Author's Note: I hope that everyone enjoys this chapter. It contains a small explicit scene between Sirius and Sophia. As always, feel free to leave a review with your opinions, or some constructive criticism.


Chapter 29: Misadventures in Baby-sitting

Sirius Black

The club was filled almost to the brim with partygoers. Everyone was bumping and grinding on each other, even complete strangers. Sirius loved every minute of it. He danced mostly with Sophia, but he danced with other girls as well, and Sophia danced with other guys. The two of them danced non-stop, not caring what kind of songs were playing. Finally, Sirius needed a break and went up to the bar to buy himself a drink. Sophia already had a mostly full drink in her hand. While Sirius was waiting in line at the bar, he leaned against it and watched Sophia dancing with another girl. Her curves moved sensually in her tight dress. She looked so good tonight. The way she had grinded against him on the dance floor made him want her even more. He wanted to kiss her plump lips, run his hands over every inch of her body, savoring that soft moan she let out when he touched her in such a way.

Sirius finally managed to get his drink and turned back around towards the dance floor, but what he saw made his blood boil. A slightly older man was attempting to dance with Sophia, but the way they were trying to grope her made her feel uncomfortable. She kept putting her hand on his chest and pushing him away, but he kept coming back. The way he stumbled made Sirius assume that he was most likely very intoxicated, but the fact that Sophia was being harassed didn't sit well with him. He heard the man speak in a very slurred tone as he approached.

"Why are you being such a bloody tease? You know you want me."

"I said no!" Sophia said firmly. "You're very drunk, you're grotesque, and you smell like you washed your entire body in urine. Forgive me, but those qualities don't exactly turn me on."

The man reached forward and tried to grasp Sophia's breast, but Sirius was quicker. He grabbed the man's wrist roughly before he could touch her and pulled it back painfully.

"I suggest you leave before I call one of the bouncers here to carry your ass out," Sirius growled.

The man opened his mouth to say something, but wisely decided not to. He seemed to see something dangerous in Sirius' expression. Not to mention, Sirius was a few good inches taller than him, more built, and more in control. After the man stumbled away, Sirius turned to Sophia.

"You all right, Sophia?"

"I'm fine. It's not the first time some drunk guy who smelled like piss tried to grope me. I'm sure it won't be the last."

Sirius admired how Sophia seemed casual about the entire situation. That was one of the many things he liked about her - there wasn't much of anything that bothered her. She possessed a very strong outer shell that wouldn't crack or break very easily under any form of distress. Sirius suggested that the two of them go sit at the V.I.P. area, which they had claimed for themselves when they had first arrived at the club. He lightly draped his arm around Sophia's waist as the two of them went upstairs. Sirius sat on the black leather couch and pulled her onto his lap. Her skirt rode up slightly, revealing her long, shapely legs.

"You have no idea what that dress is doing to me, right now," Sirius said as he ran his hand across her smooth legs.

Sophia smirked. "Why do you think I wore it? I just knew it would get a rise out of you."

"Oh, you have no idea." Sirius pressed his lips against hers in a passionate kiss, and the two of them to snogged for a while. He let out a low moan as Sophia began to boldly rub the bulge in his trousers. Sirius's hands trailed down her sides and slipped underneath her dress and into her black lacey underwear. Sophia gasped as he began to teasingly pet the moist folds in between her legs. Sirius let out a sigh of pleasure as she finally freed his manhood from its confines, and began to gently stroke it. The fact that they were both in a public place and could be caught any minute only served to make it more exciting.

A few minutes later, the pleasurable sensation which had traveled all throughout his body was released. Sophia let out a tremble, as she too was sated. Sirius leaned forward and grabbed a few napkins for Sophia to clean her hands off with. Both of them wanted to do more, but agreed that maybe it was best to do in private. Foreplay in public was one thing, but shagging was completely different. Sophia excused herself to go use the bathroom, and Sirius zipped his pants and spread his arms against the back of the lounge, watching her walk downstairs to make sure that no one else tried to harass her. When she came back, the two of them went out onto the dance floor again.

A little after three in the morning, the two of them decided that it was time to leave and go back home. They took a cab, as they had no designated driver with them. When they got home, they discovered that the minivan was there, a sign that her parents were home.

"I really hope your parents aren't awake. I don't think I could stand for your dad to glare at me."

"They go to bed early." Sophia dug her key out of her purse and unlocked the door, pushing it open. "That doesn't mean they don't sleep light, so try and be quiet."

Sirius walked into the house after her and closed the door softly behind him. (I hate it when someone comes in late at night, stomping around the house and slamming doors while everyone else is trying to sleep. It's like they have no respect for the people in the house. Welcome to my life. My sister was like that at 1 in the morning every single day when we shared a room) He ran his fingers through his hair and went into the kitchen to grab a little snack.

"Ugh, these shoes are killing me," Sophia said, groaning as she sat down at the counter and slipped off her heels.

"You really shouldn't torture yourself," Sirius said as he grabbed a chocolate pudding cup and offered another to Sophia, who took it. He also got the two of them some spoons.

"When you want to look hot, sometimes you have to torture yourself. That saying 'beauty is pain' actually rings a lot of truth."

Sirius looked down at Sophia's feet and winced as he saw that a few blisters had begun to form, mostly where the heels had rubbed against her. He felt the urge to kiss her feet and make them feel better, but that seemed to be a little too much, so he settled for the next best thing. He set his pudding cup down and placed one of her feet into his lap and began to gently massage it.

"You don't have to do that," Sophia said, but she closed her eyes like she was enjoying it.

"You look like you need it. Those blisters must really hurt."

"They don't hurt that much. I have this potion that I can rub on them, and in the morning they'll be gone."

Sirius rubbed her feet for a few more minutes, then Sophia claimed that she wanted to get out of the dress. Sirius went upstairs to the bedroom he shared with the rest of the Marauders and was surprised to see that both James and Remus had bed partners. Peter had also come home some time during the night, and was now sleeping deeply in one of the top bunks. Sirius got undressed as quietly as he could, stripping down to his boxers, which is what he would sleep in. As he was about to step into the lavatory, he ended up hitting his toe against one of the trunks, creating a loud thump.

James woke up. "What's going on?"

"Sorry, mate. Did Lily and you have fun on your date?"

"Yeah, it was great. What about Sophia and you?"

"We had an amazing time."

James chuckled quietly. "I can see that." He pointed to the bulge in Sirius's boxers.

"I don't want to see it," muttered Lily's voice. Sirius had accidentally woken her up, as well. "Thanks for the mental image, Sirius."

Sirius smirked. "Always happy to help."

Soon enough, James and Lily went back to sleep, and Sirius climbed to the top bunk. Sophia came into the room quietly looking quite comfortable and sexy at the same time in her cotton shorts and long white tank-top.

"You're sleeping with me tonight?" Sirius asked. He didn't mind. In fact, he was quite happy about it.

"Mmhm." Sophia climbed to the top bunk and crawled underneath the covers. Sirius pulled her against him as she lay on her side and the two of them fell quickly asleep.

The next day turned out to be rather interesting. As they were all eating lunch, Mrs. Jones made an announcement.

"Mr. Jones and I planned to go with some of our friends to this antique show that's in town every year. The only problem is that two of our friends are having trouble finding a baby-sitter for their little girl. So, my husband and I were wondering if you all wouldn't mind watching her."

They looked at each other. Sirius knew next to nothing about taking care of a kid, and neither did James from the look on his face.

"How old is she?" Remus asked.

"She's about a year and a half years old," Mr. Jones replied.

"Awww!" Jessica and Lily squealed in unison. Sirius rolled his eyes at them. Leave it to a couple of girls to get excited over a drooling, diaper filling baby.

"I don't think there would be any problem," Peter said. "Although most of us don't really know how to take care of a baby."

"I used to baby-sit for a family about two years ago who had a baby around that age. They moved away, but I do know something," Lily said.

"I also have a few little cousins," Jessica chimed in.

Sophia raised her hand. "I like to be exempt from this. I don't really like kids."

"But you watch your little cousins all the time," Mrs. Jones reminded her.

"Yes, and I hate every second of it." Sophia looked at Sirius. "Seriously, they are the spawn of Morgana, or something."

In the end, though, they agreed, some of them begrudgingly, to baby-sit for a little while. About half an hour after they all finished eating, the Jones's friends came. The woman carried a little girl with blonde curls and large blue eyes, and a large diaper bag in the other arm, followed by her handsome husband.

"This is Olivia," the woman said, introducing her daughter, who looked at them all with curiosity. "Now, we're in a hurry, but everything you'll need for her is in this diaper bag. There are also emergency numbers in case anything should happen, as well as the number to the antique show. Now, Olivia goes down for a nap right around three. She just had her lunch before coming here, so she should be fine. She does like the beach, so you can take her down and let her get her feet wet. Just make sure she doesn't try to put any of the sand or anything else in her mouth, as she tends to do that. She may cry for a little bit after we leave, but she usually stops after twenty minutes."

She left a few more instructions for them, then handed Olivia over to Jessica, who gladly took her. "Bye, precious," she cooed, kissing her daughter's round cheeks before she and her husband left, followed by Sophia's parents. Almost immediately after the door closed, Olivia threw back her head and let out a loud wail.

"Welp, this is going to be fun," Sirius said sarcastically as Jessica bounced her up and down and made faces to try and cheer her up.

They all went into the living room with the diaper bag and sat down on the couch. Soon enough, she stopped crying after Jessica and Lily played with her for a little while.

"Do you want to hold her?" Lily asked Sirius.

"Er...no thanks. I'm perfectly happy just watching."

Before Sirius could say another word, Jessica plopped Olivia down in his lap. He stared down at her, then at the others. "What do I do?"

"Just play with her," Sophia said rolling her eyes.

"Okay...um..." he looked down at Olivia who was now grinning at him. "What's up?"

Olivia reached up and grabbed a fistful of his dark hair and yanked at it, laughing as he yelped. She had a strong grip for someone so young. Sirius managed to save his hair from her grasp.

"First of all, you do not mess with the do. Second of all, stop grinning at me like that. You're not cute, you know."

"I don't know," James said smirking. "She is kind of adorable. I also think she likes you, Padfoot. Those girls just can't get enough of you."

Sirius held her for a few more minutes, then passed her on to Remus, who also didn't seem to have much of an idea about what to do, but he seemed a bit more willing.

"We should take her down to the beach," he suggested. "Did her parents pack her a swimsuit?"

Sophia set the diaper bag on the coffee table. "Damn, this thing is heavy." She began to search through it. "Yeah, she has one in here, along with a few floaties. It's like they packed the entire contents of her nursery in this thing. No wonder I can barely lift it."

The girls took Olivia upstairs to change her into her swimsuit, while the boys went into their room to change into their swimtrunks. This was definitely not how Sirius wanted to spend his day, but he decided to swallow his complaints and at least act like he was willing to help out. She did look a little adorable in her hot pink swimsuit, her little chubby legs swinging back and forth as Jessica carried her. Remus grabbed the diaper bag, and they all walked down to the beach.


Author's Note: I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter. The next chapter will feature the rest of their baby-sitting adventure, plus more Sirius and Sophia moments for all you fans.