chapter 39

                                    

                                          
Saturday, 2 April 1977
                          
Lena and Remus said goodbye to each other privately before getting off the train. While they liked each other a great deal, they didn't want to flaunt their relationship or make anyone, specifically Peter, uncomfortable. 
                          
Lena rose to the tips of her toes and kissed Remus. Remus kissed her back and played with the ends of her hair with one hand and placed his other hand on her back. 
                          
Lena pulled away and looked up at him. "I'll see you tomorrow."
                          
"Until tomorrow," Remus replied, resting his chin on the top of Lena's head as the pair wrapped their arms around each other.
                          
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"Peter! Muffin!" Mark cried and pulled his children into a hug.
                          
"Dad," Lena said, embarrassed. 
                          
Lisa kissed the top of her kids' heads hugs and hugged them, murmuring how much she had missed them. 
                          
"Mum, Dad, this is Guinevere Rowle," Lena introduced.
                          
Gwen smiled. "You can call me Gwen. It's very nice to meet you both. And thank you for letting me stay with you for the holiday."
                          
"Oh course, dear. We're happy to have you," Lisa said.
                          
"Alright, let's go to the car."
                          
Mark grabbed Lena and Gwen's cases while Peter carried his own. 
                          
"Ya know," Gwen began, "this will be the first time I've ever been in a car."
                          
Peter laughed. "You sound just like Sirius. He freaked out the first time we took him in a car."
                          
Gwen grinned. "Excellent. Another thing I can tease him about."
                          
Lena laughed as they all clambered into the car.
                          
"So did anything interesting happen at school for you three?" Lisa asked as they pulled out of the car park. 
                          
"Not really," Lena shrugged.
                          
"Are you kidding me?" Peter said, looking at his sister.
                          
"Uh, no," Lena said hesitantly, giving her brother an odd look.
                          
"You started dating my best mate!" Peter cried.
                          
Mark hit the brakes and whipped his head to look at his daughter. His teal colored hair went to its greying brown color. Lisa turned around in excitement. Gwen bit her lip to hide her smile and looked down at her feet.
                          
"Why didn't you say anything, sweetie?" Lisa said with a smile.
                          
Lena's cheeks turned red. "Well, we just started dating and I didn't want to make a big deal out of it."
                          
"Which one, Lena?" Mark asked, his eyes wide.
                          
"Which one what?" Lena asked, her voice a bit higher than usual.
                          
"Which one of Peter's mates are you dating?" Mark clarified.
                          
"Well, it's Remus obviously," Lisa said.
                          
"How did ya know that?" Mark, Peter, Lena said at the same exact time.
                          
"It was rather obvious, dear. You always asked and talked about Remus much more than you did about Petey's other mates. And you always blush when he comes up."
                          
"Oh my God," Lena moaned, burying her head into Gwen's shoulder, who let out a small laugh.
                          
"Is he nice?" Mark asked, moving one hand wildly with the other on the steering wheel.