A/N: This is what happens when I can't sleep. I'm sorry.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, I just borrowed their names.

Bedroom Beginnings.

Severus lay in bed, staring fondly at the beautiful girl, curled up beside him – this is where he wanted to be, more than anything. He wanted to reach out to her and say something that would stick with her forever, but every word, every cliché, none of these were good enough for this girl. She was something else.

Hermione yawned and huddled up to her pillow, sighing softly.
'There is nowhere I'd rather be, than here with you,' she said, eyes still closed.
Severus opened his mouth, 'I-I..' he stammered.
Hermione opened her hazel eyes to look into his black ones 'you don't have to say anything,' she said. 'I know.'
She shuffled closer to Severus so she could feel the warmth emanating from his body. Reaching out a hand, she touched his pale, white face, tracing a line from his cheek to his bare shoulder.
She bit her lip, remembering all the different parts of him she'd seen last night 'mmm' she growled in appreciation of his smoothly textured body, his taught and toned muscles, and his beautifully chiselled facial features.

Severus, still utterly aghast at how much she adored him, dropped his lower lip in awe of her beauty, her petite face, her freckles and her hair, oh, her glorious hair.

Hermione touched the tips of her fingers to his lips and licked her own. 'Where have you been all my life?' she asked.
'Right in front of your face,' Severus whispered, chuckling at her joke.
'Why couldn't you have appeared earlier?'
Severus smiled a glorious smile 'I was waiting for the right time.'
'Any time would have been right.'
'Are you sure?' Severus raised an eyebrow.
'Yes,' replied Hermione, her attention now completely taken by the shape and colour of Severus' lips.

Taking this as an invitation, Severus took Hermione's face in his hands and kissed her softly yet passionately.
'Mmm,' she moaned.
Severus broke the kiss, still holding her face 'I know we only, just... you know, but I-'
Hermione stopped him with a finger to his lips 'I love you too,' she said smiling.

With that, Severus brought her face to his for a kiss that he knew, would not be their last.