Love Is You

Chapter 25

    Scarlett and the twins were on their way to the airport at 4 in the morning. All of them were so sleepy but since they wouldn't be able to apparate to all the way down to Africa, they had to take a flight there. Sirius met them at the airport and spent some time together until the boarding announce of the flight.
"Guess we gotta go, we will send a letter when we arrived." Leo stood up, followed by Carina.
"Have fun, take many photos and be careful. I want my babies back one piece!" Scarlett chuckled and hugged them both.
"We will mum, hopefully." Leo laughed but gained a soft slap on his arm from his mother.
"If you get a picture with a lion, it will be hard to understand which one is you." Sirius winked. "Lion and Leo, got it." He laughed at his own joke and gained eye rolls from all three of them.
"Daddy... that was bad..." Carina hugged him. "Bye and take care, love you two!"
"Love you too." Sirius and Scarlett both said it at the same time. They waited until Leo and Carina were out of sight.
"Umm do you have any plans Scar?"
"It is 5 in the morning Sirius, what kind of plans i could possibly have...?"
"Wanna have breakfast? You look awake enough."
Scarlett thought for couple of seconds. Normally she was planning to go back home and sleep but now she wasn't feeling that sleepy at all after sitting here for an hour. "Okay, we can do that."
That brought a big smile into Sirius's face. "Alright! I will make you waffle with nutella and bananas, your favourite!"
"Sounds good." Scarlett smiled then they found a isolated place to apparate. It has been quite a while since Scarlett has been in their house and she wasn't sure how to feel about it. It was looking the same except the messiness. While she was looking around two excited dogs run towards her, they were wiggling their tails excitedly. They were Leo and Carina's black and lemon dalmations named Pepper and Ginger, the dogs were their 10th birthday gifts. Scarlett hasn't seen them after the divorce and she has missed them dearly.
"Oh hello babies! How you doin?" She knelt down to pet the dalmations happily. Pepper was rolling on his back for belly rubs while Ginger rested her head on Scarlett thigh.
"They missed their mummy, you should come here more often."
"I missed them too! I am glad they haven't forgotten me..."
"You know dogs have a good memory and they always remember their loved ones, time doesn't matter..." Sirius headed to kitchen to prepare some waffles.
Scarlett played with the dogs little bit more then went in to help Sirius. It has started to smell good in the kitchen. She grabbed the bananas he put in the counter and started to slice them. They were working in silence until Sirius broke it off.
"The ministry will open in 13 days, are you ready for your duty... minister?" He grinned at her in his last word.
"I... I don't know actually." She handed him the bananas she sliced then sat down while Sirius putting them on waffles.
"What's wrong? You always wanted to be the minister since you were a child." Sirius came to the table with the plates and sat.
"Thank you." She took the plate and took a sip from her water. "Yes i did but maybe this timing wasn't right? And did i really deserve it? I became the minister because the other candidate is in Azkaban now..."
"Okay maybe the timing wasn't the greatest but you totally deserve it Scar. You always worked so hard and the things you did for the ministry in the past few months were not easy at all, not everyone could do that! You literally put your own life in danger! Don't even doubt yourself again. I know what you are capable of and you will do great as the minister." Sirius patted on her hand that was on the table.
His words made Scarlett really emotional and she smiled at him with watery eyes. "Thank you so much Sirius. I needed that pep talk." She chuckled.
"Whenever you want a pep talk, i am here. Now eat your waffle before it gets cold."
They ate their waffles mostly in silence but the silence wasn't disturbing, it was rather calming. While they were drinking their second cup of teas, the dogs came in with their collars in their mouths and started to stare at Scarlett with puppy eyes.
"Ah can't resist these faces! Yes we can go for a walk dearies!" Scarlett petted their heads and started to put their collars on.
"Lets go then! Everyone wants to spend some time with mummy..."
Scarlett was walking out with Ginger and Pepper when Sirius handed her his jean jacket.
"Take this, the mornings are chilly that early."
"Thanks." She smiled and put it on. Immediately his sandal wood perfume and light cigarette scent filled the air around her. If she had to describe him with a scent, these two would be it and maybe mint. He would always take some mints after he smoked because Scarlett hated the smell.
Leo and Carina have started Hogwarts after a year they got the dogs and since then Sirius and Scarlett had to take care of them. Ginger and Pepper have became their second set of twins, for years they woke up 2 hours earlier than the actual hour for their job just to take the dogs out for their morning walk. At first it was tiring for both of them but after they got used to it, it has became their favourite time of their days.
"Would you like to stay for dinner today?"
"I would like to but i should get ready for tomorrow."
"For what?"
"One last holiday before i dive into the work."
"Ah good idea! To where?"
"Paros."
"Greece, your happy place." Sirius smiled. "How long will you stay?"
"We'll stay 5 days i guess, might extend it." She shrugged.
Sirius looked at her questioningly. "We...?"
"I didn't say we..."
"I heard it very well Scar. Are you going there with him?"
Scarlett sighed, she wasn't aware that she said we and now she had to have this conversation with Sirius. "Yes, i am going with Severus."
"So you are already dating with him..."
"What do you mean with 'already'?"
"The moment you became single, you run back to him. I wonder have you ever forgotten him!?" He stopped and looked at her. His grey eyes were burning with jealousy.
Scarlett couldn't believe what he just said to her. She grabbed the collar of his jacket. "Don't talk like i am the one who cheated! I was loyal to you all these years and dammit i loved you! How could you say such things right now!? What did i ever do to you to make you think like that!?" She was crying and screaming at him at this point. "Do you have to ruin everything...?" She let go his collar and handed Ginger to him before apparating, she didn't want to listen his pleas.
"Fuck me..." Sirius cursed and sat down the closest bench in the wooded park. She was right, somehow he always manages to ruin everything...