Mia gently woke up Sunday morning from the light coming in from the window. It didn't take long for it to come to her mind that today she has work to do
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Draco made a quizzical sound in his sleep, and his grey eyes slowly opened. He yawned, and rubbed his eyes with the heel of his hand.
"Mmm, morning Mia, and Cepheus. Something smells delightful." He was too sleepy to quite catch what the occasion was. He was tempted to take Cepheus, but there was a tray there which meant juggling it and their son would be too much at the moment.
"If he keeps reaching for our food, maybe we should start introducing baby foods to his diet," Mia suggests. "Do you think you would like that, sweetie?"
Cepheus answers by bringing his hand back to Draco to grasp his night shirt. He looks up to his father and goes, "Daaaaaaaaaa."
Inside is the collection of herbs Mia got from Zhaan. Cepheus pulls Draco's night shirt over his nose and suddenly Mia gets the connection.
"Oh, the herbs smell too strong for you, don't they, dear? I was wondering why he was hiding his face in my robe when I got these. I thought he was being shy around the woman selling them."
Draco frowned at that, "He's acted that way when I've come from the shop as well. I guess he's rather sensitive." He tried to soothe his son's fretting.
"I'm sure he'll get used to it in time," Mia says, reaching to stroke the back of Cepheus's head. "It's probably really complex for him, too. That won't be as much of a problem when he gets older."
Mia reaches down and gets another present.
"He'll be able to handle these better because they're sealed up," she says, handing Draco the wrapped up set of oils.
"Mmm, morning Mia, and Cepheus. Something smells delightful." He was too sleepy to quite catch what the occasion was. He was tempted to take Cepheus, but there was a tray there which meant juggling it and their son would be too much at the moment.
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Mia makes sure the tray is far enough back that Draco can hold Cepheus without causing any problems.
"I made a quiche for you. With sausage and truffles."
Cepheus reaches a hand out towards the tray.
"Cepheus supervised to make sure I did it right."
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Cepheus reached for the bacon, only for Draco to gently move his hand away, "Ah-ah, Mummy will feed you if you're hungry. You're too little for some."
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Cepheus answers by bringing his hand back to Draco to grasp his night shirt. He looks up to his father and goes, "Daaaaaaaaaa."
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"....Did he just..." He shifted Cepheus to stare back at him with wonder, "What did you say, Cepheus?"
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Mia carefully sits back on the bed and looks at Cepheus, her face lighting up with excitement.
"Cepheus dear, are you talking to Daddy?"
"Da da?" he says again.
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"Our brilliant, beautiful boy," Mia says, beaming with maternal pride. "And on Father's Day, too."
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"He's growing so fast, Mia."
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"One day he'll even be big enough to pick out and wrap your presents himself. Speaking of which..."
Mia reaches down to the floor and picks up the present she set there.
"Happy Father's Day, Daddy."
"Dada," Cepheus reiterates.
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"Oh, the herbs smell too strong for you, don't they, dear? I was wondering why he was hiding his face in my robe when I got these. I thought he was being shy around the woman selling them."
Cepheus babbles into his Papa's shirt.
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Mia reaches down and gets another present.
"He'll be able to handle these better because they're sealed up," she says, handing Draco the wrapped up set of oils.
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"Lovely, thank you."
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There's one last package, a smaller one this time, and two bars of soap are sitting in it.
"The honey-anise one is for us and the mint one is for Cepheus."
She picks up the one that smells like mint and Cepheus reaches for it.
"Apparently he likes the smell of mint a lot."
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