Asher's First Dumo Dinner Pt. 2
Seeing the team with Asher, there was no doubt he would be spoiled. So much love in the room, how could he not be?
“Can I hold him next?” Leo asked, looking between Remus and Sirius earnestly. And how could they say no to that face?
They nodded and Regulus was helping transfer Asher over to the rookie, his long arms cradling him carefully. “Hiii, little one. God, you’re so cute.” He looked up at Remus and Sirius, smiling. “He’s so damn cute. I love the little chubby cheeks.”
Leo traced over his cheeks gently, murmuring softly to the baby in French. Looking up at his boyfriends, he realized they were both staring at him with a look in their eyes, “No. Nope, don’t look at me like that. We’re not getting one. I still am one. One day.”
Leaning into Leo’s legs from his spot on the floor, Logan rested his head on the other boy’s knee, “You’re just so cute with babies, Nut.” He laughed, his hand reaching up to play with the baby’s curls.
Dumo laughed from the doorway, his arm wrapped around Celeste, “You’re all still babies. Maybe you can just babysit for Cap and Loops for the time being.” He teased.
“Still can’t believe you guys have a whole baby. Like he’s yours and everything.” Talker marvelled, sitting on the arm of the couch to peer at the small face staring back at him,
Sirius couldn’t help but laugh, resting his head on Remus’s shoulder, “Yeah, we go through that same thinking every morning, Talker.” And they did. It didn’t seem real, even though Asher had been with them for four weeks. But he was theirs, their little son that they got to watch grow. Remus and Sirius moved to sit on one of the empty chairs, Sirius plopping into Remus’s lap.
“So how old does he have to be before we buy him his first pair of skates?” Kasey asked as he looked at the new parents. It was Remus’s turn to laugh because of course they already wanted to buy him skates.
He shook his head fondly, resting his chin over Sirius’s shoulder, “Maybe we wait until he can hold his own head up, yeah?” He suggested.
James leaned forward in his seat, “Okay but jerseys? We can buy him those right?” He asked.
“But what name would we put on the back?” Finn asked curiously as Leo passed Asher over to him.
All eyes were suddenly on Remus and Sirius, who looked at each other smiling. “Well, his full name is Asher Pascal Lupin. We figured that we should all have the last name so..” Remus hinted, his fingers intertwined with Sirius’s hand.
There was a beat of silence before the room erupted with sound, causing Asher to whine in Finn’s arms. Finn looked up with wide eyes, wanting to freak out with his teammates but also not wanting to make the small bean cry.
Dumo quickly shushed them all, stealing Asher from Finn’s arms, “You’re scaring my grandson.” He scolded.
“Left hands, right now!” Lily demanded as she stopped in front of them. They both sheepishly held them out, new rings shining on both of their ring fingers. “Oh my god, when?”
Smiling at his now fiance, Sirius grabbed his hand again, “A week ago. I don’t know, it just seemed like the perfect moment. We had just laid Asher down for a nap, and we were just cuddled on the couch together. And I just asked. He said yes. It was perfect.”
Remus rested his head on the taller boy’s shoulder, “We decided we’ll wait till Asher’s a bit older before we get married. Planning a wedding is hard enough without also trying to take care of a toddler. But Sirius is going to be taking my name, so we’ll have another Lupin on the team.”
“Well maybe in 20 years or so, we’ll have another one.” Nado said with a grin as he looked at Asher over Dumo’s shoulder, tracing over his nose.
Sirius hummed softly, “Whatever makes him happy. Of course it would be great if he played, but I don’t want to force him.” He glanced up, eyes meeting Regulus’s. “He’s going to do great things, no matter what.”
A comfortable silence spread over the room, but just as it started, it was broken.
“Squirrel!” Kuny snapped his fingers, pointing at Nado who looked confused for a second before bursting into laughter.
Sirius raised an eyebrow, “I feel like I’ve missed something here, what about squirrels?”
“Your baby! He look like little squirrel.” Kuny said with a nod, leaning back in his chair. Nado was practically crying at this point, leaning onto his knees as he tried to catch his breath, “Because he’s got chubby cheeks. When you sent the pictures to the group chat earlier today, he kept talking about how Asher had cheeks like the little nut animal. Just realized he was talking about a fucking squirrel.”
Soon enough the entire room was laughing with Nado, Kuny included. “Very cute squirrel. Big cheeks.” He continued.
Asher cuddled into his grandpa’s chest, enjoying the rumbles he heard when the older man laughed. Sirius leaned into Remus’s arms, looking around at everyone happily. How could he have been worried about today? His team were the best family he had ever gotten, and now he got to share them with his son. Asher would learn early that blood doesn’t always mean family. Sometimes it’s a team.