“And there go your feet, Teddy,” Remus said putting his feet into the onesie pajamas they had just bought.
Winter was starting to hit Gryffindor and while Teddy had lived here his entire three years of life, the cold was still harsh on such a small body. Teddy had been glued to Sirius when he would get cold, snuggling and holding onto him taking all the warmth he could take from his papa.
“Thank you, dada,” Teddy said. He walked into Remus’s open arms as he took him and placed him in the crib they had converted into a toddler bed.
Remus very carefully laid Teddy down onto the bed and tucked the Lightning McQueen toddler comforter in tight around him. Sirius had gone around about an hour before bath time and turned the heater on so that the house could be warm when bath time happened, not only for Teddy’s sake but for the impromptu bath they also received when Teddy bathed.
Sirius came into the room on quiet feet and handed Teddy a cheese stick and a strawberry. “Thank you papa.”
“Ouais mon chou,” Sirius said. He kneeled down beside the toddler bed and gently ran his fingers through Teddy’s curly hair, always so preciously tousled after a bath.
Teddy finished his little snack and handed the trash to Sirius, first grabbing Sirius’s cheek and bringing him down to place a sloppy kiss onto it. Sirius smiled so sweetly at the affection and turned and did the same to him.
Remus turned on his nightlight that played white noise to help him sleep through the night and by the time they closed the door, Teddy was already fast asleep.
Sirius threw the trash into the bathroom trash can before hooking his arm around Remus’s waist. “Wow he was so active today,” Sirius said and placed a kiss on the top of head.
Remus smiled fondly, “I know, I think he is almost ready to get into skates.”
“Really? He is already fast actually, can hardly keep up with his running,” Sirius opened the door to their bedroom right down the hall from where Teddy was fast asleep.
Remus flopped onto the bed, exhausted from chasing his son around the park today with the Dumais children. “I thought you gave me workouts.”
“Well, I do. You are still breathing heavily afterwards,” Sirius said as he stripped down into his boxers and went to plop in the bed.
Remus eyed him, “You know, I get that you are Canadian but like… do you really not get cold when it is cold out like this?”
“The heater is on, how would I be cold?” Sirius asked.
Remus stood from the bed and changed into a sweatshirt and a pair of Sirius’s sweatpants. Sirius lifted the blanket when he made his way to his side of the bed. Remus sat down and then immediately scooted into Sirius’s warm chest. He sighed heavily again, “You are so warm.”
“Mhm I am,” Sirius said.
“Sirius?” Remus asked and then looked up at him.
Sirius looked down, his eyes tired already from just laying in bed. “Yes?”
“You are such a wonderful father. Teddy was telling me how much he loves you while I was pushing him on the swing today,” Remus said.
Sirius’s heart rate increased and suddenly he felt tears behind his eyes. “Oh.. yeah?”
“Yeah, baby. He loves you, in the best way a three year old can express that,” Remus hummed.
Sirius gently ran his hand up and down his back, settling down and letting the tears recede.
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It was about three in the morning and Sirius being the light sleeper he was heard little footsteps coming from down the hall. The door to their bedroom gently nudged open and then Teddy was standing on Sirius’s side of the bed.
“Papa?” the tired and little voice yes.
“Yes, chou?,” Sirius asked and laid on his back, ready to hold him to his chest.
“My feet are cold,” Teddy said. “Sleep here?”
“Ouais, come,” Sirius lifted the comforter and Teddy crawled onto his chest.
Sirius carefully tucked the blankets in around him and he scooted a bit closer to the center of the bed. Pillows were placed appropriately and before Sirius could get back to sleep Teddy tapped his chest. “I love you, papa. I feel warm.”
“I love you too, Teddy,” Sirius said.
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Remus woke the following morning quite literally squished all the way to the edge of the bed. He turned to gently thump Sirius on the head with a pillow for doing that to him, but saw Teddy squished onto his chest, fast asleep and Sirius gently rubbing his back still fast asleep.
Remus put the pillow back down on the bed and scooted closer to his boys, getting under Sirius’s arm and placing a hand on Teddy’s back. He was warm now and surrounded by the love he knew his son was experiencing every single day.