𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.

𝘄𝗰: 𝟭𝟬𝟯𝟮

theodore has been coming home quite late from work recently.

he was a trainee healer at st mungo's.

he had inherited the nott family manor ever since his father died while in azkaban, yet that was about it.

his father's fortunes turned out to not be fortunes at all, in fact, the money in his gringotts account had been used to pay for his compensation to the ministry for participating in the war.

it was just me and theodore, and well the baby in my belly.

the nott manor was huge, it spanned multiple stories and tens of rooms.

it'd been two years since the wizarding war and we were barely getting by.

theodore's job, which did not pay much, was our only source of income since he had insisted i not work due to my pregnancy.

theodore also refused to sell the manor as it was the last physical thing he had left of his mother.

"hey baby," theodore knocked on our bedroom door before stepping in.

he'd looked exhausted.

he threw his bag on the ottoman before flopping into the bed where i was sat.

i set my book on the nightstand and crawled over to him. i was only a month pregnant or so hence i still had most of my mobility.

i placed a gentle kiss on the top of theodore's head.

"hi my love."

theodore lifted his head so that his chin was resting on the bed.

"i missed you."

"god theo, 4 years and you still manage to make my stomach do butterflies," i ran my hands over my face as i leaned against the headboard.

"i try," a smirk grew on his face.

theodore lifted his body and rested the side of his head on my belly.

"this is the best part of my day, snuggling up with the two people i love most in the world," theodore kissed my belly lightly and reached up to do the same on my lips.

i felt my heart melt instantaneously.

i hummed into the kiss, never have i ever or will i ever love someone as much as i love theodore.

"are you hungry?"

right when i asked him, we both heard his stomach grumble.

"i take that as a yes," we laughed simultaneously.

wiggling out of theodore's grasp, i got out of bed and put on my fluffy house slippers, sticking out my hand for him to take.

theodore interlocked our fingers as we made our way out of the bedroom.

four years into our relationship and that is one thing that never changed.

theodore always wanted to be in contact with me, be it holding my hand or placing his hand on my thigh. i found it rather endearing.

we walked down the stairs as we engaged in small talk.

theodore helped take out utensils from the cabinets as i took the baked salmon out of the oven.

the one thing pureblood families like is having long dinner tables in the dining room, which was rather odd because it felt as if i had to shout in order for the person sitting at the other end of the table to hear me.

that's why theodore and i always sit next to each other by the width of the table since it was wide enough.

we each had a piece of salmon and some string beans on our plates, both of us digging in.

since i was now eating for two, i basically inhaled the food.

i noticed theodore had been rather quiet, not even the sound of his fork scraping against the plate.

i turned to face theodore and realised that he'd fallen asleep with his head leaning on his hand.

the brunette had woken up at the wee hours of the morning to head to st mungo's, which probably explained why he was so tired.

"pst theo," i lightly pat his shoulder.

"huh? yea?" theodore snapped his eyes open, shooting his head up.

"you seem tired, finish up your dinner then you can shower and turn in for the night," i rubbed small circles on his back.

theodore nodded his head and finished his food. i did the dishes while theodore prepared himself for bed.

when i walked back into the master bedroom, theodore was sat by the foot of the bed drying his hair with a towel and dressed in his usual sleepwear, his boxers.

"my love, you're a wizard remember?" i chuckled at him and waved my wand around him, drying his hair.

i climbed onto the bed, kneeling behind him as my hands found themselves on his shoulder.

i started massaging them, loosening the tight knots, placing occasional soft kisses on the back of them.

"theo?"

"yes darling?"

"i was thinking...maybe i could get a job, so there wouldn't be so much pressure on you to support our family."

theodore quickly turned around.

"what? no. you're pregnant you should stay at home, i don't mind being the sole supporter."

"but you're always exhausted, and it pains me to see you this way."

theodore shook his head frowning.

"it gets boring home alone all day anyway. please theodore," i sent him puppy dog eyes, "it doesn't even have to be manual labor work."

i got off the bed and walked over to the daily prophet i had set on the nightstand after reading it this morning, "there's a position open at st mungo's as a secretary."

i handed the paper to theodore and sat next to him by the foot of our bed.

"you'll be in the same building as me, and i'm quite literally in a hospital so i'll be fine if anything were to happen, what do you say?"

theodore sighed, "you're not going to give up until i say yes aren't you?"

"you know me so well mr nott," i grinned.

"alright then, i'll see if i can do anything to help you get that position," theodore lifted my chin with his hand to place a kiss on my lips.