A Champagne Toast - Saving the Best for Last

Title: A Champagne Toast - Saving the Best for Last
Author: The Weird Sisters (aka Nymphy, Sev1970, and Magdelena)
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Severus/Harry, Remus/Draco
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Summary: SS/HP, RL/DM – Slash - PWP, pure smut! With a touch of fluff thrown in for good measure! Follows the events in “Time to Stop All the Wine-ing” with a final ingredient added to the cocktail! Our four major players make some life-changing decisions. Round Five in the \"When Alcohol is Involved\" series.
Disclaimer: We do not own any of the characters herein (only the plot). All the characters in the Harry Potter universe belong exclusively to J.K. Rowling, Warner Brothers, and anyone else JKR chooses to allow to play with them. We are publishing our fanfiction writings only for our own selfish desire to be a part of their world.
Authors\' Note: Thanks go out to primarygc/Roberta for suggesting the title for this story!!!

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Harry shivered as he walked towards Hogwarts. The grounds were currently covered in a thick layer of snow. The climate here was much different than the warmth of the beach. The golden sand he had become accustomed to on his holiday was replaced with icy snow, the relaxing waves of the ocean were replaced with a choppy lake occupied by a giant squid, and the lush resort was replaced with an old, draughty castle. Harry sighed and smiled widely at Draco, who was walking at his side. \"You know, the resort was nice, but Merlin, it\'s good to be home.\"

Draco rolled his eyes and clutched his woolen cloak even more tightly around himself. “As if there were any doubt about it, now I KNOW you’re in love. This is the first time you’ve EVER been excited to be back from a vacation. Arrggh…”

Draco was about to continue his rant when suddenly his foot slid on a patch of ice as they reached the top step and were about to enter the castle doors. Draco flailed as he tried to regain his balance, and felt Harry’s gloved hand grasping his own. Draco could see Harry valiantly trying to hold back his laughter, and Draco couldn’t help but chuckle at the situation as well. Tightening his grip on Harry’s hand so there would be no further accidents, the two young men entered the front doors of the castle hand-in-hand, their cheeks rosy, and their laughter echoing through the Entry Hall.

~*~


Remus looked at Severus, who seemed to be a million miles away, and grinned. He could not wait for the show to begin, and a show was exactly what it would be. Remus knew no one could be more eloquent than Severus at most times, but for some reason…Harry to be exact, today would not be one of those occasions.

Harry and Draco were due back at any moment, and Remus practically had to drag Severus up to the Entrance Hall. The Headmaster tried valiantly to make excuses, but Remus was having none of it. Even when Severus gave Remus some sad story about how romantic he wanted his first meeting with Harry to be, Remus just rolled his eyes and told the man in black that Severus the romantic would have to wait. Remus wasn\'t going to allow Severus any opportunities to not tell Harry how he felt.

Entering the Entrance Hall, Remus turned to Severus, who was literally paling before his eyes. \"Now Severus, you know I would never do anything to hurt Harry, or you. I know you can do this; I have complete faith in you, and in your ability to love and take care of Harry. If I didn\'t, do you honestly think I would be practically throwing you into his arms?\"

Severus took in a shaky breath and shook his head. \"No, I suppose not, Remus. I know how much Harry means to you, and I do promise you I will do everything in my power to make him happy, that is if he\'ll have me; for all we know, he could have found someone else.\" Severus shrugged his shoulders, which was very un-Severus like.

Remus sighed and allowed a slight laugh to escape. \"I think we both know the chances of that happening are slim to none, and besides-\" Remus stopped mid-sentence when Draco and Harry entered the castle, snow-covered, and holding hands as they grinned at each other. Remus turned to Severus, and watched the little color the man had, drain from his face.

Harry looked up after they had entered the castle, still chuckling merrily. To say he was shocked to see Severus standing there would be an understatement. He felt his heart skip a beat within his chest, and offered the man a brilliant smile. He then took in the pale…well, paler than normal…face that was turned to his. He watched as Severus\' eyes glanced to Draco, back to him, to their clasped hands, and then away from them entirely.

Harry quickly released Draco\'s hand, realising what it looked like. He looked to Draco for help, but found that his friend\'s concentration was elsewhere. Following Draco\'s line of vision, he noticed Remus for the first time. \"Hello Remus,\" Harry said with a small smile, still glancing at Severus, who had apparently become quite interested in the wall. \"Anything exciting happen while we were gone?\"

Remus inwardly rolled his eyes. Harry was proving just how Gryffindor he really was. Oh well, perhaps he needs a little coaxing. \"Nothing that cannot wait until later to talk about,” Remus said with a slight blush. As he answered Harry, he was boring his eyes into the Gryffindor, then shifted them towards Severus, hoping Harry would get the idea and say something to Severus.

Turning his gaze to Draco, Remus\' grin spread across his face. \"So did you and Harry have a good time, Draco?\" As Remus talked to Draco, he could see Harry biting his bottom lip, and knew the young man was trying to decide what to do. Noticing that Severus was looking the opposite direction, Remus mouthed the words \'go to him\' to Harry and pointed to Severus and then sighed dejectedly. These two were adults, but Remus could swear he was in the presence of children.

“Oh yes, we had a lovely time, Remus,” Draco replied, his voice practically dripping with sarcasm. “We got drunk practically every night to dull the ache of missing you two. For the first half of the trip we pretended that everything was perfect, then we had a raunchy shag with Oliver Wood, and then spent the rest of the trip anticipating this very moment. So perhaps since our two companions seem to have been struck mute, I should take this golden opportunity to make something very clear for you.”

Draco stepped forward until he was only inches away from Remus, and lifted his hand to cup Remus’ cheek. “I love you more than I ever thought I could love anyone. I’ve never been in love before. I thought I was once…” Draco paused and looked pointedly at Harry, and then met Severus’ eyes, smiling gently at his Godfather before returning his gaze to Remus. “…but I was wrong. What I had was a fantastic and varied sexual relationship with my best friend. You on the other hand complete a part of me that I never realized was missing until recently. I’m very ready to end that part of my life and start anew.”

Draco lowered his hand from Remus’ face to reach inside the pocket of his cloak. He slowly withdrew a small box and pressed it into Remus’ hand. “And I would desperately like to start the next phase of my life with you. I know that the Ministry won’t recognize a legal bonding between us because of their stupid, archaic ideas about Werewolves, but I don’t ever want you to have any question that I want to commit totally and completely to you.” Draco swallowed nervously. “That is, if you’ll have me.”

Remus blinked a few times and nodded. \"If I\'ll have you, Draco? Of course I\'ll have you…for the rest of my life.\"

Remus picked Draco up off the ground and twirled him around as he kissed the younger man repeatedly. Returning Draco to the ground, his face lit up again. \"Oh and-\" Remus smiled at Severus, who was still looking like a zombie, \"it looks as though our bonding will be recognized now. Severus\' potion was approved, so you and I can lead a normal life; nothing can interfere with you and me living happily ever after now.\"

“You’re serious?” Draco questioned, his heart soaring with the realization that he and Remus could legally become a family. At Remus’ nod of confirmation, Draco again wrapped his arms tightly around the slender man. “Oh Remus, that’s just the most amazing news ever. It makes it even more perfect.”

Draco’s grin widened even further, if that was possible, when Remus handed him the open ring box. Wordlessly he removed the golden band and then slid it onto Remus’ hand. After sharing another tender kiss, Draco gently turned himself in Remus’ arms, so his back was pressed to Remus’ chest, and looked over to meet Severus’ eyes. His lips curled into a smirk, as his fingertips lightly brushed over the ring he had just placed on Remus’ finger.

“I believe that this should clear up any misinterpretations about the type of relationship that Harry and I share.” Draco shifted his gaze over to Harry. “So now the Quaffle is in your hands, you can either both leave here, and lose something that could be absolutely beautiful, or you can get past your bloody idiotic fears and insecurities and do something about it. The choice is yours.”

Severus stood there unable to move. Had the brat really just said what he thought? Severus sneered at the blonde, but it was truly only a half-hearted one; he honestly did not know which he wanted to do more; throttle his former student and Godson, or glomp him with a huge kiss.

Turning away from the two happily in love men, Severus looked longingly at Harry and took in a huge breath. I can do this…I can do this. A very nervous Severus Snape then proceeded to somehow walk over to the green-eyed young man, and took the two trembling hands in his. His voice would shake something terribly he knew, but he would not allow this moment to pass; the time for being meek and reticent was gone. If he did not say something now, he knew he stood to lose Harry for good.

Rubbing Harry\'s hands with his, Severus smiled. \"I think they are trying to get us together, and since they are doing such a valiant job of it, perhaps we ought to heed their advice.\" Then Severus shook his head, and sighed deeply. \"Oh Harry, I knew I\'d muck this up, but I do love you with all my heart and want you to know that when you were gone, nothing was right. I have cherished so much the times we have spent together recently. You really do complete me. I do not know why, but it seems as though you have taken a liking to me. Perhaps we should have you checked by Madam Pomfrey, but if you don\'t mind my snarky attitude, and can get past my lovely inherited hooked nose, then I suppose you are someone whom I would want to spend the rest of my life with. The question then would be am I someone whom you would want to spend the rest of your life with?\"

Harry smiled widely. Severus Snape loved him. Had the man not been holding his hands, Harry thought he would have surely floated away.

\"Oh Severus, there is nothing about you to \'get past\'. I love you for you, all of you, and wouldn\'t change a thing about you,\" he whispered, knowing the man was insecure about himself, for no good reason, in Harry\'s opinion. \"As for the rest of my life, I had never really thought about it before.\" Seeing Severus\' face fall, Harry rushed to clarify his meaning. \"The rest of my life in general, that is. I honestly never expected to live through the final battle. I never wanted to think about my future, as I was afraid I would only be filling myself with false hope. I\'m afraid that habit has been a hard one for me to break. That was my way of thinking for many years, and it has been hard to make the adjustment from being under a death threat every day, to my life being my own.\" He gently brushed his fingers over Severus\' hands as he continued.

\"But now, I can safely say my future is crystal clear, and plain to see; it is standing right in front of me. I\'ve never experienced any feelings such as what I do when I\'m in your arms, or when you\'re in mine. You complete a part of me that I thought had been filled, but the moment I first touched you, I knew it hadn\'t, and only you could fill it. I love you, Severus Snape, and couldn\'t see spending the rest of my life with anyone else but you,\" Harry finished, his voice lowered to a trembling whisper. His breath was suddenly stolen as Severus smiled, and Harry knew he would spend the rest of his life working for just one of those beautiful smiles.

He closed the remaining distance between them, and grasped Severus\' face in his hands, stroking a thumb over a pallid cheek, before pressing his lips softly to those before him. As their tongues entwined sensually, the world was forgotten, and neither wanted to remember. They didn\'t need to; all that mattered was each other, and all that mattered was the feelings that filled their hearts. They didn\'t know how their relationship would be accepted; after all, Harry was the Man-Who-Killed-Voldemort, and Severus was perhaps the least respected Headmaster to ever reside in Hogwarts castle, thanks to a past that he had possessed no control over, but it didn\'t matter what anyone else thought. No matter how cold the world became, they knew they would always find warmth in each other\'s arms. With that one kiss, each knew they had found their home, and each would fight to the death to keep it.

Pulling apart, Harry grinned. \"Besides, what kind of bane of your existence would I truly be if I didn\'t stick around to irritate you as long as possible?\"

Severus grinned as he softly ran his index finger down Harry\'s face. \"Indeed. We wouldn\'t want my ability to scare those unsuspecting cretins to wane; I suppose you\'ll do nicely…of course only to keep up appearances. Who would ever believe that the snarky bastard is in love with Harry Potter? They\'ll all think I have you under ‘Imperius’, no doubt.\"

Glancing at Remus, Severus nodded his head and smiled before taking both of Harry\'s hands in his once again. He was so nervous and knew he was not putting together his usual eloquent words, but somehow, he knew it was right he was feeling and acting this way. No one made him more nervous or confident; with Harry, he could be as proper or as carefree as he wanted, and the green-eyed younger man would not mind. Severus knew he could let down his guard around Harry. So, his being nervous and not being able to convey his feelings, was okay; that is what Harry had taught him. Perfection was all in one’s mind.

\"Harry, I most certainly did not plan any of this. I was planning on perhaps a nice dinner, and then a leisurely night of lovemaking, but this, I am at a loss for words. Perhaps tomorrow you will accompany me to Gringott\'s? To do this properly Harry, I should have gone myself and already had it with me.\" Severus took a shallow breath and let it out slowly. \"I would be honoured if you would wear one of my family\'s rings; would you please bond with me, Harry James Potter?

Harry felt tears form in his eyes, and held them back briefly, before realising Severus should see them. For this to work, he knew he would have to show Severus every day how much he loved the man, and prove that he would never leave him. He allowed a few of his tears to slide down his cheeks, as he wrapped his arms around the man\'s waist, and pressed their foreheads together gently. Looking deep into the onyx eyes, so full of emotion, and love, love for him, he had to fight to catch his breath, and gain the ability to speak. \"I assure you, my love, nothing would make me happier.\"

~*~


The next few months were a flurry of activity. The first task on their agenda was to announce their engagements to their friends and the rest of the Hogwarts’ staff. Not many were surprised by the turn of events, and amongst those closest to them, there wasn’t one objection to either match.

Harry and Severus went to retrieve Severus’ family rings from his vault in Gringott’s. Draco and Remus meanwhile were in a nearby jeweler’s shop picking out their own wedding bands. The same day, the foursome headed to the Ministry to obtain their marriage licenses.

For once, not shying away from the public’s knowledge of his personal life, Harry took out a full page spread in the Daily Prophet announcing both high profile engagements, and the plan for a joint bonding ceremony that June.

The two couples also spent a lot of time in bed, and for the first time since Harry and Draco had come to teach at Hogwarts, they confined their sexual activities to just themselves and their intendeds.

Before long, the Leaving Feast was upon them, which meant that the bonding ceremony would be held the following day.

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As the scarlet engine pulled out of Hogsmeade station, ferrying the Hogwarts’ students home, two pairs of wizards stood in the Great Hall before the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, and declared their love and devotion for one another. A rather large group of family, friends, and all of the Hogwarts’ staff had been invited to witness the double joining, and there wasn’t a dry eye amongst them when they felt the magic and love radiating off of the four men.

Silken bonds were wrapped around hands and wrists, rings were exchanged, ceremonial wine and bread were shared, and spells were intoned. In nary a blink of an eye, Aberforth Dumbledore had the couples turned and introduced the two new families to their witnesses: the Potter-Snapes and the Malfoy-Lupins.

As soon as the ceremony had concluded, food and drink appeared on the individual tables that had been set around the Hall for the gathering. The two couples retired briefly to the Staff Room to complete their official documentation with Aberforth, and after Albus’ brother had finally left them, decided to take a few minutes of well-deserved rest before greeting their guests.

Draco dropped rather unceremoniously into the nearest chair. “I’m bloody exhausted.” He grinned up cheekily at his new husband. “Remy, dearest, remind me the next time we plan a wedding NOT to do it the day after the students leave. What were we thinking? My Potions storeroom is STILL a nightmare! I’m so glad our portkey to the Greek isles isn’t for several more days!”

Remus grinned, and crooked his finger at his husband, who perched himself in the older man\'s lap and wrapped his arms around his husband\'s neck. \"Dear Heart, you are the one who said we should get married as soon as the students were gone, did you not?\" Receiving an impish grin and nod from the blonde, Remus leant down and kissed Draco before pulling away. \"Now I, on the other hand wanted to wait, but you and Harry would not hear of it. But, now that we are married, I am quite happy Severus and I gave in to our two young husbands.\"

“As if either of us can deny these little minxes anything,” Severus commented in amusement as he popped the cork on a bottle of champagne for the four to share. “From the moment I saw the three of you together in that magical globe of Albus,’ I was doomed to a life of ‘Yes, Harry dear!’ and ‘Of course, love’.”

Harry accepted the glass from his husband (would that ever get old?) with a smile. \"Well, as long as you never forget those few words, it will be smooth flying, my love,\" he said with a chuckle, mirroring Draco and placing himself in his husband\'s lap, giving the man a quick kiss on the lips. As he watched his husband lift his glass to his sultry lips, Harry smirked, and just before the champagne could touch his love\'s lips, he \'accidentally\' nudged Severus\' arm which held the glass with his own arm, causing the liquid to spill a little onto the man\'s mouth, and run lightly down his chin.

\"Harry- !\"

But Severus was cut off from saying more as Harry\'s tongue went to work sensually laving up the champagne that had spilled onto the pallid flesh. He moaned lightly as his lover\'s lips and tongue followed a trickle down his neck, and slightly below his collar, before moving back up to suckle the wetness from his lips. With a low growl, he captured those teasing lips with his own in a heated kiss, sliding his tongue into the warmth and sweetness of Harry\'s mouth. Pulling back breathlessly, he panted, \"Tease.\"

Harry just grinned innocently, still eyeing him hungrily.

\"You two had best be keeping that to yourselves, unless you want two more guests in your suite tonight.\" Draco extricated himself from Remus\' lap and extended his hand to his husband, a playful smile on his face. \"What say we put in an appearance at our own reception? I for one would like to see if Oliver and Bill have picked up on the fact that they\'ve been seated together for the dinner yet. They’ll make such a cute couple.\"

~*~


Severus opened the door and carried his husband into their bedroom. \"I think we should place a few extra locking charms on the room tonight; I don\'t intend on sharing you ever again, Harry Potter-Snape. You are all mine now, and I am all yours.\" Severus gently laid Harry on the bed, and then removed his robes before joining the younger man whom was now his husband. Thinking for a moment, Severus retrieved his wand and disposed of their clothing. \"As much as I love removing your clothing piece by piece and teasing you until you are a mass of quivering flesh, tonight, I want to waste no time. Gods you are so beautiful, Harry, and you chose me, which is quite a mystery to me. But I will not question your choice, as I am very grateful to be here with you right now, and intend on showing you just how thankful I am.\"

Severus engaged his very eager husband in a deep kiss, and slowly worked his way down to Harry\'s throat, chest, and then suckled on the two erect nipples briefly before resuming his downward path towards Harry\'s navel, where he gently licked and nipped it with his tongue and teeth, eliciting a low growl from his now squirming husband.

Lifting his head, Severus\' eyes met Harry\'s, and the Headmaster knew he was finally home. He knew this was where he wanted to be. No matter what else happened in his life, good or bad, he would always be able to say he was the luckiest wizard on Earth because he was Harry Potter-Snape\'s husband, the most beautiful and caring person he had ever met.

Still looking into his husband\'s eyes, Severus crawled up his husband so that he was practically covering him, then cupped the younger face in one of his hands. \"I love you, Harry. You are my life.\"

Harry looked up at his husband through tear-filled eyes. He knew if he were to die tomorrow, he would die the happiest man on Earth. But he wished to live forever, as long as he had those warm arms to come home to, those loving eyes to look into, and this truly amazing man to love him.

\"And you\'re mine, Severus, my life, my heart, my every breath, my everything. I love you for who you are, what you are to me, and who you will become, and everyday I wake up in your arms, I\'ll thank the gods for you. I never want to be anywhere else, with anyone else.\"

Harry gripped Severus to him tightly, as the man gently kissed away his happy tears. Pulling back slightly, he looked deeply into the once cold eyes of his lover, that were now so open to him and revealing, full of love and warmth, and all that was Severus; all that was he himself. Lacing his fingers through long ebony locks, he pulled his husband in for a slow, loving and passionate kiss, conveying everything he felt for the man above him.

As the two kissed, Severus lowered his body down onto Harry’s, his length rubbing sensuously against the younger man’s. Both groaned at the contact, breaking the kiss. Severus smirked down at his husband and rolled over in the bed pulling Harry with him.

Severus chuckled at Harry’s yip of surprise, quickly silencing the younger man as a whispered spell had Harry’s entrance well lubricated and stretched. He spread Harry’s arse apart with his hands, and slid two fingers easily into the loosened channel, angling to brush across Harry’s prostate.

At Harry’s questioning glance, Severus grinned. “I should think it would be obvious, brat. I intend for you to ride my cock tonight.”

Harry moaned loudly, and bit roughly on Severus\' smooth shoulder as his prostate was brushed continuously with those talented fingers. Pulling back, he allowed Severus\' fingers to slip easily from inside him, and straddled his lover\'s hips, while engaging him in a brutal kiss. Releasing his husband\'s lightly swollen lips, Harry raised his hips and positioned himself directly above his lover\'s straining erection. He stopped there, smirking seductively at the man, lowering himself slowly, teasingly, until he felt slender fingers grip his hips and push him down fully. Harry threw his head back and hissed in pleasure as his body welcomed all of his husband, and he felt Severus arch from the bed as he was completely sheathed.

Breathing raggedly, Harry lifted his hips, and pushed back down, relishing in the moan his actions issued from his love. As their passion and desire rose, Harry\'s pace quickened, and he knew there would never be another sensation or feeling in the world that could even come close to making love with Severus. He felt complete, and looking down in the passion-filled eyes, he knew that he was.

Severus bucked up to meet Harry’s every thrust, angling so that his cock would slam against Harry’s prostate. As Severus leaned up on an elbow to capture Harry’s lips in a brief, but searing kiss, his other hand snaked between their sweat-slickened bodies and gripped Harry’s weeping cock.

“Come for me, Harry,” Severus commanded, lowering his voice to its most seductive pitch, “NOW!”

As his husband\'s sinful voice rolled over him, Harry came as he was told, his muscles clenching fiercely around his love\'s erupting cock as his orgasm ripped intensely through him, leaving him a shaking mass atop his lover. Gaining what wits he could, Harry raised his head slightly, and captured the man\'s lips in a slow, loving, lingering kiss. \"I love you, Severus, now and forever.\"

As soon as Harry began coating Severus\' stomach, the older man bucked up and screamed out his Harry\'s name as he released everything he had into Harry\'s tight channel. After coming down from his intense orgasm, he heard his husband\'s words of love, pulled the messy haired young man down to him once again, and claimed him in a bruising kiss. After catching his breath, the relaxed man smiled at his sweat slickened husband.

\"Now and forever, my Harry. This is only the beginning. I have a lifetime of memories I want to make with you, and I think we began our married life together rather well. I rather like to be ridden, it is quite nice.”

Severus and Harry shared a brief chuckle before they kissed again, settling down to a brief rest.

~*~


Draco lounged back on the bed casually, a bright, pleased smile crossing his face as he watched his lover…no, that wasn’t quite right…his husband…stare around their new bedchambers with a gobsmacked expression on his face.

Severus’ gift to them had been a set of brand new quarters in the East Tower. Remus had been more than happy to defer the decorating to Draco. Draco had risen to the task and had managed to build a scheme that was elegant yet homey; something that combined both wizards’ tastes seamlessly. There was a large sitting room, another room that accommodated two large desks and housed their combined personal libraries, a guest bedroom, a bathroom, and then there was the master suite. The bedroom itself was huge, the centerpiece being the king sized four-poster bed, and the bathroom attached was grand and luxurious. Draco himself had supervised the decorating of their new rooms, not wanting Remus to see the final result until they were officially married. Of course, for tonight, he had added a few extras.

Tea candles scented with jasmine were laying on every available surface in the room. The lighting had been lowered for effect, and a bottle of iced champagne and two flutes sat at on a small table at the side of the bed. Tendrils of jasmine were wrapped around the four bedposts, and fell as curtains around the bed. The scent was intoxicating, but as proud as Draco was of his plans, they all paled in comparison to the sight of Remus looking at him with eyes that were filled with love only for him, and the promise of a lifetime.

“You’re just so gorgeous, and I’m just so grateful that you’re mine,” Draco commented quietly as his eyes raked over Remus’ slim frame, still clothed in the fitted white wedding robes.

Remus smiled as he looked wide-eyed around the massive master suite, and made his way to his husband, whose words made his smile increase. \"It\'s beautiful, Draco. You\'re beautiful.\" Reaching the relaxed younger man, Remus bent down and kissed his husband. He had intended on it being a brief kiss, but soon found himself crawling on the bed, both of their tongues and teeth trying to map out each other\'s mouths.

Finally, Remus pulled himself away and after regaining his breath, stood up and poured two glasses of champagne, sat down beside Draco and handed his husband one of the flutes. \"Oh my love. It is almost hard for me to believe this has truly happened. It is completely beyond my comprehension how much love I have for you at this moment. When you entered my life, I pretty much had my life planned out, and Draco Malfoy was not listed as a part of it. He was a former student, who I thought was good looking, but I never even entertained the idea of you and me, that is until right before we made love for the first time. I remember looking into your eyes, and you looking into mine, and suddenly everything for me changed. One moment, Draco…that is all it took. I am so happy to be your husband, and I cannot wait to grow old with you.\"

Remus could barely speak through his choked up voice, but he continued, wanting to show his new husband how much this meant to him. \"I know I am the older one, and should feel like I am taking care of you, and the wolf that still seems to reside in me, even with the new potion, is that way, very protective, but I can honestly say that I feel as if you are the one taking care of me. I\'ve never felt so wanted and loved…ever.\"

Remus emphasized this not so much for Draco, but for himself. When he and Draco had exchanged their vows and rings earlier in the day, Remus had put his past life with Sirius to rest, and even as he would never forget his first love, he now knew he would be able to go on and give Draco all of him. And while he and Sirius had experienced a deep love for each other, it was nothing like what Remus was experiencing now. Looking into his husband\'s eyes, he knew without a doubt there was a God. No matter his being a Lycanthrope, and no matter that he had almost killed a student when he was in school and had been all but shunned by the wizarding world, this angel had entered his life and had completed his world.

Draco’s eyes were bright with tears, as he drank in every word of love and praise that his husband offered. He hadn’t grown up in a family that expressed affection and tenderness, and most of his life he had gained those things through sexual release. It was no wonder that his feelings for Harry had been muddled for so long. His best friend had offered him a type of intimacy he hadn’t known before, but somewhere deep inside he knew that his feelings for Harry weren’t the deep and abiding love that he saw between other couples. It wasn’t until that first night with Remus that he had even dared to hope that he would ever find such happiness. But he had.

Draco set down his empty champagne flute, and methodically began unbuttoning the tiny clasps on the front of Remus’ robes. His touch was unhurried, and of all the ways they’d shared their physical love, this was the way he’d liked it best. With all the others it had been just sex; when it was just he and Remus, it was making love.

“I want to take care of you, Remy; now and forever.” Draco finished unbuttoning Remus’ robes and shirt, flattening his palms against Remus’ warm skin, his fingers sliding gently over the coarse hairs on Remus’ chest. Silver-grey eyes, darkened with lust and brimming with love and need, locked with their expressive amber counterparts. “You complete me. I didn’t even realize how empty my life truly was until you first allowed the light of your love to shine on me. You’re the first person I’ve ever been able to give up control with, the first person that I’ve ever trusted so completely with my body and with my heart.”

Draco pushed Remus’ robes and shirt off his shoulders, leaving the older wizard’s upper body bare. Draco then stood from the bed, chuckling at Remus’ protests, and extended his land to his husband. “Come join me. The bath is big enough for two.”

Remus took the offered hand and allowed himself to be led to the bathroom which was carpeted in rose petals, and could not withhold the gasp that escaped him as he looked at the large bath. There were floating candles underneath the bath, reflecting through the bottom and emitting light into the immediate area - the only light in the large bathroom. Remus locked eyes with Draco and shook his head. \"You never cease to amaze me, love.\"

Remus then unclasped Draco\'s cloak which the man had for some reason not taken off earlier, then slowly went to work on removing every piece of clothing his husband wore, which was entirely too much at the moment. When Draco was completely naked, Remus gathered the younger man in his arms and engaged them in a bruising kiss that lasted as long as they could possibly go without air. Gasping, Remus finally pulled back, toed off his shoes, undid his trousers, and slid them and his underwear down and stepped out of them.

Reclaiming his husband\'s hand, he glanced at the water. \"Shall we?\"

The two men stepped into the deep filled bath, Remus sitting first, then Draco straddling him. Remus murmured a few words, and two Champagne flutes, and the bottle of Champagne came floating into his and Draco\'s hands. Remus took a sip from his glass as he watched his very relaxed husband doing the same, then he took them and set them on the edge of the bath before pulling Draco to him, pressing their erections together.

\"Today has been perfect, Draco. Let\'s never forget a single second of it. Sharing this day with Severus and Harry was so much more meaningful than I thought it would be, and I am so glad all of our friends were there to help us celebrate, but this is what I longed for; just the two of us - alone. I can\'t wait to make love to my husband for the first time.\"

“Husband,” Draco breathed out, his body lighting on fire as Remus rubbed their bodies together, “I don’t think I’m going to ever get tired of hearing that.”

The two luxuriated in the bath for a while; kissing, touching and stroking each other at a leisurely pace. Eventually though, their need for each other took supremacy, and they emerged from the tub, toweling off between gentle kisses. Remus’ hand slid perfectly into Draco’s as the younger wizard led his husband to their bed. He crawled onto the bed, kicking the already turned down covers out of his way as he pulled Remus onto the bed with him. Urging his husband down on his back, Draco trailed a quick row of kisses down Remus’ chest and across his abdomen before abruptly suckling Remus’ length into his mouth, his tongue swirling as he bobbed up and down on the shaft.

\"Merlin.\" Remus had not expected this so soon. \"I do so love it when that mouth of yours works its magic, Draco.\" Remus found himself mewling and could feel his breath increasing, and as Draco took more of him with each thrust, Remus began uttering words which made no sense. Throwing his head from side to side, the now sheen-covered man somehow managed to lift his head. The sight of his beautiful husband deep-throating him, silver-grey eyes staring at him, and the humming that was now filling the room, sent Remus over the edge. He screamed out his husband\'s name as he tried to watch through his orgasm-induced, temporary rendered useless bodily control, as Draco drank him until there was nothing left to suck out of him.

Draco licked Remus clean, and then slowly let the softening member slide from his mouth. If Remus thought he was done, however, he was completely mistaken. With a playful smirk, Draco pushed Remus’ knees up further on the bed, exposing the man’s puckered entrance. The blonde trailed his tongue slowly down from Remus’ balls, along his perineum, finally circling the quivering muscle before gently prodding it. He slowly worked and teased at the muscle, coaxing it to relax, as Remus’ groaned and whimpered incoherently.

Draco had quickly fallen into the pattern of allowing Remus to take the lead in their sexual encounters. He wholly enjoyed having one area of his life where he wasn’t the one making the decisions for once. Remus had proven to be as insatiable as Draco, and equally as skilled at taking Draco hard and fast, and with making love to him so slowly and tenderly that he was begging for release. As he had been preparing their rooms for tonight though, Draco couldn’t help but remember the first night he and Remus had been together, when he and Harry had seduced the older wizard.

Draco hadn’t been able to get the picture of Remus spread out beneath him, his body contorting in pleasure as Draco had pounded into him. Draco was determined to re-enact that scene, but this time without Harry sharing their bed.

Draco slid his tongue out of Remus’ channel long enough to whisper a lubrication charm, swiftly replacing his tongue with two fingers. His head lifted slightly as he placed gentle bites against Remus’ thighs.

Remus barely had time to recover from his massive orgasm when he felt his legs being pushed towards him, and felt a warm wetness teasing his entrance. Grinning from ear to ear, the former Lycanthrope knew he was in for a treat. It was rare that Remus did not immediately take control of their lovemaking and dictate their pace, but on those occasions that Draco did take control, Remus never left the bed as surely as he entered it. He and Draco had never taken it easy with each other, and both preferred it that way. They rode each other hard, and had never been passive with their lovemaking, whether being on the giving or receiving end. Every other aspect of Remus\' life might be reserved by most people\'s standards, but when it came to his innate urge to mate left over from his days as a Lycanthrope, the man was like an untamed stallion.

\"I want to feel you fuck me hard, love. I want to feel Draco Malfoy-Lupin marking me as his. I want Remus Malfoy-Lupin to be filled with his husband while he screams out his love.\" Remus felt his erection coming to life again and marveled at his ability to keep up with his young husband. \"I want you to make love to me, as I make love to you. I want you to take me so hard that I can\'t walk tomorrow. I want to remember this night forever.\" Remus was saying any and everything that came to his mind. He knew his lover, now husband, thrived on his incessant sex talk. \"Mr. Malfoy-Lupin, I do think you have prepared me enough. Fuck me already.\"

“Oh I plan on it, lover,” Draco purred, lifting Remus’ slender legs to his shoulders.

He positioned his cock at Remus’ entrance, and slowly, steadily began sliding in the moist heat. The muscles of Remus’ arse clenched against Draco’s member tightly, almost too tightly, and Draco had to force himself to think of anything but how achingly right it felt to be inside Remus, and to know that they had just pledged their forever with one another.

Sex had NEVER been like this, never so bloody perfect. Sex before Draco’s relationship with Harry had been merely mechanical, or a means to an end; mutual released pleasure, nothing more. With Harry it had been fun and playful and endearing, but something had still been missing. That nebulous ‘thing’ was embodied in the man who was right now wriggling under Draco, whimpering and pleading for the blonde to move. For with Remus, sex was a physical manifestation of the love that he shared with his husband.

Finally having adequate control, at least for the moment, Draco began barely moving, rocking his hips slowly against Remus’. Draco lowered Remus’ legs to his waist, and leaned forward over the older wizard, his tongue darting out to lick Remus’ nipple. While Draco had Remus distracted for a moment, he slid his hips back, only to thrust forward fast and hard, slamming against Remus’ arse with all the force he could muster just as he nipped harshly at a rapidly-hardening nipple.

Remus screamed at the combined sensation of his nipple being bitten and his arse being pounded by his husband. \"Draco… Merlin that felt good!\" It felt much more than good, however. He was seeing stars already, and he knew his orgasm had not even begun to properly build.

Pulling up the blonde so their eyes met, Remus felt an urgent need to devour the man whom he loved. He knew his husband\'s body by heart, and knew the same could be said by Draco. Bringing Draco\'s head down to meet his, Remus began a deliberately slow and sensual kiss. His husband\'s thrusts were still eliciting whimpers from Remus, but they began to slow, meeting the languid movement of their upper bodies as they kissed. Within seconds, the former Lycanthrope could feel his insides clenching, and knew he was close. Opening his closed eyes, he smiled wickedly at Draco. \"Gods, we need to do this more often. This is heaven. I don\'t think I\'ve ever felt anything like it. I thought I wanted you to take me hard again, but who knew taking it nice and slow could be so rewarding?\"

Remus continued watching as his husband almost practically came out of him before beginning the slow and methodical action of reentering him fully. Remus completely lost control of himself and felt as his husband began what was probably the beginnings of his orgasm. Remus had fully recovered from his prior euphoric feeling, and it seemed to be carrying over. He knew he could come at this moment if he allowed himself, without being touched anywhere else. It felt so good, and all Remus could think about was that this was reserved only for him.

Feeling both Remus and himself so close to their climaxes, Draco pulled in closer to Remus’ body, and shifting his weight back to his legs, he clenched his hands tightly around Remus’ hips, raising them a bit off the bed. He began thrusting his own hips forward rapidly, slamming again and again into Remus’ arse, knowing that this particular angle would push the tip of his cock against the older wizard’s prostate on every stroke.

“Touch…yourself,” Draco urged, barely managing to breathe out the words. The last thing he saw was Remus’ hand snaking out to fist his own bobbing erection before his eyes slid shut. Draco felt Remus’ arse clenching around him, and he couldn’t hold out any longer. With one final surge, he released deep into Remus’ channel, stars going off behind his eyelids as he screamed Remus’ name.

Remus screamed his husband\'s name as he came, shooting semen all over his stomach and hand, and unintentionally, he pulled his husband to him roughly as he felt them both still reeling from their lovemaking. After regaining some of his composure, Remus opened his eyes and quickly let go of Draco\'s head as he tried to regain the rest of his breath. Smiling as he felt himself quickly tiring, Remus lifted his head and met his sated looking husband in a soft kiss before returning his head to his pillow, and bringing his mewling best friend, lover, and now husband\'s head, to lie on his chest. Before sleep could claim him, he softly spoke to Draco, \"I love you.\"

“I love you, too,” Draco whispered happily, muttering a cleansing charm and then extinguishing the candles and lowering the torches with a flick of his wrist. He snuggled close to Remus, and the pair drifted quickly into a contented sleep.


THE END