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Severus moved aside and allowed Lily to step into his chambers.

As Lily walked past Severus, he caught the faint, teasing scent of her perfume.

Lilac and jasmine……..

Though his heart started to race, Severus calmly closed the door behind Lily and turned to face her.

"You look very handsome, Sev." Lily smiled, trying to alleviate some of the awkwardness that filled the air.

However, the fact that Severus didn't really know how to take a compliment, especially from Lily, only increased the tension, "...You look…….lovely."

Severus was wearing his usual black robes.

Lily was dressed in a gray, skirted peacoat.

Severus thought that Lily looked far better than just lovely, but he didn't know how to say anything else without sounding……..rude.

"Thanks, Sev…." Lily said with a bashful grin as her cheeks turned a demure shade of pink.

Lily's blush was genuine.

Oh……..

Did Severus really think that she looked lovely?

"Shall we…...begin?" Severus asked after a long pause lingered between them.

"...Sure!" Lily agreed as she nervously sat down on Severus's sofa.

Severus assumed that surely after dating James, Lily was experienced in matters of sex.

If Severus had known that Lily was still just as innocent as he was, he may have been more at ease.

"Very well….." Severus said in his low voice.

Severus left the room for just a moment and he came back carrying a small vial full of a clear fluid.

"I made quite a bit…..but this batch was of the finest quality." Severus said, handing the vial to Lily.

"Fertility potion?" Lily asked.

Severus nodded.

Severus kept his black eyes fixed on Lily while she opened the vial and drank it down.

Once Lily was finished, she handed the empty vial back to Severus.

"Will it make me…….feel any different?" Lily asked, not knowing what to expect.

"No." Severus replied.

"That's good, then." Lily said with a gentle smile.

Severus sat the empty vial down on the small table in his living room and he walked over to sit beside Lily on the sofa.

A thousand unspoken words floated, unseen, through the air.

Lily glanced at Severus and found him looking back at her.

Severus and Lily locked eyes for a moment, both too frightened of the outcome to speak.

How often had Severus dreamed of spending his time at Lily's side, of wrapping her in his arms?

Now, if only for the night, that was about to happen!

Lily had longed for Severus to look at her the way he was in that moment, as if she was the thing he wanted most in the world…….

If only Lily had been watching Severus as closely as he had watched her over the years, then she would have realized that was always how Severus looked at her.

"Severus," Lily said finally. "I don't want to force you to do this….if you're uncomfortable……"

"I'm not uncomfortable." Severus replied. "Are you?" He asked quickly.

Oh, dear!

Had Lily changed her mind?!

"No." Lily shook her head. "Just nervous!" Lily said with a tense chuckle.

Severus drew in a silent breath.

Lily cleared her throat and went on, "Perhaps we should….um…..try a kiss first? Then, if you don't want to go further, we could make an appointment for one of those muggle facilities, you know, where we each give our donations and they….mix them together."

Severus was mortified that Lily mistook his hesitation for lack of interest.

"Let's try a kiss first." Severus replied quickly.

Lily nodded and slowly, painfully, they began to inch closer to each other.

Closer………

Severus maintained eye contact with Lily, breaking it only to glance down at her lips.

Closer……

Lily did the same and when her eyes once again met Severus's, the heartbroken look of longing on his face shocked her.

Closer……….

Severus dared to raise a hand……

Closer……..

And just as Severus gently placed his open palm on Lily's cheek to guide her towards him, their lips finally met.

Severus was careful to keep his kiss gentle and sweet at first as he supported Lily with his hand, a simple, romantic gesture that invited her to come closer.

Lily's lips felt so good that Severus had to force himself not to moan.

Lily, to Severus's surprise, playfully licked at his lips, enjoying his taste as she urged him on.

Lily draped her arms over Severus's shoulder and he nipped at her lips, coaxing them open, fighting for the chance to explore her mouth with his tongue.

Lily obliged and let Severus slip inside, moving one hand up to grip a clump of his raven-black hair, which was still cool and damp from the wash he had given it not even an hour ago.

The room was filled with the sounds of their lips meeting over and over and they both lost track of time.

Severus and Lily pulled back to look at each other when Lily boldly crawled into Severus's lap.

Lily's cheeks were flushed and Severus found it hard to breathe.

Neither Severus nor Lily spoke because there was no need for words.

As easily as if she were a doll, Severus stood and carried Lily bridal style to his bedroom.

Their kiss had been exquisite, but it was just the beginning.

Severus couldn't wait for Lily to experience how much he really loved her.

Lily couldn't wait for Severus to see her lingerie.

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Once Severus and Lily made it into his bedroom, while Severus kissed Lily once more, he discreetly flicked his wand and the door closed behind them.

The candlelight in the room was soft and beautiful but Lily was so busy enjoying Severus's kiss that she barely noticed.

Severus gently carried Lily over and sat her on his bed.

Lily and Severus had always enjoyed a friendly competition with each other and that still held true as they started to race each other.

Lily's hands began to undo the buttons over Severus's chest while his smooth, elongated fingers pushed the skirt of her coat higher and higher.

After fumbling around for a moment, Lily pulled Severus's robes off and Severus slipped Lily's peacoat up under her bottom, across her hips, and over her head.

Lily's emerald gaze glistened when she saw Severus standing in front of her, clad only in his boxers, the thin, lithe muscles on his chest and shoulders highlighted by the candlelight.

Severus's black eyes were wide as he looked at Lily, but not because he was self-conscious.

Severus had been expecting Lily to have a dress on under her coat……

Right?

But……

There wasn't a dress.

Lily sat in front of Severus, grinning coyly as his eyes traveled over her, taking in every inch, memorizing…….

Lily was wearing the lingerie set she had purchased from the shop.

Bright green lace, bra, panties, garterbelt hooked to sheer stockings………

A teasing, innocent bow between the soft swells of her breasts…….

Lily shifted on the bed and Severus felt his manhood jump as her breasts moved and the curves of her hips pushed against the constraints of her panties……...

Lily giggled and smiled at Severus after she'd given him an opportunity to have a good look at her, "Do you…….like it, Sev? I hope it's not too much. I wanted you to, um, want me."

Severus clenched his jaw.

Want her?

Want her?!

Lily was the only woman that Severus had ever wanted!

"Lie down." Severus commanded, his low voice rougher than he meant for it to be.

Lily's eyes widened but she obeyed.

Severus watched as Lily laid back……

His Lily…..

Submitted to him in his bed……..

To carry his child…...

Severus was nearly drunk off his comprehension of the situation as he crawled over Lily with the intention of splendidly ruining her.

Severus took up kissing Lily again, but he moved quickly from her lips down her throat, all the way to her breasts………….

Severus's long fingers gave him an advantage.

In a split second, Lily felt Severus unclasp her bra and he dove into her beautiful, bare breasts.

Severus closed his eyes once Lily's nipple was in his mouth, hearing Lily moan as he suckled languidly, nudging his face against her soft mounds.

By the time Severus moved to the other side, Lily's hands had wound into his hair so tightly that when he began to kiss his way down her abdomen, he glanced up at her, silently asking her to unknot her fingers just a bit so that he could move.

While the candlelight flickered, Lily's cries rang out through his room, her silhouette writhing on the wall while Severus stripped her lacey scraps off and discovered her.

Severus teased Lily at first with his fingers.

While he did, Lily nearly jumped off the bed.

But it wasn't enough for Severus.

Severus wanted Lily to be louder.

Severus wanted Lily to feel more.

Divesting her of her remaining, scanty garments, Severus found the perfect, secret place to kiss Lily while he pressed his nose against the top of her womanhood and soon after, Lily screamed his name as she fluttered around him.

Lily was gasping and Severus was struggling to breathe normally when he pulled away, took off his boxers, and slowly inched himself inside of her a moment later.

Severus held Lily tightly and as she dug her nails into his shoulders, he felt something give way inside of her and he gasped……

That was……….

So Lily and James had never……..

"Be gentle, Sev!" Lily cried out as a ripping sensation deep in her core consumed her.

Severus worriedly pulled back, terrified he had hurt Lily, but as soon as he did, the pain disappeared.

"Gentle….." Lily repeated as she pulled Severus back down on top of her. "Be gentle….."

Severus moved his hips painfully slowly but to his relief, there was no longer any pain for Lily.

No pain at all……..

Severus began to rock his hips and soon the canopy on his bed was swaying violently as he and Lily clutched onto each other while they coupled.

Lily cried out again as she reached her peak.

Severus was not far behind her.

Though he tried so hard to stay silent, Severus couldn't hold back the husky growl that came from deep in his chest as he emptied himself inside Lily, filling her in the most intimate way.

Severus let his body slip from Lily's and he brushed a strand of red hair from her face before they affectionately kissed again.

Severus and Lily had a standing agreement for mere procreation, but that sounded so cold.

And there had been nothing cold about the way that Severus and Lily had just made love to each other…...

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But neither of them acknowledged that, worried about scaring the other off.

Once their breathing was normal again and the adrenaline stopped rushing through their veins, Severus and Lily laid beside each other in bed.

Lily desperately wanted to cling to Severus, to lay on his shoulder, to kiss at his chest…….

But Lily reminded herself that they weren't really lovers, not officially.

If Severus had voiced the feelings that made silent tears well in his black eyes as he glanced over at Lily, the two would have been infinitely happier from that second forward.

Severus had just touched Lily, held Lily, kissed Lily, in the most intimate way possible and all he wanted to do was crush her against his chest and never let her go.

But Severus felt that would be too aggressive...

Still, though, energized by the rush of oxytocin that had just washed through his veins, Severus found the courage to spread his fingers and clasp Lily's hand in his.

Lily, still panting softly, looked over st Severus and smiled. "Thank you, Sev." Lily said in a genuinely grateful tone.

Severus stared at the ceiling and gave a curt nod.

Lily thought it was to show his disinterest, but really, Severus was worried that the tears would fall from his eyes if she looked at Lily right then.

It was all a little too much to bear……

Lily let go of Severus's hand and sat up.

Severus's eyes followed Lily closely but he didn't speak until she moved to stand from the bed.

"...Where are you going?" Severus asked.

The sound of his voice startled Lily and she looked over her shoulder at Severus, past her curtain of red hair, as she replied, "Home……...I'm sure you have lots of work to do."

"Not tonight." Severus replied. "If you'd like to stay…... my schedule is open."

So was Severus's heart but Lily didn't know that yet…….

Severus took comfort from the glad smile that lit up Lily's face as she shyly tucked a strand of red hair behind her ear and said, "Oh! Alright, Sev, I'll stay for a while, then."

Lily laid back in Severus's bed and as she pulled the covers over herself once more, a violent shiver ran through her.

"Cold?" Severus asked observantly.

"I just caught a chill, I'll be alright." Lily reassured him.

Severus moved to adjust the covers so he could tuck Lily in better.

Severus's eyes widened when Lily took the opportunity his open arms presented and cuddled against his chest.

"You're quite warm, though." Lily sighed.

Severus wasn't expecting Lily to want to hold him and as happy as he was about it, Severus didn't have a lot of experience cuddling someone.

Severus awkwardly bristled under Lily's grasp, but he didn't push her away.

While Lily melted against him, Severus slowly and stiffly put his arms around her.

Severus fought off a blush that threatened to discolor his pale cheeks as Lily wriggled against him.

The feeling of Lily's softness pressed on top of his skin was a delightful torture and though Severus remained stoically silent, it was impossible for Lily to miss his arousal which poked very intrusively against her thigh.

Suddenly, Severus became an expert at snuggling and his hands began to glide over Lily's skin in firm, confident motions.

Lily glanced up at Severus and as soon as he gazed into her bright, green eyes, Severus took his chance and crushed his lips against Lily's.

Their kiss was soft and confident then, relaxed and wringing with knowing anticipation.

"...Sev?" Lily asked breathlessly against Severus's lips.

"Yes……...?" Severus replied, his low voice a deep purr.

"Do you think…….one more round would hurt?" Lily gasped.

Severus stifled a groan as Lily shifted her weight to lay on top of him, feeling his manhood drift along the round curve of her bottom.

"...No." Severus hissed through grit teeth.

"Good." Lily said and when she saw the tortured look on Severus's face, she laughed.

Severus was awed.

In a single night, Lily's laugh, her green eyes, and her red hair had turned his bedroom into the most pleasant of dungeons.

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It was another few hours of sweat, passion, and cries and then afterwards, there was a blissful, comatose-like sleep that enveloped them both.

While they both slept, in the middle of the night, Lily whimpered at a bad dream that crossed her mind and Severus heard her.

Instinctively, Severus rolled onto his side and pulled Lily close to him.

There, feeling his protective embrace, Lily's nightmare was chased away and a pleasant smile formed on her lips as she inhaled Severus's scent.

Severus was with her.

Everything was alright……...

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Due to his workload as a professor and a spy, Severus was normally an early riser, but the sun was already high in the sky when he woke the following morning.

The first thing that Severus noticed was that Lily was no longer beside him.

Severus sat up with a start and looked around.

When he paused for a moment, heard nothing, and noticed that Lily's clothes and handbag were gone, he sighed to himself.

He knew that Lily must be at work, but, Severus couldn't help but be saddened by the fact that he didn't even get to say goodbye.

Though Severus wouldn't have declared his love for Lily right then, he was at least hoping to see her before she left…….

A wave of dreadful anxiety took hold of Severus and he rubbed one of his eyes with his hand.

Had it worked?

When would he see Lily again?

Severus felt himself be gripped suddenly by an odd mania and his emotions crescendoed to the brink of panic as he climbed out of bed and started to walk across the cold boards of his bedroom floor.

He had to see Lily again……

He had to see Lily again, soon!

Surely she would tell him!

If it worked……..

Or if not…...

What if she didn't?!?

What if she was angry with him?

What if………..

THUD!

Severus's internal struggle was resolved quickly when his feet became tangled in something, causing his entire body to collide abruptly with the floor.

Scowling at his own clumsiness, Severus glanced down at his feet to see what he had tripped on.

Severus's scowl relaxed as joy overcame him.

There it was……

Lacey, green, beautiful, and just mischievous enough to have slipped off the chair into hiding…..

Lily's garter belt.

Lily's garter belt!

Severus reached down and pulled the forgotten piece of lingerie away from his ankles.

Severus smirked to himself.

Severus was certain that Lily hadn't left it with him on purpose.

Surely she didn't……….

So then, it would be rude of Severus not to return Lily's lost property.

Calmed by the knowledge that he had a good excuse to go and see Lily again, and soon, Severus stood up and placed Lily's garter belt on the chair.

As Severus looked at the piece of clothing, he nearly went into a trance while he vividly remembered stripping it off of Lily's waist the very night before.

While Severus dressed for the day, he kept glancing over at Lily's forgotten garter belt.

Of course Severus would return it, but Severus was glad that Lily had left a piece of her behind.

It made Severus feel like Lily had never really left him that morning……..and that was a very good feeling to Severus, indeed~.