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DaniDiNardo 
"I'd never ask you to go to all that trouble for me, darling." His tone mimicked the sincerity he was so graciously trying to play off. "Much easier to just pack yourself." He followed along behind her, still casting the occasional glance at the mirrors. "I can unpack everything else in my trunk, pop you in there. Stress shows up and there you are. The perfect gift." The absolute best. He'd forget everything else for sure. "The children.....we can pack up and send to your parents--or mine, alternating maybe," otherwise his mother dearest would never let him get some quiet again, "they can ship them to us, when we're done cuddling them we send them back."
Why had this plan never been thought of before? It was perfect if you asked him. So convenient. Was that what other parents did?
The bald as an egg earned a proper cringe. It came fully equipped with a shudder and a pull of his face to display his discomfort. Whether she loved him with it or not. "I'd be inclined to agree with the children. I wouldn't wanna be seen with me either." And at that he patted at the back of his head. It was an absent-minded sort of gesture as he considered the possibility further.
"Depending on how much I end up missing you, the kids will end up having a lot more Hogsmeade weekends than they know what to do with." And he couldn't see them complaining about that.
"That would be one way of starting off your service at the school - a security breach!" Terrifying really! Just to illustrate such a thing, Tally jumped around 180 degrees to face him in an attack stance and pointed both of her index fingers at him, like she was dual wielding and her fingers were the wands. Pew pew! Reach for the sky, Headmaster Trent!
Well if she did get in his trunk and jump out like this, at least he'd be distracted from his stresses, no? Maybe he was onto something, even if she was pretty sure his mum would have a hard time sending the kids back to them in that scenario, even just for cuddles. Yes, better not to spoil the mother-in-law, though Tally adored her, she was certain that if she got too used to having her grandchildren around all the time she'd want to keep them forever. And to be entirely fair, who wouldn't? Kale and Mavis were blessings.
Oh yes. Hogsmeade weekends. Tally hadn't looked forward to those since her own school days. She hoped they'd be frequent. Though it wasn't as if the students needed to have a Hogsmeade weekend in order for Kai to abscond for a few hours.
"Every weekend then?"
He would miss her that much for certain, Tally knew it. They really were going to have to adjust to this new circumstance, but she was all for being supportive. They'd make do. And she was so proud of him.