She cut him off, pulling away abruptly. "We can't do this. We can't—" The tears that were building in her eyes choked her for a moment. "You can't be there. We can't together."
"We are together." He didn't allow her to respond, and closed the small gap between them. The kiss was passionate, and long, neither one of them wanting to break it. Severus pulled away reluctantly and looked in her eyes. "Run away with me."
Hermione felt at a loss for words. She could tell he meant that, and it scared her that she wanted to say yes.