Chapter VII:

the following morning, albus awoke with a hangover and something soft, warm and moving slightly upon him. He blinked repetively before become a little bit used to the weight of his head and his nausea. His first thought was to get outta there, before noticing he was naked.

as was the beautiful woman snuggled against his chest. Smoothe skin, messy but silky raven black hair, just a little flushed as if she had fallen asleep after a passionnate lovemaking.. suddenly, he recognized her... MINERVA!!!

He had gotten drunk and had made love to his best friend an secret love!!

Memories flashed in his mind and his member responded immediately, but he couldn't cast a cooling charm without waking Minerva automatically...

she opened her eyes... she was lovely sleepy but was completely awoke when whe looked in his beautiful blue eyes. she suddenly felt like a whore... what bitch had she been to... have sex with... her BOSSS!!! Her BEST FRIEND!!! the man she loved more than anything on this world. she blushed when she realized that they were both still naked an that he visibly appreciated her in that state... Yet... she was sure of one thing... he would consider her as a whore for the rest of her life and she better resigned before being fired.

she transfigured into her tabbycat and ran away to her chambers. There, she took a hangover potion and then, made her way to the shower.

"The last one I take here!! At least, it'll help me to recover..."

she could remember every minute of their lovemaking... It had been so... magical! even if they had been completely drunk. Minerva had had some other men she had been both physically and sentimentally involved and she could say it was her best time!!!

And this was the last time she would ever see him!!! As tears fell down her cheeks, she turn the water on and warm droplets met her salty tears.

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Albus wasn't in a better state. After a hangover potion and a cold shower, Albus had quickly dressed and sat down in his office... in HER armchair. The one she always sat down in... He summoned his pictures album and lokked at all the pictures showing them together: her graduation Ball-they had shared the last dance-, when she had returned to Hogwarts after all these years, the staff parties,...

every single moment they had shared flashed again in his mind... He could nearly relive them... He saw her sparkling blue eyes,her breathtaking smile,... everything he loved so much about her and that he would never never see anymore... Yes. After that night, he would surely never see her because she must think of him as an old pervert who couldn't keep alcohol... He had lost her. Forever. she would never want to see him again... which he understood very well... Tears fell down his wrinkled cheeks as he cried like a little boy. He eventually fell asleep on the armchair tartan and this was like this, curled in the couch and holding the album very thight i his arms that Minerva found him 2 hours later when she came to give him her resignation letter.

She hadn't the heart to wake him up, nor to simply put the letter on his desk and leave, so she simply made her way to the door. But as she reached it, Fawkes emitted a thrill that made her jump. she let the letter fell on the floor while Albus awoke to see her about to leave.

TBC...