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"Strawberry Jam"
We arrive at the scene during a time of mischief. The usually tidy kitchen of the Malfoy household was a wreck, every surface covered in Strawberry Jam. The culprits, 3 young children, stood in a guilty line in front of their pacing father. Each had a similar expression on their faces; one of shame. A boy, the youngest at 5, stared at the ground with his mop of red hair hanging in front of his grey eyes, hiding the few freckles that brushed the bridge of his nose. The other two children were both girls of 8, but of different looks. One had blonde hair with a very slight red tint to it, the other a beautiful shade of strawberry blonde. Their faces were identical, though, with pale, clear skin and warm, brown eyes. But their eyes were only frightful as they waiting for the wrath of their father. Or worse, their mother.
"It's everywhere! How did you manage to get strawberry jam everywhere?" Draco had raised his voice, but it could hardly be called scary. It was more of an exasperated tone. The little boy, Liam, began to answer before the light haired girl, Georgina, whacked his arm. The father stopped his pacing and stooped to lift a baby of 1 year out of his chair. "You've even got jam on your little brother." The baby, Remus, gurgled happy. Draco returned Remus to his seat and said a quick charm to clean him off.
"That was Liam's idea!" The other girl, Fred (Full name Winifred), practically shouted. Draco gave her a look that shut her up quickly.
"If I really wanted to punish you, I'd let you mother take care of the lot of you." Each child cringed and a chorus of please no's came from them. "But I won't." They sighed with relief and little Liam finally looked up from his feet. "Instead, you are to clean this entire kitchen. And no magic!" Their little voices filed no complaint. "Get to work." Draco lifted up the now clean Remus and carried him off to the living room, hoping for his children's sake that his wife would be late from work.
Two hours later, they congregated in the kitchen while Draco inspected their work. Remus waddled around behind him, trying to grasp onto his father's legs whenever he came to a stop. Every few minutes a quite hmm or ahh would emit from his mouth. Finally, with a flick of his wand, he fixed any imperfection and smiled at his children. "Done. Now go up to your rooms and stay there." Their little heads nodded furiously and they ran through the house to get to their rooms.
Approximately half an hour later, his wife appeared in the fireplace. She brushed the ashes from her cloak as she stepped into the living room, only to find her husband waiting to take her cloak from her. She received a quick kiss and a smile from him and Liam, who she took into her own arms and cooed at. "Mommy missed you so much today, dear." She kisses his forehead as he nestled against her happily. Draco watched his lovely wife and their son with admiration. It amazed him how she could spend the entire day working at the Auror's office, only to come home and take care of their 4 children. He brushed her auburn hair from her cheek and tucked it behind her ear before leading her into the kitchen and setting her down to fetch her cup of tea.
Ginny placed Remus in his chair and went to the fridge to get her honey. "Draco… why is there no strawberry jam?" She retrieved the honey and returned to her seat.
Draco flinched, but thankfully his back was to her. "That's something I wanted to talk to you about. The kids…" He sat down across from her and slid the tea cup over the table. "They got into a jam fight. But it's alright, I took care of it." His wife raised one perfect eyebrow but then dropped the subject.
"Fred, George, Liam!" Her call was answered by the bounding of footsteps down the stairs. Each child greeted their mother with a happy hug and a sloppy kiss. As soon as they smiled their goofy grins at her, Ginny's heart practically melted and all was forgotten. "You father told me about your adventures in the kitchen. He also said he handled it and I suppose I'll just have to trust him. Now run along and get ready for your baths." Each grinned and kissed their father before rushing back up the steps.
Draco watched his wife with that look again. That "I'm so in love with this woman look" that he got whenever he saw her with their beautiful children. His heart fluttered and his pulse quickened and he couldn't believe that she had married him. She rose to her feet walked around the edge of the table only to sink into his lap and wrap her arms around his broad shoulders. Her lips met his in a kiss that sent tingles to his toes.
"I missed you today." He pulled her closer and pressed his lips to her neck.
She mumbled something inaudible in reply, her fingers combing back his mused hair. "I missed you too, dear. Could you do me a favor?"
He looked at her curiously before saying, "It depends."
"Just keep the kids out of the fridge tomorrow."
FIN
This was a little rushed at the end. I wanted to post something, though.
