Storm

Lucius was well and truly distracted. Squeals of laughter came pouring in through his study window, making it impossible for him to do any work. Not that there was anything too pressing to be seen to. Getting up and making his way to the large pane of glass, he peered out onto the spacious lawn of the manor. Daisy, his granddaughter, and the source of his distraction, was jumping about after bubbles that were constantly being conjured by his ever beautiful wife. Still unnoticed by the people in the scene before him, he decided to leave the window and join them.

Walking out the solarium doors and following the trail of bubbles, Lucius rounded the corner and could not help but smile.

"Papa Lu!" Upon seeing him, Daisy forgot all about her bubbles and ran straight for her grandfather. She leapt up into his arms without thought, and in turn, he caught her and spun her around, up over his head. 

"And how is my favourite lady doing today?" He asked.

"She's real good Papa Lu! She was making me bubbles AND playing with Scorp. All at the same time!"

Narcissa looked up and smiled to Lucius. "He meant you sweetheart." She told Daisy with a chuckle.

"Oh." Daisy said. "Well, I'm real good too! I jumped real high! And when I landed, I was still right way up! It was real good! Wasn't it Nana Cissy?"

"Yes Daisy, it was very good. Why don't you let Papa come sit with me and your brother, and you can show him." Narcissa replied.

"Why, that sounds like a lovely idea." Lucius added, slowly lowering Daisy to the ground as Narcissa started producing more bubbles.

"Kay!" Daisy said.

As soon as her feet touched the ground, she was after the floating bubbles. Running and jumping, trying to catch them in her hands.

"Watch me Papa! Watch me Nana!" She called out.

Lucius seated himself on the blanket next to his sleeping grandson, Narcissa, on the other side of the slumbering boy, leant over and gave Lucius a kiss on the cheek. "You are amazing Lucius. It's no wonder the women in your life love you so much." She turned to Daisy and smiled in encouragement for the girl to keep going.

"What are you up to wife?" He grinned. "You only use compliments like that to butter me up, so that I agree to something I wouldn't normally do. Spill it."

"It's only for a few hours Lucius." Narcissa defended herself. "And I'll take Daisy with me, so it'll sort of be like a boys only afternoon." She gracefully rose to her feet. "You'll love it dear. Thank you so much." With that, she leant over and kissed Lucius on the head and walked off, calling Daisy.

Daisy came dancing over and knelt down next to baby Scorpius, who was still soundly sleeping. "Be good for Papa little brother." She whispered in his tiny ear. She turned to Lucius, launching herself into his arms "Thanks Papa Lu! You're the greatest!" She ran off after Narcissa calling out "DONT GO TO THE TEA PARTY WITHOUT ME NANA CISSY!!!"

Lucius stared after her, shaking his head. Looking down to a now stirring Scorpius, he reached down and cradled the boy in his arms.

"Hopefully you won't be as easily swindled by the women in your life as I am by the ones in mine." He chuckled.

Two hours later found Lucius sitting in the solarium with a once again slumbering Scorpius in his arms. Having been forced to seek shelter from a light shower of rain, which then proceeded to become a steady downpour. He sat, watching as the raindrops soaked into the ground, gently rocking the boy in his arms, praying to anybody who would listen, that the thunder be kept at bay. 

This was very short, but there just wasn't much for Lucius to do when all Scorpius wanted was sleep.

I hope you enjoy it all the same.

-Em