T is for Tonks

Chapter 16: (A Not So) Silent Night

Heads up - There's a tiny NSFW scene at the beginning of the chapter. H x 

To say that Remus woke up happy on Christmas day morning was an understatement. It was clear that Tonks had awoken before him and had gotten a little bored. Still, it brought a smile to his face when he opened his eyes to see Tonks with her head under the covers, her mouth clearly busy on the lower region of his anatomy. "Dora." He moaned, like music to her ears.

Tonks resurfaced and grinned at her boyfriend. "Merry Christmas, baby." She whispered, leaving light kisses around the edges of Remus's lips. Much to his delight, she had already taken the liberty to remove her pajamas.

He let his hands run up and down the soft, smooth skin of her back. "Merry Christmas, beautiful." He breathed, as Tonks swiped her tongue across his ear lobe.

She let her hands roam over Remus's chest and threw her leg over his. Tonks fully intended to make this the best Christmas ever, starting as early as she could. She tried to focus that energy on kissing Remus, and touching him and making him feel exactly as amazing as she wanted him to feel. Tonks marked his neck and his thighs, and made sure to grind against him just to tease him that little bit more, just before she straddled him and got down to business.
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It was cold outside, and the glass of the window in Remus's room was frosted and fogged. The fire was lit and was lazily warming the room and filling it with a drowsy glow. Remus and Tonks were entangled in a mess of ruffled sheets and sweaty limbs. His arms were wrapped around Tonks's chubby waist, her breasts were pressed against his bare chest, her head tucked under his chin. He smiled. "So does this count as my present?"

He felt the vibrations of Tonks's laughter on his neck. "If it did, it would have saved me a few galleons." Remus's embrace was warm and soft, and she was incredibly comfy.

"I told you not to spend your money on me." Remus chastised. Tonks rolled her eyes, even though she knew he couldn't see it.

Her eyes fell on the the wide purple scar that lead from Remus's throat to his chest. Admittedly, she had never asked Remus about the night he was attacked and turned. It wasn't as though he was particularly willing to share the details, either. She imagined what his parents went through during his first transformation. Tonks hated thinking about it now, she couldn't even fathom the amount of worry that his parents felt during that first night.

This would be the first Christmas that Tonks's had spent without her parents. Usually, her mother would force Tonks to wear her nicest dress and to change her hair into a "normal" color. They would have turkey and all the trimmings, followed by a Christmas pudding, mince pies and a sherry. Tonks had many fond memories of Christmas in her family home and she couldn't quite believe that she had been forced to let go of it all so soon.

"Rem?"

"Yeah."

She chewed her lip. "I was thinking about what Sirius said last night. Ordinarily, I would have brought you home to meet my parents by now." Tonks fingered the freckles on Remus's shoulder.

"Honey-"

"I know I'm being stupid but, given different circumstances, my mum would have insisted that she meet you. I do want you to meet my parents."

Remus sighed, Tonks watched his diaphragm lift and fall. "Dora, there will be a time when you can take me home and introduce me to your parents. I promise i'll compliment your mum and talk about boring things like the economy with your dad. I'll be on my best behavior, although I wont say no to viewing the 'Baby Nymphadora' photo album. We just can't do that right now. Its not safe to expose your parents, like that."