Chapter Eight

May woke up with a warm arm around her waist. She opened her eyes and saw her husband watching her. "Good morning."

"Hi." He whispered and moved closer to her, kissing her lips softly. He reached up and brushed a long strand of her hair behind her ear. "Breakfast?"

"Hmmmm... Only if you go down and get it." She smirked and kissed him hotly. "Boiled egg and toast would be nice. A cup of tea too."

He chuckled and rested his hand on her hip. "Anything else, your royal highness?"

"Hmmm..." She smiled and moved closer. "Just one more kiss."

"That I can give you." Sirius smiled and obliged her with a soft kiss, before climbing out of bed. "I'll see what Molly has left for us. Her boys are eating me out of house and home." He pulled on a pair of pyjama bottoms and a dressing gown. "I won't be long." Winking at her as he left the bedroom.

May sat back in the comfy bed, bringing the covers to her chest. She bit her lower lip slightly and smiled to herself. It felt great to be with Sirius again. It hurt her that Remus was upset but she was married to Sirius. It wasn't as if she and Remus had tried to marry before. They were only in a relationship. Their first relationship did not last long. None of them did. They tried to make it work but it did not last for more than a year or two. She left her thoughts on Remus in her memory for the moment. Her thoughts turned to something more important and more trivial. Harry. The boy did not know she existed. She wanted him to know about her but she was afraid of how he would react. Until the day he went to Hogwarts, she spoke with so many solicitors and lawyers to try and get custody of her nephew. But there was always a problem in the way. A stupid excuse was always made. She gave up when Harry went to Hogwarts as she knew that he was safe there and most likely very happy there.

"Don't think too hard." Sirius noted as he came back into the bedroom with a tray of breakfast. "Are you all right?"

"Just thinking about Harry. I want to tell him." She smiled at him nervously as he placed the tray on the bed, on the space next to her. "He needs to know everything." She reached for a piece of toast and nibbled on it. "I want to tell when he comes here."

"How do you know he is coming here?" He poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her.

She rolled her eyes. "I'm not stupid. It's obvious that Dumbledore will send him here. It's safe here."

He smiled and pulled off his dressing gown. "Can't keep anything from you." He sat next to her and took a piece of toast. "Okay. We'll let him settle in and have his hearing and then we can tell him."

May smiled. "Thank you. Please say you'll be there with me. I don't think I'll be able to speak to him alone. I will chicken out."

"Yes, love. I will." He leant forward and kissed her softly. "Now, eat up. Molly is threatening to come up and bring more food if we send it back down with any food left on the tray." He took a large bite out of his toast as she laughed and rolled her eyes.


Two days before Harry was meant to be coming to Grimmauld Place, Sirius watched his wife as she cooked dinner with Molly. Both women were arguing on how to cook spaghetti bolognese. He chuckled when Molly admitted defeat and started on desert. He rolled his eyes as Molly continued to glare at May, who carried on cooking. He could not wait to eat. He always loved May's cooking. But he loved watching her cook the most. He remembered Lily teaching her potions. He told her it was exactly like cooking and May perfected potions soon after. No wonder she had a career involving potions and healing. "Does anybody want a glass of wine?"

"We do!" The twins piped up.

"No!" Molly insisted.

Fred sighed heavily, "Mum, we're off age. We're allowed to drink alcohol now."

"You are not drinking alcohol in front of your sister." His mother protested.

"I'd love a glass of wine." May called from the stove as she stirred the sauce. "Cecilia won't mind if I drink in front of her." Sirius could tell that she was winding up Molly by saying this. "Could I have a large glass, Sirius? I had a long day in work and I need the alcohol." She giggled as he kissed her neck as he walked past her.

"Of course, my love." He went into his pantry and brought out two bottles of elf-made wine.

"Boys, could you lay the table?" May asked the twins.

"Sure thing, May." George smiled sweetly. "Do we get a kiss for doing it?"

May scoffed, "you'll be lucky." She drained the spaghetti into the sink before putting in a large bowl. "Get the others or you will not have any dinner at all." She chuckled as they disapparated from the room. She waved her wand and sent two bowls of salad to the large table. She poured the bolognese into two bowls and carried them to the table. Sirius kissed her cheek as he passed her with the plates.

Molly watched the couple and it made her smile to see them happy. He may be in hiding and a fugitive but May obviously did not care. They were back together again. It may have only been a few days since they had reconciled properly. It was very obvious that they had reconciled properly. Sirius looked as if he was walking on cloud nine. The many members of those staying in the house descended on the kitchen. "Wash your hands." She demanded to all of them.

Sirius sat at the head of the table and May sat on his left. He smiled when she smiled. It was annoying for the observers of this exchange as they saw it a lot for the past few days. May would go to work and come back to the house, just to be at Sirius' side. The food was dished out and they all seemed to inhale the food. Chatter and laughter filled the room. Just the way he wanted his family life to be. He dreamt that he and May had four children. All girls. He always thought he'd be overrun with girls. He was so much into his thoughts that he almost jumped out of his seat when he felt a foot brush under his trousers, just above his ankle. He turned to his wife and smiled when she gave him a wink. He knew what she was thinking. "Don't even think about it," he hissed at her and grinned. Sirius rolled his eyes when she continued rubbing her foot on his calf.

"I'm full to the brim." May announced as she finished her dinner. "But I know I can eat a slice of Molly's apple pie." She smiled at the older woman, knowing that she had annoyed her earlier. Though it was funny to annoy Molly. Every person in the room agreed with May. Molly's food was loved throughout the whole family, and the extended family. The entire dinner party were full after a second helping of Molly's apple pie. "Well, I'm going to bed. Cecilia, don't be long. Go to bed when Molly tells you to."

"Yes, Mum." She smiled and returned to her conversation with Ginny and Hermione.

May smiled as she watched her daughter. She was always a talkative and confident girl. Just like Sirius. She turned and left the kitchen and crept up the stairs. This was the life she wanted. A life with Sirius and their children. For 14 years, she dreamt and imagined her life with Sirius and their children in a cottage, in the countryside. It was only a dream. It would never be a reality. She walked the long stairs up to Sirius' bedroom. Well, it was the master bedroom. May refused to go into Sirius' old room as it had posters of half naked muggles on the wall, and she felt uncomfortable waking up to the glossy stares of them. She sat on the edge of the bed and stared at the dark, damp wall. She wished that Sirius would not be stuck in this horrid house.

"What are you thinking?" Sirius asked as he walked into the room, closing the door behind him.

"About you." She smiled widely as he pulled off his dinner jacket and hung it on the back of the door. "Just thinking about what life could have been like." She stood up and walked up to him.

He smiled and nodded. "I think about it everyday." He wrapped his arms around her and bent his head down to kiss her. She wrapped her arms around him and pressed herself against him. "Right, my wife. Get to bed. You've been teasing me all evening." He lifted her up and threw her onto the bed. She gave a loud laugh as he climbed onto the bed with her.


A/N: Hope you all enjoyed. Harry will be making his appearance in the next chapter. But will May make herself known to him?

Responses from chapter Seven:

warewolf-princess558750: Hooray! :D. You will have to wait for the next chapter to see what Harry will or will not say.

Harryginny9: Thank you. :)

Fireblossom: Awwww tank you very much. The Sirius-May-Remus love triangle was originally only going to happen in the first story but I thought it would work better in this sequel. As for Remus and Tonks, I will give a spoiler: there will be some trouble between them but their story will follow the one JKR wrote for them. :) I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Let me know what you think.

Lalina92: I know. Poor Sirius. :(

RockaRosalie: I promise it will eventually get better for Remus. :)