Decisions, decisions…
"Severus, tell me the truth. Do you want me to go?"
Severus took his time answering.
Hermione feared he would say yes. She wasn't sure quite when she had formed such an attachment to the man, but she could certainly tell that she was now emotionally connected to him.
"Severus?" Hermione lifted her head to see Severus looking thoughtfully back at her.
"I'm trying to decide whether I should answer that no, I don't want you to leave, or that you should do whatever makes you happiest."
"Which would you prefer to say?"
"That I don't want you to leave."
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All together now… "Awww…"