Ch.10 Morning after
Renee woke up to a crash of thunder and lightning, jolting out of her sleep she looked around to see it still looked dark out and the soft sounds of someone softly snoring let her know Snape was still asleep.
Dart was barking right outside her bedroom door, she sighed, knowing she wouldn't be able to fall back asleep and crawled out of bed, found her bathrobe then headed for the bathroom. She popped in her contacts, now making her eyes the bright blue she bought, then walked back out into the bedroom, smiling at the form of Severus sleeping peacefully.
She could now read the clock, it was seven in the morning, 'I guess this storm really is going to last until noon' she sighed and gave the black haired man a light kiss on the forehead before leaving the room to tend to Dart.
She was nearly pushed back into the room as the dog jumped up at her, she pat his head and motioned for him to follow her to the kitchen, where she made him a bowl of food and set a dish of water down as well.
She sat down, resting her elbow onthe table and head cheek against her hand, she looked around then groaned and got back up "Need coffee" she mumbled to herself and started making a pot. She wanted to go back to bed but she now spotted the dishes her and Severus had neglected last night before they decided to go to bed, she blushed as she thought about last night 'I can't belive that happened...we were like a couple of highschool kids whose parents went out of town!'.
She shook her head and smiled 'I just hope he doesn't regret it...oh gawd!' her eyes snapped open, remembering their conversation earlier last night. 'I hope I didn't just screw up, him having loved that one girl and...' she felt herself start to hyperventilate, Dart raised his head from his food dish and looked up at her in questioning. 'I am a horrible person...I can't believe I just...oh, I hope he doesn't think I'm some slut and did that to get his mind off of...oh gawd, what was her name?' Renee clutched onto the kitchen counters for support.
She shakily made herself a cup of coffee and staggered to the table to sit down, 'Maybe I'm just overreacting...I mean...he could've stopped or said no if he didn't want to...I'll just wait until he wakes up...yeah...see how he reacts...'.
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Snape shifted slightly in his sleep and suddenly felt cold, blinking his eyes open and looking around, it took him a while to recall where he was "Renee?". No reply came from within the room, not a hint of her being in there at all, 'Where is she? Oh no...' his eyes snapped wide open as he practically jumped out of the bed to find the drawstring pants he was lent. 'Please, tell me she doesn't regret it!' he found the pants and pulled them on then searched around for the t-shirt 'I couldn't bear it if she regretted it...'.
After a few seconds of not finding the t-shirt he shook his head 'Screw the t-shirt, I need to find Renee!', he quickly glided down the hallway and stopped at the kitchen door to see Renee sitting at the table looking troubled.
Dart picked his head up and barked happily at Snape, Renee slowly turned her head to see Snape looking just as troubled as she felt 'Oh gawd, no! He does regret it!'. Snape stared in horror as Renee's eyes grew wide, a worried expression on her face 'No! She regrets it...this can't be happening! Last night was...', 'Last night was the best night of my life...that I can remember, and I don't want to forget!' Renee bit her lip.
They both opened their mouths to speak then quieted for the other, when the other wouldn't speak, they tried again only to end up trying to speak at the same time.
Renee took in a shakey breath and decided to speak, whether or not he tried to as well "I'm sorry...I shouldn't have...It's just...I mean..." she started to hyperventilate again.
Snape stared at her in confusion 'She's sorry? Is she sorry because she does regret it?', Renee covered her face and took in another deep breath "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have let that happen, it's just that...". She removed her hands to reveal tears welling up but she tried as hard as possible to blink them back "You're a really great guy...but, I should've considered your feelings on the situation, I'll completely understand if you're mad or disgusted or whatever and...".
Snape was staring at her in disbelief and confusion 'Does she think I regret it?' he quickly strood over to her and lifted her chin up to look at him "You...don't...regret it...do you?".
Renee blinked at him for a second, one tear betraying her and rolling down her cheek, she quickly wiped it away and struggled to find her voice but couldn't and had to settle with shaking her head.
Snape let out a sigh of relief "I don't either...I was worried that you did", Renee stared at him then let a small laugh escape "You're kidding?" she wiped at her eyes and sighed in relief herself. "Oh, thank gawd! I've been sitting out here for..." she glanced at the clock, it was almost eight thirty "For a little over an hour worrying that you'd regret it! I feel so stupid now, freaking out like that".
Snape chuckled slightly and shook his head "No, don't feel stupid..." he swallowed hard before wrapping his arms around her "You're the first person I've cared about in a long...long while...".
Renee nodded as she hastily wiped the last few tears of worry from her eyes "Thank you...I care about you too..." she hugged him back then laughed. "Would you like some coffee, now that you're awake?", he laughed and nodded, both feeling relieved that neither regretted last night.
After calming down and laughing it off over some coffee, Renee sighed and looked out the window "Nasty storm...", Snape nodded "Good thing I didn't walk home last night...", they both paused then laughed lightly, blushing.
Renee stood up and stretched "Well, I need a shower, how about you?", Snape finished his last sip of coffee then nodded. "I could use a shower...but I can wait until I get home. I wouldn't want to increase your water bill", he remebered how muggles pay for things like that and electricity.
Renee's eyes darted about the room, she bit her lip "Well...we could...nevermind, I can't believe I almost said such a thing..." she shook her head, a slight blush on her cheeks.
Snape raised an eyebrow "What?", Renee looked back up in apprehension "Umm...we could use the shower...together?". Snape stared at her and blinked, she started to laugh nervously and say "Nevermind" again but he stood up "Alright...". They stood there for a moment before the same spark from last night overtook them again and they dashed out of the kitchen to the shower.
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"Man, what a downpour! Glad we made it inside without getting too wet!" Camron sighed as she shut the door behind her, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Draco.
All six teens decided to go over to Harry's new place for breakfast, the main reason being that things were getting crazy at the Weasly's and it would've been very hard to keep things from Camron's view.
They all walked into the kitchen, "I see Renee's made a pot of coffee" Harry snickered, still thinking that that was the only thing the woman ever drank. "I wonder where she is..." Camron tapped her foot then walked down the hallway, into her aunts room to hear the shower running. She walked back out and into the kitchen "She's in the shower...oh! Let's make a big breakfast and suprise her, since she's always the one cooking!".
Everyone agreed and pitched in, more-so having to teach Draco during the process since he'd never fixed a meal for himself or anyone else in his life.
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"Did you hear something?" Severus murmured into the kiss he and Renee were currently in, she shook her head, her wet hair flinging drops of water within the shower "Nope...of course, I'm under the shower head".
They shampooed each others hair, Renee nearly slipped going on her tip toes to reach his scalp, but she did give a good massage to his scalp while lathering and rinsing his hair.
When it came time for body wash, things became a near repeat of their actions last night, but the slippery floor wouldn't allow such antics. They rinsed off, towelled off, brushed their teeth, Renee had a spare toothbrush "It was a buy one get one free deal, good deal if you ask me, especially now" she grinned, then decided to try and make up for the lack of action in the shower as they made their way back to the kitchen.
They were clad only in their towels, Renee's arms wrapped up, around his neck, his arms wrapped around her waist, lips pressed together as they waddled like that towards the kitchen.
Dart started barking up a storm while the storm outside was still booming loudly, tuning out any other noise, they could only smell the scented shampoo and body wash from their shower. They were both in a state of complete bliss, holding each other, kissing each other...until they got to the doorway to the kitchen and heard someone shout "Holy shit!".
They froze, not wanting to look at whoever had just spotted them, but of course, the sounds of giggling and more gasps of "Oh my gawd" and "Holy shit" seemed to force their heads to turn.
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Harry was standing by the stove, he was in the middle of flipping a pancake when he heard Ron shout "Holy shit!", he looked over and didn't even notice the pancake miss the pan and fall to the floor.
His eyes widened and at first his jaw dropped but he picked it back up and stifled his snickers with a smirk, Hermione had turned her head and was blushing furiously as she gasped "Oh my gawd", Ron's eyes were just wide and staring.
Ginny and Camron were giggling their heads off while Draco let his mouth open and close a few times before repeating Ron's words of "Holy shit!", the most priceless of faces were Renee and Snape's as they stared in horror at the six teens, them wearing nothing but towels.
If that wasn't an awkward morning, Harry couldn't even imagine what one would be, Renee and Snape had practically ran out of view and holed themselves in Renee's bedroom until everyone had left.
Ron and Draco were at a loss for words the rest of the day, only able to shake their heads and mutter "I can't believe I just saw that...", Hermione tried to pretend nothing had happened, but Ginny and Camron made that a little too hard.
"They're together! They're together!" Camron jumped up and down saying in a sing-song voice, Ginny was still laughing about it, reminding everyone that they were only wearing towels, signifying what they were doing previous to their entrance into the kitchen.
Harry had to admit that it was slightly awkward to see his ex-professor and his new house-mate in such a...situation...but he was happy for them 'Hopefully they're not too embarrassed...or mad...' he glanced at Renee's bedroom door.
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"Well...that was...awkward..." Renee laughed, Snape buried his face in the beds' pillows "I can't believe my old students...plus one who is still a student...and your niece, just saw me in nothing but a towel!".
Renee laughed even harder "What about me? Harry, the poor boy, might be scarred for life from seeing his house-mate in nothing but a towel...making out with his ex-teacher!" she was rolling around the bed laughing.
Snape snorted "Don't forget the two other males that were in that kitchen...", Renee was holding her sides now "Oh, yeah! Thank you for reminding me". She flopped over and crawled up besides Severus and started to rubbed his back "It could've been worse...", Snape turned his head to look at her and raised an eyebrow "Oh? How could it have been worse?".
Renee layed down next to him, still rubbing his back "They could've shown up last night..." she grinned, he stared at her then started laughing "Yes, that would've been worse".
They layed in the bed for the rest of the day, calming down from the morning, talking more seriously now, "It's going to be hard...between us..." Renee sighed.
Snape raised an eyebrow "What do you mean?", Renee rolled over to her side and propped herself in one elbow "Your work...five days a week, from early in the morning to whenever you're done looking over paperwork...I know what a teacher does, y'know" she laughed.
Snape nodded slowly "Right...there's always weekends...", Renee smiled weakly "And holiday's...", they both frowned, realizing that they wouldn't be able to see each other so often now that summer was ending.
Snape thought for a moment "Every weekend, no matter what, I'll come to see you", Renee smiled and nodded "I'll hold you to that, Severus".
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