Even though Sirius' voice was barely whisper, in the dead silence of the flat, Sirius' words were as bright as day and Remus was in no moment in doubt that he had head correctly. Remus felt his heart skip a beat.<br/>Without any sense of how rough he was being, both of Remus' hands found their way to the sides of Sirius' face, fingers burying into the hair by Sirius' temple. Insistingly, Remus tugged Sirius at a distance, tipping his head upwards.<br/>Before even thinking twice about responding, Remus pressed a starved kiss to Sirius' lips. Having to go without Sirius' intimacy now that he had finally allowed himself to indulge in it had been difficult beyond words, and now that Sirius was here,<span style="font-style: italic">loving him</span>, Remus didn't know what else to do but to kiss him.<br/>"I love you," he repeated, their lips barely parting for Remus to say it. Despite not kissing Sirius again, Remus barely leaned away, as he allowed himself to look at Sirius through teary eyes. His hands carded through Sirius' hair before once again cupping Sirius' jaw. "I love you, too, Pads, I do."