Sirius licked his suddenly very dry lips, and ignored the strange sensation in his stomach. All in all, he felt relieved and distraught when those familiar hazel eyes broke away from his gaze and he lost the warm pressure of Remus' hand on his.

"S'okay," he said, and then cleared his throat at the scratchy sound of his own voice. He hastily collected the empty bottle of wine and glasses, and threw those along with the blanket into Remus' picnic basket. He didn't quite meet Remus' eyes when he said "Let's just go now, all right?" With that, he started back towards the manor.