A little girl, your daughter, was curled up on the couch next to Regulus. Her tiny fingers toyed with the sleeve of his robe as she looked up at him expectantly. "Tell me again, Papa," she pleaded.

Regulus let out a soft chuckle, his grey eyes filled with something deep, something only you and his daughter ever got to see.

"It was just a normal day… but then your mother crossed my path, and I fell instantly in love with her. Our love was a spark—everything about her turned my shadowed world bright, my stillness into motion. I promised her forever… simple words, but they carved a home in me. And now, there is us… and you, my little star."

The little girl's face lit up with joy. She giggled and clung to his sleeve. "And now there's my little brother too!"

Regulus smiled, a warmth in his expression that he never showed to anyone else. "Yes," he murmured, just as the door creaked open.

You stood there, your hands resting on your growing belly. The sight of you—so radiant, so full of life—made his breath catch for a moment, just as it always did.

Regulus reached for you without hesitation, his hand covering yours over your bump. "You are beautiful," he murmured..

Your daughter giggled again and scrambled forward, placing her tiny hands on your belly. "Do you think he can hear us?" she asked.

Regulus smirked, his gaze never leaving yours. "Of course he can. And if he’s anything like me, he’s already smitten with his mother."

You rolled your eyes playfully, but your heart melted all the same.

This was home. Not just the walls around you. This—the love, the laughter, the quiet moments—was what made it home.

And Regulus? He had once thought love was something distant, something out of reach. But now, with you in his arms, your daughter at his side, and the promise of the life growing within you… he knew.

Love had found him. And he had never been more grateful.