I'll Fight Hell to Hold You

Keeping Draco

Eric dropped Draco off the night before the others were scheduled to leave. The little boy kissed Eric goodbye and promptly hid behind Tommy. He still had his thumb stuck securely in his mouth as Tommy picked him up. "Do you want to watch a movie with the girls?"

Draco nodded and sat down on the floor in the living room. He was enchanted with Cinderella soon. Paul wasn't the least bit surprised when Draco happily put on a pink tiara later to play dress up with Aurora and Mady.

"'Ook Unca Pau'! Me pre'y!(pretty)" he cried happily. Paint my nai's pink!" 

Aurora and Mady wanted theirs done too. 

"Dra is definitely Eric's son. From the pink to the unruly hair." laughed Tommy. "Dra, do you want sparkles?"

The little boy's eyes lit up as he smiled.

At dinner, Draco wanted to sit in Tommy's lap and eat. He ate very little until Tommy fed him. "I think Dra likes pizza." said Paul. "He seems to anyway."

After dessert, Paul cleared the table with everyone's help before Tommy started a bath. Draco wanted bubbles so Paul went to look for them. Draco then contentedly took his bath. He held on to Rosie during bedtime stories but started crying soon after. 

"What's wrong?" asked Tommy.

"Me sw'red! Me no s'eep by myself!" 

Tommy picked him up and carried him to the master bedroom. "Paul?"

"Gene already told me. It's fine. Come on baby boy, both of you."

Draco was content to sleep on a pallet by the big bed. Paul covered him up after he fell asleep. 

"Dra's going to be picked on in school. I've already warned Gene and Eric. He's such a sensitive child." "I hope for his sake he can take care of himself."

"Since everyone of our kids will be in school together for most of the time, I think Dede will take up for him." said Tommy. "Mady and Rory will have it tough too."

"Mady is more sensitive than Rory but Rory is more likely to have Tay and Hannah take up for her."

Draco slept most of the night even though he didn't have his siblings or parents with him.