When Worlds Collide ~EDITING~

~ TIME TO GO ~

"So when can we move in?" I asked Draco while getting ready for the day. I was really sad when we had to leave the house, I just wanted to move into our home already. 

Our home.

We actually have a home together. I don't even want to think about how much he paid for it. My eyes would probably pop out of my head. Draco has made it clear many times that he doesn't mind spending a lot of money on me, sometimes I don't mind it either, but when it comes to him buying me a house, that makes me a little hesitant. 

"After we graduate, love" he laughed at my pout. "Impatient are we?" "Yes" I grumbled. I was already in a bad mood, today was the day. The day that they take the kids back. I enjoyed being with Draco the other night but now that we're back all the problems are present again. 

"I'm gonna miss him so much," I sighed and looked at the family pictures of us throughout Matthew's short life. "I know, baby, I'm gonna miss him too but he'll always be with us in some way. We have our memories and sometimes that is all we need to keep reminding ourselves that it was once a reality. 

We only have one class today, the class that I am dreading so much. The marriage class, that's when they are gonna take them away. Thankfully that class is after lunch so we have a few hours to spend with Matthew. 

He has no idea what is happening and that makes me feel so much more guilty. "I'm going to go wake him up" I called over my shoulder and make my way to my first born's room. 

I honestly hate this stupid project. Why would they have us raise kids just to take them away from us once we had gotten attached? They had already placed us in hard situations when they forced marriage on us, now they expect us to be okay when they take our kids away from us. 

I quietly walked into Matthew's room and saw him wildly sprawled across his bed, practically hanging off of it. That kid moves around so much in his sleep that it's actually quite painful to share a bed with him.

I sat on the edge of the bed and took a long look at his peaceful face, there are no creases in between his eyebrows, no signs of distress or sadness. That's all I ever wanted for him, to be happy and content. I gently ran my fingers through his silky blonde hair, the sounds of his soft snores and the steady rise and fall of his chest gave me a little reassurance. He's breathing now, but what's going to happen to him later?

He took a slow deep breath and shifted his body so that he was cradling my arm to his chest like he sensed I was there. I stilled, enjoying one of the last moments I would feel with him. I stayed with him for a few more silent minutes before Draco came in too, wondering what was taking so long. 

He sighed taking sight at my silent weeping, I muffled my cries with my free hand so that I didn't wake him up. He padded towards us with a solemn expression, "Baby." He came and sat next to me. "No" I shook my head and wiped my tears, "I'm fine, I'm just going to miss having him around" I gave him a small smile. "Me too, he's really the best kid we could have gotten."

I started caressing his warm face until his eyes fluttered open, blinking a few times before he focused on me and gave me a lazy smile. "Mama?" He called out deliriously, "Good morning il mio bel ragazzo" [my handsome boy] 

"Hey buddy" Draco smiled warmly at him, "We have a special day planned today." "Really?" Matthew sat up, wiping the sleep out of his eyes. "Yes, baby, today is all about you. We can do whatever you want." "No way!" He cheered while jumping onto Draco's lap and grinning like a madman. I went to his closet and started getting his outfit ready, Merlin knows if I let him pick that out he would end up walking around like a clown. 

While Draco got him ready I went to go make breakfast, his favorite, strawberry and whipped cream covered waffles. I would normally not let him have this much sugar so early in the morning, but I can make an exception today. Once I set up the dishes I poured him some chocolate milk and went to see if they were ready yet.