Reassurance
That night, Minerva lay in bed snuggled up against Severus thinking about having a baby. She hadn't stopped weighing the pros and cons of having her wee one all day. Eventually, she sighed and gave in, knowing that she would slip back into depression if she carried on thinking about babies.
"Are you okay, Min?"
"I'm fine, Sev." Minerva closed her eyes and willed sleep to grab her and hold her firmly in peace.
Severus watched his angel as she fell asleep before pressing a kiss to her forehead and slipping into sleep himself.
A few hours later, Severus was awoken by Minerva's screams. Severus gently shook her awake and held her in a loving embrace as she cried.
"Want to talk about it, Minni?" Severus asked lightly as he ran his fingers through her raven locks and rubbed gentle circles on her stomach.
"He – he – he took my Hermione an – and he tortured her in front of me. He - I – I – I couldn't do anything to save her. To help her." The tears started flowing heavier as she told her husband what she had seen and at the realisation that he might figure out who she was talking about.
Severus held Minerva closer. "It'll be alright, Minni. Nothing's going to happen to our little girl. I promise." Severus brushed his lips against Minerva's and whispered, "Sleep, my love. I'll be right here." Severus tightened his hold on Minerva slightly reassuring her that he was there."
"I love you Sev."
"I love you too Minni."
Over the next couple of days Minerva and Severus spent every free moment they had with each other. Usually, Minerva would sit in Severus' arms, while he reassured her that having her child and keeping her was the right thing to do.
"Are we going to keep all of this a secret, Sev?"
"Keep all what a secret, Minerva?" Albus had just walked into the staff room and found Severus holding a puffy eyed Minerva. "If you're on about your relationship, everyone already knows."
"We know, Albus. It wasn't exactly a secret wedding." Minerva threw back.
"Actually, Albus, we were discussing Minerva's pregnancy."
"Congratulations to the both of you."
"Thank you, Albus. But I really must be going, I have to meet with Miss Granger shortly." Minerva stood, pecked Severus quickly on the lips and almost ran out of the room.