Chapter 25: The Ease Of Complicity

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The Sinclair Residence, Unknown Location, Unknown World...

Warm water had been welcome as it splashed across the face of the apparently half awoke Severus Snape before he proceeded to apply a generous amount of shaving cream to both sides of his cheeks and chin. He had not been much of a fan of shaving but he took into consideration that the muggle Sidney took to shaving due to his wife not at all amused by the scratching discomfort of his beard against her own cheeks when they kissed. The former Potions Master stood before the mirror stripped down to his pajama bottoms as he smirked at the shaving cream beard he had made shortly before his wife entered wrapping her arms around his waist.

"Mmmmm." she said leaning her cheek against his back. "I was wondering where you had gone."

"I believe I was in need of a shave." he said smirking at her through the mirror.

"You still do." she replied getting a look at what she began to refer to as his "snow beard" in the mirror.

Snape laughed setting about completing his task before he engaged her. She watched him intently curious as to how he managed the whole shaving bit on a daily basis, it seemed so much like a chore to her but she appreciated it none the less.

Once the former Potions Professor cleared away the remainder of the shaving cream from his now smooth face, he scooped the giggling younger woman into his arms kissing her about the neck and lifting her onto the edge of the sink. Their playful tussling resulted in a rekindling of their desire for one another and before either of them knew it, they were engaged in a series of passionate kisses before Snape had her back on her feet and bent over the sink in preparation for his immensely aroused cock to find it's mark.

Before they could completely lose themselves to their respective aspects of lust however, the children pounding on the bathroom door had shaken them back to their senses. Hermione seemed to delight in their relative closeness, which according to her had been lacking for quite some time.

"We better get that before they break it down." said Hermione still delighting in being caught in his grasp.

Snape closed his eyes pulling the half panting young woman closer to him. His arousal was having a tremendous effect on him and he felt a bit light headed as he attempted to compose himself despite wanting nothing more than to ignore the children and to claim her at that moment.

"We should continue this conversation later." he said with something akin to a purr coming from within as the two of them shared one final kiss before he allowed her to see what all the relative fuss was about.

"I'll be looking forward to it, Mr. Sinclair." she replied in a rather sultry tone before making her way to the bathroom door.

Snape watched her go through her reflection in the mirror enjoying the view despite his previous reluctance when he initially arrived in this strange world.

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The Sitting Room, The Sinclair Residence, Unknown Location, Unknown World...

Snape made his way down to the sitting room newly shaved and in search of his wife. He had been greeted by the children of course and most notably his daughter whom, insisted he carry her to the kitchen table as fitting a Princess of her stature.

"Daddy!" she said pleased to see him as always.

"How is my favorite daughter this fine afternoon?" he asked with a smile.

"Daddy...I'm your only daughter." said Eileen returning his smile.

"That you are." replied Snape taking her by the hand and escorting her toward the kitchen.

Hermione had already been inside with the boys and even Harry had been sitting at the table.

"Good to see you up and about Dad." said Harry adjusting his glasses.

Snape walked over and tussled the green eyed young man's hair finding that the more he spent time with the older version of the boy who lived to be a lot more tolerable than before.

"Hey Dad, feeling better I take it?" asked Harry with a bright smile as Snape nodded in reply.

"As a matter of fact...I am feeling quite well this glorious day." he said turning his attention to the breakfast his loving wife had prepared for them all.

"Daddy made a jest." said Eileen smiling and giggling as if she had not a care in the world.

"So what has everyone been up to?...starting with you Harry." asked Snape turning his attention back to the green eyed young man. "What have you been up to lately?"

"Well...the boys are a real handful with Ginny expecting for a third time." said Harry with a smile. "I suppose I understand a bit of what you go through with these ruffians."

Silas and Sidney Jr. simply laughed knowing all too well that their older brother was referring to them.

"You don't know the half of it...wait until one of your children reaches the dreaded stage of puberty."replied Snape knowing all too well about the hormonal imbalance of teens and preteens alike given his status as former Head of Slytherin House.

Harry smirked.

"I wasn't that bad." he said in protest.

Snape arched a brow before laughing out loud.

"Wasn't that bad?" he said surprised at the phrasing. "Boy, you alone could make an entire continent want to strangle you with all the tantrums you threw."

Hermione laughed watching the two of them, it was as if they had managed to repair whatever rift had fallen between them in the wake of Sidney's accident. The comfort and ease in which they went back n forth with their respective jests was something a kind to normal for the two of them.

"I'm starting to feel sorry for Mione, honestly Dad getting stuck with an old sorry sod like you takes it's toll." said Harry before taking a bite of his toast.

Snape had been greatly amused by the young lad's manner. It reminded him of himself in younger years and yet he had truly been Harry Potter. Sitting there at the table and actually seeing the boy up close after going out of his way to avoid him had been surreal. Harry had gone from being a clueless boy to an unsure man in the span of two lifetimes.

"Lily would have been proud of you." he said forgetting for a moment that he wasn't in his own time.

Harry smiled brightly at the apparent compliment, coming from his father it was all too clear how much it meant to him.

"She'd be proud of you too Dad." he replied. "She'd be proud of both of us."

There was a brief moment of silence before breakfast got back underway and once more Eileen saw her way to stealing her father's undivided attention. It had been a relatively relaxed morning within the Sinclair residence and that had been just fine with Severus Snape, whom had not noticed the ease in which he had become quite complicit when it came to the enchantress' strange world.