So this is unfortunately becoming longer than I originally anticipated. Oops
Andromeda slowly opened the door, feeling a little startled at the sight of her daughter standing there. Her eyes wandered to Teddy, who was on her hip, looking at Andromeda with wide, light green eyes- Remus' light green eyes. His hair, however, was a terrible dark green.
"Dora?" Andromeda asked, looking back at her daughter's exhausted face.
"I know we fought." Tonks said, her voice shaky and her eyes filling with tears. "But I really need my Mum."
Andromeda didn't say a word. That morning, there had been some tension between the two women when Nymphadora had arrived to pick up her marriage certificate, and neither had said much to the other. And Andromeda supposed there would be a time to discuss everything that had happened, but now was not it.
She opened the door wider, allowing her daughter through. She took Nymphadora's bag from her hand, leaving it near the door. Nymphadora turned to Andromeda, tears on her cheeks.
"Mum, I've done something terrible." She said quietly.
Andromeda stepped forward, taking Teddy gently. "Let me get him to sleep for a nap, and we'll have tea."
Nymphadora nodded gratefully.
Andromeda and Nymphadora lay in bed together, as they had when she was a child and- more recently- the night Ted had died.
"Mum, I just don't know what to do." Nymphadora said, turning her head to look at Andromeda. "Can I do this to Remus, just move on?"
"Darling, I'm sure Remus would understand." Andromeda said. "You know he loved you, Dora. And I know you loved him. Did you read his letter?"
"You knew about it?"
"He told me he had written two copies. One he would give to Kingsley, one he gave to me. If he didn't come home, Kingsley would have one to give you- and if Kingsley didn't make it, I'd have the other for you. Did you read it?"
She shook her head. "Mum, I'm scared to."
"Why?" Andromeda asked.
"Did you read it?"
"It's not mine to read."
"Will you read it?"
Andromeda sat up. "Dora, it's for you, not me."
Nymphadora sat up as well. "Mum, please. Read it for me. I'm scared to know what it says."
Andromeda sighed. "On one condition. I read it to you."
Nymphadora stayed silent for a moment, and then nodded. She crawled across the bed to grab her sweater that was hanging on the bed post, and took the letter from the pocket. She handed it to Andromeda.
Andromeda slowly unfolded the letter and began to read. "Dora, I'm no good at these things. You know it as well as I do. Saying goodbye has never been an easy thing. I don't plan on dying, I'd like you to know that. I do, however, plan on going and fighting for us- for our tiny family. I hope you'll never read this. In fact, if I come home, I plan to retrieve both copies and burn them- and I'll be very glad to do so. But, on the very large chance that you are reading this, I'm very sorry. And I don't mean it in the way I always have meant it. I'm not sorry for loving you anymore. I'm not sorry that we've had Teddy. I'm not even sorry that I'm a werewolf anymore. Because you've never cared about it, and that's what I loved the most. I understand that you're so young still, and even if you were my age, I'd never expect someone as vibrant as you to remain only mine once I'm gone. If I should die, and I hope I don't, I hope Teddy will be like you. Strong, brave and kind- if he's as stubborn as you, I wouldn't mind that either. I'd like you to know, if I die, I'll make you and Teddy my last thoughts. And I hope you won't be alone forever. I hope, if I die, you can continue to live. I love you so much, and I want you to remember that.
Remus."
Andromeda looked up from the letter to see tears on Nymphadora's face.
"Are you alright?" Andromeda asked.
"Mum, I'm angry at Remus, but I don't even feel bad about it, and- Is that normal?"
Andromeda moved closer to Nymphadora, wrapping her arms around her. Andromeda smoothed her hair as she cried. "It's understandable, Dora. And you don't need to sort out your feelings yet. There's no time limit for grief."