Sorry it took so long. I wasn't happy with the flow of the previous chapters... So I went back and did some editing and revising. Not much has changed. Just some grammar and I cut a few parts out... put a few new parts in... Feel free to reread from the beginning. I think the next chapter or so will finish this story. Thanks for sticking it out with me. I have to say, of all my stories, this is my favorite. Please review!

Chapter 16 A Promise

Sarah looked around her small flat. It felt different. She had only been gone a week. And yet, she felt like a stranger in her own home. Nothing was out of place, yet nothing felt right.

She stumbled around, aimlessly. The pictures on the wall smiled at her. Her parents, her brother. They loved her. The crew at the Quibbler, they were like a family too. Her ex-boyfriend, Max. He had loved her once.

Sarah sat down on her lumpy couch. How was she going to do this? How could she make everyone see Severus Snape as the man he truly was. How could she erase years of damage done to him? It was hopeless. She was just one person.

Sarah sipped her coffee, recollecting the last memory Tonks had shared with her.

Flashback

"Marry me."

"Severus, don't start again."

"Then marry me."

"Why? Aren't we happy?"

"Yes, love…. But I need this."

"Severus, I don't want to rush into anything."

He chuckled at her, "Rush? We've been together 10 years now. We're hardly rushing."

"I'm okay with how things are."

He took her hand, "I'm not. I want to marry you."

"Severus...I don't need a ring to prove you are mine."

"I do Dora. I need it."

"Severus-"

He pulled her into his lap, "I want to know that you are taken care of, if something-"

"Shut up!" Tonks screamed at him. "Nothing is going to happen to you. You're never leaving me." Tonks buried her head in his neck, "I'll never let you. You promised."

Severus stroked her hair. "Never Dora." He tilted her chin up. "I love you. Marry me. Pacify me, love."

She smiled at him, "What will you do if I say no, again?"

He pulled her hair back, nipping at her neck, "I'll just have to convince you."

"Mmm. It's not going to work. I'm immune to your antics, Professor."

"Really?" Severus reached under her skirt. "No panties again? I'm beginning to think you like being punished."

"Oh fuck!" Tonks moaned as he lifted her onto his cock.

"Marry me." Severus grabbed her thighs, guiding her.

"No." she arched, placing her hands behind herself, on his knees.

Severus grabbed her buns, lifting her up and slamming her back down. "Marry me."

Tonks bounced on him, nails digging into his shoulders, "No. Uh, fuck!."

He pulled her down, invading her mouth, "Marry me." Severus slapped her ass.

She winced, bucking harder, "No."

Severus bit her nipple in frustration. He pulled it through his teeth, "Marry me!"

Tonks pulled on his hair, yelping in pain. "No!"

He flipped her onto her back, pushing her into the couch. Severus placed both her legs over his shoulders. "Marry me, Dora."

She shook her head.

He rammed himself into her hard. He pumped deep, folding her in half. His hands sprawled against the back of her thighs, holding her in place.

She clawed at the couch, whimpering. He was pounding so hard into her.

He threw his head back, prying her nether lips apart. He inched in deeper. "Dora! Marry me!"

"No. Fuck! FUCK!"

Severus pulled out. He pushed her onto her knees, bending her over the armrest. Her bottom dripped deliciously before him. He licked his lips before diving in.

"Severus! Gods!" Tonks thrashed as his tongue lapped her. It was coarse and ridged. It felt like sandpaper against her raw pussy.

He lapped her rosebud. "Marry me Dora."

Tonks pushed against his tongue, encouraging him. She was so close. She just needed…

Severus pulled away. He chuckled, fingers circling her bud, "I think not." He stood, backing away, "I love you Nymphadora Tonks, but I am not your whore. Not anymore."

"Severus, don't you dare!" Tonks jumped to her feet. She pushed him into the sofa. His dick swung slightly, distracting her. She shoved him hard again.

He fell onto the couch, cussing at her boldness. He opened his mouth to retorted but moaned instead, when her warmth engulfed him. He grabbed her head, forcing her down deeper. Severus pulled and pushed her head, into his lap.

Tonks couldn't breathe. He filled her lungs. She pushed against his thighs, but he held her in place, forcing her to swallowed his seed as it filled her throat.

"Fuck Dora."

She smiled, licking her lips, "You're language, Professor."

Severus pulled her up to straddle him again, "Do you want to punish me?"

She looked into his eyes. It was a double entendre. Did she want to punish him? Did she? He had proven himself to her so many times. He had stood by her for over ten years. He had defended her endlessly, loved her unconditionally. Was she trying to punish him for it?

Tonks stroked his cheek, tracing his jaw. She loved this man. She loved every inch of him. She couldn't imagine life without him. What had she been afraid of?

Tonks lifted herself, guiding him into her. "Ask me again."

Severus moaned, once again engulfed in her heat. "I love you Nymphadora Tonks." He pulled her lips to his, "Will you marry me?"

"Yes."

****" A Promise" is another love triangle. Of course it was a period piece. If seems he lived in the wrong time. He was an old soul. His movie choices reflect this. *******