A/N: Thanks to everyone who has reviewed so far! I greatly appreciate everyone's comments. Anyway, on with the story! This chapter will also have a little James/Lily in it as well, just to shake things up a bit.

Chapter 2

Several hours later, Sirius still had not returned home. It was nearly seven o'clock, so Remus figured that Sirius must have had a busy day with all the recent Death Eater attacks. He'd already cooked supper; Remus didn't normally like to cook the muggle way, though he was actually quite good at it, but he'd been bored (and a bit nervous) and had decided that would be the best way to take his mind off things. He'd cooked Sirius' favorite meal, lasagna, along with a few other things, but it looked as though Sirius wouldn't be home in time to enjoy it while it was warm.

After waiting another thirty minutes, Remus came to the conclusion that he was tired of sitting there alone, agonizing over what he'd say to Sirius. He decided to drop by James and Lily's house, and have a little chat with them. Getting up from his chair in the living room, Remus walked into the kitchen and placed the left over food in the refrigerator, before leaving Sirius a note, telling him where he'd gone.

Minutes later, Remus appeared with a small 'pop' outside the Potters' home in the small wizarding village, Godric's Hollow. Wrapping his cloak tighter around him to protect him against the October chill, Remus knocked lightly on the door. James opened the door a few seconds later, and smiled when he saw who it was.

"Hey, Moony!" He greeted, stepping back to let his friend inside. "Come in, come in. What are you doing here? Nothing's wrong, is it?" He asked with a frown, noticing the slightly worried look Remus had.

"No, nothing's wrong exactly. At least, not yet," Remus added with a small sigh, as he stepped into the comfortable living room. "You wouldn't happen to have any idea where Sirius is, would you?"

"Still at work, probably. I think he had a good bit of paper work to get done, and you know how Moody is about having everything done on time," James said as he followed his friend to the couch. "But you didn't have to come all the way over here for that, you know. You could have just flooed us. So what's up?"

Before Remus could answer, Lily came running into the living room, looking flushed and excited. She didn't even notice Remus' presence as she turned to James and exclaimed, "James, the test, it's positive! We're having a baby!" As James jumped up from the couch and swung his wife around in his excitement, Remus noticed a muggle pregnancy test clutched in Lily's right hand.

When James finally released her, Lily noticed Remus sitting on the couch and said, "Oh, hello Remus! Isn't it wonderful? I can't believe I'm going to be a mother!"

Smiling as he stood up to hug them both, Remus laughed, "Yes, and James is going to be a father. You're going to have a hard time keeping him from spoiling this kid rotten, Lily. Congratulations, though."

Lily laughed as James scowled slightly. "You're probably right about that. Now, what are you doing here? Not that you aren't welcome to come over any time you want, Remus, but we hardly ever see you here without Sirius. Is something wrong with you guys?"

Remus shook his head as he sat back down. "No, I think Sirius is still at work. Although, I did have something I wanted to talk to you guys about, before I tell Sirius."

"What is it?" James asked in concern as he sat down in a chair across from Remus, pulling Lily into his lap.

"It's kind of ironic, really, considering what you two just found out," Remus began with a small laugh.

"What do you mean?" Lily asked curiously, as she settled herself into her husband's lap, pulling her long, flaming red hair back into a pony tail as she spoke.

"Well, as Sirius might have told you, I've been feeling a bit sick in the mornings lately," Remus said. As they nodded, he continued, "So, I went to St. Mungo's today to find out what was wrong. They did all sorts of tests on me, and it turns out that I'm two weeks pregnant with twins." Remus waited anxiously for his friends' responses.

"P-pregnant?" James choked after a moment of tense silence, holding in his laughter. "You've got to be joking. Remus, guys can't get pregnant!"

Remus sighed. "That's what I said. According to the Healer, adult male werewolves who are exclusively involved in sexual relationships with other men are fully capable of becoming pregnant. It's rare, but not at all impossible."

"So you're serious?" Lily asked in shock. Remus nodded, and she smiled. "Well, that's good news, isn't it? I think you would make a great father!"

"Yeah, Moony," James said, once he'd recovered from his shock. "I don't see what you were so nervous about. I mean, I'm sure Sirius'll be happy with this, especially if it's something you want. You know he can't say no to you about anything."

"I know," Remus said with a sigh. "It's not so much Sirius' reaction to the news that I'm pregnant that I'm worried about. I'm much more concerned about how he'll react when he learns that it's up to the Ministry to decide if we even get to keep the children."

"What do you mean, it's up to the Ministry? Why's it any of their business if you want to have kids?" James asked with a frown.

"Healer Fenwick told me that because I'm a werewolf, the I've got to submit to another examination by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Then, a hearing will be held to determine whether or not I have to have an abortion, or if I can give birth to them. If they do decide to let me deliver, we might still have to given them up for adoption!" In his frustration, Remus stood up and started pacing around the room. "And something else the Healer told me. No matter what the Committee decides, once I'm no longer pregnant, I'm supposed to take this potion that will make me infertile. That way, I'll never be able have kids of my own after this."

Apparently not knowing what to do with himself, Remus sat back down on the couch, putting his head in his hands in resignation. "Isn't it enough that people hate me because of what I am? I mean, I can't hold a decent job for long, and if I weren't with Sirius, I'd never be able to find a place to live, because I wouldn't be able to afford it! Now, I don't even have a say in the future of my own children."

Lily climbed off of James' lap and moved over to the couch. Putting her arm around Remus in an attempt to comfort him, Lily said, "Come on, Remus, don't talk like that. There's still a chance the Ministry will let you guys raise the twins. If I know Sirius, he won't take no for an answer about something like this."

"Yeah," James said. "Sirius won't let the Ministry keep you guys from taking care of your own children. And there's got to be something we can do to help."

Looking up at them, Remus said, "Actually, there is. Healer Fenwick said that we would be allowed to have several character witnesses speak to the Committee on our behalf, saying that I'm not dangerous, and that Sirius and I would make good parents. He said that it would be best to have as many witnesses as possible, and that he would also be required to give his testimony."

"Well that's it, then." Lily said. "James and I will be glad to testify on your behalf, and I'm sure Peter and Grace will too."

"Yeah," James said in agreement. "I'll bet we could even get Dumbledore to talk to those idiots at the Ministry. He could make them see sense."

Remus nodded, smiling once again. "I hope you're right. I know I only found out about this today, and I still don't know exactly how Sirius is going to react to this, but I'm already very attached to the idea of having kids. I'd be devastated if we had to give them up. I'm sure you know what I mean," he said, throwing a slightly amused glance at James and Lily.

"Of course we do," Lily began. Before she could finish speaking, however, there was another knock on the door.

James got up from his comfortably overstuffed chair with a slight groan. "I bet it's Sirius, coming to look for you, Moony. You know that clingy little git can't go five minutes after work without seeing you," he said with a laugh as he approached the door.

He laughed even harder when opened the door, to find that it was indeed Sirius, holding the note Remus had left in his hand. "Speak of the Devil!" James exclaimed. "Come on in, Padfoot. I'd ask what you're doing here, except that I already know the answer. You came in search of your missing lover?"

"Yes, he left a note saying he'd be here," Sirius said as he entered the house. He smiled as he saw his sandy-haired mate sitting on his best friend's couch. "Hello, love." He said as he sat down next to him, giving Remus a small kiss on the cheek.

"Hey, Siri," Remus said, turning to face his lover. "Sorry I left, but I was getting tired of sitting in that boring apartment by myself."

"That's alright. Hey, Lily, what's that you've got in your hand?" Sirius asked, seeing the pregnancy test she was still holding.

Lily smiled happily. "It's a muggle pregnancy test. Turns out, James and I are going to be parents in a few months."

"Really?" Sirius asked, with a surprised look on his face. James nodded excitedly. "That's great! You guys'll be make great parents. Now I'll have the chance to spoil your kid rotten!"

"Hey, if anyone's going to be spoiling my kid, it's going to be me," James said indignantly, as he returned to his seat. Lily got back up and returned to his lap, giving Remus a look that quite clearly said that now would be a good time to break the news to Sirius.

Remus cleared his throat to get Sirius' attention. As Sirius turned to face him, Remus said, "Sirius, there's something I've got to tell you."

"What is it?" Sirius asked in concern, not failing to notice the look that passed between James and Lily.

"Well, it's about what I found out at St. Mungo's today," Remus began. "I'm not really sure how to tell you this." Remus cursed himself for shaking so much. He didn't know why he was so nervous.

"What's wrong? Is it something bad?" Sirius asked in concern. "I'm not losing you, am I?" Sirius could feel himself beginning to break down immediately at the prospect of finding out that the love of his life was dying, even though he didn't even know if that was what was happening.

"No, love, I'm fine, really." Remus said to reassure his lover. "Actually, I'm – well, what I'm trying to say is that we're – going to be parents, too." He looked anxiously at Sirius, as James and Lily smiled encouragingly at the both of them.

Sirius went pale with shock. "What do you mean, we're going to be parents? We can't adopt because of you're lycanthropy, and blokes can't have kids. How can we be parents?" It wasn't that Sirius wasn't in favor of having children. On the contrary, he loved kids, and had quite angry to learn that Remus and he couldn't adopt their own. So naturally, he was very confused as to how they could possibly have kids.

Remus took a deep breath before saying, "Apparently, gay werewolves are indeed capable of baring children. In fact, according to the Healers at St. Mungo's, I'm now two weeks pregnant with twins."

"You're serious?" Sirius asked shakily. When Remus nodded, Sirius broke into a huge smile, before pulling his lover to him and kissing him senseless. "That's great! Now, we've just got to wait for Peter and Grace to get going on starting a family, and we'll have a whole new generation of Marauders in no time!"