Wow, Another chapter! Didn't I just post something yesterday? Or Sunday or something? Anyways, I kinda wanted to celebrate my first 100th review EVER! and I had a slightly ulterior motive. As you can kind of guess, this story isn't lasting too much longer (sad) and I have a few ideas to start another one and I want all of your input because hey... why do I post things just for myself? But anyways, I'm going to put all the info at the end of this post, so you guys can enjoy this new chapter!

Thanks you guys for all the reviews! I love it! :)

Disclaimer: (it's sad to have a disclaimer after so much happiness...) but I'm not the creator of any of these characters :(

A couple weeks had passed since the Longbottoms moved into Hogwarts. That first weekend Neville and Ginny took Essie (and Little Draco) so Hermione and Severus could spend the weekend alone. A routine was formed after that. Sometimes the girls would spend a few days in the dungeons or near the Gryffindor tower, where Neville and Ginny lived. Everything seemed to be going great, at least to Severus.

Hermione was in another world completely. She mainly lived in the bathroom, seeing her nausea never diminished. She hid it from Severus as much as possible. Their marriage was just taking a turn for the better and she didn't want to gross him out. Plus she knew he would just panic about it.

She should have known she couldn't keep it a secret forever. It was one of the days Ginny and Neville were keeping Essie, but Severus still had to teach class. Hermione had just finished ridding herself of breakfast when she opened the door to a livid potions master. "Severus, what are you doing back so soon? Don't you have an afternoon class?"

"I let them go early," his calm voice contrasted harshly with his cold stance. His arms were crossed across his chest and he had his menacing scowl across his face. This was the face he used to intimidate students.

Well I'm not a student anymore, Severus, Hermione thought. "Oh?" she moved past him towards the kitchen. She stopped short when she saw a romantic dinner for two waiting for her. "Severus?" she turned to face him.

Still as angry as he had been a few minutes prior, he snarled, "How long have you been lying to me?"

Hermione cringed and decided playing dumb wasn't going to get her anywhere. "It wasn't like it was some conspiracy or anything. I'm sorry; I didn't want you to know how bad the morning sickness was."

"Why?" his tone screamed nothing but Slytherin.

"Because I knew you'd act like this. I know you told me not to bring it up, but you weren't around when I was pregnant with Essie. This child is like your first pregnancy. It's natural for me to be a little sick, but I knew you'd overreact, so I didn't tell you right away. Then after a day of not telling you, I knew you'd be angry, so kept putting off telling you." By the end of her tale, her voice became softer and softer.

Severus' first instinct was to retort, but he forced himself to process what she said. It was true, even if she had kept one instance away from him, he would have gotten angry. Do you expect her to keep a log of how many times a day she was sick? He let his arms drop to his side as he mentally kicked himself. He then realized his first instinct should have been for her health, not reprimanding her. "Are you alright?"



Hermione smiled weakly and moved towards him. Once she was in his arms she answered, "Ask me when I haven't just pulled my head out of the toilet."

"Everything is—normal, then?" I don't see how this could be normal.

"Yes, everything is fine. It seems worse than was it was with Essie, but I guess it's been quite a few years."

Severus tipped her chin up. "Promise me, you won't keep hiding things from me. This may be my first time and I may feel uncomfortable—" heaven forbid Severus Snape panic "—but I want to be part of this."

Hermione nodded, "I promise." Something then caught her attention. She sniffed the air and asked, "What are you making? It smells good—and that's a rare thing now."

"I thought sandwiches were a safe choice."

Hermione looked around the room again. The lights were dimmed, only a few candles floated above the table where two place settings waited for them. Then she saw the flower arrangement and quickly looked to Severus. "How did you know lilies are my favorite?"

"That's for me to know," he said as he helped her to her seat. He then placed a sandwich in front of her and she giggled. "What?"

"I love this. Romantic setting with flowers, candles, and what not. You'd think we'd be eating chocolate covered strawberries instead of turkey sandwiches." Severus smirked as she laughed again.

They enjoyed their mean and moved to the fire while drinking tea (Hermione forbid any pumpkin juice from entering their quarters). Hermione could never say Severus wouldn't sit on the floor. He did now, with her resting between his bent legs. He was staring at her intently as the firelight danced across her features. "I don't know how I lived before this law," he commented softly as he tangled a hand in her mass of hair.

Hermione looked up at him. She had been focused on the flames while in deep thought. The fire reflected off his black eyes, making it impossible to read his feelings. "You don't need to worry about that. I'm here now, and I don't plan on going anywhere." She welcomed his kiss, still wondering if he was a dream. She pulled back before they got too involved and smirked. "You know, chocolate covered strawberries sound good."

Severus snorted—a laugh if Hermione had to guess. "How long have you been craving this?"

She grinned sheepishly, "Since I mentioned them."

Severus conjured them and grabbed one. As he held one out to her, his hair fell in front of his face, blocking the fire. She could finally see his eyes and saw the love etched in them. She bit 

into the strawberry and watched as he finished it. As he tilted her head up to pick up where they left off, they both jumped as they heard shrill yelling outside their quarters.

"RONALD WEASLEY, YOU COME BACK HERE!!" Ginny's yell echoed down the hall and in their rooms.

"Oh, please don't let it be," Severus groaned.

But the door opened revealing a tall red-headed man.

Ronald Weasley was back for a visit.

Yay! Ron!! I don't know about any of you, but I always kinda liked Ron... even though he is frustrating sometimes... But don't worry, he's not as stupid as Harry in this story; in fact, he's nicer :)

Hope all is well! :)

New story info:

Okay, so it isn't going to be a Hermione/Severus ship (sad, but if you read any of my stuff... I don't stick with one ship). So it's going to be Hermione/Bill or Hermione/Remus. Any preference? I'll probably write each of them eventually, but I don't know which one to do first. The HG/BW is kind of a take off the move Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (except this one is going to be Seven 'wives' for Seven Weasleys). So that's pretty much all for that one... And the HG/RL is a little different. After being hit with a powerful Obliviate, Hermione remembers nothing about being human and runs away to live in the wilderness. She is presumed dead but after many years, Remus starts to have dreams/visions of her and sets out to find her. Once he does he has to teach her about being human again and about the magical world and stuff. They're both going to be AU (obviously) but I think they'll both be fun.

So any preferences? I'd really apreciate your guys' help! Thanks!