Chapter Thirty
I have the most horrible headache when I wake up. Last night was the worst sleep I've had for ages. For a moment I can't even remember what happened, but then it all comes flooding back. Ah yes, Martin and his very loud music. It's funny; he seems to have changed a lot. Since when did Martin like rock bands? I stumble out to the kitchen where a fluoro green post-it note catches my eye.
Dear Lils, gone out to buy some things, will be back by lunch. Love JPSo that's where James is. I'm making breakfast when there's a knock on the door.
"Come in!" I call as I lift the frying pan off the stove. Food definitely tastes better when made the muggle way, without magic.
"Um, hi."
I almost trip over myself. It's Martin.
"Oh, hi," I smile and scrape the eggs onto my plate.
"You dropped this last night," Martin holds up an emerald stud.
"Oh! Thanks," I say, taking it from him and sitting down. Martin stands around looking awkward.
"Take a seat," I say.
"Where's James?" Martin looks nervous.
"Out… buying things…" I say in between forkfuls of food.
"Oh, ok…"
"Have you had breakfast?"
"Yeah…"
"Ok…"
I glance at Martin – still the same deep blue eyes, more angular jaw line, and longer scruffier hair. He coughs nervously and I look back down at my food.
"Sorry for… um… you know, just sort of suddenly appearing…"
"I think I'm over the shock," I reply, walking over to the sink and dumping my plate in soapy water.
"Shock? A good shock?" Martin's eyes sparkle playfully for a second. "Sorry, that was out of line," he quickly says.
For second it actually occurs to me that I've missed Martin… What? No! No way!
"Lily?" Martin says. I was obviously lost in my thoughts for a while.
"Hmn? Oh, sorry. Um… how long have you lived here?"
"Just a few weeks. I went back to Russia, went back to Siryca, she was engaged, I fooled myself into thinking I could win her back, even after my 7 year absence, she got married, and so I came back… came back here…"
"You never wrote to me," I state.
"I was so… confused, muddled… I tried to write things, but I couldn't put stuff on paper-"
"Martin!"
Martin and I turn around to face a girl standing at the open front door.
"Who are you?" I automatically ask.
"Jeannie Flynn," the girl approaches us and entwines an arm around Martin, "And you must be Lily Evans."
"Uh, yeah, that's me," I reply, giving Jeannie a sweeping look. She's tall, lean, and has perfect flawless skin, sea green eyes framed by long mascared eyelashes, and golden hair neatly pinned back from her face. She's wearing a fitted dark grey suit with a blood coloured blouse, silver dangly earrings to match her necklace and bracelet, and polished black high heels, a perfectly manicured hand clasping her little purse.
"How do you know my name?"
"Martin talks about you all the time," she has an accent I can't quite place.
I glance at Martin for an explanation.
"Lily, this is Jeannie, my girlfriend," Jeannie gives Martin a look, "I mean, my partner."
Ookaaay… so Miss Sophisticated Rich Girl is Martin's girlfriend. No, partner.
"Nice to meet you," I say, and Jeannie does the strangest thing. She comes and kisses the air on either side of my face. Ah yes, that accent, it's French.
"You're French," I comment after her kissing ritual.
"My parents are French, but I grew up in America." So that's why her accent sounded funny. "Martin, we should go now, I have lunch reserved for us at 12 and you don't want to go dressed like that," she says, checking her stylish watch.
"What's wrong with this?" Martin says. I agree. What's wrong with his shirt and jeans?
"Martin, it's not proper to eat at a restaurant dressed like a mess without a tie." Martin mimes choking then grins.
"Bye Lily."
"Bye."
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"Lily?" I call as I close the front door behind me, "Lils, I bought you your favourite Italian food!"
"Oh, hi!" Lily pokes her head round a corner, her hair dripping from what I would assume to be a shower. She helps me take the food to the kitchen.
"I'm not really hungry yet," Lily says.
"Ok then… in that case, we have time for other things," I say as she seats herself on the kitchen bench and crosses her legs.
"What other things?" she asks, arranging her bathrobe to cover her toes.
I answer the question by leaning forward and planting a kiss on her lips. Lily lets her hands stealthily unbutton my shirt. I smile as I pull away, my nose almost touching hers, her hands on my bare back.
"You know, Martin has a girlfriend," Lily suddenly says, ruining the moment.
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AN: sorry! Really, I am. I haven't updated for years!!! Ok, more like months but yeah… this chapter was totally made up on the spot. I had a draft but I didn't keep to it while I typed. Anyways, review replies as usual:
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- as you know, I did a new ch29, so yeh, not much point in replying to those reviews, but I thought I'd do you all a reply just to show I am grateful for ur reviews. Thx.
Sirius foreva – I don't really like most of the recent chapters. I'm kinda losing direction in this story…
Windowseat wonderer – glad sum1 thinx it's cute… :P
Clothespeg – I'm running out of ideas actually.
Crazy starz – you haven't read my new fic press poem. Actually, it's been there a while, b4 u went 2 japan. Oh well, I guess u've given up on the 'informed one' for my fics/poems now… I'll cope. LL should have a few more chaps. Mayb 5?? I really don't know…
Bucaneerbabe – L and J aren't on holiday, I sed they got their newts and finished skool at the beginning of the chap. Sorry it took so long to update. Thx 4 the persistent reviews. If u hadn't of pestered me I mite not be updating yet…
Ronsgurl – amazing huh? Flattered…. Really, I am.
Mugglenet27 – it isn't the end of him… u were rite.
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