19. Beginnings, Middles and Endings

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Tom sighed and closed his eyes as a familiar scent surrounded him right before a pair of arms wrapped over his shoulders and lips were pressed to the back of his neck.

'You need to take a rest,' Harry scolded slightly.

'I'm sorry, there is just so much to work through,' Tom groaned as Harry started massaging his sore back from having been hunched over his desk for so long.

'Three months ago you were still doing this for me,' Harry chuckled softly.

'It only seems like a few weeks,' Tom smiled looking to the picture frame sitting on the corner of his desk, the picture of himself, Harry and Berwin looked back at him.

'Come on, rest up, you can carry on in the morning,' Harry urged kissing Tom's temple.

'I should...'

'No, you have worked through most of the night too many nights on the run now. Bed!' Harry said firmly.

'I'm sorry, I've been ignoring you,' Tom sighed turning and wrapping his arms around Harry's waist to pull him onto his lap. His eyes fluttered closed when Harry just smiled and gently stroked his cheek.

'You're busy, and I completely understand why. And you haven't been ignoring us at all. I'm just worried about you, you need to rest Tom,'

'Once we get this next few weeks out of the way everything should settle down, I'll be able to delegate a little bit more,' Tom said hopefully.

'I knew that Dumbledore had made a mess of our world, I didn't realise how much,' Harry shook his head looking over a few of the papers as he carried on his soothing stroking of Tom's hair.

'His trial is basically a formality at this point, with everything that is being discovered, the people coming forward with allegations against him now that he is locked up, the amount of lives he is ruined. He's gone for life. He can't hurt us anymore,' Tom smiled raising his head to kiss Harry softly.

'I love you,' Harry grinned kissing him again a little more firmly.

'Is Berwin sleeping?' Tom asked, his suddenly husky voice and the spark in those ruby eyes lighting an answering fire in Harry.

'Charms up to warn me in case he wakes,' Harry nodded.

'Perhaps rest is not the thing I need right now, I am still wound tight from working on these idiotic proposals all day,' Tom smirked tugging Harry closer by the edges of his robes.

'Wound tight hmm? Perhaps I should help you with that,' Harry grinned leaning forwards.

'Perhaps you should,' Tom nodded a little breathlessly as he watched Harr licking his lips.

'I'll go and put some milk into the microwave for you, a nice glass with maybe some honey in will do wonders to send you to sleep!' Harry said brightly turning and starting to make his way towards the door leaving Tom gawping shocked and confused after him. That is until he caught a flash of mischievous green as Harry looked over his shoulder with a smirk. With a growl he lunged from his seat and chased after Harry who let out a shriek and threw the door open, racing away from the chasing Dark Lord.
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"Whose the handsomest little Dark Prince, whose the handsomest little dark prince, you are, yes you are,"

"Hem my Lord," Fenrir cleared his throat trying to fight to keep his face blank as he held the door open to show in the Werewolf Alpha of France.

"Ah Fenrir, Leon, please come in," Tom motioned to the seats opposite his desk, absolutely not blushing!

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