Piece of Your Heart ✔️

Chapter 40

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Draco woke up feeling like his world was coming to an end. He didn't even know if you could call it waking up when he had slept for 2 hours at most in short doses. When Harry burst through the door ready to confront Draco with all of his feelings and emotions, he wasn't prepared for the man to look like Voldemort had personally come knocking on his door to claim him.

"Merlin Draco!"

Harry immediately went into mother mode, fussing over Draco who was weakly protesting. He placed his hand lightly on Draco's forehead and found that he was burning up profusely.

"You're sick. What can I do?"

"Leave me here to be miserable alone."

"Not gonna happen. I'm gonna run you a cool bath to try to bring your temperature down. Is there a potion you can take for this?"

"A calming draught perhaps. This was my fault, don't worry about me."

"You worried yourself sick", Harry said sympathetically.

"Something like that. I'll be fine."

"And I'll make sure of that."

"Did you want to talk?"

Draco tried sitting up and Harry was immediately at his side to help.

"You don't have to baby me Potter. I'll live."

"Don't Potter me Draco. I know you love being taken care of, don't deny it."

"Yes, well. That's when we're on good terms and I'm positive that you're not kicking me out."

"Kicking you out? Draco I think you're seriously ill to think that I would ever kick you out!", Harry sputtered.

"Granger needs to stop getting into my head for Salazar's sake."

"Did Hermione tell you I was kicking you out?!"

"No, but was asking me all of these questions about what I would do and where I would go after I wasn't on house arrest anymore. I told her I'd find my own place to get out of your hair and it started this whole... debacle."

"And what if I like you in my hair?"

"Harry what does that even mean?"

"This is what I wanted to talk to you about."

"Kicking me out?"

"Merlin you're insufferable Dray! I want you to move in, permanently."

"You what?"

Draco was in complete disbelief, especially after the fight they had had.

"I want you to stay with me Draco, even after your house arrest ends. I want to work through everything, okay? I just think after you're better and we talk this out that I need some space to figure out what I want, and what's best for us. Is that okay?"

"You really don't mind having me here?"

"I thought I was the oblivious one. I love having you here Dray, I don't know how many times I have to say it for you to believe it, but I'll keep telling you until you do. I'm going to run that bath for you okay? We'll talk later. I just wanted to alleviate some of your worries."

"Okay, thank you Harry."

Once Harry left, Draco started crying again.

"If Father could see me now, he would absolutely hate how I'm acting", Draco thought bitterly.