She hadn’t realized until this moment how long it had been since she’d heard those three words spoken aloud to her. "Gods, I love you, Hermione." Lips crashed against hers, stealing her from her downward spiral. Wrapping his arms around her hips, he pulled her in tight to him and leaned forward to lie her back on the mattress. Fingers slipped under the waistband of her knickers, and she lifted her hips to help him slide them off. 