It was a Saturday morning and Percy Weasley sat at the kitchen table in his home watching his family around him. He realised that it was times like these that made him realise just how much he had in his life and just how much he had missed over the years.

His life had changed in so many ways yet he remained the same person he had always been.

He was now the head of magical transportation at the ministry of magic, he and Penelope had been married for 11 years and he was the farther to 4 sons.

Steven aged 10, Adam 9, Joseph 7 and the youngest Evan who was 5 years old were currently sitting around the table eating their breakfasts, jam and marmite spread around their faces.

Percy hadn't realised just how fast time had gone by, Steven would be of to Hogwarts soon, and yet it felt that it was just yesterday that they were bring their first son home from the hospital.

It was on that night that Percy had made the promise to his son, the promise that had taken so much time away from his family. When Steven was born Percy swore to himself that his son and children that would follow after him would never have the type of childhood experience that he had had.

Their clothes and toys would be there own, fit their personality, they wouldn't be forced to wear an older brothers quidditch top when they had no interest it the sport.

He had promised himself that his children would never go without, like he had done as a child.

But sitting around the table watching is growing family he wondered if by becoming so focused on giving then the things he hadn't had, meant that he had forgotten to give them the things that he did have.

The love of a farther.

Commitments to work had taken precious time away from his family. He had missed many school plays and concerts, sports days and quidditch games. He had been to busy working hard to pay for those things.

He has also not been paying a lot attention to his wife lately. With working such long hours at work often he would come home late at night, by which time she was already fast asleep.

It had been nearly weeks since they had made love, but she had never complained when he said he was to tried, just simply kissed him and said she understood.

He watched her now as she moved around the kitchen preparing the salad and things that they would take to the picnic, she looked completely different to what she normal looked like, gone where the tailored robes, perfect make up and long straight hair. In its place were shorts that showed her long legs, and what looked like one of his muggle shirts tied at the waist and the sleeves rolled up to her elbows. She wore no make up and her hair was pulled into a messy bun with lose strands of hair clinging to the back of her neck.

'Boys, if your done eating can you go get ready, will be leaving soon' penny told the boys finishing the salad and placing it into a container and into the fridge.

The boys finished their breakfasts and left to go and get ready.

'Penny, I've made a decision' Percy said as she began to pick up the empty plates and place them in the sink.

'About what Percy?' she asked still moving around the kitchen

'Well it's about...'

'MUM, I CANT FIND MY BLUE T SHIRT!' Joseph voice shouted from up stairs.

'Did you check the clean washing on you bed' she called back.

'Penny I think that...' 'I FOUND IT!' Joseph shouted once again interrupting his dad as he tried to tell his wife what had been on his mind lately.

'You know I sometimes wonder how that boy mages to find his way home' penny joked as she placed the jam and butter make into the fridge.

'Penny I've been thinking about this for a very long time and...'

'MUM DAD ADAM AND STEVEN ARE FIGHTING!' Evan shouted Penny walked out into the hall and called up the stairs 'boys pack it in or their will be trouble'. As she walked back into the kitchen Percy stood up and stopped her in her tracks.

'Penny I am trying to tell you something very important'.

'What is it Percy' she asked becoming concerned with the serious of his voice.

I've been thinking about this for a long time and I've decided to step down a head of magical transportation 'Percy looked at the confusion on his wife's face and explained 'when I first got promoted we had just begun a family and needed the money, but now we have enough money saved up and with you working as well that I don't need a job like this. I don't want to work on weekends or until 9:00 o'clock doing paper work'

But you love working in magical transportation, you were so happy when you first got into that department and even more when you became head of it, its what you always wanted' penny said 'your right it was what I wanted but there are more important things in my life now'.

'Percy I love you and I'll support you in anything that you want to do, but are you sure about this' she asked.

Percy wrapped his arms around her waist and placed a kiss on her nose 'I've never been so sure' he rested his forehead against hers feeling her fingers run though the hair at the back of neck.

'Thank-you' she said softly, kissing him with a passion that they hadn't felt in years. As Percy felt his wife lips on his, feeling the love flow though his body he knew that he had made the right decision.

Thanks to everyone whose reviewed the story and to Ella Palladino for the idea on what they should bring

This story took a while to update, mainly because of writers block and then the original chapter getting deleted, which meant I had to start all over again

Next chapter should be up a lot quicker along as nothing goes wrong and I find out if chickens can fly

Fred and Angelina next