Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters that go along with it. But any extra characters are mine, all mine! Muhaha. . . . Sorry, went a little crazy there. Enjoy.
On Sunday morning, Hermione woke to the sound of dishes clanking and the boys chattering away. She realized, a little weary, that she had been dreaming about her date with Draco to nights ago. A small smile came to her face when she recalled it, but then there was a slight crash downstairs and a deeper voice spoke out.
Hermione rolled out of bed, grabbed her robe, and went downstairs. "Boys?" she said. "Boys, what are you –?"
"Daddy's here!" Damien said.
Hermione paused at the end of the stairs, debating wheter or not she should rush back upstairs or not and change clothes, when Draco stuck his head out from the kitchen. "Hey," he said smiling at her.
She smiled back. "Hey. What's going on?"
Ayden came running out of the kitchen, jumping into Hermione's arms. "We're planning a picnic!"
"A picnic?" She said.
"Yeah, me and Damien –"
"Damien and I," Hermione and Draco corrected.
"Right, Damien and I already made four peanut-butter and banana sandwichs, four peanut-butter and jelly sandwichs, and four ham sandwichs."
"Why do we need sixteen sandwhichs?" Hermione asked.
"For if we get really, really hungry," Ayden explained, rolling his eyes slightly.
"Oh, of course."
"And we also packed some chips and some fruit and a pitcher of apple juice with three cups."
"Ah, so was it the fourth cup that I heard break."
"Yeah, but daddy cleaned it up and was about to get us another class when you came downstairs."
"So," Hermione asked, carrying Ayden into the kitchen. "Where are we going for this picnic?"
"They've suggested the park," Draco said, reaching up into the cabinet and pulling out a cup.
"It's a really nice day, mommy, for it almost being Christmas time," Damien said as he took the cup from Draco and added it to the contents of a large picnic basket.
"Why the sudden urge to go on a picnic?" Hermione asked.
"Aunty Ginny, Uncle Harry, Jamie, Lily, Ayden, and I watched a movie yesterday and the people in the movie went to the park to have a picnic. The mommy and daddy sat on the blanket while the two kids went off to place. It seemed like a good idea to us."
Hermione glanced at Draco who happened to be doing the same. He grinned at her and Hermione blushed slightly, rolling her eyes. "When are we leaving?"
"As soon as you're ready," Damien and Ayden said together.
Hermione sighed, a smile on her face. "I'll go get changed then."
Hermione and Draco walked through the park, holding the basket between them, the blanket laying on top. Ayden held onto Draco's hand while Damien held Hermione's, both boys glancing at each other and then up at their parents, grinning happily.
"This looks like a nice spot," Hermione said, pointing out a shady area underneath a canopy of trees. Draco agreed, setting the basket down so that he could spread out the blanket. The four of them sat down together, pulling out the food. Hermione poured the drinks while Draco handed Ayden and Damien each a peanut-butter and banana sandwhich. He and Hermione both settled for the ham. They chatted peacefully, the boys going into full detail of their slumber party with Ginny and the girls. Apparently, they all played hide and go seek in that gigantic house and told Hermione and Draco that they'd have to come play next time too.
"Can we go play on the playground mommy?" Damien asked.
Hermione hesistated, thinking about last time Damien had gone on a playground. "Well. . . ."
"Come on mommy, I'll be careful," Damien said.
"I'll keep in eye on him mommy," Ayden said as if he were way older than his twin.
". . . Okay, but be very careful," Hermione said.
"We will be," the boys said, jumping up and running towards the playground.
Draco scooted a bit closer to Hermione, keeping his eyes on the kids. "They're good boys," he said.
"As always," Hermione said, smiling.
"I was wondering, Hermione," Draco started, hesistantly, "if the next time the boys go spend the night at Grimmuald Place or if you just happen to get a babysitter one night, if you maybe wanted to . . . go somewhere again."
"Where would we go this time?" Hermione asked, turning to him.
"We could just go somewhere," Draco said, smirking at her. "Just be spontaneous."
Hermione smirked back at him. "Sounds like fun."
"Excuse us?" Hermione and Draco looked up to see two middle aged women in jogging suits standing next to their blanket.
"Hi," the first lady said, grinning. "We were just walking by and we happened to notice you and your boys and we just really wanted you to know how cute we thought your family was. I mean, you four look like something from a movie."
"I don't think I've ever seen any boys so adorable," the second lady said. "Or a couple more in love."
Draco and Hermione looked at each other for a moment before looking back at the women and saying, "Thank you."
The women walked off, leaving Draco and Hermione in silence, staring off in opposite directions but with small smiles on their faces. Draco looked down quickly, putting his hand over hers. He looked away before Hermione could look at him, but from the corner of his eye, he could see her smile widen.
A/N: So I hope you all are ready for some much needed Draco and Ron spats! I'm so excited! Hope you all have enjoyed this chapter, this story for that matter. Thank you for reading.