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Summary: Lily Evans and James Potter barely noticed each other during their Hogwarts days. Four years later Lily becomes a famous business tycoon running one of the world's most successful companies. What happens when James is assigned to become a partner company of theirs? What happens when they become more than business acquaintances?
A/N: Hey there! Thank you so much for reviewing. You should know that reviews can be my inspiration. So please please review! Anyways I know the last part of my last chapter wasn't so interesting. But it was part of my plot. So, here's Chapter 3:
Chapter 3: Guy Talks
As I opened the door to my apartment, I saw that Melissa and Greg were still there. It was already about 3:00 in the morning when I came home and they were still up watching movies. They noticed me coming closer and they turned off the television. They had huge smiles on their faces.
"So? How'd the date go?" Melissa asked eagerly.
I couldn't tell them exactly what happened. It felt too sad. The next thing I did was break down in front of them. Melissa and Greg immediately understood and they enveloped me in a warm, friendly embrace.
"I told him," I explained in between sobs, "And now he hates me"
"Aww c'mon honey, he doesn't hate you. He's just, surprised, that's all" Melissa comforted.
"Yeah, Lil, Mel's right. Besides, if he doesn't accept that, well screw him!" Greg assured me.
"Like bloody hell he would!" I screamed. "You should have been there. We were this close," I put my thumb and index finger together separating less than half an inch, "This close, and I stopped him."
***FLASHBACK***
"Yes, I'm 24 years old, and I'm still a virgin." I whispered.
I saw James tense. He turned to me and his face was full of surprise.
"Please tell me you're joking." He said with a small smile.
"I'm not."
His smile seemed to fade into a frown, yet his eyes showed disbelief. Then without hesitance he stood up immediately. I didn't know what to do so I just stayed still.
"C'mon, it's late. We'd better get you back." He spoke suddenly. He offered his hand to me like a true gentleman. Of course, that thought never came to me because I had more important things on my mind. I took his hand and he pulled me up then let go of my hand and then went straight to the car. I felt like crying right then and there. But I didn't show him my weakness. I followed him into the car and we went back in silence.
When we arrived at my flat, he looked at me coldly not saying a word. I said a quick goodbye and left.
***END FLASHBACK***
Melissa and Greg brought me to my room and stayed there all night, comforting me. I couldn't ask for anymore friends than them.
The next thing I knew, it was already morning and I was already getting ready for work. Greg left early to get ready himself but Melissa stayed and just borrowed my clothes because we have similar sizes.
I thought about what happened last night and I decided to just forget about it and focus on real life. I bet that James already forgot about it too.
I stopped by Le Marco's, as usual. Melissa went ahead because she had to do some preparations. Then I left for work.
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While I was in a middle of doing some paperwork my executive producer came to me bringing a report about our advertisement concerning our latest product. (I can't think of a name so don't ask what it is). While he was explaining I looked like I was paying attention to him but I wasn't until I heard him say the name Potter.
"What did you just say Johnson?" I asked him.
"I said that Potter Advertising Incorporation needs to be informed immediately on what our product is about so that they can do their advertising crap on it. Therefore, I suggest you call Mr. Potter now and tell him everything is ready so that we can make some money out of this shit." He ended with a smirk.
Adam Johnson was our company's executive producer and, as I was told, is the best one the company has ever had. Although he has problems on his behavior of talking, we had to get used to it because we cannot afford to lose someone so great. He's really a nice person, if I say so myself. But right now I didn't seem to like him that much.
"Alright, in a few minutes." I said grudgingly.
"No, it must be right now since I'm still here. I'm leaving in a couple of minutes."
"To where exactly?"
"To Seattle, in America"
"For what?" I asked
"Something personal that doesn't concern you. Now call him while I'm still here to explain those bloody shit I told you earlier since I know you can't explain it here because you haven't been listening to my crap."
"Oh." I smiled sheepishly. I called Becky, my secretary, to call James.
"Miss Evans, Mr. Potter on line two" I heard Becky speak through the intercom.
"Thank you, Becky."
"Mr. Potter," I spoke with formality, putting away my still fresh thoughts about last night. "We have finished our report about our latest product. We have done our part of the deal and now it's time to do yours. I'm putting Mr. Adam Johnson on the phone to explain what is needed to explain----"
"Lily," he whispered softly. A shiver went through my spine as he said my name. Memories of last night suddenly popped into my head.
"Here's Mr. Johnson." I hurriedly gave it to Adam before I could hear another word from him again and I was sure I'd lose it.
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James POV:
It had been hours since Lily called me to inform me about their product, yet I still can't forget about her. She talked so passionately, so fluent, even with formality. And I acted so stupidly to her. Wait, why am I talking like this? Do I love her? Well certainly not. I mean, we just had one date. One date! Maybe I just like her. That's right. I like her. That's all----
"James? Hey James!!!" I heard Sirius, my best friend, call me. I noticed he was waving his hands in front of me. It was really embarrassing to think that he would do that. We are 24 year olds, for god sake!
"Yeah, yeah I'm here." I said a bit too loud. A few people were looking in my direction with looks of disapproval.
"Quiet James, we were just catching your attention since you were spacing out." Remus, my other best friend reasoned.
"Yeah, by the way, what have you been up to lately? You keep on spacing out with a weird look in your face. Man, you better tell us what you have been doing or else we'll do our magic on you."(He means snooping. Not the real magic) Sirius told me.
"Is it a girl?" Peter, my other best friend squeaked out. I almost spit out the water I was drinking.
"C'mon man, speak out. Is it because of a girl?" Sirius pushed.
"It's a girl alright!!!" I said exasperatedly. Then Sirius, being the weird boy/man that he is, fake sobbed.
"My Jamesie wamsie is leaving us for a girl. Waaaaah!"
By that time almost all of the people in the restaurant were looking at him. We all shot Sirius an amused look. He was always like this: dramatic, funny, and absolutely annoying. We didn't mind him and just continue to eat our meal until a waiter told us to tell Sirius to stop because he's disturbing the other customers.
"Sirius? Sirius? Stop it!" Remus shouted. Sirius immediately stopped and looked at us with an innocent face.
"So James, is she hot?" Sirius said, changing the subject.
"More than ever." I replied truthfully.
"Nice. So do you think that I could have a chance with her?" Sirius asked again.
"No." I said firmly. I didn't want Lily to be anybody's except mine. Mine? Mine? I thought. She never was mine. I felt a tinge of jealousy within me when I thought that she would be with someone else.
"Hey James? Hey man, you're spacing out again." This time it was Remus who waved his hands in front of me.
"Yeah I'm here."
"Any problems, man? You don't look too happy. Anyways tell us everything. Where'd you meet? How? When? C'mon tell us."
"Okay. God you act like girls who gossip. Well, we met formally at the Evans Thinking Tools, Inc. Her name, by the way is Lily Evans. She is the president at their company and we made a deal that we would advertise their product----"
"Cut the crap James. We meant about her, not her job." Sirius interrupted.
I glared at him and continued. "Before the meeting we bumped into each other literally and she spilled her coffee at me. Then after the meeting I offered to buy her the coffee she spilt. Then one thing led to another."
"Did you two go out on a date already?" Remus asked.
"Yes we did. Last Night. I brought her to my resort."
"Pretty quick. You must really like her to go there on your first date. So how did it go?"
"At first it was great. Then things started to heat up a little between us but then she stopped me."
"Why in the world would she stop you?" Sirius asked confusedly.
"Get this guys, she's a virgin."
"No way, dude! What happened afterwards?" Peter mimicked Sirius way of talking. I saw Sirius glare at him then looked at me expectantly.
"We stopped. I brought her home. We never spoke a single word during the ride home. I guess I was a bit disappointed, so I didn't mind not talking to her. Although she is a fabulous person to talk to." I finished.
"Ohhh." The other three said at the same time.
"Well, I guess its good it went that way, right?" Remus asked.
"Why would you say that?" I asked, disappointed.
"Yeah James, Remus is right." Sirius agreed.
"I don't get what you're saying. Why would you say that?" I insisted.
They weren't able to finish because I heard my name being called.
"James!"
A/N: That's it! Chapter 3! I hope you like it. Though, I'm not contented with what I wrote. So I hope you'll rate it. This time rate it using A, B+, B, C, D or F. Thank You! Please r/r!
Summary: Lily Evans and James Potter barely noticed each other during their Hogwarts days. Four years later Lily becomes a famous business tycoon running one of the world's most successful companies. What happens when James is assigned to become a partner company of theirs? What happens when they become more than business acquaintances?
A/N: Hey there! Thank you so much for reviewing. You should know that reviews can be my inspiration. So please please review! Anyways I know the last part of my last chapter wasn't so interesting. But it was part of my plot. So, here's Chapter 3:
Chapter 3: Guy Talks
As I opened the door to my apartment, I saw that Melissa and Greg were still there. It was already about 3:00 in the morning when I came home and they were still up watching movies. They noticed me coming closer and they turned off the television. They had huge smiles on their faces.
"So? How'd the date go?" Melissa asked eagerly.
I couldn't tell them exactly what happened. It felt too sad. The next thing I did was break down in front of them. Melissa and Greg immediately understood and they enveloped me in a warm, friendly embrace.
"I told him," I explained in between sobs, "And now he hates me"
"Aww c'mon honey, he doesn't hate you. He's just, surprised, that's all" Melissa comforted.
"Yeah, Lil, Mel's right. Besides, if he doesn't accept that, well screw him!" Greg assured me.
"Like bloody hell he would!" I screamed. "You should have been there. We were this close," I put my thumb and index finger together separating less than half an inch, "This close, and I stopped him."
***FLASHBACK***
"Yes, I'm 24 years old, and I'm still a virgin." I whispered.
I saw James tense. He turned to me and his face was full of surprise.
"Please tell me you're joking." He said with a small smile.
"I'm not."
His smile seemed to fade into a frown, yet his eyes showed disbelief. Then without hesitance he stood up immediately. I didn't know what to do so I just stayed still.
"C'mon, it's late. We'd better get you back." He spoke suddenly. He offered his hand to me like a true gentleman. Of course, that thought never came to me because I had more important things on my mind. I took his hand and he pulled me up then let go of my hand and then went straight to the car. I felt like crying right then and there. But I didn't show him my weakness. I followed him into the car and we went back in silence.
When we arrived at my flat, he looked at me coldly not saying a word. I said a quick goodbye and left.
***END FLASHBACK***
Melissa and Greg brought me to my room and stayed there all night, comforting me. I couldn't ask for anymore friends than them.
The next thing I knew, it was already morning and I was already getting ready for work. Greg left early to get ready himself but Melissa stayed and just borrowed my clothes because we have similar sizes.
I thought about what happened last night and I decided to just forget about it and focus on real life. I bet that James already forgot about it too.
I stopped by Le Marco's, as usual. Melissa went ahead because she had to do some preparations. Then I left for work.
~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~O~
While I was in a middle of doing some paperwork my executive producer came to me bringing a report about our advertisement concerning our latest product. (I can't think of a name so don't ask what it is). While he was explaining I looked like I was paying attention to him but I wasn't until I heard him say the name Potter.
"What did you just say Johnson?" I asked him.
"I said that Potter Advertising Incorporation needs to be informed immediately on what our product is about so that they can do their advertising crap on it. Therefore, I suggest you call Mr. Potter now and tell him everything is ready so that we can make some money out of this shit." He ended with a smirk.
Adam Johnson was our company's executive producer and, as I was told, is the best one the company has ever had. Although he has problems on his behavior of talking, we had to get used to it because we cannot afford to lose someone so great. He's really a nice person, if I say so myself. But right now I didn't seem to like him that much.
"Alright, in a few minutes." I said grudgingly.
"No, it must be right now since I'm still here. I'm leaving in a couple of minutes."
"To where exactly?"
"To Seattle, in America"
"For what?" I asked
"Something personal that doesn't concern you. Now call him while I'm still here to explain those bloody shit I told you earlier since I know you can't explain it here because you haven't been listening to my crap."
"Oh." I smiled sheepishly. I called Becky, my secretary, to call James.
"Miss Evans, Mr. Potter on line two" I heard Becky speak through the intercom.
"Thank you, Becky."
"Mr. Potter," I spoke with formality, putting away my still fresh thoughts about last night. "We have finished our report about our latest product. We have done our part of the deal and now it's time to do yours. I'm putting Mr. Adam Johnson on the phone to explain what is needed to explain----"
"Lily," he whispered softly. A shiver went through my spine as he said my name. Memories of last night suddenly popped into my head.
"Here's Mr. Johnson." I hurriedly gave it to Adam before I could hear another word from him again and I was sure I'd lose it.
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James POV:
It had been hours since Lily called me to inform me about their product, yet I still can't forget about her. She talked so passionately, so fluent, even with formality. And I acted so stupidly to her. Wait, why am I talking like this? Do I love her? Well certainly not. I mean, we just had one date. One date! Maybe I just like her. That's right. I like her. That's all----
"James? Hey James!!!" I heard Sirius, my best friend, call me. I noticed he was waving his hands in front of me. It was really embarrassing to think that he would do that. We are 24 year olds, for god sake!
"Yeah, yeah I'm here." I said a bit too loud. A few people were looking in my direction with looks of disapproval.
"Quiet James, we were just catching your attention since you were spacing out." Remus, my other best friend reasoned.
"Yeah, by the way, what have you been up to lately? You keep on spacing out with a weird look in your face. Man, you better tell us what you have been doing or else we'll do our magic on you."(He means snooping. Not the real magic) Sirius told me.
"Is it a girl?" Peter, my other best friend squeaked out. I almost spit out the water I was drinking.
"C'mon man, speak out. Is it because of a girl?" Sirius pushed.
"It's a girl alright!!!" I said exasperatedly. Then Sirius, being the weird boy/man that he is, fake sobbed.
"My Jamesie wamsie is leaving us for a girl. Waaaaah!"
By that time almost all of the people in the restaurant were looking at him. We all shot Sirius an amused look. He was always like this: dramatic, funny, and absolutely annoying. We didn't mind him and just continue to eat our meal until a waiter told us to tell Sirius to stop because he's disturbing the other customers.
"Sirius? Sirius? Stop it!" Remus shouted. Sirius immediately stopped and looked at us with an innocent face.
"So James, is she hot?" Sirius said, changing the subject.
"More than ever." I replied truthfully.
"Nice. So do you think that I could have a chance with her?" Sirius asked again.
"No." I said firmly. I didn't want Lily to be anybody's except mine. Mine? Mine? I thought. She never was mine. I felt a tinge of jealousy within me when I thought that she would be with someone else.
"Hey James? Hey man, you're spacing out again." This time it was Remus who waved his hands in front of me.
"Yeah I'm here."
"Any problems, man? You don't look too happy. Anyways tell us everything. Where'd you meet? How? When? C'mon tell us."
"Okay. God you act like girls who gossip. Well, we met formally at the Evans Thinking Tools, Inc. Her name, by the way is Lily Evans. She is the president at their company and we made a deal that we would advertise their product----"
"Cut the crap James. We meant about her, not her job." Sirius interrupted.
I glared at him and continued. "Before the meeting we bumped into each other literally and she spilled her coffee at me. Then after the meeting I offered to buy her the coffee she spilt. Then one thing led to another."
"Did you two go out on a date already?" Remus asked.
"Yes we did. Last Night. I brought her to my resort."
"Pretty quick. You must really like her to go there on your first date. So how did it go?"
"At first it was great. Then things started to heat up a little between us but then she stopped me."
"Why in the world would she stop you?" Sirius asked confusedly.
"Get this guys, she's a virgin."
"No way, dude! What happened afterwards?" Peter mimicked Sirius way of talking. I saw Sirius glare at him then looked at me expectantly.
"We stopped. I brought her home. We never spoke a single word during the ride home. I guess I was a bit disappointed, so I didn't mind not talking to her. Although she is a fabulous person to talk to." I finished.
"Ohhh." The other three said at the same time.
"Well, I guess its good it went that way, right?" Remus asked.
"Why would you say that?" I asked, disappointed.
"Yeah James, Remus is right." Sirius agreed.
"I don't get what you're saying. Why would you say that?" I insisted.
They weren't able to finish because I heard my name being called.
"James!"
A/N: That's it! Chapter 3! I hope you like it. Though, I'm not contented with what I wrote. So I hope you'll rate it. This time rate it using A, B+, B, C, D or F. Thank You! Please r/r!