Chapter 4: Waking Up
After a few hours of undisturbed sleep, Bellatrix was awakened by the low creaking of the bedroom door. She opened her eyes just enough to see her Master settle down into a chair beside the bed. He looked up and saw that he had woken her.
"Sorry for waking you." He said.
"It's quite alright." Bellatrix said. She began to sit up but quickly laid back down, for her muscles were in severe pain. Then it hit her, everything that had happened last night came flooding back to her. The dinner, her confession, the Crucio, and of course, when he placed a kiss on her head. "My Lord." She said softly, looking down. "I'm sorry about last night. I…" Her voice cracked at the end of her apology, forbidding her to continue speaking and tears began to stream down her cheeks. She cursed under her breath. She couldn't believe she was crying again. Especially in front of her Master. He might punish her for it and even worse, he could think her weak. She felt like a helpless child.
"My Bella." He said, pulling her face back up so she could look him in the eyes. "It is I who should be sorry. You only answered a question that I had asked and I overreacted." He leaned over and wiped a few tears from her face with the back of his hand. Before she had a chance to realize what she was doing, Bellatrix leaned over and pressed her lips to the Dark Lord's lips, kissing him intensely