Late
"Mommy, Daddy! Wake up!" Draco and Hermione Malfoy were woken up early Christmas morning nearly four years later.
Their three and a half year old son, Caleb was kneeling between them with a wide grin on his face. Hermione slid under the sheets a bit more, making sure she was covered completely. She glanced over to Draco who was now sitting up with the blankets up covering his waist.
They had tried, yet again, to get Hermione pregnant. They had been trying for a while now but still nothing. Hermione smiled down at her little boy. His hair was brown with a tinge of ginger in it. The sun glinted off his eyes and they looked more golden than usual. It was painfully obvious that Draco wasn't his father, unfortunately. Draco, however, was his legal father as he had adopted the young boy when he had married Hermione. Hermione dreaded the day Caleb asked her who his real daddy was.
"Come on!" Caleb whined pulling on Hermione's hand.
"Okay, baby, just give mommy and daddy a few minutes, okay?" Hermione kissed Caleb on the forehead.
"Okay mommy." Caleb kissed his mommy back and jumped off the bed and scampering out of the room.
Draco moved out of bed and stretched while yawning. "Morning hun." He greeted Hermione.
"Morning sunshine." Hermione smirked as he scrunched his nose up as usual from his unwanted pet name.
Getting out of bed Hermione crossed the room and pulled on her silky lavender colored robes. Walking over to the mirror she stared down at her stomach as if just looking could tell whether or not she was pregnant. Draco came over and wrapped his arms around her.
"You think we'll get lucky this time?" He breathed into her ear.
Hermione giggled as he blew in her ear but then her face became more serious. "I hope so." Hermione sighed and pulled away from Draco and stretched. "We better get dressed and downstairs before Caleb goes crazy."
Draco nodded and pulled on a pair of boxers and his black bathrobe. Taking Hermione's hand he led her down the steps of the mansion, remembering the first Christmas he had spent with her. It had been in this very mansion. She had been just as beautiful as she was now and she had been so happy being six months pregnant. But most important of all he would never forget the sight on her face when he, Amy, and Blaise had shown her the nursery that had been built especially for the baby.
Now that little boy had grown into the active four year old that everybody adored and fawned over. Hermione had tried to raise him like a normal child instead of the rich Malfoy boy he was. Draco had been no help, however. He had even bought Caleb a broom when he was only three months old. It had been right after they had left Hogwarts and Hermione had given him a sound thrashing. At the time Draco hadn't inherited the Malfoy estate and money had been tight for a while.
Caleb was bouncing around the Christmas tree, which Hermione insisted upon having every year.
"Can we open the presents now, Mommy? Please?" Caleb begged his mom.
"We have to wait for Uncle Blaise and Aunt Amy with Byanca to get here." Hermione sat down on the couch and pulled Caleb on her lap. "Then Uncle Harry and Aunt Luna and Uncle Neville and Aunt Ginny and Mikey and Selena and Uncle Ron will be here for dinner."
Mikey and Selena were Harry and Luna's two children. Hermione was a bit nervous about seeing Ron again. He still had hard feelings and she hadn't seen him since graduation night. Everybody however insisted that he come.
"Mommy, when will everybody be here." Caleb asked crawling up into Hermione's lap.
"They'll be here soon, bub." Draco answered for her. He had taken to calling him bub as a baby because he had always had very chubby cheeks, which hadn't decreased in size too much.
Caleb sighed and rolled his eyes dramatically. "They take forever." He declared falling back onto the couch.
"Aunt Amy hates getting up in the morning." Hermione smiled down at her little boy as Draco sat next to her and put his arm around her waist.
"Like daddy?" Caleb asked with a giggle.
"Yup just like daddy." Hermione looked up at Draco who looked like he could fall asleep on the spot.
The fire swirled green and Blaise stepped out with the baby and Amy in his arms. Amy grinned and walked over to Hermione and gave her a hug. Ever since Hermione and Draco had decided to move to California they hadn't seen each other as often. Hermione pulled away and hugged Blaise. Taking the baby in her arms she reveled in her cuteness. Running a hand through her chocolate brown curls she smiled remembering how Caleb's had been just like hers when he had been her age. Her eyes were much different as they were a very soft green that matched Amy's perfectly.
Draco had already taken the role of host as he began talking to Amy and Blaise. Caleb walked over to his daddy and pulled on his robes. "Can we open the presents now daddy?" He begged.
Draco smiled down and ruffled his hair. "If your mother says it's ok."
He turned eagerly to Hermione with a pouty face. "Please mommy."
"Go ahead." Hermione smiled sweetly and handing the baby over to Amy.
Caleb grinned and jumped at the presents. While Amy and Draco came to sit down Blaise hurried over to the presents with Caleb and looked like a little kid. Hermione laughed lightly and Draco put his arms around her. They spent most of the morning eating and looking at the new stuff they had gotten. It was very uneventful and at lunch time Amy and Blaise had to leave to go have Christmas lunch with her family.
"We'll see you guys soon." Amy informed them while they stood at the fireplace. "Maybe you guys can come to our place for New Years Eve."
"Yeah we probably will." Hermione hugged her best friend. "We'll see you guys soon. Bye!"
"Bye!" Amy and Blaise chorused as they spun out of sight.
Draco grinned and stretched. Getting up he walked over to Hermione and wrapped his arms around her from behind. "I gotta go." He muttered while giving her a kiss on the neck.
"What!" Hermione exclaimed whipping around. "But Draco, it's Christmas!"
Draco frowned and sighed. "I know but Mr. Gringo made some new discoveries on my father's will that, apparently need my immediate attention."
Hermione frowned and put her arms around him. "Just be back an hour before dinner, okay. We have a lot of people coming over."
Draco nodded with a smile. "I'll be back in time."
Hermione kissed his lips. "You better be."
Draco grinned and stepped into the fire. For some unknown reason Hermione had a feeling he wouldn't be back in time. Sighing she sat down on the couch and watched Caleb play with his new toys. At five o'clock Hermione began getting worried when Draco didn't show up. By five-thirty Hermione was getting annoyed and angry. Stomping around she set the table and finished cooking all of the food.
"Mommy, where's daddy?" Caleb asked Hermione, pulling lightly on her Christmas robes.
"I don't know baby." Hermione muttered, anxiously. "I don't know."
From the sitting room Hermione heard footsteps and soon voices. Hoping it was Draco she hurried upstairs with Caleb following her as fast as he could. In the living room however was Harry, Luna, Mikey, and Selena.
"Ant Ione!" the two, one and a half year olds shrieked.
They were still much to little to say Hermione but could run around just as well as Caleb. Luna smiled and embraced Hermione, tightly. Hermione grinned and hugged her too before hugging Harry. Harry held on a bit longer before letting go and allowing her to breath.
They sat down and talked until Ron arrived with Ginny and Neville. Ginny and Neville were now engaged and had no kids. Ron was still, as far as Hermione could tell, single. Once the newer guests had settled down and began asking when they would be eating dinner Hermione decided to just eat without Draco.
"So, Hermione, where is Draco?" Ron asked curiously as he sat down next to her, gazing at Draco's chair at the head of the table.
"He's at our lawyer's office at the moment. Something urgent about his father's will." Hermione sighed cutting up some ham for Caleb who was sitting across the table.
"It must be important for him to have to miss Christmas with his wife and son." Ron said with a shadow of a smirk.
"Of course it is." Hermione snapped defensively, stabbing at her food.
Ron nodded still doubtful and turned back to his food. Halfway through dinner Draco came in with a tired smile and went straight to his seat at the top of the table. Leaning in Hermione and Draco gave each other a kiss.
"Your late." She scolded him.
"I know. I got caught up in the office. I'll tell you all about it tonight, though." Draco smiled at her, noticing Ron's jealous look behind her.
"Your still late." Hermione chided him, with a small smile.