"Becky." Rermus said as he kissed the middle of her back and she lifted her face from the pillow and cracked open an eye at him.
"Hmmmm?" She said before planting her face back in to the pillow again.
"Happy Christmas." He said and kissed her shoulder and she took a deep breath and let it out slowly as she turned over to her back and rubbed her face.
"Its Christmas isn't it?" She asked and looked at him as he nodded. "Merry Christmas." She said and lifted herself up enough to peck his lips before flopping back down on to the bed.
"What would you like to do today?" He asked as he leaned his forehead on her shoulder and rested a hand on her stomach lightly.
"I don't know. What would you like to do?"
"Anything you would like to do."
"What about if we have no plans today, just do whatever."
"That's a plan in itself." He said and she smiled.
"I guess it is huh? Planning to not have any plans." She said softly to herself as she laid a hand on his arm lightly and sighed. "Well I wouldn't mind staying in bed for a few more hours, maybe get up and eat something."
"What if we went to Hogsmead today?" He asked as he lifted his head and looked at her.
"Hogsmead doesn't sound too bad; I remember it being rather nice last time I was there."
"We could walk around the village, get something to eat, might be nice." He said and nuzzled his nose against her shoulder.
"Sounds very nice." She said and yawned.
"I kind of liked the idea of staying in bed for a few more hours." He said with a smile.
"Me too." She said and rubbed her face. "Geeze how much did I have to drink?" She asked trying to remember what she had drank the previous night.
"I think I saw one of the twins sneak some more firewhiskey in to your last drink."
"Oh it did taste a little strong." She mumbled as she curled up to him and closed her eyes.
"Wake me up in an hour." She sighed and he looked down at her in his arms. He loved to watch her sleep, she always looked so vulnerable and relaxed, rather than the guarded façade she always kept up. He played with a strand of hair as he watched her and the corners of her mouth twitched as she cracked open an eye at him.
"Sorry." He said with a sheepish smile and laid his head down and watched her breathing become slower until she was asleep and he shut his eyes and tried to go back to sleep.
"Gosh it feels like years since we have been here." Rebecca said as she shrugged off her coat and hung it off the back of the chair.
"Place hasn't changed a bit." Remus said as he looked around The Three Broomsticks.
"Hello Remus, how are you?" Madam Rosmerta said as she walked up.
"Hello Felicity." He said with a kind nod and a warm smile.
"What can I get you both?" She asked as she looked from Remus to Rebecca.
"Ham sandwich." Rebecca said and handed the menu back to her. "And two butterbeers."
"Same thing." Remus said and handed the menu back to her.
"Butterbeers will be right up." She said with a smile and turned and walked away.
"So what would you like to do after this?" She asked as she reached across the table and took his hands.
"What would you like to do?"
"Why is it always about what I want to do?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well I don't really care what we do as long as I'm with you." He said and she smiled and leaned across the table and kissed him.
"You are too sweet." She said and he gave a small smile before clearing his throat and biting his lip.
"Something wrong?"
"Well…you know we can talk about it later, I don't want it to ruin the mood or anything." He said and she frowned.
"Well it's going to bother me not knowing now that you said you want to talk about something which is never a good thing in a conversation." She said and he smiled.
"Its nothing bad, I promise."
"Well what is it?"
"Well I would have rather saved this until tomorrow or something but uh, well I think I'm going to sell the house."
"Your parent's house?"
"Yeah." He said with a nod as his eyes dropped to the table. "It's kind of hard to live in without my parents. I keep expecting them to walk through the door or something but…I know they won't so I figure why not just sell it?"
"I'm sorry Remus; this must be hard for you." She said as she squeezed his hands.
"I'm fine." He said with a forced smile before Madam Rosmerta brought over their butterbeers.
After lunch they headed out of the Three Broomsticks and walked around the village, Rebecca clutching Remus close to steal as much body heat from him as she could.
"Walcott." Someone called from down the street and Rebecca turned around and saw
Leo, Lex and a girl Rebecca recognized as a Hufflepuff Nina Bellby.
"Wow guys, it's really you." She said with a grin and gave them each a hug and Remus shook each of their hands.
"How are you guys doing?" Lex asked.
"Great, how about you?"
"We're doing pretty well, how does it feel to be out in the real world?"
"I can honestly say I miss Hogwarts." She said with a light chuckle as she took Remus' hand lightly.
"Are you two going out?" Leo asked surprised and Rebecca smiled.
"As if you didn't see it coming." Lex said as he nudged him.
"No, I didn't, we all had bets on Black." Leo said with a laugh and Rebecca scrunched up her face.
"No way, Black is a womanizing asshole; I can't believe you would think that." She said bitterly.
"Come on he isn't that bad, he was kind of my personal hero. He dated Trish Crosby didn't he Lex?" Leo asked.
"Yeah he did, Merlin she was gorgeous." Lex said with a smile.
"Right." Rebecca said and looked at Remus.
"Did you know I am quidditch captain now?" Leo asked.
"Really? How is the team doing?" She asked.
"Pretty good, not as great as last year but you know, it's alright." He said with a shrug.
"Well congrats on that Leo." She said with a wide grin. "Remus and I are going to get going, it was nice to see you guys."
"Yeah you two, Happy Christmas to you both." Leo said with a nod.
"You too, see you guys." Rebecca said with a small wave and continued down the street with Remus and scoffed. "Yeah as if I would ever date Black." She muttered under her breath and Remus laughed and kissed her cheek as he put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer to him.
"So I was wondering something." He said and she looked at him. "If uh that offer to move in together still stood." He said as he looked at the ground and she smiled.
"Of course it does." She said and he looked at her.
"Are you sure?"
"Remus I wouldn't have asked if I wasn't sure."
"Alright then." He said and she kissed his cheek.
"We'll need a bigger place though if we are moving in together. I will start looking for places, anywhere in particular?"
"Anywhere you are is home to me Becky." He said as he stroked the side of her face and kissed her.
Rebecca stared up at the Potter Manor in awe and felt Remus' hand on the small of her back and she looked at him as he nodded towards the house.
"Right." She said as they walked up the stairs to the front door and knocked. Rebecca could hear loud chattering going on inside the house along with music lulling in the background.
The door opened up to reveal James dressed in sophisticated dress robes and what looked like an attempt at taming his unruly hair.
"Moony, Becky, bout time." James said and welcomed them in and he took their coats and hung them up in the large closet that was current filled with numerous coats.
"Right this way, drinks are over there as well as the food." James said and looked around.
"Where is Lily?" he said to himself before there was a knock on the door.
"Please enjoy." James said to them as he disappeared and Rebecca looked around the large room of people talking and in the next room she saw people dancing to a small string quartet.
"So uh what do we do? This has to be the classiest party I have ever been to." Rebecca said as she put an arm around herself and looked around.
"Well let's start with something to drink and I guess we can mingle." He said as he led her over to the table where drinks were being served.
"Two champagnes please." Remus said to the man serving them and he handed over two bubbling glasses of champagne. Remus handed one to Rebecca who took it and looked around.
"I see Lily, come on." She said and linked her arm with his and led him across the room to where Lily was talking with Marlene and Alice.
"Hey guys." Rebecca said with a smile and hugged them.
"These people look important." Rebecca said as she looked around at everyone dressed to the nines.
"I think a lot of them work in the Ministry with James' parents." Lily said and took a sip of her champagne. "Where is James?" She asked as she looked around.
"Right here dear." James said as he appeared behind her and wrapped his arms around her from behind.
"Hey guys." Sirius said as he walked over and gave a nod to everyone and looked over at a girl standing off to the side and winked at her.
"So your parents really go all out huh?" Rebecca asked as she looked around.
"No, not at all." James said sarcastically with a smile.
"How are you all enjoying your evening?" A man asked as he walked over looking very similar to James with the same messy black hair and glasses.
"Lily dear you look wonderful." He said with a smile and Lily blushed slightly.
"Thank you sir."
"Uh dad I don't think you have met Rebecca." James said as he motioned to Rebecca.
"Becky, this is my father."
"Matthew Potter." He said as he held his hand out to Rebecca.
"Rebecca Walcott, nice to meet you sir, I can see where James gets his good looks from." She said with a smile and Matthew grinned and looked at James.
"I like her." He said with a laugh as he pointed to Rebecca. "Well I will be on my way, have a good night everyone." Matthew said before walking off to a group of people.
"Wow you look just like your dad." Rebecca said as she looked at James who shrugged with a smile.
Halfway through the party Rebecca found herself outside staring out over the snow covered grounds.
"Aren't you cold?" Someone asked from behind her and she glanced over her shoulder and saw Sirius with 2 champagne glasses in hand.
"Here." He said as he held one out to her.
"For me? You shouldn't have." She said dryly as she took it from him.
"Well it was actually for…uh I think her name was Annabelle but I can't seem to find her." He said and leaned against the railing next to her.
"Well, thanks." She said and took a sip of it and sighed.
"Something wrong?" He asked as he glanced at her.
"No, it's just." She said and paused trying to find the words. "I didn't realize how stressful it would be to move in with someone."
"Second thoughts?"
"No." She said softly and bit her lip. "But what if we arent ready for this and it messes everything up?"
"Why wouldn't you guys be ready for it?"
"What if we can't live with each other like we would like to?"
"You and Moony get on fine." He said and took a drink.
"Well we don't live with each other, things change."
"Why would you think they would change?"
"Because there is no separation, we are with each other all the time."
"Aren't you guys with each other all the time anyways? I hardly see one without the other."
"I don't know, I'm probably being ridiculous." She said and shook her head. "I want this, there is no reason I should be feeling this way, and I love Remus." She said softly and sighed and looked at him. "Are you ever going to shave that thing off?" She asked as she looked at his goatee and he stroked it.
"You don't like it?" He asked with a smile.
"No, I hate it."
"What's so bad about it? It's kind of rugged."
"I don't blame her for ditching you."
"Who?"
"That girl, Annabelle, it's probably the goatee. It makes you look creepy." She said smiling.
"What if I grew a beard?" He asked and stroked the area around his mouth.
"No, you look much better clean shaven." She said and looked back at the house as someone announced they were going to start the count down.
"We should probably head back inside." She said and started towards the house and looked back at him when he didn't move from the spot.
"Are you coming?"
"Yeah I'll be there in a minute, go ahead." He said and she shrugged and continued to the house.
She searched around for Remus as the count down started and finally found him and took his hand and he turned to her.
"I've been looking all over for you." He said as he leaned in towards her.
"Sorry." She said and he slipped an arm around her waist as the countdown continued.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!" Everyone shouted and Rebecca turned to Remus with a smile as she placed a hand on the side of his face and leaned in and kissed him.
"Happy New Year Remus."
"Happy New Year Becky." He said before she turned to Lily and gave her a hug.
"What do you think of it?" Remus asked Rebecca as she looked around the small room.
"It's kind of cozy." She said with a smile as she turned to him.
"A good cozy?"
"What do you think Remus?" She asked and walked up to him with her hands on her hips. He shoved his hands in his pockets and glanced around before walking to the window.
"Are you sure you want to be this secluded?" He asked as he looked at the woods around them.
"It's kind of sexy you know, being cut off from the rest of the world, like we're in our own little world." She said wrapping her arms around him from behind and leaned her head against his back.
"Besides it has the basement that way you don't have to go else where for the full moons."
"Becky." He said as he turned to her. "I can't do that here."
"Why not?"
"It's not safe; I am not going to risk your safety."
"Remus I am pretty sure both you and I are far capable of spells strong enough even for you."
"It's too risky, I don't want to risk it, you mean more to me than anything and if anything ever happened to you because of me which could have been avoided I would never forgive myself."
"Remus, it will be fine, I promise." She said gave him a stern look. "I'll reinforce everything and stay up here until the morning, that way I can take care of you in the morning instead of having you go somewhere for the night and coming back here. Don't you trust me?" She asked taking his hands as he stared at her pained.
"Becky-." He said and she pressed a finger against his lips.
"We can do this." She said as a smile came over her lips and he sighed and looked to the window.
"I don't want you down there when I am, alright? That's my one condition."
"Alright." She said and kissed him. "So we're getting it?" She asked and he rubbed his chin and looked at her.
"If that's what you want, then I want it."
"I guess this is the real deal huh?"
"Sure is." He said and wrapped his arms around her. "I love you, you know that?"
"I love you more." She said and kissed him.