"Hey." She said quietly.
He sat up on the bed.
She wore grey plaid pajama pants, and a pale blue tank. She was beautiful.
He couldn't.
She moved towards the bed. She ran her hand through her long, damp, red hair as she did.
He grinned.
Oh yes he could.
"What?" She questioned with a smile, still walking towards the bed.
"When did you start running your hand through your hair?" He asked, still grinning widely.
"Huh?" She paused then looked down at her now damp hand and frowned. "I have no idea…"
She was only a foot away from him. He was restraining his hand from reaching out and grasping the hand she was staring at.
Her face was scrunched up and her hair was curling at the ends.
Merlin, it was hard. "Lily."
She looked back up, her eyes bright with a breathtaking smile on her face.
So, so hard.
It was his turn to ask, "What?"
"You said my name." She whispered. Suddenly her face got red and her eyes widened. His heart beat harder and he could no longer restrain his hand.
He grabbed her wrist and tugged her closer. "Lily."
She closed her eyes and pulled her arm out of his hand. He let go, completely disappointed, but then grinned when she tangled her fingers with his.
"Lily." He murmured again and gave her hand a squeeze.
She bit her lip.
He was amazed at the lack of tension he was feeling. He was happy. He knew how he could be happier.
He gently pulled her hand down. "Come here."
She opened her eyes and the look she gave him took his breath away. It said she wanted him. It said she needed him. It said… She loved him.
"Come here now, Lily." He said huskily. He needed her close to him. He needed to hold her. His arms were aching with longing.
She nodded and without letting go of his hand, crawled over him, and sat next to him. He leaned back against the headboard and spread his legs out in front of him. She stayed at his side and propped herself up with one hand. He reached up a hand and caressed her cheek. She closed her eyes and leaned into his touch. And when she put her head on his chest and snuggled up close to him he felt something inside him begin to heal.
"I'm so sorry, James." She whispered into his shirt.
"Shhh." He stroked her hair.
"I love you." She said.
He froze, his hand still in mid-stroke.
She turned her head and rested her chin on his chest, a smile on her face.
"Did you know that?" She whispered, her chin pressing into him with every syllable.
He felt something in him stir as she continued to gaze at him, studying his face as if memorizing it. This was it. This was his dream coming true. Lily finally realized she was in love with him.
He felt his heart take off, he was soaring. And this was better than being on a broom, loads better.
He finally managed to find his voice. It sounded different, more excited. He couldn't help it. He was in the middle of pure ecstasy.
"When I told you to come here, and you opened your eyes, I think I saw it."
"I thought you might." She pushed herself up and put a kiss on his chin.
He grinned, "Oh no, you don't." He said, then bent his head down and kissed her full on the mouth.
He kissed her gently, achingly sweet. She moaned into his mouth and pushed her fingers into his hair. Every one of his senses was on fire as she kissed him back. He wrapped his arms around her waist. He pulled her on top of him and she put her legs on either side of him. She pressed her lips against his and her hands make their way down his neck, chest, to his hard stomach, and then back up again.
He pulled away from her mouth then, knowing that if he kept going he wouldn't be able to stop. She sighed so blissfully that he barely managed not to attack her lovely mouth again. She fell back to his side, her head on his chest again, all of her on one side again. He squeezed her gently, affectionately.
"I love you, Lily." He said and kissed the top of her head.
"I know." She said.
He smiled in pure bliss. "I'm glad."
"Finally, right?" She said wryly.
He just laughed and pulled the covers over them, his lids were growing heavier by the second.
"Sweat dreams, Flower." He whispered.
"I can't believe I used to hate it when you called me that." She said, a smile in her voice.
"It's okay, Lily. Stop beating yourself up." He said.
"Okay. But only for tonight. I can't promise you that, James."
"Say it again." He murmured.
"Say what?"
"My name." He whispered.
She chuckled at the role reversal.
"James." He started rubbing her back slowly.
"James."
He waited, but she said nothing else. "One more time." He begged.
She chuckled. "James… James… James." She said his name carefully, testing it on her tongue.
He gave a huge sigh and pressed a kiss to her hair.
"I love you, James." She said finally. Then closed her eyes.
"I love you too, Lily. Go to sleep."
"M-hm."
They fell asleep. His arms around her, their hands still latched together, holding tightly, never letting go.
The End.
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So I will now tell you the truth.
I originally wrote this as a whole big oneshot.
That's really what it is, just separated into four parts.
I figured out that that's what I could do with it when I was reading through it again.
I didn't want to just post another oneshot, I have too many of those.
So yeah.
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