Chapter Fifty-three;
Severus slept for almost three hours before he was awoken by the swooshing in his stomach. He widened his eyes and leaped up, seeing a bucket and emptying his stomach out. Sirius jumped up at the sound and wiped the sleep out of his eyes, reaching over to run soothing circles with his palm on his husbands back until he finished. After Severus finished, he laid back and groaned. Sirius stood and banished the bucket with his wand, summoning a flannel and wetting it with warm water, gently dabbing Severus' mouth and then grabbing a cup of water which he figured Poppy had set there, gently putting it to his lips and letting his husband sip slowly at it.
Sirius sat the glass aside just as Poppy appeared, ushering over towards him and feeling his head with her palm. "You're perfectly fine, so long as you don't take any more of that potion for at least a week or so. Sirius, if he ever gets on that potion again you need to monitor him, understood?" She asked, waiting for him to nod before continuing. "Alright, Severus, drink" she ordered, pulling the bottle she had shown Sirius earlier out of her pocket and opening it to hold it to his lips. When he sipped it all, she threw the bottle away and smiled. "You're good to go, though before you do I have something to ask you. Do you mind if I run some scans on you? As well as take a blood sample, dear?" She asked, smiling sweetly at Severus.
With Severus' silent approval with a nod, she pulled her wand from her pocket and waved it over him, murmuring incantations and then pulling a rack from another bed towards the bed Severus rested on, grabbing a needle and rolling his sleeve up before taking a blood sample, and then picking up a swab and running it in his mouth and placing it in a vial. "Alright, dear, tomorrow I'll have news on if you can get pregnant or not, until then, like I said, no potion until I tell you, and even then at least a week, no eating too heavy tonight, keep everything on your stomach easy. Just relax, okay?" She said, smiling and then waving them both off as she walked into her office.
Severus pushed out of the bed and stretched his arms before walking out of the infirmary, Sirius quickly shuffled to his feet and followed in pursuit. He watched Severus from behind and the man seemed to be swaying a bit on his feet like he was dizzy but ignoring it, which made Sirius frown. He quickly stepped forward in a long stride to catch up to Severus, intertwining their fingers and gripping his hand in case Severus decided to topple over then Sirius could help. He smiled and Severus quickly took a glance at him and then went back to staring in front of him.
Sirius let out a quiet sigh, walking towards their chambers. When they arrived, they saw Albus standing in front of the door. Albus turned to the two and smiled. "Severus, my boy, are you feeling better?"
"Yes, thank you, Albus." Severus replied, nodding his head.
"Is there something we can do for you, Albus? I wanted to get Severus inside and lay him down for a nap." Sirius said, ignoring the look Severus gave him.
"Yes, well… I'm afraid something has come up." Albus said.
"Care to be more specific, Headmaster?" Severus asked in an impatient tone.
"News of your wedding of course while you were gone got around, and now news of your arrival has gotten around and we have several papers owling in for interviews, as well as a few reporters standing outside the wards. Apparently the wedding of the last remaining Black has gotten around, as Andromeda, Bellatrix, and Narcissa all took their Husbands surnames, naturally." Albus informed them.
"I see…" Severus groaned, cursing his husbands name in his head.
"What should we do about it?" Sirius asked, sighing.
"Possibly give one of them a quick interview? Then hopefully everything will blow over?" Albus suggested, his blue eyes twinkling from behind his spectacles.
"Um… Well… Severus?" Sirius asked, looking over at his husband and smiling.
Severus looked at him and groaned. "Fine… send one to our chambers…" he said, pulling away from Sirius and walking inside. Sirius nodded to Albus as he stepped into his chambers and closed the door, watching as Severus went straight to the - what seemed like liquor cabinet.
Severus poured himself a small glass of firewhiskey before taking a seat on the couch, Sirius quickly claiming the seat next to him. "You know, we don't have to talk to any reporters, I'm sure Albus can scare them away somehow…"
"No, it's fine. We'll only speak to one and then hopefully they'll go find someone else to bother." Severus muttered, sipping at his glass.
"Hopefully." Sirius repeated, gathering his husband into his arms and resting his head against the top of Severus' head as Severus leaned his body back against Sirius.
"Did I… did I really laugh like a bloody embarrassed school girl in front of the whole staff?" Severus asked, sipping at his drink once again.
Sirius snorted, grinning against his head. "Yes, you /giggled/. It was cute until it hit us all that Severus Sna—Black does not giggle."
"Snape-Black." Severus corrected.
"Yes, well… won't the press just put Black?"
"They might. Really it can go either way, Snape-Black or just Black, I can also sign things that way, as can you." Severus informed him, finishing off his small glass and placing it on a table next to the couch.
"I see." Sirius said, leaning his head down and placing a kiss to Severus' neck. "I love you." He muttered, grinning against his neck.
"Yes, I love you as well." Severus replied, rolling his eyes and fighting off a smile.
The two sat in silence for a few minutes before a knock came at the door. Sirius sighed and pushed off the couch, pulling his wand out and starting a fire in the fireplace, and then levitating a chair to sit in front of the couch and a bit off so it wasn't blocking the fire. He then stumbled over towards the door, opening it and giving a smile at the reporter. "Please, come in." He greeted, standing aside for the reported to step in, the reported looked no older than 20, possibly just graduated from school the year before, he also seemed much noticed.
"Hello, sirs, I won't take up much of your time. Headmaster Albu—" The boy began but was interrupted by Severus.
"Sit in that chair, then we'll discuss your questions, we already understand why you're here." Severus said.
"Yes, sir, thank you." The boy politely said as he walked over and took a seat in the chair. Sirius closed the door and reclaimed his seat next to Severus, placing one of his hands over Severus' which was resting on his knee, intertwining their fingers.
"Alright, kiddo, ask away." Sirius said, grinning at the boy.
