Remus was reading in bed when Severus came into the bedroom around midnight. He noticed the vial of bright pink liquid immediately.
"It worked then. Pink?"
"All maternity potions are pink unfortunately."
Remus chuckled. "Are you going to drink it then, or do I have to rub it on you or something?"
"I drink it. Are you truly in agreement? You aren't just humouring me?" Severus asked, perching on the bed. Remus reached over and pulled the stopper out of the bottle.
"I was going to ask you that question, but it looks like we are all decided. Drink up." Severus lifted the bottle to his mouth, hesitated for a moment and then downed it in one. He placed the empty vial on a bedside table and carefully removed his robes and hung them in the wardrobe. Remus watched every move as the naked man crossed the bedroom, lifting the covers he immediately slipped his arms around his husband as he slid under the covers.
Remus moved one leg over Severus' and kissed his neck. Severus bent his head and caught his mouth, sucking Remus' lip in and then teasing his tongue with his own. Severus' hands caressed his back as Remus' slid under his lover's tight arse. They stroked and caressed each other for a while before their hands began to wander to more erogenous zones.
They had tried switching positions early in their relationship, but Severus had found much to his surprise that he much preferred to take the more receptive role in bed – which suited Remus perfectly. Severus' preference was not one of submission, but of pure pleasure. Much as he enjoyed Remus' ministrations, he now completely understood why women thought they had the better deal; slower, longer and more frequent orgasms that didn't have a finite conclusion.
Outside their quarters, Albus Dumbledore had slipped back down to retrieve the cloak he had left behind. He raised a hand to knock, knowing that both men stayed up late but as they had forgotten to raise silencing charms he thought better of it and headed back upstairs to the sound of his staid Potions Master screaming the name of the DADA master. As he got the dungeon steps he was very glad that they had refused quarters in the main castle, "Oooooooooooh Goooooooooooooood, Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh" was undoubtedly not something to share with the students, especially not from Professor Snape. He raised a silencing charm for them.
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They woke late. Remus made it to breakfast on time but after settling Mirari with her nanny, Severus ended up being late. Albus twinkled at him as he swept in mid-breakfast. Good God, did everyone know? Dumbledore actually had no idea that they were trying for another baby; love just increased his twinkle quota by about a hundred percent.
There had been no time to try a charm and he had Potions all morning. He got a short break before lunch and he took the opportunity to cast the charm. No effect, he cast it again to be sure but came back with the same results. He wasn't pregnant.
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