Sanders Sides Parenting/Kids One-Shots

(93) Back To School - Prinxiety

Summary: It's back to school time for Roman's family of five and all of them are excited. Especially his husband Virgil, who for the first time in a while was heading back to education himself to enter his dream career field.

TW - Slight Ohio slander. I have a friend there and they say there's absolutely nothing to do so I thought the slander was appropriate /j

"Dad! Dad! I think I can see Dad's school!" The elementary schooler, a little girl named Harley, shouted at one of her fathers as the other was checking his appearance. This was a new and exciting experience for her - her family had just moved to an entirely different city so that her father could attend university. She had to say goodbye to rural Florida and hello to Ohio... A lot of older people told her it would be different but she was still excited.

"OK Princess have you packed your backpack?" Harley was carried off the bay window by the father not preparing for university. The university father was probably too nervous to concentrate on anything else right now. 

The little girl ran off in direction of where she last put her bag, giggling so loud that Roman couldn't help but smile. While moving so far away from everyone he ever knew was stressful he was with the four most important people in the world: his three kids and his loving husband. He spotted his husband nervously typing on his phone so believed reassuring him was the best place of action.

"What classes have you got today?" Roman mumbled, his arms wrapping around his lovers waist as he gave him a kiss on the forehead. Virgil's muscles immediately relaxed at the contact and he smiled softly and hummed.

"Two hour lecture on social policy and a seminar of political atmosphere - I'll be home in time for pickup." Virgil whispered even though he knew he didn't need to. His kids all knew their father was heading back to university to become a qualified social worker. It was his dream job when he was a teenager but love, marriage, and kids came first and he didn't regret a thing. It's just that now he had a complete family he wanted to work on his other dream. 

The two husbands shared a soft kiss just because they could, but it had to end by Roman separating and ruining the quiet moment. "I cannot imagine focusing for two hours straight, I swear you're a genius."

Virgil felt his soulmate's face between his hands and wanted to keep this memory forever. "I don't think you can do anything straight darling."

"Daaaaaaad!" A screech was heard upstairs as the couple's two older kids, Sally and Jack, came bounding down the stairs - Jack chasing Sally with a look of determination. Roman immediately turned and tried not to laugh. "Jack keeps on hitting me with my philosophy book!"

"I'm bestowing moral knowledge." Jack giggled, hitting his sister on the head again just as Virgil untangled himself from his husband to drag the two kids apart. "Hey! No fair Dad!"

"It is fair. Aren't you an eighth grader now?" Just the idea of their first kid almost being a high schooler made both parent feel old. They wanted to hold their baby against their chest again and watch them fly the nest and become their own person at the same time. Jack pouted but nodded, giving his sister her book back just as Harley arrived with a backpack full to the brim.

The pink princess backpack Harley was running around with was heavy for her to hold and important books were falling out of it but she was still trying to put more stuff in. "I don't think you need all that sweetheart." Roman swooped up his daughter as Virgil tackled the two middle schoolers, giving her a kiss on the cheek and placing the backpack on the table so they could sort through together. Harley looked so proud of herself though. "What have you got in here?"

"I want to show everyone my favourite toys from Florida!"

Virgil was heard giggling in the background as Roman sighed, emptying the useless things from his daughter's bag. "I can assure they have the same toys here kiddo." The father laughed while Harley pouted and grabbed one of the toys from the bag to play with while her father packed her bag. 

By the time Roman got his daughter's lunchbox into her backpack the horn for the school bus was heard outside. Jack and Sally were the first to run, hugging their father before they went as he checked his schedule for wider reading, and he hugged back just an enthusiastically. Harley grabbed her fathers' hands and dragged them out the door so they can watch her get on the school bus for the first time. Jack was almost a high schooler, Sally was starting middle school, and Harley was beginning elementary. They were all growing up way too fast. 

The bus drove away as Virgil and Roman waved at their baby girl through the window, Roman's arm around his husband's shoulders until the bus was completely out of sight. "I guess that means I should get going." Virgil mumbled, giving Roman a kiss on the cheek and smiling again. "Wait - are you crying?"

"I just can't believe our baby is an actual child now." Roman managed to choke through tears and held his husband's hands. But he was faced with Virgil's unimpressed eyebrow as he knew his soulmate well enough to know where this conversation was going. "Not that I want a fourth kid of course. Three are enough - I want you to focus on getting your dream job..."

With a kiss on the forehead both men were smiling again. Roman knew his husband would be an amazing social worker as he already wanted to help any kids he ever met in his life. He was such a good father.

"Can I walk you to your class?"

Roman was pouting so cutely that Virgil couldn't help but kiss his husband again and cup his cheeks. "It's a 15 minute walk babe, I can do it myself." The man continued to pout. "Honey... I have to go now."

Virgil took a step away but he was quickly grabbed by the hips and his husband moaned. "Betrayal! My one true love is leaving me! Betrayaaaaaaal!"

The shouting man was shut up by yet another kiss. "Shut up Drama Queen." Virgil sighed, stroking the cheek he was holding again. Even though he didn't want to let go he was super excited to face this next two year graduate degree. That one kiss was enough for Roman to let his husband go and explore the world, love still in his eyes and proudness erupting through him. "I love you babe." Virgil said as he stepped back. Roman just carried on smiling.

"I love you too JD."