Prompt 15 - First Divorce
@wolfstarmicrofic January 15, word count 532
Sitting in that conference room opposite the man he thought heād spend the rest of his life with was the most painful thing Sirius had ever had to do. He loved Remus. Even now, in the middle of all this shit, he still loved him. He couldnāt even remember how they got here. Everything had been going so well for so many years and then it wasnāt.Ā
Theyād started snarking at each other first over stupid little things, and it had slowly got worse until they were keeping things from each other.Ā
Apparently, the final straw for Remus was when Sirius left after a massive argument and went to stay with James and Lily and didnāt come back. It was shortly after that that Remus sent him divorce papers stating irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. Heād had a breakdown when he read the papers.Ā
A slim stack of papers was pushed across the desk to him, already signed by Remus and awaiting his signature. He picked up the pen and left it hovering over the line beside his name. His hand shook as his eyes filled with tears. He couldnāt do this. He couldnāt just end twelve years of marriage with the stroke of a pen.Ā
He looked up into the stony face of his soon-to-be ex-husband and felt his jaw quiver. Remusās expression softened, his eyes looking a bit misty.Ā
āRemus,ā He croaked around the lump in his throat. Remus sighed and opened his arms for him.Ā
āCome here,ā Sirius didnāt hesitate for a second before launching himself across the mahogany table and straight into Remusās arms.Ā
āI love you,ā He whispered, afraid that if he spoke too loud, Remus would let him go.Ā
āI know,ā Remus let out another sigh as he began to stroke Siriusās hair. He seemed to be warring with something internally. Sirius waited patiently before asking in the softest voice he could.Ā
āPlease, Remus, please can we try again?ā He sounded defeated, even to his own ears.Ā
āSirius,ā His name in Remusās mouth sounded so full of hurt and sorrow, he couldnāt stand it.Ā
āPlease,ā He begged one last time, clinging to Remus as though his life depended on it.Ā
Remus didnāt say anything, but slowly, his arms tightened around Sirius, and his head came to rest on his shoulder as he buried his face.Ā
He brought his head back up and shuffled Sirius, signalling to Siriusās solicitor on the other side of the table and then the sound of paper being torn filled Siriusās ears. He turned his head so fast his neck cracked and watched as the divorce papers fluttered down onto the table in pieces. āThank you, thank you, thank you,ā He wailed, kissing every bit of Remusās skin he could reach.Ā
āCome on, Sirius, letās go home,ā They left the perplexed law workers, theyād send him a bill. One, he was more than happy to pay if it meant he and Remus stayed together.Ā
He stuck close to Remus, refusing to let go of him completely as they made their way back to the house Sirius thought theyād never share again, determined that he wouldnāt waste this second chance. Ā



















