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the sentiment, and now that she had, he sat back looking at her in shock and awe, a part of
him waiting for her to take it back and apologise immediately.
She did not.
She smiled at him and touched his face and looked into his eyes as though he were
worth more than all the gold she had at Gringotts. As a Potter, he assumed she had a hell
of a lot. She looked at him like he was worth a damn, like he was suddenly, somehow,
miraculously worthy of her.
He said nothing else but kissed her once more, chastely, and nuzzled his nose into
the side of her neck, exhaling slowly to calm himself down.
"Are you okay?" she whispered.
Remus smiled and pulled away from her to place a kiss on her brow. "I don't think
I've ever been more okay in my entire life," he replied quietly, stroking her cheek gently
with his thumb. "You tip everything upside-down. I was never meant to have friends. You
changed that. I was never supposed to be close to someone like this; was never supposed
to be properly conscious and in control under the moon. No one was ever supposed
to.. ."
"I love you, Remus. You are so very much supposed to be loved."
He pressed his forehead against hers gently and closed his eyes, focusing on the
moment and freezing it somewhere in the back of his memory so he could review it again
during times of stress and sadness. "You changed everything, Mia."
He felt her stiffen at his words and could hear her inhale sharply. Remus's eyes
opened to look up at her staring down at him as though she were looking for something
specific inside of him. "What is it? What's wrong?"
She shook her head frantically, almost looking like she would cry at any moment.
"Mia? Did I do something wrong?" He was beginning to panic but let out a small
sigh of relief when she shook her head again and smiled, although tears still lingered in her
eyes.
"I haven't changed anything. You can't change what's meant to be." She began to
worry her bottom lip between her teeth. "I'm just doing what I'm supposed to, Remus. I
have to enjoy my life. I ended up being very lucky that you're such a big part of that life."
She looked like she was holding something back as she brushed the hair from his
forehead affectionately and whispered, "Please always be a part of my life."