Unusual
By rese
Summary: As Tom Jones once or many times sung, it's not unusual to be loved by anyone.
Disclaimer: J.K.Rowling owns Lily and the mostly unmentioned James. No profit made.
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"What's wrong?" He asks, the usual playful look quickly converting to something she thinks akin to concern.
"I don't know what we're doing anymore." She admits ambiguously in a soft tone she's never used with him.
It takes him a moment to figure it out but when he does he straightens up, again acting unusual. Not even a hand is lifted to its habitual place in his hair.
There's a silence she never expected and a mutual understanding that she couldn't have hoped for and Lily feels her lips tug into a smile that isn't its usual shy self.
"It's ok. I get it now."