Foolish Hearts

Nineteen

Hermione's Pov...

"You are certain it's positive, Madame Pomfrey?" I asked, staring at my medical chart for the tenth time just to be sure I was reading it right.

The old med witch nodded, and smiled, "Yes, the tests are conclusive, you are, indeed pregnant. Congratulations, Madame Snape."

I teared up, crying happy tears as I hugged the med witch. "Is it too soon to tell the gender?"

"Yes, dear, it is," Pomfrey said. "For now, go to your quarters and rest. But I will definitely let you know when we can start determining the gender of your baby."

I hugged her again, and patted my very flat stomach as I left the medicine wing. I had classes to teach, but I could always do notes for that, and sit at my desk, and occasionally check the student's work if they needed assistance. Besides, grading papers didn't require too much movement on my part.

I went through my day on cloud nine, and while the students thought my jovial attitude was unlike my usual strict attitude, I just took points away if they commented on it, which set them straight.

I sent a note to Severus to meet me at the prefect bathroom after our classes, and he came willingly. He found me lounging in the huge bathtub, and he greeted me with a brief, heated kiss.

"You seem unusually chipper tonight," He said, getting into the tub, and wetting his hair. "But you're still cutting down House points left and right, particularly from Gryffindor House, what gives?"

I accioed the copy of my medical chart. He looked through it. "Seriously?!" He asked with wonder in his voice. "You really...You and me?"

"Yes! Yes, we are!" I nodded, giggling. "I'm two months along, Pomfrey says."

Severus hugged me tight, and kissed me in celebration. "I never thought...I feel so blessed, I don't know what to say," He said, amazed.

I raised an eyebrow. "You aren't, upset with me, right?"

He shook his head, kissing my right inner wrist. "How can I be? I'm just a little in awe that I am actually going to be a father. I love you, witch."

"I love you too, Severus," I said, straddling him.

He chuckled, "This is a turn on for you?"

I laughed, "Oh, shut up, and pleasure me before I blow up like a bloated whale."

He made a feigned look of shock, "Good lord, this isn't going to happen all at once, is it? Where you blow up in one day and you have our kid right here and now?"

I rolled my eyes, giggling. "Oh, my gods no! And you're not telling our son or daughter that either, that I hatched them like a chicken in a bathtub on the same day I found out I was pregnant."

Severus kissed me playfully. "Alright, I won't. But it is tempting."

"Severus Snape, don't you dare!" I admonished, socking him in the arm.

He slid himself inside of me, and kissed me deeply. "I would never," He whispered, grasping my hips with his callused hands, and guiding my movements. "I love you too much for that.."

"Severus..." I gasped, as he kissed along my throat and worked his way deeper inside of me. We soon lost ourselves into the sensations of our lovemaking, the only sounds being our moans, and my scream as I climaxed hard against Severus.

He soon followed my release as he filled me, holding me close as we shuddered in each other's arms. We rinsed off and snuggled in each other's arms later on in bed, Severus rubbing along my belly, and feeling the life we made there.

It would be months before we would be a family in every sense of the word, but until that day came, I wanted to savor these baby free days together for as long as I could, because I knew that we would never be this alone again after we were parents in every sense of the word...