The next morning, it was Remus who awoke first. He glanced down at Hermione and pressed a very soft kiss to her hair. Carefully, he pried himself out from under her, quickly setting his pillow in his spot when she stirred. He held back a chuckle, opting instead to look at her sleeping form fondly as she unconsciously snuggled to his pillow. He slipped out the room to take a shower.

When he stepped out a few minutes later, drying his hair with his towel and his pants hanging low on his hips, he was amused to see she was still sleeping.

"Guess I wore her out more than I thought." He chuckled softly as he headed to the kitchen to start breakfast for them both.

By the time he was able to hear the telltale signs of her taking a shower, he was just finishing up the waffles and brewing coffee for them. He busied himself with finishing the breakfast preparations.

"Morning love." Hermione's voice reached him from the doorway to the kitchen.

"Morning." Remus looked her way with a smile as he turned off the fires. "Did you sleep well?"

"I did. Even while snuggling that pillow with your scent on it." She teased as she walked over to give him a kiss. "Did you sleep well?"

"Of course." He turned back to fix her plate, handing it to her.

"Thank you. It smells delicious." Hermione smiled as she walked to the table with her plate.

"Well I hope you'll find it as delicious." He blushed as he carried his own plate to the table before returning to the counter to grab their cups of coffee. "Your coffee, my lady." He teased as he handed her a cup.

Hermione giggled. "It's great to see that Marauder glint in your eyes again."

"Well it helps to have someone to help bring it out." He replied as he sat down.

The pair sat and ate while talking happily for a time. Until Remus stopped mid-sentence when his hearing picked up the sound of a motor near the outside of the cabin.

"Everything alright?" Hermione asked.

"If I'm right, I'm assuming that the storm has finally stopped and the clean-up is in progress." Remus answered.

"Well that's good." Hermione nodded as she finished the last of her breakfast. "Means we'll get to go home most likely."

"Yeah….home." Remus sighed as he stood and started clearing the dishes.

"Don't start, Remus." She watched him in concern before standing to help him. "We're mates. You're not getting rid of me that easily. Just means we have a big talk ahead of us. Wouldn't do for us to keep living apart, now would it?"

Remus took a deep breath as he listened and smiled. "You're right. It's just…"

"We'll work it out Remus. I promise." Hermione kissed him. "Maybe we can get you started on being an author. Make your own schedule that way."

Just then, there was a knock at the door. Hermione headed to the door while Remus finished up the dishes. Hermione opened the door to find a blond-haired male member of the book club.

"Hey Hermione." The man said.

"Oh hey Damien." Hermione replied as she glanced behind Damien to see the paths and streets were indeed clear. "What's up?"

"Was just coming by to let you know that Janet said that we were all gonna gather in the main cabin for an ending lunch at around 12:30." Damien said.

"Oh well." She acknowledged. "Thank you. We'll be there." She started to close the door.

"We?" Damien asked as he put his hand out to stop the door from closing.

"Yes, we. I brought a guest with me, remember?" Hermione pointed out.

"Who?" Damien pressed.

"Mione, is everything alright love?" Remus spoke to her as he walked over and put an arm around her waist.

Hermione smiled and leaned into Remus. "Everything's fine, love. Damien here was just letting us know about the end of retreat lunch this afternoon.".

Acting as if he had just noticed Damien, Remus looked at him. "Oh, well thank you for letting us know. We'll be there."

Damien first looked Remus up and down in a condescending manner then gave Hermione a silent look as if to say 'Really? Him?'

Remus cleared his throat to regain Damien's attention. "Is there a problem, Damien?" Remus let Moony take over just a bit as his eyes flashed golden before returning to their normal color with the sound of a soft warning growl coming from the older man.

Damien stepped back just a little at the shock of the possible sight of Remus' eyes changing color and the growl. "Um, no. No problem at all." He looked to Hermione. "When you're done with that one, give me a call." He turned and left for the direction of another cabin.

Hermione closed the door with a sigh before turning Remus to face her and pulling his head down to her mark. "Settle down, Remus. He's been trying ever since I joined the book club. He doesn't stand a chance against you."

Remus nuzzled his nose into her neck and pulled her close. "I know that. But he doesn't. Or...at least he didn't." He smirked against her skin.

"Remember, he's a muggle." Hermione warned with a laugh.

"I don't need magic to take him if he doesn't keep his hands off." Remus smirked. "Hand to hand combat works too." He pulled away before lifting her over his shoulder. "Now come on love. We need to pack and get dressed for that lunch so we don't have to rush after."

"Remus. Put me down!" She squealed with laughter.

"Nope. Not til we get to the room." He laughed and started for the bedroom.

Hermione giggled and 'attempted' to get him to put her down with no success as they headed to pack.