At most, the comment had been a tease, the joke too readily at the tip of his tongue for him to have thought that it was anything but intentional. Sirius’ reaction, however, suddenly made Remus think he was wrong.<br/>In the last seconds of golden embers, Sirius’ cheeks seemed warmer than the flame could account for, if only for a moment. As soon as Sirius’ tossed the butt, darkness crept back between them, only a few solitary street lights still lit.<br/>“Yeah,” he answered, feeling almost breathless, unsure how much to read into the way the flush on Sirius’ cheeks hadn’t seemed to put an abrupt end to their company.<br/>Legs stiff and cold, Remus wrangled himself upright.<br/>“I had thought you’d already be in bed,” he admitted, aimlessly and to say something else.<br/>Standing, Remus picked his keys from his pocket, before taking the steps up to unlock the main entry, eyes to the handle.<br/>He only glanced back at Sirius when the door gave way and he pushed it open. “D’you have a nice night?”