That morning, Severus waited for Amy to get up, and that was a first.
Usually he woke, kissed his daughter and ran down to breakfast before Amy
could accost him with her feelings and her...her bloody sympathy.
But he was breaking down, and he wanted so desperately to love her. He wanted so desperately for her to keep trying for him, to never give up on him. He could hear her rhythmic breathing and it made him smile, knowing someone was there in his bed, keeping it warm. There was a woman in his life that could love him truly, with heart and soul. And she was madly in love with his daughter, the other love of his life.
Severus went into the kitchen to greet Harry who was sipping his morning coffee. "Would you like a cup," he offered expecting the usual "no".
"I would love one," Severus said brightly. He took a seat across from the young man and stretched his arms up over his head. "Lovely day, isn't it?"
Harry suppressed a giggle as he poured his adopted father a cup of coffee. "Why so cheerful? What happened to "sod off Potter"?"
Severus laughed apologetically. "I've been a right grump, haven't I?'
"With good reason," Harry said gently. "Alex just...left. I was there and I know how it feels to be so...alone."
He shrugged unable to stifle his grin. "I wouldn't say I'm entirely alone."
"Ah," he said knowingly. "Speaking of our lovely housemate, I was wondering if you'd oppose me taking her for a long tour of the grounds? She's been pestering me to take her into the forest and I thought who better than a DADA champ?"
"Deflate your head Potter," he said with humor. "Of course you may take her for a walk in the woods."
"I know that Violet has to be watched over at all times, so if you would prefer me to wait..."
Severus held up his hand, "That won't be necessary. I will bring my daughter to my class. The...students," he said with some disdain, "seem to love it."
Harry laughed, "They aren't all that bad."
"I suppose it's just the cooing and awing...what are they trying to do to her?"
A yawning Amy interrupted him. She rubbed her eyes and sat down next to Severus, planting a kiss on his cheek. "Morning," she yawned. "I can't believe you're still here."
"I thought I might wait for you and Vi to wake," he said. As if cued in, Violet began to make her morning noises, whining to be picked up.
Amy moved to get up but Severus motioned for her to sit back down. "I'll go, you finish your coffee and then go on your tour with Harry." He went to the nursery and greeted his baby girl. "Hello love," he said cheerfully.
"Daaaadeeeee," she said in her baby babble.
He grinned and quickly changed and dressed her. "Want to learn about potions today, Vi?"
She grabbed his nose and laughed, "Ya," she answered as if she knew what he was asking. He brought her to say good morning and as soon as she saw Amy, she smiled. "Hi mummy," she said in her sweetest voice.
Amy gasped, "She just called me mummy!"
Severus smiled, "True, I think she knows who the real mum is around here."
They sat around the table playing with Violet until it was time for Potions. "I must be off," Severus said, gathering the supplies he'd need to take the baby with him to class. "See you this afternoon?"
Amy kissed him. "I look foreword to it," and she prepared to leave with Harry.
To the readers looking for the history of this story, The Choice, is the prequel to You Still Have Me. I'm working on both at the same time so be patient. They're coming along as quickly as I get ideas!
But he was breaking down, and he wanted so desperately to love her. He wanted so desperately for her to keep trying for him, to never give up on him. He could hear her rhythmic breathing and it made him smile, knowing someone was there in his bed, keeping it warm. There was a woman in his life that could love him truly, with heart and soul. And she was madly in love with his daughter, the other love of his life.
Severus went into the kitchen to greet Harry who was sipping his morning coffee. "Would you like a cup," he offered expecting the usual "no".
"I would love one," Severus said brightly. He took a seat across from the young man and stretched his arms up over his head. "Lovely day, isn't it?"
Harry suppressed a giggle as he poured his adopted father a cup of coffee. "Why so cheerful? What happened to "sod off Potter"?"
Severus laughed apologetically. "I've been a right grump, haven't I?'
"With good reason," Harry said gently. "Alex just...left. I was there and I know how it feels to be so...alone."
He shrugged unable to stifle his grin. "I wouldn't say I'm entirely alone."
"Ah," he said knowingly. "Speaking of our lovely housemate, I was wondering if you'd oppose me taking her for a long tour of the grounds? She's been pestering me to take her into the forest and I thought who better than a DADA champ?"
"Deflate your head Potter," he said with humor. "Of course you may take her for a walk in the woods."
"I know that Violet has to be watched over at all times, so if you would prefer me to wait..."
Severus held up his hand, "That won't be necessary. I will bring my daughter to my class. The...students," he said with some disdain, "seem to love it."
Harry laughed, "They aren't all that bad."
"I suppose it's just the cooing and awing...what are they trying to do to her?"
A yawning Amy interrupted him. She rubbed her eyes and sat down next to Severus, planting a kiss on his cheek. "Morning," she yawned. "I can't believe you're still here."
"I thought I might wait for you and Vi to wake," he said. As if cued in, Violet began to make her morning noises, whining to be picked up.
Amy moved to get up but Severus motioned for her to sit back down. "I'll go, you finish your coffee and then go on your tour with Harry." He went to the nursery and greeted his baby girl. "Hello love," he said cheerfully.
"Daaaadeeeee," she said in her baby babble.
He grinned and quickly changed and dressed her. "Want to learn about potions today, Vi?"
She grabbed his nose and laughed, "Ya," she answered as if she knew what he was asking. He brought her to say good morning and as soon as she saw Amy, she smiled. "Hi mummy," she said in her sweetest voice.
Amy gasped, "She just called me mummy!"
Severus smiled, "True, I think she knows who the real mum is around here."
They sat around the table playing with Violet until it was time for Potions. "I must be off," Severus said, gathering the supplies he'd need to take the baby with him to class. "See you this afternoon?"
Amy kissed him. "I look foreword to it," and she prepared to leave with Harry.
To the readers looking for the history of this story, The Choice, is the prequel to You Still Have Me. I'm working on both at the same time so be patient. They're coming along as quickly as I get ideas!