Rising early was a long-ingrained habit, and the sun was still low in the sky when Miles first opened his eyes. The presence of Regan’s warm body next to him was a compelling reason not to leave the bed just yet though, and he’d set about rousing his lover with soft kisses and the light brush of his hands over her skin. Curled around her as he ( Read more... )

It had been an enjoyable day, as time with his family usually was, but in the lull between conversations, presents, and the large Christmas dinner, Miles’ mind would drift to his plans for the evening without fail. Shortly after 7:00, he said his goodbyes and promised to visit soon. If the early departure earned him a few questioning looks, no ( Read more... )

It was to be expected of the holidays, especially given her ever-expanding adopted family, that life would be busy and quite full of suppers, teas, unannounced requests for child-watching and the like, but Regan nearly missed the tiny festivities of her school years alone with her brother given the general state of affairs at present. She adored ( Read more... )

It had been their habit to see each other on the weekend, but Regan had been on his mind since he’d seen her last and Miles wasn’t inclined to wait any longer to have her company again. He’d spent the day working from his home office and mid-day gave in to the urge to owl and invite her to spend the evening with him after she finished whatever ( Read more... )

Warming charms were the reason Regan was most grateful to not have been born a Muggle, though she supposed that if she had been, she'd never have known what she was missing. Surrounded by icy white in all directions save the manor at her back, she checked over the equipment she'd directed Ari to gather for the afternoon, as it had been some years ( Read more... )

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Regan was waiting for him when he arrived, and miraculously the rest of her household was absent again. So it was with a genial goodbye to Dorus - he had learned the watchful house elf’s name - that he pulled Regan into his arms and whisked them away to wizarding London. When they arrived at the far end of the street Miles didn’t release her, ( Read more... )

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Precisely at seven, Miles found himself outside a large home, knocking on the door. The entire situation was a bit surreal. It had been ages since he’d gone on a date at all, and he couldn’t even recall the last time a woman had initiated a romantic evening ( Read more... )

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