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You had spent all day preparing. Severus was coming home for summer break, and you couldn’t be more excited. Dinner had been on the stove for hours, making the cottage smell wonderful, and the dessert was done and just waiting to be put into the oven. You had even taken the time to fix yourself up, putting on your nicest outfit, the one your husband loved so much, and even doing your hair.
The evening started to set in as you finally saw him approaching through the kitchen window. One last look in the hallway mirror to ensure you looked good before you opened the door to greet him with a big smile on your face.
“What is this, my dear?” Severus looked startled as you had to stand on your tiptoes to kiss his cheek in greeting before kissing his mouth too.
You chuckled slightly and pulled him into the house, already working on removing his cloak. Why he bothered to wear it during summer, you couldn’t fathom. “Just missed you, is all.”
He watched you return to the kitchen to stir in the pot, and he took the time to breathe in the smell of herbs and garlic, and all other wonderful things you had cooking right now. He slithered up behind you and clasped his arms around your waist. “Hm, I have missed you too, my darling, all those months away from you is torture.”
He couldn’t help but let his hand wander a little. The outfit you had on was his favourite after all, hugging your curves just right, silhouetting your body to perfection. You had to shoo him away before he got too handsy, “Ah ah ah, none of that now, dinner is almost ready.”
Severus leaned down to your height to whisper in your ear, “And what if I wanted to start with dessert tonight?” He didn’t let you answer as he disappeared from behind you, going upstairs to wash up for dinner.
Later that night, you are lying in bed together, sweaty and trying to catch your breath. The gentle breeze is drifting in through the open balcony doors, making the curtain sway lightly.
His hand was tracing patterns over your skin, making you shiver slightly as he traced over sensitive spots. “It truly is torture to be away from you so long, my darling wife. Like all the lights fade as soon as you are gone from my view.”
His words make heat spread through your face, and you hide your face in his neck. “Mmh, I miss you so much, too. I know we write to each other often, but I miss telling you about my days and the trivial things I’ve done.” He hums in response and kisses the crown of your head. His hand now stroking lazily at your naked back.
Suddenly, you detach yourself from him quickly. He straightens a bit in the bed, resting against the headboard now, only a thin sheet covering his lower body. He looks on as you start to search the vanity that’s by the balcony doors. “May I ask what you are looking for?” His eyebrow quirks up as he asks.
“I just remembered something, hang on, I just gotta find it.” You resume your search for another minute, Severus just watching on in amused silence. “Aha!” You exclaim while holding up a piece of parchment in victory.
You return to the bed but sit down on your knees facing him instead. “So, since I missed telling you things every day, I decided to start writing down every topic. All the gossip at work, whenever I saw something that made me think of you or just whatever..” He could almost feel his heart seizing as you explained. How much you thought of him and always wanted to share things with him.
"Some things you already know because I’ve written about them to you already, so I crossed those out, but there’s so much still on the list to say.” Severus couldn’t help but grab you by your hips and pull you in, making you flop down beside him with a yelp. You were now lying half in his embrace and half next to him as he almost smothered you with a heated kiss.
You manage to push him off as you laugh at his display, “Okay, okay! I’ll start from the beginning. October, you will not believe what Angela at work did..”
Severus had probably never felt happier than in this moment, content with his life. As he listened to his wife’s work gossip, naked in bed together, and a stomach full of delicious food. He never knew happiness before her, and he would do anything to hold on to it.