Okie dokie, here is Chapter Two. Sorry for the wait, I've been so preoccupied with all of my other stories, not to mention it has been hecka busy lately. Sigh. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this Chapter. On with the story!

A Window To The Past

Chapter Two:

Sirius kept throwing glances towards his wife from time to time during dinner. Somehow she looked much more beautiful to him than she ever did before, if that were even possible.

He suddenly didn't care that much about not being in the Order; sure, it still made him angry sometimes, but he had other things to look forward to, like this baby, for one. This was going to change his life for the better, he decided one day. A baby is just what he needed to take his mind off of things and to give him a little bit more hope.

Sirius smiled as he climbed the stairs to their room that night and saw her curled up under the covers and snoring lightly. He got into bed as quietly as he could and snuggled closer to her. He was very, very happy. Words could not even describe how happy he was.

Of course, Serena and him hadn't always been this happy. There were times that their relationship was tested in some way, or another. Like, say, this whole Azkaban thing.

FLASH BACK

"Sirius?" she asked, her voice cracking, her breath coming out in little white wisps in the chilly evening air. It was cold even for a mid-winter's night and everything was frozen solid, as was her voice. She had not uttered that name in so long, had not even dared to utter that name that meant everything to her. And, yet, here he was, standing there, staring right back at her; it was almost like a dream, and yet she knew it was real, her heart beating against her chest was evidence of that.

He smiled slightly at her. "Hello, Sere." he replied, his voice cracking also, from emotion and from not using it for a while. He had hoped that she would wait for him, that she wouldn't think he would come back from Azkaban for them. He had his hands in his pockets, one of the traits that she loved so much. "It's been awhile, hasn't it?"

"Awhile?" she asked, not believing what she was hearing. "It's been more than awhile, Sirius. Two months is awhile, twelve years is a whole heck of a long time."

"Ah," whispered Sirius, his smile widening. "I have missed that sharpness of your voice. It was getting quite lonely without it."

Serena looked at him. "Sirius, why are you here?" she asked him.

"What do you mean, why am I here?" asked Sirius, frowning suddenly. "I came back for us! I thought you would be happy to see me!"

"Come on, Sirius. It's been twelve years. I hardly even know you anymore, and you just expect me to welcome you back with open arms?" said Serena, shaking her head. "I'm not even sure-" she stopped herself. That would be too rude and unfeeling to say. For, even if he was stupid for leaving Azkaban, he had gone through too much to have that slap in the face.

Sirius rolled his eyes. "Come on, now that you've started, spit it out. What aren't you sure of anymore?" he spat.

Serena looked away and quietly replied. "I'm not even sure that I love you anymore,"

And, with that said, she left him standing there, feeling his heart shatter bit by bit until there was nothing left there. He thought for sure that she would want him back, that she would love him. Maybe she was right, he thought to himself, trying to keep his emotions in check, maybe twelve years really was too long.

He closed his eyes and gave way to the emptiness he felt deep down inside. She was the only one for him, the only one he loved more than life itself, the only one that he had ever dreamed about being with, about starting a family with, and she wasn't sure how she felt about him anymore.

He still loved her with a burning passion that burned so hot it hurt him sometimes. But, he was going to get her back, he decided, clenching his fists in his pockets, at whatever the cost, at whatever anything, he was going to have her back in his arms, where she belonged.

Serena was looking out the window and let the tears fall. She hadn't meant to break his heart like that; she hadn't meant to hurt him at all, it was never what she wanted to do. She loved him more than anything else in the world, with the same burning passion that consumed him all while he was locked up.

She put her hand on the window. "I love you," she whispered, a sob coming hard out of her chest. "I'm sorry, I am so terribly sorry about this pain I'm causing you. You'll understand later, then maybe we can make this work. Maybe then we can settle down and start a family. But, until then, I can't be with you. I can't take the pain of being with you."

And she turned and slid down and sat on the floor, her knees pulled up to her chest, and resting her head on her knees, she let out the awful pain she was feeling in cold, hard sobs.

END OF FLASH BACK

You probably never could tell that that had happened today; they had been keen on avoiding the subject, but it was always at the back of their minds, which is probably what drove them to make their marriage work.

There was too much truth in Remus's words the other night, thought Sirius, thinking back to the day that Harry first arrived at Number Twelve. "I'm surprised that you two are still together,"

Too many times they had considered calling it quits, calling everything off and going back to the way life was before they had each other. But, every time they thought they decided, something would always spring up and make them stay together.

Settling his thoughts that would come tomorrow, he closed his eyes then fell into dreamland, full of sweet, pacifier filled dreams.

Okay, I know this is short, but I want to get all of my stories updated, which means shorter chapters, more updates. I hope you liked this chapter, I really liked how this one turned out. R&R, and tell me what you think. Oh, by the way, thanks soooo much to my reviewers; I wasn't expecting this story to be so popular at first; thanks a bunch! That really made my day!