A/N: so we are almost there ladies and this is super short. I am going on vacation Sunday so I will try to remember to post the final chapter before I leave. Hope you have enjoyed reading this as much as I loved writing it. Thank you to those who read and especially those who review. Thanks to my beta and mostly thanks to Choices HP who wrote the stories that made me fall in even more in love with Sirius than before. One last thing and a shameless plug for my new story: I need a new beta! Help! Please let me know if you're interested. Hugs, Mia

UNEXPECTED chapter ten

Molly had us all up and dressed in matching short-sleeved button-up white shirts over jeans by eight am. We were fed and at the hair and nail salon by nine. Three hours later, we had been pressed, polished, buffed, fluffed, and pampered.
Leona, the head stylist, charmed our hair and makeup to be water and smudge proof for twenty-four hours. She also instructed us how to remove the charm when we were ready to wash our faces and take our hair down.

Molly whisked our little quartet off to the manor and rushed us into the music room where we were met with champagne, pumpkin juice and a beautiful lunch. At precisely one pm, Madame Malkin and her assistants came in to get us dressed. We were completely ready by four thirty when we heard the string ensemble begin and guests start to arrive. In no time at all we heard Bach's Air begin. Once the boys were out of the French doors, they were closed and we were lined up. The doors opened and we processed out. I immediately searched out Sirius' eyes and saw his breath visibly hitch when he saw me, our eyes locked. He looked absolutely edible in his black dress robes.

The Bridal March began and everyone stood up, if we weren't all standing on the gazebo steps we probably wouldn't have been able to see Ginny over the crowd. When she appeared in the French doors the whole crowd took a deep breath, all eyes on her, except for Sirius and me. Our eyes were on Harry. He had the most beautiful look on his face and tears were in his eyes before she reached the back row of chairs. "Come on pup, don't start yet, once you do you'll never be able to stop." Sirius joked making Harry chuckle.

The rest of the wedding went on beautifully. We recessed to the receiving line in the tent and stood there shaking hands for what felt like an hour. The dinner was beyond amazing. Ginny and Harry were seated just off to the side of the dance floor at a sweetheart table, while the other eight of us from the wedding party and our dates sat at the round head table to their left. The couple danced to Molly's Celestina Warbeck requests and then the father daughter dance, where Harry danced with Molly. Surprisingly, I hadn't had to do much to keep Molly out of Gin's hair. Luna and Angelina had her well in hand. The couple cut the cake, followed by a touching toast by Arthur, Sirius and Remus.

The band began playing dance music as the guests were invited to the dance floor. Ginny's veil was removed but the tiara was left in her hair and her train had been magically bustled. She looked beautiful as she was passed around from guest to guest, Harry dutifully dancing with their date all the while. I was standing quietly off to the side catching my breath when I felt his hand on the small of my back. "Doing alright, love?" He said handing me a glass of punch.

"Yes, I'm fine, just taking a breather. How about you, holding up ok?" I looked up at his eyes, they never failed to tell me what his mood was. Just now they were almost as silver as the jewelry I was wearing. He looked calm and happy.

"I am almost perfect. I was hoping after you finished your drink you would dance with me. Word has it that the band will be taking a break after the next song and the Potters want the wedding party on the dance floor."

"Ohhhh is it time?" I was actually really excited about this. First because I loved dancing with Sirius, second because their song totally told the truth about us as well and third because after seeing Sirius' pain I had added another song, one he had never heard before, but that said exactly what I wanted to say to him. We finished our punch and headed out to the center of the dance floor with the other three couples just as George turned on the music box.

As the first low piano notes started, he swept me into arms and we glided across the floor with the other couples. Between verses he said, "You do something to me, Mione. I was going to wait until tomorrow but I don't think I can." Then he continued singing in my ear. Merlin, I love the sound. His lips were pressed to my temple as the song ended.

Then it was my turn to sing to him, he started to loosen his arms around me, "No, stay, this one is for us. I picked it out for you." Then I started to sing along, my voice is nothing compared to his but I can carry a tune and the words were perfect.

When the bridge came up, he asked, "What is this song? it's my new favorite."

I finished singing the song, and near the end, I looked up at him, trying to convey everything in my heart through my eyes and said, "I Got You, by some muggle artist, Leona … um … Lewis, I think. I added it after dinner last night. It seemed to fit exactly how I feel about you."

That is when he stopped dancing, held pulled me firmly to him by the hand at my waist and brought his hand from mine to cup my face, "I love you, Hermione Granger." Was all he said before he leaned in and kissed me with more love and tenderness than I could have imagined. We could hear cheers and catcalls coming from our friends and family, Harry and Ginny being the loudest.

I never wanted to stop kissing him, but eventually we both needed to breathe. When I opened my eyes I realized his eyes looked as relieved and happy as mine. "So, Kitten, how do you feel about making our recent sleeping arrangements permanent?"

I blushed as I whispered, "It'll be my pleasure."

Sirius flashed his best wolf grin and said, "Yes, it will be."