Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any affiliated characters. I just happened to come up with the plot for this ship. All credit to J.K for her amazing universe that she allows us to play in.

Warning: Rated M. Cursing, sexual innuendos, lemons and fluff ahead.

My Beta is Grammarly.

Music is my Muse
This chapters song:
Over my Head, The Fray
Lyric of choice: Everyone knows I'm in, over my head…


Aftermath

Chapter Seven
Lost in Your Eyes

Hermione blinked her eyes and cuddled into Theo's warm bare chest. He was snoring again and she was surprised that the sound didn't annoy her. Instead, it was almost comforting. She trailed her hand over his chest and wondered what on earth he did to stay so fit. She remembered that he had been rather athletic in school but he hadn't been as muscular as this. She frowned as she trailed her finger in his chest hair. Actually, she had no idea what he did. Well besides knowing that he didn't work at the ministry. She shifted so she could look at him. His morning scruff looked dark against his jaw and his lips were full. She studied him and felt a bit of envy at his unblemished complexion and long eyelashes. She had to enchant hers to grow like that. His hair was rumpled and he had an arm above his head with the other wrapped around her, holding her to him. She moved so that she could lift an arm up to trace his lips. Soft, they were so soft. Suddenly she felt him shift and just as she realized that another important part of his body was not soft she also saw his eyes open.

So blue, and so full of desire. She let out a soft gasp as his arm tightened around her and then she was lifting up, moving her head towards his. He met her half way and she let out a small breath as his lips met hers. And then he was rolling her under him as his lips lay claim to hers and she was surrounded by him, his scent, his touch, and lost still in his too blue eyes.

Something exploded inside of her when his tongue moved into her mouth and touched hers. It was if she had been electrocuted and desire hit her so heavily she actually let out an immediate moan. And it was answered by him. His hands were now tangled in her hair and his eyes finally drifted shut as he slanted his mouth over hers and taught her things about snogging she had never known.

Her leg snaked around his, holding him to her. He made a grunting sound that reminded her a bit of Crookshanks when he used to pounce on something. She smiled and snaked her hands around his neck, running her hand through his hair and pulling it.

Now he really did growl as he bit her lip and moved to kiss along her jaw and up to her ear. "You're playing with fire, my kitten."

She giggled because honestly, he sounded so tough, but she knew that the minute she told him to stop, he would. She wiggled so that she was closer to him and let out a soft moan as he nibbled at her earlobe.

"I like fire." She said lamely.

There was a snort and then he sucked her earlobe into his mouth and she gasped and arched into him. It was his turn to moan as her pelvis smashed his erection. An erection that seemed to be too large to fit in his pants! Hermione pushed at him and looked down as he moved to kiss down her neck.

"Oh Merlin, Theo." She said a bit desperate as she got a look at him. He was large; it snaked up out of his soft cotton pajama bottoms with a large purple head. She watched him shift and it moved the pants down more and she realized that he was also very thick.

He was still kissing her but he seemed to sense her fear because he sighed. "I won't hurt you, Hermione." He said sucking softly at her neck.

She sighed and turned to look at him, his eyes were still swirling with desire but his face was calm.

"I know you won't Theo, but-" She trailed off as he bent and kissed her neck again and then sighed and pushed off of her. The sight of him had brought a few things home to her, the most important being that they shouldn't be doing this right now.

"You're not ready and I scare you." He finished and when she opened her eyes he had put his erection away and was standing next to the bed breathing a little roughly.

Hermione got out of bed and walked up to him at his nod she ran her hands over his chest and watched him take a deep breath as she did. She smiled as his pants jerked and he slipped out again. "What do you do if that happens in public?" She asked curiously.

He was standing very still and she sensed that he was doing that so as to not scare her. She took advantage of it too. Running her hands over his bare chest and watching as his skin shivered under her touch. "Robes can be very handy." He said with a hint of laughter. "Especially in school."

She jerked her eyes up to him and smirked. "Did this happen a lot in school?"

Theo gave a short nod and then sighed as her fingers danced over his abdomen and closed his eyes on a low hiss.

She paused and then said. "I don't do casual sex, Theo."

Theo snorted because honestly, he knew that. "I know."

She sighed and moved behind him and hugged herself to his broad back her hands settling on his stomach, just above his straining erection. "And I pretty much suck at long term relationships too," she said softly.

She knew he was smirking. "I don't do them at all," Theo said his tone earnest.

She nodded into his back and sighed. "So what do we do?"

Theo took a deep breath and then his hands were settling over hers and he said in his sexy deep voice. "Take separate showers and get ready for work?"

She laughed, because that wasn't what she had expected him to say at all. She wiggled her hands and he released her so she stepped back. "I guess I should shower first then."

He nodded but didn't turn around. "I'll start the kettle boiling."

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And they settled back into the easy comradely they had shared before. Neither bringing up the snogging. When she showed up every night that week, Theo didn't question it; he just held her in his arms and slept. Because she seemed to be just as much of a balm to his demons as he was to hers. They ate dinner with Tuily, laughed over breakfast, and grew more and more comfortable with each other.

It was easy for Theo to tell that Hermione had lived with men before. It irked him a bit but it was also rather refreshing. She got it, she didn't complain when he did things that drove most women crazy. Sure she would roll her eyes but she didn't nag the crap out of him. She was damn easy to get along with, actually. And little by little she was becoming a big part of his daily life. Nights she wasn't there left him a little itchy, he missed her, and he couldn't sleep.

When she missed dinner Tuily was sad, and Theo didn't like her sad. Now, Tuily would have said that when Hermione wasn't there, Theo was depressed. But Theo would never have admitted to such a thing.

Months passed, and they developed into bit of a routine but in the back of Theo's mind was a rather unsettling thought.

He wanted more and he wasn't sure she was ready for more.


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Updated 7-17-17