𝕋𝕠 ℍ𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕋𝕠 ℍ𝕠𝕝𝕕 [ʙᴏᴏᴋ 3]

࿔ Danica ࿔

"No not like that!" Danica says, watching Regulus attempt to put the blind up. She laughs and shakes her head. "Honestly, you without magic... can't do anything the muggle way."

Regulus twists around and looks at her.

"I'm so sorry," he says sarcastically, "that I am not a build-ier - or whatever those muggle people are..."

Danica laughs more.

"Builder?" She raises her eyebrows at him. "But just follow the instructions," she waves them under his nose.

"Fiiine," he sighs and flicks through them.

Danica is pleased about how this day has played out: argument in the morning, resolved by a haircut, finishing the nursery this afternoon.

She fixes some hangings on the walls along with the fairy lights. By the time she's done this, Regulus has finished the blind and he steps back to admire his work. The design is ocean blue with a fish print.

"Well done," Danica says, smiling up at him, walking over and leaning against him. "Can you help make the cribs?" She asks.

Regulus smiles and kisses her cheek.

"Anything else?" He says with sarcastic annoyance.

Danica laughs and shakes her head.

"Come onnn," she says, taking his hand and leading him to a crib. She attempts to bend down to pick up the bag with the small sheets in but she can't make it.

Regulus does it for her and opens the packets.

"So," he says, "I definitely don't need instructions here."

Danica raises an eyebrow.

"You sure?" She asks, giving him a cheeky questioning look.

"Yes."

She watches as Regulus makes the bed. His big hands move with care; his strong muscles, laced with scars, make him look big and menacing. But in reality, he's a big softie and he hates to admit it. She smiles to herself and knows that her family will be protected and looked after. She knows that their children will have the best childhood they could ever provide. Danica can't wait to take a couple of toddlers to the beach and watch as their dad swings them from his arms in the waves.

"This look okay?" Regulus asks.

"Perfect," Danica smiles widely as she looks down at the small bed. This one is for Rose; the design of the sheets are small roses in polka dot style, covering the whole spread.

"I'll do Teddy's," Regulus says and turns around to make the other crib.

Danica rubs her stomach and looks at the empty bed. She can't wait for it to be filled. Regulus suddenly wraps his arms around her, having finished Teddy's bed.

"Can't believe that twos gonna become four," he whispers next to her ear.

Danica smiles and nods.

"I have a feeling they're going to be early," she says as she twists in his arms, bringing her hands up around his neck.

"How early do you reckon?" He asks, his hands on her wide hips.

"Three weeks," she says.

"I'll say two," Regulus makes his bet.

Danica cocks one eyebrow up.

"We'll see," she says then kisses his jaw. "Teddy's bed looks so cute," she pulls away and looks down at it. The space between the two cribs is just big enough for Danica and Regulus to stand in. Teddy's design is, of course, teddy bears. Like Rose's, they are printed in dots, covering the grey fabric in multicoloured splotches, the shapes of small bears.