Family Ties

Together

*Author's Note*

Hello my little angels! I'm so sorry this one took forever, I'm in my FINAL preceptorship and I've been working 12 hour shifts every day of my life and it's been killing me. But I am officially done school in one more month and then I am graduated and I will have my life back which means writing timeeeee!! Thank you so much for sticking with me if you're still here, I love you more than words can say and I appreciate the support so much. I'm almost there, don't give up on me! Haha.

Sarah <3

Harry's POV

"Mama!" Hank said excitedly as he went running up the front porch, bursting through the front door in search of Hannah as I followed behind him with our bags.

All weekend he'd been keeping a tally of all the things he wanted to tell her and show her once he got home, and he'd barely left me time to unbuckle his seat before he blew past me in search of her. I followed him into the house, his excitement written all over his face as he looked back at me, just before Mace came scurrying out of the living room in her pajamas.

"Daddy!" She giggled as she came toward me, throwing herself into my leg as I put our bags down at the bottom of the stairs. "I missed you whole bunches and bunches!"

"I missed you too, Monkey." I smiled as I picked her up and kissed her cheek. "Did you have fun with Mom?"

"We went to the fun place with the cars where we went before! And to the pool, and we made muffins and played with the babies!"

"You went and rode go carts without me?!" I scoffed, almost a little offended.

"Yeah and I won!" She beamed.

"That's my girl." I smiled as I put her down. "Where's Mama?"

"She's upstairs, I think she feels icky." She shrugged. "She said I could watch Moana before bed and she was gonna have a bath."

I furrowed my brow at the idea of Han being sick, knowing she normally would have jumped at the chance to soak up the last of her alone time with Mace, and figured I should get the kids squared away so she could rest.

"Well, it looks like you had a bath already." I sighed. "I guess we should hose down your brother."

"Yeah, let's just take him in the backyard and spray him with the hose!" She giggled, bringing her hand up to her mouth.

"Okay!" Hank said excitedly as the two of them started to run toward the patio and I scooped them up before they could get too far.

"Not so fast." I said as I threw each of them over my shoulder. "You've been in the forest all weekend, you need a good scrub in a real tub."

"Aw man." Hank sighed as I carried them back down the hall and started to climb the stairs. "Can I have the hose tomorrow?"

"I really don't think that is gonna be as much fun as you think it is, but sure." I laughed.

I poked my head into our bedroom to see the bathroom light was on and the door was closed, and figured I'd get the kids organized and let Han have her alone time. I was well aware that Mace could be a handful due to her constant high level of energy, and Han rarely took time for herself to relax. I carried the kids down the hall and ran Hank a bath, throwing him in and making sure all of the caked on dirt and mud was scrubbed off him before I put him in some fresh pajamas and made sure they both brushed their teeth.

"Alright you little monsters, go pick a book to read before bed." I said as I plucked them off the counter and they scurried off to their rooms.

I followed after them, agreeing to let them both sleep in Hank's room since they'd been apart all weekend and obviously missed each other, and tucked them in before I settled next to them with the book they had chosen. I smiled to myself as Mace rested her head against her brother, Hank wrapping his arm around her shoulder and giving it a squeeze, before I leaned down and kissed them each on the head.