25. Summoned on the Weekend
When Severus appeared he didn't see Bobbie. He went to the kitchen and didn't find her there. She also wasn't in the bedroom or the bathroom. He walked back into the living room and just when he started to get worried he saw her through the sliding glass door outside on the porch grilling something. He smiled and walked outside. When she saw him her face was lighting up. He saw that she was busy so he walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the top of her head. "What are you doing?" he asked.
"Making dinner. I was hoping you would make it home tonight." She motioned to the grill, where there were 4 pieces of chicken. "As you can see I planned for you to be here."
"It was extremely slow going this week. If I wouldn't have to keep up a good impression as Headmaster," he spoke the word 'Headmaster' with distaste, "I could have been here sooner."
"Oh Severus, please don't be so hard on yourself." She laid the tongs to the side and cradled his face and looked into his suddenly sad eyes and kissed him gently. She held him until he struggled out of her arms.
"Do I have time for a shower?" he asked.
"Sure you do and bring the hair dryer when you get out. Maybe you can relax a little while I dry your hair."
He smiled at the prospect and disappeared in the bathroom. Bobbie watched him go with a sad expression on her face. She felt for him and how hard he took all this subterfuge. She could see that it was eating him up. Even in his happiest moments this black cloud could come over him at any second. It was an emotional rollercoaster. Oh Albus, what have you done? Bobbie thought. I sure hope it is worth it...
When Severus came toward her with the hair dryer she moved the chicken over to the side of the grill to keep it from burning. Severus sat down in the chair and she found the outside outlet beside the door and stood behind him and dried and brushed his hair. She smiled when she heard a relaxed sigh coming from him. Even when she was done drying she still ran her fingers through his hair for a few moments. After a while she jested, "I think I better quit before you are falling asleep and fall off the chair."
"You can do that all day," Severus said with a sigh.
"You may be able to talk me into some more later but for now I think we better do something about that chicken before it turns into lumps of charcoal. You want to eat inside or out here?"
Severus thought about it for a moment and decided, "Outside. Maybe we can... how do you say that?...'hang out' in that swing afterwards." He grinned at her.
Bobbie pulled up her eyebrows. "Very good Professor! I'm impressed! Ten points to Slytherin. We may get that Canadian slang down after all." she poked her finger into his side which made him laugh.
Bobbie put the finished chicken onto the plates and went inside to get the potato salad she had made earlier that day. She also grabbed a couple of beers out of the refrigerator. When she got back to the porch she waved the beer in front of Severus nose and said, "I thought this spicy chicken calls for a beer."
After Severus tried a bite he had to agree. "Indeed. It is spicy. I like it!"
"I toned it down a little for you because I wasn't sure how spicy you like it."
"You are joking! You usually eat it spicier than this?" He looked at her with a puzzled face.
"Much spicier." She grinned and continued, "I like some heat on my chicken."
Severus snorted. "You never fail to surprise me."
After dinner they washed the dishes together and then went to the swing where Severus laid down with his head in her lap and Bobbie caressed his hair. Severus eventually fell asleep but Bobbie had to wake him when she felt cold.
He said, "I'm sorry, my Love. It is just that I can sleep so much better when I am with you. And when you do that to my hair it is pure relaxation."
He picked Bobbie up and saw her feet. "No wonder you are cold. Where are your shoes?"
He didn't wait for an answer and carried her inside and sat her down on her feet in front of the bathroom sink and said in a mock stern voice, "Brush your teeth and then to bed with you."
"Yes Dad!" she said with a wink.
When it was Severus's turn to brush teeth he stood in front of the sink and noticed his reflection in the mirror. He was amazed that he saw a smile on his face. How easygoing everything was here with Bobbie in her little cottage. It really was like a different world. He remembered the conversation they had about that a fortnight ago. He finally brushed his teeth and joined Bobbie in bed. He pulled her into his arms and they soon were asleep.
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Bobbie was the first one awake and she decided she would take a shower and let Severus sleep a little longer. She was just about done toweling herself off when she heard Severus knock on the door. Since they had seen each other undressed many times before she called him in. It turned out he wasn't dressed yet either.
When he saw her he said, "Good you aren't dressed yet. I forgot to give this to you last night."
Bobbie looked at the bottle he held out to her and asked, "What is it?"
"It is a lotion. I am trying to recreate the one you can no longer find. You may want to try it and see if you like it."
Bobbie took it and opened the bottle. She smelled it and beamed at him. "Thank you! It smells just like it, maybe even better." She just about poured some of it into her hand to rub it on her skin when she smiled and gazed mischievously at Severus holding the bottle out to him. "I want you to do it."
Severus swallowed and took the bottle. He started on her back and worked his way to her arms and to her breasts. Bobbie sucked in a strangled breath and closed her eyes. The sound and the desire that was written on her face made his blood flow hot through his veins. He just wasn't able to help it.
He moaned when she traced the whole length of his erect member with her finger. He kept going with putting lotion onto her but his movements kept getting more sensual by the minute and he made sure that his erection was in almost constant touch with her skin.
The arousal in both of them was sweltering. He finally stroked along the inside of her thighs and she emitted a moan that made his whole body tingle with desire. Merlin he wanted her so much but this pleasurable tension he felt was so utterly overwhelming that he was afraid to enter her, thinking it might drive him over the edge right away.
She was rubbing herself on his leg and whispered, "Please Severus..." He moved his hand to her mound and started pleasuring her with his fingers. Her knees almost buckled on her but she pushed herself harder into his caresses.
He stopped as soon as he felt her tense. He picked her up and carried her to bed where he parted her legs and entered her with the desperation of somebody who was looking for a lifeline. Bobbie cried out his name and ground her hips into his. Oh, she had needed to feel him inside her so desperately.
Severus fought hard to get some semblance of control back but it was no use. Their combined climax came with a vengeance. They clung to each other trembling and then laid in each others arms for a long time exhausted from their lovemaking. Finally Bobbie panted, "Whatever you put into that lotion seems to work great."
Severus snorted. "I didn't put anything out of the ordinary in it."
"Yeah right! You could make a killing selling that stuff," she said with a chuckle.
"I swear I didn't...," Severus tried again.
"I know Baby. I'm just joking. Thank you for making it. That is so sweet of you."
"Easy, woman! Do not use the words 'sweet' and 'Severus Snape' in one sentence. I have a reputation to uphold." he said and smiled.
"I will do my best, Baby." She brushed a strand of hair out of his face and continued, "I would be too afraid that I would have to beat the women off with a stick if they knew what they are missing." She kissed him and snuggled up to him. Before they knew it they both had fallen asleep once more.
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When they woke up they noticed it was almost lunch time. Severus said, "I can't believe we fell asleep again."
"I don't mind," Bobbie said. "I know you are in need of good sleep and I am just along for the ride. I also like the safety I feel when I am in your arms."
Severus liked hearing that and kissed her gently. Then he smirked. "Well, looks like we have a major conundrum to work out right now. Are we making coffee and skip lunch or do we make lunch and skip breakfast?"
"Hmm, good question. That is a tough one." Bobbie screwed up her face in mock puzzlement.
Severus looked at her and smiled at her antics and finally got out of bed.
They ended up throwing a few sandwiches together and spending the rest of the day on the porch drinking a bottle of wine and enjoying each other's company.
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Unfortunately Sunday was overshadowed with a summons. Just around noon Severus's Dark Mark started burning. When he winced and reached to his left forearm Bobbie knew.
"I am sorry, my Love. I have just thought of it yesterday and how unusually quiet it had been for some time," he said and went to the bedroom to change into his Death Eater robes.
Bobbie said, "Don't apologize, Sev. It isn't your fault."
When Severus came back out of the bedroom he framed her face and gazed into her eyes kissing her gently. Bobbie laced her fingers into his hair and whispered, "Please be safe."
"I will," he said quietly and in the next second he was gone.
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Severus was back by late evening. He looked tired and downcast. Without a word he sat down on a chair with his elbows on his knees and his head in his hands. Bobbie just walked up behind him and rubbed his shoulders. She said, "I know I can't help a lot but if you want to talk about it..." She didn't finish because she figured he knew what she meant.
"Thank you! I know you mean well, but I first need a shower," he said after a long sigh and then got up to do just that. He came back in his bath robe with the hair dryer in his hands and quietly asked, "Would you...?" and held it out to her searching her eyes.
Bobbie took it with a smile. "Of course, Baby."
He sat on a chair and she gently worked on is hair. He sighed and started to relax after a while. Bobbie said, "You look so crestfallen and tired. Let's go to bed and if you want, we can talk about what got you so discouraged."
He let out a long breath, nodded and got up and walked to the bathroom to brush his teeth. After he was done Bobbie got ready.
She didn't take her bathrobe off and sat down on the bed with her back against the headboard and told Severus to put his head into her lap. When he did she started stroking her fingers through his hair and was waiting for him to come out with what was bothering him. He let out another labored breath and she finally asked him, "Did that monster hurt you or torture you? Are you okay?"
"I am fine," he said quietly. "Only the Carrows and I were summoned to this meeting. He was giving us instructions about how to run 'his' school."
"Oh?"
"Yes! Alecto Carrow is going to be the deputy Headmistress and her brother deputy Headmaster." Severus said.
"Seriously?"
"Well, it gets better... They are supposed to be in charge of disciplining the students if they are misbehaving. He wants them to use corporal punishment, such as locking them up, binding them with hand and foot chains and even use the Cruciatus Curse."
"My God! That is absolutely horrible. Can't the Ministry do...? Right, the Minister is under the Imperius Curse and a lot of the employees are on that megalomaniac's payroll."
"I have no idea how I can stop them without giving myself away, or getting fired for being too soft. Both scenarios are detrimental. The first definitely will get me killed and the second one could also get me killed depending on which mood the Dark Lord is in at the time. But if I have to leave this post I have no influence whatsoever over what is going on at Hogwarts."
"Maybe we can tip Minerva off somehow. I just don't know how, without her finding out about your roll in the whole thing."
Severus thought about that and turned onto his stomach wrapping his arms around her waist and laying with his cheek on her lap. Bobbie again stroked his hair. After a while he said, "Maybe if you notify Tonks she could relay it to Minerva and the others."
"That could work. Maybe they could keep the punishments to a minimum knowing what the students would be facing," Bobbie agreed.
"Indeed. Or give them detentions themselves. Unfortunately I won't have that luxury if I catch somebody doing something stupid. The Headmaster doesn't keep students for detention."
"Couldn't you send them to Minerva or some other teacher?" Bobbie suggested.
"I can't do that. It would be too obvious," he mused.
Suddenly he sat up. "I have an idea! I could send them with Hagrid into the Forbidden Forest to collect potions ingredients..., or to Filch. He could have them clean the toilet floor with a toothbrush or something similar." He suddenly smiled. "That would be just punishment even in the eyes of the Carrows."
"And it wouldn't hurt the kids. It would be miserable but it wouldn't hurt them. Great idea!" Bobbie said. "It's a little late tonight and it isn't a real emergency yet with school being out for another week, but I will call Tonks first thing tomorrow morning."
"Thank you!" Severus said, and then he added in a quiet voice, "I want you to lie down. I'm feeling much better now that we have a plan. I love when you do that to my hair but I think I want to hold you now."
Bobbie shrugged out of her bathrobe and tossed it onto a chair before she scooted down from her sitting position. They got comfortable in their usual way with her being in his arms, having her head in the crook of his neck and her arm on his chest. It didn't take long and they were sound asleep.