A/N: Ok you guys have every right to hate me, I haven't updated since January! It's almost June, this is unacceptable. My only exscuse is that my laptop broke for a while, but it's fixed now. Doesn't really matter though because I'm getting a new one for college (my laptop now is in pretty bad condition lol) I just finished my senior paper (On King Lear kill me) and I figured I should write a chapter of this, because really, there's nothing holding me back, I'm pretty much done with school! Anyway, I hope you enjoy, I tried putting a little bit of everything in this chapter, so tell me what you think!
Kristin
Chapter 10
"Hello, I'm home!" Lily called as she entered her house. Though she had slept late into the afternoon, she was still tired. Crashing on Sirius' floor just wasn't the same as sleeping in her soft, warm bed or James' for that matter.
"Hi honey, how was Kate's?" Jen inquired when Lily entered the kitchen.
"Oh, it was fine." Lily answered vaguely.
"Good, so what did you do?" Lily's mom asked with interest and a hint of suspicion.
"Oh, this and that, you know…" Lily replied.
"You were with James, weren't you?" Mrs. Evans stated dryly.
"What?" Lily spluttered.
"Don't deny it Lily, I know you were with him." Jen said, staring into Lily's green eyes, eyes that matched her own.
"How did you know?" Lily asked, not even bothering to talk her way out of this mess, Lily was pretty sure she would've been able to do it, but what was the point.
"You've got this glow about you. I've only ever seen you with it when you're with James."
"I 'glow'?" Lily questioned her mother.
"I doubt anyone else notices it hon, but I'm your mother, I pick up on the little things. You're always happiest when he's around, you hold yourself straighter, you smile more, it's not really a glow, it's more of how you present yourself when you've been in James' presence.
Lily smiled slightly. "He does make me happy and weird as this may sound, I've always felt complete when I'm with James."
"That's called love sweetie." Jen smiled.
"Yeah, I know I love him." Lily answered quietly.
"He loves you too you know." Jen said. "He looks at you the same way you look at him. James is a great guy, I'm proud of you for picking a good one, I always knew you had good taste in men, now Petunia, she's another story!" Jen said with a laugh.
Lily let off a chuckle. "Vernon is probably the most boring man I have ever had the misfortune to meet. I really hope she comes to her senses and doesn't marry him."
"Well, he's not that bad dear, and he's stable, he'll take care of her when your father and I can't, and I know James will do the same for you."
"Yeah, I know he will, he's always been there to help me, ever since we met." Lily replied.
"You know, Anna and I used to talk about you and James getting together back when you were toddlers." Jen told her daughter.
Lily laughed, "Well it came true I guess!" The two were quiet for a moment.
"So, what's my punishment going to be for seeing James?" Lily inquired.
Jen looked at her daughter and said, "nothing. It was silly to keep you two away from each other when you so clearly make each other happy."
"Thanks Mom." Lily answered, giving her mom a hug. "I should bring my bags upstairs. And maybe take a nap I'm really exhausted." Jen nodded and Lily left the kitchen to go to her room.
As soon as Lily's head hit the pillow, she was asleep, her dreams sweet and of James.
"Will your parents be pissed if they find out that Lily was here?" Sirius asked James as they cleaned Sirius' apartment of all debris left over from the party.
"Probably. Whatever, they won't ever find out." James answered picking up a can of fire whisky and throwing it into the large trash bag he was holding.
"I saw you two dancing last night, you were snogging like there was no tomorrow." Sirius said mischievously.
James grinned, "Well we're horny teenagers who have been kept from one another, what do you expect?"
Sirius chuckled, "It's ok Prongsy I was just commenting, you two were looking very…comfortable."
James threw a can he had just picked up at Sirius, just barely missing him.
"Come on, how far have you guys gotten, I'm your best friend I need to know this kind of information!" Sirius exclaimed with a glint in his eye.
"Lily would probably kill me if I told anyone." James answered.
"Well, how's she going to know?" Sirius smirked.
"You know I can't keep secrets from her…" James replied.
"Come on James, just tell me." Sirius prodded.
"How about you tell me what's going on between you and Kate! I mean you took Leah to the Halloween ball and now your hooking up with Kate? You're really making the rounds Padfoot." James smiled.
"If I tell you about my love life will you tell me about yours?" Sirius asked.
"Deal." James answered.
"Ok, I went to the ball with Leah because Kate already had a date. Leah doesn't actually like me enough to even want to hook up with me. I know because I tried at the ball. Kate and I are hook up buddies, that is all." Sirius finished.
"Uh huh" James said, "you two seem a little more than just friends with benefits."
"Well, we're not." Sirius answered bitterly.
"Am I hearing some resentment in your voice?" James asked.
"I don't know, how far have you and Lily gone?" Sirius demanded.
James sighed. "Third, on Christmas eve."
"That's it? I thought for sure you'd have fucked her by now!" Sirius answered.
"Well I haven't okay, and don't call it that, that's not what it would be with Lily." James answered a little bitterly.
Sirius rolled his eyes and said, "Poor James is horny, isn't he? In need of a good shag I suppose?"
"Oh stuff it Sirius, I doubt Kate's giving you any." James snapped.
"As a matter of fact, she is---not" Sirius said, pausing before he said not.
"Well, why not?" James asked
"Because I'm not her boyfriend. I don't get it, she tells me that she wants me, and wants to have sex but she refuses to because we aren't in a relationship. If she wants the sex she should just get it!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Girls are weird about that, you know how they are Sirius." James replied.
"Well, it's her own ruddy fault that I'm not her boyfriend, she said we should be friends with benefits, that's what we are, you know I'd date her, but she doesn't want that, and I shouldn't want it either, ya know? I should be satisfied with just hooking up with her, but I'm not! Prongs, when I saw her dancing with another guy tonight I was so angry! But I couldn't do anything about it because she isn't mine!" Sirius finished, crushing the can in his hand completely.
James looked taken aback for a moment before saying, "So you want to try a relationship with a girl? That's a huge step for the master of one night stands."
"Oh shut up. I'm miserable don't rub it in. Tell me that all I need is a good shag and then I'll be fine." Sirius told James.
"No, you should tell her what you just told me, maybe she'll feel the same and then we can double. That would make going to Madame Puddifoots a little more bearable…" James told his best friend.
"If this requires me going to Madame Puddifoot's I'm definitely not doing it!"
James laughed, "Maybe you and Kate could convince Lily that it's a bad place then, that'd work too."
Sirius grinned. "I'll think about it."
A few hours later the boys had finished cleaning Sirius' flat.
"I've got to go." James told Sirius as his watch screamed at him to go home and pack.
"Yeah, yeah. See you tomorrow morning, bright and early." Sirius grunted.
"Yeah, bye."
"Mom, I'm home!" James called when he entered his house. He immediately collapsed on the couch and began watching TV.
Anna came down the stairs and stood in front of James, blocking the TV, her hands on her hips.
"Mom! You're blocking the screen." James whined.
"I thought I said that you couldn't see her this week."
"What?" James asked, perplexed.
"You know who I'm talking about." Anna said through gritted teeth.
One person who could always intimidate James was his mother, and he caved under her death glare.
"Alright, I was with Lily at Sirius' New Years party." James said with a sigh.
Anna's face broke out into a smile.
"And what did you get her for your two month anniversary?"
"Uh… I was supposed to get her something?" James asked, utterly confused by his mom's change in attitude towards him.
"Well, it would've been the nice thing to do…" Anna replied.
"Well we were together, that was enough." James tried.
"If I were Lily, I'd have dumped you. No present!"
"Thank Merlin you're not Lily!" James exclaimed with a laugh.
Anna grinned. "Oh, Jamie, you're getting so old!" and she was smothering him in a hug.
"That's generally what happens as the years go by…" James muttered sarcastically.
Anna rolled her eyes at him.
"Here, I want you to have this ring, it was your grandmother's. When you're ready to propose to Lily, giver her it. The tiny emeralds surrounding the diamond will look lovely with her eyes."
James gaped at his mom as he fingered the ring. "You do realize that I'm seventeen years old and I've been dating Lily for two months and one day, exactly?" James questioned.
"Oh, hon, you two are meant to be together. Besides, Jen and I worked out your entire lives together when you were babies. We always knew you two would be perfect for each other."
"Uh, thanks mom. I think I'll hold onto this for a while."
Anna wiped a tear from her eyes. "Take good care of it. I know she'll love it."
"Yeah, if I ever give it to her." James replied.
Anna stopped abruptly. "If you don't give her that ring eventually I will make your life miserable. I like Lily, she is the only girl I approve of you marrying, anyone else and I won't allow it."
James rolled his eyes. "Alright mom, this ring won't go to anyone but Lily."
"That's what I thought. Alright, go upstairs and get packed, you've got to get the train tomorrow!"
James grinned and left the living room for his bedroom.
People were running around platform 9 ¾. Parents were hugging their children goodbye and friends were greeting each other excitedly.
Lily was with her parents and the Potters. James and Lily hugged their parents good bye and walked hand in hand onto the train where they found a compartment containing their friends.
Leah was sprawled across a line of chair, a sweatshirt under her head and her arms over her eyes, so she could sleep. Sirius was sitting with Kate next to him. The two were conversing quietly. Remus was reading on an empty seat next to Leah and Peter was eating a chocolate frog he'd brought along with him. Lily sat down next to Sirius and James sat down next to her. Sammy was sitting on Leah's other side reading a magazine.
"So guys, long time no see!" James exclaimed brightly.
"Oh yeah, so much has happened since New Years and now." Leah muttered dryly.
"Actually, a lot has happened." Lily piped in.
"Like what?" Remus mused.
"My mom totally knew where I was on New Years, I walk in the door and she goes, you were with James. It was so weird how she knew!" Lily said.
"My mom knew too!" James exclaimed.
"Was she mad?" Lily asked.
"She was weird actually. I dunno she's going through menopause, told me I was growing up, you know that whole shpeel".
"Yeah." Lily answered.
"We haven't had a girls night in a while." Sammy said thoughtfully. "We used to have them all the time when Lily was in our dorm."
"Yeah, you're right! We haven't. This Saturday, we're having a girls night!" Kate proclaimed.
"Yeah, okay." Leah answered.
"Sure." Lily replied.
"I'm feeling a little left out." Sirius said to the guys.
"Yeah, me too. We should have a girls night too!" Remus joked.
"You do that…" Lily said with a roll of her eyes.
"No, seriously, we haven't hung out just us in a while, we should do it!" Peter said in excitement.
"Yeah, I guess" Sirius agreed. Remus and James nodded their heads.
The rest of the train ride continued with the group's chatter and the occasional game of exploding snap. The train reached Hogwarts right before dinner, so the group trudged into the great hall to fill their empty stomachs. When they were finished with dinner, they went back to the common room, except for Lily and James, they went to the Heads common room. It was late and both were tired.
"I hear it might storm later tonight." James whispered in his girlfriend's ear.
"Really?" She asked, turning towards him and putting her arms around his neck.
"Yeah." He said, kissing her softly on the lips.
"Maybe I should sleep over then." Lily suggested with a raise of her eyebrows.
"Maybe…" James said quietly before capturing her in a kiss that lasted for far longer than the first one had. He gently moved her backwards towards the wall and raked his hand under her shirt, cupping her breast in his hand. Lily moaned.
"Let's go upstairs." She whispered in a husky voice.
"Yeah." James agreed breathlessly.
James guided Lily onto the bed and found himself lying on top of her. She pulled his shirt off of him, running her hands over his back, feeling his muscles tighten under her soft touch. James pulled her shirt over her head and reached behind her to unclasp her bra. His lips began attacking her chest and neck as soon as her bra had been removed. His jean clad bottoms rubbed enticingly against Lily's crotch and she bucked against him, enjoying the friction that she was creating. James sucked a sensitive part of Lily's skin, earning him a moan, so he continued sucking, he knew it would leave a mark, but he wanted to let everyone know that Lily was his.
Lily unbuckled James pants and pulled his boxers down. She wrapped her fingers around his cock and began moving it. James came with a satisfied grunt. He collected himself for a moment and then began satisfing Lily, his fingers worked their way under her skirt, and he removed her underwear. She came with a soft moan.
Later, While the two were lying in bed together, almost asleep, James said,
"My mom gave me a ring."
"Hmm, why?"
"To propose to you with."
"Are you asking me to marry you now?" Lily asked sleepily.
"No, but she told me that she'd make my life a living hell if I didn't marry you."
Lily grinned, her eyes closed. "Yeah, she would, wouldn't she. Don't worry, if you asked me to marry you now I'd say no. You can ask in a few years if you want, I'd probably say yes then." Lily replied sleepily.
"I'll keep that in mind." He whispered, before kissing Lily gently on the cheek and falling asleep with her in his arms.
A/N: Read and Review, I promise the next update will be A LOT sooner than the last one was…especially if I get a lot of reviews.