An Unusual Solution

Hermione and Severus had laid with each other for a long time. Hermione was sure Severus had drifted off to sleep until he moved his weight off her, and rolled onto his back. She thought he was going to continued to move but he pulled her with him, and she gladly rested her face on his chest while he stroked her back with his fingertips.



“Are you disappointed?” He asked her after a few moments.



“No, I’m not. That was fabulous. Much better then I’ve had before in fact.” She said, curling her body inward and throwing a leg over his, and running her hand along his chest.



“Really?” He asked with a chuckle.



“Mmm hummm.” She said giving his body a squeeze. “Are you disappointed?”



“No. That was truly amazing. Being with someone so honest had made it much better then anything I can remember.” He told her.



She raised her head and looked at him. He liked the way her hair looked all disheveled as it was. “Your kidding.” She said.



“No. Why would you think that?” He asked, his curiosity having been peaked.



“Your much older then me, your experience level is higher.” She reasoned.



“That doesn’t make me a whore.” He said, causing her to giggle into his chest.



“I’m sorry. I just made the assumption that you have had a lot more partners then I had.” Her smiling face pleased him.



“How many partners have you had?” He asked, not really out of jealousy. He was curious of course as to the extent of her experience and as her husband it was a wise thing to know about her sexual past.



“Five boyfriends, but only I only had sex with three.” She said without any guilt or shame. “What about you?”



“Only two relationships, I did have sex with both of them, but I’ve had sex with three other women also.” He said.



“What made it so special with me?” She asked, wondering what she had that these woman didn’t.



“Well side from the fact that you were willing to commit to me in ways these women never wanted to, you have been honest with me, and responsive. It seemed as if being with me was a joy in itself.” He explained, thinking he may have not gotten his message across.



“They didn’t want to get married?” She asked, shocked that anyone could turn down such a fine catch.



“They didn’t even want to live together. One girlfriend was at Hogwarts so I know that wasn’t going to last. The other was afterwards and she didn’t like the idea of living in such a small house. The others were really anything special, just casual affairs, but even they showed no interest in anything further.” He didn’t seem upset or sad as he spoke. He even seemed relieved that he hadn’t ended up with some of these women. “What about you, what made this so good?”



She moved higher, bringing her hips level with his and looking at him. “You looked as if you really enjoyed looked at me. It seemed as if you liked what you saw.”



“I did.” He said running a finger along her spine and catching a lock of her hair.



“I could tell. The men I’ve been with have been randy for sex, and I have a feeling that if it hadn’t been me, it could easily have been someone else.’ She was mature enough to speak as he did, with any sadness or regrets. Those men weren’t for her, and she was glad she hadn’t ended up with one of them.



“Do you still talk to any of them?” He asked, still playing with her hair, but moving his other hand to his chest where he took her fingers in his.



“I’m still friends with Viktor, he and I write, and I was alright with Mark, but he married and moved to Ireland with his wife. What about you?” She asked.



“I only speak to one, when she’s in England, but it’s been several years since I’ve seen her.” He admitted.



She rested her head on his shoulder. “Do you think we can be happy with each other?”



“I think we can. We can talk to each other with honesty, and we suit one another. If the pleasure we just felt is any indication to go on.” She gave a lazy laugh and nestled closer. She loved the feel of his arms.



The drifted off to sleep together, the house elf had cleaned and locked up the house, letting his master and new mistress sleep.



In the middle of the night, Hermione rode to use the loo, but a leg and arm wrapped around her kept her from leaving the bed. Severus had tangled her up and she had to smile. Moving from his body she quickly took care of nature and crawled back in bed. Just as she was about to fall asleep, Severus threw and arm and leg around her again, pulling her body against his and buried his nose in her hair. She smiled to herself and went to sleep.







The next morning Severus already awake when she crawled out of bed. Just as she was tying her dressing gown he came in the room, wearing jeans and a t shirt. “Ready for breakfast?” He asked, coming over to her and kissing her cheek.



“Give me ten minutes to shower and get dressed.” She told him.



“Great, the sausage will be done by then. Hurry up though.” She nodded and ran through her shower, pulling on her jeans and top. When she entered the kitchen the house elf was setting two plates at the table and Severus was pouring coffee.



They sat down and ate while reading different sections of the paper. The ministry had the reasons for the law printed on a while page, stressing the inbreeding effects. “They are really pushing it.” He said tossing the paper aside.



“I knew they would. They really want this.” She said, continuing to eat.



“Did you sleep well?” He asked wanting to change the subject.



“Yes, I did, nice and safe.” She said with a smile.



‘Safe?” He looked confused for a moment then grinned. “As in you wouldn’t fall out of the bed?” She giggled into her coffee. “I have a habit of crawling all over anything I sleep with. it’s a habit by ex partners found very annoying.”



“Why would that be annoying?’ Hermione asked. “I love the feeling. I’d hate it if you kept pushing me out of bed and onto the floor.” He let out a laugh and they finished their breakfast.



Severus sent out several letters with regards to his investments, and Hermione finished setting up the new library. She added the desk from her own parents house and a few of her own furniture here and there in the house.



She let Severus use the solicitor he had sued to sell his parents house to deal with hers. He had gotten a good deal and would make sure the Granger home was sold for a good amount as well.



The guest room actually looked like a guest room now, even though it would most likely rarely be used. Her family heirlooms were stored careful in the closets, as well as her mothers wedding dress. She just couldn’t part with it. Her jewelry boxes were there as well as a few older photo albums of family she couldn’t remember anymore, but she couldn’t get rid of them as she had the rest of the furniture.







That night as they were reading, Severus rested his head in her lap. She was so focused on her book that she didn’t notice Severus had fallen sleep until his book dropped on the floor.



She put aside her book and looked at him. He was such a handsome man when he wasn’t frowning. His features were striking and attractive. His nose was big but it was strong and gave him good look. His eyes were heavy lidded but she liked the mysteriousness it conveyed. With his darker skin it was such a romantic look.



She smiled to herself. Severus was a good man and she was glad she had gone to him. She leaned down and kissed his forehead. His eyes drifted open and looked up at his upside down wife.



“Let’s go to bed now.” She said, helping him up.





A/N: To the review about his tan, think Col. Brandon in sense and sensibility, nothing major, but a nice glow.