Severus paced. The same repetitious pattern in front of the fireplace. "Moine…" he frowned.
She looked up from an ancient looking book, "yes love?" she set the book aside and watched as he paced.
"How do we solve this?" He looked into here eyes, cast in gold from the flames in the fireplace.
"We don't," she sighed, "not yet anyways."
Severus rested an arm on the mantle and watched the flames. "We can't give up," he muttered something Hermione could quite catch.
"We're not," he looked at her, "there will be a plan just not one yet," he watched her smile; it had a stubborn turn to it.
"I suppose you already have a few ideas," she nodded, "then at least we have a start."
"Indeed we do my dear Severus indeed we do."
"Have you decided about the offer to become an Auror?"
"I don't think I will." she frowned, I watched to many of my friends becoming aurors and they never came home."
"It's still you're decision love," he frowned then tried to smile, but couldn't. "I'll stand by your side no matter what you decide."
"I know Severus, I know." She stood and placed her hand on his arm, "Thank you for that."
AUTHOR'S NOTE
Okay I know I have been gone for a very long time… well in April of '05 I moved into an apartment with my fiancé and in may of this year we got married. So it's been a year of getting settled and a year of learning for both of us. I plan on writing more and if there is anyone who still keeps track I haven't forgotten about the stories, I just haven't had time. I've been working on several books and have an adult short story collection coming out for online sales hopefully around Halloween. Thanks for anyone still out there :) :) :)