Summer Lovin’

whores

no bc why is harry so hot
nev💞: not this conversation again…
blaise👅: because he plays sports and he’s in shape and his face is really pretty
hey. watch it
blaise👅: i do not want harry lmao. but he’s a good looking man
i know 😫
pans💋: the drama
blaise👅: well luckily you can dress slutty at the party tomorrow. he’s only ever seen you in school clothes or nannying clothes
i know i already have my outfit picked out😌
nev💞: what time should i pick you guys up?
nev💞: it starts at 7 right, draco?
yeah it starts at 7 but i don’t need a ride
pans💋: your mom is off tomorrow?
no i just don’t need one
nev💞: ? 
blaise👅: i’m confused 
harry is driving me
pans💋: OH REALLY
blaise👅: interesting…
nev💞: hm. is he now?
shush all of u
pans💋: HAHAH omfg
nev💞: this is amazing. 
blaise👅: and this dumbass still thinks harry doesn’t like him.
no… i mean… idk. he’s either straight and just very nice… or he’s into guys and is definitely attracted to me
pans💋: ok… so you’re so a moron. 
thanks <3
pans💋: you’re welcome :)
nev💞: have fun lover boy

Draco locked his phone and grabbed his bag from the guest room. He slipped his phone in his bag and walked back into the living room where Harry was sitting with Ephie. Lily was in the kitchen looking like she was starting dinner. 

“I’ll see you on Monday, Lily.” Draco said, smiling and waving.

“Do you want to stay for dinner, sweetheart?” Draco smiled and thought for a moment. His mom had a late shift at the hospital and wouldn’t be home until midnight or later… which meant she left him money for a pizza. He thought a home cooked meal would be much nicer, but he definitely didn’t want them to feel like they had to invite him. 

“I wouldn’t want to… be an imposition.” He said, looking over at Ephie and Harry. They were laughing on the couch, not listening to them in the kitchen. Lily shook her head and smiled. 

“Are you joking? The Potter’s love you. My children adore you and James and I just love you. You are so very welcome, always.” Draco smiled and felt his face heat up a bit. Lily said, my children, not just Ephie… which made Draco want to jump up and down and giggle madly. “Seriously, Ephie just loves you, she wants you to live here.” 

“Well, if you’re sure you don’t mind, I would love to. I was going to be on my own for dinner anyways. My mom is working a late shift.” 

“Well you can stay for dinner whenever you’d like.” She said, smiling. Draco had never experienced a family life quite like being at the Potter’s. He and his mom were extremely close… when she was home. Ever since her and Draco’s dad had gotten divorced she had to work so much more than she ever did, just so they could make ends meet. Draco’s savings from his dad didn’t kick in until he turned 21, so he couldn’t provide for her until then. He just had to work as much as he could to try and help as much as possible.

“Thank you.” Draco said, he felt so touched by her kindness. He put his bag back in the guest room and walked to where Ephie and Harry were sat on the couch, sitting down beside Ephie.

“Draco? I thought you went home?” Ephie said, smiling.

“I get to stay for dinner. Your mommy invited me.” Ephie got the biggest smile on her face and hugged Draco tightly. 

“Yay!” She said, jumping up from the couch, she ran into the kitchen excitedly. 

“Wow.” Harry said, grinning. “I think she loves you more than me.” Draco laughed and shook his head.

“No way. She adores you. I um… I hope it’s Ok I’m staying for dinner. Your mom asked me and… if you don’t want me to I can go.” Harry furrowed his eyebrows and shook his head. 

“No, of course I want you to stay.” He said, and he reached for Draco’s hand. Harry’s hand was big and… at the risk of sounding completely cliché, Draco’s hand just fit… perfect in his. Harry pulled his hand away quickly, blushing a bit and cleared his throat. “You’re uh… you’re always wanted… uh—here. By me. And Ephie of—of course.” Draco smiled and nodded, feeling happy and warm. 

When James got home, he, Harry and Draco helped set the table, even with James and Harry both telling Draco to just sit down, he couldn’t. The hospitality they’d shown him was something he hadn’t felt in a long time. His friends always liked coming to Draco’s because his mom was never really home much so they always said it made them feel more adult. And of course, he loved Neville, Pansy and Blaise’s families… but it felt different here.

When they sat down for dinner, they all seemed to have assigned seats, Draco went for the open one next to Ephie but Harry cried out, a bit loud. 

“Uh no!” He said, causing Draco to startle a bit. “Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you… just uh, come sit by me.” There was another open seat right next to Harry. 

“Sorry honey, just… that seat is… taken.” Lily said, clearing her throat. Draco was a bit confused, but he definitely didn’t mind sitting by Harry. 

“Thanks so much for letting me stay for dinner.” Draco said, taking a bite. He couldn’t remember the last home cooked meal he had eaten. It was probably when he went to Pansy’s for Thanksgiving last year. 

“None of that.” James said smiling. “It’s nice to have you! Harry tells us your going to Dean’s party tomorrow night.” Draco nodded shyly.

“Yes, Harry was nice enough to invite me and my friends.”

“It’ll be a lot of fun. I’ll get to see what you’re like away from a 4 year old or in class.” The table laughed and Ephie got a pout.

“I’m lots of fun, Harry!” She said, causing the group to laugh once more. 

“I know, Ephs. Just a joke, just a joke.” 

“So, Draco. What does your mom do? You said she works late sometimes?” Lily asked. Draco nodded.

“Yeah, she’s a nurse. She’s pretty much always working. She’s kind of a superhero.” Ephie gasped.

“Your mommy is a superhero?” Everyone chuckled and Draco nodded.

“All mommies are kind of like superheroes. Your mommy is too.” 

“You’re too sweet. Has your mom always been a nurse? Is that what she did when you lived in Michigan?” Draco thought it was sweet that Lily had remembered where Draco said he was from.

“Um… she didn’t really work when we lived in Michigan. Uh, my dad was—is high on some corporate ladder of… something or other… and uh—when they were still together she didn’t work. So when they got divorced and we moved here, she obviously had to… work! She’d gotten a nursing degree so she decided to start using it.” Lily nodded intently, she was a great listener.

“That’s awesome. That’s a tough job to do, good for her.” James said, taking a bite of his food. 

“Don’t you get sad that your daddy is some place else?” Ephie asked. That’s what Draco loved about working with kids, they are so honest and blunt. They can’t help but just say exactly what is on their mind. 

“Ephie, that might be a private thing that Draco doesn’t want to talk about.” Lily said, softly. Draco shook his head. 

“It’s alright, Lily, I don’t mind talking about it.” Draco started. He turned to Ephie. “I do get sad sometimes, but then I remember how awesome my mommy is and how much I love her, and it makes me feel better.” Ephie seemed appeased with that answer. 

“I notice you didn’t have a car parked outside, is your mom going to pick you up or?” Lily asked. Draco shook his head.

“No, I’ll just take the bus.”

“Not so late! You can spend the night. Or, I’ll drive you home.” Draco smiled and nodded. After dinner Draco was helping Lily clean up, while James and Harry had taken on the duty of giving Ephie her bath. 

“You’re a sweet boy, Draco.” Lily said, causing Draco to blush.

“Are you sure you don’t mind driving me home?” Lily smiled.

“Of course not, sweetheart. But honestly, do you just want to spend the night? Harry has a pullout bed and we have a guest bedroom. It wouldn’t be an imposition at all.” Draco thought for a moment, it would be nice to wake up to someone. Since his mom worked so late, she’d probably sleep in and then pretty much head to work right away. He nodded. 

“I… If it’s Ok, I’ll spend the night. I just need to give my mom a call.” Lily nodded. 

“Of course!” He looked at the time, 8:54, she probably wouldn’t answer but it was worth a try, he’d leave a message if not. 

Ring, ring, ring, ring.

“Hi, this is Narcissa Black. If this is urgent please call North Hamilton Medical Center. If not, please leave a message. Thank you!”

“Hey mom, it’s Draco. I had dinner at the Potter’s house and since it’s so late Lily was worried about me taking the bus. I’m going to spend the night here and she’ll take me home in the morning. Just wanted to let you know so you weren’t worried. If you get this before you go to bed, text me… so I know you made it home safe. Bye. Love you.” Draco hung the phone up and Lily led him to Harry’s room.

“I don’t know if I want to go through my teenage son’s drawers… so you’d better wait till he’s done with Ephie.” Draco laughed and Lily walked out of the room. Draco pulled out his phone and opened his group chat with Pansy, Blaise and Neville while he was waiting.

whores

i’m spending the night at harry’s.
pans💋: WHAT
blaise👅: sorry HUH
nev💞: SIR explain???
it’s not like… lily invited me. i stayed for dinner cause mom was working late and it was getting dark out and she didn’t want me to take the bus so late.
nev💞: that’s sweet.
pans💋: aw🥺
i know… lily is so nice.
blaise👅: i can’t believe your spending the night at the boy you love’s house
ok… not all THAT
i don’t LOVE him
i’m just… 
pans💋: obsessed with him?
blaise👅: in love with him?
nev💞: crazy about him?
y’all annoy me
blaise👅: it’s our duty
pans💋: use protection!
first of all
his family is here…
second of all
pans💋: there is no second of all bc u want to bang him 
nev💞: pans he prolly wants harry to bang him
pans💋: oh…
pans💋: so true.
blaise👅: good call nev, that’s def accurate.
i hate y’all.
blaise👅: what a lie

Harry walked into his room, with Lily closely following. “Hey baby.” Lily said. “Draco’s gonna spend the night, he’s going to need something to sleep in. I didn’t want to go through your drawers… who knows what you’ve got in there.” Draco laughed and Harry rolled his eyes. She walked out and Draco heard her and James giggling as they were trying to catch Ephie. 

———

Harry grabbed a pair of pajama bottoms and an old t-shirt and handed them to Draco. He didn’t know how he was going to cope with seeing Draco in his clothes… but he needed to remain strong. 

“Thanks.” Draco said, with a light blush as Harry handed them to him. He dropped his bag on Harry’s floor and walked out to the bathroom. His mom walked in as he saw his dad carrying an almost passed out Ephie to her room. 

“H, it’s probably best if Draco just sleeps on your pull out. We’ll clear out the guest room in case he ever does again but right now it’s just a mess with all those boxes and we haven’t cleaned those sheets in ages.” Harry now not only had to deal with seeing Draco in his clothes… but Draco being asleep literally right next to him? 

“Oh….kay.” Harry said, grabbing the sheets from his mom. He pulled the bed out and easily slid the sheet on, laying down an extra blanket and a pillow for Draco. He walked back in the room and Harry was right… he could not cope. He looked so adorable in the old t-shirt Harry gave him, it was about 5 sizes too big for him and he looked so sweet. The pajama pants fit a lot better since they were an older pair, but Harry still couldn’t deal… he didn’t know how someone looked so attractive in pajamas but Draco might be the first person ever to cause a heart attack in striped pants. 

“Do you want to watch a movie for a bit? Mom and dad are probably in their room for the night, we can go in the T.V. room.”  Draco nodded and Harry led him to the T.V. and plopped on the couch, patting the spot next to him for Draco to sit. 

“What do you want to watch?” Draco asked him. 

“Do you like New Girl?” Draco smiled wide. 

“It’s one of my favorite shows!” Harry grabbed the remote and turned on the episode he was watching. They sat there watching New Girl until around 11, when Harry saw Draco yawn about three times in a row. He laughed and nudged him. 

“Read for bed there, sleepy head?” Draco giggled softly, which was easily the cutest sound Harry had ever heard, and nodded. They stood up and walked back to Harry’s room, quietly. Harry closed the door.

“Thanks for letting me stay the night… sorry you’re stuck with me.” Draco said, sort of twiddling his thumbs. How can one person be so cute?

“Sorry? It’s an honor. I get to have a roommate for the night.” Draco smiled and sat down on the pullout while Harry went to his bathroom to brush his teeth. He walked back into the room and Draco was laying down. Harry knew he could’ve taken his shirt off in the bathroom and put a lighter shirt on… but he always slept shirtless… and part of him wanted to see if Draco was going to look at him taking his shirt off. He stripped it off and threw it in his hamper, and out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Draco staring. 

“Do you want water or anything?” Harry asked him. Draco coughed lightly and shook his head. 

“Uh… no, no, it’s… I’m fine! Good—great even.” Harry smiled, an upturn away from a smirk and nodded… very pleased that he had the effect he wanted on Draco. “Here’s an extra phone charger.” He said, handing his spare to Draco. He hopped up on his bed and plugged his own phone in, opening his messages with Ron.

Ron🍊

SOS.
Is this a real SOS or are you being dramatic?
First of all, rude. 
Second of all, it’s REAL
Draco is spending the night in my room.
He is on my pullout bed as we speak!!!!!
Oh my god.
This is amazing.
HAHAHAH
RONALD THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER
It is The Laughing Matter TM
This is great.
Use protection!
Gross my parents and sister are home, Ronald.
I didn’t hear you say you didn’t want to hook up😏
Ok are you dumb? He’s hot as hell ofc I do. But obviously not when my parents are home? Idiot.
Ok so did you text me for a reason or just to call me an idiot?
YES THIS IS A CRISIS
HOW DO I ACT
Normal?
You’re no help😫
H, just try to remain calm and make sure you don’t have any sexy dreams about him.
Great, thanks
Harry, I know you really like him. But there’s not much I can do to help you if you refuse to like… talk to him about how you feel.
I know :( 
You know I’ve always got your back, H. Always.
I know. Love you
Love you more

Beep, beep, beep.

Harry’s eyes opened slowly as he reached to shut off his alarm. He looked at the time, 9:00 A.M., he heard noise from the kitchen and realized his door was open. He looked down and saw that Draco was still asleep… he looked so cute. His hair was slightly in his face, his face looked so peaceful and his arms were sprawled on either side of him. He was so… beautiful. He grabbed his phone and took a picture, wanting to remember how he looked forever. Harry softly placed a hand on his shoulder and said his name. He opened his eyes sleepily and rubbed them, sleepy Draco was cute too… so Harry was doomed because there was nothing about him that wasn’t cute. 

“Morning.” Harry said, his voice was a little coarse from not speaking for about 10 hours. 

“Hey.” Draco said, a cute morning voice too… Screwed…

“I think I hear my mom making breakfast. We can eat and then I can give you a ride home.” Harry said, standing up and grabbing a clean t-shirt from his drawer. Draco smiled and sat up stretching his arms. His shirt lifted up just a bit where Harry could see a sliver of his cream skin. He shivered internally. 

“I can take the bus… honestly, it’s no big deal. You’ll already have to pick me up later.” 

“No way! I’d love to. We can get coffee on the way. This will be my trial run for picking you up tonight.” Draco smiled and stood up following Harry out his door. 

“Only if you’re sure…” 

“Positive.” 

“Positive about what?” His mom asked, looking up from the paper. She had a coffee and some toast in front of her and Harry saw his dad and Ephie in the kitchen, looking like they were making some eggs and bacon. 

“Just that I’ll drive Draco home after breakfast.” Lily smiled.

“Good plan! On your way home do you mind stopping at the market and grabbing some more coffee? I forgot to get more at the store the other day.” Harry nodded and kissed his mom on the cheek, sitting down at the table. When they’d finished up breakfast Draco grabbed his things and Harry grabbed his car keys. He was still wearing Harry’s clothes and Harry reminded him of this.

“Yeah, I didn’t want to bother changing. I’ll wash them and bring them back to you… you don’t mind right?” Harry shook his head. Draco could’ve said he was stealing them and would never return them and Harry wouldn’t have minded one bit. 

When they got to Draco’s apartment complex, Draco looked over and smiled.

“I had… it was honestly a lot of fun… um… spending time with your family and everything.” He said, blushing a bit.

“It was nice to have you. Honestly I… I really enjoyed it. And I’m glad I get to see you again in a few more hours. I thought I’d pick you up around 6:30. That Ok?” Draco nodded.

“Perfect.” He smiled and hopped out of the car. He watched as Draco walked to his front door and closed it. Harry pulled his phone out, mostly to check and make sure his mom didn’t text asking him to pick up anything else on his way home. He saw a text in his group chat from Lavender.

Dummies

Lav🌷:harry how bad do you think you’re gonna embarrass yourself with draco tonight?
Screw you, I’m not gonna embarrass myself! We have become sort of… friends, we talk all the time throughout the day.
Luna🍄:yeah but you’ll have alcohol in your body… so you’ll prolly be embarrassing 
Par🌸:oh my god so true lmaoooo. cannot wait to see this.
I’m not drinking. I’m gonna drive Draco.
Seamus☘️: WHAT
Seamus☘️: You’re not drinking? Harry, this is a tradition as old as time!
So… that’s dramatic because we only started drinking at this two years ago.
Seamus☘️: Two years is a tradition!
Ron🍊: Seamus, he’s married now. He doesn’t need us anymore
I’m so tired of you all.
Par🌸: wear something cute!
Mione🌻:oh god he’s gonna dress like shit
Fuck you, I can dress myself
Lav🌷: h, i love you. but no you can’t 
Mione🌻:ron we’re gonna go over and help him
I do not need help! I’m 17!
Ron🍊: We’ll be there around 5, H.
Draco doesn’t seem to mind my outfits!
Mione🌻:yeah, because you look hot in sweats but that’s not what you should be wearing tonight. be there at 5!
I love not having a say in my own life.
Dean🐢: you’re lucky you have us.
Luna🍄: you’d be lost without us, h.

And, yeah. That was definitely true. He locked his phone and took one last look at Draco’s apartment, as if he’d magically appear outside. He put the car in drive and made his way to the market, dreading the 8 hours before he would see Draco again.