Written for Pairing the Character - Drabble Competition and Fanfiction Marathon Competiton/Challenge.
Bellatrix was honestly surprised that no one seemed to pick up on her and Barty. Oh, not the minor members or the inconsequential members like Greyback (why did the Dark Lord put up with him, it honestly confused her). Not even the higher-ranking members like Lucius or Severus. But Regulus? Rodolphus? Rabastan? Not even her own sister.
It made Bellatrix feel that either she was even better at hiding things that she thought, or no one ever really paid attention to her. Whatever it was, she didn't care. No one knew and that was all she wanted.
She felt Barty shift in his sleep next to her, and Bellatrix closed her eyes. She didn't want anyone to know not to prevent her husband pain, or to give them more to talk about, but because she just wanted something that her's. Something that made her feel good, which made her feel happy.
Bellatrix was pretty sure she deserved that.