I Give Up Part II
Lily's POV
As I make my way to the beech tree, it starts to rain, reflecting our moods perfectly. I know I made the biggest mistake of my life; the look on Sirius and Remus' faces proves that more than anything.
I see James sitting there under the beech tree and my heart breaks. All those times before where he would sit there and act to cocky and confident and now I made him so miserable by uttering the word I've said so many times before.
I've never seen him look so helpless. I am so used to the James that never gave up on me.
It is raining harder now as I sit in front of him.
"James," I whisper softly. "Please, James let me explain."
"What's there to explain? I'm in love with you and you don't feel the same way. It's that simple" he replies, slowly lifting his gaze until our eyes are locked.
"I never meant to hurt you, I-" I start, choking as my tears start to fall, mingling with the rain.
"I was just scared. Scared that you would drop me like all those other girls you dated."
His eyes bore into mine, and slowly he lifts his hand to brush away the tears running down my face.
"I only dated them because I wanted to fill the emptiness inside me every time you rejected me. I would never hurt you Lily."
I am slightly distracted by his words and before my mind registers what I'm doing I lean forward and press my lips to his. It takes a moment for him to respond, the shock no doubt, but when he does it is all I've ever imagined a first kiss to be, and more.
Sure, James has had lots of practice, but his kiss isn't rough like I thought it would be. Its soft and caring, just like him. I should have realized all this sooner.
As our lips break apart our breathing heavy, he smiles that smile that he gets when he's won the Quidditch game against Slytherin. I smile back at his happiness and grab his hand as we make our way to the castle.
"I'm glad you didn't give up completely." I say smiling.
"Me too." He says squeezing my hand and leaning down to kiss me again.
And crazily enough, the sun starts to shine.
A/N: Wow, it's been a long time since I've written the first part to this. Sorry for the long wait and I hope the ending was satisfactory for you! Review and let me know! I think my writing has greatly improved from when I first started, so please check out my latest stories! I would like to thank Elle-Pelle for reviewing and telling me to continue this, and luckily enough I was inspired by all the reviews telling me to continue. So Voilla! Here it is! Thanks again,
Tasha27
