I felt my heartbeat quicken as she entered the corridor. She walked with a sort of fierceness and aggressiveness that made me practically sprint towards her. I stopped in front of her and put on my signature cocky smile. That would make her melt. She looked up into my eyes with a look of utter disgust on her face. Typical.
"What do you want Potter?". Her smoothly sarcastic voice filled my ears.
"Just looking for my daily dose of your eyes Evans". As I said it with a cocky edge to my voice, her eyes narrowed and her lips parted as she licked them. Oh hell, that was hot. She had a look on her face that suggested that she was searching her brain for a clever retort.
"Lucky me". I swore that I could hear a slight waver in her voice. Huh. Normally she would storm off or start yelling abuse. Had I finally worn her down? Hope so, it had been two years.
"Go out with me Evans?". She looked completely neutral.
"When are you going to get it into your thick head Potter? You and me equals no!". As she said it a strand of that beautiful hair had fallen down the side of her face. It took all of my willpower and energy to resist brushing it away, then gently caressing her and brushing my thumb against her full inviting lips...
"Potter? Are you even listening to me?" I snapped back into reality slightly dazed, but thankful that during my fantasy she had tucked that strand of hair behind her ear.
"Sorry Evans, what?" Her mouth opened ready to argue.
"You are unbelievable Potter. You keep asking me out again and again, and now what you just space out when I'm rejecting you?". God, she was pretty when she was angry. I could see that I had upset her. I felt a pang of guilt as I looked down into her clearly pissed off face. She began to swerve around me and storm off, when I did something completely stupid. I grabbed her soft, pale hand in mine and held on tightly. It was as if someone had set off a firework inside me. My whole body tingled with heat and desire. Even Lily's face had softened into a look of shock. She looked down at out entwined hands. I thought that I could see a trace of a faint smile, which heightened my last bit of hope that I had.
"Lily...". She slowly lifted her eyes and fixed her gaze on mine. When I said her name, I felt her flinch under my minimal touch. I lifted my other hand to her cheek and gently grazed it down her face. I could feel her skin warm under my hand. She lightly opened her mouth as if expecting something. Nothing was stopping me from crushing my lips on hers, but I had to ask the question that had been swirling around my head since I first realised that I loved her.
"Is there a chance?". I said it with my voice filled with deep longing and affection. God, if Sirius could see this, I would never live it down. Then she said something that I never thought she'd admit.
"Never say never Potter". As she said those words a sly, sexy smile appeared on her face that made me seriously regret not kissing her with every bit of power I had in my body. Before I could act on that urge, she had unclasped her hand from mine, and had turned to walk away from me with her gleaming hair trailing behind her. This incredibly hot exit had me taking in short, shallow breaths to try and regain my composure. One thought suddenly hit and erupted in my brain.
"Never say never Potter".