Becky walked out of the office, her face livid and her hair tousled about. She had a cut on her
ip and she was limping. Severus turned around and saw her state. He grunted an awkward laugh. He
got up from his chair and walked over to the angrily panting Becky. He did feel somewhat bad, but.
. . well. . . she deserved it.
"When is this going to stop?" she suddenly asked very calmly and quietly.
Severus would have wanted her to yell. When she gave him that sweet, little look of utter
wonder, his heart broke in shame. But he would never show her that's how he felt.
"Define 'this'," he replied, his voice somewhat croaky.
"Cut the shit, will you!?" she yelled. Severus felt much better now.
"Fine," he snapped. "Alright. . .," he pointed a finger in the direction of the office
and said, "You want to know why I did that? Because you were being a insufferable minx with that
Alan bastard! You know I get jealous easily and don't tell me you didn't flirt with him for that
very reason, to make me shake with envy!"
"Okay!" she shouted then added more quietly. "I did that because I wanted to make you
jealous and crawl back to me. . . begging me to forgive you," her voice was rising during this
that now it was a shout again, "and actually giving me just one fricken chance to explain to you
about that undeniably disgusting episode with Alan!"
Severus stared at the beautiful woman in front of him. Of course she wants Alan, he thought,
a gorgeous woman like her would be with different men all the bloody time! She could never stick
with a man and one man only. . . especially me.
"You're quite an actress," he replied in a whisper of fury. "But I don't appreciate lies."
Becky shook her head and finally said, "It's over then. You can't trust me and it won't work.
You can't have a good relationship without trust. I put my trust in you. I know of your past and
I've forgotten it, and you should as well. So please Severus, if this is another act on your part
to push me away for my safety from your past. . . I beg of you to tell me now."
Severus knew it had a tiny bit to do with his past, but it was mostly of her untrustworthy
self.
"No, Becky. It is not about that," he replied quietly, his heart breaking.
He didn't want to lose her. . he loved her so much. Becky also didn't want him out of
her life. They both wanted to be together for the rest of their lives. But Severus didn't know why
he wouldn't let himself let her explain to him about the disgusting kiss he saw. It was ridiculous!
"Explain about it," he mumbled.
Becky looked up at him with a small smile on her face and started her excuse, "Well, I was
walked back to my rooms with Alan, unfortunately, because Albus asked me to show him his rooms. Then
well. . . he grabbed me in the corridor and forced the kiss on me. I suppose you saw us right after
he grabbed me and turned away when I pushed him away-,"
Becky stopped suddenly when she saw the way Severus was looking at her. She could tell
that he didn't believe her.
"Severus," she begged. "You have to believe me!"
"I will ask Alan about it-,"
"You fool, you know he's just going to deny it!"
"So now you're saying that it's not true!?"
"Okay," she started. "Did I say that? No, I didn't. Now stop being so blind. You know the
only man I could ever want is you! And if you really feel something for me. . . then you shouldn't
need to ask him in order to believe the truth. . ."
Right before Severus was going to speak, the students bustled into the room and took their
seats. Becky took a deep breath and fixed her hair. She gave him one last discomforting look and
walked to her desk. Severus looked around at the students that had filed in the room with his usual
sneer back on.
The whole lesson was quite an awkward situation.
ip and she was limping. Severus turned around and saw her state. He grunted an awkward laugh. He
got up from his chair and walked over to the angrily panting Becky. He did feel somewhat bad, but.
. . well. . . she deserved it.
"When is this going to stop?" she suddenly asked very calmly and quietly.
Severus would have wanted her to yell. When she gave him that sweet, little look of utter
wonder, his heart broke in shame. But he would never show her that's how he felt.
"Define 'this'," he replied, his voice somewhat croaky.
"Cut the shit, will you!?" she yelled. Severus felt much better now.
"Fine," he snapped. "Alright. . .," he pointed a finger in the direction of the office
and said, "You want to know why I did that? Because you were being a insufferable minx with that
Alan bastard! You know I get jealous easily and don't tell me you didn't flirt with him for that
very reason, to make me shake with envy!"
"Okay!" she shouted then added more quietly. "I did that because I wanted to make you
jealous and crawl back to me. . . begging me to forgive you," her voice was rising during this
that now it was a shout again, "and actually giving me just one fricken chance to explain to you
about that undeniably disgusting episode with Alan!"
Severus stared at the beautiful woman in front of him. Of course she wants Alan, he thought,
a gorgeous woman like her would be with different men all the bloody time! She could never stick
with a man and one man only. . . especially me.
"You're quite an actress," he replied in a whisper of fury. "But I don't appreciate lies."
Becky shook her head and finally said, "It's over then. You can't trust me and it won't work.
You can't have a good relationship without trust. I put my trust in you. I know of your past and
I've forgotten it, and you should as well. So please Severus, if this is another act on your part
to push me away for my safety from your past. . . I beg of you to tell me now."
Severus knew it had a tiny bit to do with his past, but it was mostly of her untrustworthy
self.
"No, Becky. It is not about that," he replied quietly, his heart breaking.
He didn't want to lose her. . he loved her so much. Becky also didn't want him out of
her life. They both wanted to be together for the rest of their lives. But Severus didn't know why
he wouldn't let himself let her explain to him about the disgusting kiss he saw. It was ridiculous!
"Explain about it," he mumbled.
Becky looked up at him with a small smile on her face and started her excuse, "Well, I was
walked back to my rooms with Alan, unfortunately, because Albus asked me to show him his rooms. Then
well. . . he grabbed me in the corridor and forced the kiss on me. I suppose you saw us right after
he grabbed me and turned away when I pushed him away-,"
Becky stopped suddenly when she saw the way Severus was looking at her. She could tell
that he didn't believe her.
"Severus," she begged. "You have to believe me!"
"I will ask Alan about it-,"
"You fool, you know he's just going to deny it!"
"So now you're saying that it's not true!?"
"Okay," she started. "Did I say that? No, I didn't. Now stop being so blind. You know the
only man I could ever want is you! And if you really feel something for me. . . then you shouldn't
need to ask him in order to believe the truth. . ."
Right before Severus was going to speak, the students bustled into the room and took their
seats. Becky took a deep breath and fixed her hair. She gave him one last discomforting look and
walked to her desk. Severus looked around at the students that had filed in the room with his usual
sneer back on.
The whole lesson was quite an awkward situation.