Sell This House | By : elsbeth Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 3532 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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"Hey 'Mione," called Mark, as she walked into the office. "There's a guy wants to see that big house out Coyote Springs way about noon. Be nice to sell that one."
"A guy?"
"Yeah, came in early and made the appointment. Big guy, English accent, like yours. In a hurry, said he had things to do, but wanted an apointment for noon. Said he's been recommended to you, and could you show it to him." He turned to look at her when she made no response. "That's kind of deserted out there, want me to come with?"
Hermione paused a moment, but shook off the unease. After all, she could handle herself. She'd keep her wits about her and her wand handy. "No, I'll be fine."
The dirt road wasn't well travelled. No one lived out here now that the house was for sale. Hermione loved it out here. Even though close to town it felt pristine somehow. Wild creatures made their homes around the spring-fed creek. She'd seen javalina, skunks, coyotes, once even a beaver.
She pulled up by the large, 2 story house a few miles down the road. There was no sign of "the guy" but a dusty, black SUV was parked by the house. Hermione got out of her vehicle and walked up the front steps to the deck. The house doors were locked, of course, so she continued around the deck to the back. A tall, thin figure in dark clothes leaned against a post next to the back steps, looking at the woods behind the house. He would have heard her coming a mile down the road, it was so quiet out here. Might as well be forthright.
"Hello, its a very nice view, isn't it?"
The figure turned and Hermione was frozen in place.
The man looked her up and down with a slow smirk forming as she stood, unable to move. "Yes, its a very nice view, indeed." He didn't mean the woods.
Hermione finally recovered enough to choke out "You! What are you doing here?"
"I might ask you the same question. It took me all this time to find you. From England this is rather the "ends of the earth" isn't it?" There were questions in his eyes, and a banked hunger that made parts of Hermione perk up quite unexpectedly.
"Why did you tell the office you wanted to see a house?"
"Its a nice house. I drove out here yesterday evening to look around. Its a good location. Very private.."
All of a sudden it was just too much, and Hermione took refuge in the routine of her job. "Well, you might as well see the inside. The master suite is really beautiful..." She babbled on as she unlocked the rear door and he just watched her with that smirk.
He followed her through the house as she gave him "the tour", looking more and more amused. They reached the upstairs master bedroom last, and she finally ran out of sales pitch. His eyes were doing things to her insides she'd forgotten were possible.
He moved to her with easy grace and his large, strong hands moved around her back. She could hardly breathe as his lips touched her neck, moving up and down the sensitive skin and his warm breath teased her as he purred in her ear, "You should never have left me. Didn't you know I would find you?"
She breathed out, a long shuddering sound. "I hoped you would. I hoped you cared enough that you would..."
He chuckled, an arrogant note, "Silly girl. You will always be mine."
The part of Hermione that might have resented the possesiveness was overwhelmed in sensation as he kissed her. She leaned into him, yeilding, melting.
Finally he drew back and looked into her eyes with that smirk. Gods, she had forgotten how she loved that smirk. Suddenly he yelled right in her face. "What the bloody hell were you thinking? Its taken me a year and a half to find you! We could have been together all that time! We could have our first baby by now! Why did you just take off?"
Baby? Hermione's brain took a small side trip. Baby!
He shook her. "Say something."
She was shocked into telling the absolute truth, "I don't know why I left. It was just too much, too many memories of too many people who aren't there any more. Too many people pushing in on me. Too many feelings I didn't know how to deal with. What if you didn't feel the way about me that I did about you? I couldn't stand to find out...you want a baby with me?"
His face flickered through emotions; anger, frustration, compassion, more anger, finally dissolving into laughter. "Yes, I want a baby with you. I want many babies with you. You are never getting out of my grasp again. Do you understand that? I'm never letting go again."
Finally some part of Hermione sent up a protest. "You know, I DO have a say in that! You could have been plainer with me. That morning, when you retreated back into your snarky self and your face went cold again I wanted to die! I gave myself to you, and I wasn't even sure you wanted the gift! Let me go!" The tears came, hot and angry and confused. She turned away and he let her go. After a few moments he said "How much land goes with the house?"
"Pardon?"
"How much land goes with the house?"
"Why do you care?"
The smirk was back. "You aren't the only one with things to get away from. This could be a comfortable home. The basement would make a good lab, and the property seems private enough. How much are the owners asking for it?"
"You've got to be kidding!"
"You aren't too good at this job. That can't be the recommended response when someone asks "how much"."
"I'll have you know I'm VERY good at this job! My Uncle says I'm a natural! And I like it. Its fun, I meet nice people, I get to see lots of houses, and I have plenty of time to do anything I want on the side..."
"Alright, alright" he laughed. "I asked around. You ARE good. And people really like you. So sell me this house."
She looked at him appraisingly. "All right, I will".
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