The Price was Right

Hermione stretched luxuriously in the bed, pushing her arms above her head and pointing her toes downwards. She turned her head slightly and saw Severus lying next to her, watching her.



‘Morning…’ she smiled at him, her eyes bright. She felt good today. Knowing she had finally decided to leave Ron had lifted her heart. She couldn’t wait to see Severus’s face once everything was sorted.



‘You look happy…’ he smiled back at her. He hadn’t seen her looking so alive.



‘I am happy. I am lying in an amazing bed with the man I love.’ She turned to face him. ‘Are you happy, Severus?’



‘When we are together I think of nothing else…so I suppose that makes me happy…’ he mused. He wouldn’t ever be happy until she was all his but he wasn’t going to spoil her mood.



Hermione looked at him a little sadly and wondered if she should tell him her plans. She decided against it, knowing he would put pressure on her. She had to do this in her own time.



‘How are you feeling?’ he asked her gently.



Hermione thought for a moment. She felt surprisingly ok although she ached a little.



‘I feel fine. There’s no pain, but I’m aching a bit… I’m going to have a hot bath. What will we do today?’



Severus looked at her. ‘Make love…’ he breathed softly ‘and fuck a little…’



Hermione smiled at him. ‘Sounds perfect…..’



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It was early on Sunday afternoon. Hermione had soaked in the bath and followed it with breakfast in bed with Severus, who followed that by making slow, passionate love to her. They were both sitting in bed, reading, and the silence between them was comfortable and relaxed.



Hermione wasn’t concentrating on her book however. A plan had been forming in her mind while she was in the bath and she was trying to but the bones on it as her eyes half skimmed the page in front of her. She knew that at his very moment, Lavender Brown would be in her house with Ron. Perhaps they were fucking or maybe she had cooked him dinner and they were sitting together eating. Either way, they were in the same place and Ron was oblivious to the deception. A smile played around her mouth. There was a part of Hermione that was pure bitch, although she kept it well hidden. If she played things the right way, leaving Ron might not be as traumatic as she feared.



She just needed to extricate herself from Severus for an hour or two… this was the bit she was struggling with.



‘Severus…?’ She looked over at him a little. His eyes were drooping sleepily.



‘Mmmm…yes?’ He jerked his head upwards and looked at her.



‘Why don’t you get some sleep? I might go for a walk, get some fresh air. Do you mind?’ she smiled sweetly at him.



‘Do you want me to come with you?’ He murmured. He really was feeling tired.



‘No, that’s ok. I wont be too long.’ She bent her head and kissed him softly. ‘I love you.’



‘Me too…’ he mumbled. He closed his eyes and was asleep before she closed the door.





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