A/N: Last chapter, guys! Hope you enjoyed!

25. Scorpius and Lily, together

Summary: Scorpius and Lily talk about her boyfriends.

Lily marched up the stairs to the flat that housed her brother and his best friend. She was through annoyed with her boyfriend—no wait, ex-boyfriend. Lily can't even remember why she liked a douche like Ryan in the first place. Sadly, when she stormed out of their flat, she didn't think about retrieving any of her things. Now she didn't wanted to go back to go back to get some of her things because she didn't want to talk to Ryan again. Some Christmas this was shaping up to be.

Without knocking, she opened the door to the boys' flat and walked inside. She was met with the end of Scorpius Malfoy's wand. Her eyes widened before they meet those gray eyes she is so knew so well. Scorpius lowered his wand and breathed deeply.

"Don't you know that you don't just walk into an Auror's home?" he mumbled, pinching his nose in between his thumb and forefinger.

"I do now," she replied. "Why are you so jumpy?"

"I'm an Auror," Scorpius said. "I'm supposed to be jumpy. What are you doing here this late, anyway? I thought you'd be with Ryan since it's Christmas Eve."

"Don't ever say his name again," Lily growled. "We're through."

"Right."

"Where's Al?"

"Last minute mission."

Lily went past the kitchen and into her brother's bedroom to retrieve one of his shirts. Once she'd stripped out of her clothes and into her new pajamas, she went back into the living room to find Scorpius pulling things out of the fridge.

"Want something to eat?" he asked.

"Yes, actually," she said, hopping up on a stool. Once everything is heated up, Scorpius hands her a plate.

"So what you're ex do?" he asked.

"What didn't he do?" she muttered darkly. "He's a douche."

"Yeah, I gathered that from the first time I met him."

Lily glared at him, but he only laughed at her. Scorpius had never bee put off by her glares and rough exterior. Most people assumed she was as tough as nails since that was the way she acted. And she was for the most part. She didn't let the words that were whispered wherever she went get to her, nor did she care if her love life was splayed across every newspaper in Britain. But she had her insecurities, too. Scorpius was one of the few people who got to see them.

"You don't have to rub my face in it," she mumbled.

"I just don't know why you date the boys who are going to treat you like dirt," Scorpius sighed.

"They don't treat me like dirt because I don't let them," Lily corrected him.

"Fine," he gave in. "But they don't treat you like you deserve to be treated."

Lily shrugged. It wasn't like she was with them because they were going to treat her like 'she should be treated'. She was with them because they were fun. She was too young to find 'the one', in her opinion. At least, she didn't want to find that person this young; she didn't want to be like Roxanne, who was practically married already.

"That's not what I'm looking for," she told him.

Scorpius rolled his eyes and went to get something out of the fridge. Lily got up and put her plate in the sink. As she turned around, she found herself nearly squished between Scorpius and the counter. He was just as surprised as she was, judging from the look on his face. There was barely an inch of space in between them. A warm feeling pooled in Lily's stomach, and she wanted to kick herself. This was her brother's best friend; she wasn't supposed to feel this way about him.

As Scorpius went to stepped back, Lily wrapped an arm around his neck and brought him down to her height. Their lips met and Lily nearly cried. Why was he so perfect? Her other arm came up and around his neck as his hands found her waist. Most men went for her hips, so his touch to her waist surprised her. She had to remind herself that Scorpius was raised to be the perfect gentlemen. As great as that was, Lily didn't want a gentlemen right now.

"Scor," she muttered against his lips and pressed her body against his. This earned her a growl as he lifted her onto the counter. Her hands went to his platinum hair and tugged roughly at it.

"Lily," Scorpius sighed, as he kissed her neck. "We need to stop."

"Why?" she replied, smirking. "You don't want to."

"You're going to regret this."

"Nope. I'm not."

Sunlight hit Lily's eyes as she blinked them open. The room was familiar yet strange to her. Then she registered the sound of deep breathing behind her and the events of the previous night slipped into her mind. A smile slipped over her face as she traced small circles on Scorpius' hand.

Lily never let herself get close to a boy emotionally. She always kept herself at a distance and was never bothered when those boys left her because she wouldn't open up to them. With Scorpius, it was different. She already knew him on a deep personal level so there would be no hiding from him if she decided to continue this with him. The more she thought about it, the less scary it seemed.

Gently, she turned over only to find that Scorpius was already awake.

"Hi," she muttered.

"Morning," he replied, burying his face in her neck. A smile broke out on Lily's face and she kissed his cheek.

"See? I told you I wouldn't regret this."

"Shut up."

"Scorpius! Next time you bring a girl over, make sure you don't leave her knickers in the floor," Albus called from the hallway.

Lily and Scorpius both froze as they listened to Albus' footsteps grow closer before they turned into his room and his door shut.

"He's going to be pissed," Scorpius whispered.

"Yep," Lily agreed.