Today was important for two reasons. One, the bambinos were two months old. Madeleine could not believe it, no, she went almost nine months waiting to see their beautiful faces, and now they were laughing and smiling...it was just wonderful. Each had very distinct personalities already, and it was not just her motherly love for them, she was sure. Natalia was the quietest, very sensitive, Mina was surprisingly aggressive (a Slytherin? Madeleine thinks that is the right answer), and little Nicky was very, very loving. Madeleine had no problem in thinking her little boy was going to be a sweetheart, even if there were jokes about how tough he will have to be, to fight off the boys going after his sisters.
Of course, they'd have to have gotten through their father first...
That was the second reason today was important, though. It was their first anniversary of marriage, and Madeleine, again, could not believe it. The past year and a half...two years, the past two years had been very much a roller coaster, yes, but she loved every moment of it. Or---well, no, not the parts where she was apart from Nicholas, but---yes, the point was made.
She was something of an expert already, at putting the three to bed at the same time, and Madeleine made her way out to the living room, where her husband was resting in the big comfy chair. She grinned and didn't bother pulling another chair over, and simply straddled his waist, hands going to rest on Nick's shoulders. She knew he had been awfully stressed with Adamina and her husband, but there was a food delivery coming at any moment which would hopefully erase the thoughts (for now), and they
would have a nice night.
Until one of the bambinos woke up, but that was okay. "How are you?" she asked softly.