Not Alone: Chapter Three
Warning: This chapter is EXTREMELY short. Sorry!
Chapter Three: Time
"Remus, how could you keep this from me for so long?" Albus asked, looking across the desk as an extremely shaken man.
Remus slumped down into his desk, looking at the older man, just hoping he was doing the right thing. "Albus, I... I was so ashamed."
"Of Jennica, or Samara?" Albus ventured.
"No, no. Not of them, of myself. I didn't know what you would think. I shouldn't have done it, I had just gotten away in my feelings. I should have been more sensible. I had accepted the fact that I shouldn't have children, and I knew the risks. What if Jennica had become just like myself? I couldn't have liked with myself..."
"So, are you going to tell Jennica who you are or not?"
"I don't know," Remus admited, his eyes suddenly filled with hope. "But, this is why I came to you."
"Remus, no. No, no. I can't make this decision for you. You're a father now, you need to know in your heart that you're ready for this responsiblity. So are you?"
Remus sighed, sinking deeper into the seat. "I don't know, truly. I want to be there for her, Samara would have wanted me to, but..."
"But what?" Albus asked when the younger man didn't continue.
"What if she hates me?"
"Why would she hate you?"
"For what I am..."
"Remus, listen to yourself. Why would she hate you for that. You are no less of a person because of something you couldn't prevent. She won't care that you are a werewolf."
"How do you know?" Remus sat up straight now. "How can we know? I wouldn't be able to bear the look in her eyes when she found out how much of a monster I am."
"Remus, you're not a monster. You're just being ridiculous. She would love you, she would accept you for who you are. She's apart of you."
"Do you really think so?" Remus asked, more to himself than to Albus.
Albus nodded. "Just do what you think is right in your heart."
"And be quick about it, I'm sick of all the questions about you," came a cold drawl from the door. Albus and Remus turned to look towards the door. Severus leant against the doorframe, eyebrows raised.
"Ah, Severus. I had totally forgotten our meeting. We'll be..."
"No, it's fine," Remus said, getting to his feet. "I believe I need a little time to think."
"Right, well, you'll tell me what you finally decide," Albus said, getting to his feet also.
"Thank you, Albus," Remus said, shaking the old man's hand.
Albus nodded warmly and Remus quickly left, leaving Severus and the Headmaster alone.
"So he came straight to you?" Severus asked, settling into a seat.
"He's very confused, Severus. He just needs time."
"He's had sixteen years..." Severus growled.
"I know, I know. But after Lily and James, and with his condition... He just needs time."
"Well Jenny isn't going to wait forever. She needs him now, she's needed him for a long time," Severus admitted.
Albus sighed, "Let's just see."
A/N: Okay, I think I should be called: "The Queen of Short Chapters." All I seem to be doing is making these chapters smaller and smaller. Sorry, but I think the next part will have to wait until the next chapter.
So, until next chapter...
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