Lily was currently drying her hair with a towel. James was watching her as the sunlight poured in, giving her a glowing appearance. She was beautiful, not that she hadn't always; it was just that the bloodshot eyes that were accompanied by dark circles underneath. She looked happy, and the twinkle in her emerald eyes was back. Apparently the sun does her good. She looked so innocent with her damp hair curling around her freckled face.

Lily dropped the towel on a chair when she was finished and noticed James staring at her. She smiled a bit at this and pulled her bathrobe tighter around herself.

"I'm going to watch the sunset," Lily said, breaking the silence as she headed towards the balcony.

Down below her, she could see the white sand turning darkeras the crystal-blue waves collided with it. She really regretted that they would have to leave tomorrow. She wished that they could have something to show for it, other than the rashes (which were still visible to Lily) from a dinner gone awry.

James was standing beside her now.

"It's beautiful," he said finally.

"I wish that we were going back to a safe place. It seems so peaceful here," Lily said and sighed.

They sat in silence for a few minutes and then James wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him. She now rested her head on his shoulder. It was dark outside now, but she could still see a bit of the sun poking out behind some huge cliffs.

Lily turned. It was now or never, the setting was perfect. She turned and kissed James fiercely on the lips. He was surprised for a minute and didn't respond. Lily took that as a sign that he didn't want her and she pulled away.

"I'm sorry," she said blushing. She was glad it was dark out and he couldn't see her face, because she was pretty sure that it would rival her hair.

James chuckled to himself and Lily pouted.

"It's not funny," Lily said, still pouting.

James put one of his strong hands behind her head and pushed it towards him gently and kissed her. It wasn't as...hard as hers, but it was still passionate.

She could feel his hands going down her back and her bathrobe getting loose. If it fell open like it felt it was going to any minute now, she would be standing on a balcony naked for all of the island to see. She forced herself away slowly and pulled James into the bedroom and shut the glass door.

"Shall we continue?" Lilyasked with a smirk, that had to have been the cheesiest thing she had ever said. James smiled and pulled her towards, andstarted to kiss her jawline, and then down on her neck.

Lily was trying to keep herself steady against James but she found it was pretty damn near impossible. She pulled him over towards the bed andpushed him onto the bed. Ashe slowly pulled her down ontop of him her robe fell open. He swallowed hard.

Lily was surprised at herself for not feeling embarrassed, being naked in front of James. She really didn't care right now though because it was just the two of them. Nothing else mattered.

Lily wasn't really innocent after that night.

Sirius sat on a couch that he and Remus had just moved into James and Lily's new house. It was them and a couple of movers that were working on it right now. The two Marauders really hoped that Lily and James would like it. Of course James would like it though, because he helped pick out what furniture they were going to order; he had just left it to Remus and Sirius to move it all in.

"What do you suppose the "happy couple" is doing now?" Sirius asked.

"They're probably...having fun in bed," Peter said quietly, because he was a prude. Remus could never understand how you could be Sirius's friend and be a prude. It wasn't right.

Sirius laughed, "I highly doubt that one Wormtail. Lily wouldn't let him, she's a virgin," he said with a twinkle in his eye.

Remus shook his head at his friend's knowledge of Lily'slovelife.

"So how about those villagers, Remus?" Peter squeaked.

"They seemed nice enough. They made me wonder why this house was up for sale though. They seemed a bit strange, too eager almost," Remus replied, glad for the change of subject.

"Let's tidy upa bit, we've made a complete mess. Aren't Lily and James supposed to be back in a few hours?" Siriusasked.

"You're right, but let's stop down in the pub in the village to get a bite to eat first. Then we'll come back and clean up," Remus replied.

So they walked down the hill to the rest of the village.

Lily woke up the next morning, surprised to find herself wrapped up in James's arms. She felt her face flush as she noticed that they were both naked.

Lily remembered feeling so confused last night. The last thing she remembered clearly was James pulling her face up to look at him, and whispering that he would be gentle. She felt her stomach do a funny little flip as she remembered that.

She didn't want to wake James now because he looked so peaceful. She slowly and quietly grabbed one of the blankets that had been thrown on the floor during the night and wrapped it around herself. She then proceeded to cover James up a bit more because he shivered a bit.

She was going to take a nice long bath now because she was quite sore. Normally, she didn't like taking baths in hotels because the bathtubs were usually really dirty. This morning she didn't think that she'd mind too much, just as long as the sharp pain went away.

She dozed a bit in the bathtub, and didn't realize how long she had taken. She heard James moving about in one of the rooms in the suite now.

"Are you ok, Lily?" he shouted through the door.

"Yes," she answered feebly.

"Are you going to be much longer? Our flight leaves in a few hours, and he have to pack--and I don't think that the Caribbean has enough water for you to stay in there much longer," he added the last part with a little laugh.

"I'm getting out then, I wouldn't want them to run out," Lily replied while rolling her eyes.

A few minutes later Lily was out and her hair was toweled dry. Instead of a bathrobe she had on a towel.

James was sitting on the end of the bed waiting for her to come out. Lily sat down next to him and kissed him lightly on the cheek. He looked worried.

"I...didn't hurt you did I?" he asked slowly.

Lily took a while to answer, "Yes, butI expected itsince it was my first time. I'm just a little sore," she said finally.

James looked a little more relieved, "I was just worried because I found a bunch of blood on the sheets, I've never made a girl bleed before."

"We better start packing if we're going to make our flight," Lily said suddenly, looking at the clock.

"I packed some of it last night, but you might want to make a sweep of the suite before we leave," James said, throwing open a suitcase and shoving random articles of clothing in and, of course, all of the freebies.

After he was packed he went into the bathroom and took a quick shower.

They were ready to leave within the hour.

They were sitting in the plane now. Lily was seated by the window and James was in the middle. There was a strange woman on his left. She was wearing a long brown dress that looked almost like wizarding robes, except it had large slits up the legs, and she was old with graying hair.

James was gripping the armrests of his seat during take-off. He really didn't like the feeling of it and it made his ears pop. Lily noticed his white knuckles and put her hand over his, rubbing it soothingly. James seemed to relax at this and they shared a smile.

Hours later, they were back on the ground. James hailed a cab to take them home. Sirius had sent an owl to the airport, and it found James right away. He had gotten many stares though. On the scrap of parchment the owl carried was an address.

"Where would you like to go?" asked the cabbie.

"31 Godric's Hollow," James replied. Lily hadn't realized that this was a different address than where they lived.

They sat in silence for a while. Lily was looking out the window and James was trying to picture the new house. He hoped that it was furnished. He was smiling now.

"What's got you so happy?" Lily asked quietly.

"You'll find out soon enough," he replied. The grin on his face was contagious, and Lily broke out in a huge smile also. She was leaning her head against the window now. James moved over and wrapped an arm around her. She felt so cold and her teeth were chattering a little.

"Are you feeling ok?" he asked, pressing his hand to her forehead. It felt clammy. Lily nodded and said she was starting to get a cold.

They had been driving for almost an hour when the car stopped at the top of a hill. "We're here," he said. Lily paid him while James got their luggage out of the back. As soon as the trunk closed he sped off.

"Where are we?" Lily asked.

James said nothing as they reached the gate. He opened it and put the luggage down, and swept Lily up in his arms.

As if on cue, the lights outside the house flicked on and the door opened. James carried across the threshold.

"Welcome home, Lily," he said happily.

Author's Note: Thank you to those who reviewed. I was going to put all your names up to thank you, but it only showed some of them and I didn't want anyone to be left out. Also, I was inspired by the bombings in London today to actually get off my lazy butt and write a chapter for you guys because I wanted to say that I hope you all are ok, because I don't exactly know where all of you live. I'm pretty sure someone who reads this has got to be in London though. I hope that everyone is safe and ok! Like most people have been saying now "My deepest condolences to those who died and those who were affected by the bombings". I don't think that sounds very sincere, but I'm sorry for everyone who suffered.

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