Throughout the day Thorin looked at his cell phone at least twice a minute. He wondered once every half hour if he should call the school to see if they were alright but his pride stopped him. He wondered if his nervousness reflected over his actions, which they probably did. He accidently walked into the coffee machine by the entrance, not once but twice. All he could do was hope that his clients did not notice how his behaviour changed, he was a professional damn it!

A sudden knock on his door made his thought run away for a brief moment. It was his boss Gloin who stood there.

"You got a moment?" He said, and probably not expecting a no, as he walked into the room, closing the door behind himself. "I am aware of your situation right now and…"

Thorin interrupted him "I am sorry for my behaviour today; I promise I will be better tomorrow."

Gloin looked at him in confusion, and then he chuckled. "No, you're doing fine lad. I was just going to say that my son, Gimli, goes to the same kindergarden as your nephews. If you ever feel like you can't handle them me and my wife can take care of them and they can play with my son."

Thorin smiled "That would be wonderful." He had expected that Gloin would scold him for not properly take care of his clients.

Gloin nodded and walked out of the office. Thorin turned his computer on and took another glance on his phone. He had to tell himself that if there were no calls, nothing was wrong. Still he restlessly unlocked the phone and spent 5 minutes just looking at his screensaver. So this is what it feels like to be a parent? He thought and chuckled to himself. His last promise to Dis was to keep the boys safe from any kind of harm and it was probably those thoughts that made him worry. What if he wasn't a good parent? What if something were to happen to the boys? He would probably not be able to forgive himself, if so was the case.

Suddenly his phone flashed and sent out a vibration through the desk and for a split second Thorins heart stopped. He reached for the phone and picked it up. It was a text. Thorin sighed and started reading.

The boys are doing fine. However I would like to further discuss some things with you.
How about a cup of tea tonight? If you're not too busy, that is. – Bilbo. B

Thorin thought for a moment, he really wanted to spend the evening with his nephews but he figured that Bombur could take care of them for a couple of hours. If Bilbo would send him a text about the boys it had to be important. Maybe it was just formal things he wanted to discuss and it would be short, so they could maybe be in his flat. He decided to see what he had to say.

I don't drink tea, but a coffee sounds good. I will pick the children up at 5.30 and I can pick you up then too. How about it?

As an answer he got was:

Lovely.. :)

Thorin pulled up in front of the kindergarden 10 minutes before said time in his black car. The car beeped when he locked it with the controller and walked past the gate.

"Uncle!" The both boys shouted when they saw him. They both ran towards him and hugged him hard, Thorin kneeled to get to their height. Kili held a drawing portraying three stickmen holding hands.

"Look, I drew this! This is you, this is me and this is Fili" he said and pointed at the figures.

Thorin smiled and took the drawing and looked closer at it. "It looks lovely. When did you become such an artist?" Thorin ruffled Kilis hair and Kili giggled a bit and Thorin could feel how proud the little one became by the action. Fili tugged at his uncle's sleeve a little.

"I made a really high tower out of Lego today! We had to use a chair to reach the top!" He jumped and stretched his arm up to show. "It was THIS tall!"

"Yeah, you should have seen it when it fell!" Kili added. Thorin smiled at how the boys were just like they used to be. The death of their mother was only one month ago, but they were as cheerful as ever.

Suddenly someone cleared their throat behind the twins and Thorin looked up. There stood Bilbo, also smiling. He was wearing the same thing as this morning, not the apron though and a beige trench coat over that.

"They've been just like every other day" he said and sat down. The boys turned around and Kili fell into his arms, hugging him.

"We're leaving now." He said and Bilbo smiled.

"Yes I know, I'm coming with you."

The boys looked at each other and looked at Thorin. "Is it true?!" Fili said, jumping up and down. Thorin nodded as reply and the boys cheered and high-fived. "Yes!"

Thorin rose and chuckled. It seemed that the boys really liked Bilbo and it made Thorin happy to see that they could enjoy themselves. Fili and Kili started racing to the car.

"Just be careful!" Thorin yelled but the boys did not hear but kept on running and pushing each other. He let out a large sigh. "I don't understand how you can stand these two and another 15 children every single day."

Bilbo laughed "you get used to it." Was his answer as they also walked towards the car.

The car ride was lively. Fili had reached the car and, according to him, it gave him right to sit in the front but Kili protested. "That seat is for Bilbo. He's the guest!"
Bilbo just said he could sit in the back with Kili. About then Fili changed his mind, if he wasn't allowed to sit next to Bilbo, Kili wasn't either. So when they, finally, got settled Fili and Kili sat in the back and Thorin and Bilbo in the front. The both boys talked about what they had done and Bilbo filled in the details that they missed.

When they reached the front of the building Thorin turned the engine off and turned to his nephews. "Me and Mr Baggins are going to talk for a while, I've arranged so that Bombur will come over and cook for you."

"So Bilbo can't see our room?" Fili pouted. "I really wanted to show my blocks."

"Maybe next time, dear." Bilbo said and smiled. "Now do as your uncle says and we'll see each other tomorrow."

The boys nodded and unbuckled. "Are you ok with waiting in the car?" Thorin asked "I will just leave the kids and then we will go. It won't take longer than 10 minutes."

"I promise I won't steal your car." Bilbo joked and placed his hand on Thorins shoulder. A tingling sensation went from his shoulder and spread all over his body. He almost recoiled but managed to stop himself; he smiled and helped the children inside.

I'm getting rather impatiant.. I want them to be together, NOW! God dammit!

Lol. But I will suck on this caramel a little longer. /Kumiko