Hermione awoke tangled in Severus' limbs, his knee digging uncomfortably into her thigh, his arms clasped too tightly around her, holding her firmly back against his chest.

She made a futile attempt to squirm out of his arms, which just resulted in stirring him awake. He loosened his arms slightly, just enough for her to turn to face him, and he pressed his lips against her forehead.

"Good morning darling," he said, voice gravelly, eyes still half-lidded in sleep.

She bit her lip fiercely.

"Don't call me darling," she snapped.

"Why not, dearest? You liked it well enough last night."

She shut her eyes, willing herself not to cry.

"Last night was a mistake."

He hummed, deep in his chest, and cuddled her closer. "Now that is patently not true. Last night was bloody fantastic. Possibly the best sex I've ever had."

She squirmed harder away from him, and released her, sitting up, looking much more awake and slightly more serious. She sat there, stark naked, glaring at him. His brow furrowed, and he reached out one hand to wipe away the tear he'd just noticed. She jerked her cheek away before he could.

"Hermione, I didn't mean to make you do anything," he said gravely.

Her jaw quivered, and another tear rolled down her cheek. "You didn't. I wanted to."

"Then what's wrong?"

She shut her eyes. "This whole situation is wrong. You should never have started this in the first place."

He leaned closer. "Hermione, I was just trying to have a bit of fun."

She opened her eyes and glared at him. "Exactly. You were trying to have fun. What part of this did you think would be such fun for me? Perhaps the part where I lose, or the part where I wake up in the morning feeling like I'm sure every other bloody whore you sleep with feels like? Unwanted, and painfully reminded of the fact that you are so far out of my reach. That I'm just a game to you, while it's become so much more important to me. And I'm quite sure you couldn't care less. Have you ever thought about someone other than yourself?"

He opened his mouth to snap at her, but she was already gone.