Helping And Loving [√]

10

It was the day before Yule, and Severus felt calm and relaxed. He sat in the living room reading a book. Lucius and Tom had been taking turns taking care of Skye. Severus probably saw his son four times during the day and at night when he put him to sleep in the cot by his bed.

Draco was supposed to come back from Blaise today to celebrate with them and stay till it was time to return to school. "Hey," A voice said, and Severus looked at the door to see Tom standing at the door with Skye in his arms. "It's time for lunch," The red-eyed man said.

Severus stood and went over to take Skye from Tom, cooing at Skye's traditional Yule baby robe. "Awe, where did you get this?" he asked as he exited the room.

"I asked one of my elves to get it, I thought it would look cute," Tom said, leading the way down to the dining room.

Severus placed Skye in the baby chair and gave him a bottle before he, too, sat down. They were halfway through lunch when Lucius froze and frowned.

"Someone I don't recognize has entered the wards," he said, standing and making his way out of the dining room and to the door. "What the hell are you doing here?" They heard Lucius exclaim, and Severus stood and entered the hall and froze.

Bright green eyes stared at him over Lucius's shoulder. "Severus," Harry said as he rushed past Lucius and hugged him. Severus frowned and pushed him away.

"What are you doing here?" Severus asked, and Harry blushed.

"I tracked you. Can we talk?" Harry asked, and Severus looked at the other two men, who were looking at him in shock.

"Fine," he said, grabbing Harry's hand and pulling him out of the house to the garden. "Why are you here, Harry?" Severus asked as they stopped.

"I needed to see you, and I needed to apologize," the younger said, and Severus raised a brow at him. "I shouldn't have gone off at you and called you a minion for not knowing, and I shouldn't have agreed with Ron when he called you names either. I came to your rooms to talk to you, but you already left, and I didn't know where to find you," he rambled.

"I put a tracking spell on Skye's toy," Harry mumbled and Severus glared at him. "I'm sorry. I just needed to talk to you and clear things up," he said, sitting down on the bench.

"Clear what up?" Severus asked, as he too sat down.

"About my relatives," Harry said and proceeded to tell Severus about how his relatives treated him throughout his years of staying with them.

"I-I'm sorry," Severus croaked out as he willed the tears in his eyes not to fall. "You had such a terrible childhood, and I didn't make it any better with the way I treated you," He said and Harry gave him a sideways smile as he slid closer and took Severus's chin with his hand.

"It's ok, I already forgave you," He said, leaning forward and placing a light kiss on Severus's lips. "Would it be weird to say I really missed you?" He asked.

Sighing, Severus leaned his head against Harry's shoulder. "No, I did too," He said before his stomach grumbled.

"Let's go back to the house and get you food," Harry said. They stood and made their way to the manor entering through the back door.

Severus led the way to the living room, where Tom and Lucius sat with Skye still in the chair. "Hi," Harry said nervously and Skye's tiny head snapped to him.

"Pa-pa," The baby squealed excitedly, reaching for Harry who looked at him wide-eyed along with Severus.

"You've got to be kidding me," Severus mumbled as Harry walked over and picked up Skye who started to babble excitedly and grip at Harry's clothes.

"Severus," Tom said, "Would you mind explaining, you seemed to have been spending a lot of time with Potter for him to be asking for him all day, and calling him 'Papa'," Tom said and Severus huffed.

"He's been asking...for me?" Harry asked cheerfully.

"Endlessly, every few hours, he pauses and looks around before asking for 'Pa'; we didn't know who 'Pa' is until now," Lucius said, as he shot Severus a look, telling him he better explain.

"We also saw the kiss," Tom added and Severus glared at him.

"Fine. Harry found out about Skye and started to help me a bit, and we just got closer over time," Severus explained as the floo flared. A few seconds later, Draco came around the corner with Blaise.

The young blonde gasped as he saw Severus, rushing to the man and hugging him. "Uncle Sev, I missed you," He said, and Severus gave a tiny smile as he returned the hug.

"I know, I'm sorry for ignoring you at school, I hope you know it wasn't personal," Severus said as he pulled away.

Draco looked over his shoulder and frowned. "What is Potter doing here?" He asked, "And with a baby?" he added when he looked down at Skye.

"Lucius, can you explain? I need to speak with Harry alone," he said, motioning for Harry to follow him. They made it to his bedroom and fell on his bed.

"This day has been a lot for you hasn't it?" Harry asked as he placed a sleeping Skye in his cot and laid beside Severus to rest for a bit.

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Word count: 899

Published: August 19, 2024, 12 pm

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