The Secret Between Us - Prt.2

Chapter Twenty - Three

They ate, laughed, and talked, and for a while, it felt like Draco was back to his old self. After they had dessert, Draco stood up, and bowed in front of Harry. "May I get this dance," he asked, making Harry giggle. He nodded in response, and stood up to take Draco's hand.

The blond placed his hand on Harry's waist, pulling him even closer. His eyes melted into those of his husband's, appreciating those huge emerald eyes of his.

As they swayed to the music, Harry's head rested on Draco's chest, hearing five little words that made his world. "I love you so much," he heard Draco whisper, and he smiled at the sound of his voice. "And I love you," he replied, closing his eyes.

"You know..." Draco trailed off after some time. "You look pretty tired--"

"Hope not, that would mean you don't think I look good."

Draco rolled his eyes, but finished his sentence, "want to go to bed?"

"Cuddles?"

"I thought I was grounded."

"You fucked me already, so whatever. This date earned you your parole."

Draco laughed. He noticed how doozy Harry seemed, so he picked him up bridal style, and took him upstairs. Draco laid Harry down on the bed, then left the room to take a quick shower.

When he came back, he crawled into bed, with Harry moving his way, handing him the book he usually read to him. The book was one filled with medieval tales, each of them having an unexpected twist.

Before reading, Draco played with Harry's hair, planted a light kiss on his forehead, and opened the book to the last page he'd read.

After he'd read two good chapters, he set the book aside and asked, still playing with his lovers hair, "sweetheart, are you awake?"

"No."

"Oh, well then - wait..."

Harry giggled, pushing himself off Draco's chest in order to look into his silver eyes.

"What is it?"

"I want the kids to be named after celestial bodies."

"Like constellations?"

"Yeah, or stars, I want my family tradition to go on."

"Alright, what names do you have in mind?"

"I like Scorpius," Draco answered with a blushed face. "It's mythology is captivating."

"Scorpius?" Harry asked, with Draco nodding. "Yeah, and his middle name can be Severus, after my godfather."

"Scorpius Severus Malfoy-Potter?"

"No, it doesn't sound right."

Harry's face lit up. "Alastor Scorpius!" He shouted in the excitement.

"After Moody?"

"Yeah."

"He turned me into a ferret," Draco scowled, and Harry shook his head. "But...he saved me, multiple times, and it's a beautiful name."

Draco sighed, and let Harry rest his head back on his chest. "I like it," he whispered. Harry smiled, then heard him say, "I'm not calling him Scorps," he laughed, "what if he gets bullied?"

"He won't because we'll be his dads, and if he gets bullied, he has the right to bully them right back"

"Dray, that's not okay."

"You did that," Draco replied, and Harry shook his head. "I reacted to your sneering because you terrified me. The only way for me to deal with you was to return the hate."