Author's Notes: Sorry it took me some extra time to update – real life got in the way. Damn it! Thanks to Destiny Bunny, lilkuma-chan, Megan Andres, Quills 'N Ink (What were you expecting? Just curious), Padfoot, and Brunette89 (I will be reviewing your stories tomorrow!)

Chapter 5 In Love

"So, then Liam said…" Jack trailed off.

"Said what?" Sirius asked, lifting his cheek from where it had resting on the top of Jack's head.

"I've been talking almost an hour non-stop. My mum used to tell me I could talk the ears off a deaf person. I never really understood what that meant, but it meant I talked a lot."

"I like listening to you."

"But I just talk and talk. I thought maybe you'd fallen asleep."

"No." Sirius lifted Jack's head to look at him. "I don't have the most exciting life here, so it's nice to hear about your day. I could, of course, regale you with the intricacies of my day, which consisted of wanking twice, arguing with James about who won the Quidditch cup our first year, talking with Lily about a new wallpaper for my room, feeding Buckbeak and reading that book over there. Need I elaborate?"

"I suppose not." Jack smiled.

"So what did Liam say then?"

"He said 'if Malfoy laughed in the forest but no one was around, would he still make a sound?' And then Worth said Cassie will never be in charge of refreshments at a meeting again." Jack laughed.

"What's your flat like?" Sirius played with a lock of Jack's brown hair as they lay on the couch together in front of the fire. Jack's head was resting on Sirius's chest.

"Um…messy." Jack laughed. "It's just a small one bedroom flat near the Ministry. Nothing special. I've lived there ever since school. I sold my parents' house…it was too hard to live there after they died. Liam says I should buy a house now, stop paying rent, but I figure I'll do that when I get married."

"Wish I could see it." Sirius said sullenly. He hated being cooped up in Grimmauld Place and even though it was nice to go to Windy Corner occasionally, he and Jack couldn't hang out there together since it was Remus and Cassius's home.

"Me too. I asked Cassie to help me set some stronger wards up because he said otherwise it wasn't safe for you. He worked out some spells before he left yesterday. I'll set them up tomorrow, they'll take a few hours to do, then you can come over. "

"Really?"

"Ow!" Jack's hand flew up to where Sirius's fingers had clenched in his hair.

"Sorry." Sirius immediately let go.

Jack lifted his head and looked down at Sirius. "Yes, really. After all, as much as I love you, coming here does get a little…depressing.

"You love me?" Sirius asked softly as Lily swooned.

"Yes. I know it hasn't been very long but sometimes…when you meet someone, you just know. I knew I wasn't single anymore after our first date."

Sirius pulled Jack into a wet kiss. "I love you too."

"You don't have to say it because I said it. I just wanted you to know how I feel about you."

"I know I don't. I've known I loved you for a week."

"And when were you going to tell me?" Jack asked, kissing Sirius's cheek.

"Well…I was going to wait for our one month anniversary."

"Oh. That's another ten days."

"Yeah, well…" Sirius rubbed his nose against Jack's. "Sorry, I blew it."

"'S all right." Jack mumbled as he hugged Sirius tightly. "Could we go to bed now?"

"Sure, you have to be up early for work tomorrow."

"No…I…I didn't mean to sleep." Jack smiled as he got up off the couch.

"Oh." Sirius grinned as he took Jack's hand and they walked towards Sirius's bedroom. He shut the door behind him and looked at Jack lovingly as Jack took off his clothes.

"Come here." Jack said as he climbed into Sirius's bed.

Sirius walked over as he took his clothes off and then climbed in next to Jack, pulling him close.

"Tell me again?"

"I love you." Sirius kissed him.

"Did I tell you I saw Cassius and Remus having sex last week?" Sirius asked after the movie they'd been watching was over. He was reminded of it because Jack's heat against his side was causing a similar warm pooling of blood in his groin.

"No. Really?" Jack said in astonishment.

"I didn't mean to. It was on the full moon, right before he left on assignment. They had sex on the kitchen table."

"You're kidding!" Jack grinned. "I'll never look at that table the same way again. Do they know you saw them?"

"I think Cassius knew because…"

"What?"

"I…um…it made me hard and I jerked off in the hallway outside the kitchen door."

"Really." Jack's hand moved down to Sirius's groin, moving his hand over it as it grew harder.

"Jack?"

"Mm?" Jack murmured against Sirius's neck, pressing a kiss to it.

"I imagined it was you and me…that you were on the table and I was in you."

"Oh, that's it." Jack stood up.

"What?" Sirius blinked.

'What?' James complained, 'That was just getting good!'

"Come on!" Jack grabbed Sirius's hand and pulled him off the couch.

"Where are we going?"

"To the kitchen, of course." Jack grinned as they started down the stairs.

"Remus is upstairs." Sirius hissed as he tried to pull Jack back.

"So? You'll be yelling so loud he'll know what we're doing and he won't interrupt."

"I'm not that loud." Sirius protested as he let Jack drag him down the stairs.

"Really? I'm partially deaf in my right ear from all your shouting."

"You are not."

"What?"

"I said you are – " Sirius flushed as Jack laughed and pulled his shirt off.

"You're not getting undressed." Jack's hand stopped at the waistband of his pants.

"I have to be clothed."

"Why?"

"Because Cassius still had his clothes on…" Sirius stopped as Jack suddenly looked mad. Sirius wasn't certain what he had said.

"So we're reenacting it?" Jack said, his eyes narrowing angrily as he yanked his shirt back on. "And I'm Remus? Is that it? You –"

"No! No, I didn't even think of that." Sirius said quickly, crossing to Jack. "I swear I didn't. I just thought…it's kind of sexy, don't you think? One person naked, the other person not, bending over their lover as they writhe on the table." Sirius whispered into Jack's ear, punctuated by licks and nips. "I'll be naked if you want. You can take me. I'm all yours."

"Are you?"

As an answer, Sirius kissed Jack thoroughly before pulling away and getting undressed. Jack walked slowly over towards where Sirius was sitting on the table. Sirius reached out and pulled Jack between his legs and unzipped his pants. Sirius accio-ed a tube of lubricant from his room and slicked it over Jack before laying back on the table.

Jack slide into him. Sirius gasped.

"I love you." He said breathlessly as Jack rocked back and forth. He gripped the sides of the table tightly.

"Love you too." Jack gasped. "You're so hot."

The reality of being with Jack was much better than imagining it. Sirius shuddered as he came. He lay gasping on the table. Jack was braced over him, trying to get his own breath back. After a moment, Jack pulled Sirius into his arms and stepped back from the table. He did a quick cleaning spell on the table and then Apparated them into Sirius's room. Sirius crawled into his bed and Jack snuggled up against him.

"That was brilliant." Sirius said sleepily.

"Yeah. I'm glad you suggested it." Jack nudged Sirius's jaw with his nose as his hand stroked down Sirius's chest. "I'm sorry for getting mad, I just – "

"You shouldn't read into what I say, I'm not that deep." Sirius said wryly.

'That's for sure.' James agreed.

Sirius pressed a kiss to Jack's forehead. "Love you."

"I love you, Sirius." Jack said contentedly. "I don't think I'll be able to be in the kitchen now without thinking of you sprawled across the table naked."

"Mmm…it'll make the Order meetings more interesting, won't it?"

Next chapter will be up in a few days! It's mostly written, it just needs some more smoothing out.