Healing His Heart

Epilogue part 2

6 years later...
December 25th, 2005

"Mama, Dada wake up its Christmas!" Called the voice of Severus and Helena's eldest daughter Victoria.

Severus smiled as his daughter jumped up on the bed and grinned at him. He opened his arms and she fell into them, "Happy Christmas Tori."

"Happy Christmas Dada," the little girl said as she kissed her father.

"Dada!" Cried another little voice from somewhere in the Headmaster's chambers.

Severus smiled at the sound of his other daughter Caroline, "Tori why don't you go and get dressed into your robe and slippers and help Caroline with her's while I wake Mama?"

Victoria nodded and climbed off the bed, "Okay Dada," she said as she disappeared out the door.

Severus rolled over so that he was leaning over Helena. He began planting kisses along her jawline and down her neck towards her collarbones.

Helena moaned and her eyes fluttered open, "Mmm I love it when you wake me like this."

Severus chuckled and placed a kiss on his wife's lips, "Happy Christmas my love."

Helena smiled, "Happy Christmas Sev."

Severus and Helena had been married for five years now. Little Victoria had been born in the late November of 1999 and their wedding had been in June of 2000. They had welcomed Caroline in February of 2002.

"Mama, Dada hurry up!" Victoria yelled from beyond the bedroom.

Helena yawned and got out of bed and walked over to the armchair where her's and Severus' robes sat. She threw Severus his and wrapped herself in her own before they slid on their slippers and went to join their daughters in the living room.

Victoria ran to her mother who scooped her up and gave her a kiss, "Happy Christmas my baby girl!"

Severus picked up Caroline and gave her a kiss, "Happy Christmas Caroline."

Caroline smiled and Severus as she rubbed her eyes, "Yay!"

Severus chuckled and looked over at his wife and eldest daughter and he knew that his life was perfect.

Caroline squirmed in Severus' arms, "Mama!"

Helena smiled and put Victoria down and then took Caroline from her husbands arms, "Happy Christmas sweetheart!"

"Presents!" Exclaimed Victoria, drawing everyone's attention to pile of presents under the Christmas tree.

Helena put Caroline down and moved to sit on the couch. Severus went and sat beside his wife as their daughters began digging through the pile of presents.

"Ooo this one is for me!" Victoria cried triumphantly and began tearing off the paper. The young girl gasped happily when she found a set of paints that she had seen one day when she had gone to London with her mother.

Victoria may have been young but she was already an aspiring artist and many of her artworks decorated the Snape household as well as her mother and father's offices.

Victoria was still admiring her presents as Caroline found one addressed to her, she sat down and unwrapped slower than Victoria had. Caroline squealed with joy when she saw her gold ballets slippers.

Severus smiled and leaned into whisper in Helena's ear, "Good choice my dear."

The family continued to unwrap their presents until one was left, "It's for you Mama," Victoria said and passed it to her mother."