oh my. I hope she responded with something equally charming, like "the bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin'". ;-)
I loved the line "It wasn’t his fault that the only piece furniture he owned that would comfortably hold two was the bed." Sooo Slytherin. I love it when Severus shows his Slytherin side. Sweet Severus is awesome, but I still love unmitigated bastard/still snuggly Severus the best.