Usually, during the rare times when Remus lost his temper around or because of him, Sirius did not back down. In the latter case he yelled right back. These were not normal circumstances, however. And when Remus yelled Sirius seemed to cower. He ducked his head for a moment but when he looked up Remus was crying.

Sirius stood and reached out to take his lover's hands again.

"I'm sorry." He whispered. "I don't know what to do either. I'm so lost without them. I didn't mean to..."