LJ. It begins with a challenge from her sister: Lily must shag a bloke before Christmas. But when things don't go as planned, she finds her feelings for James Potter may be developing into something different, something real.

"Lily shuddered at the feel of James's warm breath against her skin. She wanted to yell and curse at him; to hit him, even. She knew he was doing this on purpose, trying to provoke some kind of reaction out of her. And, Merlin help her, it was working."

Fate and history have betrayed their hearts. She is promised to another and he was raised to represent his family name in High Society. So what happens when they chance destiny and go against everything they were ever taught to believe in? LilyJames. AU

"I don't know if I'm ready for all this." "That makes two of us. But we'll make it work." - When the Ministry announces a new law the only one who can keep Lily Evans safe is James Potter, a man she hardly knows. Slightly AU

James has finally persuaded the thought of Lily Evans out of his mind, just as she's persuaded herself she could give James a shot. We know Lily decided to go out with James sometime in seventh year. What if she was the one who instigated it? James' POV

It's a challenge. One week. Lily's hanging out with the Marauders. But trying to keep up with four seventeen year old boys isn't that easy. "If I win you don't ask me out. At all. Never again." "And if I win, you're my girlfriend." This'll be interesting.

James and Lily make a bet. Lily loses. Well, sort of. SMUT.