Unexpected Visitors

Note: Time Jump

Remus woke up and stretched, rolling over to see Tonks was just waking up too.

"Good morning," she said sleepily.

"Morning," he kissed her gently before rolling and getting out of bed. Tonks sat up, but was unable to stand due to the nine month bump she had.

"Remus, can you help me up please," she asked and he laughed quietly, walking around the bed to help her. The couple slowly made their way downstairs, but just as they reached the bottom of the stairs there was a knock on the door.

"Dora, maybe you should go back upstairs," he said quietly.

"Please Remus, I could barely get up then last night without your help, do you really think that's changed? I'm just as pregnant now as I was last night," she said to him sarcastically. He nodded his head and they walked to the door, Remus keeping Tonks behind him as he opened the door. There, to their surprise, stood Andromeda and Ted, both of whom looked equally surprised to see their son-in-law standing there.

"Mum, dad," Tonks said quietly.

"Hello sweetheart," Ted said, not acknowledging Remus as he stepped around him to hug Tonks. "Look how big you've gotten!" Tonks smiled and hugged him tightly. Andromeda stepped into the house as well and hugged her daughter tightly. But when she turned around, the look on her face was venomous.

"What the hell are you doing here?" she snapped.

"Mum, listen-" Tonks began, but Andromeda shouted over her.

"You abandoned her! Her and your child!" Andromeda shouted, "Then we go on the run and when we come back you're living in our house!"

"Andromeda, please, I deeply regret leaving-" Remus began.

"Oh, you regret it, do you? You regret it! You have no idea what you did to her, she was a wreck!"

"Um, I'm right here thanks," Tonks said, annoyed.

"Come on sweetheart, let's go sit down. I want to hear all about this little baby," Ted said to his daughter. He too was unimpressed with his son-in-law's actions, but he really didn't think arguing and stressing Tonks was the best idea.

She looked at Remus who smiled at her, his own silent plea for her to go with her dad. She went into the living room with Ted while Remus and Andromeda continued to talk in the hall. However, after a few moments, Remus and Andromeda heard Ted shouting for them.

"Remus! 'Dromeda!" The two hurried into the room.

"What is it? What's happening?" Andromeda asked. Tonks looked at Remus and immediately knew what was happening.

"Take her upstairs, we'll call Madame Pomfrey," Ted told Remus who nodded and helped Tonks upstairs.

After that, everything seemed to speed by rather quickly and, after only a few hours, Tonks was holding her son in her arms.

"He's perfect," Tonks whispered to Remus. The man could only nod in amazement as he stared down at his son. They were quiet for a few moments when someone tapped on the door.

"Come in," Tonks said quietly, mindful not to wake her son. The door opened and Ted walking in, smiling.

"I'll leave you alone," Remus said, kissing his wife and son before standing up. He left the room quietly and Ted walked over to the bed where he stared down at his grandson for a minute before speaking.

"Have you and Remus settled on a name for him?" Ted asked.

"Benjamin Theodore Lupin."

Ted smiled widely, "Little Ben Lupin, huh? It suits him."

"I'm really happy you were here today," Tonks said.

"So am I sweetheart," Ted told her.

"I wish mum felt the same way," Tonks said bitterly.

"She does," Ted replied and Tonks laughed humorlessly.

"Yeah, sure, she's so happy."

"She's happy about this little guy right here," Ted said, "She just isn't very happy about the fact that Remus is here and that he was forgiven so easily."

"Look, dad, I know you and mum both think I should've just moved on and forgotten him. But I love him dad and even after he left, I still loved him. Nothing could ever change that."

Alright, so I originally wrote this before Teddy was Teddy and so I had named him Ben. I considered changing his name, but I've literally had this whole headcanon and various stories that involve Ben so I'm going to keep it as Ben.

Thanks so much for reading and let me know what you think!