Luck

Aurora woke to a loud noise roaring in her ears. She quietly groaned as she gingerly rolled onto her side. She immediately sighed when she noticed where she was. The nice clean walls of the Hospital Wing were a welcoming sight. She glanced to her left and softly smiled at the lump in the nearby cot.

"Severus," Aurora whispered softly. She laughed quietly when she heard his groan. He slowly rolled onto his side and stared at her. He wasn't quite grumpy, but he didn't look so snuggly either.

"What?"

"You were right. It was too much work."

"Wonderful, Sinistra," Snape drawled before rolling back over.

"Well, aren't we Mr. Grumpy today?" Snape immediately rolled back over and glared at Aurora.

"Forgive me for not being in the happiest of moods, Sinistra, but I hurt because my bloody wife thought it would be a good idea to go out into the goddamn Forbidden Forest for a freaking shag!"

"Oh, so we're cranky because we didn't get anything?" Aurora asked sarcastically.

"NO!" Snape snapped before he threw the covers off. He muttered quietly as he got to his feet and stormed over to Aurora. "I am angry because I…I…dammit!" He then flicked his wrist towards the windows, which effectively blasted the entire thing to pieces. Drawing in a deep breath, he glared at her. "I am angry because I nearly lost you…again. Do you have any goddamn idea how hard you hit those trees?" He then sat down on the edge of her cot. "I can't…I can't lose you too, Aurora. Do you understand that? I can't lose you."

"I'm sorry, Severus." Aurora gently grabbed his hand. However, he immediately yanked it back.

"Not tonight," Snape quietly growled. "Tonight, you're resting." He then sighed heavily before he gently pushed back a stray strand of her hair. "I can't lose you." He remained sitting on the edge of her cot for a few minutes before he quietly limped back to his. "Pomfrey informed me that the baby is fine. Your back took the majority of the damage. Albus is seeing if he could have two Aurors from the Ministry watch." He stared at her. "Too many times we've been lucky, Sinistra," he said in a soft voice. "I don't want to see the day when our luck runs out." He then went to his cot and turned away from her.