Chapter Eighty-one;

[May 23rd, 1999]

Sirius paced in Aidan's room as he waited for Aidan to emerge from the bathroom fully clothed. His eyes shot up when his son opened the door and he gave a small smile. "All ready?"

"Yes, sir. Um… where are we going?" Aidan asked for the twentieth time. "No more avoiding the question…"

"You're too smart for your own good, kid." Sirius smirked as he grabbed a brush and began trying to tame his son's hair.

Aidan winced. "Stop it! Now tell me!" He demanded.

"We're going to meet your papa's father for lunch."

Aidan glanced up his eyes widened. "His papa? So… my grandpa?"

Sirius frowned. "Yeah. But… I don't know if he'll like that… erm…" Sirius sighed and knelt down to be eye-level with his son. "Listen: Papa's father… he's a very mean man, and I don't want you alone with him. Understood?"

"Yes, sir." Aidan nodded.

"Good. Now come on, or papa will throw a fit." Sirius said as he picked his son up into his arms and walked out of his room.

Sirius stepped into the lounge and crossed the room to where Severus was standing. "Ready, love? We're flooing, right?" He asked, not really wanting Severus to apparate.

"Yes we are. I told my father and he's expecting us within a few minutes, so…" Severus sighed and walked over to their fireplace, grabbing the floo powder and tossing it in. "Seven Spinner's End." He spoke clearly before stepping into the flames, shortly followed by Sirius and Aidan.

Aidan glanced around after coughing a bit, tugging on his father's sleeve to be put down. As he touched the ground he began to explore around the living room and finally stopping at the large shelf of books and running through the titles to find something of interest. "I see you made it," a baritone voice said that made Aidan turn around and stare up at the man that entered the room – spitting image of his papa though his nose and jawline was different, this man was also taller and his hair was shorter. The man glared down at Aidan. "This him?"

"Yes, father." Severus responded.

Tobias took a few steps to Aidan before crouching down to eye-level and quirking his eyebrow. "He's small."

"I'm five!" Aidan retorted.

A smirk played out on Tobias' face. "Boys got your… husband's attitude." He said as he stood up and walked out of the room without another word.

Aidan glanced up at Sirius and Severus and smiled at both before walking over to the couch and taking a seat. "When are we eating?"

Severus rolled his eyes. "Eat, eat, eat. That's all you and Sirius think about."

"Is not. I think about cheeseburgers too." Aidan smirked.

"That's food."

"But it's not eating. I'm just simply thinking of a cheeseburger."

"Watch your cheek, Aidan." Severus said before walking out the door Tobias exited from.

"Daddy?"

"Yes?" Sirius smiled as he took a seat next to Aidan and placed a kiss to his temple.

"That man was very tall!"

Sirius chuckled. "Was he?"

"Yup. I bet he's even taller than you!"

Sirius rolled his eyes. "Hm." Severus hummed as he walked back in and took a seat handing Sirius a glass with a dark amber color drink it.

"Can I have some?"

Severus shook his head as he sipped at his water. "No, that's whiskey. You're not allowed until you're 21."

"17." Sirius corrected.

"21." Severus corrected right back.

"Can I have some juice?" Aidan smiled.

"I'll go ask if he has any—" Severus began to stand.

"I'll do it!" Aidan jumped off the couch.

"Aidan…" Sirius said firmly.

"I'll be fine." He promised before walking into the kitchen.

Aidan stepped into the kitchen and glanced around for Tobias, not spotting him he headed over to the refrigerator and opened it, searching for juice or some kind. He beamed and pulled out a small jug of orange juice, pulling away from the door to let it close and setting the jug atop the counter. He stared up at the barely open cabinet that was filled with glasses for the juice, chewing on his bottom lip as he tried to think of a way to get them down. He turned towards the table and grabbed a chair, dragging it across the floor and pushing it up against the counter to stand atop of it.

"What are you doing?" The baritone voice asked.

Aidan turned towards the voice and got down from the chair. "Um… I wanted juice, but I couldn't reach the glass."

Tobias sneered. "Why didn't you just use your /magic/ to get it?" He spat.

Aidan frowned. "I-I have no magic…"

Tobias' brows pushed together. "What?"

"I don't have any magic."

"You're normal?"

Aidan blinked. "Normal? Uh… I guess," he shrugged.

Tobias stared for a moment before he crossed the room and Aidan flinched not sure what was going to happen and was quite surprised when Tobias grabbed a glass and poured him some juice. "Thanks," Aidan smiled and yelped when he was picked up into Tobias' arms and handed the juice. Aidan smiled and sipped at his juice, allowing Tobias to carry him into the living room much to Sirius and Severus' surprise when Tobias took a seat in his armchair with Aidan sitting next to him.

"Lunch will be done in a few minutes," Tobias said dryly as he picked up a book and turned it to a marked page. Aidan sipped at his juice a bit before sitting it on the table and moving into Tobias' lap so he could read the book Tobias was reading. Sirius and Severus continued their odd stares as they watched Tobias and Aidan read quietly.

Finally a timer went off in the kitchen that signaled their food was done. Tobias stood from his chair and carried Aidan in his arms into the kitchen followed by Sirius and Severus who were both acting suspicious of Tobias. "Grandpa? Um. Can I call you grandpa?" Aidan asked and Sirius and Severus sat at the table giving one another worried expressions.

"Of course you can call me Grandpa," Tobias smiled – he actually smiled! This made Severus gape.

"Okay, grandpa." Aidan grinned and was placed on the ground where he ran to sit in Sirius' lap.

Tobias placed the food on the table and sat down making himself a plate and eating. Sirius and Severus made their plates and Aidan nibbled on Sirius' plate. "Grandpa what do you do for work?" Aidan asked smiling.

"I work at a Textile Mill," he admitted and so began the conversation of Tobias explaining what exactly he did at work all whilst ignoring Severus and Sirius.

After the short lunch, Tobias stood from the table and ruffled Aidan's hair. "I have more books in my study if you want to go look."

"Really?" Aidan asked beaming before running out of the room and off to find the study.

"Father?" Severus called as he stood.

"What?" Tobias hissed.

Sirius quirked his eyebrow. "Why are you being nice to him?"

"Excuse me?"

"I want to know why you're being nice to my son and then bi-polar to us." Sirius said dryly.

"He's normal. Why would I not act normal around him?" Tobias asked.

"Normal…?" Sirius repeated.

"You mean because he is a squib." Severus stated.

"Normal. Yes. No magic. All that good stuff. You're both abominations."

Sirius growled and Severus waved his hand to signal for Sirius to back off. "Of course…" Severus said softly.

Tobias stepped out of the room to go find where Aidan went off too and Sirius and Severus shared a glance. "He called us abominations, Severus."

"I could care less. I'm used to it, and I'm sure you've been called worst." Severus rolled his eyes. "At least he's being nice to Aidan…"

"That guy pisses me off, Sev. You're his own son and… bloody hell, he hits you and everything. But Aidan – because he's a squib – the guy treats him well and only knew him for a few minutes."

"Like I said, at least he's being nice to Aidan and I don't think he'll lose his temper or anything in front of Aidan. Let it be, Sirius."

Sirius sighed and shook his head. "Your father is fucked up in the head if you ask me," Sirius said as he stepped into the lounge and Severus followed.

"Do not say such things." Severus hissed as he sat down on the couch and let out a yawn.

"Tired, love?" Sirius asked in a worried tone.

"A bit…" Severus admitted.

"We should probably get back soon then…"

"Sirius I'm fine."

"Sev, you need to rest."

"I do not need to rest." Severus hissed.

"You're tired, Poppy said it's perfectly normal for you to be exhausted, plus you're pregnant with twins so that makes your magic exhaustion even more." Sirius frowned.

With that Tobias stepped into the room, his expression dark and cold. "Did you just say pregnant?" He growled.