The trees have just began to change colors and the air was crisp. There sat a woman with long red hair and beautiful green eyes and a smile so pure, she was a holding a baby boy no more then two months old he had dark hair and the same eyes as his mother. There was a man also, long black hair that hugged his face, dark eyes that were almost black, he had a hooked nose. As they sat under the sun, Snape wondered if he was to be a bit nicer to Lily in Hogwarts maybe that would be his son in her arms.

"Severus do you want to hold Harry for a minute, while I get the picnic set up." She smiled at him how could he say no.

As Lily handed Harry to Severus he looked at him and all he seen was James and the reminder that he was cheated out of this life. When he looked into Harry's eyes he seen Lily, that kept him from hating this little baby totally. "Lily where is James at anyway?"

"He went to do something for work and he will be back in a few months and he calls all the time tho he misses us dearly."

"I bet he does."

As the day went on Severus was trying to hold back his true feelings for Lily. When little Harry was put to bed he could not help himself any more. "Lily you know that I still love you right. I wish things were different."

"Severus they really can't be and I would not change what I have for anything at all I love Harry and James and you know that." She looked at him.

"I know Lily I do and I want to except that I do but can you give me this one last night and then I will be done and James does not need to know. Please." He begged Severus has never wanted something as bad as he wanted Lily that night.

"Ok I will give you this one night but then it is done we will be no more then friends ok."

"Yes I understand."

That night was the night he wanted for a long time and she had given it to him. While he was in her arms and touching her skin and body all he could think was of what would happen if it ended, he did not want that.

(Two months after that night.)

Lily sat there in the living room of Severus Snape with her head in her hands and waiting for him to enter the house.

"Lily how did you get in here while I was out?"

"Um the key under the mat I know where it is remember." She seemed distracted and could not look at him which was not normal for her, because when she talked she looked at you.

"Lily what is it? Did James hurt you?…. Answer me please." He softly grabbed her check.

"It is um…. Remember that night we had a few months ago well it will not go away I'm afraid. I have no idea how to tell James and I don't think I will maybe I will charm it or something." She was crying.

"Lily what are you talking about you are making no sense right now."

" Well Severus it, I am having a baby and it is yours and I do not know what to do."

Severus did not know what to say he froze. He was having a baby and it was with Lily he had always wanted that. "Well I will keep it with me I could not see my own flesh and blood go to a stranger and James will not raise him or her." He gave Lily the look that he had never given her before.

"You can't say that what, if I want James to help me raise this child he is my husband after all Severus." She was angry at what he had said.

"Lily please do not deny me my own flesh and blood I will love this child and you know that. It is not like James will approve of this child because you know how much he hates me and he will hate this child also. Do not do that to my baby."

"It is our baby and James will not take it out on a child, but I will not chance what I have with him so I will hide the pregnancy with spells and charms. Then when the child is born I will let you take it and raise it but I will be aunt Lily ok until she or he asks questions or figures it out."

"Ok that will be good but will you be able to stay away as this child's mother?"

"I will have to. It will be the best thing for everyone." She got up and left.

As Severus sat there with thoughts of what is next for him going through his head. He was scared and he was never this scared. He was happy but never this happy. Severus was overwhelmed with emotion and did not know what to do with all this emotion.

The months went by and before Severus knew it Lily called him and told him to meet her and Sirius at Saint Mungo's right away. As he made his way over to the hospital he was the most nervous that he had ever been.

As he entered the room where Lily was he seen her holding a bundle wrapped in a pink blanket at that moment he knew that he had a daughter and that she was going to be the light of his life. He went over to Lily and looked down at the infant in her arms. She looked just like him, the only thing that she had of her mothers was her eyes.

"Severus do you want to hold her." She looked up and smiled at him.

"Of course I do."

She handed him the little girl and his heart stopped and his eyes started to water. As Lily looked at the joy in her face she knew that this little girl will be in the best hands and get the things that she needs.

"Severus what do you want to name her?"

"I don't know. I was thinking that maybe her middle name could be Lily. If that is ok."

" Yeah that is fine but for her first name how about Minerva after our professor at school that was always there for me and you when we needed her.'

" So it is Minerva Lily Snape that is beautiful just like this little baby. Does James have any idea about her at all?"

" No Sev and he can't ok. I mean he accepts that you are my friend and he knows I hang out with you when he is away. So I will be able to see her but not as her mother." Lily touched his hand.

"I get it Lily. I need her as much as she needs me and I will not let you down. I will love her Lily. Do you want to hold her again." He looked at Lily her eyes were red and were all teary.

" No Severus just take her and I will call you later maybe you could bring her over to met Harry and James one day soon." She looked away she couldn't bare letting her baby girl go and not being able to be her mother.

"Yes Lily I will do that. Just call." He walked out of the room and looked back seen her crying, he could not look any more.

As Severus left he bumped into Sirius Black one of James best friends and a man that he hated so much. "So Severus Snape you finally got a piece of Lily that is yours forever. How does it feel to have her child." he snapped at him.

"It feels good Sirius and she is my daughter and I will love her. Minerva will be happy with me and she will see Lily and Harry all the time I can promise you that." He gave him the darkest look.

"Yeah but it is to bad that you only have Lily's child and not Lily and James has both Lily and Harry. How sad Severus. So you named her Minerva hey after Lily's favourite professor at Hogwarts school."

"Yes her name is Minerva Lily Snape. Now if you don't mind I will be leaving now." Snape snapped at him and pulled away.

"Wait Severus can I see her before you turn her like you." He smiled at him.

"Yeah right. I don't think so not going to happen." Severus turned away fast and Sirius gave him a dirty look.