DISCLAIMER: NONE OF THE CHARACTERS OR THE WORLD IN WHICH THIS STORY TAKES PLACE ARE MINE. I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THEM

The summer after his seventh year, James Potter was sure that what he and Lily had finally had wouldn't last. He was too much of a goofball, she was too perfect... A girl like that wouldn't want James. And yet three days after they got home, James awoke to an owl from Lily.

Dear James,
How are you? I know you offered to let me come and stay with you at your parents' house for a little this summer... Could I come soon? Things with Petunia's wedding are getting crazy, and she wants me to have nothing to do with it. So Mum and Dad are at their wit's end... I love you James.
Please reply soon.
Love Lily.

"Mum!" James called from the dining room. Mrs. Potter soon appeared in the doorway. She was slightly shorter than her son, though her hair too was still jet-black.

"Yes James?" she asked, a slightly bemused smile on her face.

"Could... Do you think Lily could spend some time here? At least until after her sister's wedding? She says things are kind of crazy at home and that if she wasn't around things might be easier..." James stammered.

"James, Sirius is already coming over every Sunday, if not every few days, Remus and Peter are supposed to be coming in week for a few days... What's adding one more going to hurt?" Mrs. Potter replied with a smile. James grinned.

"Really Mum?" James inquired. "You're the best mum in all of England, I swear."

"Mummy Potter is the coolest mum in Great Britain too," Sirius Black added, strolling into the dining room. "By the way, hello. I decided to let myself in, and the door was unlocked... It's rather lonely at my flat all alone. Three days since I've talked to a person. Three days! Can you believe it?"

"No, I really can't, Siri," James said, standing and giving his good-as brother a hug.

"I can't believe it either, Sirius. You, not talking... I was so sure that you'd be at all the pubs, trying to pick up as many Muggle girls as you could..." Mrs. Potter remarked with a teasing smile.

"Why does everyone think I'm a lady's man? Marlene and I were going steady for ages before we decided to go our separate ways..." Sirius mumbled.

"Because you just have that raw sex appeal, Siri. Girls like you. Even though you don't feed into it too much or really date around, you still have plenty of birds waiting to be tamed by you..." James joked.

"Just stop..." Sirius whined, shoving James's shoulder. James shoved him back.

"Well, is Lily going to come or not?" Mrs. Potter asked. "If you want her to come, send her an owl. If you don't, how will she know she can come?"

"Yes Mum, James and I will send Lily an owl after breakfast," Sirius replied with an eye roll. James was not sure whether he wanted Lily to come right away or not. Usually being at home brought out his childish side... Even without his father, he was not ready to be the man of the house.

Lovely Lily-flower,

I love you too, Lily. I just wanted to say that first. Mum said that you can come whenever; it really doesn't matter to her. Sirius appeared the other day, even though HE HAS HIS OWN FLAT (Oh come off it Prongs, you know you love me and you missed me... And that the Potter Household is much more fun when I'm present) Sorry, Sirius stole the quill. He seems to think that he needs to add his two sense to everything... yes, I do, thanks. ANYWAY, how is Saturday for meeting up? I can floo over to your house, and then we can have dinner with your family (if you want)... And then you can stay at my place for as long as you want/need... How romantic.

I love you Lily, please reply as soon as possible
James

The Wonderful James Potter,

I love you James. Saturday sounds wonderful. Dad and Vernon are going out for the day, so we were planning on having a late dinner, but I'm sure Mum (and maybe Petunia) would love to join us for tea? Tell Sirius I can't wait to see him... Surprisingly I've grown fond of the git and I might miss him a little...

Can't wait to see you love,
Lily

"SHE MISSES ME!" Sirius shouted, reading Lily's letter over James's shoulder.

"Oi shut up... She loves me..."

"But LILY EVANS JUST ADMITTED SHE DOESN'T HATE ME!"

"James!" Lily shrieked, her eyes wide with joy as her boyfriend stepped out of the green flames. She wrapped her arms around his neck, not even considering the soot covering him.

"Is this the Mr. Potter I've been hearing about for at seven years now?" a kindly looking woman, short and plump, said, her graying red hair pulled into a low bun.

"Yes, Mum... This is James. My boyfriend," Lily said, kissing James's cheek. James blushed, hugging Lily tightly before stepping aside slightly to shake Mrs. Evans' hand.

"Hello, Mrs. Evans. It is wonderful to meet you. I see know where lovely Lily gets her wondrous looks," James said, smiling. Mrs. Evans laughed.

"He is a sweetheart Lily... I don't know if I want you to go with him. I might never see you again!"

"Mum..." Lily said, rolling her eyes. "Listen, is it okay if we go upstairs to get my bags? I know there's the 'no-boys-in-room' rule, but..."

"You're fine. It's really your father's rule, and he's out with Vernon now, so... What he doesn't know won't kill him." Mrs. Evans smiled. James smirked, slipping his hand in Lily's.

"You know what Lily-flower, I think I really like your mum."

"Well Lily... Here it is. My home sweet home."

"Wow. Are all wizarding homes this impressive?" Lily asked, staring at the big white building, complete with pillars that was the Potter estate.

"Not really... It's been in the family for a few generations now, though. It's nice, but... I want a smaller place as my own, you know? Like your house..."

"Ooh, that could be nice..." Lily said.

"Well, we better get inside. Sirius is here, and Mum is so anxious to finally meet you..." James said.

"I'm nervous to meet her," Lily admitted.

"Don't sweat it; she already loves you," said James.

"But what if she meets me and hates me?" Lily asked. James wrapped his arms around her shoulders, before moving her closer to the door.

"Lil, Mum will like you because I love you," he whispered into her ear. "Now come on... Let's not keep Mum and Sirius waiting any longer." Lily nodded, reaching out and knocking on the door. Almost immediately, Sirius appeared at the door, throwing it open wide.

"EVANS!" he yelled, pulling her into a tight hug, leaving James just standing there.

"Er, hello, Black..." Lily said sort of uncomfortably, looking back over her shoulder at James.

"Sirius, leave the poor girl alone. She and James only just got here," Mrs. Potter called from just beyond the doorway. While James couldn't see her yet, he could hear his mother walking from the kitchen toward the door.

"Aw, come on Mummy Potter..." he whined.

"Sirius, drop my girlfriend," James muttered softly, so only Sirius and Lily could hear him. James smirked at Sirius's scowl as he slowly let go of Lily. James rushed up to wrap his arms around Lily's shoulders.

"I think I like this better," Lily whispered.

"Hear that Pads? She likes me better!" James cheered.

"I would hope your girlfriend preferred being in your arms to Sirius's, James," Mrs. Potter said, finally appearing. "And Lily dear, it is wonderful to meet you." She stepped forward out of the door for a hug, and James let go of his girlfriend for a second.

"It's wonderful to meet you too Mrs. Potter," Lily said, hugging her lightly before stepping back into James.

"Well, why don't the boys show you to your room, though I daresay you'll probably spend more time in with James and Sirius. Dinner will be in an hour or so?" Mrs. Potter suggested.

"Okay," Lily replied nervously.

"I'm afraid James's dad is on a trip with some of his friends, and he won't be home until later tonight," Mrs. Potter added as they headed inside. "Those men cant seem to realize that they aren't sixy anymore..."

"Mum! Come off it! They aren't going to do anything too dangerous..." James said. Mrs. Potter tutted.

"He's too old for that nonsense," she muttered as the boys and Lily headed up the stairs.

"So they really won't mind if I spend the night in with you?" Lily asked James softly later that night. Dinner had gone well; Mr. Potter had eaten Lily up, talking about a redhead he used to date and the first time he'd met his wife had been when she was coming back from a transfiguration class with messed up hair - instead of the jet black it was supposed to be, it was a bright orange. He also scolded James at least three times for his messy hair, not understanding why his son refused to use the product that had helped increase their fortune. After the kids had been dismissed, they'd all congregated in James's room, where Sirius usually slept if he spent the night.

"Well, Mum and Dad won't... they know that I won't try and pull anything with them sleeping across the hall..."

"I'll mind though," Sirius said.

"Mate, you have your own flat..." James complained.

"And your mum said I'm welcome to sleep here instead of my lonely little London flat," Sirius countered. "Besides, Moony's coming tomorrow, isn't he?"

"No, actually he's not. Hope's worried that he's still a little ill from yesterday..."

"What Moony needs is his friends, not another day in bed!" Sirius cried. "Why's Hope gotta be so bossy..."

"Hope?" Lily asked.

"Mrs. Lupin," James said. "She told us to call her Hope. So we do."

"I see..." Lily said, biting her lip. "So where are we sleeping?"

"If Sirius won't bugger out -"

"You know Mummy Potter won't let me out into London by myself at this time of night!" Sirius interrupted.

"Since Sirius won't bugger out, we could always sleep in your room..." James said with a smirk.

"I like that idea a lot, James," Lily said, grinning.

"I think this is going to be a great summer Lily..." James whispered, holding her close to his chest. It was close to midnight but both of them were only just starting to drift off into the world of sleep.

"Me too James," Lily mumbled, burrowing her head into him. "I love you so much..."

"I love you too Lil," James breathed. "You have no idea..." He rubbed her back softly, and was almost comforted as her breath slowed to a nice even pace. Nuzzling his chin into the top of her red-orange mane, James sighed. His last thought before he too drifted off was of how he was so lucky to be with a girl like this.

A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for reading this chapter, and please review if you do... So I basically want to format this similarly to how I did my story Night in Godric's Hollow but with Harry's kids involved too. I've been dying to write another Jily story for a while, and I guess I'm using this as an out. Please feel free to comment with what you'd like to see (I don't have everything planned out yet!) and I'll see what I can do for you! The next chapter should be up sometime this weekend, and hopefully by the end of next week I'll be on chapter two for each pair! Thanks so much and please review!