I find you depicted a very realistic situation here, well done!

God, what a stupid bint! She sounds like one of those whiny bitches who will give a man the cold shoulder and when they ask "what is the matter, what have I done, I'm sorry already!", they'll act all hurt and say, "if you have to ask what you did you don't *get* it", and then go and have lunch with their girlfriends a la 'Sex and the City' and complain about 'that man' who *dared* to say sorry and not even knowing what he was apologising for! ("Can you *believe* that?!! MEN!!")A nice pointy kick to the back side would do her well.Sev, m'boy, find yourself a nice Hufflepuff, they understand about empathy and how human relationships work, and will accept you, warts and all. In return you can safely worship the ground she walks on without the constant bickering, beratings and guilt trips the Gryffindor women in your life have thrown at you (*cough*Lily*cough*).

poor severus. :( Idiot men never like to communicate.

Nice short spot.

Poor Severus. he seriously needs to get his priorities sorted.

LOL!
Beth

oh nononono!!!
not shut the door in his face. och, please.
ok he is not the man one wishes for when pregnant.
not with that behaviour.
but hey, there is material to work with, he is not that daft.

I think she really needed this moment of shutting the door in his face. might have given her something to live for, over the last months.

But there is a time  for everything.
maybe he will start to behave?

Maybe with a bit of time she might forgive him. Because this innocent child doesn't deserve to grow without a happy family around him/her.

:: facepalm ::I love ninny!Severus.

Hey, Stella Stargazer makes a good point. And what orm irian said -- if Hermione decided to move on because Severus went on his trip (of a lifetime) instead of giving in to her (selfish) request that he miss out on this trip just to keep her company, then that's that (and Severus should be glad).I got the impression Severus thinks the baby is his ("You should have told me. I would have come back"), so I guess Hermione is pretty far along. (Or looks it. I know! She's actually *not* that far along, but is having twins! ...no?) Maybe she was so piqued that Severus didn't give in to her whining that she went out and got herself pregnant the very day he left?Regardless of whether she dumped Severus before or after she got pregnant, Hermione had a responsibility to erm, *actually, openly dump him* -- not just "move on" without saying anything.BTW, the summary says, "Severus returns to what he thought was home." "Home" there might be figurative, but it also might not be -- it led me to consider it likely (not definitely true, but likely) that before Severus left on his trip, he had moved into Hermione's house and they were living together. So if you didn't intend that, maybe change the summary?

Confusion...  If the baby is Severus' then they both are ridiculous for their total lack of communication.  If she decided to move on because he wouldn't stay with her, then --well, that's that, isn't it?Interesting.  Will it continue or is it complete?

“Exactly. Nothing of consequence could possibly happen in six months.” So, are we making an erroneous assumption that the baby is Severus'? We don't actually have any details about what happened in that six months, just the result....

Severus certainly should have written during a six month separation. He did make one mistake.But it's Hermione's choices that ensured this would happen.It's unreasonable to expect someone not to spend a few months on a special trip for work (and/or one they really want to go on -- it's potions research, you think Severus Snape wouldn't really want to do that?), *just* because *you* "would rather have them around." It's incredibly selfish. It *is* reasonable to want them around to help you through your pregnancy. But then, Hermione didn't *tell* him she was pregnant, now did she?Yes, Severus should have written -- but then, so should Hermione. She's got no right to complain that he didn't write when she didn't either. In fact, when one person just wants to keep in touch, and the other has big news...it's the one with big news who has the greater *responsibility* to write.Whether or not you want to continue any romantic relationship, if you are having someone's baby it's YOUR responsibility to let him know. It's not his responsibility to rape your mind to find out. (*Or* read your signals. It's not his job to read your mind in either sense.)It's annoying in other stories when Severus *breaks up with* Hermione because of his own issues, and then she forgives him at the drop of a hat. But here, he did not break up with her -- he just went on a research trip. He did make *one* mistake because of his own issues, but...in this story, it's *Hermione* who dumps *Severus* because of *her* own issues. If he not only *forgave* her at the drop of a hat but also apologetically *pursued* her, it'd be even *more* annoying.Honestly, the guy needs to collect his stuff and a share in the baby's life and thank Merlin he's escaped any romantic relationship with this lunatic.

Okey-Dokey...well Severus what do you do now????

Ow!

I think he needs to try and get her back don't you think. After all it is his child isn't it? Hope you can continue this.

Ouch, but very well deserved. Finally a Hermione who holds Severus accountable for leaving her (I am so tired of all Hermiones who with tears in their eyes fell into Severus arms as soon as he gives a sloppy "sorry")I do hope though that he is man enough to woe her back:-))

i hope you can continue this.

Oops, wrong answer!  Never piss off a pregnant witch.  :D

bit work-obsessed, isn't he?

;)

I'm thinking he needs to ummm... rethink his life?