One More Light (Severus Snape's Love Story)

Chapter 26

Junior was actually tired already but he was so happy that he still unpacked, took Pooh for a walk in the back yard and played with both Pooh and Pip.

"Bedtime," Severus reminded him. Sam watched Severus and Junior walked to the bathroom where he took a shower and brushed his teeth. Severus helped him to put the dirty clothes to the laundry basket and hung the towel back. They then walked to his bedroom together.

Junior picked up a book from the bookshelf and gave it to Severus. He then lied down on the bed inside the cover. Sam walked inside and sat near his feet observing them. Severus read from the book and when Sam heard every word he said, she started to understand why her old self could fall in love with him.

His voice was silkily pronouncing each words that she could swoon over. As if he was reading not to her son but only to her and even it was a bedtime story that she heard many times before, she felt as if he was reading her a love poem.

The book was finished then he stopped reading. Junior was much earlier slept already but he still read it until the end. He put it back to the shelf and he saw her lying across the bed near Junior's feet.

He lifted her up bridal style and she sleepily said, "I love your voice. Read to me, please."

"What if I just talk to you until you're asleep?"

She put her arms around his neck and laid her head to his chest before she yawned and said, "that's okay too."

He put her on his bed and cover with the blanket and he laid next to her spooning her from behind, "you had a great time today?"

She yawned again and nodded.

"I also had a great time today. All day long even when I was teaching, I was looking forward to meet you and Junior. I loved seeing you calling me and waving me from afar. I was so happy when I saw you."

She smiled and said, "I love spending time with Junior."

"He's not troubling you?"

"No. About the plant, I offered to pay for it but he insisted that you paid, what was that?"

He chuckled. "It's nothing. It's just that there were times, Lucius and Cissy kept on buying things for him. I didn't want him to be spoiled. So, I told him, that father pays for whatever he needs. Of course he is allowed to accept gifts."

"He's such a good boy. You did well raising him."

He kissed her forehead, "I loved introducing you as my wife."

She opened her eyes when she heard the words 'my wife'. She turned around and saw the man's lips that produced the sexy voice. She sighed, couldn't trust herself at this stage whether she could control herself.

"What is it?"

"Nothing, it's just that, I felt as if this is normal. I mean, yesterday, I still couldn't believe it. I also felt like I hate you. But today... when you called me wife, I felt as it is. As if I am accepting it." She sighed again, "Should I even be in your bed already? Aren't we moving too fast?"

He blinked few times and said, "why shouldn't you be?"

"I..." she thought again the right words. "I'm a bit afraid." She said. "Yesterday, I couldn't believe if I didn't see for myself. I mean, you were my professor. How could I even see you other than as ... you kno. But now... I think, what I'm trying to say is, it's no longer impossible. I even feel it is very much possible. I'm just scared that we are only... because of Junior... I'm not sure, alright? And then listening to your voice, god...." she rambled without clear point.