Chapter 28: The Confirmation Of Instinctual Suspicion
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Open Street, London England, Muggle World...
The cool breeze had been welcome as both Snape and Hermione continued their walk following their trip to the bakery. It had been nice to speak with Amos and even nicer to leave with a score of donuts that seemed to be all that the rather ecstatic young witch had been craving as of late. Snape's obsidian gaze had not left her since they began their little morning journey. She had been correct in forcing him to comply with a change of scenery as he thought less and less of his unsavory habit and more about of the possibility of her carrying his child.
It had been true that their initial divorce had been a mistake and his rejection of her had been an even worse one. It had not occurred to the Potions Master in the least that his young wife would have been willing to try again nor had it occurred to him that she had not blamed him for the death of their first child.
Hermione sighed happily as she clutched his hand.
"What say you to us making a day of exploring and spending time together?" she asked sweetly.
"Why not?" replied Snape as he allowed her to lead him to a nearby little park.
She'd been quite pleasant since she awoke this morning and there was something of a glow about her but Snape dismissed it as her merely being pleased to have gotten her way.
The two of them entered the park noting the peace and quiet as they found a worthy bench to share where they could enjoy not only the donuts she clasped so tightly in her hand but the wonderful view.
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The Park, London England, Muggle World...
Hermione let out another contented sigh as she rested her bushy head against her former husband turned recent continued lover's chest. Her amber eyes had been glued to a small family having a picnic not far from their view. He noted her attention being on a six month old baby girl enjoying the outing with her mother and father.
"It will happen witch." said Snape pulling her closer to him and kissing her on the top of the head. "And when it does...I'll even let you drag me out on little outings like that all you'd like."
Hermione turned to face him, her amber eyes meeting his obsidian orbs with an intense longing behind them.
"Do I have a wizarding oath on that?" she asked with an arched brow.
"Yes." replied Snape stroking her cheek before kissing her soft pink lips. "Anything you want."
Hermione returned his kiss with a good deal of passion before she suddenly felt ill.
"Severus..." she began with her eyes wide and questioning.
"Is it like last time?" he asked daring to be hopeful.
Hermione didn't take her eyes off him.
"Do...do you think we can pick up a pregnancy test?" she asked hopeful.
"Alright." he said. "The moment we get back home we'll have our answer...even if it's not the one we want...we can still keep trying."
"Severus." said Hermione kissing the wizard once more. "We don't need to keep trying...I have a feeling this is...really going to happen."
Snape returned her kiss and before long they got to their feet and headed back toward Spinner's End.
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The Sitting Room, Spinner's End, Cokeworth England...
Hermione burst through the door with Snape at her heels. He smiled at how excited she had gotten at the prospect of nine months of nausea and the onset of diapers. Snape watched her rush into the loo with the muggle test and attempt to get answer to her burning question. They spent a good amount of time trying for another child ever since he revealed to her that he wanted to give her what she desired most.
She came from the loo with a look of utter worry filed across her face as she attempted to await the time for the test to get an accurate read. To Hermione this waiting game had been just as bad as when she found out about her first pregnancy.
"Come sit with me witch." said Snape motioning for her to join him on the sofa.
Hermione did just that despite her mind being back on the test.
"If we were to have a daughter this time around what would you name her?" asked Snape sliding his hand across her arm in a bid to distract her.
"I couldn't rightly pick a name this soon." replied Hermione. "My mind is much too crowded by my thoughts as it is."
"And if I said I wished for my Daughter to have the name Eileen?" asked Snape with an arched brow.
Hermione met his gaze for a moment recalling that Eileen had been the name of his dearly departed mother.
"Okay." she said stroking his sallow pale cheek. "If we have a daughter I could see her sharing your mother's name...but what if it's another son?"
"I'll let you take the lead on that one." replied Snape leaning his head into her shoulder and kissing the exposed flesh. "You are pregnant you know."
Hermione arched a brow at him.
"How would you know?" she asked.
"Instinctual Suspicion." replied Snape resting his head back against the sofa. "The moment I filled you I knew it would happen...it just took some time for you to catch on."
"Yeah right git." said Hermione seeing this as a jest on the part of her lover.
Snape met her eyes.
"When have you known me to jest about something so serious?" he asked with an arched brow. "My daughter will be born nine months from now and during that time her mother will be occupied with ways to repay me for having doubted me."
Hermione noted the time and immediately leapt off the sofa and raced into the loo.
"SEVERUS!" she shouted as tears of joy streamed down her supple cheeks. "Y-You were right...I'm pregnant."
Snape smirked after getting up from the sofa and capturing the overjoyed witch's lips in a series of kisses. He placed his hand on her belly knowing all too well the life growing within would eventually be born as his daughter.
He dropped to his knees and kissed Hermione Granger's soon to be growing belly.
"See you soon, Eileen." he said softly.
