Hermione woke and the first thing she noticed was she was alone. She reached over to Sirius's side of the bed and found it cold. He'd been gone for a while. Getting up she put on her robe and made her way to the kitchen, when she didn't find him in the kitchen she began checking the rest of the house only to find it empty. Back in their room, she started to settle back down in the bed when she noticed the note propped up against her books.

Kitten, Stay in bed. I'll be home shortly. I love you. -Sirius

Smiling she let her head fall back on her pillows and released a breathe she didn't know she was holding. Turning over she grabbed his pillow and cradled it to her, smelling his aftershave she drifted back to sleep.

That's how Sirius found her, curled up on their bed her face stuffed in his pillow. His heart swelled at the sight of her knowing that she would be there for the rest of their lives. He kicked off his boots and laid beside her, gently extracted his pillow from her hold and smiling as she quickly pulled herself into his shoulder letting out an adorable sigh. Hermione tugged at his shirt and started tracing her fingers along his abdomen. "Have you been awake long, Kitten?"

"No but I didn't find your note until after I searched the whole house."

"I had to make a quick run into Diagon Alley."

Hermione shot up in bed giving him a bewildered look, "Your birthday!"

"Was days ago, love," he tried to dismiss it.

"No! I had so much planned!" She jumped out of bed and made her way into the closet, "I still need to go get you a present! Gods I can't believe I forgot!"

Sirius came into the closet behind her, "Kitten, it's not like we were in the right head space. None of us were."

"That's not an excuse! I'll send a note to Gin and Molly and we'll do something this weekend."

"Kitten." Turning she found Sirius before her, in his hand was a black box and inside was the most beautiful ring she had ever seen. It was a white gold setting with a black diamond in the middle surrounded by dozens of tiny diamonds wrapping around it in an intricate design. She could only gape at it. "Do you like it?"

Looking up at him she met his smile with her own, "Sirius, it is stunning!"

He grinned before taking the ring from the box and reached for her hand slipping it onto her left ring finger, grinning again when Hermione let out a tiny gasp. "I didn't want to give you anything from the family vaults so I had it made for you after your birthday. I just needed to pick it up."

"Sirius...it's...I.." her words failed her as she looked from her ring to him. Laughing Sirius pulled her to him and kissed her. She melted into him and wound her arms around his neck, absently tracing patterns in his hairline. Breaking only to catch their breathe she rested her forehead on his and kept her arms around him, "I love it. Thank you."

"Anything for you Kitten."

"We're really doing this," she laughed heart in her voice, smiling bright enough to light the room.

Seeing her so happy he couldn't keep from smiling with her, "Only with you." Leaning up she kissed him again and lightly bit his lip, "Mine."

"Always," he growled. Kissing her one more time her pulled back, "Now get dressed, I wrote Molly this morning, everyone took off so we are having lunch at the Burrow today and I know everyone has been wanting to see you." Smirking she planted a kiss on his cheek before turning back to her clothes, reaching for a dress he stopped her, "Wear pants love, and shoes that cover you ankles." She gave him a confused look but didn't question him. Instead she grabbed a pair of dark wash jeans and pulled on a periwinkle blue sweater over a beige tank top. Grabbing a pair of her Chuck Taylors she retreated back into the bedroom and grinned when Sirius gave her a look of approval and winked. When she had her shoes on he handed her her wand and offered her his arm. "Ready love?"

Offering him another smile she nodded and took his arm. Much to her surprise he lead her from the room, "Are we not apparating?" She frowned when he only smirked but she let him lead her through the house to the front door.

"It's a beautiful day, I thought we'd ride."

"Ride?" she questioned. Sirius grinned as he led her out the door and to his bike. "Are we riding or flying?"

"A bit of both." Seeing the look on her face his grin faltered a bit, "I know how you feel about flying but do you trust me?"

Pulling her gaze from the motorcycle she gave him another blinding smile, "Of course."

His grin spreading again, he gave her a quick kiss. "You might want to put your hair up kitten." Using her wand she charmed her hair into a loose braid and had it wrap into a bun at the base of her neck. Taking his hand she threw her leg over the back of the bike and took the helmet he offered her. Satisfied that she was situated Sirius mounted the bike in front of her. "Hold tight kitten," he called back as he started the bike. Hermione laced her arms around his abdomen and smiled into his back, the rumble of the bike reminded her of his own growling and how he sometimes did it without even realizing it. When they lurched forward she grasped his jacket and she felt him chuckle and she bit his shoulder just enough so he could feel it. They rode though London until the city fell away and they were surrounded by country. "Ready?" he called over his shoulder, feeling her nod against his back he lifted the bike. Slowly it began to rise into the air and Hermione felt her breathe catch in her throat and she tightened her grip on Sirius. Looking around she saw only clouds, Gods this is amazing. Loosening her grip she leaned against his shoulder blades she continued to watch the clouds pass them until they started to dip just below them and she could once again see the green of the country. Not far off she could see the Burrow ahead of them and as the ground got closer she braced for landing but it was smoother then she anticipated. When they came to a stop by the pond Sirius stepped off and waited with a grin as she took off her helmet.

"Sirius that was amazing! I almost forgot you were such an amazing flyer."

Laughing he pulled her off the bike and kissed her passionately. "Just wait until I get you on a broom love." Setting her down, he wound his arm around her shoulder and started leading her to the house. Withdrawing her wand she unwrapped her hair but left it in the loose braid down her back before looping her own arm around his waist. As they approached the door Hermione braced herself to knock and stopped. "Nervous?"

"How's Teddy?" she asked in a quiet voice.

"He was petrified. After Dora and Ginny were able to get into the bookstore and get him he stopped talking. I don't think he's spoken since."

A sad look replaced her smile before she nodded and knocked on the door. There was a shuffle of feet behind the door before it opened and Molly gaped at her. "Hermione.." She smiled weakly as she wrapped the young witch in a delicate hug. Hermione let out a small sob and melted into the matriarchs embrace. "I've miss you." They stood there for a few moments before Molly pulled back and put her hands on Hermione's shoulders. "No more. You hear me? No more." She could only nod and smile at her pseudo mother. "Everyone is in the living room. They've been waiting to see you."

When Hermione brushed her tears from her eyes, Molly's eyes widened and her smile grew. Noticing her eye fixated on her new ring Hermione smiled and looked at Sirius who grinned. Molly squeaked and pulled them both into a hug. Eyes clouded with unshed tears Molly grabbed her hand and examined the ring before patting Sirius on the cheek, "It is beautiful dear."

"Thank you Molly."

"Go on now, everyone is waiting. I made them wait in the living room so you had a second." Turing back to the kitchen she left them to head into the living room on their own. Stealing a breath Hermione leaned into Sirius as he kissed her temple and made her way into the room.

Tonks saw her first and was immediately in front of her, she heard her say her name just before she pulled her into a hug. Sirius moved to Harry and Ginny, giving the former a wink as he pulled the later into a hug as she cried. They stood there watching Hermione get passed from person to person until she stopped before Ron and Lavender. The blonde witch was crying which was a little off putting but Hermione didn't seem to mind as she hugged the woman back, her belly pressing into Hermiones. Ron was the most peculiar. He patted her shoulder causing her, and a few others in the room, to frown. So she moved to Harry who immediately enveloped her into a hug.

"Mione."

"Harry, thank you for everything. I know I was being stubborn."

He laughed into her hair and kissed her cheek. "I have something for you. We found it in Dolohov's pocket." Reaching into his own pocket he withdrew her necklace and clasped it around her neck and smiled. "Perfect." Grasping her necklace she smiled, there you are. Sirius glanced down at his own pendant and smiled sending her a wink.

"Thank you. You have no idea how much this means to me."

Winding his around around her waist he turned her back to Sirius and Ginny as Ginny passed James to his godfather. Making eye contact with her best friend Ginny launched herself at Hermione and started to cry into her shoulder. "Shh Gin, it's okay. Thank you for looking after me. I'm sorry for the way I acted."

"Oh Mione," she sniffed, "you have nothing to be sorry for. I'm just so glad you're back."

"Me too." She smiled at Sirius as he approached her and held out their godson to her. Taking James into her arms she smiled down at his sleeping face, "I thought I was lost." Sirius kissed her temple. Turning to face everyone she smiled before meeting Tonks' gaze. "Teddy?"

"He's with Remus. He's been having trouble.."

"I'm so sorry Tonks," her eyes welled with fresh tears.

Tonks rushed over to her, "Hermione, its not your fault. He's just been worried about you, for you. He cries for you every night, he's been waiting. Are you ready to see him?" Hermione could only nod as she handed James back to Ginny and waited while Tonks went into the kitchen. She heard her call for Remus and Teddy and she couldn't help but lean back into Sirius, suddenly overtaken by nerves.