Despite the fact that Remus was paying for the tree, it didn't fully feel like his project. As the girl puttered around, Remus' eyes was turned onto Sirius out of pure disinterest of the actual trees the girl had started pulling out for them to look at. In the winter dark with the warm streetlights illuminating them Sirius looked so unreal it almost hurt.<br/>They were still holding hands, and Remus had to remind himself that the gesture had been a thoughtless act on Sirius' behalf and, that he was being a fool for holding onto it for so long.<br/>"Any of these you like?"<br/>Remus felt eternally grateful for the sudden interjection, taking the opportunity to loosing his grip around Sirius' hand, expecting the other to examine the trees. Only Remus' index remained hooked around Sirius' fingers as he asked, "What do you think?"