Lily woke up late to find a letter had been left on the kitchen table. She noticed James' scrawled handwriting on the front claiming that it belonged to Mrs Potter. She chuckled as she opened it. Typical James. Lily jumped as James' husky tone filled the room.

"Morning gorgeous, me and Padfoot have got some, err, business to tend to this morning but will be back soon"

Lily giggled, it was her birthday in two weeks and she knew exactly what he was getting her, a massage in Maries in Diagon Alley and a candle light dinner, followed by some after dinner entertainment...

"Don't miss me too much..." Lily smiled. "Hurry up James, a 'I'm going out' would have worked just as well" Sirius' voice came from the distance.

Lily rolled her eyes. But she was glad James was out. She was going to catch up with Brooke today and she didnt want James wanting to know too much about it.

"Tommy has been moody for ages now, im not sure whats wrong..." Brooke chattered on but Lily wasn't listening. She was too worried about, him.

"Lil? Lily! Whats wrong? You havent been listening to a word I've been saying."

"It's, it's Severus."

"Oh, Lil," Brooke explained. "We've been over this, he called you a." She looked around before leaning in and whispering "Mudblood".

"I know, I know, but we've been friends for years, and just before my wedding, he visited me in my room. And..."

"Ohmygosh! Ohmygosh! Please tell me you didn't!"

"Of course not! Lily huffed. "I love James, I made it very clear but then he told me.."

"What?"

Lily took a deep breath. "When he told me that he loved me and he wanted us to be together. That he didnt care about James, that it could just be us two, forever, we could run away together and be happy, and have kids and grandkids and that he would love me in a way James never could. And that if i didnt say yes, he would be out of my life forever." Lily blurted out

For the first time in her life, Brooke was speechless.

After a couple of minutes, all she could come up with was, "Aww crap."

"Mmmmhmmm."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to meet him. Tonight."

"What? You can't! If James finds out..."

"He isn't going to find out. And you are not going to tell him. Are you?" Lily threatened.

"But.."

"No buts. You know James hates him. If he knew I went behind him back he would think the worst."

"Fine. But if this ends badly, it will be your neck on the line."

Oh, I know thought Lily. I know.