"No!"

"What?"

"Did you hear that?"

"The door?"

"YES YOU IDIOT, THE DOOR!" Rebecca shot back, sitting upright in bed and clutching the sheets to her chest. Grant groaned and stood quickly, pulling on his boxers and jeans.

"Who is it!"

"My Dad!" She replied, standing to dress quickly also. After throwing her hair up in a ponytail, she pushed Grant into her closet.

"Ouch!" He yelled, falling onto her old hangers and makeup.

"Sorry." She replied, blowing him a kiss and slamming the door shut.

"Rebecca?" Remus called, knocking on his daughter's door.

"Yes, Dad?" Her voice shook slightly, but she hoped not enough that he would notice.

"Could you open your door a minute?"

"Sure."

She held the doorknob for a moment, hesitating, and then took a deep breath and opened it.

"Hi, Dad. What...Umm, what're you doing home so early?"

Remus smiled, and kissed her forehead.

"Your mother owled me at Grimmuald Place and told me she wouldn't be home until late, and I didn't want to leave you and your brother alone."

"Teddy's at the Burrow." She replied.

"Well, looks like it's just you and me then, I-" He furrowed his eyebrows. "What's that smell?"

Oh, no..Full moon...it's almost full moon...he knows...oh, man, he knows.

"What smell?"

"Who have you been with? It's a scent."

"A scent? No one, I-...What scent?"

"A someone's scent."

"Oh, my study partner..."

"Oh? Where is he? What have you been studying?" He crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the door frame.

"Moon charts, actually. Which reminds me, don't you need to go pick-up your Wolfsbane from Severus?"

At the mention of his father's name, Grant tensed...His father would be wondering where he was..and if Mr. Lupin put two and two together...

Remus sighed.

"Yes, I forgot." He replied sadly. "I hate having to remember that..And I was so happy to come home with you kids early..Ah, well, put the meatloaf in the oven for me, can you? Let it heat up and I'll be back in no time."

"Alright, Dad." She smiled. "Will do. Be safe."
Remus smiled and nodded, kissing her on the forehead once more before apparating.

"Thanks, sweetheart."

With a faint pop, he was gone, and Rebecca sighed in relief.

"You can come out now, Grant."

"Thank God." He replied, stepping out of the closet and into her arms.

"I'm going to have to go to my uncle's shop..That's where my Dad would call first. If I'm there, it prevents us from any further questioning or being grounded or...worse.."

"What's worse?"

"This is not something I want your Dad to find out just before Full Moon, Becca...It's something I actually don't want anyone finding out...Ever."

Before she could say anything further, he was gone, and Rebecca was left wondering why she loved such a jerk.

xXxXx

"Full moon is in two days, and my senses are already so heightened...Something's wrong with Becca..."

"Like what?"

"I really don't know."

Tonks sat beside Remus, sipping her tea, and sighed.

"What if you're over-reacting."

He looked into her eyes, pained.

"What if I'm not?"

xXxXx

She stared down at the test...Her eyes not wavering from the small, pink plus sign..

It confirmed what she had been so very afraid of...

She was pregnant.