Lunch Date with the Mrs.

Astoria melted into the kiss her husband gave her. "I've missed you Astoria." the words caused her eyes to water. Not many people realized the strain it put on a relationship to only see each other weekly. Most people barely registered that the Hogwarts professors had lives and families outside of school that they put on hold for most of the year. If Astoria didn't think that having a job would be good for Draco, well, she probably would have kept him with her. 'No that's not true.' she corrected her thoughts. At the time he had been offered the position, Astoria and Draco had been arguing often. Astoria was always spending long days at the hospital. Draco spent them at home alone. He was always grumpy and Astoria just couldn't take anymore at the time.

He leaned away, picking up his menu. Draco asked her if she had been as lonely as he, but a waitress interrupted them. She was young and beautiful, Astoria glanced at her husband relief spreading through her as she saw him hardly registering the girl.

"I've probably been lonelier than you Draco." she gave a sad smile. "Don't forget where our son is." Astoria knew she had always been the closest parent to Scorpius, but she hoped the two would grow closer while they were both at Hogwarts. Her husband had always been included in Scorpius' life, but Astoria wanted to raise a good son and man, her husband had always been a little moody. She knew by no doubt Scorpius had gotten plenty of traits from his father, but Astoria had also made sure his childhood wasn't like that of her's or Draco's. She made sure Scorpius knew woman held just as much power as men, something Draco had struggled with early in their relationship, and how to stand up for his beliefs. In other words, she was trying to fight off what she knew had gone wrong in her husband's childhood.