Love Is You

Chapter 9

     Severus carried Scarlett to his room and sat her down on the bed. Then he lighted up the fireplace to warm up the cold room.

"Could you let Remus know that i am here?"

    He nodded while brewing some hot tea for her. "You stay here and i will be back." Then he left to go to Remus's room. Couple of minutes later he was back with Remus.

"Scarlett! What happened? Are you okay?" Remus run to her worriedly.

She shook her head. "Make up a lie for Carina please, i don't want her to see me like that..."

"Okay whatever you want but stay with me tonight."

"I can take care of her better, Lupin." Severus handed her a cup of tea.

"Don't try to take the advantage of the situation Severus."

"Remus don't, please..." she was almost begging.

    He sighed and rubbed her back. "I will write Carina that we are going to London and stay there tonight. She would believe it since i don't have any classes tomorrow. Okay?"

"Thank you Remus."

"Let me know if you need anything." He glanced at Severus one more time and left.

After Remus left the room, Severus sat down next to her on the bed.

"Did you warm up a bit?"

She nodded slowly. "If you weren't there tonight...I w-"

"Don't say it." He wouldn't be able to forget that night till the day he dies. Once again he realized how much he loves her and can't lose her.

"I am stupid, so stupid!" She talked to herself. When she thought about the night, she couldn't believe herself. She was really about to jump from the cliff.

"Don't wrong yourself, you are not a stupid woman."

"I went to see Sirius tonight then Arabelle showed up and i found myself edge of the cliff. If those things weren't stupid then what?" She cried. "I don't know what am i doing or feeling... I am so lost."

"You need some time to heal, everything will be fine."

"Promise...?"

"I promise. If i am wrong, i will let you dye my hair pink."

She let out a chuckle. "You must be pretty sure then."

"I am." He smiled. "I will give you a potion, it will help you to relax."

"Hopefully. My whole body is aching..."

"Here, drink this."

She did drink the colourless potion he gave but she grimaced her face because it tasted very bitter.

"Want some water?"

She shook her head and watched the fire for awhile.

"I was about to kill myself... for real..." she whispered.

"Scarlett look at me."

     Her watery green eyes met with his black ones. Her eyes were like a forest that he got lost in them for awhile then remembered to talk.

"You are going through a hard time but you are a strong woman Scarlett. You just need to gain your power back then everything will be fine again. You will make a fresh start. And you are not alone in this. Your kids, parents, friends are here to help you. You need to accept the situation and keep going for better."

     She wiped her tears away. He always found a way to comfort her and made her believe that everything's gonna be alright.

"Thank you Sev." She looked into his eyes deeply. "Thank you for everything."

He smiled softly and rubbed her hand.

"You should rest. You sleep here and i will sleep on the chair."

"We can share the bed, i don't want you to sleep on the chair because of me. It is not like we never slept in the same bed before..."

His cheeks tinted with red a little bit.

"If you are fine with that, okay..."

     She nodded while taking her shoes off. Severus got his pajamas and went to the bathroom to change his clothes. When he was back, Scarlett was already in the bed her eyes closed. He smiled at his view before turned the lights off.

"Good night..." she mumbled sleepily.

"Good night Scarlett." He laid down and looked at her small body that laying next to him. After the end of their relationship he didn't have anyone in his bed. And tonight there she was again, after 30 years. The bed was never warm enough without her. His eyes closed slowly while he was thinking about the past.