A/N: I'm biting my nails on this one. Let me know if its a complete train/car wreck.
Sirius woke up earlier than he intended to. He sat up in bed and rubbed the tiredness out of his eyes and saw Professor Dumbledore sitting in the chair across the room. He jumped backwards realizing that he really was there and he wasn't imagining things.
"I didn't mean to startle you," The old man began.
"Professor? What are you doing here?"
"I just wanted to congratulate you personally." He said walking up to the bunk. Sirius knew that he'd seen Lily. " I guess we'll have to update the security on how the opposite gender gets into the dorms." He said simply and resumed his conversation with Sirius.
" I heard that your daughter had a rather traumatic birth,"
"Yeah, Sidney's blood pressure got too high or something, " He said shifting uncomfortably. It was weird having the Headmaster in his room. It was like having James's mum or dad in the room. The only adults he cared for. He just prayed Lily didn't wake before Dumbledore left.
" Your excused from classes for the next week Mr. Black,"
"Thank- Thank you sir,"
"Don't thank me yet," He said raising a hand to silence him. " You will be expected to keep up all of your lessons,"
"Wait, I can't do that without being there to learn"
"Then I hope your a quick study Mr. Black, Ms. Evans has agreed to tutor you over your lessons, and word has it she doesn't have the best temperament. Good day," He said excusing himself.
It was official. Lily loved him. He jumped down from his bunk and started shaking Lily awake.
"Lil!" He said in a loud whisper. "Lily wake up!"
"Sirius?" She said squinting her eyes at the unwelcome sunlight.
"I love you!" He said pulling her away from James and hugging her tightly.
"Mmm? What's going on with you?"
"Dumbledore was just here. He told me what you did!"
"Wait! Dumbledore was here!"' She said in a panicked tone.
"Yeah. He said you agreed to tutor me!"
"Dumbledore was here?" She repeated. They were having two different conversations as always.
"He saw you. He didn't care to much, you agreed to tutor me?" He said trying to get on the same page.
"Well of course, you may be the most annoying man in the world, but I love you for it."
"I love you too!" He said picking her up off the ground in a hug.
"Sirius, you're squishing me."
He sat her down quickly. "Sorry."
James got up out of his bed and put his arms around Lily. "She's mine Padfoot," He said jokingly. Sirius knew he was getting insecure about the relationship between Lily and him. He knew that James knew he would never do anything to harm James intentionally or otherwise, he just needed a little reminder.
"James, I'm more likely to have an affair with Peter than take Lily away from you. Besides I'm completely happy with the one I have."
"Thanks for the visual there Sirius," Remus said stretching." Where is Peter anyways?"
"He's probably in the kitchens for all I care. I'm going down to the Hospital."
"Bye Sirius." Remus and James said in unison.
"Say hi for me."
He ran down to the Hospital Wing and went over to Sidney's cot and pulled back the curtain. She wasn't there. He heard someone's voice behind the curtain where his daughter resided. He quickly pulled back the curtain and saw Sidney sitting in the chair talking to their daughter like he previously had except she had her weight leaned into the bassinet like she couldn't support herself. It'd only been 24 hours since she'd been heavily sedated so that was probably the cause. She turned around to see their intruder.
"Hey Sirius," She said in a tired voice that further proved his theory.
"Hey baby,"
"Don't you have classes?"
"No, I got excused. How's she doing today?"
"She's fine. She's perfect Sirius," She said in an admiring tone that hardly belonged to her.
"Well," He said picking her up from the chair and sitting down with her in his lap. "With so much of you in her, how could she not be?"
"You're really sweet you know that?"
"I know, so have you thought of any names for her?"
"What do you think about naming her after my mum?"
"Depends on your mums name sweetheart,"
"Lindsey,"
"Lindsey huh?"
"If you don't want to that's fine."
"No, No Lindsey sounds perfect for her,"
"What's the matter then?"
"I was just trying to think of a good middle name."
"I had some ideas about that to,"
"What'd you come up with?"
"Caitlin,"
"Lindsey Caitlin?"
"No, Lindsey Caitlin Black,"
"I like it,"
"You do?"
"Yeah babe, it's perfect for her."
"I'm glad you think so,"
"What's on your mind?"
"Nothing,"
"Sidney Marie.." He scolded playfully.
"I was wondering what's going to happen when we go back to classes. We pulled off a miracle keeping it a secret when I was pregnant. Now that she's born..."
" Let's worry about that bridge when we come to it., I'm off for the rest of the week ,and Lily's agreed to tutor me."
"That was nice of her and slightly odd for her as well,"
"She's Lily, she does this kind of thing for the people she loves,"
"So she loves us now?"
"Yeah, but we love her more,"
They were snapped out of there conversation when their daughter started crying. When Lindsey started crying, Sirius corrected himself.
"Would you get her Sirius? My arms are still a little weak and I'm terrified of dropping her,"
"You don't have to ask me twice,"
He picked Sidney up and sat her back in the chair and went over and gently picked his daughter up.
"Hey you. I told you I'd be back, yeah my little Lindsey,"
She started to settle back down and fell back asleep against the warmth of his body. "You're great with her,"
"She knows she's mine,"
"Defiantly a daddy's girl."
"She'll be fine with you once your strong enough to hold her,"
"You don't know that,"
"Yeah I do, there's no way you won't be good with her."
" I don't know"
"Well then, you might as well get over your fears now." He said placing Lindsey back down in the bassinet and picked Sidney back up and put her in the previous position.
"What are you doing?"
"Pick her up,"
"Sirius, I've already told you I'm too weak!"
"I'm going to help you now, relax"
"What are you getting at?"
"Just do it Sid, for once in your life do something on impulse."
Sidney put her shaking arms around Lindsey and gently scooped her up. She was terrified of holding her until she felt Sirius's arms under her own. He was supporting her arms under the weight of their fragile daughter. She never wanted that moment to end.
