Raised by Wolfstar

Chapter 5

Back at 12 Grimmauld Place a large black dog was running through the house chasing a laughing Harry Potter.

"PADFOOT! PADFOOT COME GET ME!!" The little boy squeals as he slips around the staircase. Just before he hits the ground Remus is there picking him up and spinning him around.

"Moony!! Love you!" Harry yells and throws his arms around his godfather.

"Prongslet! You hungry yet?" Sirius says after changing back from his animagus form in a flash.

"Mmmm. Chocolate?! Or mac and cheese!" Harry asks with those big eyes.

"Well Moony, he's definitely got your appetite." Sirius laughs and gets started on the chocolate milk.

"Prongslet, you know we love you, yeah?" Remus hugs the little boy as close as possible before sitting him in the high chair and starting the Mac and cheese bake with a flick of his wand.

"So Moony..." Sirius starts to whine.

"Yes, darling?" Remus replies sarcastically not realizing his cheeks have gone red.

Sirius has been noticing things about Remus lately that he didn't see before. Like the way the shorter mans hair was perfectly messy in the morning, or the way that he smiles out of the corner of his mouth and rubs his neck when he's nervous. He's found more and more enjoyment out of simply watching his best friend go about his day.

"Padfoot?" Moony asks snapping Sirius out of his thoughts with a laugh. "You were going to ask something?"

"Oh. Yeah, huh?" Sirius replies casually. "No idea." He flashes Remus one of his heart melting grins.

After dinner the two lay Harry down in his crib in his room and decide to have a drink or two. They spent a good portion of the evening planning what they still needed to buy for Harry and where they were going to get it. Otherwise they tried to discretely watch one another from across the sitting area.

Remus took his time noticing new things about the taller man. Like the way Sirius played with his dark hair when he was lost in thought. Or the pink of his cheeks whenever their legs brushed against one another.

"Padfoot. Can I ask you something?" Moony whispers after a while.

"Mm?" Sirius half sighs out of sleep.

"Do you love me? The way I love you. They way I look at you. Do you see me the same way?" Remus hardly even whispers, not expecting the man to even hear him.

"MOONY! Really?! You mean it? You really do?! Because dear Merlin I've been waiting for a year to hear that!" Sirius all but yells throwing himself into the shorter mans arms.

Remus stares wide eyed. Not knowing what to do. He never thought he would be heard. He's only just begun to realize he's in love with the man, a year or so ago. They've been friends for years! What if something were to happen? What if this was all heat of the moment?  Remus couldn't get another thought in due to his best friends kiss. In that moment time stood still for the two men, in that moment all that existed was one another. The kiss was all tongues and lips and hands running over skin and deep breaths.

It was just them and their happiness for just a moment.