Loving Lily: A Snily Story

Chapter 25 - Dragons and Dinners

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When Lily pulled back from Severus's embrace, she laughed with happy tears in her eyes at the look of complete awe on his face.

His expression had gone slack, his mouth had fallen open, and his dark eyes were soft voids of reverent, melted ore.

"Sev?" Lily asked with a chuckle, "Are you alright?"

".........How long?" Severus managed to murmur.

"What?" Lily blinked.

"How long have you known?" Severus asked as his brow furrowed, "Why haven't you.....mentioned this.....to me sooner?"

"I just found out last week." Lily replied as she laid a soothing hand on Severus's chest, "Calm down, love. I thought it would be a good surprise, you know, to share the news with you today. There's no need to be upset."

"I'm not upset, Lily." Severus glowered. Lily watched him reach for her hand, grasp it, and start to pull her towards the center of the room, "Come over to the sofa, you shouldn't be on your feet for long periods of time."

"I'm not quite at that stage yet." Lily laughed quietly as she let Severus guide her over to the sofa, ".....Although I guess we can sit down for a moment."

Severus kept one hand on Lily's waist while he clasped her fingers in his other as he helped her gently lower herself onto the furniture.

Lily had hoped that he would be comforted if she sat down, but that seemed to only stir more urgent questions in his mind.

"Are you well, my love? Is there anything that I can bring you or do for you?" Severus asked as he held Lily's hand in his and continued to gaze at her with that uncharacteristically bewildered  expression of endearment on his pale face.

"No, Sev, I'm perfectly fine." Lily said with a smile as she squeezed his hand, "I'm really excited though! I hope it's a boy!"

Severus drank Lily in like a sponge as he watched her face light up as she expressed her desire to give him a son.

A son, a real-

"-Have you seen a midwife yet?" Severus asked suddenly.

"I had my first appointment yesterday." Lily nodded, "....When you went to the castle to check on the supplies in your closet for an hour. She assured me that everything looks healthy and that we both seem to be doing well."

Severus nodded in glad approval as he glanced down at Lily's hands.

She watched him pass his fingers over her wedding rings while she asked, "Sev?.......Are you angry?"

Severus's black eyes glimmered with loving adoration as he looked up at his darling flower and spoke in a low purr, ".........I could never be angry with you, Lily."

A warm smile played across Mrs. Snape's lips as she leaned over towards Severus to give him a merciful kiss.

He placed his hand on her throat and gently moved to cup her cheek as their gentle affection melted into one of meaningful, eternal sentiment.

Their kiss continued.

A soft declaration of enduring loyalty and immersive passion, that was what Severus and Lily shared that evening as he lifted her into his arms, with their lips still meeting, and carried her up the stairs to their bed.

Their lips brushed as they vanished each other's clothes and laid down to share a long, intimate cuddle.

It made Lily smile wide when she woke the next morning to find herself on her side, with Severus lying close behind her.