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For the next two days Hermione refused to see Severus and Poppy was more than happy to keep him out. No one on the staff was too impressed with Severus. Too embarrassed to tell Poppy or Minerva the details of what had happened she just told them that 'things had gotten a little out of hand'. She didn't want to talk to anyone about it.


The day before yesterday Severus had taken her right up to the hospital wing. Hermione had demanded he 'get out!' as soon as she was helped to a bed. She knew she couldn't blame Severus for one hundred percent of what had happened but he had gotten carried away.

When Poppy had seen the bruise on her face and the damage done to her pussy she had asked Hermione right away if needed to speak to something at the ministry or be taken to a muggle police department. Hermione had just shook her head. There was no reason to press charges.

Hermione had just asked to remain in the hospital wing for a few days. Poppy had agreed at once.

Severus had come and tried to see her many times but she had turned him away. Severus needed to learn a lesson about letting things get out of hand. Minerva had visited her once and promised to do so again. The first time she visited Hermione hadn't said anything.

Hermione was lying in her head with her face in the pillow crying softly. She knew that getting carried away with fucking her really wasn't all her husband's responsibly. The thing that was really bothering her was the fact he had slapped her. Hard.

"Hermione," came Poppy's voice. "Minerva is here. She wants to see you."

"Let her in," Hermione said in a small voice.

Hermione heard Poppy's feet and walking away from her bed and then a minute later she heard another pair of feet headed for her bed.

"Hermione?" came her former professor's voice. "How are you?"

Hermione rolled onto her side so that her back was too Minerva. She was just too embarrassed by the whole thing to even look at her.

"I blame myself for this," she said suddenly.

This caused Hermione to roll so she was looking at Minerva. She couldn't believe what was hearing.

"What?" Hermione questioned. "How could you be to blame for this?"

"I told you to go to Severus about your fantasies," she explained turning a shade of red. "I didn't warn you. I didn't warn you that there are things you should never agree to."

Hermione lowered her eyes from Minerva. She didn't want her friend to blame herself. It really had been an accident. Neither Hermione nor Severus had meant for it to get out of hand.

"Don't leave him over this," she said quickly. "He never meant to hurt you."

"Leave him?" Hermione said in a surprised voice. "Who said anything about leaving him?"

"Severus did," she explained. "He came to me very upset. He is sure you are filling for divorce as soon as you are well enough to leave the hospital wing."

The thought had never crossed Hermione's mind. She didn't want to leave Severus over it. The fact he got carried away hurt. The fact he hit her hurt even worse. Yet, she had never thought of leaving him. She just needed a little space.

"No," Hermione said shaking her head. "I'm not going to leave him. He needs to know that. I just need my space. What he did hurts."

"Tell him," Minerva urged.

"You brought him along didn't you?" Hermione nearly squeaked.

"Yes," she said nodding. "He is waiting outside. I told him that I might been able to get you to speak to him. It's been two days and he is going out of mind with guilt. You have no clue how much his actions bothered him."

Hermione didn't speak for the longest time. She just looked down at her hands. Part of her wasn't ready to see Severus. Yet, she knew they would never make up if she didn't speak to him.

"Send him in," Hermione said finally.

Minerva simply nodded as she walked away from her beside. Hermione didn't look up when she heard Severus' walking to her bed.

"How are you feeling?" he asked sitting down next to her.

"Fine," she answered still not looking at him.

"Hermione," he said in a weak voice. "Please look at me. It's killing me that I haven't seen your eyes at all for two days."

Hermione forced herself to lift her head and look him in the eye. She wasn't surprised to find there was true pain deep in those black eyes. She knew he was sorry for what he had done.

"You have no idea how sorry I am," he said.

"I know," she said with a sigh. A small smile forming on her face. "I'm sorry for pushing you away."

"It's ok," he said bringing a hand down to rub her face. "I hit you pretty hard. I must have scared you. When came you leave the hospital wing?"

"Whenever I want," Hermione answered. "Poppy only insisted on keeping me twenty four hours."

"Nice to know," he said smiling at her.

"I'll come right now if you promise me one thing," she said.

"Anything," he answered. "Just name it."

"No more rape fantasies," she said.

"Of course," he said giving her a kiss. "No more rape fantasies."

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Note : Ok. That is not the last chapter. I got plans for at least one more.