Time passed quickly after the saddening end to Elizabeth's final school year and the impromptu coupling with Remus, or at least it seemed to. For Liz, the last two months had passed by in what seemed like only a few days. She had spent two and a half years yearning for Remus and now she finally had him by her side. Despite the happiness that both Remus and Liz had over being together, things had certainly not gone smoothly.
The morning after was the beginning of a long period of trials. When Liz's 'aunt' Andromeda had come to check on her that morning, she had found the nude couple still fast asleep and wrapped up in each other's arms. Upon seeing Liz, who had just gotten out of school, was barely legal and had just lost her father in the very compromising position with her father's best friend, Andromeda had started screeching at them, waking both from their pleasant slumber. Andromeda's screeching not only woke up the portrait in the hall but attracted Molly Weasley in to the room as well. Not wanting to face the irate older women and not wanting to move from the very comfortable position of being tangled up with Remus, Liz groaned and kept her face buried against his chest. Remus, being the significantly heavier sleeper of the two, groggily tightened his grip on Liz but kept his eyes shut, fearful of the screeching and berating he was sure he would be getting.
"If you both could just leave that would be great. You can bitch and say whatever you feel you have the right to say when we are both more awake and I feel like being screamed at because you think what I want is wrong." Liz snapped after she lifted her head slightly. It may have been rude but after dealing with all she had, all she wanted to do was stay curled up with someone that made her happy. "I am not joking when I say that I am really not in the mood to deal with either of you right now and I would appreciate if you could just leave me be until I'm feeling a bit better. I have been through way too much in the last two bloody weeks to put up with being treated like I am a fucking child so just leave." She half yelled, knowing one of the women had been preparing to say anything. Once she was sure that both women had left and checking again by looking at the door, Liz shut and locked the door before curling against Remus some more. To her surprise, Remus wrapped his arms around her before flipping Liz on to her back and grinning down at her. For a moment Liz thought that after a round two by the way that his hands were roaming her body, showering it with gentle caresses. She immediately relaxed under his touch, letting out a soft giggle as he started kissing at her neck. She was mildly disappointed when he rolled them on to their sides and softly pressed his lips against hers before his hand stopped moving and simply rested around her.
"How are you feeling?" Remus questioned softly.
"I am absolutely brilliant love, I've never felt so wonderful for as long as I can remember. I do hope that you aren't regretting last night in the least."
"I very much wish it would have occurred under better circumstances, but no darling, I am not regretting last night. I certainly won't pretend to feel sorry in the least when we have to go deal with Andromeda and Molly. You've been through more than most adults will go through in their life time and I think you are plenty old enough to decide what you want." Remus responded, holding Liz close to him. "I've waited quite long enough for someone that cares for me as you do and I won't give it up for anything, not them or the Ministry or anyone else that has a problem with us being together."
"Okay love, I get it." Liz laughed, nuzzling against him, actually getting a chuckle from her companion. Remus grinned at his raven-haired companion before rolling on to his back and pulling her on top of him. Neither could help but feel a bit disappointed that they had been awoken by the screeching, but they'd mutually decided that they would just have to make up for it by relaxing together at the current time and until they felt like getting up.
"I think that next time we shall have to find a better place or lock the door properly so that we can avoid early morning interruptions. I'm not sure about you darling, but I'd quite like being able to wake up like this with you every morning."
"I thoroughly agree, even if we didn't always wake up totally nude." Liz laughed softly. "I also think that we shouldn't definitely enjoy a nice steamy shower together before we go down and face those damned harpies." She added, looking up at Remus. He looked back down at her and laughed before picking her up and carrying her to the bathroom.
Some time later, the couple emerged fully clothed, though with sopping wet hair, from Liz's room and made their way to the basement kitchen where Andromeda and Molly were waiting. The pair walked in silently, Liz sitting on the counter and smiling at Remus when he handed her a cup of coffee before taking one as well.
I wish that they would just say whatever they are going to say already rather than just bloody staring at us like we committed some horrible crime. Liz thought as Remus clasped her hand in his.
"Elizabeth dear, we'd like to speak to Remus alone for a bit." Andromeda said sharply.
"No." Liz responded back. "Whatever you have to say to him you can say in front of me. I won't let you try to intimidate him in to leaving me because the two of you think that it isn't right." She snapped, looking at Remus rather confused when he shook his head and motioned for her to step out of the room. After a brief moment of staring Liz set down her coffee and reluctantly left the room. Andromeda and Molly immediately turned back to Remus.
"What were you thinking?" Molly started. "She is just a child; she was your best friend's daughter for Merlin's sake. Tragedy as Sirius' death must be for the both of you, there is no excuse for this behavior. She is far too easily swept in to the idea that she can have some sort of forbidden romance with you and that it will work. I would have thought that you of all people would know better than to lead that poor girl on."
"She is not a child, nor has she been one in the last fifteen years." Remus snapped "She has been through far more in her life than the majority of other people in the world could ever think to experience. She has been in love with me for two years and I her so I am hardly leading her on. Sirius' death has nothing to with this and there are no ideas of a forbidden romance. We both are fully aware of the risks and she is well aware of the danger and possibility that it won't work out." Remus snapped. "I hardly see how you think this is your business when you never gave a damn about anything associated with Sirius and you've certainly never cared at all about Elizabeth. And Andromeda, I would think that you of all people would understand that sometimes your own happiness and who you love should be put before what everyone else thinks." Remus watched for both women's reactions and felt strangely pleased when Molly stormed out. Andromeda on the other hand simply shook her head and sighed.
"Remus you know that I understand where you are coming from and I really feel that you more than anyone deserves to be with someone that loves you no matter what but that isn't what this is about. I wouldn't have thrown a fit but you have to look at the situation right now. This isn't I just found out that you took her out on a date or caught the pair of you off snogging. It is more than obvious what went on last night and I don't think that it is a good way to go about things. I know that the two of you care for each other but you are starting a relationship after a drunken night of sex and I just want you to be cautious with this. The last thing either of you need is to destroy the pre-existing relationship that you've had with her for years and you are in danger of doing that. You spent two years telling her no and that it would never happen and now all of a sudden you have run in the opposite direction. I'm not trying to be the bad guy in this but I love you both dearly and I don't want to see the hurt you'd both be in if this were to fail." Remus listened to Andromeda carefully. He'd always respected her opinion and she did have a point. Despite having wanted little more than to spend his days with her, Remus had in fact refused Liz for two years. Now he had just spent the morning cuddled up with her while they showered each other in affection.
"I promise you that I will be cautious with this Andy, the last thing that I want to do is hurt her. This may sound selfish, but I won't give her up for anything and I will do everything in my power to not be like everyone else that has hurt her." Remus responded softly.
"Then I wish you both the best of luck and hope that everything works out in the best ways." Andromeda said, giving him a brief hug. "Tell Elizabeth that I'm sorry for interrupting your morning." She added softly before departing. Within minutes of Andromeda's departure, Elizabeth came running back down to the kitchen looking ready to fight for what mattered to her which ended up causing a soft smile to show on Remus' face as he laughed.
"Calm down love, everything is sorted and you have nothing to worry about. I told Molly it was none of her business and Andromeda was just upset at how we ended up getting together. She actually apologized for interrupting us this morning." Remus assured, grabbing her hand and pulling her over to stand next to him. "She didn't try to convince me to end this or anything like that, she just wanted to express her concerns and make sure that I wouldn't end up hurting you. Even if she had it wouldn't have worked" He added.
"You won't, you'll never be able to hurt me even if this went all to hell." Liz said softly, nuzzling against him. "Because no matter what I love you and I know that you love me. As long as I know that you'll never be able to hurt me." She added, smiling when she felt Remus wrap his arms tightly around her. She knew at that moment that she would now forever have help dealing with the pain.
Bit of a revamp for this chapter, nothing major yet.