"Grey, when's my next appointment?" Cepheus asks his new (temporary) assistant, you will forever be missed Frederick.
Come back from your honeymoon soon.
"2:30pm. After the meeting, we will be having a business dinner with the Wang Family at 7:00pm." Grey solemnly replies.
Cepheus internally sighed, he could've easily lived off the old fortune of the Potter Family...so why?
Why?!
Why did he decide to do more business when he could be relaxing at home with his children.
"It's for the children...it's for the children....it's for the children..." he mumbled to himself.
"Sir?" Grey called out, drawing his boss back to reality.
"Let's go."
"Sir? Go where?"
"Home." Cepheus replies resolutely.
"B-but sir! The meeting!"
"Push it back two hours. It's just a staff meeting, I'm going to see my sons."
Grey was at a lost with his flimsy boss, "okay sir." He just sighed quietly to himself and obeyed his boss's orders.
***
"Daddy's home!" Cepheus shouted his arrival as he tugged his tie off.
Small feet pattered and stomped against the wooden floor in their wake.
"Daddy!"
"Dada!"
Both sons clung onto their dad's legs. Cepheus easily walked to the couch without missing a beat, even with the added weight to both of his legs. Both boys squealed in excitement, happily clinging onto his legs.
Remus, one of his many personal assistants, greeted Grey who stood next to the couch writing frantically in his planner, ignoring the family of three.
The former Ravenclaw greeted the werewolf and went back to rescheduling.
"It's for the money....it's for the money....it's for the money..." Grey solemnly reminded himself.
***
Cepheus' watch beeped indicating time was up and it was time for him to go back to work. "Daddy has to go back to work now."
"Aww but daddy." Henri whined.
"Dada no. no. no. Stay!" Harry demanded stomping his feet in protest. The 18 year old in him was greedy for his busy father's attention.
"But daddy really has to go⏤"
"NO! NO! NO!" Harry screamed loudly crying.
"Daddy don't go! Henri misses you too! don't leave us. Heuk⏤ WuuwuuuHuuu⏤!" Henri tearfully cried.
"I⏤" Cepheus was at a lost for words as he held his two crying boys.
"Sir. the. meeting." Grey reminded him.
Cepheus sighed tiredly. "Remus pack their backpacks and snacks."
"Okay boss." Remus readily held out the two already packed bags with a knowing smile.
"Lets go."
***
At HAVEN Corps. employees chatted amongst themselves sharing gossip and work related topics
when someone gasped loudly. "CEO Potter-Black came out the car with two kids."Almost immediately the gossiping bunch crowded towards the window.
"Aww the older one is so cute!"
"The younger one is so adorable in his overalls, my heart!" the female employee gushed clutching her chest.
"Are they his children? There's never been gossip between the CEO and anyone...yet?" A male employee whispers to another.
"Illegitimate children?!" They gasped.
A female employee stood up, "Wait. But doesn't our CEO also have a daughter. At least that's what I heard from the gossip of the higher ups."
"We essentially have a young miss and two young masters?"
***
Cepheus carried Harry who wore long sleeves and gray overalls with an owl stitched on its front pocket.
Henri preferred wearing a white long sleeve button up and dark gray shorts with suspenders. The 7 year old held his father's sleeve when he became shy and nervous from all the attention he was getting.
Harry was used to attention and lazily waved cheekily at one of the female employees who giggled and aww'd.
Henri who blushed from the attention only made himself look cuter in the eyes of the employees.
The receptionist greeted the family of three?
"My sons, Henrick and Harrison Potter." Cepheus finally put a name between the relationship between him and the two boys.
The receptionist's eye widen in surprise very briefly before asking if he wanted any sweets to be delivered to his office.
"Much appreciated, chocolate please."
Cepheus ignored the curious eyes of his employees and walked to his personal elevator/lift.
*ting~*
Henri minded the elevator gap and took Grey's offered hand.
"Thank you~ Uncle Grey" he said sweetly.
Grey Redford briefly contemplated if kidnapping was worth it.
***
Harry was put down when he arrived in his dad's office, the room was large and well lit. The window showed the busy city life down below.
He barely paid attention to his father who slipped out his office to attend the staff meeting he had pushed back earlier.
Henri came up to his little brother on the carpet and sat besides him as they both look through the window in fascination.
Grey dutifully took a few pictures of the scene, a bonus check was sure to come his way.
Later Cepheus met the Wang family for dinner and introduced his two children, while mentioning he had an older daughter who was attending boarding school at the moment.
Mr. Wang mentioned his son Jackson who was a year younger who enjoyed fencing.
The two men talked about their children casually before they talked seriously about the amusement park they were hoping to collaborate together.
Cepheus carried a sleeping Harry who had ran all over HAVEN Corps. greeting employees and making small mischief in his wake, the poor secretary had to run after him for most of the day.
Henri on the other hand quietly sat beside his father and listened dutifully during the second staff meeting. Many higher up executives praised his diligence and attentiveness.
Henri smile shyly at the praise while his father smiled proudly beside him.
Henri drowsily leaned against his father's chest as he carried the two to the car.
"I... I had fun today...daddy..." Henri smiled goofily at his daddy.
"I...I'm glad." Cepheus eyes crinkled fondly gazing at his two boys.
"Let's go home."
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