A few days later found Severus and Hermione sitting in the library reading. Hermione had gone out earlier in the day to pick up a few books she had ordered on wand lore. As of now she was engrossed in them but it was late. To Severus' surprise she had fallen asleep and was leaning against his right side. Her hair creeping up his arm threatening to go into his face. Her legs up and under her.

He marveled how she could fall asleep in such a position. Trying not to wake her he marked his place and put his book on the coffee table and slipped hers out of her grasp and did the same. And with the grace afforded to him he stood up and scooped Hermione into his arms. She was heavy but he could handle her. In her sleeping state she had wound her arms around his neck and nuzzled her face into his neck. She still smelled of the flowery shampoo she used earlier in the day. The smell was faint. Severus carried Hermione to her room and with a quick wave of his hand the bed was turned down. Gently he placed her on the bed, removed her shoes and pulled the sheets and quilt over her.

He stood and stared at her a moment and moved a stray hair from her face while gently caressing her cheek. Severus caught himself and quietly swept out of the room and to his own where he promptly undressed and got in bed for the night.

The next day Severus found that he was not the first awake. In fact Hermione had woken up before him and prepared a full breakfast. Both plates sitting on the table. Hermione with a cup of tea and Severus with coffee, black. Quietly they sat and ate. There was no use talking to her as she had a book floating in front of her. She probably didn't notice that he had come down and was enjoying her cooking.

Unbeknownst to Severus Hermione had noticed him. She sat quietly and read with a book large enough to cover her face. Though it was a book she had bought and shown great interest in she couldn't get past the first paragraph. She kept thinking of the night before. She had felt him carry her to her room and felt the soft caress on her cheek. But then the dream that followed was what was troubling her.

Severus had laid Hermione down to bed and sat down beside her. He had placed his hand on her cheek and bent down and kissed her chastely on the lips. It started out gentle until Hermione brought Severus even closer. He climbed over and lay on top kissing her more ravenously as if he'd never get to again. Severus caressed her sides as she held him closer to her small frame. Hermione had wanted more from him.

"Take of your clothes." she had ordered him. Severus had obliged and in doing so also watched Hermione remove her own clothes. She lay back down in only a panty. Her ample breasts had gone bare and her nipples were at attention. Lovingly Severus had cupped her breasts and suckled at her nipples occasionally nipping them. Hermione loved the little bites and moaned with each one. Severus then moved down to kissing her belly and sides. Severus nipped at her hips as he pulled down her lace panties to reveal that she was already wet for him. Severus smiled and completely removed her underwear throwing them somewhere in the room.

He had spread her legs and languished in her natural smell before kissing and nipping her inner thighs. Then suddenly Severus had gone for her. His tongue and thoroughly lapped at her clit and slipped in and out of her pussy. With every movement Hermione had moaned and whimpered begging him not to stop. He then inserted two of his fingers inside her and finding that spot and almost sending her over the edge before removing fingers and mouth. He needed to be inside her.

"Are you ready for me?" he asked her whispering in her ear.

"Yes." Severus kissed her then slipped himself inside inch-by-inch knowing full well his size. Once fully inside he stopped to let her get used to his girth. Hermione had urged him on by moving her hips. Slowing he moved inside her enjoying the feel of her. But he couldn't hold out and he knew she was close so he sped up his movements. Severus propped him up on his hands and looked down at Hermione as she writhed in pleasure and as her breasts bounced so much so that she had to hold them. This made Severus smirk and urged him on. It wasn't long before he felt her inner walls quivering around him and she yelled out his name. Severus wasn't too far behind her and spilled his seed inside her and collapsed on top of her sated.

It was then that Severus had lifted himself a bit off of her hard pressed to pull out of her and started kissing her all over. His kisses felt like silent I love you's. Until Hermione woke up that morning feeling as if she had actually orgasmed in her sleep and needed to get herself off again and so she did. She then got out of bed, showered, dressed, and went down stairs to make breakfast. And there she sat at the table going over the dream in her head and trying her damndest not to blush in front of Severus. Little did she know that Severus had been having the same problem as of late, either waking up messing from cumming or waking up hard as a rock.

Once Severus had finished he banished his dishes to the sink and stood up.

"I'm going to be brewing all day if you need me." he commented before heading out of the kitchen.

"Okay." Hermione answered never moving her attention from the book floating in front of her. Severus shook his head, ever the bookworm, and left for his lab. He had not picked up on her internal monologue and minor freak out because her face was covered but he knew something was up. Maybe he did something wrong. Then he remembered the night before when he had caressed her cheek. Severus had guessed she had felt it and didn't like it. That in itself had sent Severus into a fowl mood for the rest of the day.

Hermione had noticed and left Severus alone. She wasn't sure why. Maybe because she didn't greet him that morning, but she was afraid of what might come out of her mouth knowing full well that she babbled when nervous or embarrassed. And so for that whole day not a word was spoken between them and they stayed in separate parts of the house.

Hermione made her own dinner upon hearing Severus in the kitchen then disappearing into the lab again. Hermione sighed. She didn't particularly like being avoided but she knew Severus' moods and knew to leave him alone. Though she really wanted to know what upset him so when she finished her dinner she found Severus in the lab bottling up his potions. She waited silently until he had finished and started cleaning up.

"Severus, why are you in such a fowl mood?" she asked, no use beating around the bush. "Have I done something to upset you?" Severus put away the last of the stirring rods and turned to her.

"Why were you quiet at breakfast? Have I done something?" Hermione stood confused.

"No, you haven't." she answered cocking her head to the side. "I was engrossed in my book, I'm sorry for not speaking to you this morning." Hell would freeze before she told him the real reason. Severus relaxed a little. "Is that all?" she asked. Severus looked away from her and down at the ground. She wasn't mad at him for touching her cheek and she is a bookworm.

Severus was awkward now and couldn't get the apology out as easily as Hermione could. She wasn't at fault for anything there was no reason for him to have been mad at her. Hermione had moved up to Severus and placed a hand on Severus' arm. He stiffened up at first but then relaxed.

"I'm going to go to my room and read then go to bed." Hermione smiled then as quickly as she could kiss Severus on the cheek and stepped away. "Goodnight Severus." she said before leaving him in the lab and going to her room.

"Good night." He muttered, as she was gone before he could respond.