Why Me?
Severus found his legs leading him back to their bedroom door. He listened for signs of Hermione sleeping. Instead he heard her say:
"Charlotte, do you think daddy will ever love us?" A pause. "I hope so."
Severus pursed his lips. Hermione desperately wanted his love. Even if he did love her, all he could offer was the love of a broken man. And why would she love him for all his faults anyway?
A voice inside Severus' head whispered: Love is blind.
Blind, deaf, and mute by the looks of it.
Severus sighed and quietly knocked on the door.
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Ah, thanks for all your wonderful reviews on the last chapter. Sorry I haven't had time to reply to any of them.
And welcome on board to all my new readers and reviewers! I'm so glad you've found interest in this story!
I'll probably have more later on today for you since this chapter was so uneventful. But you must review like crazy before then. Ha ha.