"An Auror in Love: The Diary of Nymphadora Tonks"

Disclaimer: god, if I owned Remus…I would probably have him chained to the futon in the basement right now. Whence I am finished with this chapter, we would engage in inappropriate activities. But, alas, that pleasure is left to Tonks and J.K. Rowling, who owns him and had enough sense to put him with Tonks. The title of this chapter is from "The Parent Trap", the real and original one, not the version with Lindsay Lohan the hack! You know what I do own? This tape of the Beatles lovely White Album! Wait, that's my dad's…. ah hell, happiness is a warm gun!

Chapter 4: let's get together, yeah, yeah, yeah

June 28

Grimmauld Place

10:00 PM

Oh my stars, so much has happened since my last entry! I think I'm finally ready to write it down. Whoo, need to calm down.

Okay, here goes.

Well, around lunchtime yesterday I began rooting through my closet for something decent to wear on my first real date with Remus. After a lot of cursing and throwing of clothes, I decided on an off the shoulder black dress with a staggered hem. I loved how it swished when I moved. I also found some elegant black pumps in the back of my closet that still had the price tags on them. Ah, how sad. I really had not been on a date in a while.

I spent the rest of the day, up until about six o'clock staring at my reflection in the mirror above my vanity, trying to work out what color my hair should be. I finally decided on a silky dark brown with light honey highlights. I made it shoulder length and pinned it up in curls on my head. I put on some light red lipstick, a little blush and some tan eye shadow to bring out my honey eyes. I was finally ready.

I realized we hadn't set an exact time to meet so I walked slowly down the hall to Remus' room and knocked on the door. He answered with "one moment!" I was on tenterhooks. Nothing could have prepared me for the vision that answered the door. I was looking down when he opened the door.

My eyes started at his shiny black dress shoes. Next they traveled up to his black dress slacks, then his deep blue dress shirt offset with a blue and white checked tie, finally reaching his face. He was smiling. Obviously, he liked what he saw as much as I did.

"Good evening Nymphadora." He said courteously.

"Hi…" I said, at a loss for words.

"Shall we?" he said, offering me his arm.

"We shall." I responded, taking it.

We descended the long staircase into the foyer. Sirius was there, leaning against the doorframe, grinning at us. I grinned back.

"Well, here we have the lovebirds, Remus Lupin and Nymphadora," I glared at him at the mention of my first name. ", Tonks." He finished.

"Yes, yes, that's quite enough." Remus said, and when I looked up at him, he was blushing. "You don't have to make all that a big deal about it."

"Moony, this is your first date in at least fifteen years! It's a bit of a do!" he whipped a Muggle camera out of a pocket somewhere in his robes and began clicking it.

"Oh, that is enough Sirius!" Remus exclaimed. "Accio camera!" The camera zoomed into his hand. He handed it to me and I vanished it. Sirius looked like a puppy that had just gotten a chew toy taken away. "No need to wait up." Remus added and we were out the door.

We walked to the corner and he told me, "I'll do side-along apparition with you since you don't know where we're going."

I realized that was true and nodded, gripping his arm tighter. In a swirl we were gone, being squeezed through a rubber tube, unable to breathe and then we were there. I took a deep breath and looked around.

We were standing outside an Italian restaurant, like the one I had heard him sing about that day I noticed his beauty. I smiled.

"You like it?" he asked me.

"It's brilliant."

We sat down at an outside table. We ordered and ate fairly quickly. Then he told me that he had another surprise. He led me into town; London is really remarkable after sundown. He led me to a dock near the Thames River. We boarded a boat and had a nice little cruise down the Thames. It was lovely. The moon above, not yet full, lit our way. It was enchanting and I loved being there with Remus, I wouldn't have wanted anyone else. I leaned against his chest and he stroked my hair.

Near the end of our ride, when we were nearing the docks again, he inquired, "Did you enjoy tonight?"

"Yes, Remus, I loved it."

"I'm glad." He squeezed my hand and leaned down to kiss me. It was like fireworks going off when his lips touched mine. His arm snaked up behind me and cradled my head. I opened my lips and he slid his tongue in. I fondled his brown hair, it was so soft. The boat hit the dock and we were jarred out of our moment of passion. We walked off the boat hand in hand and apparated wordlessly back to Grimmauld, right into his room.

We continued the kiss; it led to more kisses that were more feverish and needy. Before we knew it, we were wearing nothing but underclothes and we were lying on the bed. He positioned himself over me and looked down into my eyes, which had changed to blue. "I love you." He said, and his lips came crashing down on mine.

He was so gentle yet forceful. It was an exhilarating experience. I can only hope it leads to more. I love Remus Lupin. And now I've slept with him. I never would've thought. We're going out again tonight. If I neglect you, journal, it's only because my nights are filled with much better things. These things have brown silky hair and kind eyes. God, I love him…

A/N: well, what did you think? Please review and I will update as soon as possible. Until then, I leave you with this question, "Sexy Sadie, what have you done?" God, the White Album rocks my socks.