Aftermath

Ending.

last chapter so far. hope you enjoy it!

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Waking up in the arms of the wizard you love is definitely not the worst way to wake up. I rested my chin on the muscular chest, my head has occupied some seconds ago, and looked at the peacefully sleeping person next to me. My hand  reached up to cup his cheek and caress his sharp cheekbone. Gods, this wizard is endlessly beautiful. How is it that I've never noticed this pure beauty before.

"Hermione." My eyes focused on the onyx ones that stared at me with a intensity I could hardly handle.

"Severus.", I whispered, trapped in my own thoughts of the previous night.

"I can see what you're thinking and this time I won't stop you from thinking that much." He smirked at me and I could feel the blush creeping up my cheeks. I smiled slightly and placed the sweetest of kisses on his lips. A happy smile captured his lips as I pulled back and I couldn't help but laugh out loud because of the oddity of the situation.

"What is so funny?" A frown came up between his brows and my thumb eased it away, as I said, "Me in the arms of the wizard I loved for so many years that is officially dead." Oops, I definitely didn't want to say that.

"You love me?", he questioned, the disbelief was clearly audible in his voice.

"Of course, silly. That's why I am still here. Not because you were so nice to me while I was your student and not because you saved the entire Wizardkind. Just because I love you with all of my heart."

He frowned right after I stopped speaking and then understanding took over the glamour in his eyes. He locked his eyes with mine and a seriousness that I've never seen before shone through the onyx.

"Listen, Hermione.", he said, while pushing his body up on his elbows. I looked at him patiently but internally my mind was spinning of thinking, again, too much about probable answers of him.
"When I first opened my eyes and looked into your gorgeous ones, all the feelings I tried so hard to suppress while you were a student of mine, waved over my mind like a tsunami. All the love, the passion, the desire I couldn't allow myself to feel for you because of the tricky situation I found myself in back at the time of Voldemort, flooded my veins. And when you kissed me and I saw your own desire, your love, I couldn't deny it anymore. I am in love with you, Inspector Granger, and I want you laying in my arms for the rest of my pathetic life." Ok, that's it. I'm crying now. Gods, this wizard isn't just the sexiest man alive, no, he's sweet like a strawberry, too.

"I'm sweet like a strawberry?", he laughed relieved and I could see how comfortable he was.

"Yes. And sexy, powerful, strong...I could continue for the rest of the day but now I want to kiss you." With this words I gave in to my desire and kissed him with all the love I felt for him. He reciprocated and I couldn't think about how happy I was in that moment.

As we broke apart, I rested my head on his chest and we remained silent for the rest of the morning, reveling in the presence of each other.

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"How do we get me alive again?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I want to go back, out of my exile and back into the wizarding world."

"Why?"

"Because I want to show everybody that you belong to me and I am not able to do so when I am still dead."

"I will owl Rita Skeeter and tell her that she has to call in the press for a conference at the Ministry. Chief Inspector Granger has an announcement to make." The determination in her look let my heart swell on for the endless love I felt for that woman. I smiled at her and stood up. Her eyes followed my every movement as I walked towards my closet and pulled out a robe for me and a black button-down-shirt for her. I threw it onto the bed and watched her as she put it on. Merlin, she looks even more sexy than naked. Although.no, naked is my favorite state of dress of her. We walked down the stairs and into the kitchen.