How Severus Spends His Summer Hols

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A/N~ OMFG!!!!! They made it…we are in Echo in one piece….now their new life begins. Sorry it has been taking me a bit for the new chapters, no I am not holding them hostage, but I am working on some backstory pieces for golden snitch’s story she has on here. Y’all really ought to read that, awesome story. Anyhoo… on with the show, I’ll try for updating more often, I did toss in a couple of pieces for knightmare’s roundrobin. Let me know what y’all think. Stay tuned, the saga continues with house hunting and all the good stuff like room christening…wink wink nudge nudge.


The couple slept until early evening stirring only when Grant poked his head into their tent to see if they wanted any dinner and got an immediate response from a very hungry Harry.

The younger man hastily pulled on the clothes he’d discarded earlier as Severus watched him from where he lay on the bed amid the rumpled sheets.

“Love, what if I told you I wasn’t done yet? That I still wanted to play?” Severus asked as he watched Harry in amusement as his husband stopped what he was doing and turned to look at him. His hands dropped the brush he had been using to try to tame the mess his hair had become and he started to undo his shorts again.

“I’m sorry, Husband, I should have asked,” He said softly. He hadn’t yet realized Severus had only been teasing him as he quickly stripped and went to his knees before his Dom.

“Harry, I was teasing you. I will never keep you from eating. Now get dressed, baby,” Severus said with chagrin, he really knew better than to tease the younger man sometimes, but he just didn’t think. He sat up and slipped his husband’s shirt back over his head and gently stroked his cheek as Harry looked at him in confusion.

“It’s okay Harry, you aren’t in trouble. It’s me, Severus, don’t forget that,” The older man said as he brushed the younger man’s hair back and secured it with a hair tie. Harry looked up at him with large eyes, comprehension slowly creeping in.

“A joke, right?” he whispered as he started to stand with his shorts in his hand. Severus nodded sadly as he looked at him and vowed once again he’d not hurt this man.

“Just a bad, ill-timed joke on my part Harry, forgive me?”

Harry smiled his crooked little smile and kissed his older husband’s forehead softly.

“Of course I forgive you. It just means you can’t make me eat anything too awful healthy tonight.”

The two finished dressing, gathered their canine companions and joined their family at the communal fire where Grant was serving something that smelled quite appetizing. Harry settled comfortably on the mat at Severus’ feet and waited as his husband cooled the first bites of food for him to eat. He was famished.

Jo Velden joined the group with her boy, Luke a few minutes later and Damon invited them to stay for the meal as she apprised them of the legal updates to the Snape move.

Harry paid partial attention to what was being said and more attention to the man Velden had brought with her. He’d never seen another treated like that. When he had been with Morgan, the man had given Harry a dog dish to eat from with the word ‘SLUT’ scrawled across the side and he’d hated it, but this man, he had a nice little dish with his own name on it that he seemed quite happy to be eating out of. All Harry knew was that if Severus ever handed him a dog dish, he’d toss a fit that would be reported in the Daily Prophet even from this side of the Atlantic.

His attention was drawn back to the conversation when he felt his husband’s fingers run through his hair and he leaned down to kiss him happily. He looked up at his husband and waited to see just what the fuss all about.

“We are leaving in the morning Harry. Jo has my papers so we can travel freely. Ridell can’t do a thing to keep me here. We are going home baby,” Severus said as he wrapped his arm around the smaller man’s shoulders and pulled him closer to him. Harry grinned up at him, home, now there was a beautiful word.

“Thank you Ms. Velden,” Harry said softly as he smiled toward her, hoping that even though they had gotten off to a rocky start that they could become friends now. He truly was grateful for all the lengths and the hoops he was certain she’d had to jump through to gain this miracle for them.

“It’s quite alright Harry. Sev is a good friend of mine and I have owed him for some time for a few things, this was a perfect way to repay his kindness,” She replied as she smiled and dropped her hand to her sub’s head and stroked it affectionately while he laid it against her thigh.

Max spoke up then with Allie at his side; he’d been speaking to Damon to one side and had come up with an idea since they didn’t think Harry needed to be away from medical care for very long. They were worried about the stresses the breaks from reality had had on him. The Healer had not been amused when they had decided to leave the day before.

“Sev, if you and Harry don’t mind, why don’t Allie and I ride back with you all? We can shrink my bike down and everything will ride in the truck okay,” He suggested as he played in his wife’s hair. He didn’t really think his friend would have a problem with the traveling arrangements, especially when he saw the mischievous grin that just spread across Harry’s face.

“Would you want to try to drive straight through? Just get home and get the trip done? Get them home and all that?” Severus asked as he stroked Harry’s back thoughtfully, the idea did have its merits. He knew Harry didn’t drive at all and he did like the idea of someone to share the driving on the way back. He was certainly in a hurry to get back to Damon and Grant’s home and start looking for a house for his new family.

“Sounds good to me, man, we can be ready to leave first thing in the morning and be home early the next morning,” Max said as he felt Allie start to wiggle in excitement and then he started to wonder just exactly what he’d committed himself to in this trip. Severus looked from one submissive to the other and took in the excited squirming and sighed deeply.

“I’ll be sure to leave the ball gags and restraints unpacked because I would bet we’ll need them before we get out of the state,” He said drolly and then laughed as Harry twisted around and stuck his tongue out at his husband.

“We’re not that bad Severus,” Allie laughed as she leaned back against her husband’s legs and relaxed after her meal. Thankfully this pregnancy had been easier on her than her last one; Max didn’t fear his life ending in interesting ways this time around. Yet. The two men only shared a look and smirked at one another. Even though Allie and Harry had only been friends a few days, their bond had been fast and strong, they were partners in crime and chaos and their husbands their victims.

“Sure Allie, we believe that now, give us six hours on the road with you two on caffeine and sugar. We’ll see at that point just how insane you can make us. I, personally know what Harry’s like when he’s hyper and I know what you are like and the prospective combination fills me with dread.” He laughed as both submissives stuck their respective tongues out at him and blew raspberries.

The two couples made their plans for the trip back to West Virginia to the annoyed moans of the submissives as they learned they would be leaving at five the next morning. Grant and Damon were actually looking forward to having a few days alone without having the others underfoot and then a slow trip back home. They needed time to themselves without the ‘kids’ underfoot.

As soon as Harry had finished eating everything Severus had on his plate, he looked to his husband to see if he had permission to help Allie go pack up their camp since the Snape camp was still mostly packed. Severus nodded and shooed him off with a smile and turned back to Jo and Max. As soon as Harry was out of earshot of Severus he asked his new friend.

“Are they serious about the gags?” his eyes were troubled and he wasn’t sure how he felt about this possible development. Allie looked at him and shrugged.

“It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been bound and gagged when I’ve gone somewhere with those two, they say I get too mouthy,” She laughed. It didn’t bother her, she knew Max wouldn’t hurt her and it was never for more than fifteen minutes or so just to get a point across.

Harry busied himself folding the pile of clothing she had pointed at and tucking it into a bag as he wondered how to bring it up to his husband. The simple fact was he was scared to death to be gagged in front of other people. Morgan had done that before he’d turned him over to others to use as they’d wanted. He knew Severus wouldn’t do that, but he was worried he might become frightened and overact to the stimulation.

“I need to talk to Severus about that Allie, he can’t…” Harry said softly as he zipped up the bag and turned to the next task. “I’ll be okay if he restrains me in the truck, but I don’t think I can handle the gag,” Allie just nodded and tried to remember to say something to her own husband before she went sleep. Not long after that Harry went back to his own tent and lay down and waited for Severus so he could speak to him, he wanted to do it in private, not in front of everyone else. Unfortunately, he was lulled to sleep listening to the voices of the others as they chatted around the campfire outside the tent.

Early the next morning Severus didn’t bother waking Harry up when it was time to leave; he simply laid him in the back seat next to a sleeping Allie and their two puppies and draped a blanket over his shoulders. Climbing into the driver’s seat, he pulled out of the campground and had them on the Interstate headed home by six that morning, a big cup of coffee for each Dom and a bag of doughnuts between them.

The two friends talked and laughed quietly so they didn’t wake the two in the back, they really weren’t looking forward to Allie’s known behaviour on the road. Severus wasn’t worried too much about Harry, but he did know the woman tended to get his husband wound up at times. The Doms had made sure to leave the gags and restraints laying in the floorboards in the back just in case they needed them for the two. Well for Allie it was almost a given at least once on the trip.

Around noon, right outside the South Dakota border, Harry started to wake up and stretch, he opened his green eyes and was momentarily disoriented until he realized he was in the truck and he could hear his husband talking. Groaning softly, he sat up and stretched his aching back.

“Husband, may we stop?” he asked quietly when Severus looked in the rearview mirror and noticed he was up. Smiling back at his Harry, the older man nodded and began to look for a place to pull in.

“Did you rest alright, Harry?” Severus asked as he spotted a rest area up ahead and hit the signal. Harry nodded and smiled up at his mate and slipped his feet into the sandals Severus had thoughtfully left for him in the floorboards.

Severus helped his husband out of the truck and walked with him up to the facilities and then around the grounds a bit to get the circulation back in his legs and to give Max some time to wake his wife. Harry took his time and looked around at his surroundings; taking time to enjoy the fact his arse wasn’t numb this time around.

“Severus, I need to talk to you about something you said last night,” Harry said as he sat down at a picnic table they came to. His husband sat down next to him and looked at him with his brows furrowed in concern. What was it that had his love so solemn?

“Husband, please, I would ask you not to gag me around other people,” Harry began as he looked up into his husband’s face from under his unruly fringe. “What we do privately, I don’t mind, but please don’t gag me where others can see me.”

Severus looked at him thoughtfully and wondered what had him bothered, he didn’t have a problem respecting his submissive’s request, but he’d like an answer. “Would you tell me why not Harry?”

“When we are by ourselves, I know it’s only you that will touch me. Morgan used to gag and bind me, then place me in a room for use by any of the people there, I had no control.” The younger man replied. “I know that you would never do that to me, Severus, but please, until my head is right and my hormones aren’t all over the place, can we keep that just between us?”

Harry looked down at his hands and waited for the older man to speak, amazingly, he wasn’t afraid of what his husband would say or think. He knew that the other man had wanted to know what had been on his mind and he simply told him, and it had been surprisingly easy.

Severus didn’t say anything for a moment, he was too busy being proud of the fact his Harry had actually found his voice in this relationship and told him no in no uncertain terms. With a smile on his thin, slightly twisted lips, he leaned down after he made sure no one was looking over toward them and whispered in his ear.

“My Harry, I am so proud of you that you’ve spoken up instead of just allowing me to do as I pleased. What you’ve done has taken bravery beyond compare for someone that has been hurt as you have,” he whispered and kissed his cheek softly and sat back up. Harry blushed and grinned at the words of encouragement.

“We’ll put the gag and restraints back in the bag, I know you’ll behave and if you don’t, I’ll think of something else.” Severus said as he bent down to catch Bezoar as the puppy ran up to him barking playfully.

Max and Allie joined them for a few minutes with the pups and they soon decided to find a spot to have lunch before continuing on. The group passed the hours in the truck listening to music, talking, and playing various road games before boredom won out and one by one they started drifting off to sleep, someone always staying awake to keep the driver company through the miles.

Max was driving during the wee hours of the morning when the outskirts of Echo came into view finally. He pulled the truck over so Severus could wake Harry up, thinking he might want his young husband to see his new home in the sunrise. Max reached behind him and shook Severus awake.

“Hey man, we’re here,” he said softly as he motioned out the windscreen to the view ahead of him. Severus sat up in the back seat and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and stretched his neck looking around.

“Home,” he whispered smiling and then nudged Harry gently who was lying snuggled asleep on his chest.

“Harry, wake up. I want you to see this, we’re home, baby, we’re in Echo.”

Harry slowly opened one sleepy eye and looked up at his husband in confusion and then turned his head in the pre dawn light. Home? Now? He sat up and looked around.

Severus opened the door and got out and lifted Harry out after him, half holding him as they stood there on the side of the road where Max had parked on at a scenic overlook. Harry looked around in sheer awe; he’d never seen anything like it.

The sun was just starting to peek over the Blue Ridge Mountains, golden tendrils poking through the purplish haze. The fog had yet to lift, it lay snug and heavy down in the valleys, the smell of wood smoke drifting up to tickle his nose. The smell of pine and wildflowers were strong. The forests were thick. The silence was deafening. Overhead he could see the first hawks start to take flight, taking advantage of the first updrafts of the day. He looked down over the side of the graveled edge of parking area where they stood, a sheer drop down into deadfall. An overwhelming sense of peace, here he would raise their children with his husband, here he’d have his home.

Severus turned Harry to him and looked down to the awestruck man and tipped his chin up to him to look into his eyes.

“Well?”

“We’re home Husband, finally.”