Thanks so much - I'm pleased you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much for the lovely review and stars!'Still waters run deep' ... That's just an overall fabulous way to describe Severus in any situation, isn't it?!  Yes, indeed.

*grins*Thanks very much for the pretty, shiny stars!

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Thank you so much for the lovely review and stars!  So glad you liked the conversation and the gradual path of reconciliation.  Thanks for not giving up on the story, despite my hiatus!

Thank you so much - I'm so pleased you liked it!  And thanks for not giving up on the story, despite my hiatus.  :-)

Thanks so much,

!!I think they both made some horrible choices, but you're right - in the end, some good came out of it.  Perhaps everything happens for a reason.I'm so glad you're enjoying it; I posted the next chapter "Hidden In a Sigh" a few days ago and hope to get the following one up soon, as well.  Thanks so much for the review and stars!

I think Severus often makes comments that can be interpreted more than one way ... He chooses his words carefully at times.Thank you very much for your praise.  I know it can be frustrating to read characters we like doing something we don't like.  But you make an excellent point - people make bad choices when their emotions are involved.Thanks again for the nice review!

Honestly, I'd been DYING to explain the name Arglist from the first time it was mentioned.  This chapter was quite a relief for me.  So glad you enjoyed some more details from her past ... Thanks for the lovely review and stars!

Thank you so much - I'm pleased you're enjoying it!  I appreciate the review!

So glad you liked it!  I think the dreary days of winter have been getting to me ... It's beginning to feel like evening starts at lunchtime.  :-)The next chapter has been written, and I'm in the process of editing it.  And it's more than twice as long as this one!Thanks so much for the lovely review and stars!!

Funny you should mention food, because there happens to be a lemon or two in the next chapter!  :-)Thank you, as always, for the lovely review and stars.  This is perhaps the shortest chapter I've posted to this story ... What a dreadful thing to do after such a long absence.  Or perhaps it's my way of easing you back into the story ...I'm so pleased you enjoyed the imagery.  I admit it got a bit heavy-handed there, but I suppose these dreary winter days have been getting to me!  Thanks again, my friend!!

I hope so, too!  I'm working on it right now, and it's a long one - about twice the size of this chapter.Thanks so much for the review!!

Severus does possessive well.  I know I shouldn't like it, but I simply cannot resist him that way.  :-)Thank you so much for the lovely review and stars.  I'm in the process of editing the next (much longer) chapter and hope to post it soon!

Glad you found it intriguing!The bastard is toying with them, methinks.  No doubt he's the kind who enjoys a subtle battle.Thanks so much for the review!

it's a slow and difficult process, undoubtedly.  But they've had some time to work on it.  I think the last chapter takes place in January, and this one ends in March, so ... time heals all wounds, they say.Thank you very much for the lovely review and stars!

LOL - It's about half the size of my usual chapters.  I'm easing my way back into this story ...  :-)Glad you liked possessive!Snape.  I find him incredibly appealing, even though I know I shouldn't.Yay for the kissing place.  And just in time, too.  The next chapter has a certainy lemony smell to it ...

Thank you so much!  I actually just submitted the next chapter to the queue!  (I hope you were sitting down when you read that ... I know some folks may fall over from the shock of it.)Thanks again for pinging me ... I appreciate it!

Please forgive my delay in responding to this review; I don't know how I missed it. Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm delighted you enjoyed the journey (what a nice way to say it, btw!). And thank you for the lovely stars!

Yes!  I'm so sorry to leave you hanging.  I just bought a new house (well, a used house ... but new to me!).  Just closed yesterday, and I've been swept away in title company craziness.  So sorry!!  I solemnly swear to update soon, though!  Thanks so much for pinging me ... it's nice to know you were thinking of it!