A few months came on and the two boys saw that Remus, although looking less depressed, was still distracted and still leaving early some nights and skiving off on them occasionally. Lily suggested asking him about it, to which they scoffed at and told her not to worry about, which then sprouted a forty-five minute tear session from the mood-swing inflicted witch.
Remus was there, however, when it came to Lily and the baby. He'd give advice and books he found that could ease any worries she (or James) had told him about a few days earlier and give them the exact page or paragraph that would give them what they needed. Lily insisted that he didn't have to, but once he shrugged and muttered to himself with a smile, "Not exactly an option." This sent alarms off on Sirius, and he kept an even closer eye on his friend. This once consisted of refusing to leave his side for a night, which confused Remus but mainly amused him.
He couldn't figure out what, but Remus definitely had something going on.