james sirius potter. (siriuslyjames) wrote in paddedrooms,
@ 2013-02-26 16:02:00

James was not at all sure about this whole manor thing. He'd been thinking of a small country house or something to raise their kids in. Somewhere like his grandparents place. Not a whole manor. But he was doing his best to keep an open mind, following Cepheus's directions as he drove them into the wilds of Wiltshire to visit the manor and Cepheus's grandmother. James had even dressed up in one of his new suits to try and impress her, although with the way Cepheus's hand kept finding its way onto his thigh, maybe that had been a bad decision.

"If we crash, it's definitely going to be because you gave me a boner," James informed him, glancing at him and laughing. "Maybe we should have used your car and gotten driven here instead."

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pheus
2013-02-27 01:58 am UTC (link)

"I'm only more put together right now because I have James." Cepheus shrugged. "I promise I'm a mess. I have so much going on in my life, but he kind of keeps me balanced and focused." And sometimes too distracted.

He fiddled with his tea cup, then glanced at James. "Of course they'll have your last name. I'll be taking your last name." He pointed out. "James and I haven't discussed what me being an heir means."

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siriuslyjames
2013-02-27 02:08 am UTC (link)

James smiled at Cepheus. "I didn't know you were going to take my last name," he said. "I think that's sweet." He leaned in and kissed him again. "They'd have to change all my jerseys if I took yours." He looked at Narcissa again. "What would it mean? Cepheus being heir?"

"Well, you'd live here, which I assume you were planning on doing anyway," Narcissa said. "Cepheus would get control over the Malfoy family money either when Draco retires from managing it or, heaven forbid, passes. In the mean time he'd have full access to the accounts in order to keep the manor in tip-top shape. There are several charities who have functions Cepheus would need to attend, as our figurehead, and it would put him very much in the public eye, but both of you seem comfortable with that already." She raised an eyebrow at them. "I read the papers."

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pheus
2013-02-27 02:12 am UTC (link)

Cepheus blushed a bit at that, casting his glance down at the floor. He wished she didn't read the papers. Now he felt awkward with her sitting there. Even more than when James was kissing him in front of her.

"Which basically means, I still do all the stuff I do now with less controversy." Cepheus told him. "And with more money and responsibilities. But, I won't have to fully take over anything until I finish university. Father is still young enough to take care of it. And we could start our family any time we wanted. And there would always be someone here to watch the kids if we had to go somewhere or if I had to go somewhere while you were away at a game."

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