Meredith moved in with Sirius in the weeks following her return; she had to vacate her old flat when she left so she had nowhere else to go…not that she minded much though, Sirius was a great friend to her. Molly and Arthur smothered her with, "are you OKs" and "why don't you talk about it" questions. Sirius let her be, acted as though she had never left London, which Meredith appreciated greatly.

Sometimes, though, Meredith did talk to Sirius. She told him about the things that happened to her while she was undercover and on her mission. She had to do terrible things and watch as terrible things were done. It was all a part of the mission, to get onto Greyback's goodside, but it wore on her after a while and she sometime had nightmares.

One thing she flat out refused to talk about was Remus. Sirius brought him up on occasion and when he did Meredith shut down and left the room. But he knew his friend and he could tell by the look on her face that she still loved him too, but was too scared to say so. Remus, however, was very willing to admit the feelings he still had for Meredith.

Remus came over constantly, but Meredith was conveniently out of the house, or at least appeared to be. After the first month, Sirius had lost all of his patience with her.

"Come ON, Meredith, why won't you just talk to him? I know you, and I can tell that you still have feelings for him," Sirius said with an angry tone, staring at Meredith as she drank tea in the kitchen one day.

She rolled her eyes, "I don't know what you're talking about, Sirius. I don't have feelings for Remus," she said in an emotionless monotone.

"Fine…what if I told you that Remus was back with Tonks anyway," he said, raising an eyebrow at her.

Meredith looked up at him, for a split second she glared at him, then reigned her feelings in, giving him an almost bored look, "so?" she asked, though the irritation was evident in her voice.

Sirius chuckled, "you love him," he said, "you love him whether or not you're willing to admit it…and you are going to talk to him, whether you like it or not."

She looked at him, "what are you talking about," she asked.

He shook his head, "you're going to face your feelings. You have to," he said, leaving the room for a while, leaving Meredith there to finish her tea and toast in peace.

Later that afternoon, Meredith was sitting in front of the fireplace in one of the rooms of the house, reading a book about Hogwarts when Sirius came in with a smirk on his face. "Meredith, would you come with me for a moment," he asked.

Meredith raised an eyebrow at him but sat up, marking her spot in her book and following him, "what are you doing," she asked.

"I just wanted to apologize for the way I was talking to you earlier about Remus….its really none of my business and if you say that you don't love him then I have to believe you," he said with a nod, leading her down to one of the other sitting rooms.

"Thank you Sirius, that means a lot," she said with a nod, "but what are we doing?"

Sirius said nothing, bringing her into the room; she would soon realize what was going on. Remus was sitting in front of the fireplace, halfheartedly drinking a cup of tea. When he saw Meredith and Sirius, his expression brightening. Meredith glared at Sirius, "come on," she said, but Sirius just chuckled, pushing her into the room, locking the door behind her. Meredith glared at the door, then heaved a heavy sigh and turned to look at Remus, "was this your idea?"

Remus shook his head, looking contrite, "no, Mere, it was all Sirius' idea," he said, standing up and walking towards her. Meredith stepped back, but eventually her back hit the door and she was stuck. "But…I'm happy he did it, because I wanted to talk to you."

Meredith looked at him, then looked away, glaring at the door, "goddamn it, Sirius," she muttered. Grudgingly she sat down but refused to meet Remus' eyes, "so, what do you want to say to me?" she asked.

Remus looked at her and sighed, sitting down in front of her, "Meredith, please, look at me," he said, grabbing her hand and looking into her eyes. When she looked up at him there were tears in her eyes, "Meredith, I love you. I always have, I always will."

Meredith shook her head, looking away from him and swallowing hard, her lower jaw trembling, "goddamn it," she said, and she looked at him, "you know its true what they say…guys get better looking as they get older," she said with a slight smile, wiping her eyes.

Remus smiled, "Meredith Ann Douglas…I love you so much. Will you please give us another shot," he asked, holding her hands tightly.

She looked at him and smiled, biting her lip slightly, "I suppose I can," she said.

He grinned, and pulled her into a tight hug, holding onto her. After a moment he pulled her into a deep and passionate kiss, holding her tightly to him.

Meredith returned the kiss, then smiled at him, "I missed you….so much," she said, running her hand along his chest, looking down at him, "but…I was afraid that…I had changed too much for you to ever love me again but….I can see that you do still."

He nodded, "I still do," he said, kissing her again. They sat together for a while before going to the door, "you think he'll let us out now?

Meredith shrugged, "I really don't care," she said, kissing him deeply again.

AN:

HEY GUYS! I am so-so sorry for taking so long. I've just been so busy and life has been really nutso. I posted this chapter mostly for my friend Roxann, who has been demanding me to post. But I'd like to get some feedback...so if you guys are still reading please review so I know to keep writing. Love youuuu all!