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A/N:- Thank you to you all for your reviews and alerts for the last chapter, all were appreciated, here is the next instalment. Thanks to my beta the dragon and the rose. This chapter is where this story earns the MA rating for sexual content it has over on AO3, and for the M rating here I hope you enjoy reading it. If you want to read the MA version, head on over to An Archive of Our Own (AO3) and search for me there, over there I'm Oneredshoe.

Chapter Five – A Night of Firsts

Getting Toby into bed when they got home from the Burrow was simple as he was already just about asleep. A quick bath, and a change into his pyjamas—a set that Hermione had asked her elf from Hogwarts to collect along with other nightly necessities for them all—and she'd only read him half a page of his story when he was sound asleep.

Getting up from the end of his bed and setting wards on his room to keep him safe, and alert them if he needed them Hermione went in search of Severus. She found him in his study, and she walked up beside him, plonking her bottom down on the edge of his desk.

"Toby's sound asleep," she told him, before she'd seen just how deep in thought that he was.

"Mm," he replied, his unfocused eyes coming back to reality as he returned from his thoughts. "We have a great deal to discuss about how we want this family to work," he murmured, his dark eyes turning to her.

"Yes, agreed, so let's make ourselves more comfortable."

He smirked. "How am I to think straight if I do that, pet," he replied, his hand coming out and extending to her hip and caressing up and down.

"Still, we should sit comfortably at this time of night, come," and she offered him her hand, and started leading him to the lounge that looked out the open terrace doors.

"I need to make peace with Minerva," he murmured as he sat.

"Yes, but she was out of line saying what she did," Hermione replied.

"She was," he agreed, pulling Hermione close as she sat beside him. "Therefore, we will wait until tomorrow to approach her." He lapsed into thought again for a moment, before saying, "What you said to Molly about us not teaching…" and he left the sentence open.

"We have often discussed moving on from Hogwarts, especially since we make more from consulting for Fred and George than we make teaching."

Severus nodded in agreement, his hand on the arm around her starting to have a mind of its own. "I have a former apprentice who could easily slip into the role I play."

"That is true, and Septima could be quickly convinced to bring her latest apprentice back to Hogwarts. In fact, I think she misses teaching now she's had the time for a rest and a rethink."

"She cast you in at the deep end, quitting as soon as you were qualified," Severus said with a scowl.

Hermione snickered. "That she did, so maybe it's time to return the favour," and her eyes remained on his as she undid her blouse in invitation for his wandering hand to explore more, since his hand had already been massaging her breast on the top of her blouse for some moments now. She watched his hand slip inside her blouse and she gasped as it also easily navigated into the cup of her bra, even though his reach was limited by the position they were in. "Lovely," she murmured happily, feeling his fingers touching and fondling, and that was when their conversation started to unravel, and she proclaimed, "And I cannot wait a moment longer to have you."

Without saying a word his hand disappeared out of her blouse, and he grasped her by the waist and easily pulled her into his lap.

Upping the ante, she swung around and straddled him instead, and his gaze shifted from her eyes to what she was exposing for him as she finished undoing her top. He was at the right level to be getting a proper eye full, and his hands came up and started touching her as she pulled him close, allowing his head to rest between the objects of his attention.

"Severus," she moaned softly. "Can we be completely honest with one another?"

"Of course we can, pet," he assured her, his beautiful voice and velvet rumble against her flesh.

"I've waited so long for this moment," she told him softly.

"Well, we've already discussed what dunderheaded fools we've been," he murmured, watching her shrugging out of her blouse. There were so many emotions running through his mind currently, and when she also removed the one other confining garment he grasped one with both hands as she stroked his face.

A smile flitted over her lips. "Mm," she agreed, but then her expression turned serious as she watched him licking his lips. "That's it, my love, take anything you want from me."

He closed his eyes in bliss as he did exactly what she was asking him to for some moments and then he looked up at her with so much emotion in his eyes, only to be taken by the picture of her with her eyes closed as she enjoyed his caresses and licks.

"Oh," she sighed. She was very aware that they had much to talk about, but this claiming was every bit as important to them both. She'd waited too long for this moment, and sometimes she'd thought that it would never come. So she would be completely honest now that it had, because she knew that abused men were often abused children beforehand. Therefore, she wanted to provide him with every experience that made him feel safe and secure in their relationship. "I love you, Severus," she replied, her voice airy as his tongue continued its ministrations. "God, that feels so good," as her hands moved downward between them.

Her words and actions made him focus on what her hand was doing, and he suddenly pushed her to stand. "Show me," and he was taking her jeans down so he could see her fingers working. "Well, fuck me," he gasped, at the sight before him. "So pretty," he whispered, and his dark eyes trailed back up to hers. "If I'd known you were hiding this under your clothes…" but then he huffed at a breath, and added, "It probably wouldn't have made a bit of difference… Hermione I've been a fool, I've yearned for far too long to see all of you like this," and he moved his attention back to her body. Lifting one of her legs and placing it over his shoulder he dove in. "So, lovely," he told her again.

"Ah," she hissed, moaning. "Severus," she sighed, her hand digging into his shoulders. "I want you, please?"

"Of course, pet, in fact, I plan for us to do so all night if you're agreeable." Then he was pulling her down over him, his eyes roaming over her curves. "You are so beautiful," he murmured.

She hissed out a breath as she sank down over him. "Very much agree," and she knew that she was almost immediately lost in this man. Neither of them lasted long, and were soon lost in the pleasure that they were pulling from each other.

As soon as they'd recovered from their exertions, Severus suddenly had to know. "Why didn't you ever just approach me for more than friendship?" he asked as he encouraged her to the rug on her hands and knees.

Moving on shaky legs, she looked around at him, and her face turned serious. "I was too scared of losing your friendship," she told him, seeing him gazing at her tail end in the air once she'd assumed the position he'd been asking for.

He nodded, and then exhaled a long breath. "It was the same reason I did not approach you in that way," he stated finally lifting his eyes from the delicious sight in front of him. He chuckled. "A right couple of gooses, aren't we?" he laughed, lining himself up and pushing inside, and he heard her answering snicker turning into a moan of pleasure.

Anything else that he'd been going to say was lost by the wonderful feeling of her around him again. He had always been a keen student of pleasure, and he loved this position; it was almost impossibly sexy. Therefore, he enjoyed the view now.

Another thing that he noted as he lost himself in sensation was that he'd never been ready for round two so quickly before. He took advantage of the situation though earnestly set about bringing them both pleasure. However, and he lost his battle with the absolute pleasure of her and their congress came to an end once more.

This time when he finished he rolled off to the side and vanished his clothing, panting as he looked at her. He crooked a finger. "Come here," he said, and he waited for her to get close enough before he kissed her.

She giggled as she licked his lips in between kisses, then she crawled around and placed her hand either side of his head. Presenting him with a gently swinging feast, as she grazed her breasts lightly across his mouth, teasing him with them.

However, after some moments of leisurely enjoying her offering, he pulled her close and Apparated them to their bedroom. He brought the lights up to a soft glow as they arrived, and his eyes smouldered as he watched her standing in front of him.

Now that the initial urgency was sated, he was determined to discover her slowly and completely, and so he did, and afterwards, she welcomed him into her arms. "Lay with me," she said, holding out her arms to him. She needed him close now she had him.

He climbed around and settled next to her, happily nestling up against her, as a hand gesture commanded the quilt to cover them as he lay there with her in his arms. "So, what happened yesterday when you were bidding Miss Lovegood goodbye?" he asked, unable to resist any longer.

Hermione smiled, she'd wondered when he'd ask her about Luna. "She wanted to give me an orgasm to relieve my stress levels," she replied seriously.

"Oh, I see, and did you?"

She shook her head. "No, I actually thought it was a bit inappropriate of her to ask considering that I'd just admitted to her that I cared very deeply for you."

"Yes, I suppose it was," Severus answered.

"On top of that, even if Nev's pretty straight, and I don't think they're very a committed couple, not really… but still, they're in a relationship, and I'm not going to do anything without…" however, her words trailed off as she saw Severus nodding his understanding, and her mouth pinched as she said instead, "I wonder what actually stopped her from coming to see us this afternoon?"

Severus snorted. "Could have been anything, her return message was very vague."

This made Hermione laugh. "Well, she often is that. It's part of her charm."

"So, you're just friends who occasionally relieve each other?" he asked.

"No, not really anymore, and I'm kind of not interested in her like that now days anyway," Hermione told him.

He kissed her temple. "Mind, I can't help being a little intrigued by it all."

"I see," Hermione replied knowingly. "Well, maybe someone else will pop up sometime." Reaching across she connected their lips and kissed him. "I love you," she whispered across his lips.

"And I you, dearest," he replied.

"Besides, she's too prone to swanning off and not coming back for ages, and that's also very Luna," Hermione added with a shrug.

"Yes, she does disappear quite regularly," Severus agreed.

"Mm," she commented thoughtfully, but then turned to him with a cheeky grin on her face. "It's my turn now, I want to taste you," and she rolled onto her back. "Bring it here," and she patted her chest and opened her mouth.

He was never going to refuse an offer like that, and he quickly obliged. However, this time as the bubble of pleasure burst, Hermione's sleepless night started to catch up with her, and she pulled away slightly as she yawned.

Regardless of his desire for their amorous evening to continue, Severus also found as Hermione yawned that he was also in need of a break. It had been some time since he'd engaged someone in more than a simple release of tension, and he kissed her again. Hermione was different, and he was not in a rush to keep going. "You're getting tired," he told her and watched her nod somewhat apologetically. "Then we should rest," and he cleansed them both before lowering the light and pulling her close. "Good night, my love," he murmured.

"Good night," she answered, using a spell to clean her teeth tonight because she was not giving up this position for anything.

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Despite their unspoken intention to wake after a nap and have one another once more, both Hermione and Severus slept through until Toby stirred the next morning. Then it was some hasty wand-work to make them respectable enough for him to see them.

"Gosh," Hermione murmured, glancing at the clock through blurry eyes. "That went quickly," she commented, as Toby ran into their bedroom and scrambled up on the bed, seeking their company. "Hello, my little man," she said, letting him burrow in between them.

Severus knew that what his double was doing right at this minute was something that he himself had only done on the few occasions that his father had not been at home to scold him for it, so he welcomed the boy. "Did you sleep well, Toby?" he asked, still trying to wake himself up.

"I did, Da," he answered with childish glee. "And I had the best dream," he enthused.

It was at this point that Severus suddenly realised that their split was indeed complete, because he had no idea what his smaller self had dreamt last night. The precious part of him, that innocent little child that had still been buried inside him, was now their son completely and utterly, and that he was having his second chance at life. He looked at Hermione as she spoke.

"And what did you dream about, sweetheart?" she asked.

"My family," he pronounced, gesturing to the three of them. "And I dreamt that there was another person in our family too," he went on.

"Oh, and who was that?" Hermione asked, curiosity getting the better of her.

Toby touched Hermione's tummy. "She's waiting, in here," he said innocently, his eyes wide with wonder.

"But that was only a dream, my boy," Severus told him.

"Who knows," the little boy said with a hopeful look. "It might come true."

Unable to bring herself to tell him otherwise, Hermione hugged him. "Who knows, maybe it will," and she fought hard to keep her composure. "Now who wants pancakes for breakfast?"

Toby grinned. "Me!" he cried, jumping up and down on the bed.

Seeing Hermione struggling with emotion, Severus snatched Toby up and held him aloft before he tumbled off, and the little boy laughed at his position and held out his arms like a plane.

"Again… Again," he cried.

Holding him securely, Severus zoomed him through the air but then placed his feet on the floor. "If you want pancakes then we better get up, hadn't we? You go and see what you'd like to wear, and I'll be in to help you dress in a moment," he told him.

"Thanks, Da," he yelled as he careered out of the door, still pretending to be a plane as he went back up to his room.

The two adults watched him, and laughed happily at his antics, but then Hermione placed her hand on her stomach, and she said pensively, "Do you think his dream could come true, love?"

Seeing her eyes welling up as she looked at him with such emotion stirring in them, Severus leant forward and kissed her. "I think that we should investigate the possibility. Poppy could run the tests and advise what to do," he suggested.

"Yes, I suppose that she could," Hermione replied, starting to get out of bed. "And we really need to go back there and speak with Minerva too," and she exhaled a long breath. "We also need to book Toby into an elementary school."

Severus chuckled as they made the move to get out of bed. "Okay, one thing at a time, pet," and he guided her towards the showers. "You have first shower, and I'll make certain that Toby is fine with his dressing," he told her.

Pouting slightly, she wrapped her arms around his neck. "We could save water," she suggested.

He chuckled. "I can't see that facilitating a quick shower."

She smiled. "No, I suppose you're right," and she kissed him before heading into the bathroom alone.