Title: The Morning After
Author: Saiya-Jin Girl
Disclaimer: I do not own anything. The plot is mine.

Chapter Thirteen: Secrets Revealed

They were missing. Remus looked around anxiously but Chris and Lizzy were no where to be found. Cursing softly under his breath he walked down the hallway and to the reception desk where a witch sat filing her nails. She looked up at him and he smiled wanly.

"Excuse me, have you seen a young man and a little girl pass by here?" he asked. She nodded and pointed to the waiting room. He breathed a sigh of relief when he walked in to see Chris walking around carrying Lizzy in his arms, lulling her to sleep. He looked at him for a moment and then he cleared his throat.

"Oh, I didn't hear you come in, she's asleep," Chris said softly. Remus nodded. She seemed to be alright, Remus thought.

"Ah, Hermione wanted to see her," he said going towards him. Chris stiffened and then relaxed.

"Well in that case, I'll take her in," he said. Remus looked at him.

"That's alright, I'll do it," he said. Chris shook his head.

"Remus, I want to do this, maybe you should go home and get some rest, you look tired,"

"I'm perfectly fine-"

"Look, I'm thankful for everything that you've done for Lizzy and Hermione, but I'm here now,"

Lupin was shocked to hear him say this.

Chris walked past Remus and then stopped before he exited the room.

"And don't bother coming in the morning, I'll pick Hermione up from the hospital myself,"

Remus stood outside looking at nothing in particular. So that was it. He was back again in the cold. With Hermione, he had a chance, a chance to become a better person, to do something worthwhile with his life. And now, this Chris took it all away from him in a matter of minutes. He sighed, there was nothing left for him to do but to pack up and go back to square one.

He was once more unemployed.

Chris sat in the chair next to Hermione's bed and looked at her as she slept peacefully. Lizzy was asleep in his arms, and Remus Lupin was gone. He closed his eyes as he felt a surge of anger run through his body.

Remus Lupin, the bastard who had deserted his mother when she had become pregnant with him. He couldn't stand to even look at the man, and had been equally shocked when he appeared at Hermione's home. Of all the people, it had to be him. He had initially hid his shock and put it behind him to help Hermione, but now he had time to think, he wondered if he did the right thing. After all, who was he to judge, look what he himself did to his own child.

He felt tears welling up inside of him. It had been far too long.

Had he done the wrong thing by pushing his father away?

Remus walked down a cobblestone road, somewhere in London. His mind wandered to Hermione, and then to Lizzy, and finally to Chris. He had not believed it, but soon as he met Chris, he knew. He sensed his own blood running through Chris' veins and he felt a terrible pain, one he hadn't felt in a long time. When he left Helena in Hogwarts, she was pregnant. He felt terrible for doing it, but he was young, rash, and stupid. When he realized his mistake, he found her and told her his secret of him being a werewolf. She had recoiled from him, and then feared for the life of her child. She told him to leave, and never come back, and that he did. He continued to send letters and presents to the child, until he turned 18, and after that, anything he sent was returned to him.

He had simply given up after that, figuring that neither his son, nor Helena would want to see him. Now he realized the mistake he made. He was falling in love with the mother of his grandchild. Dear God. What was wrong with him? How come he didn't sense his own blood running through Lizzy's veins then?

He stopped and closed his eyes.

How come he didn't sense her?

How come he didn't recognize his own granddaughter?

A/N: Hey All, sorry for the long wait! Thanks for bearing with me and I hope you enjoyed the chapter. It's a bit short, but look out for more soon!

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Love, Saiya-Jin-Girl