Sorry I took so long updating, but to tell you the truth I kinda forgot I posted it! lol Anyway I remembered so here's the next chapter! Enjoy!
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Minerva walked into her chambers and headed straight toward her bathroom. After a stressful day she loved to take a long, peaceful bath. She walked in, turned on the water, and tested the temperature with her hand. It was a tad hotter than she liked it so she turned it down a little. Once the tub had filled up she turned off the water and sprinkled some of her favorite vanilla bubble bath on top. Quickly, she striped herself of her clothing and gently lowered herself into the wonderfully warm water.
As she sat there letting the warm water relax her tense muscles, she allowed her mind to wander back to Albus. She didn't exactly know when she had fallen in love with him, but all that mattered was the fact that she was deeply and truly in love with him now. And until tonight she never thought for a second he returned her feelings, but now she had a new found hope. With just that one kiss it seemed like her whole world had gotten just a little bit brighter.
'But wait' she thought 'I've seen him kiss Poppy and Rolanda on the cheek before, could it have been that it was simply a friendly gesture toward a friend?' And with that all her hopes came crashing back down. She tried desperately to hold back the tears that threatened to spill, but one betrayed her and slipped silently down her face.
Suddenly she stood up, pulled up the stopper in the bottom of the tub, and turned on the shower head. And only until her tears were masked by the water fall of bath water, did she allow them to cascade freely down her cheeks.
Once she had again regained her composer she turned off the water, stepped out of the tub, and summoned her robe. She rapped it tightly around her waist and walked to her wardrobe. Grabbing a nightgown, she put it on and threw her robe onto the bottom shelf.
As she turned to walk toward her bed, she stopped dead in her tracks as she saw a small folded piece of parchment on her pillow. It was almost exactly identical to the last one, except for the fact that it was tired with a gold ribbon to a beautiful red rose. A smile spread across her face and hope lit up her emerald eyes.
Slowly she walked over and picked it up. She brought the rose up to her nose and inhaled deeply. It smelled wonderful. She looked down at the card, which had her name on it; she opened it slowly and was a little disappointed at what she saw. In the middle of the parchment Albus had written the letters 'I L', and again at the bottom right hand corner it said 'Albus'. She didn't really know what she was hoping would be inside, maybe a letter from him devoting his love for her, or something like that. But maybe this was just his way of saying don't give up on me just yet.
She set the rose and the card on her bedside table and crawled under the covers. She laid on her side so she could see the rose and for the first time in a long time she fell asleep with a smile on her face.
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