Babysitting
"Umm, King Elessar sir?"
Aragorn rolled his eyes at his wife who smiled slightly before turning her attention onto the nervous hobbit.
"Samwise Gamgee, how many times do I have to tell you to spare me the formalities." said the King of Gondor
"Begging your pardon Mr. Strider sir..."
Frodo looked up at the man seated in one of the few chairs in Bag End that could hold him and grinned. Even though Sam and he had spent many weeks alone together, his friend still insisted on calling him Mr. Frodo.
"I hate to ask any inconveniences of you sir, but as you are here and have no kingly duties to attend to as you said...well it's Rosie's and my anniversary tomorrow if you get my meaning..."
"No my friend," laughed Aragorn, "I do not get your meaning. Get on with whatever it is you feel the need to say."
"Would you please watch the children for a day?" blurted out Sam, instantly going bright red, "I mean only if you wouldn't mind sir. I have Master Merry, and Master Pippin looking after them now sir, and I have been for a while now, They're going berry picking and all sir, but I thought that I'd let them have a break and they are a delightful bunch of hobbit lads and hobbit lassies."
"Stop your rambling Sam," spoke the Queen softly with a smile, "Of course we'll look after them for a day. I quite agree that you and Rosie should have the day together and that your usual resident baby sitters should have a day off. Spending some time with children is just what we need."
"Of course," agreed Aragorn, though a little more hesitantly, he had heard from Merry and Pippin that there were a great many little Gamgees, and that they were a handful, " but just how many little hobbits will we be looking after."
"Oh thank you," beamed Sam almost shedding tears of joy, "we have thirteen sir."
"Thirteen," the evenstar almost chocked, starting to regret the promise that they were now bound to keep
"Oh don't worry Ma'am," said Sam, sensing her concern, "Elanor is nearly full grown, she'll help you out."
"and I also," spoke up Frodo, sensing that he was digging his own grave, "You'll need an extra pair of hands, and chances are that Elanor wants to spend the day with Fastred, and Frodo lad has yet to learn where everything is."