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"Remus! Remus! Open up, Lupin! I know you're in there!"

Remus stared blankly at the fire. He'd been ignoring the pounding on his door for the past seventeen minutes. He supposed he didn't have much of a choice, so he pushed himself up slowly, setting his glass of firewhiskey on the coffee table. It was a little bit more than half full, but Lupin would have said it was half empty.

Ted Tonks stood in the doorway looking extremely capable of committing murder. He shoved his way past Remus into the apartment and took in the mess. He gave a sigh and planted himself on the leather couch.

"We need to talk, Lupin. Have a seat."

Remus remained quiet, but eased himself onto the couch.

"This has to stop."

"Wh-what?" He croaked. He gave a nasty cough and Ted thumped him on the back, studying him carefully. He looked awful, like he hadn't slept or seen the sun in weeks.

Last week had been the full moon and Mr. Lupin was still feeling pretty miserable. He'd caught a cold and developed a hacking cough and every muscle in his body ached. He felt old. It was an awful feeling. He was sick of the war and the fighting and the drama and everything right now. He was attempting to drown his troubles in firewhiskey and it wasn't working.

"You know what I'm talking about. It has to stop right now. You're ruining her. You're sucking all the life out of her."

"Ted…you know I'm not good for her."

"I know you aren't. Of course you aren't. But she seems to think so and you're in way over your head now. She's pregnant, Remus. You have to stop running away. You can't run away anymore. I know you love her so please come back and put her out of her misery."

"I love her so much. I'm just not good enough for her. She deserves so much more."

"She doesn't want more though, she wants you!"

"I have to make her see...that I'm just not fit to be a father."

"Well you are one." Ted smiled wearily, "And there's no convincing Dora. Her mind is set on you and that's not going to change. She's stubborn as hell and we both know it. So stop running. I'm ordering you to. I'm telling you, not giving you a choice, Lupin. You're coming back with me and you're going to tell my daughter how much of an idiot you've been and that you'll never leave her again. And you won't. You're not going anywhere. You're stuck with us whether you like it or not. So go on get your things and stop drinking this bloody shit. It's disgusting and you're better than that." He picked up the cup of alcohol and dumped it on the carpet.

"Ted, I'm not coming back. She won't want me now anyways." Lupin watched as the whiskey seeped into the thick, maroon carpet.

"Haven't you been listening to anything I'm saying? She wants you back in whatever state you're in. All she does is fucking cry! Have you met her? Nymphadora does not cry! She's miserable without you and I can't take it anymore. She loves you. You're extremely lucky and you're just throwing it away."

"I just...I don't deserve her. I'm a monster."

"No you're an idiot." Ted said quite seriously, "Remus, I'm sick of the running. You can't hide anymore and your kids due in six months. I'm not dealing with her mood swings. That's your job. Now get up, get your shit together, and get over yourself. She loves you and you love her. Stop thinking about it."

Remus reluctantly stood up, still a little wobbly from the alcohol. He dejectedly flicked his wand around the room, collecting his belongings in a leather trunk. Then he turned back to his wife's father.

"I am an idiot. But I just don't know what to do, Ted. I know I'm bad for her and I just feel like I'm ruining her life."

"You are."

"Wh-what?"

"You are. You're ruining her life by thinking like that, Remus. When you take off on her like you do every five minutes, a little piece of her breaks. She can only take so much. It's only a matter of time before she shatters completely. Please, don't let it get to that point. Come with me when we can still put the pieces back together." Ted Tonks was pleading.

He just wanted his daughter to be happy and he liked Remus. He really did. He was just an idiot sometimes. He was causing his Dora pain and it needed to stop. He couldn't stand her being upset. Her hair was always dull brown. It was depressing. And if Lupin was going to make her happy, well he'd get him back. Whatever it took.

"You know I love her and I'm not meaning to hurt her, right?"

"I know."

"And that the only reason I'm doing this is because I thought it was best for her."

"I know."

"And that I want her so badly, but I just feel like I'm completely unworthy."

"I know."

"And that it makes me want to jump off a building that I've caused her so much pain and not even realized it and that I've gotten her into this whole mess and that she still loves me in spite of it. Even though I don't deserve it at all and I just-"

"Remus," Ted laid a warm hand on Mr. Lupin's arm, "I know."

Remus took a shaky breathe. And ran his sleeve under his nose. "Let's go put her back together."

I don't really know if I like this. It's definitely different than all the other ones. There'll be a nice happy one up tomorrow. Pretty please review. I'd really like your feedback.

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