Breathing
James arrived at professor McGonagall’s office at 6:55. She was stood waiting by the floo. “Good evening mr Potter. How’re you this evening?” She smiled kindly at him. Quietly James answered “I’m okay Minnie, nervous haha” he scratched the back of his neck, a nervous habit. Professor McGonagall held out her hand to him. “Come on Mr potter, shall we head off” James nodded taking her hand and stepping into the fireplace. “St Mungos” she said and threw the powder.
St Mungos was surprisingly busy for a Tuesday evening. Professor McGonagall lead him to a lift where they pressed the 7th button and the lift began to move. James began to scratch his arms out of habit and nerves. “James, you’re going to make yourself bleed” professor McGonagall said gently removing his hand from his arm. The doors dinged open and they stepped out. Professor McGonagall led James to the room where the meeting was. She stopped in front of the door. “Here we are James. I will meet you out here in an hour. You’ll be absolutely fine! I promise” James smiled a small smile. He pushed open the door and walked in.
The therapy was good. It was nice to know he wasn’t alone, there were 7 of them not including James. All of them a mix of ages. They all talked about healthier ways to cope such as doing something they like instead of cutting or calling someone if they needed help. The most important lesson, to not feel guilty for relapse as that was part of recovery. James left the room feeling vulnerable and scared. He didn’t notice he’d walked past professor McGonagall until she put an arm on his shoulder. “C’mon James, let’s go back.” James nodded. “Can you floo my mum?” He asked quietly. McGonagall agreed to this immediately and the rest of the journey was a whirlwind to James who didn’t remember anything of it. When they arrived in McGonagalls office, James looked up and there sat his parents, he started crying immediately. “Oh my baby, come here love” his mother held out her arms to him, he ran into them and hid his face into her shoulder. He felt his father come and hug him from behind and he was encased and felt safe. “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean for it to get this bad. I just needed something without being a burden - and I -i - I just wanted to help people” James was choking on his sobs. “Shhh my precious darling. It’s okay. We’re so proud of you for wanting to help others but you don’t need to do it at the cost of yourself my love” his mother said gently into his hair. “We’re so proud of you for getting help too son” his father spoke stroking his hair. “That makes you strong to get help” James say in his mothers lap. Encased by his mothers and fathers arms as he cried. “Mum, I didn’t want to get help, Lily and Regulus helped me see I needed it. They took care of me so much. I need to see them but I don’t want to leave you” his mother nodded. They stayed like that until the door opened and two sets of feet entered. “Jamie love, look who it is” his mother said gently. James tore his face away from his mother and saw his partners stood in front of him. He choked on a new set of tears. “Oh love” regulus said and they both opened their arms for him. He ran into them and they collapsed onto the floor whispering comforting words to James and stroking his hair.
That night was a year ago. James was doing better. He attended his therapy once a week and his partners were always there to meet him after them. They all finished hogwarts and got a small cottage in Godrics hollow. They’d had their first baby, Harry, and were expecting twins in the next couple of weeks. Regulus was anxious as this time they were his. When his two daughters were born. James was over the moon and he was so thankful his life didn’t end all those years ago. He still had hard days where he couldn’t get out of bed or relapsed but his family were always there for support.
~epilogue~
James sighed at he toed his feet out of his shoes. It had been a long shift at st Mungos today, however his children were at a sleepover at the weasleys. James walked up to their bedroom and smirked as he saw regulus balls deep in their wife both of them moaning in pleasure. He watched as regulus thrust in and out his balls slapping against her crotch, he watched as he reached down to rub lily’s clit and watched as Lily screamed and squirted on his cock and as regulus shoved his cock as deep as he could into their wife and released with smaller thrusts. James groaned as his dick became too hard to deal with. He threw off his trousers, boxers and shirt and launched himself onto the bed. “You were both so sexy. I’m so lucky” the other two chuckled and James rubbed his cock up against lily’s dripping cunt. He pushed his cock in and settled while she was adjusting. He wasn’t as long as regulus but he was thicker. “Do you have room for our husband to join us love?” Lily nodded eagerly. Regulus pushed in alongside James and the three of them groaned in pleasure. Regulus and James began to thrust, the only sounds in the room were their moans and the squelches of lily’s pussy. “Fuck, come on Lily, come for us” James moaned out, her pussy began to pulse around them. “Shit, good girl” regulus moaned out. That was it. All three of them came. Lily squiring and regulus and James pumping deep inside lily. They rolled off her and all cuddled up, regulus eventually carried Lily off to the loo. And when they came back. They massaged James as they did after every long shift. Afterwards they drifted into a comfortable slumber holding each other happily.