the_debt_of_time

Sirius's smile briefly faded in order to give the now golden-eyed Alpha wolf his
genuine attention. He was well aware that this was not Remus being a jealous ex-boyfriend.
Pack meant as much to Sirius as it did to Remus. Or at least he hoped so.
"She's the line. Don't cross it."
"Understood." Sirius nodded firmly and relaxed a bit when Remus's eyes shifted
back to green. It was a tell-tale sign as to whom he was dealing with: Remus his friend, or
Moony the wolf—regardless of the fact that they used the names interchangeably. "And
you're really okay with me dating her?"
"Do you love her?"
Sirius must have appeared to have a poor reaction to the word as his shoulders
stiffened.
"That's a yes." Remus chuckled and reached again for his book. "In which case, yes,
I am okay with you dating her."
"She told me she loves me," Sirius blurted out.
Remus's eyes widened at the declaration. He closed his book once more, setting it
to the side.
Sirius wondered if their conversation was more entertaining than the book. He
glanced at the cover—The Dark Arts Outsmarted—and sighed. The conversation was
decidedly more interesting.
"Really? Wow. I mean I knew she did, she almost said as much. Told me she
wouldn't say it out loud unless it was to you, though. Said you deserved to be the first to
hear it," Remus confessed.
His words surprised Sirius, who had not known that he had been a topic of
discussion between Mia and Remus while the two were still dating. "I didn't say it back."
"Do you feel it back?"
Sirius exhaled sharply and ran a hand through his hair. "That girl terrifies me,
Moony. Do you know I've only heard those words spoken to me maybe a handful of
times?"
Sirius knew that Remus understood to a certain extent. The Lupins, Remus's father
specifically, did not say the words as often as they should have. Even when they did, it was
almost as though they were being forced to, or so Remus had once mentioned. Sirius