A/N: I don't own Hermione or Severus.
This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Assignment #4 – First aid - Task Ten, instant cold packs: Write something set on a winter day/night
September Monthly: Build a Bear - Rainbow Wig - "Why did we have kids?"
word count: 478
Severus stared at the mess surrounding him and Hermione. There was wrapping paper shreds littering the floor. A bow was stuck to the top of the sofa. A long piece of red ribbon had been tied around the lamp. There were empty boxes covering the floor. Crookshanks had made himself quite at home in one of them.
"Why did we have kids?" he asked as he pulled a piece of tape from the floor. Hermione laughed looking around the room.
"Because some wizard lacks something called self control?" she suggested summoning in a garbage bag and starting to fill it with the torn up wrapping paper. He snorted kicking an empty box in her direction.
"I seem to remember it differently. A certain know it all of a witch who couldn't keep her hands to herself?" he suggested crumbling up a ball of wrapping paper and tossing it into the bag. Crookshanks chose that moment to dart out of his box and nearly knock over the Christmas tree. Hermione shook her head.
"Watch out, Crooks!" she yelled after him. He let out an indignant 'meow' and curled up under the sofa. Hermione pulled the ribbon off the lamp. Instead of throwing it out, she put in her pocket.
"Well, if I can't keep my hands to myself, then why am I in here cleaning up this mess instead of being all over you?" she asked breaking down one of the boxes.
"Because if we don't clean up this mess, it will sit here until next Christmas, and multiply," Severus stated. She nodded looking around for some paper she had missed. Finally not seeing any, she started breaking down the rest of the boxes and putting them in a pile.
"I think that's everything?" she asked. Severus surveyed the room and nodded.
"It appears to be. What time are the kids coming back from the Burrow?"
"Not until tomorrow," she answered vanishing the bag of trash. The boxes remained since they could reuse them next year. At some point, one of them would put them away in the attic. Severus smirked.
"So what do you propose we do until then?" he asked looking at her. She smiled pulling the ribbon from her pocket. It was fairly long. She wrapped is around his neck pulling him to her. She kissed him before releasing him.
"I could think a few things," she whispered suggestively in his ear. He nodded kissing her back and pushing her gently onto her back on the sofa.
"Merry Christmas, Severus," she whispered as he vanished her shirt revealing her new bra. This one was red, gold and green for the holidays. He nodded in approval.
"I'm going to guess it has matching knickers?" She laughed.
"You'll just have to find out," she teased wrapping her arms around him and pulling him into a deep, passionate kiss.