Severus didn't say anything after Jaci had pounced on him. He had just sat up and quietly served himself some food. While they ate, Jaci was watching something on the square thing that he knew was called a 'TV'. He shook his head and she burst out laughing. She had seen him and stopped. She raised an eyebrow at him and he did the same.
"What?" she asked. Severus shook his head.
"How can you stand to listen to those people talk and talk and talk?" he asked gesturing to the TV.
"How can you stand to be a stuffy stuck up jerk?" Jaci asked with false politeness. Severus gaped at her open-mouthed. "Oh would you stop that already? You make me feel like I grew an extra head or something." She rolled her eyes and went back to watching the TV. Severus sighed and shook his head. When he finished eating, Jaci switched off the television. Severus looked up at her.
"Come, I'll show you your room," Jaci said. She stood up and he followed her up the stairs. She led him to the door on the right from the stairs. He looked to the left and saw there was another one there as well. Jaci opened the door for him and he walked in.
It was a cozy room, with a queen-sized bed. The window faced the backyard and he noticed that there was a pool. The curtains were a soft yellow and the walls were a light green with white. The bedding was green, yellow, white, and a soft blue. The carpets on the floor matched the blue on the bed.
"The door there leads to your own bathroom and the door that's closer to the bed is the closet," Jaci said suddenly, making him jump a bit.
"Uh thank you," Severus said. Jaci nodded.
"My room's on the left, but unless you're dying or in need of dire medical services, don't go into my room," Jaci said. "Dinner's at 7, see you there. Oh and by the way, the name's Jaci Cortez."
"Severus Snape." Jaci nodded.
With that she walked out, leaving Severus to his thoughts. He sighed and heaved his suitcase onto the bed. He began to unpack his clothes. When he was finished, he walked to the window and gazed out of it. Then he noticed Jaci walked over to one of the pool chairs wearing a long white robe. She took out her wand from one of the pockets and made a table float near her, and then she turned on the radio. After that was finished, she transfigured the chair so that she could lie flat on it. When she was done with that, she put her wand in her pocket.
Severus' eyes went wide as she began to remove her robe, she was barely covered in what she wore. It was a black bikini, but to him it was a scrap of material covering only what was needed and nothing more. He continued to watch as she flipped onto her back and cradled her head in her arms. He gazed down at her body; it was bronze and well toned. After a few minutes he snapped himself out of it. He shook his head and closed the window shutters. He walked back to his bed and laid down. Suddenly he was overcome with tiredness. He soon fell asleep.
Jaci looked at her watch and then up at the ceiling. Did she or did she not tell that man that dinner was at 7? She growled. She stalked up to his room. She walked in without knocking, but when she saw him, all of her anger fled her.
He was lying on his side, one hand underneath his pillow, the other by his side. His mouth was slightly open. He had taken off his shoes and she noticed that he wore black socks. But it was his face that had her mesmerized. Dark lashes, dark brows, all against the palest of skin. His lips were full, firm, and she wondered what it would be like to be kissed by him. His hair tumbled down into his face and down his back. Jaci smiled. She walked over to him.
She conjured up a blanket and gently smoothed it on him. He shifted slightly, but didn't wake up. Jaci smiled again and gently dropped a kiss on his forehead. With that she walked out, turning off the lights and closing the door.
Severus awoke, he had the strangest dream that Jaci had kissed him, he shook his head. He looked at the clock and groaned it was 8! Hadn't Jaci said dinner was at 7? Quickly he stood, ran a hand through his hair and ran downstairs. He found Jaci in the kitchen, sitting at the counter.
"I'm sorry," he said. Jaci looked up at him. "For being late, I sort of fell asleep." Jaci rolled her eyes.
"Sure, here, I saved you some food." She got up and walked to the oven. She took out a plate.
"Thank you, what is it?" Severus asked. Sitting down at the table. Jaci walked over and placed it in front of him. Severus took out his wand and a glass of whiskey appeared along with a fork and a knife.
"Steak with potatoes," Jaci said, she sat across from him, watching him eat. Severus quickly cut into the piece of meat and shoveled it into his mouth.
"Mmm, this is delicious." Jaci smiled. Severus noticed that it wasn't smug or fake, that it was a true smile, and he liked it.
"Thank you."
"Where did you learn to cook so good?"
"Family, where else?" Severus smiled.
They continued the small talk until Severus' meal was gone. He quickly stood and put his plate in the sink, along with his glass. Jaci stood and began to wash the dishes. Severus quickly helped her pick up the table. Jaci soon finished and she smiled as she saw he had been sitting patiently at the counter waiting.
"Would you like some fruit salad?" she asked him. Severus smiled.
"Sure."
Soon, Jaci was in her room, on her bed, but her mind refused her to rest. She kept thinking about this Severus person and what he was doing working with the Dark Lord. Yes, she knew all about Voldemort and it sucked. She hated the man, but what could she do? Her father was in leagues with the man. But that was all about to change.
But what about this man Severus? He didn't seem the kind to go off and kill people just because they were deprived of magic. She sighed and shook her head. She couldn't understand why anyone would want to do that, want to hurt people because they were different. She turned on her side and looked out the window. She was shocked to see that Severus was in her backyard. She quickly stood and walked to the window. She watched him as he sat down by the pool and looked up at the half moon.
Severus had the feeling he was being watched, but he didn't care. For all he knew it could be the Dark Lord, or someone sent out to spy on him. He rolled his eyes, he didn't care right now, right now was time for him to relax. He sighed and looked down into the pool water. He gently placed the tip of his finger on the surface of the water and smiled happily as the ripples began.
He contented himself for the next ten minutes by watching the ripples on the pool. When he was done, he stood and began to make his way inside, but something stopped him. He looked up at the window he knew was Jaci's and was shocked to see she was looking at him. He caught his breath.
Uh-oh, busted! Jaci quickly raised her hand and waved at him. She saw Severus smile and return the wave. He disappeared into the shadows and Jaci could hear the back door opening, closing, and locking. She then heard him walk upstairs to his room and shut the door.
Jaci sat on her bed, that was a close one! She smiled as she remembered how he had looked so dazzled by the ripples in the water. He looked so innocent. How could someone like him be in the leagues with Voldemort? She shook her head, she didn't care, she wasn't supposed to care. She sighed and finally her mind let her body rest.