She grinned and slouched down again, kicking his leg lightly once more. "You know me too well. I never get away with anything." And that was just the way that she liked it.
"Not that many Keepers, which is why you oughta get anywhere you want!" Tonks paused, "Though I'm happy you stuck round here..I just want you happy, Charlie." No matter what.
Then they were talking about Remus still. Which, genuinely, Tonks didn't mind. He was her husband and she loved him. It was just..this was one subject (the only subject) that she broached with kid gloves around Charlie. They wanted each other happy, yes. But it still hurt to hear about it, she knew.
"Well. That's if Teddy forgives me. An' Remus wants to reconnect. He came back younger..so technically, he's never even met me. Adult me." Which was as nerve-wracking as fuck. Far more nerve-wracking than when they met in her own timeline.