Disclaimer: All characters belong to JK Rowling and sadly, I am not she. If I was, Severus would be alive, Lily would not have been the love of his life and Hermione would have been and they would have had tonnes of kids which would then lead onto a Severus/Hermione mini series!lol

Note: writing in italics below are internal thoughts of the characters/letter content.

Please review: it is appreciated. I'd appreciate more in the way of reviews so I know if you guys like what I am doing, or indeed if you have any ideas that you would like me to consider writing into the plot. Not compliant at all to the books, so please don't feel the need to point it out. You're reading a Severus/Hermione ship…that is not in any way compliant to begin with so if you don't like the things I invent or twist within the story to suit my plot, please move on to some other story. I appreciate constructive criticism, I know that my stories will not be perfect but I can only try my best and hope it pleases. I am only human after all.

As with all my fics this will be rated M – just a wee warning in advance.

Here it is, lovely readers the epilogue. I didn't want to end this story without rounding it off more, I always like to give you guys a brief insight into what life was like after the main events of the story (sorry it's taken me a while to round this one off…life has been hectic with the wedding only two weeks away!) Hope you enjoy the read and look out for my next fic. Thanks for all the support, Jenni.

Severus sat on the wooden bench at the side of his cottage, watching his wife and children play in amongst the sands of the beach at the bottom of his garden with a sense of contentment he had never thought he would ever have. He had been married to Hermione for ten years now and they were still as passionate and in love as they were all those years ago. Her beauty and kindness had only grown over the years and he found himself falling in love with her more everyday they were together.

His heart swelled as he saw his eldest aughter, Mirren, kiss her mother on the cheek and present her with a daisy chain necklace. Hermione's beautiful face lit up as bright as the sun, as it always did when he and the children were around her, and grabbed her daughter in a fierce hug while the twins, Nathaniel and Ivan played gob-stones in the background. It was hard to believe that his two eldest would be receiving their Hogwart's letter in over a years time. He had taken to fatherhood like a duck to water, despite his initial worries and shock that they were having twins. He had a very close and loving relationship with all his children.

He was snapped out of his thoughts when a pair of gentle arms wrapped around his neck from behind the bench.

"Galleon for your thoughts, love?" Hermione whispered in his ear, kissing it chastely and burying her face into his graceful neck, breathing in his scent as she always did.

"How in Merlin's name did you manage to go from playing with the children to right behind me so quickly? I couldn't have been distracted that long!" He chuckled, directing her around the bench by the hand and sitting her down on his knee.

"I am a professional in stealth…my husband was a spy, don't you know?" She teased.

Severus snorted, "I heard he was a spy but that all the years of being married to you have made him soft."

Hermione giggled and shook her head, "Not soft but I can say that he has mellowed somewhat since I declared my love to him and had his babies. You see, he is a sexy beast and I cannot get enough of him. He is sooo fertile that he keeps knocking me up! Really, he just shakes his trousers at me and BAM...pregnant."

At this, Severus gave a loud, hearty laugh, "You poor woman. Allow me to steal you away and rescue you from this horrid man!"

"Oh no sir, I could never leave him and our four children…" She said eyes wide, every part the innocent.

Good actress. Severus thought.

"Three children, love, we have three children. All this sun light has gotten to your head…" He teased.

Hermione gave him a wicked smiled and kissed him on the lips, "No, we have four children…" She pointed to each, "One…two….three….and…" she grabbed his hand and set it on her stomach, "…four."

Severus's eyes widened in wonder, "Truly?"

"Congratulations darling. You're going to be a daddy yet again. You're not disappointed are you?" She asked with a slight tone of hesitation and worry. Her worry was short lived as Severus grabbed her tighter to him and gave her a searing kiss.

"Disappointed? I am bloody ecstatic! I need to go tell Remus!" He stood from the bench with his pregnant wife still in his arms.

"Invite him, Pansy and their boys over for tea on Sunday. I haven't seen them in weeks and it'd be nice to share pregnancy talk with Pansy. She's due their next little one in 2 months. It'll be good to see them." Hermione kissed her husband's nose before he set her gently back on her feet.

"I will ask them and send the children your love. Now, you sit down…and rest. I'll make you some tea as soon as I've floo'ed Remus. Don't strain yourself, you've got my...our little one baking in there."

Hermione rolled her eyes, he had been so over-protective of her with the other pregnancies that she knew this one would be no different. "Ok, darling… oh and Russ?"

He looked back at her, stopping at the doorway, "I love you."

Severus gave her his token 'make your legs turn to jelly' smile and looked at her with such love in his eyes, her breath almost caught in her chest. "I love you too, my little know it all."

a/n: please review. Thank you for all the support throughout this story and for the one negative review I received, I'd like to say fuck you. Please all look out for my new story...coming soooooooon!