the_debt_of_time

"I know. I'm starting to think you're a tease." She winked at him, putting her finger
to his lips when he opened his mouth to protest. "What I'm saying is, I feel something for
you, Remus. Trust and... and other, deeper things." A lovely blush flooded her cheeks,
and he kissed the finger still pressed to his lips. "I love you. And if I feel that now, with
knowing you for less than a year, I can't imagine how connected you are to someone you
grew up with, fell in love with, and shared a life with, as lovers and friends. To have her
not know you... To have to wait.. ."
He pulled her close to him and buried his nose in her long hair, breathing in her
scent and letting it calm him.
"It hurts like hell," he admitted quietly, grateful that he was lucky enough to have
someone like Dora who understood him. "Sirius has always been one of my best friends,
but Mia was the closest thing to happiness and wholeness I could have without...
without you. She called me her kindred spirit. Said that I was her heart, but Sirius was her
soul."
"She sounds like a big sap, like you."
"I don't see her that way. Not in a romantic sense. Not anymore." He sat back and
stared up into Dora's eyes. "And I won't. I haven't seen any woman in that light since...
since I knew who you were."
She grinned down at him. "Then I'll do what I can to help. Keep her safe and keep
Sirius sane when she's around. We'll all get through this war, and you can fulfil your Vow,
send her to the past, and hopefully, get her back to you both. Speaking of the Vow, I thought
you said you were only allowed to tell people who already knew, with the exception of
Sirius. How are you alive after telling me everything?"
"You're my mate." Remus smiled, nuzzling the side of her neck. "Our magic
supersedes any other, even an Unbreakable Vow."
She tugged lightly on his hair to pull him away from her neck and pressed her soft
lips against his. He lightly growled as her tongue sought entrance, and his fingers moved
from her hips to the curve of her arse, holding her to him tightly.
Their blissful euphoria of desire was all too quickly interrupted by the sound of
screaming.