Tonks woke up the next morning, still feeling Remus' lips on hers as his arms were wrapped around her body. She slightly turned her head and looked behind her to see that Remus was still sleeping, his hair hiding his closed eyes.

Sighing happily, Tonks carefully freed herself from Remus' embrace and jumped out of the bed. She silently made her way to the bathroom and stopped in front of the mirror to look at her reflection.

She smiled as her eyes fell on her belly. It was so huge that she could barely see her feet. Her whole body seemed to have changed ever so much, but in the same way, she knew that inside, she remained the same old cheerful and clumsy Tonks, and she hoped it would always be that way.

Yes, she definitely was the same… smiling at life, laughing at danger, crying for pain but also for joy. While she was looking in the mirror, her mind brought her back to seven months ago, reminding her that she had, just liked now, looking into the mirror to see a sick and weak woman looking back at her. The difference between the two Tonks – the one she was then and the one she was now – seemed so ridiculous that it made her laugh.

Suddenly, another reflection joined hers as Remus appeared behind her. He pressed his head on her shoulder and wrapped his arms around her, his hands resting on her stomach, before softly kissing her shoulder.

Tonks turned around and hugged him as tightly as she could, pressing her body on his.

"I missed you so much," he whispered in her ear, his voice trembling slightly.

"I missed you too," she said as softly as him.

She backed up a little and took his face between her hands, looking deep down into his eyes.

"Never leave me again, okay? No matter what happens… no matter how much we fight, never leave me," she murmured, he whole body shaking with emotion.

He brought her hand to his lips and kissed them before squeezing them softly.

"I promise… I'll never leave," he said. "I'm so sorry Tonks… I've been such and idiot! I feel as if I'm not worthy of you anymore. I made you suffer so much and I could never apologize enough."

She started playing with a lock of his hair, her eyes glowing with love and happiness.

"I love you Remus," she said, stroking his cheek.

"I love you too Nymphadora… my Dora."

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Two weeks passed before Tonks started making serious plans for the birth of the babies. She intended on moving back to the Burrow for two short weeks, until the twins were ready to pop out. With Remus this time.

One evening, as she was getting ready to go, she felt a small pain in her stomach. She dropped the shirt she was about to put in her bag and sat on the bed, taking deep breaths.

"It's nothing," she thought to herself. "Just a small cramp."

And so she ignored the pain. She resumed on packing her things and went to take a shower when she was done.

A few hours later, she was sitting in the living room, waiting for Remus to come home, feeling a bit dizzy. She could still feel a slight pain in her stomach, but it was now more frequent, and it was getting stronger by the minute.

When Remus finally got home, she was lying on the couch, breathing heavily while clutching her belly. Alarmed, her ran to her and knelt down beside the couch.

"Dora," he whispered. "Are you alright?"

"Yes…" she gasped. "Don't… don't worry… it's okay."

"Okay?" said Remus, raising an eyebrow. "You can't even talk without gasping for breath every five seconds! How long have you been like that?"

"It… it started hurting… about four hours ago."

"It? What starting hurting Dora?"

She opened her mouth to answer but all that came out was a groan of pain. Tonks quickly sat on the couch, doubling over, tears coming to her eyes.

"Oh my Lord… you're having the babies!" Remus cried.

"No I'm not!" raged Tonks, crying. "It's not the time yet!"

"Dora, you can't keep them inside if they are ready to come out!"

"But I'm not ready," she say in a low voice, her voice trembling with fright as she reached for his hand and looked into his eyes.

Remus grabbed her hand and kissed it softly before looking into her frightful eyes.

"Yes you are Dora! Come on, we're having a baby! Two babies! Isn't that great? Two kids, stubborn like their father and clumsy like their mother!" he said, smiling at her.

Tonks laughed through her tears and looked up at Remus, her whole body shaking.

"And we'll be happy Dora, we will!" he said before kissing her forehead. "So come with me now so that we can the little angels you made."

He helped her to get back on her feet and leaded her to the door, supporting her as she could hardly even walk.

"Hold on tight, I'm going to Apparate us both in front of St. Mungos," he said, getting a bit nervous.

"No!" she gasped. "The doctor… he said… he said it was bad… for the babies."

"Dora, we can't walk all the way there! You can't walk all the way there!"

"Then call a cab!" she shouted furiously.

He helped her back on the couch and ran to the phone, thanking God that Tonks' father was a muggle and that she understood the utility of this machine.

A few minutes later, as he was leading her down the stairs, a muggle cab parked in front of the building. Remus helped Tonks to get inside the bar and gave the address of St. Mungos to the driver, who recognized it as the old fashioned and closed store it looked like for the muggles.

"Are you a mad man?" he asked Remus incredulous. "This woman is about to have a baby!"

"Thank you, I've noticed," answered Remus coldly as Tonks was groaning, whining and searching for her breath.

"Then you should know that what she needs is a hospital!"

"Sir, I gave you an address and I'd be very thankful if you could just drive us there," said Remus as calmly as he could.

"Well I'm sorry but I can't accept…" began the driver.

"Will you just shut up and listen to him!" raged Tonks.

She was looking furious, her face screwing up with the pain that she was feeling and her eyes filled of anger. The driver froze at her sight.

"I'm having a baby, two actually, and yes, I've noticed, but if your life only matters a tiny little bit to you, then I'd advice you to MOVE IT!"

The driver turned to face the road and ten minutes later, they finally arrived at St. Mungos. The driver mumbled as Remus paid him and drove away as quickly as possible. Remus put his arms around Tonks again and tried to help her, but she simply couldn't move anymore. The pain was too strong, too intense, and tears were rolling on her pale cheeks. Remus took her in his arms and brought her to the nearest bench before taking out his wand. A few seconds later, a silvery cloud came out of the tip of his wand and floated all the way to the hospital before entering in.

They waited outside together for about five minutes. Tonks was now screaming of pain every now and then and Remus, his face as white as chalk, was trying to comfort her the best way he could. Then, as Tonks was trying to breathe normally, the door burst open and Hermione came out, followed by three healers, including one who was pushing a wheelchair toward them.

"Tonks, are you alright?" asked Hermione worriedly.

"Why of course, never been better!" she spat at her before shrieking of pain, her eyes closing and her hands squeezing Remus' so tightly that his fingers, and hers, were white.

Hermione ignored the tone and, with the help of a healer, got Tonks in the wheelchair and pushed her inside. A couple of minutes later, they finally got into an empty room and helped Tonks to climb on the bed. The healers pushed Remus out of the room, where he found Molly who, as soon as she saw him, came to him and hugged him.

"Remus!" she cried. "Hermione just sent a message! How is she?"

"She looks terribly in pain and I feel like the most horrible man on earth," he said, looking very pale.

"Aww, don't worry dear," said Molly, patting his hand motherly. "She'll be alright."

"Will she?" he asked, looking worried.

Molly opened her mouth to answer but she was interrupted by a loud and high scream coming from the other side of the door.

"Oh good Lord I'm a monster!" said Remus with a blank expression on his face.

Inside the room, Tonks was probably thinking the same as the healers were hurrying around her. She was looking at them, angry and afraid.

"Could you just stop walking around and do something!" she shouted.

"Miss, calm down," said one healer. "We're gonna help you but first we must be sure that everything is ready."

"Well I know something which is ready. The babies!"

"Don't worry miss, the pain is normal, but it might take a while before they really are ready to come out."

"Are you crazy?! They are ready, and they are ready nooooaargh!!!"

She closed her eyes and bit her lips until she tasted blood in her mouth. The healer sighed and went to the end of the bed.

"Okay then, if you insist, I'm gonna check how far you are."

She lifted up the bed clothes and looked down before her eyes widened and her mouth fell open. She turned to the other healers in the room.

"Get in position, she is ready! I can already see one head!"

Tonks would probably have smiled in triumph or stuck her tongue out at the healer if she hadn't been so much in pain. Instead, she looked at her with a face that clearly said "I told you so."

"Okay miss, you're gonna have to push very hard when I tell you! Push now, push!"

"As if I didn't know that!" raged Tonks. "I'm the one having the baby in case you haven't noticed!"

"Push!"

"I AM PUSHING!"

From the outside of the room, Molly, Remus and Hermione could hear the fight going on inside. It was making Remus feel even guiltier as Molly and Hermione exchanged amused but worried looks.

After about an hour of hearing constant screaming, Remus was about to faint when it suddenly stopped. And then it started again, but It sounded more like crying, and it was way too high to be Tonks' voice.

The door opened and the healers came out, all three of them looking exhausted but relieved. Molly gave Remus a gentle push and he entered the room.

Tonks was lying in bed, her breath now soft and regular. She was covered with sweat and her body was still shaking a bit, but she looked peaceful and happy. She then opened her tired and shining eyes, but she did not look at Remus. Her eyes fell on the cradle beside her in which were sleeping two tiny and rosy babies, their faces so close to one another that their nose were almost touching. One of the babies, which was a tiny bit bigger, had a few amount of hair on its head, which was almost black. The other, however, looked almost bald since its hair was a very light blonde.

Remus' eyes followed her gaze and his heart started beating faster. He went closer to the cradle and, as he looked down to them, he wondered if it was even possible to love that much. And to be afraid that much.

He sat on the bed, next to Tonks, and she looked up at him, her eyes filled with tears. But she was smiling, and her face was glowing. She lifted her weak hands and took his face between them before kissing him softly.

Hermione entered the room and looked at her friends tenderly, smiling.

"Congratulations," she said softly.