"Alex!" Sarah called again. "Mama, I'm playing. Gimme few minutes? Okay?" Sarah sighed. "Fine. You have EXACTLY ten minutes." She looked sternly at Remus. "You have ten minutes. After those ten minutes, you will have to introduce yourself to your son. Be thinking about what you should say. And rest assured that there is no need to create a speech like you gave me, he loves to ask questions. He may look like you, but he is a live wire. All that puppy energy and he hasn't learned to channel it yet. He's the sweetest kid, brilliant. But he will drive you bloody bonkers if you let him. I'm giving you a chance, but that chance is with him. I will judge whether we can be a family by how Alex takes to you, and how you are with him. That child is my world. That is not saying I don't love you, because I do. I never stopped loving you. But I need to learn to trust you again. Understood?" Remus nodded. "Right, any questions then?" Remus thought for a second. "What is his full name?" Sarah can't help but smile. She loves his name. "Alexander Carlisle Lupin." Remus smiled too. "It sounds noble. I'm surprised you gave him my name, but I'm glad you did."

Alex picked this exact moment to bust into the room. "MAMA! Mama I's thirsty. I's thirsty mama." Sarah scooped him up in her arms and hugged him close. "Okay love, you sit here. There is someone I want you to meet anyway. I'll get you juice, and you two talk okay?" She sat him down and ruffled his hair, causing him to giggle. "I'll be right back. You boys play nicely." And she went off to fetch some juice from the down stairs kitchen.

"So… Who's you?" Alex asked. "You look like me. You know. You got hair like I do, and sharp teethes too. And cuts on your face. Are you a lycan too? Me and mama is lycans. Like we can be wolfs. It's pretty cool. Mama's better at being a wolf than me, but I'll get it. So who's you mister?" Remus smiled. Sarah was not joking; he was truly a ball of fire. "Hello Alex. No, I'm not a lycan, but I'm kinda similar. I'm a werewolf." Alex's eyes got large and he began to ramble again. "My granpa is a werewolf; he's my mama's daddy. He's awesome. I like to play with him. What's your name mister?" Remus knew this is where things will get tricky. "My name is Remus John Lupin." Alex's eyes got even bigger. "That's my name too. Well, part of it is." Remus thought for a second. "There is a good reason for that. Would you like to know why?" the boy nodded. "Alex. Well I guess there is no easy way to do this. Alexander, I'm your father. Do you understand what that means?" "Course I do, I'm four, not dumb." And he giggled. "I like you. Mama does too. She has a picture of you she keeps in you she keeps in her money thingy." The boy looked his father over. "Mister. I like you. You gonna be here like my mama is?" Again, he though, she was not kidding. The child is much smarter than most his age. "Yes, if you want me to be." Remus started fidgeting with his hands. "Mister I said I like you. You gotta not be nervous now, mkay?" Remus grinned. But then Alex did the last thing he ever expected. Slowly, and curiously really, he scooted over to where Remus sat, and crawled up to his lap. "Hug me." He said. Short and simple. Remus hugged him back, and found himself crying, shamelessly. He hugged the boy tightly and just sobbed, the happiest he'd ever been. Alex wiggled away to look him in the eye. "Don't cry daddy. It's okay now. We got's each other now, mkay? Don't be sad." Hearing this, he smiled, but pulled him back into the hug. And this is the scene Sarah comes back to. Not wanting to disturb them, she sat down gingerly at a chair across the room, and waited for Alex to smell that she was back. Sure enough it was all of about five second before he whipped around to face her. "Mama, daddy is sad. He needs juice too!" Sarah laughed. "I don't think he's sad baby. I think he's happy to be here with you." Alex thought this idea over, looking back and forth between his mother and father. "Okay. Mama, do you have my juice?" Sarah walked over to the couch where they sat. "Of course baby." She handed him the cup, and he began drinking deeply. About halfway through the cup he stopped to breath. "Mama I like daddy. He's gonna be with us now, mkay? We all are good now okay?" Sarah smiled. "Of course son."

Alex turned back to face his father. "Daddy. Can I ask you something?" "Anything son, ask away." Alex giggled. "How fast can you run?" And with that he took off. Sarah rolled her eyes. "Better catch him. He loves to play." Remus got up and started off toward the door.

Sarah stopped him before he could get out of the room. "Remus?" She called after him. "He turned to face her. "I missed you." She said simply. He grinned, and just as his smile always did, it gave her butterflies. "I've missed you too lovey." Then he dashed out the door after his son.

Sarah sat back. She taught about the how their relationship used to be. She still loved him as much as ever, and wanted nothing more than for them to finally get married. It would be hard to keep herself to her goal of making Remus prove himself without just falling back into his arms. But that could wait until later. She needed to find someone she could send for clothes, toys, and what was, by now, a very angry Moonpie.