Even if things had been tense between the two of them while they had been tree shopping, Sirius was still relieved when Remus cuddled up against him on James and Lily’s couch. He<span style="font-style: italic">had</span>feared that he had somehow offended Remus or done something wrong, but as they were both sitting on the couch, both clearly tired, it brought peace to Sirius’ mind to feel Remus’ body pressed against his own.<br/>“I do get them sometimes,” he said with a crooked grin as he gently wrapped his arm around Remus, wanting to hold him close. He gently started caressing Remus’ upper arm, wanting to make him feel comfortable and safe. There was a lot of shit going on in their lives, but when they were sitting like this it was easy to forget about for a while.<br/>“The good ideas that is.”