Chapter 11

(A/N: Hey my most loyal fans! I love you all! Thanks for all your helpful comments! They have given me a much-needed boost of confidence. This chapter is pretty short, but I have a brain full of ideas so hopefully I will be able to put a few shorter chappies up in the next month or so. Keep the reviews coming!)

Lily and James were silent as they rode in the carriage to Hogsmeade. It wasn't that awful silence, where you feel like you should say something, but you don't know what to say. No, this was a comfortable silence. They sat close together, hand in hand, and Lily leant her head against James's shoulder. Her eyes were still red from all the crying she had done, but she was calm.

James felt happy just to be with Lily, Her presence alone was enough to brighten his spirits. And after the talk they had just had, seeing her is such a good mood was fantastic. But deep down he knew something was wrong, very wrong. He was so worried about her, he made up his mind to get to the bottom of the problem and fix it, no matter what it was.

"Last stop, Hogsmeade." The Driver called.

James helped Lily out of the carriage before offering her his arm, which she gladly took. They started walking slowly in no particular direction, just enjoying each other's company in the beautiful village.

James was the first to speak.

"So my Lilyflower, where do we want to go first?" He asked, giving her hand a light squeeze. Lily screwed up her nose in thought and James chuckled inwardly, she was so cute when she was thinking.

"Umm… How about Honeydukes to start with?" she suggested.

"Perfect." He replied, "just like you." he snaked his arm around her waist and kissed the top of her head tenderly. Lily giggled and turned in his arms so that they were facing each other. She pressed herself up against him, appreciating the warmth coming from his body, she leaned up to his lips, but just before they met she pulled away with her teasing smile on her face. She grabbed his hand and started dragging him in the direction of the lolly shop.

"C'mon! I want some chocolate!" she laughed at the mock-annoyed look on his face.

"I'm not going anywhere until I get that kiss." He said, stomping his foot like a stubborn five-year-old.

"Oh c'mon James, there will be chocolate, and lollies, and chocolate!" she said, pouting a bit.

"Not without my kiss." James replied, pouting right back at her.

"Well what if I don't want to give you a kiss? She asked cheekily.

"Actually Lilyflower, you have no say in the matter." James said with an evil gleam in his eye. Lily quickly realises what was going through his mind.

"Oh no you don't!" she screamed and started running away from him.

"Oh yes I do!" he yelled after her, as he gave chase. He was very fit from all the quidditch training he did, so he caught up to her easily.

He then picked her up, slung her over his shoulder, and marched into a near by park to find private sunny spot, ignoring Lily's protests, kicks and threats.

Once James got to a nice grassy area near the edge of a lily pond, he laid Lily down on the ground, pinned her down playfully and placed cute little kisses all over any skin that her pale green boat neck was showing.

After a few seconds Lily realised how much fun this was and stopped struggling. James relaxed him grip on her arms, and she raised them to cradle the back of his head and run her fingers through his messy black hair.

After a minute or two James stopped his kissing and just rested his head on Lily's chest, while she continued to run her hands through his hair, tickling the back of his neck.

James sighed, "you are just so wonderful Lily."

"Don't say things you don't mean James." She said softly.

"But I do mean it Lily, you are most likely the most wonderful person I know. I can't imagine life without you anymore." He said seriously, lifting his head to look into her brilliant green eyes.

Lily started to cry.

"You are wonderful too James, more than you will ever know. Something is wrong in my life right now, and I don't know what it is. But I do know what is right, and it is you. You are right for me James."

"I'll do anything for you Lilyflower, anything." He said, kissing her tear stained cheeks softly.

"Be my rock James. Can you do that?" she asked, running her hand over his cheek.

"Of course I can, because you're my girl Lily." He said, kissing her hand.

"I am?" she questioned, not sure why she sounded so surprised.

"You will always be my girl Lilyflower, and that's a promise."

And then they said in unison:

"And a promise from a Potter can always be trusted!"

Then they collapsed into laughter.

"Don't cry Baby." James said as he noticed fresh tears in the corners of Lily's eyes.

"Oh, these aren't tears of sadness." Lily said, laughing as she wiped them away.

"What type are they then?" he asked as he rolled over onto his back, bringing Lily down to rest on his chest."

"They are tear of joy, I think." She replied, snuggling into his embrace.

"You think?" James said sarcastically, feigning pain when Lily hit him.

"No, I mean, yes, I mean, I don't know!" She said pouting in frustration.

"You are so cute when you are confused." He said, giving her a playful squeeze. She pouted some more, so he poked his tongue out at her.

She pounced forward capturing his mouth with hers, which lead to a pretty heated make out session. When Lily pulled away, she looked James straight in the eye and said:

"I'm not confused about one thing James."

"And what is that my Lilyflower?" he questioned.

"Well I know that I am falling in love with you." She said looking deep into his eyes, hoping with all her heart that he felt the same way.

James smiled up at her,

"I know that I have been falling more and more in love with you each day." Lily smiled.

"If that is possible." He added as an after thought, thinking back to his sixth year, when he had a major crush on Lily.

Lily leaned into James's chest and closed her eyes.

"I'm in love with you James Potter." She whispered.

"And I'm in love with you my Lilyflower." He whispered back, pulling her into a tight hug.

And with that, they fell asleep under the afternoon sun, wrapped in each other's arms.

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