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Summary: Lily Evans and James Potter barely noticed each other during their Hogwarts days. 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: Sorry for the delay. I took a short vacation to rest. Anyways, thank you for your reviews and THANK YOU especially to those people who gave me new ideas. You helped me a lot! By the way, I'm going to post some of your ideas in my story, thanks! Anyways, school's coming up so chances are that I don't have any more time to update, but I'll try my best!
Without further ado, here's chapter 6! (I've been waiting to do that heehee)
Chapter 6: It was Wrong
It was a long walk up to my apartment. The elevator was broken so we had to use the stairway. It was exactly at those times when I wished I bought a lower floor. We walked in silence, our footsteps making the only noise between us. Occasionally I notice James glance at me then look away when I turn to him. I gave him a look of annoyance in response. Then again he glances at me then I give him the look. We went on like this for about ten minutes until I couldn't take it anymore.
"What is your problem?" I hissed.
He shook his head. "Nothing." He replied. I made a sound of frustration then walked ahead, James following. By the time we arrived at my door, we were exhausted from the steps.
I could lose a lot of weight because of this, I thought amusedly. If I haven't told you what floor I am, well I live in the 9th floor of the building. Kinda' far, no?
I opened the door and ordered him to sit at the sofa while I took the necessary things from the bathroom. I returned bringing a small towel and a basin of hot water. (I don't know what the "necessary" things were so just typed what came into my head) I soaked the towel and gently rubbed it against his cheeks.
The anger I had for him earlier had disappeared. Instead I felt a little bit guilty for causing this to him.
I shouldn't have been this harsh, I thought.
As soon as I was done, my heart was racing because of our closeness. I quickly stood up and took the basin back to the bathroom.
Too late
He caught my wrist and I stopped. I turned to him with a shocked expression. He, too, looked shocked at what he just did but then softened. His right hand shifted and joined mine. I looked at our entwined hands and couldn't help but smile at it. I didn't remove my hand from his because it fit perfectly. WE fit perfectly.
I shook my head mentally. (Could I do that? or maybe inwardly? Whatever)
"What am I thinking? This man has someone else and here I am thinking how perfect we are for each other! And.and." I looked at him and he, too, was staring at our hands. If someone had come into my apartment at that exact moment they would have thought that we looked like... like we were. in love.
"In love? Yeah right!" I removed my hand from his at that thought. He looked up at me with sad and guilty eyes.
"I'm sorry," he started. "I should have told you about her in the first place.and I should have been more honest with you, but I, uhh, I..."
"Can't resist the charm and sex appeal of that girl, yes, James I understand." I continued for him, including the last part with sarcasm. He shook his head.
"No, that's not what I mean! I mean." He failingly tried to explain.
"Then what?" I asked softly. It was a good thing I was tired because I if I wasn't, I would be screaming at him right now.
"What I'm trying to say is that I never used you. I never regretted the time we spent together. As a matter of fact, I loved every moment of it. Even if you are inexperienced in sexual intercourse, that doesn't mean I immediately lose interest in you and hate you all the while-"
"Then what about that night, James?" I interjected. "When I told you I was a virgin, you seemed to be uninterested in me after that."
He looked at me guiltily. "I was surprised, that's all."
When I gave him a look, he explained, "Normally the women I go out with are experienced and are eager to go to bed with me. So it was natural that I got surprised when the next woman I plan to sleep with was a virgin."
I was practically not breathing at that moment. How big can his ego get?, I thought. Even though I was tired, I was steaming mad. It must've shown in my face because he took a few steps backward. Instead of lunging myself at him, I took the basin and headed to the bathroom. I could hear his footsteps behind, obviously following me. I spilled the water into the sink with so much force that bits of the water splashed back at me (You get it right? I hope so). The water was still warm so it hurt. Some of it went to my eye and I had to find the nearest chair to sit while covering my eyes.
Unfortunately I couldn't feel the toilet seat so I just sat on the floor. But, unknowingly, I sat at the edge of the bath tub instead, which was like five centimeters thin so I slid down and sat inside the tub, legs dangling out.
James saw the whole thing and burst out laughing. True, it may have been funny. I would've laughed myself at my idiocy if I wasn't "injured" at the moment. I gave a disgruntled sound and immediately the laughing stopped, in my opinion. As soon as I felt no more pain, I opened my eyes. What I saw made me so angry. He was silently laughing at me. I attempted to stand up, with no avail, and fell back down on the tub.
This time he laughed out loud, clutching his sides, barely able to stand up. I huffed then tried to stand up again, this time succeeding. He quickly noticed it and stopped laughing, his face still red and a huge smile was plastered on his face. I was tempted to smile at him but thought better not to. I was still mad at him, no matter what.
I tried to walk past him, but he blocked the door with his muscular body. I tried to push my way out, but he held both my shoulders. I looked up and saw his still smiling face.
"You're too serious." He whispered, acting as if nothing happened earlier. "Try to relax. Smile." His smile was too contagious that I smiled back at him and my anger slowly receded.
"Now that that's done, we should talk. Seriously, like adults" he said and I nodded. I didn't really feel like going back to the living room. Of all the places I would hang out in my apartment, the bathroom is the best place ever. I love to take long baths in the tub and just think. I love thinking. Maybe that's why I became too serious. I think too much.
I turned and headed towards the toilet seat and sat down. James, assuming that we were to talk here, decided to do the same thing I did earlier. He went towards the tub exactly the way I did and sat inside it, actually falling inside the tub. I stifled a giggle at his actions. Sometimes he can be so funny.
"Okay let's talk." I said, my mood lightening up a bit more. He seemed to appreciate this because he smiled at me.
Oh God, I didn't notice he had a dimple on his face, a very.cute dimple, I thought. We stared at each other for about five minutes, him smiling at me and I was pretty sure I was smiling at him too.
He coughed. "Okay I'll start." He shifted in his "seat" and looked straight into my eyes, like hypnotism. (That's it! I'm officially a dork hehe)
"Listen, I've said this to you before and I'll say this again. I'm sorry, and I mean it." He said seriously, his eyes never leaving mine. "I'm sorry for ever hurting your feelings whatsoever. I'm sorry for not telling you about Chrissie earlier and. and."
I laughed. "Will you please continue that? It seems that you always ran out of words to say when you begin with 'and'"
He smiled sheepishly. "To sum it all up, I'm just trying to ask, could we start over?"
If it wasn't for my light mood I would have thought it through, but I was in a light mood so I smiled at him and offered a hand. He offered his and we shook hands formally. Although if you think that one person sitting in the toilet seat shaking hands with another person who was sitting inside a bath tub is formal, then it's up to you.
"Sure" I replied. Then we began talking about anything impersonal that we can think of, just like before. It felt much more comfortable that way, but there were times when we talked about each other.
"So Lil, I'm just wondering, although you don't need to answer this. Why are you still a virgin?" James suddenly popped out.
When he saw my shocked face, he reasoned out. "I mean, you're smart, kind beautiful, not to mention sexy," I blushed at that comment. "And when we kiss, you seem experienced enough. I'm sure a lot of guys had courted in you since Hogwarts. I mean through all that time you haven't met a special someone? I mean, c'mon!"
I smiled. "If you must know, in my Hogwarts days, I was considered a bookworm, a nerd, and a dork. The only friends I had were Melissa, Greg and Amos, and it was because he was my fellow Head Boy. Almost practically everybody didn't know me. You have to admit, you didn't know I existed until now when we met at the company-"
"Actually I knew of your existence since 7th year when you became Head Girl and you didn't know of my existence until now when we met at the company." He clarified.
"But you knew me only as Head Girl." I spoke softly.
"At least I knew you." He said, grinning. I laughed.
"C'mon you still haven't answered my question. Why are you still a virgin?" he asked, grinning.
"I thought it was my choice whether or not to answer that."
"True. But I changed my mind."
I couldn't tell whether I accepted his reply or not. Maybe there was a part inside me that wanted to tell him to mind his own business but majority of it wanted me to tell him everything. So I told him why.
"To tell you the truth, I didn't really have time for relationships. I was just too busy with work that I lost interest in dating other guys since.since."
James gulped guiltily. "You didn't really have to say that. I was just kidding. I--"
"No it was my decision to tell you this. You didn't have to force me or anything. I mean, you're so wonderful to talk to. I feel like I could tell you everything, and I know that you would understand."
James blinked. How could she be so trusting? he thought. And of all the people she trusted the most, it would be me?
He gulped. I wonder how reaction would be if I tell her I told my friends especially Sirius what she told me before. Dear god I'm such a dufus!
I noticed James' face changing. He must be letting everything I said sink into him.
I continued. "I lost interest in dating other guys since I broke up with my last boyfriend. We had a very serious relationship together and I didn't think I would ever find another man to be with after our breakup. So I dug myself into work, and fortunately, it paid off."
"How did you and. he. breakup?" he asked. Dammit! Damn my curiosity! Why can't I just keep my mouth shut? James thought.
"Actually, I don't know. He knew a long time ago about my virginity and he was totally okay and patient about it. But, I guess he got tired of waiting and decided to date someone else who wasn't like me. I don't blame him though, when I really want to do it, I want it to be special and it would be with someone I love."
He nodded in understanding. "It seems you would like to lose it on your wedding day."
"Actually I don't care whether it happens on my wedding day or not. As long as I'm at the perfect moment and with the man I love."
James got out from his place at the tub and knelt in front of me. He took my hand and softly kissed it.
"If you would give me a chance, if you would give us a chance, maybe that would happen." He whispered while gently kissing my hand, my fingers, my wrist, basically my arm. When he kissed my shoulder I groaned in response. He took it as a sign and moved to my neck, slowly sucking on a sensitive spot he found.
It felt like ecstasy. My senses told me to stop, but it felt too good to be true. I closed my eyes, feeling everything. I stood up along with him to get a little bit more comfortable. He suddenly stopped kissing my neck and held my face with so much caress that I felt that I would die if he let go. I opened my eyes and saw his beautiful brown ones. He looked so handsome, so fierce and gentle. Our lips met and it was blissful. I gave him entrance for his tongue and it felt even wonderful. I forgot about everything that happened between us, the fights, the lies, everything! I was too caught up in the moment to realize that I had taken his shirt off, well, maybe tore it apart, but hey I am a strong woman.
We broke apart, air needed, and that's when my senses came back to me. We were still holding one another so I let go of him.
"It was wrong. What happened just now was wrong." I said, backing away from him, my breathing still heavy.
He looked at me sadly. "You're right, it was wrong."
"You're absolutely correct! It was wrong. We shouldn't have done that. We just fought.and we made up.and. and. we can't just make out! We aren't even in a relationship!" I said fiercely, pacing around. James grinned amusedly.
"But we just did-" he said.
"And it was wrong." I finished, throwing my hands in the air. It was wonderful, yes, but it was also wrong. I stopped to glance at his amused smile at my actions, but I couldn't stop staring at his bare chest which I happen to be at fault for "removing" its cover.
Does he work out every day? I thought. He noticed my stare and smiled knowingly. He took two steps forward.
"It was, wasn't it?" he said teasingly. I still held my gaze on his chest until he stepped back and took his torn-up shirt from the floor. I blushed in embarrassment.
"Sorry." I said, looking down. He took his wand and whispered a spell and his shirt was back to the way it was earlier. I looked up to see him putting it on. I could bet a thousand galleons that the disappointment was evident in my face. He took one look at me and laughed. His laugh was very infectious so I laughed along with him. We laughed for a good few seconds until silence ensured once again. We just stood there, staring at each other until we couldn't take it anymore. Our hormones were much stronger than our wills at that time. We kissed yet again.
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I hummed a happy tune as I walked my way to my office the next day. Everybody looked surprised at my actions. Normally I would arrive at work in a grumpy mood, especially if it was really early, oh, like say, seven thirty-five. Even Melissa seemed to think something was wrong. She followed me into my office.
When she closed the door to my office, she burst out. "Who are you and what did you do to my best friend?"
I laughed, annoyingly happy, to Melissa's opinion. "Can't a woman like me go to work early like all other working people in the world?"
"They can, but you can't. The last time you came here at this time of day was horrid. You arrived, hair not brushed, clothes messed up, and you were barely late for a VERY IMPORTANT meeting. And I had to be the one to drag you here! Besides, you're the president. You can come here anytime you want."
"Well, this time I feel like waking up early, and so what if I'm president? I don't own this company. I still am a normal worker just like you. I work and I get paid. That's how it goes." I said, ending the discussion. But she didn't give up.
"Well at least tell me what happened to you this morning or last night that made you this.gleeful."
I smiled. "Later. I have work to do. Now skadoot" She gave me a weird look then left. I sighed happily as I drank my cup of coffee from Le Marco's. Thank god he forgave me about the incident at his café. I then began to start on my paperwork on the Blimps deal. (No need to describe it)
Hours later someone knocked at my door.
"Ms. Evans?" it was Becky, my secretary. "There is a delivery for you."
"Just send it in, Beck" I said, not looking up.
"But Ms. -"
"Just do it."
"Ye-es" she replied meekly. She left the room and returned with three men holding a bouquet of lilies each.
"Just put it right there by the table" I said, pointing to my left, still not looking up from my paperwork.
"But Ms. -"
"Just do it."
"Yes ma'am." They brought it to the table and immediately left.
Finally when I was done I turned to look at what was delivered and gasped at the sight of the flowers. I neared it and saw a card in one of the bouquets. \
A flower for a flower.
-James-
That was all what was written. It was a cliché. But the way it was said made me feel beautiful.
"Finally the puzzle is solved," I heard someone say from the door. I turned to see Melissa leaning against it, frowning. "It's James, isn't it?"
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"It's James, right? The happy face, the early rising, and the laughing? I bet you talked last night."
"Yes, as a matter of fact we did." I said.
"And?"
"And what? We just talked."
"Yes you did but you did something else. I can tell. I haven't been your best friends for the past thirteen years for nothing."
I just smiled. "Nonsense! This is just his way of apologizing. It's kind of sweet, actually."
She shrugged. "Whatever. It's your life anyways. I'm just concerned about you. I don't want what happened last time to happen again. As your best friend, I will be patient until you tell me what really happened last night."
"Thank you" I said gratefully.
"But if he hurts you again, I swear I'll kick his ass." I laughed.
"Thanks best friend"
"So what about lunch? You've been so busy with the Blimps deal that you've lost track of time."
"Sure"
Before I left, I took one lily from the bouquet and kept it inside my coat.
A/N: Done! Sorry for making you wait. I took a short vacation. When I wrote this chapter I really wasn't feeling it so it is a little lame. Anyways, I said earlier that school's up and I may not have time to continue. But still, I'll try my best to update. So what do you think? Any comments? Suggestions? Or ideas? I still accept ideas, since I have a limited imagination and I need inspiration. Please review!
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Summary: Lily Evans and James Potter barely noticed each other during their Hogwarts days. 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: Sorry for the delay. I took a short vacation to rest. Anyways, thank you for your reviews and THANK YOU especially to those people who gave me new ideas. You helped me a lot! By the way, I'm going to post some of your ideas in my story, thanks! Anyways, school's coming up so chances are that I don't have any more time to update, but I'll try my best!
Without further ado, here's chapter 6! (I've been waiting to do that heehee)
Chapter 6: It was Wrong
It was a long walk up to my apartment. The elevator was broken so we had to use the stairway. It was exactly at those times when I wished I bought a lower floor. We walked in silence, our footsteps making the only noise between us. Occasionally I notice James glance at me then look away when I turn to him. I gave him a look of annoyance in response. Then again he glances at me then I give him the look. We went on like this for about ten minutes until I couldn't take it anymore.
"What is your problem?" I hissed.
He shook his head. "Nothing." He replied. I made a sound of frustration then walked ahead, James following. By the time we arrived at my door, we were exhausted from the steps.
I could lose a lot of weight because of this, I thought amusedly. If I haven't told you what floor I am, well I live in the 9th floor of the building. Kinda' far, no?
I opened the door and ordered him to sit at the sofa while I took the necessary things from the bathroom. I returned bringing a small towel and a basin of hot water. (I don't know what the "necessary" things were so just typed what came into my head) I soaked the towel and gently rubbed it against his cheeks.
The anger I had for him earlier had disappeared. Instead I felt a little bit guilty for causing this to him.
I shouldn't have been this harsh, I thought.
As soon as I was done, my heart was racing because of our closeness. I quickly stood up and took the basin back to the bathroom.
Too late
He caught my wrist and I stopped. I turned to him with a shocked expression. He, too, looked shocked at what he just did but then softened. His right hand shifted and joined mine. I looked at our entwined hands and couldn't help but smile at it. I didn't remove my hand from his because it fit perfectly. WE fit perfectly.
I shook my head mentally. (Could I do that? or maybe inwardly? Whatever)
"What am I thinking? This man has someone else and here I am thinking how perfect we are for each other! And.and." I looked at him and he, too, was staring at our hands. If someone had come into my apartment at that exact moment they would have thought that we looked like... like we were. in love.
"In love? Yeah right!" I removed my hand from his at that thought. He looked up at me with sad and guilty eyes.
"I'm sorry," he started. "I should have told you about her in the first place.and I should have been more honest with you, but I, uhh, I..."
"Can't resist the charm and sex appeal of that girl, yes, James I understand." I continued for him, including the last part with sarcasm. He shook his head.
"No, that's not what I mean! I mean." He failingly tried to explain.
"Then what?" I asked softly. It was a good thing I was tired because I if I wasn't, I would be screaming at him right now.
"What I'm trying to say is that I never used you. I never regretted the time we spent together. As a matter of fact, I loved every moment of it. Even if you are inexperienced in sexual intercourse, that doesn't mean I immediately lose interest in you and hate you all the while-"
"Then what about that night, James?" I interjected. "When I told you I was a virgin, you seemed to be uninterested in me after that."
He looked at me guiltily. "I was surprised, that's all."
When I gave him a look, he explained, "Normally the women I go out with are experienced and are eager to go to bed with me. So it was natural that I got surprised when the next woman I plan to sleep with was a virgin."
I was practically not breathing at that moment. How big can his ego get?, I thought. Even though I was tired, I was steaming mad. It must've shown in my face because he took a few steps backward. Instead of lunging myself at him, I took the basin and headed to the bathroom. I could hear his footsteps behind, obviously following me. I spilled the water into the sink with so much force that bits of the water splashed back at me (You get it right? I hope so). The water was still warm so it hurt. Some of it went to my eye and I had to find the nearest chair to sit while covering my eyes.
Unfortunately I couldn't feel the toilet seat so I just sat on the floor. But, unknowingly, I sat at the edge of the bath tub instead, which was like five centimeters thin so I slid down and sat inside the tub, legs dangling out.
James saw the whole thing and burst out laughing. True, it may have been funny. I would've laughed myself at my idiocy if I wasn't "injured" at the moment. I gave a disgruntled sound and immediately the laughing stopped, in my opinion. As soon as I felt no more pain, I opened my eyes. What I saw made me so angry. He was silently laughing at me. I attempted to stand up, with no avail, and fell back down on the tub.
This time he laughed out loud, clutching his sides, barely able to stand up. I huffed then tried to stand up again, this time succeeding. He quickly noticed it and stopped laughing, his face still red and a huge smile was plastered on his face. I was tempted to smile at him but thought better not to. I was still mad at him, no matter what.
I tried to walk past him, but he blocked the door with his muscular body. I tried to push my way out, but he held both my shoulders. I looked up and saw his still smiling face.
"You're too serious." He whispered, acting as if nothing happened earlier. "Try to relax. Smile." His smile was too contagious that I smiled back at him and my anger slowly receded.
"Now that that's done, we should talk. Seriously, like adults" he said and I nodded. I didn't really feel like going back to the living room. Of all the places I would hang out in my apartment, the bathroom is the best place ever. I love to take long baths in the tub and just think. I love thinking. Maybe that's why I became too serious. I think too much.
I turned and headed towards the toilet seat and sat down. James, assuming that we were to talk here, decided to do the same thing I did earlier. He went towards the tub exactly the way I did and sat inside it, actually falling inside the tub. I stifled a giggle at his actions. Sometimes he can be so funny.
"Okay let's talk." I said, my mood lightening up a bit more. He seemed to appreciate this because he smiled at me.
Oh God, I didn't notice he had a dimple on his face, a very.cute dimple, I thought. We stared at each other for about five minutes, him smiling at me and I was pretty sure I was smiling at him too.
He coughed. "Okay I'll start." He shifted in his "seat" and looked straight into my eyes, like hypnotism. (That's it! I'm officially a dork hehe)
"Listen, I've said this to you before and I'll say this again. I'm sorry, and I mean it." He said seriously, his eyes never leaving mine. "I'm sorry for ever hurting your feelings whatsoever. I'm sorry for not telling you about Chrissie earlier and. and."
I laughed. "Will you please continue that? It seems that you always ran out of words to say when you begin with 'and'"
He smiled sheepishly. "To sum it all up, I'm just trying to ask, could we start over?"
If it wasn't for my light mood I would have thought it through, but I was in a light mood so I smiled at him and offered a hand. He offered his and we shook hands formally. Although if you think that one person sitting in the toilet seat shaking hands with another person who was sitting inside a bath tub is formal, then it's up to you.
"Sure" I replied. Then we began talking about anything impersonal that we can think of, just like before. It felt much more comfortable that way, but there were times when we talked about each other.
"So Lil, I'm just wondering, although you don't need to answer this. Why are you still a virgin?" James suddenly popped out.
When he saw my shocked face, he reasoned out. "I mean, you're smart, kind beautiful, not to mention sexy," I blushed at that comment. "And when we kiss, you seem experienced enough. I'm sure a lot of guys had courted in you since Hogwarts. I mean through all that time you haven't met a special someone? I mean, c'mon!"
I smiled. "If you must know, in my Hogwarts days, I was considered a bookworm, a nerd, and a dork. The only friends I had were Melissa, Greg and Amos, and it was because he was my fellow Head Boy. Almost practically everybody didn't know me. You have to admit, you didn't know I existed until now when we met at the company-"
"Actually I knew of your existence since 7th year when you became Head Girl and you didn't know of my existence until now when we met at the company." He clarified.
"But you knew me only as Head Girl." I spoke softly.
"At least I knew you." He said, grinning. I laughed.
"C'mon you still haven't answered my question. Why are you still a virgin?" he asked, grinning.
"I thought it was my choice whether or not to answer that."
"True. But I changed my mind."
I couldn't tell whether I accepted his reply or not. Maybe there was a part inside me that wanted to tell him to mind his own business but majority of it wanted me to tell him everything. So I told him why.
"To tell you the truth, I didn't really have time for relationships. I was just too busy with work that I lost interest in dating other guys since.since."
James gulped guiltily. "You didn't really have to say that. I was just kidding. I--"
"No it was my decision to tell you this. You didn't have to force me or anything. I mean, you're so wonderful to talk to. I feel like I could tell you everything, and I know that you would understand."
James blinked. How could she be so trusting? he thought. And of all the people she trusted the most, it would be me?
He gulped. I wonder how reaction would be if I tell her I told my friends especially Sirius what she told me before. Dear god I'm such a dufus!
I noticed James' face changing. He must be letting everything I said sink into him.
I continued. "I lost interest in dating other guys since I broke up with my last boyfriend. We had a very serious relationship together and I didn't think I would ever find another man to be with after our breakup. So I dug myself into work, and fortunately, it paid off."
"How did you and. he. breakup?" he asked. Dammit! Damn my curiosity! Why can't I just keep my mouth shut? James thought.
"Actually, I don't know. He knew a long time ago about my virginity and he was totally okay and patient about it. But, I guess he got tired of waiting and decided to date someone else who wasn't like me. I don't blame him though, when I really want to do it, I want it to be special and it would be with someone I love."
He nodded in understanding. "It seems you would like to lose it on your wedding day."
"Actually I don't care whether it happens on my wedding day or not. As long as I'm at the perfect moment and with the man I love."
James got out from his place at the tub and knelt in front of me. He took my hand and softly kissed it.
"If you would give me a chance, if you would give us a chance, maybe that would happen." He whispered while gently kissing my hand, my fingers, my wrist, basically my arm. When he kissed my shoulder I groaned in response. He took it as a sign and moved to my neck, slowly sucking on a sensitive spot he found.
It felt like ecstasy. My senses told me to stop, but it felt too good to be true. I closed my eyes, feeling everything. I stood up along with him to get a little bit more comfortable. He suddenly stopped kissing my neck and held my face with so much caress that I felt that I would die if he let go. I opened my eyes and saw his beautiful brown ones. He looked so handsome, so fierce and gentle. Our lips met and it was blissful. I gave him entrance for his tongue and it felt even wonderful. I forgot about everything that happened between us, the fights, the lies, everything! I was too caught up in the moment to realize that I had taken his shirt off, well, maybe tore it apart, but hey I am a strong woman.
We broke apart, air needed, and that's when my senses came back to me. We were still holding one another so I let go of him.
"It was wrong. What happened just now was wrong." I said, backing away from him, my breathing still heavy.
He looked at me sadly. "You're right, it was wrong."
"You're absolutely correct! It was wrong. We shouldn't have done that. We just fought.and we made up.and. and. we can't just make out! We aren't even in a relationship!" I said fiercely, pacing around. James grinned amusedly.
"But we just did-" he said.
"And it was wrong." I finished, throwing my hands in the air. It was wonderful, yes, but it was also wrong. I stopped to glance at his amused smile at my actions, but I couldn't stop staring at his bare chest which I happen to be at fault for "removing" its cover.
Does he work out every day? I thought. He noticed my stare and smiled knowingly. He took two steps forward.
"It was, wasn't it?" he said teasingly. I still held my gaze on his chest until he stepped back and took his torn-up shirt from the floor. I blushed in embarrassment.
"Sorry." I said, looking down. He took his wand and whispered a spell and his shirt was back to the way it was earlier. I looked up to see him putting it on. I could bet a thousand galleons that the disappointment was evident in my face. He took one look at me and laughed. His laugh was very infectious so I laughed along with him. We laughed for a good few seconds until silence ensured once again. We just stood there, staring at each other until we couldn't take it anymore. Our hormones were much stronger than our wills at that time. We kissed yet again.
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I hummed a happy tune as I walked my way to my office the next day. Everybody looked surprised at my actions. Normally I would arrive at work in a grumpy mood, especially if it was really early, oh, like say, seven thirty-five. Even Melissa seemed to think something was wrong. She followed me into my office.
When she closed the door to my office, she burst out. "Who are you and what did you do to my best friend?"
I laughed, annoyingly happy, to Melissa's opinion. "Can't a woman like me go to work early like all other working people in the world?"
"They can, but you can't. The last time you came here at this time of day was horrid. You arrived, hair not brushed, clothes messed up, and you were barely late for a VERY IMPORTANT meeting. And I had to be the one to drag you here! Besides, you're the president. You can come here anytime you want."
"Well, this time I feel like waking up early, and so what if I'm president? I don't own this company. I still am a normal worker just like you. I work and I get paid. That's how it goes." I said, ending the discussion. But she didn't give up.
"Well at least tell me what happened to you this morning or last night that made you this.gleeful."
I smiled. "Later. I have work to do. Now skadoot" She gave me a weird look then left. I sighed happily as I drank my cup of coffee from Le Marco's. Thank god he forgave me about the incident at his café. I then began to start on my paperwork on the Blimps deal. (No need to describe it)
Hours later someone knocked at my door.
"Ms. Evans?" it was Becky, my secretary. "There is a delivery for you."
"Just send it in, Beck" I said, not looking up.
"But Ms. -"
"Just do it."
"Ye-es" she replied meekly. She left the room and returned with three men holding a bouquet of lilies each.
"Just put it right there by the table" I said, pointing to my left, still not looking up from my paperwork.
"But Ms. -"
"Just do it."
"Yes ma'am." They brought it to the table and immediately left.
Finally when I was done I turned to look at what was delivered and gasped at the sight of the flowers. I neared it and saw a card in one of the bouquets. \
A flower for a flower.
-James-
That was all what was written. It was a cliché. But the way it was said made me feel beautiful.
"Finally the puzzle is solved," I heard someone say from the door. I turned to see Melissa leaning against it, frowning. "It's James, isn't it?"
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"It's James, right? The happy face, the early rising, and the laughing? I bet you talked last night."
"Yes, as a matter of fact we did." I said.
"And?"
"And what? We just talked."
"Yes you did but you did something else. I can tell. I haven't been your best friends for the past thirteen years for nothing."
I just smiled. "Nonsense! This is just his way of apologizing. It's kind of sweet, actually."
She shrugged. "Whatever. It's your life anyways. I'm just concerned about you. I don't want what happened last time to happen again. As your best friend, I will be patient until you tell me what really happened last night."
"Thank you" I said gratefully.
"But if he hurts you again, I swear I'll kick his ass." I laughed.
"Thanks best friend"
"So what about lunch? You've been so busy with the Blimps deal that you've lost track of time."
"Sure"
Before I left, I took one lily from the bouquet and kept it inside my coat.
A/N: Done! Sorry for making you wait. I took a short vacation. When I wrote this chapter I really wasn't feeling it so it is a little lame. Anyways, I said earlier that school's up and I may not have time to continue. But still, I'll try my best to update. So what do you think? Any comments? Suggestions? Or ideas? I still accept ideas, since I have a limited imagination and I need inspiration. Please review!
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