Recovery

chapter 33

"It wasn't anything you did, Micheal...She's just missing her brother is all." Draco said and went to find Mary who was sitting on her new bed, holding an old-worn out teddy bear, with Zachary Lee Witten on the foot of it. What little make-up she had on ran down her cheeks and she wouldn't look up. Draco could hear her sobs. Draco just walked over to her new makeup area and grabbed a cleaning wipe and started to clean her cheeks. "Do you want to tell me what's wrong?" Draco said softly, and she just shook her head lightly. Draco just nodded lightly and clean the rest of her face before easing her to lay down in the bed and pulled the light blanket over her. "You should rest then. Lunch isn't for an hour or so more." Draco said and she opened her mouth to say something, but closed her mouth again. Draco frown lightly. "Were they not able to get you braces?" She shook her head. "my...last family said...it cost to much." She whispered and Draco turned the lamp off. "We will get you whatever you need, Mary. What was you going to say?" Draco asked and she let out a sigh. "Would...you take me to see my brother?" She whispered and Draco pointed to the teddy bear. "I take it he has yours?" Draco smiled lightly and she slowly sat back up. "When...our mama died, our big brother give us these..." Draco frown. "The paperwork and your social worker only said you had one brother." She gave a nod. "Thomas isn't in the system anymore. He got emancipated when he was fifteen, but won't be allowed to take us until he is eighteen...and with...what happened between my brothers, I don't think that will happened." She frown. "What happened between your brothers?" Draco asked and she frowned. "Thomas doesn't approve of Zachary being gay...and they got in this really big fight...they haven't spoken in a few months..." She whispered and Draco let out a sigh. "I suppose your brother isn't going to like me and Harry either." She shook her head lightly. "We don't mind...and that's all that matters." She whispered. "How old is Thomas." Draco asked. "Sixteen." She said and Draco nodded. "If you still want to see your brother this weekend, we'll take you." Draco smiled lightly and she gave a small nod.

The knock was gave to the front door, and Draco opened it. "They said I could just come here?" Said a boy with bright, short, curly red hair in a football outfit. A bag in his shoulder and a broken phone in his hand. "Your social worker?" Draco asked and he nodded. "I'm assuming this is my new place? For now anyway..." He kind of mumbled the second half. "I think you will find a good play here." Draco smiled lightly and took him upstairs to his new room. "Will take you shopping in a few days, but why don't you get washed up and then visit the frist room on the right." Draco said and he nodded after a moment.

"Zachy!" She cried and nearly knocked him off his feet before he could even enter her bedroom. Draco smiled lightly and come up behind them. "You two do have to sleep in different rooms, or a public area, like the living room, but otherwise your welcome to claim another room to share or whatever you two want. My only question is, do you want to invite Thomas over." Draco said and Zachary was quick to answer. "That isn't a good idea. Not at all." Zachary mumbled. "I'm aware of what happened between the two of you, but he is still your brother." Draco said. "Take her to see him then, I have nothing to say to him." Zachary whispered. "Your home town is a bit away form here, and we are down a couple drivers. He'll have to agree to meet somewhere close by. If you can get that set up, outside of schooling hours, that can be done. Lunch is ready." Draco finished off.

The table was full off conversations, still really non by Mary. She was overall a shy girl. Even with her brother there. It was a new place...and new family...only for it to change again. "It's been a while since I've been around babies." Zachary said, looking at the little girl, Ruth, who was looking back at him all wide eyed. "You can pick her up, if you want. She'll sit on your lap." Draco said and he looked at Mary who nodded. "She's really bubbly." She whispered to him and Zachary slowly picked Ruth up and sat her down on his lap. She looked up at him and gave him a guffy grin and keep all those babies noises while sitting on his lap.
"When...are you due?" Mary asked kind of quietly to Narcissa who smiled at her. "That's a little difficult to say. I'm a bit older and I have already had a couple minor problems. However, I'm 25 weeks along with a little boy." Narcissa said. "Draco's...23, why...wait so long?" She smiled and was eased down in the chair by Zachary who was being a but nosey in their conversation. "I was just 20 years old when I had Draco. By the time we finished school, Lucius went into his business and I just worried about other things. Having another just wasn't a part of our plans. When Draco had the Michael and Willow, Lucius tried to convince me then...but Draco was a single teenage father of newborn twins. It just wasn't the time then, either." She finally finished. "It...was just us and Thomas." Mary whispered. "Some families are small, others aren't. Some are a very different kind of family, and that's what you have here, but I promise. The two of you are very welcomed here." Narcissa said.