Title: Secrets of room 37B
A/N: This is rated M for a reason and contains adult themes. If you are not 18 or older and if the topic of adultery offends you then do not read this! I do not endorse adultery by any means.
I watch as the couple before me lay wrapped up in each other's arms. The clean white sheet tangled in between their legs. Both of them sound asleep. I wonder how these two people can love each other; when at least one of them is betraying their family and friends.
I recall the woman nervously opening and quickly closing the door. She sighed in relief that she wasn't followed, and as her lover came into view, I could see the weight of her world drop from her shoulders.
Her lover, tall and lanky with black-albeit-greasy hair, wrapped his alabaster arms around her waist; than sliding his hands down to cup her butt. Signaling to her he was lifting her up and to wrap her legs around him. He carried her over to the king sized bed and gently laid her down. The kiss was different than the frantic ones they shared inside this room, but as he freed her of her clothing and she reciprocated and as his black pants landed onto the floor; neither could take their eyes off the other. Each waiting to see who would make the first move.
Without any further hesitation, he placed his lips on hers and she lifted her hips slightly as he continued to push into her. She let out a long shuddering breath against his lips as she adjusted to him. After a few moments, he began to rock his hips against hers gently, and she eagerly met each moment with one of her own.
Each succumbed in their release, and as he rolled off of her, onto his side; she turned and laid her hand on his chest.
"Severus, I am not sure I can continue this. What will my children think of me abandoning their father; only to sleep with their potions teacher?"
He stroked her arm absentmindedly while thinking about her question. A soft sigh escaping his lips.
"Hermione, you are a grown woman. Your marriage was crumbling even before you had Hugo, and for a while having Hugo changed your marriage. When Rose came along things in your marriage shifted; yet again. Now both of your children are in Hogwarts, and Ron Weasley never comes home. You're a wife that couldn't handle her husband's job always getting in the way of their relationship. You schedule date nights, and he promises to be there with every early notice you gave him," he kissed the top of her head before he continued. "You came to me because…"
She shifted her position and straddled him. Kissed him lightly and then positioned herself to take in his girth.
"I know my reasoning for coming to your Severus, and I greatly appreciate your friendship and that we can both respect each other as colleagues. I just wonder will you, as surely my children will turn away from me, still be present in my life."
She let the question sink in before she rode him, and just before he could release, he flipped her over and lightly brushed his lips over the sensitive spot on her neck. As she arched against him and as each of them released, and collapsed once again on her; I could see the realization that he loved her.
A rustling sound brings me out of my reprieve. I see the woman untangle herself from him and the sheets, carefully, before going to the bathroom. The man shifts and wakes realizing his lover has gotten out of bed. As he hears the toilet flush and the bathroom door open he knows their time in this room is almost over.
"Hermione, the choices you make outside this room, I hope you realize I will stand by you, as a friend, no matter the consequences."
I watched her slowly nod in understanding. And as each of them got dressed, I knew more about this couple than I had of any other occupant. They're lucky walls cannot talk.