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************* Chapter Fourteen: You've Always Been There
They fell asleep together for quite some time. It was nearly night before either one awoke, and the mere reason for that was for the knock on the door from room service. Albus was the one to get up, and welcome the person in. A stubby man brought in the food, and Albus gave him a tip in Muggle money.
He walked silently towards Minerva, who was still sleeping quietly. His hands fell across her face gently, and she awoke quickly, staring up at him with a questioning facial expression. "Food is here." he said quietly
She nodded her head, and she sat up from the bed. Albus couldn't help but stare as her long hair fell down across her body. For a single second, he could think of nothing but eveloping in his arms, but a second is short. He knew that she would not be ready for it, it had seemed like an eternity, yet time is a fatal mind game.
"What did you order?" she asked quietly
"Frog legs and french fries."
She stared at him, her eyes seeming to dialate quicker than seemed physically possible. "WHAT?!"
Albus smiled at her. "I'm only kidding. I had him bring us up some pasta to share. I didn't know how hungry you would be when you woke up...so, I had him bring us up a piece of fudge cake too." he smiled at Minerva
She stared at him a second or two, thinking it over. "You're out to get me fat again, aren't you?" she asked quietly, having a slight smile on her own face.
"No, never. I just wanted to make sure that you would eat. I don't think I've seen you eat more than a bread roll for nearly a month."
"Very thoughtful of you. Food...yay." she said sarcastically.
"And fudge cake too."
She stared at him, a bit disapprovingly. She slid out of the covers, and stood upon the hardwood floor. "Where is it?"
"In the front room."
"Okay. Lead the way, and I shall follow." she said quietly
He led her through the door, towards a magnificent set of candles, and food. "I thought I would make it special. We have candles, and pasta. The ultimate European experience."
She smiled meekly at him, and sat in a chair across from where his place was. "I see that. It looks beautiful. Did you have the person who delivered the food do this, or did you just happen to pack the candles and I not notice?"
"What does it matter?" he asked with a smile.
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"That was nice of you make this dinner so special. It really was thoughtful. I'm so glad to be here. Here with you." Minerva said quietly as she walked towards the bed, and sat down.
Albus followed her into the room, and stood right infront of her, not losing her gaze. "The pleasure is all mine, trust me Minerva. I'm glad to be here as well. There's no one else I would rather be here with than you."
She smiled warmly at him, the first real smile she had since her doctor's appointment. She was truly happy to be there, truly happy to feel more like herself. "I love you Albus."
His gaze slightly left her eyes, as he absent-mindedly scanned her body. He didn't answer her, his mind was going in every direction possible, thinking.
"Albus?"
"Yes Minerva?"
"I want you." she stated quietly
"Well you have me. I promise." His hands reached out, and clasped hers gently, she looked back up at him, with an odd look in her eyes, a helpless look, a look with nothing but desire.
"No, I want you now. I want your touch, I want your love. For just one night, I want to forget about everything. I want to forget about the baby, I want to forget about my life. I want to see myself in your eyes. I want my husband, I want you."
He stared at her, a bit dumbstruck at her response. He looked into her deep eyes, her beautiful, deep, penetrating eyes. "Are you sure you're ready?" he asked quietly, his hand leaving hers, and then gently touching her face.
"Albus, please. If there's anything that I want right now, it's you. You're my reason for living, the love that I've been without for what seems like ages."
"What about the baby?"
"Forget about the baby. It's gone,but we're not. We're here, we're the only ones here. Bring me back the love that made the child in the first place, bring me back to reality, bring me back to life."
He stared into her unblinking eyes, then at her wet lips. "Alright." he said quietly, and his lips gently pushed towards hers. He felt a warm sensation flowing through his body, how good it felt to finally be back in her world. His lips gently departed from hers after a good minute, and he looked into her longing eyes.
"You don't know how much I missed you." he said quietly
"Yes I do. I know how you feel...I've been wanting you to be there for so long. Do you know something? You've always been there."
"I love you." was what ended up coming out to her statement. His lips gently came to hers, and again the warm sensation fell through his body. This time however, he hadn't the notion to stop it, her response was too sweet, and his desire too strong.
************* Chapter Fourteen: You've Always Been There
They fell asleep together for quite some time. It was nearly night before either one awoke, and the mere reason for that was for the knock on the door from room service. Albus was the one to get up, and welcome the person in. A stubby man brought in the food, and Albus gave him a tip in Muggle money.
He walked silently towards Minerva, who was still sleeping quietly. His hands fell across her face gently, and she awoke quickly, staring up at him with a questioning facial expression. "Food is here." he said quietly
She nodded her head, and she sat up from the bed. Albus couldn't help but stare as her long hair fell down across her body. For a single second, he could think of nothing but eveloping in his arms, but a second is short. He knew that she would not be ready for it, it had seemed like an eternity, yet time is a fatal mind game.
"What did you order?" she asked quietly
"Frog legs and french fries."
She stared at him, her eyes seeming to dialate quicker than seemed physically possible. "WHAT?!"
Albus smiled at her. "I'm only kidding. I had him bring us up some pasta to share. I didn't know how hungry you would be when you woke up...so, I had him bring us up a piece of fudge cake too." he smiled at Minerva
She stared at him a second or two, thinking it over. "You're out to get me fat again, aren't you?" she asked quietly, having a slight smile on her own face.
"No, never. I just wanted to make sure that you would eat. I don't think I've seen you eat more than a bread roll for nearly a month."
"Very thoughtful of you. Food...yay." she said sarcastically.
"And fudge cake too."
She stared at him, a bit disapprovingly. She slid out of the covers, and stood upon the hardwood floor. "Where is it?"
"In the front room."
"Okay. Lead the way, and I shall follow." she said quietly
He led her through the door, towards a magnificent set of candles, and food. "I thought I would make it special. We have candles, and pasta. The ultimate European experience."
She smiled meekly at him, and sat in a chair across from where his place was. "I see that. It looks beautiful. Did you have the person who delivered the food do this, or did you just happen to pack the candles and I not notice?"
"What does it matter?" he asked with a smile.
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"That was nice of you make this dinner so special. It really was thoughtful. I'm so glad to be here. Here with you." Minerva said quietly as she walked towards the bed, and sat down.
Albus followed her into the room, and stood right infront of her, not losing her gaze. "The pleasure is all mine, trust me Minerva. I'm glad to be here as well. There's no one else I would rather be here with than you."
She smiled warmly at him, the first real smile she had since her doctor's appointment. She was truly happy to be there, truly happy to feel more like herself. "I love you Albus."
His gaze slightly left her eyes, as he absent-mindedly scanned her body. He didn't answer her, his mind was going in every direction possible, thinking.
"Albus?"
"Yes Minerva?"
"I want you." she stated quietly
"Well you have me. I promise." His hands reached out, and clasped hers gently, she looked back up at him, with an odd look in her eyes, a helpless look, a look with nothing but desire.
"No, I want you now. I want your touch, I want your love. For just one night, I want to forget about everything. I want to forget about the baby, I want to forget about my life. I want to see myself in your eyes. I want my husband, I want you."
He stared at her, a bit dumbstruck at her response. He looked into her deep eyes, her beautiful, deep, penetrating eyes. "Are you sure you're ready?" he asked quietly, his hand leaving hers, and then gently touching her face.
"Albus, please. If there's anything that I want right now, it's you. You're my reason for living, the love that I've been without for what seems like ages."
"What about the baby?"
"Forget about the baby. It's gone,but we're not. We're here, we're the only ones here. Bring me back the love that made the child in the first place, bring me back to reality, bring me back to life."
He stared into her unblinking eyes, then at her wet lips. "Alright." he said quietly, and his lips gently pushed towards hers. He felt a warm sensation flowing through his body, how good it felt to finally be back in her world. His lips gently departed from hers after a good minute, and he looked into her longing eyes.
"You don't know how much I missed you." he said quietly
"Yes I do. I know how you feel...I've been wanting you to be there for so long. Do you know something? You've always been there."
"I love you." was what ended up coming out to her statement. His lips gently came to hers, and again the warm sensation fell through his body. This time however, he hadn't the notion to stop it, her response was too sweet, and his desire too strong.