Every time he spoke, Merope felt her whole body relax for some reason. The unbelievably neutral persona of Severus with his lulling, dark voice settled Merope and she felt the sudden need to let him know,"I..like your voice." Merope said in a awkward way, the tension in her voice was very clear, but she couldn't calm it right away.
"A..Alright, you can walk me back, if you want..I just didn't want to leave just yet.." Merope frowned, she figured if he walked her near her home, she'd wait and leave when he was gone. Gently, she gripped the sides of the table edge and pushed her body off so she was much shorter than him.