Hey! I was re-reading Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic and Baby and I was really inspired to write this chapter. Those of you who have read the novel will know why . ;)

Lily's POV

Chapter 8

Why was this happening to me? Everything was nearly perfect, atleast a few seconds ago.I was so sure ...so sure that he'll ask me out , finally break up with his girlfriend and we could be together...

Yea.. Just a tiny glitch..

James Potter was effing engaged!

..and oh no! He WASN'T marrying an ugly, old hag. No, this Stella female was Scarlet Johannson/Kate Blanchlet/ Nicole Kidman type hot. Not only was she taller and thinner than me but...Omg.. Was that..?

Oh no.. She was wearing Valentino ..!It was the exact same dress I've been dying to buy.

Oh, she was a total cow, alright !

She didn't even look at me. She walked straight upto James and ...kissed him. I didn't belong here.. I had to leave.. NOW..

"Lily, this is Stella, my fiancee"

Oh, great !

I smiled politely at her and she nodded. I didn't like the smug smile she was giving me .

James smiled at me and said,

"Lily's a neurosurgeon.."

Ha! Beat that, Stella!

"..Lily, Stella's a celebrity obstetrician . "

What? Bloody supercilious bitch !

"Come on James, you need not emphasise on the celebrity thing. Oh by the way, Victoria Beckham is the new celeb mom. She wants a holistic birth.. Water !"

"Jacuzzi, of course.." nodded James.

What the fuck? I didn't like the sound of all this holistic crap. Who gives birth in Jacuzzis ?She's no doctor..!

But celebs, Lily..! Oh.. She must be good friends with Kate Winslet, Madonna, J-Lo..oh...

"Well, it was nice meeting you Lily." she said in her absurd silvery voice .


My eyes were brimming with tears. No Lily ! You will not cry . You are a strong , independent woman..A feminist !

Thank God the mascara was waterproof. If Nicky saw me in this condition..

I didn't know where I was going. I was walking so fast , not even looking ahead. Nicky was right. Why did I fall for him? James Potter has only hurt me..always.. Why didn't he tell me he was ENGAGED?

People were staring at me. Well, I didn't really care. I just wanted to get the hell out of here and forget all about James Potter. As I stormed out of the hall, I heard someone call my name...

If it was anyone else I wouldn't have bothered to stop... but the voice was familiar.. I turned around and saw him..

Oh my God..

rss is SO dead !

" Lily..?"

I swallowed as I looked into those gorgeous silver eyes and unfairly long eyelashes .. He was beautiful.. A reincarnation of Appolo..Every feature was perfect.. from his long nose and sexy jawline to his oh-so-tantalizingly-kissable lips..

" Hey.. Zack.."

Zack Grey..

He was my first real crush, first love and ... first boyfriend..

He was my neighbour. I was 7 years old then.. We were friends.. He was two years elder to me.. and totally adorable ... He used to come over everyday and we used to play Mortal Kombat together. But as he grew older, he started teasing and bullying me. Once he made up this really scary story about a creature called 'Monkey man' . I couldn't sleep properly for weeks..! I started getting scared of him and tried to avoid him.. Thankfully, dad got posted to Surrey ...

8 years later..I met him..He was nothing like the arrogant , bullying 9 year old I once knew..

Oh no, the 17 year old Zack Grey was everything a girl wanted ! Stunningly handsome , charming , intelligent and hilarious..I was crushing on him in no time. It took me more than 6 months to tell him that!

..He asked me out ... I realised I was in love with him.. Everything was perfect..but he had to leave for college and we decided to break up..We used to chat , at times..

"Zack, are you rss's friend too ?"

" Yes . We were roomies ." he said smiling at me.

Oooh! How nice ... NOT !

I was so going to kill rss ..!

" Where do you live ?"

" San Fransisco"

"What ?You flied all the way to New York just to attend this party?"

"I have my private jet, so .."

K ! WHAT ?

"..but the main reason I attended this party was to meet you."

" Oh. That's sweet of you ."

" Lily.. You are forgetting something ."

"What ?"

" I waited Lily.. I waited.."

Oh no, oh no, oh no...

Flashback

" Lily, I'm serious . I'll ask you out when you graduate ."

" Umm.. Yea. It'll take me atleast 12 years to be a successful neurosurgeon..so I .."

"Tell me."

"Zack, I'm scared of falling in love. I want to be a neurosurgeon..There should be no distractions . So I really don't want to fall in love till I'm 28 .."

"Are you sure ?"

" Yes. I think so ."

"Hmmm.. I had other plans in mind, Lils..about us ."

"You are not serious about all this , right Zack ?"

" No, of course not ."

" Ohh.."

Flashback over

" Zack.. I.."

" Lily! There you are . Richie's parents want to meet you ."

Thank goodness. I loved her !

"Zack, I'll see you later. Bye !"


"Is there something you want to tell me Lily ?"

We were back home and I was changing into my pj's .I sighed . Well, I had to tell her ..

" He's engaged, Nicky."

I looked at her . She was gripping the edge of my bed, her knuckles slowly turning white and her eyes were closed.

"She's a celebrity obstetrician."

"Cow !" said Nicky bitterly.

"..and she was acting all bitchy around me, Nicky ! You should have seen her . She was all over him..eww!"

"Who was the other guy ?" she said , finally opening her eyes .

"Who, Sirius Black?"

"No."

"Zack.."

"What ?Zack Grey ? What was he..Richie !"

"Nicky, remember how he told me he'll ask me out when I graduate?"

"Yes..But sweety that happened ages ago!"

"Well he said he waited.. He.."

Oh no! The tears I'd been holding back for so long finally started rolling down my cheeks in a rush.

Oh no..Fuck feminism !

Nicky hugged me while I cried like a five year old.

"Why..Why..me, Nick ?"

"I know, baby."

"First J-Jason, then..Ja-James..and now .."

"Shh, Lils !"

Finally, after what felt like hours, I stopped crying. As Nicky tucked me in bed, I held her wrist and looked into her stunning grey eyes.

"Thanks Nicky."

"For what ?"

"For not saying 'told you so'.."

She smiled at me and patted my arm lovingly.


"Good morning, Dr Evans !"

"You can call me Lily, ..Sirius."

He nodded and passed me a file.

" We just need your signature,Lily. Work will commence by-"

" Where's James."

" He's busy with another client."

"Okay"

"Thank you , Lily."

"Bye ."

Great! Just bloody freaking great !

So now he was avoiding me . He doesn't mind flirting with me and..sleeping with me, when his girlfriend is not around , but now...why, that filthy, womanizing scum-bag! I hated his guts. How dare he..?

My cell was ringing. I didn't recognize the caller-id.

"Hello ?"

"Lily.."

"Jake?"

"Lily, I'm so sorry ..."

"Shut up Jake-"

"I wanted to apologize to you yesterday, at the party-"

"What? You were there?"

"Rss invited me , Lily. We are still good friends."

Arghhg! I seriously have to talk to rss ..!

"What do you want?"

"Please, give me one more chance. I can't live without -"

"Hold on. Another call."

"Hello?"

"Lily?"

"Hey, James.."

"Listen, I'm sorry about yesterday. You left-"

"I had to meet someone."

"Oh. Okay. Do you want to have dinner with us? I've invited rss and Nicky too."

"Sure. Can I bring over a guest?"

"Of course. So, 8 pm."

"Fine. Bye"

"Hello, Jake ?"

"Lily, I lo-"

"Yeah, whatever. Let's get back together."

"Sweet heart, are you serious?"

"Of course, darling. Pick me up at 7:00. We'll go to a friend's place for dinner ."

"That's great. "

"Okay. Bye."


Oh, that was surprisingly good! Jake was in the shower . I smiled as I changed into my brand new Marc Jabob's black dress. Shoes..Nicky !

Nicky was already near ' shoe land' when I entered.

"Pumps." I said as she looked at me.

"Here. Chanel Vintage pumps."

"Bloody perfect." I exclaimed as I wore them.

"Lily..I don't want to intrude but.. Are you and Jake back together?" she asked worriedly

"What makes you think so ?"

"You guys just had sex!"

"Sooo..?"

"Are you doing all this to ..Does this rash decision have anything to do with James ?"

"Maybe, it does."

"Honey, just be careful."

"Oh come on, Nicky! What's the worst that can happen?"


Omg.I still can't believe James Potter lives here. We were at the Potter mansion. James's reaction on seeing Jake was pretty satisfactory. Turns out that having sex with Jake before arriving for the party was a great idea! He couldn't keep his hands off me , and everytime he put his arm around me or kissed me, James clenched his fist tight.

Ha! Serves him right, I thought as I sipped the delicious cocktail.

"-so then I told Victoria that she could try either hypno, Reflexology or.."

Oh, someone tell her to shut up. I sneaked a glance at Nicky and nearly burst out laughing. Omg.. I've never seen her look so disgusted at anyone before.

Jake looked as if he was really trying hard to comprehend Stella's crappy talk.

"Hey Jake ." I whispered, making sure to keep James within my peripheral vision.

Jake looked at me and smiled as I winked at him. His hand was creeping near my thigh under the table. I looked sideways and saw James watch Jake's arm moving towards me , his eyes narrowed..

"-latest craze is cribs !" I heard Stella say animatedly.

"Cribs?" I asked politely

"Yes. Lily! You should see these celebs. Especially, back home in London..Obsessing over cribs with built-in temperature control system, lullaby light show and soothing vibrating action."

"Wow." me and Nicky said together.

"Richie! We must buy one of these when we have our baby."

"Sure, love-" said rss as I cut in

"How much is it?"

"In London..around twelve hundred pounds."

"What?" James nearly choked.

"Honey, it's state of the art!" explained Stella. " It uses NASA technology."

"Are we sending the baby into space?" snorted rss disparagingly.

James laughed with his cousin while Nicky rolled her eyes.

"Don't you want the best for your child, Richie?"

"Of course I do baby ! But twelve hundred quid for a crib."

Oh. I can't stand all this baby talk anymore.

" Stella , where's the washroom?"

"Upstairs. Third door to the right."

Wow! I really loved his mansion. There were so many rooms .. I would definitely get lost here .

There..third door to the right.

I was just about to pull the door open when someone pushed me away roughly into ..another room !

I breathed heavily as I stared back into his hazel eyes.

"What do you think you are doing ?" he asked, sounding really angry..

"James, let me go !"

He pinned my arms to my sides against the wall and leaned closer.

"Why are you back with Jake?"

"It's none of your business. " I hissed

"Lily, don't do this . He cheated on you . He can hurt you again."

"Says who? The guy who broke my heart four times ?"

James slowly let go of me .

" Four times ?"

" Yes, James . I-I.."

"Lily, please don't say it." he said sounding genuinely terrified.

" Why? I really thought that you had changed . I thought you'll ask me out...Atleast this time ! I was so sure.."

"What am I supposed to do ? Is it my fault I met Stella before I met you?"

"Wha-What do you mean ?" I asked , totally taken aback

James moved closer to me and ran his fingers through my hair as he said,

"I love you, Lily."