Disclaimer: None of the characters in this fan fiction belongs to me. They're owned by J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. The only ones that belong to me are those that you don't recognize.

A/N: Thank you, my angels, for reviewing. *Big hug*

A lot of people had been telling me not to break Remus and Lorie up. I don't know why, but every time I read their review, I just crack up. I guess it's because…well, why does everybody assume that I'm going to tear them apart? Lol. I thought that I was very subtle about it. Lol. Okay, maybe not. But really, guys, I don't want to ruin the surprise. Lol.

Chapter 33

Lily woke up early the next day. She got up and tiptoed into the bedroom. She didn't want to wake James. She also didn't want to talk to him after last night. Lily grabbed some clothes and then showered. Then she made breakfast quietly. While finishing up her omelet, Lily wondered whether she should leave any for James.

*Well, he is your husband,* a little voice in her head said.

*But he never made any breakfast for me,* another voice argued back.

*To be fair, you've always woken up before him.*

*Well, why doesn't he try waking up before me?*

*Why should he? You can sleep late. Nobody's stopping you. Besides, his job is tiring--*

*So's mine!*

*Is that his fault?*

*Well…no. But--*

*You wanted to wake up before him, anyways. You wanted him to get his sleep.*

*Why do I?*

*Because you love him.*

*Oh right. Guess I forgot.*

*…*

*Shut up.*

*I didn't say anything.*

*You just did.*

*Shut up.*

*You shut up.*

"You both shut up!!" Lily cried out loud. She remembered that James was still sleeping and clapped a hand over her mouth. She decided to leave him breakfast. Lily apparated to work.

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James woke up later that morning, but did not open his eyes. He turned on his side and extended his hand. He felt around. Nothing. James opened his eyes. Lily was not there. Oh yeah. The stupid fight they had. James got up and started hanging up or putting away his clothes. That should solve the problem. He walked into the kitchen and saw the food. *Lily made breakfast. Is she still mad then?*

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"So…how was last night?" Lily asked Bella. They were on their break.

"Oh, it was amazing, Lily!" Bella said. Then she began telling Lily what happened. "…And he gave me this locket!" Bella showed Lily it.

"Bella, this is beautiful!" Lily said. "Oh, that reminded me…here." Lily reached into her bag and pulled out a nicely wrapped package. She handed it to Bella. "It's from me and *ahem* James."

"Thanks, Lily," Bella said. She unwrapped it and found a beautiful photo album. She leafed through it and saw many memorable pictures. Bella put it down and hugged Lily. "Thank you," she said again.

"No problem, Bella," Lily replied. And just then, two owls flew in. They dropped the parcels they were carrying in front of Bella.

"This one's from Lorie," Lily said, picking up one of them.

"The other's from Remus," Bella said, opening it. Remus had gotten her a nice plush animal. Bella opened Lorie's and found some delicious-looking American sweets.

"Cool," Bella said, putting them away. Then she turned to Lily. "So…what's happening between you and James?"

"N-nothing," Lily said. "Why do you ask?"

"Come on, Lily. I'm your best friend. I could tell something is wrong by the way you said his *ahem* name."

"Well…we got into a stupid fight yesterday."

"Really? Wow. Well, is everything all right?"

"Not really. I slept on the couch last night."

"Really? And James let you?"

"Well, he offered me the room, but I didn't want it."

"How did it start anyway?"

"Well…"

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"Gees, Jamesie," Sirius said, "you sure are grumpy today."

"Shut up," James said.

"What's wrong, Prongs?" Remus asked.

"Nothing. It's just…Lily and I got into a stupid fight yesterday."

"Really?" Sirius said. "Wow. I thought I'd never see the day when you two disagree about something."

"We've been having small arguments for quite awhile. But last night was big."

"What happened?" Remus asked.

"Well, you know how much work we had yesterday right? I came home exhausted and just wanted to go to sleep. But she went and started yelling at me to clean up. So I told her to clean it up because she's the wife. And she got more angry and started causing all these stupid things about me not wanting to have a kid with her and all. And finally, I told her let's just get to bed and I'll clean it tomorrow. And she said she wouldn't sleep next to me and then she took the couch. So I offered her the room and I'll take the couch because I'm the man. She got all huffy and told me good night! I mean, can you believe her?"

Sirius started laughing, while Remus just shook his head.

"What?!" James cried.

"Wh-what a…haha…s-stu…haha…stupid f-fight!" Sirius managed to choke out between laughs.

James scowled.

"James, I'm almost positive that's not how it happened," Remus said.

"Huh?"

"You're making it sound like Lily's fault. But even though I wasn't there, I could tell you exaggerated a bit."

"Well…maybe a little. But what is it with her? I mean, what's her problem?"

"It's not just hers, James. It's yours too. And from what you just told me, I could say that you made plenty of mistakes and caused many reasons for Lily to be angry."

"What?"

"Well, first of all, you made a big mistake when saying that she should clean up because she's the wife. It should be an equal relationship."

"That's what she said, but--oh shut up, Padfoot!" James yelled at Sirius, who was still laughing.

"And she's right, James. Second, you might've said something that sort of implied that you didn't want to have a kid with her--don't interrupt, James. That might not be the case, but maybe Lily misunderstood. And your last big mistake was offering to take the couch--"

"What? If it was you and Lorie, wouldn't you have offered to?"

"Well, I wouldn't fight with her in the first place. I would've just cleaned up. And if I did offer to take the couch, I wouldn't have used your reason. You know, about being a man and everything. You offended her. It was a sexist comment."

"Well, I didn't really mean it like that--"

"But you said it, Prongs. You said it."

"Why are you so good at this stuff, Moony?"

"Dunno. Why are you so bad at it?"

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When James got home that night, Lily was once again, sitting on the couch and watching the television.

"Hi," he said.

"Evening," Lily said stiffly. "Dinner is on the table."

"Oh," James sat down in an armchair. "Er…I picked up the mess. I mean, my mess."

"I've noticed."

James started to get angry again. He said he cleaned up. What more does she want? But he calmed a bit, remembering what Remus told him.

"So…are you sleeping in the room tonight?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"If you can't figure it out, then too bad."

"Fine, Lily. Fine. You know what? I don't care. Sleep on the couch if you want. I don't care anymore! Don't care if you're uncomfortable; don't care if you're cold. I don't care!"

Lily looked hurt. Tears formed in her eyes, but she blinked it back.

James realized what he just said. "Oh, Lily. I'm sorry. I didn't mean--"

"Good night, James," Lily said softly, turning off the television.

"Lily…" James didn't know what to say anymore. He ate dinner quickly and went to his room. *That's got to be the stupidest thing you've ever said* he thought angrily to himself. *Now she's going to think that you don't care.*

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Tears fell silently from her eyes to her pillow. *Did he mean what he said?* Lily thought. *Didn't he say when he proposed that he would always care?* Sometimes, always doesn't last forever…

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James couldn't sleep. The bed felt awfully empty without Lily. He decided to check on her. James got up and walked into the living room. He sat down on the edge of the couch. Lucky for him, Lily was a deep sleeper. James looked at Lily. Her face was tear-stained and her pillow was wet. James noticed that she was shivering slightly. He got up and walked back to his room. James took his pillow and blanket. He sat back down on the couch. James placed his hand around the back of Lily's neck and gently lifted her head up. He quickly swapped pillows with her. Then James tucked the blanket around Lily. He kissed her forehead lightly and took her pillow back to his room. James laid his head down on it. The wetness was sort of uncomfortable, so he switched it to the other side. It has Lily's familiar scent of lilacs. James inhaled deeply and soon fell asleep.

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A/N: This chapter sucks, I know. Please be a dear and review anyways.