The bed was cold when she woke up and she feared he'd had second thoughts and left her. She turned around and buried her head in his pillow, smelling his scent. His scent that was all over her, she was sure. When she looked up again, determined to get up and get back to the castle with as much dignity as she could muster, she noticed something she'd missed when she'd turned around. On the nightstand was a cup of coffee under a stasis, and next to it was a note. It read: 'Stay. I'll be home at five. Severus.'

She let out a rather undignified whoop.