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My quote of the chapter: "Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?" Edgar Bergen

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Chapter 3: Prophetical theories

Do not go anywhere alone.

Do not leave without telling the great and mighty James Potter about it.

Do not talk to anyone you find strange.

Forget the incident at the Law Office ever happened.

Tuh those were his bloody rules of engagement, well the modified version anyway. Lily could not have been angrier. She had stayed an hour with Albus Dumbledore where he had gone into more detail on when and how the Order was founded. She had signed many things and learned how to use her wand to contact them.

Lily was excited and fascinated by everything the old grey haired man had shown her. Aberforth had come in thirty-five minutes into the meeting and spoken to her as well.

What she was not expecting was the unnecessary rules. After escorting her home James had told her in no uncertain terms that she was to follow every single one of them. There was no way he was going to allow her get hurt under his watch.

Lily would have been touch in ordinary circumstances but in that's particular case the man was being downright rude and acted only under orders. He expressed to emotion what-so-ever. What happened to the man with the sexy smile, the smiling man who swung his cousin around?

Apparently she was never going to be on the receiving end of a smile—not that she wanted anything to do with it—only a scowl but that still didn't stop her from dreaming about his mouth that night.

If Lily thought it would be easier in the morning to survive the entity that was James Potter she was wrong. He showed up at her door in a somewhat slightly better mood than yesterday evening and to her consternation her gaze immediately went to his mouth in remembrance of her dream.

She was still tingling from the potency of the effect of the dream. As she watched him speak she was shocked to notice, not once had she remembered the person, the man she had professed to love. It irritated her to no end because until he had married she had always believed that he was her true soul mate, the one she had been saving herself for.

But until last year the man who she always had in her mind's eye wasn't with in her grasp anymore. She was the maid of honour at their wedding and before that she was the referee between them now that they were in love and married Lily found it hard to be around them.

Jack.

Kind and clam Jack. The man who was gentle and perceptive, the man who loved her best friend. The man who can never be hers.

It was why she could stay in her home town, why her best mate felt as though she was being pushed away.

No one could ever know she loved him and she'll spend eternity alone.

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Going down the lift James couldn't help but stare at Lily. He was trying to keep a firm grip on things. It didn't do well for him that he was starting to fantasize about Ms Evans there. Professional, be a professional.

He knew too many men who fell in love with those they were supposed to be protection but that wasn't about to happen to him. He had a strong will power and he used it. No sense being friendly as he normally was with people because Evans was different and it was good sense that had him keeping an emotional distance away from her.

Yesterday was a pain, she looked as though she though he smelled or something. Tuh, maybe she should kiss his ass. Why was he wasting time thinking about her? He had more important things to deal with but without realising what he was doing James let his eyes drift down to Lily's mouth. It was soft and full and oh so infinitely kissable. He could just imagine how it would feel under his…how she would feel…how she would look, her eyes blind with a vulnerable haunted look of longing and desire that would make him want…

The lift stopped and with a start James dragged his thoughts back to reality.

As Lily preceded James into the private hallway which led out doors she was aware of feeling distinctly wobbly. That on earth was happening to her? Why had she experienced that extraordinary sensation just now, as though…as though…?

Instinctively she lifted her hand to her lips. The only man she had fantasized about kissing her, the only man she wanted to have kissed her with the kind of intimacy and passion she had just been imagining was Jack. Jack not…her thoughts skittered to a frantic halt, refusing to allow her to question just why she had experienced that extraordinary sensation of having her mouth so expertly and intimately kissed, and by a man she neither knew nor even wanted to know, she told herself that Jack was just about as far removed from James Potter as two men could be.

Jack was gentle, kind and reassuringly safe in his manner. While James Potter was aggressive and possessed the kind of sexual aura that…Lily shuddered. What on earth would she want with such a raw, dangerous outright hunk of male sexuality?

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It was two weeks and he was finished. He should celebrate really; there were no foreseen or seen threats so both Dumbledores had terminated his bodyguard stint. He reminded himself yet again that he wasn't to dwell on anything to do with Lily Evans and just as it had been during the past two weeks it was the same now …hard.

He was sitting in his usual position at the table next to his mates, Sirius, Remus and Peter. The meeting had just ended and his gaze went directly to Lily but as soon as he caught himself he focussed on what Remus was saying.

Just then however Alice Longbottom spoke up.

'Okay, well you all know about the fair in two weeks time and as usual we're holding an informal dinner at the park for all our friends. It would be marvellous for those that are going to come. I know it wouldn't be too good for all of the Order to be in one place at one time but I'd like to see at least the younger ones. I hope all of you can make it.'

James grinned; Sienna was after him to make sure to take her this year. As if, he thought, he took her every year, she was never one to miss things.

After a while he managed not to look in the Lily Evan's direction at all, immensely proud of himself he didn't realise it until his gaze focused on her again that his record in the making crashed and burned, Merlin, its going to be a long night.

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'James come on,' Sienna said dragging him closer to the entrance.

'I'm coming, you're in too much of a hurry, why are you so eager?' James said somewhat crossly.

'I want to do everything besides Sirius told me Lily was going to be here and I want to see her.' She said hurry forwards.

Tuh Sirius and his big bloody mouth, Sienna had met up with Lily again before the fair and now she can't talk about anything besides her. Oy this is going to be a long hard day. He did not like it one bit.

When Sienna dragged him around for five minutes they saw Lily in the middle of a small crowd of children. 'Come one James lets go talk to her,' the girl said tugging him closer.

'No, can't you see she's busy. Look if you want you can wait for her. Meet me at the fish and chips stall in half an hour then okay.' James said struck with that idea. Yes he got out of that one.

'Okay fine, sure, see you later.' Sienna said and waited for Lily to finish. It took a little while but Lily finished the story to the children. Sienna knew most of them were orphans like her but unlike them she had a loving grandmother and cousin.

She didn't know what she would do without them and that made what Lily was doing all the more wonderful and Sienna did think she was wonderful. She was actually the first girl who didn't fall over herself to get to James and Sienna thought by just that they would suit each other to a T.

James needed a sane girl to keep him grounded and she would let him know that. She waved when Lily noticed her and she waved back. Just by the genuine look on Lily's face made Sienna all the more determined to tell her cousin to ask her out—but she'll be subtle about it of course. He never did appreciate when she tried to get him to go out with a girl she liked.

'Hi, how are you?' she asked when she reached Sienna.

'I'm great; James and I were looking for you.' Really she couldn't imagine James would be too pleased. But she already had one too many surprises for one day and really she couldn't be upset since it was for a good reason. Maybe it hadn't suited her but no one knew that.

Jack and Charlie were here. Alice invited them. The woman's heart was in the right place when she suggested that they stay with her for the weekend. It had been a surprise for Lily to welcome her more into the fold. And really she couldn't be angry at someone who had really good intentions.

The thing was she knew they were there, she just hadn't seen them or they hadn't seen her. She had ducked out when she caught a glimpse of her best mate. It made her feel totally guilty.

Just then however Petra her friend from work who was also there came up and Lily gave her a smile of welcome.

'I've come to relieve you,' she said brightly. You'd never know it was eating her alive to see her boss—the man she was half in love with—with another woman.

'Oh good that means you can come with me and help find my cousin,' Sienna informed Lily as she slipped an arm through hers.

Find James! That was the last thing Lily wanted to do, but Sienna obviously wasn't going to take no for an answer and so reluctantly Lily found herself walking beside her as Sienna led the way to the spot where she had arranged to meet James.

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'Look who I brought with me,' Sienna told James as she gaily wriggled her way through the crowds to his side tugging Lily after her.

'I'll bet you're dying fro something to drink after all that story telling,' she teased Lily as she slipped her free arm around her cousin's so that she was standing between them.

'James,' she began but Lily, guessing what was coming and knowing that James would have as little appetite for her company as she did for his forestalled Sienna quickly , 'No Sienna its all right, I'm going to the Longbottom's do so I don't need anything, they'll be expecting me to join them.'

James frowned, well if she didn't want his company why couldn't she have just said so. They too were going to Frank and Alice's picnic party thing.

Then suddenly out of the corner of her eye Lily saw a little boy trip and acting on pure instinct she rush and caught him before he hit the edge of the pavement. As she grabbed him he gave a loud wail of protest that quickly turned to a broad smile as Lily distracted him by cuddling him and asking him who he was.

'Mama,' the little boy in question said and Lily turned to face his mother. She was a short woman with dark olive skin and a kind smile.

'Jem,' she said and took him from Lily.

'I'm sorry he was going to fall.' lily said by way of explanation. She didn't want he other woman to think she would harm the child.

'Oh I know,' she said, 'I saw,' she said and as Lily gazed into her eyes she found that could not draw her own gaze away. The velvety dark eyes were intense and hypnotic and it pulled her.

'Here,' the woman added meaningfully as she touched her forehead. 'I sensed he was in danger and when I saw you reaching for him…'her eyes flashed with pride and superiority as she saw Lily's expression.

'If you don't believe me ask him,' she told Lily with a small toss of her head looking at James. 'He's one of us and he knows we have the gift, the sight.'

Of course James knew, he knew some of them had the sight. Hadn't his own mother projects images as well? He didn't have it, of course maybe being half gypsy and have wizard he wasn't expected to have it but as far as he knew he didn't have the sight.

Lily didn't look at James. She didn't know he was gypsy or at least part gypsy given his colouring that was nothing like the woman before her.

'I'm not doubting you,' Lily reassured her, gently reaching out her hand and ruffled the boys curls. It was dark like his mother's like James's and wonderfully soft to touch. James' child…James' son would have just such hair but straight and untidy she decided. For a moment she thought she must be falling under some kind of spell the gypsy woman had cast, for unbelievably she suddenly had a mental image of James' child as compelling and lifelike as though he already existed. But almost immediately her common sense reasserted itself and she told herself that she was just being over imaginative or maybe it was because she hadn't eaten for that day?

Whatever it was all Lily knew was that no such child existed but as they were about to walk away the gypsy lady reached for Lily's arm and jerked her head towards her son, 'this is not he child you have made together,' she said as if reading Lily's mind 'but there will be one and very soon.'

Releasing Lily she turned to James who had listened to the entire exchange in silence.

'You do not believe me but it is true,' the gypsy told him fiercely. 'Give me your hand,' she instructed Lily, reaching for it before Lily had a chance to tell her it wasn't necessary for her to tell any kind of fortune.

It was ridiculous for her to feel as though the woman had great seeing ability but Lily knew there were only a few people who had the gift of sight, this woman might not be one of them but it was how she felt as the woman poured over her hand and then announced firmly, 'it is written quite clearly here. You are in one another's fates, although neither of you has recognised it yet, but before you can do so, you' she told James, 'you must close the door on what you are using to deny yourself a future. There is no need for it. And you,' she told Lily more gently, 'must close the door on what you know can never rightfully belong to you…'

For a moment none of them spoke, stillness—silence—enveloped them like an invisibility cloak and the excitedly Sienna rushed forwards and produced her hand to have her future revealed. 'What about me? What can you see in my hand?'

The woman smiled at Sienna and released Lily's hand before taking the young girls. 'You'll grow up to do many things, make great journeys. You will be among those who will give the world a great amount of good.' And then abruptly she released Sienna's hand and was gone.

'Well that was extraordinary; my Divination teacher is nothing like that. I felt as though she was casting a spell over me. Did you feel it too James?' Sienna asked.

'It's more than likely she was cast a spell, it's all rubbish of course. There is no way for her to be a seer. Seers are normally registered with the Aurors Department and I don't think she is.' He argued but he wasn't going to admit to himself that it was not a requirement for Seers to register; it was only well known Seers that do so in order to help in a case.

'I really must go,' Lily said hastily, and since there was no way she could bring herself to look at James she stared at Sienna. 'I have to,' she said desperately trying to find an excuse, 'to go see my mate and her husband. She came a long way, from Brussels. Alice invited her and I haven't met with them yet.' She said by way of explanation.

But before she could make her hasty exit her boss showed up followed by an uncomfortable looking Petra.

'Alice wants us to meet for lunch now,' Petra smiling at Lily in a way that made her want to laugh.

'Yes, she also says to go to their normal area,' Jonah said before taking the arm of both Sienna and a slightly flustered Petra and leading the way. After following behind them for a few seconds Jonah stopped.

'Lily, Alice told me to remind you that you were supposed to bring the cutlery for the dessert,' he said. 'Sorry I forgot to tell you.'

'Oh don't worry, it's in my car behind the barrier,' Lily said, 'I'll go get it.' she really didn't want to be in the company of James at the moment.

Lily had gone less than a few dozen yards away from the barrier when she heard James call her name. Turning around warily she watched as he hurried up to meet her.

'I wanted to have a few words with you before we meet the rest of them for lunch,' he told her curtly. 'All the fake rubbish that gypsy spouted had nothing to do with me.' He informed her unnecessarily and Lily could feel her temper rising of all the bloody nerve of the man.

'It didn't have anything to do with me either; the idea of it all is totally ridiculous,' she said hotly. 'First of all we would have to …'

She stopped, her face going scarlet at the unexpected imagery that came to mind to fulfill the predictions.

'We'd have to what?' James asked softly for her. 'Go to bed together? Is that what you were going to say?'

'Primly Lily looked away from him before answering in a much stiffed voice, 'Actually no. What I was err going to say was that we'd have to … to have a very different relationship from the one we have …'

'Like I said, we'd have to go to bed together,' James said tersely. 'and there is no way that's going to happen.'

Lily was steamed. She drew up her pride that was punched by his total rejection of her 'you're right it isn't because there is no way I would want you too. You're not the kind of man I'm attracted to.'

'Then what kind are you attracted to?' he challenged her sharply.

Lily was too caught up in her feelings to be either cautious or tactful. 'Well, he would not be anything like you.' Her eyes suddenly became dreamy as she said the words. 'He would be gentle, caring…understanding,' then she stopped and looked at him. 'he would not be anything like you.'

'No he wouldn't,' James agreed scornfully. 'Not me nor like any other red-blooded male. He sounds like a sexless cardboard cut out of a man.'

'You're just saying that because you're not like that,' Lily cut him off defiantly, 'there are men like that, men who…'

'Men who what?' he asked falling into step behind her as she turned on her heel and headed towards her car.

When she continued to ignore him James reached for her arm, 'let go of me.'

'Not until you've answered my question,' he told her. 'Tell about this mythical male you deem so desirable because it cannot be his sexuality because you'll find that most men and women want the pleasure of stimulating their partner's sexual desires.'

'What I find is none of you concern.'

'Probably not,' James agreed but then he stepped closer trapping her against the tree. 'Or probably that gypsy knows more about what she is talking about than we realised shall we find out?

'No…' Lily started to protest but it was too late when his mouth came down expertly on hers with one hand on her shoulder and the other on her waist. Dizzily she wondered where they were and why she was feeling this sudden light-headedness.

James lifted his hand from her waist and ran it slowly up to cup her breast teasing the already pouted nipple and she moaned sharply as she drew closer to his hardness. She unexpectedly bit into his lip and froze as he cursed.

'You're a liar Lily, you don't want a gentle passive lover, you want a man whose passion matches your own.'

She watched his eyes bore down her own, 'what I don't want is you.' She protested as her body betrayed her and remained where it was—plastered against his.

'And I don't want you, but this—' he said and broke off as he bent his head again and took her mouth again. Lily couldn't help it she moaned as his tongue plunged into her mouth. The heat outside was nothing as compared to the heat generating inside her.

She knew she had to break away from him, she knew she had to but why were her arms circling him and why was her body pressed so close against his?

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