"James I meant what I said. Now go away!" said Lily firmly, even though she was shocked that he had just jumped over the banister.
"Lily…" he said. How could she be acting like that? She was pregnant, it could be his. She couldn't tell him to go away. He just wanted to reach out and touch her, to be sure it was actually her.
"No! you don't get to 'Lily' me anymore! And stop looking me at like that, in fact just stop looking at me!" said Lily angrily as she tried to barge past him. He wouldn't let her past.
"Lily, you're…" He placed one of his hands over her stomach and was so overcome with emotion he couldn't finish.
"Don't touch me!" hissed Lily, pushing his hand away.
"Is this why…" James whispered. He ran his finger down her cheek, loving the feeling of her skin against his. "Talk to me, please."
"No, I told you…" said Lily, trying to sound firm and angry while her voice wavered.
James grabbed her wrist and pinned her against the wall. He looked her straight in the eye, and his hand dropped to her stomach again.
"You're pregnant?" he asked, his eyes boring into her brimming over with emotion. He was feeling things he hadn't felt for years and things he hadn't ever felt. Love, an overwhelming surge of love.
"Yes," said Lily, weakly looking into James' eyes.
"Mine?"
"It doesn't matter," she said, regaining some of her strength. She pushed him away, ran down the stairs and out into the street, gasping for fresh air.
James was right behind her. He ran up in front of her and placed his hands on either side of her face.
"You are having my baby," he said passionately, not letting her look away from his face.
"Yes… it doesn't change anything…"
"It changes everything," James insisted, looking at her like he was shocked at the way she was acting. "You were going to keep it from me?"
"Yes." She gritted her teeth, forcing her voice to remain level, pushing back the emotions flooding through her.
"How could you not tell me? Lily… it's me… you and me, we…"
"'We'? There is no 'we'! There is a me and then there is a you and your wife! All I used to be was the pregnant mistress, but not anymore! My baby is not going be another one of your dirty secrets and neither am I! So you get to go back to your wife and your life and I get my baby! Our paths need never cross again!" said Lily, trying to sound strong but her eyes were brimming with tears. She had never seen James like this before, his eyes were darker than she had ever seen them.
"No, Lily… just no," said James emotionally. "Never."
"James, I have to go. Someone will see," said Lily, and she was completely right. They were in the middle of Diagon Alley, and one of the most well-known faces in Britain was currently holding onto her.
"I don't care," he said firmly.
"James…" sighed Lily, trying to pull away from his grip, but he still wasn't letting go.
"I love you, I have been nothing but miserable since you left me, I broke your heart and you broke mine. But you are not a dirty little secret, and my baby will never be one either. You are having my baby and you have to let me be around for that. You have to, I don't know what I'll do if I can't…"
"Like it's even up to me!" Lily shouted, wrenching her hand from his grip finally. "The second your mother finds out I'll somehow find myself in outer Mongolia, either that or I'll be deemed an unfit mother and you and Margo will be on the cover of every magazine showing off your little bundle of joy!"
"No, I'm not going to let that happen!" said James forcefully.
"Yeah, you used to say you would never let anyone come between us!" Lily told him, feeling more angry and sad and resentful than she ever had in her life. "But you did!"
"No…" James sighed, thinking at the speed of life, trying to find a solution to this problem. Suddenly a look of realization swept across is face. "Kiss me."
"What?" exclaimed Lily, looking at James as if he had gone mad.
"Right here, in the middle of a crowded street where I can guarantee there is a photographer. Kiss me."
"But…" Lily kept staring at him like he'd lost his mind. What was he thinking, kissing her here of all places?
"It's over Lily, I don't care what they do anymore! We can be strong enough to take whatever they throw at us! But it's your decision, kiss me and all this is over! I'll file for divorce! So please, I'm begging you! Kiss me!" said James forcefully. He dropped his hands from her cheeks and stood in front of her.
Lily stood there, not knowing what to do. She reached up and touched his hair, she tilted her head up hesitantly. She looked like she was about to pull away when James leaned down and captured her lips with his. He poured all the love he was feeling into the kiss, begging her to let him love her.
"What did you just do?" she whispered when he pulled away.
He was right there was definitely a photographer there, she had seen the flash. Everyone had noticed that James Potter was not kissing his wife.
"What I should have done a long time ago," he whispered back, smiling with incandescent happiness.
Here is a quick update since u were all so nice and left so many reviews for the last chapter KEEP IT UP AND REVIEW!!