Tonks fell asleep sitting on the floor and woke up with a terrible crick in her neck.
"Owww." She said while rubbing her sore neck.
She let out a loud sigh as she remembered the night before. How she had hugged Remus, and how he had hugged her back, and finally how she had realised that she loved him.
"Oh god!" she whispered to herself, "I've gone and fallen for my cousins best friend!"
She needed to tell someone, but whom? She couldn't tell Mad-Eye or Kingsley, and she certainly couldn't tell Sirius.
Then it struck her, she would tell Molly Weasley. She would understand. She would just have to try and get Molly on her own, which was easier said than done as Molly was almost always surrounded by people, if it wasn't her children then it was members of the order.
She decided to get dressed and go down stairs, in a hope to catch Molly before the others got up. But when she entered the kitchen she saw everyone sitting at the dining table, everyone except Remus. She quietly sat down, poured herself a bowl of cereal and began to attempt to eat her breakfast, but her heart was racing and her stomach turning, making it hard for her to eat anything. Where was Remus?
"So where's Remus?" she casually asked Sirius, who was sitting next to her.
"Probably still asleep" said Sirius "Since when do care anyways?"
"I don't, I was just wondering since everybody else is here" said Tonks defensively. She could feel her cheeks turning red and she just hoped that Sirius hadn't noticed.
After breakfast was over Tonks continued to sit at the table, waiting for everyone else to leave so she could get Molly on her own. Once everyone had exited the kitchen, Tonks stood up and walked over to the sink where Molly stood washing the dishes.
"Um….Molly?" said Tonks nervously.
"Yes dear, what is it?" said Molly with a warm smile as she dried off her hands on a towel.
"Ummm… well… I sort of…need to talk to you about… someone." stuttered Tonks.
"Who dear?" asked Molly.
"Emmm… well… it's...it's...it's Remus" said Tonks, eyes fixed on the floor.
No sooner had the words left her mouth, the kitchen door opened. Tonks froze on the spot with terror.
"What about me?" asked Remus.
Tonks looked at the floor, refusing to meet his eye.
"Tonks was just wondering if you were ok since you weren't at breakfast this morning" said Molly quickly.
"Oh right. I'm fine, I just slept in" said Remus with a smile. "I just came down for my cup of coffee".
Molly proceeded to make Remus a cup of coffee while Tonks at the table sat pretending to read the back of the cereal box.
"There you go dear" said Molly placing the cup of steaming coffee in front of him.
"I think I'll take this up stairs and try to get some reading done." said Remus. "Nice to see you Molly, and you Tonks."
"You too" said Tonks, looking up briefly from her cereal box to give him a quick smile before returning her gaze to the box.
Once Remus had left the kitchen, Molly pulled up a chair next to Tonks.
"Thank you" whispered Tonks.
"No problem dear, now what was it you wanted to tell me about Remus?" asked Molly.
"Well….you see...I think...well, I think I….."
"Love him?" questioned Molly with a knowing smile.
"Wait! What?…I...I…..How do you know?...I mean….." Tonks stumbled over her words in a panic, her eyes filling with tears.
"Calm down dear, its ok." said Molly as she rubbed her shoulder comfortingly. "I'm just good at picking up on things like this".
Tonks tried her best to calm her breathing. "I just don't know what to do" she whispered.
"Well if I were you, I'd tell him. It was the same with Arthur and me, it took him 5 years to pluck up the courage to ask me out" said Molly with a small smile.
"But I can't!" moaned Tonks. "If I tried I'd probably just end up bursting in to tears before I could even get a word out".
"Well if you want, I could talk to him. I won't tell him anything but I could try to find out how he feels about you." said Molly.
"What does it matter, he doesn't have feelings for me" said Tonks as tears began pouring down her face.
"I'm not too sure about that. I've seen the way he looks at you, his entire face lights up when he sees you. I've never seen him happier" said Molly
"Really?" said Tonks lifting her head to look at Molly.
"Really. So do you want me to talk to him?" asked Molly.
"Ummm….ok. But please be subtle" said Tonks.
"Don't worry dear I will." comforted Molly.
"Remus, could I have a word with you?" asked Molly later that day.
"Of course Molly, what is it" said Remus.
"Well you see Nymphadora hasn't been herself recently" said Molly.
"Yes I've noticed, but I have no idea why so I don't think I can be of any assistance." said Remus in a slightly confused tone.
"Well I was talking to her today, and well, she's in love" whispered Molly.
Molly noticed that although his face didn't change when she announced this, the light left his eyes.
"Oh, with who?" mumbled Remus.
"Well she didn't tell me anything except that it's someone in the order" said Molly.
"Oh well then I believe I know who it is." said Remus with a sigh "I've seen the way she looks at Kingsley".
"Oh Remus, you are a blithering idiot" said Molly with a smile.
"Why?" asked Remus feeling slightly put out.
"Just go talk to her" said Molly with a smile as she walked off to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Before Remus realized it he was outside her bedroom door. What was he going to say? He couldn't just stride in to her room and strike up a conversation. Before he could stop himself he had knocked on her door.
"Who is it" called Tonks from inside her room.
"Remus." he called back nervously.
"What do you want" she asked.
He pushed open her door, and there she was, sitting on her bed wearing her favourite t-shirt. Her eyes looked swollen and red, she'd been crying. He wanted nothing more than to take her in his arms and hold her, but he refrained.
"Ummm… Molly told me to come and speak with you" he said.
"Damn you Molly" Tonks whispered under her breath.
"But I also wanted to see if you were ok" he said giving her a weak smile.
Suddenly, Tonks burst into tears. The tears rolled down her face and landed in her lap. Remus moved over to the bed, sat next to her and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Molly told me about your….ummm….dilemma." he said. "If there is anything I can do to help I will."
"How much did Molly tell you?" said Tonks, suddenly panic stricken.
"Just that you had feelings for one of the members of the order" he replied.
"It doesn't matter anyways" sobbed Tonks. "He'll never love me back".
Sitting next to her while she cried over another man was killing him. He felt like his heart had been ripped from his chest and had been stamped on numerous time.
"Any man would be lucky to have you. Your smart, beautiful and funny and any man who fails to see this is not worth your time." He said comfortingly.
Tonks buried her head in his shoulder, he smelt like chocolate and coffee. Tonks said something but her voice was muffled by his shoulder so he failed to hear her properly.
"Pardon?" he asked softly.
"It's you." Tonks said quietly.
"What do you mean it's me? Have I done something wrong?" asked Remus.
"No. It's you I love."
