The Prince's Love

Chapter 15: The Argument

Severus' POV

I know Isa wanted to hang out with me tonight, but I couldn't leave Minerva alone, especially after what happened today.

However, if I'm being honest, that wasn't the only reason I'm going to Minerva's. I knew that Isa wanted me to look at all the baby stuff that she bought, but I just wasn't ready to.

Though hearing the news that we were having twins was happy and exciting, it also made me a lot more scared. I wasn't sure if I would be a good father, and now I had to be a father to two children. What if I turned out as bad as my father?

It wasn't that I didn't want them, I was just scared. And starting to shop for them? I wasn't ready, and I couldn't do it yet.

I didn't want to tell Isa though, she had enough going on, and she didn't need to know that I was scared. Plus, it would seem really stupid if I told her. She's going through a twin pregnancy at 17, and I couldn't handle being a dad?

I walked into Minerva's chambers and knocked on the door. "Who is it?" she yelled.

"It's Severus, Minerva. Can I come in?" I answered.

"Yes, come right-," she said, her voice getting cut off by something I couldn't hear. I walked inside and immediately heard retching coming from the bathroom.

I walked through the open doorway to see Minerva keeled over in front of the toilet, her body heaving as she emptied her stomach.

As I walked to her side, she finally leaned back from the toilet, leaning on the wall behind her. When she looked up at me, I saw somewhat dried tear stains on her cheeks.

"Stupid pregnancy symptoms," she muttered.

I chuckled and sat down on the floor beside her. I started by saying, "I heard about what happened today."

She nodded at me mutely, looking embarrassed once again for what I could assume was her anxiety attack.

"You don't need to feel embarrassed, Minerva. It was out of your control. I'm here for you if you need it, and if you want to talk about it we can, but I'm not going to force you. Just please don't block me out again, I only want to help, don't feel like you need to hide how you're feeling," I told her.

She nodded, but still didn't answer me. I sighed and said, "I'm not here to talk to you about the anxiety attack, Minerva."

At this, she immediately looked up, and asked, "What are you here to talk about then?"

"How do you feel about Healer Richter, Minerva?" I asked her. She looked at me with a shocked look in her eyes.

"How-how did you-" she started to ask, but I stopped her.

"-know?" I finished. "Minerva, everyone in the store saw. I'm not judging, just can you please tell me how you feel about him?" I asked again.

"I-I really like him, Severus. And it scares me. I thought I had given up on love, I thought I was happy being single. But I want to have that special someone, Severus. And I want to try it with him. I'm just scared that I'll get my heart broken again." she told me.

I put my hand over hers and responded by saying, "Minerva, everyone takes that risk when they go out with someone. There's always a chance that it won't work out. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. Believe me, it doesn't do you any good to live pining over your lost loves."

She thought about what I said for a minute, and then countered by asking, "Wouldn't I be betraying Elphinstone if I went out with someone else, though?"