Sweatpants, Ice Cream, and Runaways
Chapter 10

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James just stared at Robbie. "Um…what?"

"No he's not," Lily exclaimed to James and then she turned to Robbie. "What the hell are you doing here?"

"I haven't seen you for two months," Robbie said. "I go away on business, I come home and hear that you left."

"I got transferred," Lily said and then turned to James. "Look, we s-"

"You could have told me that," Robbie interrupted.

"We weren't dating," Lily exclaimed and then sighed. "I said no to your proposal."

James's ears perked up. "Well, you're getting good at that," James mumbled under his breath.

"James, I-" Lily started.

"Just because you said no doesn't mean we can't still date," Robbie argued.

"It does to me," Lily retorted. "I was never your fiancée Robbie because I said no."

"Uh…maybe I should go," James offered.

Lily turned to James. "No." She then turned to Robbie. "You should go."

"Maybe I should go," Kyra offered.

"Why'd you let him in?" Lily asked through gritted teeth, getting tired of being confused on whom to talk to.

"I'm not going anywhere," Robbie insisted.

Lily took a deep breath. "Robbie, I don't care what you have to say to me. We're over. I left Australia."

"Well come back," Robbie urged.

"I like my life here," Lily said, trying hard not to yell at Robbie.

"You liked your life in Australia too," Robbie said.

"I really don-" James started, trying hard not to get angry.

"Robbie!" Lily cried out. "You can't just show up at my house and expect me to fall at your knees! This is over and I would really appreciate it if you please left."

Robbie looked hurt but just shrugged. He opened the door and left, just as Lily said.

Lily turned to Kyra. "How could you let him stay here while I was out?"

"You guys did date for six months," Kyra said. "I thought maybe you'd want to see him."

"You thought wrong," Lily said with a sigh. "When he proposed to me, I realized I wasn't in the relationship as much as he was. So I left and came here."

"I thought the reason you left was because you got transferred," Kyra said.

"Well…that too," Lily said.

Kyra sighed. "Look, I'm sorry. I wasn't sure what to do."

Lily sighed also. "It's fine. It's not your fault." Kyra looked up at Lily and James and left to go upstairs.

Lily sighed again and turned to James. "So I-"

"No one serious huh!" James shouted. He then stomped out the door, slamming it behind him.

"No James!" Lily exclaimed and opened the door to run after him but he was already halfway down the street. Lily sighed and shut the door.

Kyra came down the stairs. "You told him you didn't date anyone seriously?"

Lily sighed. "Well it's not like I thought Robbie was going to show up at my house anytime soon."

"Why'd you tell him that?"

"Because he was being nice to me. We were hanging out and having fun. I thought if I told him I dated Robbie, he's get mad or upset," Lily said with a shrug.

"So you lied to him instead?" Kyra asked. "Because that won't make him mad or upset or anything." She rolled her eyes.

"Okay you are sooo not helping," Lily muttered.

"It's not my job to help," Kyra teased. "My job is to gloat and make you feel bad about yourself."

"Well congratulations," Lily muttered. "It's working."

"Why don't you go talk to James?" Kyra asked.

"Oh yeah he seems in the talking kind of mood," Lily said sarcastically. "When he yelled at me and stomped out of here, he made it so clear that he wanted to stay and talk to me."

"Well of course he's mad now. Just give him time to cool down," Kyra suggested.

"It took him four years to cool down the last time," Lily mumbled. "I can't wait another four years."

"He's out with her now?" Remus asked Sirius.

Sirius shrugged. "He went over there after work."

Remus sighed. "And you're completely okay with this?"

"Remus, you really need to put yourself in his shoes," Sirius said. "The girl he hasn't been able to get over after four years is back in his life. He has absolutely no willpower, of course he's going to hang out with her."

Remus sighed. "And he's really okay with the situation?"

"He's happy Rem," Sirius said. "For the first time in four years, he's happy."

Remus hesitated. "I guess you're right. As long as he's happy, there's no harm in him hanging out with Lily. Plus, I hate it when he's mad at me."

Just then James stomped in. Remus looked up from the couch. "Hey James. I totally understand why you hang out with Lily and I'm sorry for getting on your case about it."

"I hate her!" James exclaimed.

"…but to hell with her!" Remus finished. Sirius snorted as Remus continued talking. "What happened?"

"She's a lying, cheating, running-" James started.

"Okay, I think you're running out of ing adjectives," Sirius said. "How 'bout you just tell us what happened?"

"She has a fiancée," James said. "She told me she hasn't dated anyone seriously since we broke up but noooo she has a fiancée!"

"Are you sure?" Sirius asked.

"Hmm nope, maybe I heard wrong when Robbie said he was her fiancée," James said sarcastically.

"I just can't believe that she would lie about having a fiancée," Sirius said.

"Oh great, be on her side," James cried out.

"James, I'm not on anyone's side. I'm just trying to figure out the truth," Sirius said.

"Okay, so maybe she's a liar like you said. But what about the cheating, running part?" Remus asked.

"Let's just say that if she had a fiancée, she cheated on him," James said.

Sirius and Remus exchanged looks. "With…you?"

James sighed and plopped down on the couch. "Yup, but this Robbie guy interrupted us. And maybe he isn't her fiancée because she said she told him no and get this…she ran to London."

"See, she wasn't lying. She doesn't have a fiancée," Sirius noted.

"But the point is, she lied to me," James said. "And she ran when he proposed. I mean, is anyone else getting déjà vu? Is that all she does? Fall in love and then crush people's hearts when they propose?"

"James," Sirius exclaimed. "Have you asked her about it?"

"Why? So she can lie to me more?" James asked. "I don't want to talk to her. I don't want her to be here in London. I should have listened to you Remus. No good came out of my friendship with Lily. I want her to leave London and never come back."

"James, before you do anything this hasty, you should consider it from all angles," Remus suggested.

"I've spent four years considering Lily from all angles," James joked. "It's time to get over her for good."

"Yeah but-" Sirius started but there was a knock at the door. Sirius went to open it and there stood Kyra. "Kyra?"

Kyra kissed Sirius on the cheek. "Hey, I'm here to see James."

James looked up and groaned. "If you even mention the name Lily, I'm leaving."

"Ooookay," Kyra said. She paused trying to figure out what she wanted to say. "There's this person whose name starts with an L and ends with an ily-"

"I'm outta here," James said, starting to get up.

"No," Kyra said firmly, putting her hand up. "You're going to listen to me."

James turned to Sirius. "I now know who wears the pants in the relationship."

"It's scary actually," Sirius teased.

Kyra looked at Sirius and Remus as if to tell them to leave. Sirius got up. "Right, right, we're leaving." Sirius and Remus went into Sirius's room and closed the door.

"What?" James asked tiredly.

"She and Robbie are not engaged. They never were," Kyra said. "They went out for a little bit, but she wasn't ready for an engagement and broke it off."

"Kyra," James said.

"No! I'm not done," Kyra insisted. "She doesn't love Robbie. Moving away from Australia was the best thing she could do. She had to get away from Australia. She came here because she's always loved London. It reminds her of good things. It reminds her of you."

"I don't care Kyra. I've had enough of Lily. She's hurt me enough and I'm tired of it. There are plenty of other people in this world who aren't out to hurt me."

"James!"

"No! I don't want to hear it."

"She left him because she was still in love with you!" Kyra burst out and then instantly regretted it.

James looked at Kyra and showed no emotion. He sighed. "Does someone in love with me lie to me over and over again?"

"She didn't lie to you over and over again," Kyra said. "…she lied to you once."

James was obviously not amused. "Kyra if Sirius turned down your proposal, rushed to Australia, came back four years later to be your friend, but then lied to you about being in a relationship…would you talk to him?"

Kyra paused. "No…but you're a lot more open-minded." James gave her a look. "…or not."

"Look why don't you tell her to go back to Australia where she obviously belongs?" James suggested.

"You don't mean that," Kyra said.

James sighed. "I honestly do."

Kyra grabbed her things and started to leave. "Fine," she said stubbornly. "I'll leave you alone."

James just looked at her, showing no emotion.

Kyra sighed. "You won't at leas-"

"No."

"What about-"

"No."

"What if you-"

"Are you not hearing me…no."

"But-"

"You call this leaving me alone?" James asked.

Kyra grumbled. "Fine, I'll let you get back to talking to the guys. I'm sure you'll want to tell them about this conversation."

James got up. "There's no need to." He opened Sirius's door and there was Remus and Sirius leaning against the door looking sheepish. "They heard the whole thing."

Sirius turned to Remus nervously. "You're right, the wood of this door feels great against my cheek." Remus just hit him over the head.

Kyra rolled her eyes and left. Remus and Sirius came out of the room. "You're not even going to let Lily explain things to you?"

"What's there to explain?" James asked, sitting back down. "She lied. End of story."

"I can't believe I'm hearing this," Remus said. "It took awhile, but you finally convinced me that hanging out with Lily was a good thing. And now you're saying that hanging out with Lily was wrong and you never want to see her again? Make up your mind!"

"My mind's made up," James said. "Now…have you seen my sweatpants?"

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