Is It Time?

"What now?" Hermione asked now that Severus had addressed all her fears.

She was currently trying to ignore the butterflies in her stomach while simultaneously trying to suppress images of Severus being more intimate with her than just laying beside her as he was doing now.

Severus interrupted her thoughts. "I propose we eat breakfast."

"But what about the Ministry?"

"They haven't signed the law yet, Hermione. We're safe for at least a week."

A week. That was all, was it?

Severus stood. "Coming?"

"Go ahead."

Hermione sat for a moment longer, allowing the bed time to swallow her up.

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This update is especially for Idrial Gimilzor. Hopefully it makes her day…and everyone else's too. :D And good luck to all on your exams… I know a lot of you are studying!