Title: Meant to Be?
Author: Requiem of a Dream
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters.
*Severus' POV*
The ceremony was nice and simple. It was short and I had arranged with Albus for Harry and I to go to the summer cottage my parents had left me when they died. He thought that was a great idea and let us say for a week. He wanted us to stay away for two weeks but I said we would be there long enough after the baby was born.
When we arrived Harry was happy, tired but happy. The cottage was painted a pale yellow with white on the eves and a white roof. The door was in the center of the front wall with one window on each side. The windows had wooden shutters on them painted the same yellow as the cottage and the trim was white. The door was its natural brown color just stained a little darker.
"Severus it's beautiful." Harry said staring at the house. "How long will we be staying here?"
"A week. We can leave before then or later depending on what you feel like."
"Thank you. I've been wanting to leave the school for a while. Everyone is hovering over me and telling that I can't do this or I shouldn't do that. Thank you so much."
He hugged me and then we walked into the house. First thing we did was to change into some muggle clothes then I gave him a tour of the house. There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen , and breeze way which I planned on turning into a playroom for our son. I could tell that he was tired but I also knew that he was too stubborn to say anything so I suggested that we eat lunch. We were in the living room and Harry was sitting on the couch.
"I have some cooking skills, how about I make us some lunch?"
"Ok that sounds good I am a little hungry."
"You can sit here and relax or unpack if you like. Albus had our things brought here this morning."
"I'll rest for a little bit."
"And I will come get you when lunch is ready." Then I walked into the kitchen to begin making lunch.
I decided to make a pasta salad, some fresh bread and minestrone soup. I went out into the small garden that I had growing out back to find the vegetables that I needed. I picked some potatoes and tomatoes and then headed back into the house. I washed the vegetables off and put them off to one side while I set out to make the broth. I found a light chicken broth added a bit of water to it and heated it up. Then I added a can of tomato juice to it.
I cut the tomatoes and potatoes into small pieces and added them into the soup. I searched around the cabinets for a while then found what I was looking for. A sack of beans. It had lima and kidney beans, and also green beans. I added a cup of those to the soup and let it simmer. Then I got started on the bread.
I took out the flour, yeast, salt, water, and sugar. I added the flour and yeast together, mixing them thoroughly then I added a half a cup of water a pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar. I put the mixture into the oven and then stirred the soup and started on the pasta salad. I was busy boiling the different pastas when Harry walked in. I didn't notice him until he offered to help me.
"You look busy."
"Not really. I enjoy cooking. It helps me relax."
"Oh so I guess that I can't help?"
"No you can't, but not because I don't want you to I don't need you to."
"Well then I'll just sit here and watch. What are you making?"
"Pasta salad, soup, and bread."
"Sounds and smells good."
"Thank you."
"How much longer until it's done?"
"Twenty minutes at most."
"I'm going to go wash up. Be back in five." He turned around and headed towards our bedroom. I continued making the pasta and waited for him to come back. I was taking the bread out of the oven when he came back to the kitchen.
"It's ready." I said and then served him his lunch and we sat down to eat.
*Harry's POV*
Today was busy from start to end. The only time that I felt like I really got to slow down was when Severus made us something to eat. I hadn't been able to rest while he was fixing lunch so I had gone out behind the cottage to see the yard. It was beautiful. The yard had a fence going around it but it was so far away that you could just barely see it. The grass was well kept. And off to the side of the kitchen was garden. I didn't go over there because I didn't want Severus to see me. But I did behind the garden and found a flower garden. It had roses, forget-me-nots, hydrangeas, lilies, lilacs, lavender, jasmine, and many more that I didn't recognize. It was a sea of color. Purples, reds, pinks, blues, yellow, white, and greens.
I looked around the flowers for a while then wandered over to the vegetable garden. He had tomatoes, zucchini, squash, potatoes, peppers, corn, and cabbage growing. Everything was ripe and looked delicious. I went back in the house and explored it. Our room had a queen size bed in it. The bedspread was a light green with white embroidered vines around the edges of it and the pillow cases were white with green embroidered vines on the edges. The dresser was a light oak and there was a night stand on each side of the bed that were the same color.
I walked into the two spare bedrooms. One was painted a sky blue with clouds on the ceiling and a garden scene on the bottoms of the walls, you could see bees and butterflies landing on the flowers and the soft chirps of the birds. The other was painted in a jungle scene. With trees, vines, and exotic flowers. It was enchanted to have birds singing and if you listened carefully you could hear a waterfall. I was getting hungry so I went to the kitchen to see if Severus was done with lunch.
"You look busy."
"Not really. I enjoy cooking. It helps me relax."
"Oh so I guess that I can't help?"
"No you can't, but not because I don't want you to I don't need you to."
"Well then I'll just sit here and watch. What are you making?"
"Pasta salad, soup, and bread."
"Sounds and smells good."
"Thank you."
"How much longer until it's done?"
"Twenty minutes at most."
"I'm going to go wash up. Be back in five." I turned around and headed towards our bedroom. Severus continued making the pasta and waited for me to come back. He was taking the bread out of the oven when I came back to the kitchen.
"It's ready." He said and then served me lunch and we sat down to eat.
We didn't talk while we ate but it wasn't a strained silence. Afterwards I insisted on washing the dishes and I think that the only reason Severus let me was because he was afraid to get me angry. But I just wanted to help out. He let me wash them and I told him to go lie down and maybe sleep for a little bit. About a hour passed before I was finished with the dishes. When I walked out into the living room he was asleep on the couch. I grabbed my drawing pad put my bag and a pencil and began to sketch him. He always looks so peaceful when he sleeps, like nothing is wrong in the world and I just wish that I could keep things that way. Protect him like everyone protects me.
I finished the sketch and realized how tired I was. I laid next to Severus on the couch and fell asleep with my head on his shoulder.
*Severus' POV*
I woke up with a start wondering where I was and why it was so hard for me to breath. Then I remembered the cottage and looked down. Harry was looking at me somewhat dazed and confused.
"Sev what's wrong?"
"Nothing, just forgot where I was. Did I wake you?"
"Just a little. I was half awake anyways."
"I'm sorry."
"It's ok." He leaned up and kissed me gently at first but then it became more urgent. "Sev, I want you."
"You have me."
"Sev, I want you to take me."
"Are you sure?"
"More than ever." Harry stood up and pulled me up with him. He unbuttoned my shirt and pulled it off then started on my pants. I too was pulling off his shirt and pants. We somehow made our way to the bedroom.