ALL RECOGNIZABLE CHARACTERS BELONG TO J.K. ROWLING. ANY OTHER CHARACTERS ARE MINE AS IS THE PLOT.
For those who just read the last chapter, please note that I have made some changes to Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7. I hope you like them.
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PROLOGUE: A PROPOSAL
Green and silver candles surrounded the room giving a soft, gentle, comforting glow. A fire burned merrily in the fireplace casting an orange glow over the rug that lay in front of it. Soft music entered the room from what looked like a closet. A table covered in a forest green tablecloth sat in the middle of the room. A silver thin vase with a single green rose sat in the center of the table. Half eaten food graced one of the two plates that sat at right angles from each other. Seated at the table were a man and a woman.
The dark man gazed at the woman beside him. He lowered his defenses and allowed her to see into his heart. He had never felt this way before. He felt overwhelmed and scared yet he also felt like bursting into song. He said something he never thought he'd say to another human being,
"I love you,"
Tears fell when he said those three magic words.
"I love you too!" she leaned forward and kissed him. "I never thought you would love me."
"I never thought you could love me either. I'm not worthy of your love, but now that I have it I can't live without it."
"No one is more worthy of love than you,"
"Thank you," he leaned forward and kissed her.
She gasped in shock as he pulled something out of his pocket and went down on one knee.
"My life was a desolate wasteland before I met you. I was full of anger, bitterness, and hate. There was no room in my heart for an emotion called love until you came into my life. You've brought me light, laughter, and love. I can't picture my life without you in it. My darling. Will you make me the happiest man in the universe and marry me?"
"Yes! Yes! A thousand times YES!" she threw herself into his arms.
He released the breath that he hadn't realized he was holding. She said yes! He couldn't believe she'd actually said yes. Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined a woman as beautiful as her agreeing to marry him let alone admitting she loved him. He smiled and choked back tears as her arms wrapped around him and she drowned him in tears.
She rained kisses on his face until he masterfully captured her lips with his. He released her mouth and nibbled her jaw pausing to nibble her right ear. She sighed and arched her neck giving him free access to her neck and her jaw. He kissed and nibbled his way down her neck until the silk of the blouse she was wearing blocked his path.
He unbuttoned the top button of her blouse and massaged her breasts through her blouse as he kissed the tops of her breasts after nibbling and soothing them with his tongue. He kissed his way back up her neck and captured her lips in a kiss that stole both their breaths. He leaned back and gazed at her. Her pouty lips were swollen from his kisses, her chest was heaving with her rapid breaths, and her eyes sparkled.
"Oh Severus," she sighed gazing into his eyes.
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Author's Notes:
Sigh...a man in love can change dramatically even beloved, snarky Severus.
I don't have a beta, but I've tried to catch everything so I apologize in advance if I miss some things throughout the story.
I updated the prologue. I think this one's better than my old one.
Be kind. This is my first SS/HG fic.