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Severus had woken up the next morning wondering why he wasn't back at the school, until he saw Lily sleeping next to him and he remembered the passion filled night that the two of them had had. Severus now understood why the Weasleys had so many children since he had discovered many pleasures last night that he had waited a long time for. When Lily woke up she was surprised to find Severus in her bed, but then she remembered all that they had done together last night remembering what it felt like to be intimate with a man since she hadn't shagged anyone since James's accident. She only wished that she would be able to marry Severus but for now they would have to settle for a few stolen moments. Maybe she can get him to stay with them over Easter and summer break, since that would give him a chance to know Harry and Jamie better plus on the nights before her days off they would have a chance to have a night of lovemaking. That is one thing that Lily had missed since she had went to America with Harry, leaving James behind leaving him to be attacked in their own home. When Lily realized what time it was and that Harry and Jamie would be coming home soon, she was torn about asking Severus to leave since she didn't want them to find out that he had spent the night with them, especially when Remus was going to come over right before she went to work. She worried about his reaction that she now had a boyfriend other than James. Though she had long forgotten the pleasures that being intimate with another human being could be she was reminded of that pleasure the night before, even she didn't plan on being intimate with Severus. Though Lily did offer to let Severus borrow one of James's shirts when he returned to the school, so that it wouldn't appear that he had spent the night with her. As the two of them got ready Severus was already making plans for making her birthday special and even including the kids in the celebration. She only wondered if Severus had anything special planned for her birthday. She knew that if she would then she would ask him to spend the night again with her, since she didn't feel lonely at night with him in her bed. She did plan to ask him to the New Year's party at the Burrow, since Laura had volunteered to watch the kids since Xenophillius was going off to cover the installation of the American magical President for the Quibbler which was a political magazine, that did cover international politics as well as British ones. Though first she invited Severus to take a shower with her before he had to go back to the school and she had to pick up the kids from the Burrow. Severus was interested in sharing another moment with Lily, while wondering when they would get married. She had made plans to go shopping for a nice dress to wear for her birthday later on that week when she had the day off and even going lingerie shopping for the night of her birthday that she had planned to spend with Severus. She knew that the kids and Remus probably had something planned for her that day and she had planned to visit James in the nursing home that day since it was a tradition for them to spend their birthdays together since they had started dating. Now Lily felt torn since she wanted to spend her birthday with James and the kids but with Severus as well, now she felt like this would be a special day for her since she now had a lover. She had almost forgotten what it was like to wake up beside a man in the morning and take a shower with them, she hated to admit it but she had missed the close intimacy that she had with another man. Almost thirty minutes later both her and Severus were dressed and ready to go their separate ways, Lily over to the Burrow to pick up her kids and Severus back to the school.
When she arrived at the Burrow the kids were reluctant to leave their friends but they were excited since they were going to see their Uncle Remus today and that he was going to spend the entire day with them. Their Uncle Remus was almost as fun as their Uncle Sirius, but he had to work today on the morning shift, which Lily was secretly relieved about. Lily was dreading Sirius's reaction when he heard about hers and Severus's new relationship since he hadn't fully accepted the fact that James's condition is permanent and that he will not get better. Remus would be disappointed but he would understand since he had already accepted James's condition as being permanent, that he would never be able to come home to live with his family like he did before. Hopefully if Sirius ever did find out about her and Severus that he wouldn't try to harm Severus in order to scare him away. When Lily and the kids finally did get to go home, they wanted to let her know about the presents that their friends had received and that they couldn't wait for the Creevy brothers to return from visiting relatives. Lily was glad to hear that they had a good time at the Burrow and glad to have some quality time with them before she went to work. They wanted to know when their Uncle Remus was going to come over to babysit them. "He'll be over at lunchtime when mummy has to go to work, don't you want to spend time with your mum until he comes. We can go out and play for a while until I have to get ready for work."
Lily enjoyed spending time with her children though she enjoyed the grownup company that she had received from work. She hoped that the kids wouldn't be able to figure out that Uncle Severus had spent the night while they were away since she was afraid of their reaction of their mum having a boyfriend.
A couple of hours later, Lily was getting ready for another long shift at work when Remus showed up to watch the kids. When Lily arrived at work, her coworkers noticed that she seemed different somehow. When asked about it, Lily replied that having a couple of days off did her some good and having James home for the holidays seemed to rejuvenate her. Lily hoped that no one would even guess that she had spent the night with another man in her bed. She wondered what kind of gift she could expect from Severus from her birthday since they are now dating in a strange sort of way. She could barely remember how James had treated her birthdays as something special. She also remembered how her and Severus had always gone out for her birthday after her celebration with her family ever since James's accident. Now she had a man whom she could love and would be able to show his love for her.