Sirius paused once again, listening for the sound of Draco’s voice. Rightly, the kitchen had fallen silent, the radio inaudible from upstairs.<br/>“Yeah,” Sirius responded. “I’ll go check on him.”<br/>Stealing a kiss to the corner of his mouth, Sirius eventually did retrieve his hands, steadying himself on Remus’ shoulder as he stood up from the steps.<br/>“I love you,” he reminded Remus, a smile pulling at his lips as his finger caught the collar of Remus’ shirt, tugging it before completely breaking off contact.<br/>With that, Sirius headed back down the stairs.<br/>“How’re you doing, kid?” he called ahead.