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A/N- Hey everyone!
I'm sorry for taking so long with the chapter but this time you can't blame me, I wrote it a couple of days after the last post but then FF.net was down for a day and when it was finally up it wouldn't let me upload documents, so instead I decided to write the next chapter and when I was finished I realized it was stupid to post them seperetly so I just added the second to the first and since the first one was in James's POV (First person) I had to change the second one to fit.
Another reason it took me a while is the fact that some people said I was prolonging the plot too much and so me being the kind woman I am decided to cut some of the scenes I had in those two chapters in order to make it shorter, readable and pleasurable to those who wanted me to move on.
So because I took so long I'm going to post this before I send it to my beta!
Remember to review ^_^ and thank you for reading my humble little fic!
And so with out farther ado, I present you with chapter 11!
Chapter 11- Sirius, white blouses and games, oh my!
"Good morning Rebecca, how was your date last night?" I asked Rebbeca as I got to her desk. I was all smiles and she noticed.
"Just fine James, and yours?" she asked giving me a curious look.
"Splendid, thank you for asking, I'll be in my office," I said and entered my office.
It was early, maybe 8 AM, but that was the usual hour I got to work every day. Lily always asks me how it is I always get here before her and I always laugh. She has worked for me for the past month and a half and she still doesn't know.
I took off my jacket and hung it on my chair, 'boy I love my life' I thought as I took out a key from my pocket and opened the door to my personal bedroom; that was the reason I get to work so fast most of the time…
I never actually leave.
Lily doesn't know this since she's not allowed to go in there and even if she wanted to she couldn't because I never forget to lock and no one has the key except me.
This room is my sanctuary, I neven let anyone in, not even Sirius, let alone a woman.
I fell on the bed with a loud 'thud', luckily I put a sound proof spell the minute I started sleeping here, but it goes only one way- meaning I can hear what's going on outside. It's really useful, you have no idea how many things I find out like that.
I began reminiscing the events of last night, Lola was great as usual but there was something that bothered me, I tried to deny it last night but now that I'm thinking clearly I can't lie to myself…
Last night I was jealous for the first time in my life.
I never had anything or anyone to be jealous about, I always had the best of the best, the newest broom, the best cloths and I always got the girl, so last night was a new experience for me.
I got up from the bed and poured myself some butterbeer- I never drink this early in the morning, and then I began to argue with myself.
'You see I was right, you are jealous! You love her, you want to kissssssss her…'
'Oh God even the voice in my head is teasing me! Like I don't get enough from Sirius' I thought.
Well don't think I wasn't going to defend myself…
'Now wait a minute, I don't love her, that's absurd, but I do want her I'll give you that, I mean just thinking about her makes me go hard, but that's nothing out of the ordinary. I've seen how men look at her, I'm not the only one.'
Yes, I was right and I made complete sense but that didn't help in the slightest. I was still in trouble, Lily warned me to stay away from her and just when things started to go smoothly I was going to mess it up.
How was I going to mess it up? Well I'm a man, that's granted but the thing is I am a very Err… active, shall we say, man and I just knew that there wasn't the slightest chance I was going to be able to keep my hormones in check…
Who could?
I mean really, with those long legs, that silky red hair, those enchanting green eyes, those rounded thighs, that delicious arse, that well formed chest, the milky skin and the curve of her back, don't get me started on that curve, I could just…
STOP!!!
'Really James pull yourself together man! You can do this'
Well I had no choise, I had to do it, if I didn't my father would chop me to pieces, he said so himself:
"One more slip up with an assistant and I swear to god James, I'll tear you to pieces and feed you to the fish. As much as I love you, this can not go on! You have to grow up and grow out of this habit you have of sleeping with every assistant you have."
Good thing he didn't know that by that time I had already expanded to other departments.
So you see I had to stay under control…
But I knew myself too well, the temptation was too great and it wasn't just because she looked like a goddess (Eventhough that reason was enough of an incentive for any man) it was also because I couldn't have her; it was a natural human complex- to want that which you can not have.
And for me it meant even more since I never really had to *want* something and not have it.
But all of that didn't matter, I made a decision and I was going to keep it…
Just then I heard voices outside the door, I opened it carefully and then locked it with the key, only then did I take the time to see who it was…
"Prongs my man, when will you show me what it is you're hidding in there?" asked Sirius, I grinned to him.
"Probably never Padfoot but you can always hope, what are you doing here? I thought you had a meeting up at Carlstone," I said and sat down on my chair, he sat at the one across from me…
Lily usually sits there.
"Ya, it got postponed so here I am, so what do you say about a game of strip poker tonight? I already asked Moony and he agreed" he said and I gave him a doubtful look, I wasn't sure he was completely sane at the moment.
"What are you talking about? Why the hell would I want to play strip poker with my two best friends?" I asked.
Has Padfoot gone astray on me?
"No you dimwit! Not just us! I'll bring a couple of girls and you'll bring a couple of girls!" he said and I let out a sigh of relief.
"Blimey! You thought I wanted to see your bony arse? Maybe some other time mate, you're just not my type," he said jokingly and I laughed.
"My arse is very well shaped thank you very much!"
"I'm sure it is," he said.
"So who are you bringing? And where are you planning this gathering?" I asked. I seriously hoped who ever he was brining wasn't someone I knew. The last thing I needed was a jealous ex-girlfriend on my hands.
"Don't worry prongs, it's no one you've slept with. Just a couple of ladies I met last night. They were quite eager to take off their clothes, so I just suggested they wait 'till today and I was thinking your place since it's the nearest and the biggest," he said.
Good old Sirius, It's funny sometimes how much he's changed, he used to be like me, a free spirit, hell he was even worst, at least I had standards. He just slept with anything with breasts, and look at us now, not four years later and we're serious hard working men… well sort of…
"You know James I've been thinking, how long has it been since we played a prank on some one?" asked Sirius.
"What are you daft? We just pulled one on my house keeper two days ago!" I said, I'll tell ya, sometimes Sirius could be really dense.
"No! I mean here at the company, it's better when it's not allowed," he said refering to the time my father threatened to fire the lot of us if we did one more prank.
"You're right it's been a while, but you know we can't use magic since a muggle might stumble upon it," I said wisely.
"Then we'll just have to use a muggle way" he said with an evil grin and I returned it.
Half an hour later we were finished, we were going to pull one of the oldest tricks in the book but it was going to be entertainning and I sure as hell needed a diversion from my current dilemma.
"Who do you think will fall for it?" he asked me.
I shrugged.
"I don't know, it's 8:30, some one is bound to walk in to my office, it's the start of the working day," I said.
"I hope it won't be Rebbeca, the last time we pulled a prank on her she threatened to break up with Moony, remember?" he asked.
"Yeah I remember, he was so frightened he stopped helping with the pranks, so how is the old chap?" I asked, we haven't seen Remus in quite a while, he's been on a business trip for the past two weeks.
"He's fine, you'll see him tonight though," he said, just then the door began to open, we looked at each other and smiled mischievously… This was going to be fun.
But to my horror in came Lily, she smiled and then there was a
SPLASH!
The bucket with ice cold water we hung over the door had tripped and was now on the floor while it's containers were on Lily, her expression was priceless and no matter how much I tried I couldn't suppress my laughter. I looked at Sirius and he was holding the chair for support from laughing so hard, we heard a growl and I guessed it came from Lily. Sirius immediately stopped laughing and straightened up.
"Lily nice to see you," he said then turned to me. " I'm going to leg it", and then he hurried to the door careful not to make any quick movements while near Lily who was fuming. What a bastard, left me to take the fall, some friend he was…
"JAMES POTTER! ARE YOU OFF YOUR TROLLEY?!?!" she shrieked and took a step closer, she had that habit of challenging you while she's mad and even though she was a 5'3 midget to my 6'2 frame she looked still threatening to me.
"I CAN'T BELIVE YOU JUST DID THAT, YOU TWAT!" She screamed and indicated to her soaked shirt and I took a sharp in take of breath…
She wasn't wearing any bra… And her blouse was white!
She continued ranting in the background oblivious to the state of her clothes but I was hardly listening, I was too busy gaping…
The shirt wasn't only transparent from the water but clung to her like a second skin showing off her magnificent chest, her breasts were just as I remembered them…
Full and lustful
They stood perfectly in sync with her figure, her nipples were now tiny rigid buds from the cold and I could hardly contain myself, I was aware of the fact that my newly found resolve, which I decided upon mere minutes ago, was going to crack since I couldn't ignore the wormth that started spreading around my lower member for much longer.
"…I told you a million times to grow up! It was one of my conditions for coming to work here if you recall," I heard her say as I decided to tune in, she sounded a little calmer and she was shivering from the cold, well it was January and she was wet with ice cold water. She wrapped her hands around herself so she was covering her breast- to my disappointment.
Her eyes widened when she did that as she felt the thin material of her blouse sticking to her skin, she looked down and realised (more like remembered) she was wearing white, her head snapped up to look at me… well she didn't exactly look at me, more like glared at me. Her head snapped up so fast it made a 'woshing' sound.
She didn't say a word, but suddenly her eyes softened considerably, her hands dropped to her sides and she stood up straight, an action which stook out her breast even more, and she began walking towards me, her hips swaying almost, dare I say, seductively, she smiled coyly and my jaw dropped.
Was Lily coming on to me?!
She stopped just in front of me, I didn't have that wonderful view of her breast anymore but that was okay since I had the image imprinted in my memory.
She reached up a hand and ran one digit along my cheek, then down my neck and to my arm, I couldn't help hoping that her hand will travel a little more downwards since I couldn't contain my… let's call it, excitement.
What happened next was a daze since my brain was a little fuzzy.
Her hand dropped from my side, grabbed the coat on the chair next to me and then her knee came in contact with my groin, the blow wasn't as hard as she could have made it, but since that area was very sensitive at the time it hurt like hell!
I folded in to two and looked up at her. She smiled sweetly at me and then that frown returned.
"You bastard! You did all this just to get a pick at me?" She said while dressing herself in my coat, I tried to respond but it was useless I was in too much pain. She must have noticed my agonized expression since her features softened the slightest bit, she sighed and turned to leave.
I sat on the floor and took two deep breaths to calm myself and then I realized my enormous mistake, if I let her go now I'm 'fish food' as my father so politely put it, I bolted up and with a slight limp walked to the door and opened it. To my relief she was still out side my office yelling at Sirius who looked quite frightened. She wasn't wearing my coat anymore but Rebbeca's instead; I guess she couldn't stand wearing anything of mine, or maybe it just bothered her that it was a man's coat- a *big* man's coat.
"Pompous arse," she muttered when she saw me. Sirius, all though still a bit terrorized, was grinning at the sight of me holding my nether regions.
"Come on Lils, look at the poor chap, I reckon he won't be able to walk straight for a week" said Sirius and Lily began to laugh, I didn't find that remark amusing in the slightest, but as long as it got Lily to move on I was all for it.
"Yes well I guess you're right, I went a little overboard, considering I forgave you for the pranks you played on me in Hogwarts" she said with a small smile, I knew she was reluctant to forgive me.
"Yeah, remember the time we transfigured your clothes to a bikini?" He asked with a glazed over expression. I couldn't help remembering how Lily looked in that skimpy two part 'Itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny-yellow-polka-dot-bikini'. We just studied about that song in Muggle studies and Sirius though it'd be nice to try it on some one.
"All too well," she said with a smile and I was snapped out of my trance.
"So, we're cool?" he asked and she gave him a smile and a nod.
"But I need to go home and change," she said and sent me a glare. Why is it that Sirius is always the one to get us in trouble and always the one who walks out unscratched?
"I'm sure Prongsie won't mind if you let him join you," he said with a roguish wink. "But before you go I have a question for you."
"Shoot," she said pointedly ignoring his previous remark.
"Do you play poker?"
'Oh no! Please don't ask her what I think you're going to ask her!' I thought with horror, Lily will smack him for asking her to come.
"Of course, why?"
"Because we're having a poker night at James's house tonight and I think you should come it'll be fun," he said conveniently forgetting to mention the 'strip' part that came with the poker. I thought I should enlighten her, I knew Sirius was trying to get me in trouble.
"Strip poker, dear Padfoot, don't forget" I said with a smirk.
Lily smacked him.
"Thought you'd forget to mention that little insignificant detail, did you?" she asked with an amused expression, why didn't she ever take *my* jokes so lightly?
"Well you know me, I don't have the memory of a dog, so how about it?" he said with hidden pun.
"I really don't think so, spending a night naked with you drunken lot isn't exactly my idea of a dream date," she said. I smiled - it was time for some teasing, maybe that'll help reduce the pain I was still feeling.
"Too afraid you'll lose to me?" I said playfully, she looked at me.
"Of course not!" She shot indignatedly.
"Okay, what ever you say!" I said knowing perfectly well she knew I wasn't convinced and that it'll irritate her.
"Fine! I'll come, but I'm bringing Bella with me," she said and I smiled triumphently at Sirius.
"Great! Be at James's flat at 8 o'clock. I have to go, see you later!" He said and walked off.
Lily took off Rebbeca's coat and handed it to her.
"Thanks for the coat I'll go and change now," she said and turned to me. The shirt was a little more dry now but still wrinkled. I didn't dare take my eyes off of hers in fear that they would wonder around.
"I'm going now!" She said stiffly and off she went. I sighed and walked in to my office, and to think the morning started so well and look at it now…
I sat on the coach and closed my eyes, I though about tonight, 'I'll have to buy food and drinks and arrange the living room and take out the green table and the chips. I hope the girls Sirius will bring will be hot - I need to take my mind off Lily and oh my god Lily will be there!" I suddnly realized it'll be very hard to keep my restrainment while Lily is sitting in front of me slowly undressing.
"Oh gawd! What have I done?" I groaned and put my head in my hands. I hope the presence of other people will shimmer down my hormons enough for me to keep in control and not tear her cloths off and ravage her on the spot.
Still, with all the difficulties that situation will bring I couldn't wait 'till 8 o'clock… for obvious reasons.
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A/N- Was it as good for you as it was for me? j.k!!!
I know the beginning was a bit scattered since that's where I took out must of the scenes, I hope this chapter is enough for you to see the slight changes that occured in James (And I mean *Slight*- he is *not* in love with Lily, not just yet!).
He's a prat I know, but a loveable one, don't you agree?
I have a special request in the very bottom (after the reviews) so please go check it out!
Anyway, next chapter we'll have the poker game, some Remus and some long awaited L/J action!
Yep, you heard me right, Lily and James will finally get it on, AT LAST- but it doesn't mean they'll be together afterwards since I'm, well… evil!
If you like spoilers go see all my responses to the reviews Almicene left me, she is very observant…
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1) What is NP? I mean what is it short for?
2) Thanks for correcting me, you're like a second beta, keep doing it! I changed it all…
3) How I thought of Raven's name? Thats a good one, well I thought about his personality and I figured he'd be in Ravenclaw, and that's how I got the name, niffty right?
4) About the last beginning, that's quite alright, everyone in entitled to their own opinion, I though it was original since I got tired from the usual ones…
5) I considered making James feign forgetfulness but then I thought better of it and had Lily warn him (with the braws) not to. And since James is afraid she'll quit and he'll get in trouble with his father (you can see that in this chapter better) he'd never dare do that and get on her bad side.
6) No Raven didn't sleep with Lola if that's what you're saying, he just saw her and her behavior, and he is a player (not a big one, like James, but still one) and that issue will be talked about in chapter 13 (I already have a plot line up until then).
7) Someone will notice! Actaully I think Sirius noticed this chapter (And I didn't even plan on him doing so! That's weird) and he made a remark which Lily ignored. Oh and his mother and father will appear but not until later, His father doesn't want him involved with any office worker remember? I can't have him realize what's going on until they're deeply in love and then the angst begins…Oops, I think I said too much!
8) James just wants her in bed, for the time being, it'll change pretty soon though!
9) I never though about having a Lily/James/Parents interaction- it's a good idea, but it'll have to be much later, after they fully accept her which will happen near the end (I'm planning on making them another obstacle for Lily and James to face, but not a major plot line one)
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