn’t going to work. This were different now, he had a place to go and someone who loved him. He didn’t have to worry about being alone because Draco would never leave him.

“That won’t work this time. What we had was built on lies, so it was bound to crumble at some point. I can do this now, there is nothing keeping me here. You lied to me, you knew I was married and yet you hid that from me. I am no longer someone you can hit to get your way. I remember who I am and what I am capable of. I killed a Dark Lord, compared to that you would be a walk in the park.” He sneered at the man while Sirius looked on smiling proudly at him for standing up to the man.

“Fine, take your things and go. But know this. When you least expect it I will come after you. You will be mine, and when that time comes no one will stand in my way.” That said Arian stormed out the door to get away from the two of them.

Sirius was a little worried about the threat, but Harry just shook it off. He didn’t think anything would come of it.

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Draco flooed straight into the office he and Ron shared and saw his partner was already there.

“Late again I see. I thought by now you would have lea………” he stopped mid sentence when Draco turned and revealed the little girl on his hip. “When did you have a kid?”

“About eight months after the final battle.” Draco smiled at the confused Ron.

“But that would mean the person was pregnant before the final battle. That can’t be possible unless…” Draco thought Ron had just figured it out. “You cheated on Harry. Malfoy how could you? All this time you were acting like a love sick puppy who just lost the only thing that mattered and you had someone on the side.” Ron yelled.

Draco stormed over to the taller redhead, grabbed him with his free hand, and slammed him against the wall. “I have never, nor will ever be unfaithful to my husband. It appears he is not as dead as we thought, and before you go jumping to more harmful conclusions, he did not leave on purpose. After the battle he had no memory of anything and it didn’t return until last night. He is now picking up his and our daughters things from their old apartment and moving back into our house.” That said he let Ron go and looked into his eyes as they clouded with hope and disbelief. “Harry will be by later to pick up Kaylie you will be able to see for your self then.” He said in a gentler tone.

“How are you feeling about all this?” Came Ron’s voice.

“How do you thing he is feeling. He got laid for the first time in over two years and his husband is back and he has a child.”

“Father, must you talk like that in front of my child.” Draco scolded as he held his hand up to his daughter’s ears.

“He is getting used to being a father already.” Ron joked as Draco glared at him.

“I think you are right Weasley. Now Draco I will take Kaylie and Harry will pick her up when he is done.” Lucius said while holding out his arms to take the little girl.

“You know father, I think I might just keep her and not let you have her since you can not use language proper for being around a one year old.” He said as he turned quickly to the side to keep Kaylie out of Lucius’s reach. He smiled when she squealed with laughter at the sudden movement.

Lucius reached out, tickled his little granddaughter, and smiled as she let out another laugh. Ron just watched the little family thinking about what he had learned. His best friend was alive and had a child the age of his son. Not only that, but he might get to see him again today, and suddenly he couldn’t wait.