Chapter 10

"Regulus slow down son." Sirius yelled out to his son who was now running ahead of him into the potions shop. Just what he needed, his son running in and breaking everything. He quickly caught up to his son, who was now stopped, standing in front of a man and crying.

"Regulus what is wrong?" He asked before he looked up and saw the man that was infront of his son.

"Should have figured this brat was yours. He nearly knocked my son over running into the store like that." The man said arm around a dark haired boy that looked to be about two years of age.

" Why are you crying Reg?" Sirius asked ignoring the other man.

"He yelled at me. I was just going to stop right here and wait for you. I didn't mean to almost knock down the other boy Papa." Regulus was crying out.

"It's alright son. Did you say you were sorry?" He asked.

"Yes Papa but he still yelled." His son said wiping his eyes and looking up at him.

"Alright you go in and find Sarah, stay with her till I come in." He watched as his son walked in looking around and noticed when he met up with sarah. Once he knew his son was safe he rounded on the other guy.

"James, I see your using your Auror skills to now terrorize little kids. Must be fun." He crossed his arms.

"Well if you keep that kid of yours on a leash it wouldn't have happened. Son go find your mother." Sirius watched the young boy run across the street to where Lily was standing.

"See you're still with the home wreaker." Sirius spat out, hating himself for bringing that up.

"She was not a home wreaker. I am married to her and we have our son. Who did you whore yourself to in order to get one of your own. Must have been someone at school, looks like he was born while we were there." James said and Sirius really hoped he wouldn't put his deductive skills to work, but he saw the gears turning in James head and was about to walk away when he spoke again.

"Does he know that you have his kid?" James asked making Sirius look up at him.

"Who the hell are you talking about?" Sirius asked.

"Severus. Does he know that brat is his." This made Sirius laugh. really laugh.

"You think Regulus is Severus son? I never slept with Severus. Never even had the chance to get into a relationship with him because of you and lily. I would have loved to have been with him, I was falling, really falling for him and getting over you, but no. I wasn't allowed anything after you ripped my heart out. So no Reg is not Severus and I am not telling you who the father is. It is not any of your concern." He growled out and walked away, noticing everyone around them staring. He made it to his son and Sarah and quickly told them they had to leave.

"Who was that man Papa?" Regulus asked later that night while they were eating dinner. Sarah looked at him looking like she wanted to know also.

"Someone Papa went to school with son. No one important. Now eat all your dinner so you can go play out back with your broom." He responded. As soon as dinner was done and Regulus ran out the back door Sarah turned to him.

"Wasn't that James Potter in front of the shop earlier?" She asked.

"Yes, What do you want to know Sarah." He asked.

"Well I noticed some similarites between Reg and James." She stated.

"Yes alright. He is Reg Father. He doesn't know and he will never know." He explainned.

"But shouldn't Reg get to know him." She asked looking concerned.

"Maybe when he is older and he wants to know, but not right now. James just scared him into crying. That is how that man is. I don't trust him after everything. So please don't." Just then a knock came to his door and he sighed.

"What do you want now?" He asked as he saw the man standing on the other side.

"James came to me with the most ridiculous notion. It made Remus and I fight with him because we know the truth, but here we are still keeping it for you. He thinks your son is mine." Severus stared at him not entering the house.

"Well you know the truth so no worries. Just leave Severus. You have Remus and there is nothing else to say." He went to close the door but Severus stuck his hand out to stop him.

"Just watch where you and your son are going and who you are running into. We will stay away from you and you stay away from us." Sirius tried not to let the words effect him but they did, harder than Severus even knew.

"I will do my best." He whispered. "Now please leave." He said without looking up. He was finally able to close the door and lean against it, listening to the other man apperate away from his house.

"Was that the doctor that came to look at Reg, is he checking on him again." Sarah asked looking at him.

"Yes it was and no, he was here to speak with me about something else. He won't ever be back. he'll be sending someone else if we ever need someone again." Sirius responded.

"What is wrong Sirius. Are you crying?" She asked knowing that he never really did cry in front of her or Regulus.

"I'm sorry." He wiped at his eyes quickly. "He's just someone else from my past." He pushed off the door and went towards the kitchen when Sarah stopped him.

"What are you not telling me?" She asked worried.

"He helped me when no one else would, after everything my friends and I did to him the years before. He found out about Reg and helped me, that is until James and Lily got to him. That's all." He replied looking at her.

"You loved him, you still do. I can see it. Why don't you tell him." She tried.

"Cause he is with my other old friend Remus. They have been together since after Reg was born. I've lost everyone in my life but I will not loose Regulus." Sirius stated. "Now I am going to go play out back with Regulus, you can do what ever for awhile. I will let you know if we need you sarah." He walked off not seeing the calculating look in Sarah's eyes.