RP: James & Lily Who: James & Lily Potter What: Husband and wife time! Where: Their bedroom When: Sept 10th, late night (9pm is late, right?) (Takes place after James finds out about Sirius' marriage)
Sometimes, James wondered if his sons were criminal masterminds in training. What other explanation could there be for the way the two of them worked together to make sure it was James who took a bath, instead of them. Fully clothed, even, while his two little wildlings ran about naked as the day they were born and entirely dry. Really, after seven years of bath time, he really should be better at this.
Eventually, he'd managed to get the both of them at least clean enough that potatoes wouldn't sprout behind their ears, but it had cost him. Clean children dressed in clean pyjamas were totally worth the extra hour of story time he'd had to give them. He'd at least bargained them down from the double hot fudge sundaes that had been the first demand, so he was calling it a win. Besides, he enjoyed story time as much as the two of them did. Even if it was almost as exhausting as bath time, since he had to act out every scene.
Noah was the first to succumb to sleep, followed by Black 'Stache and finally Harry. They'd all fallen asleep in the same bed, but James decided not to risk it by moving Noah to his bed, and Black Stache to the doggy bed in the corner. It was Saturday, and Saturdays were special. Plus, Noah could be a light sleeper and if he woke up the whole routine would start over again. So he covered them with the fluffy blankets they liked, turned out the lights, and left the door ajar as he tip-toed out and down the hall to the room he shared with Lily.
"Hey, you're home," he said, grinning as he saw that she was indeed home, still dressed in her work robes. He moved closer and kissed her. "I'm sorry, I'd have kept them up if I'd known you'd be back now."