A/N I wanted to thank everyone for the love and support I have received with this story, it means a great deal.

Harry opened the door and smiled when Severus walked in, a small bag in his hand.

'Right then my little elf, I have packed only five pairs of shorts and toiletries, now may I ask what this date entails?'

Harry laughed. 'I have told you, it is a surprise," he said as he picked his bag up. 'Now are you ready?'

'For what?'

Harry held out a comb and as soon as Severus touched it, they disappeared.

When they landed, Severus looked around and seeing the white sand beneath his feet and the light blue sea going out as far as his eyes could see, the sun just starting to set, turning around he saw three large beach huts so far apart.

'The Caribbean!' Harry all but shouted. 'It is all ours for the weekend, we go back Sunday night.' he took Severus' hand. 'Wait until you see the best bit.'

'This isn't?' Severus finally managed to say as he let Harry drag him into the nearest hut.

'Look at the fire!'

Severus looked and saw what looked like a muggle flat screen telly with flames inside.

'Now apparate outside!'

Severus tried and found he couldn't. 'Harry?'

'There is nothing! We can't floo out, no one-can floo in, we can't apparate out and no one can apparate in. We have cupboard full of food and drink." Harry hurried over to the table and picked up what looked like a menu and showed it Severus. 'We just say what we want and it appears, like the meals at Hogwarts. And, I have rented out the other two huts for the weekend also.'

'So we have the place all to ourselves, the beach to ourselves, no one can apparate in or floo to disturb us, our meals appear when we ask for it so we see no one else, we are cut off from the world.' Harry pointed to an ornament. 'This is our portkey, if one of us injured and need 'help' we say help and it takes us to St Mungos. And when we are ready to go home we hold it and say 'home' and it takes us back to Grimmauld place.'

'So we are here for forty-eight hours cut off from everyone and everything? No one else here but us?'

Harry smiled. 'Yes. What do you think?'

Severus gave Harry one of his rare smiles and kissed him. 'Perfect.' he whispered.

'So what do you want to do first?' Harry asked.

'Well first we have a good look around, unpack what little clothing we brought with us, enjoy a meal relax on the beach and before bed. A midnight swim.'

'Despite my task back in forth year, I am not a very strong swimmer.' Harry confessed.

Severus reached out and pulled Harry close. 'I will keep you safe my little elf.'

In the end they decided to have a look in all three huts and decided to stay in the one they first walked in to, as they liked that one best. After having a light meal, they walked on to the beach and sat down, Harry was resting back on his elbows, his head back as he looked at the stars shining in the dark sky, the moon big and bright, Severus by his side, this was perfect, Harry thought as he closed his eyes.

Severus looked at the side of him and saw Harry with his head back looking very relaxed, leaning over he whispered. 'I would like to try something Harry, our ears are supposed to be sensitive, especially when touched by our mate.'

Harry hummed.

'You say my voice is like dark chocolate, I want to know if I can make you cum, with just my voice in your ear.' Severus murmured. 'My hot breath ghosting across the shell of those delectable ears...'

'Oh Merlin Sev...'

'I would take my tongue, lick the shell of your ear, suck on the pointed tip, nibble with my teeth, have you moan, squirming, needing to cum. I look at you and I just want to strip you down to nothing, lay you on your back, I would start with gentle kisses on your ankles, lick my way up to your knees...'

'Oh Sev please.' Harry gasped.

'I would place feather light kisses on the inside of your thighs until I reach your gorgeous cock'

Harry made fists as he felt his cock twitching, 'Severus please...' he moaned.

'I would bury my nose in your pubic hair, breath in the scent that is all you my little elf, I will then suck eagerly on your balls, lick up the vein on the underside of your cock, take the head in my mouth, lick and suck it like it was my only lifeline. You will be begging me to take you, I would slick my fingers and circle your entrance before pushing in..'

'Sev... I'm going to... need to...' Harry panted.

Severus leaned over and pulled Harry's shorts down freeing his cock that was hard and leaking, he smirked. 'I would push my fingers in right to the knuckle, I would fuck you hard with them as you erupt in to my waiting mouth, panting and crying with need, you look so beautiful when you cum Harry...'

Harry cried out and came, covering his stomach; he turned his head to look at Severus. 'Wow.' he panted.

Harry awoke the next morning to find the space next to him empty, calling out Severus' name and getting no answer, Harry got up and decided to walk outside to see where Severus was, only being the two of them, Harry didn't bother with clothes, Severus had seen him naked a few times, no need to shy away now.

Stepping out of the hut, Harry started to walk across the sand towards the sea where he saw Severus swimming towards him. Harry stood still and watched as Severus started to walk out of the sea, only stopping when he was only inches from Harry.

'Good morning my little elf.'

'I awoke alone, would love to have turned over and buried myself into your arms.'

'I apologise, we will do that tomorrow on our last morning, I just woke and saw the sea, so clear and inviting, I had to go for a swim. You are more than welcome to join me in the shower to wash the sea water from me'

'Invitation like that, I don't see how I can resist.' Harry said, smiling when he accepted Severus' hand and allowed the older man to pull him back into the hut.

After they had showered and had breakfast, they had both dressed Severus walked out of the hut and raised a brow at Harry who looked at him with a smile.

'Why are you smiling like that?'

'Just you, you have sandals on, shorts and a shirt undone, sleeves rolled up. I have never seen you like this, I have only known you dressed in black robes, even when back at home you have always covered up with black, but green shorts, white shirt open.'

'Well this is only one of me.' Severus answered, smirking at Harry's confusion.

It was a few hours later when they were walking around the island, Severus looking at each plant, taking some and putting in a small satchel he transfigured.

'What about this one? Severus turned at Harry's voice and saw Harry about to touch a purple flower.

'No!' Harry jerked his hand back and let Severus take his wrists in his hands and check thoroughly. 'I didn't touch the flower Severus. I'm am certain.'

'It's not just the flower, it is the pollen also.' Severus answered, only letting go when he was happy that Harry was fine. Harry watched Severus turn and pick up what looked like a weed to him.

"Severus?'

'Harry?'

'What did you mean about you dressing like that is only one of you?'

Severus chuckled and turned back to face Harry.

'You lasted longer than I thought you would in asking that question. It means how it sounds Harry. Everyone, every single person are three people' Harry frowned.

'What do you mean? I am not three people. I'm just Harry... just Harry' Severus chuckled.

'I have seen all three Harry's, just as you have seen all three of me?'

'I don't follow' Severus smirked and took Harry's hands in his.

'The Harry Potter you allow the public to see. The Severus Snape I allow students to see, that is one. The Harry Potter you allow your close friends who you trust, the Severus Snape I allow my close trusted ones to see, that is two and then there is the one you allow no one to see, sometimes not even the one you love to see' Harry looked closely at Severus.

'Which Severus am I seeing?'

'Honestly? This is the real Severus you see, our close friends who we trust with our lives, they will never see me like this, only you. When we have friends over, despite them being ones we trust I will still have my guard up, wear clothes that cover every inch of me. The public will see Professor Severus Snape, mean bastard to all of his students, favours his Slytherins above any other student.'

'That is true. Who I am in public is not who I am behind closed doors with friends as I don't want the public knowing all. And this weekend how I have been with you... even my friends haven't seen this side of me. Only you will see this side of me' Severus gave Harry a smile and kissed his lips. 'How about we head back to the hut for some dinner'

'Spending the evening around a fire on the beach roasting s'mores?' Harry asked.

'You have never done that Harry?'

'Never'

'Then that is what we will do'

That night as they watched the sun set, a small fire they built on the beach, toasting some s'mores like Severus told Harry they could, Harry let out a sigh.

'Back to reality tomorrow' he sighed.

'Harry this has been the best weekend of my life. Us here alone, cut off from the rest of the world... words can not even begin to describe what I feel about this weekend'

'Me either Severus, this weekend has made me feel like I don't want to go back to Grimmauld place. I know I have deep cleaned rooms to get them right for you but all those memories there. We will have to start looking somewhere.'

'Anywhere in mind?' Severus asked.

'I would like to stay close to Hogsmeade, have a little cottage, but with a big garden for you to grow all your potion ingredients a part for me, it's the only thing I liked at the Durselys. I had to do all the gardening, I found it very relaxing.'

Severus said nothing and turned his head along with Harry to watch the sun set. When the last of the sun disappeared, Severus stood up and started to strip off what little clothes he had on.

'Not that I am complaining, but what are you doing?'

'Our last night here Harry, Join me for a swim.'

Harry didn't need telling twice. He quickly stripped off his clothes and all but ran into the water to join Severus.

Severus looked down at Harry in his arms, his head resting on his shoulder, the smaller hands wrapped tight around him and resting on his lower back just above the curve of his arse.

'Harry?'

'Mmm?'

'Do you not want a midnight swim?'

'I don't want to move'

So we are just standing naked in the water holding on to each other?'

'Is it true what you said about only I will see the true you?'

Severus frowned, wondering where Harry was going with this. 'Yes. Why?'

Instead of answering, Harry pulled back from Severus and raised his hands, bringing them down hard as they hit the surface, splashing Severus, wetting him through.

'Catch me if you can!' he laughed and was horrified when he let out a squeak as he saw Severus jumped forwards and started to swim to catch up.

The next morning, Severus groaned when he woke up to the sun shining in his eyes making him squint, looking down he saw Harry's head on his chest and looking around he saw they were on the beach, they must have fell asleep after their swim, when he felt Harry stir he ran his hand down his elf's back.

'Morning.'

Harry moaned and opened his eyes and looked around. 'Did we sleep out here all night?'

'We did,'

Harry sat up. 'Best to shower and have something to eat before heading home, we have to do this again Severus.'

'How about twice a year? Your birthday and mine? Just us, cut off from everyone else'

Harry smiled and kissed Severus. 'Perfect.'

Severus was standing in the living area looking at what they were to hold to go back home. Now came the time to reveal to Harry he was starting to think it wasn't a good idea what he did. It was something they should have done together and here Severus did it all by himself.

'Severus!'

Severus looked up at Harry's tone.

'I have been saying your name for the last minute, are you okay?'

'That depends on the next five minutes'

Harry frowned and he walked over to Severus. 'What do you mean?'

Severus picked up the ornament. 'Ready? You got everything?'

'I have' Harry said as he touched the ornament.

Severus cleared his throat. 'Our home!' he said and with a pull at his navel he felt him being taken away from the beach and hut.

When they landed Harry looked around and found himself standing in a garden with a large cottage in front of him. 'Where has the portkey taken us?'

'This is our new home Harry. It is a cottage just on the outskirts of Hogsmeade. It has three bedrooms, two studies and a room that will make a great library. It has a basement that would make a great lab for me and a large garden out back that leads to a small wooded area'

'It is really all ours?'

'Yes, this is what I have been doing the last month. I wanted it all ready and done for us to move into. When you told me our fifth and six date is a weekend somewhere then I had Kreacher move all of our things here'

Harry laughed and wrapped his arms around Severus tight. 'Thank you, Severus a home. Our home. One that is ours, no one else's, just us'

Severus chuckled. 'Just us Harry' he said as he produced a key. 'Would you like to go and have a look around to see if you like it and it's alright?'

Harry smiled and gently took the key. 'I don't need to check to see if it alright, you picking it for us I know you wouldn't settle for anything less than perfect'

Taking the key he walked hand in hand with Severus to the front door and turned the key into the lock, hearing the click, Harry pushed it ajar and stepped into a foyer.

There was a small table to the side on the left was a door that led into the living room, overstuffed cream coloured sofa adorned the centre with two armchairs of the same fabric flanking either side, in front of all that was a stone hearth with a long wooden mantel above it, Harry moved closer and saw that some photos had already been placed on top.

One was of he and Severus cuddled up on the sofa in Grimmauld place, Severus gently stroking Harry's hair, another was of them having a picnic out in the backyard. The last one along was of then night they had gone outside to watch the stars come to life in the night sky.

'How did you take all these without me knowing?' Harry asked in awe, shaking his head he giggled, that really was a pointless question to ask, look who his mate was a Slytherin no less.

'Something funny love?' Severus smirked

'I was just thinking it was a silly question to ask given that you're a Slytherin and can come up with many inventive ways of acquiring something without my knowledge' Harry chuckled

'True' Severus replied 'but in this case my elf no Slytherin cunning was required, Kreacher took the photos'

'Not a lot of difference really' Harry chortled

'No perhaps not' Severus laughed Come and I will show you the rest of the house'

Before they left the living room, Severus pointed out a large bay window looking out to the edge of the property where the small wooded area began, beneath that was a window seat, big enough for two. The older man had thought it a nice touch seeing as his elf liked to sit and read by a window.

After the tour, Kreacher served them a light lunch and the remainder of the day was spent, exploring and arranging things, as they wanted. Harry concentrated on the main living area while Severus went down to the basement and started organising his lab.

The next morning Harry woke with a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach, it had suddenly occurred to him that now they had returned from the Caribbean it signalled the end of the contract, Severus had presented to him six weeks earlier, meaning that in the very near future a decision would be made as to whether he and Severus could envision a life together and in turn consummate their bond and become mates for life.

Harry knew without a doubt that he loved Severus with all his heart and was more than ready to spend the rest of his life with him, but the question still remained if the older man felt the same way Harry did. Letting his Sev elf sleep for a bit longer, Harry climbed out of bed and went to shower and change.

An hour later he sat on a log watching as the Thestrals fed from the foliage on the ground, looking at Harry every now and then to see if he was going to offer them something more.

Strange looking as they were, these creatures had always been a form of comfort for Harry, being that he was one of the very few people that could actually see them, only those who had witnessed death were granted the privilege of seeing these skeletal creatures.

Their cries echoed around the forbidden forest, as they came to land. Tears fell from Harry's eyes as he stood and prepared to go back to the cottage and face whatever was coming, good or bad.