Twenty three months down. We've been married for five of them. Lily and James have been married for two of them. Peter had been out for five of them. I've loved Remus for all of them. Ever single one of these painful months. I didn't think it would end like this. I never wanted it to end like this. Him carrying around an air tank just to breath
"His numbers seem to be flatlining." The doctor says to me.
"What does that mean?" I ask the doctor.
"It means good things. Next session or in two i'll let you know more." The doctor says and I smile. I head right back to Remus and tell him the good news.
"So I might be winning?" He asks with hope in his eyes.
"You might be winning."
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Twenty four months down, zero to go. Remus is at the worst that he has been. He's pale and drops ever other minute. I fear it's his time. I get to chemo and the doctor pulls me aside after he starts the therapy. six months of being married, thats it. It was still better than nothing. Plus he got to see Lily and James happy. That was amazing for Remus. He loved the wedding and watching them dance together. Plus he was able to stay awake back then and walk around without an oxygen tank. Now he carries that around with him everywhere.
"I'll be right back my love." I say to Remus who was already feeling the effects.
"Mr. (Y/N), we have good news." He says and I nod my head.
"What is it?" I ask him questioning his optimistic tone.
"Well you see his numbers have flatlined. This means one of two things. One, the bad one, is that he will die rather soon. It will drop off and he will be gone by the end of four weeks, or two, he will begin to get better." The doctor says.
"You mean we may have done it? We may have beaten the odds?" I ask him and he nods his head. I feel myself fall to the floor.
"He can live." I say and the doctor smiles at me.
"Your husband is stronger than most. Maybe because he had a great caretaker." He says and I nod my head.
"You think I helped him?" I ask and the doctor nods.
"If it weren't for a great caretaker then he would have already been dead." The doctor says. I stand stunned at this response. I never thought he could die before the time specified. That thought never had occurred to me. I take a few minutes in the hall to gather my thoughts. I get up and head to Remus. By this point he had been in chemo for ten of the forty minutes.
"Remus the doctor told me some good things." I say and he looks over to me. His eyes half glazed.
"Yes?" He asks.
"He said your numbers have flatlined. They'll go back up soon." I say and he smiles.
"I'm winning?" He asks and I nod my head with tears in my eyes.
"You're winning." I say as I begin to cry.
"I'm winning (Y/N). We did it." He says as he begins to fall asleep, which is a natural occurrence at this point.
"Sleep now, I'll wake you soon." I say as I kiss his boney hands. I can't help but think that this will all be over soon.
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----------(-3 months till death)------------
"Happy Birthday Remus!" I yell as I light the candles on his cake. It is March 10th, the big day for Remus.
"Happy Birthday Moony." Peter says.
"Happy birthday old guy." James says.
"You're only two weeks young than me." Remus says rolling his eyes.
"Well welcome to the old guy club." Sirius says and they all laugh.
"Peter this cake is amazing." Lily says as she begins eating her cake. She is eating for two now.
"It really is peter." Remus says taking a bite of his slice.
"I'm glad you all like it." Peter says and we all smile at him.
"I'd like to propose a toast." Remus says.
"To what?" Sirius asks.
"To my loving husband, who has been with me through the thick of it. Thank you, my love." Remus says with words soft as clouds.
"I love you too." I say as we kiss and smile in each others arms. I listen to his wheezing chest and smile. It's not a healthy chest, but its better than the small pants that were there a few months ago.
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---------(-7 months later)---------
"Whats his name?" Remus asks, able to walk around without a container of air by his side.
"Harry, Harry James Potter." James says and we all swoon over the baby boy.
"I still can't believe you made Sirius the god father." Peter says, "still think it should have been me."
"Stop joking around, i'm gonna be a great god father." Sirius says and I laugh.
"We have some news." Remus says and I nod.
"What is it?" Lily asks.
"Well, Remus and I five months ago decided we wanted a child." I begin.
"And so we decided to adopt. Now it's a long process but we hope by in a year we will have a child of our own." Remus says and I smile as I hold his hand.
"You absolute crazy people. You two raising a kid. Well they will be amazing." Sirius says and we both smile.
"Now back to baby Harry. Congrats Lily." Remus says.
"Thank you Remus and congrats to you as well." Lily says with a faint smile. I then am granted the permission to hold baby Harry. I smile at the baby in my hands as it coos and gurgles.
"You look good like that." Remus says as he smiles. I look up at him from the baby.
"Do I?" I ask and he smiles.
"You look beautiful." He says. I pass Harry back to Lily and kiss her cheek.
"Congrats, he has your eyes." I say and she smiles. I then hold Remus' hand.
"Wormy, we're going to get a child too right?" Sirius asks.
"Not together." Peter says and we all laugh.
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