The Lull before the Storm
If Hermione and Severus had felt content together in their marriage, they felt even more content with their new arrangement.
Hermione felt as if some tension between them had disappeared. They grew closer together with each passing day.
Somehow their marriage felt right. It felt as if they really were married – even if there was no love between them. Like Severus said, friendship could be just as strong a bond.
After a while Hermione stopped panicking about becoming pregnant. She learned to relax and enjoy her one on one time with her husband before any screaming children entered the scene.
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I think this is the first time in history that I have made a cliffie out of the TITLE. I'm so cruel… my apologizes!
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