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About the story: Okay so it's been a while…a very long while…I can't remember if it's a month yet but I am very sorry….with the start of school everything went a little haywire and well this story took a back burner to the fact that a sweet refrain had to be finished.

I wont update next week seeing as thought I have FOUR freaking tests to study for…damn those people for ganging up on me…yeah anyway I'll update the week after next. Thing is I'm not sure how many chapter are remaining. I can say for sure that it wont be more than three after this one.

I think I'm getting sick as well which does not bode well for my mid terms…I g2g later guys…

Love you,

Sasha

My quote for the chapter: It was either this or another one...lol I'll put that in the other chapter!

"If it wasn't for pick pockets and frisking at airports I'd have no sex life at all."—Rodney Dangerfield.

Recap: After Lily met up with Sienna and James, the little group got a surprise prediction from a gypsy. Lily's best mate Charlotte a.k.a. Charlie came with her husband Jack—the man that Lily is in love with—to attend the annual fair for the orphans.

Chapter 4: Hot topic

Oh good grief.

Lily honestly never felt this burning sensation before and the thought frightened her. She needed to stop but her body was not cooperating with her mind because it decided that it wanted to be closer and pushed more firmly against his hard body. And he was hard; everywhere Lily couldn't seem to stop the pleasure flooding her and the feel of his powerful chest, legs … everything against her.

Then suddenly he pushed her away from him and by just the look on his face she turned scarlet. He was furious and was looking at her as though she had thrown herself at him and he didn't like it.

'That is never going to happen again,' he said tautly.

'Do you think I wanted it to happen in the first place?' she said getting control of herself and flung the angry words back at him.

Without answering he turned and stalked back to the fair in the direction of the picnic. He was a conceited ass if she ever saw one that was for sure… but even when she went to her car and returning her lips and skin was still burning from his touch.

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If anyone asked her why she was sitting so stiffly Lily would have told them to shut up and leave her alone. Her nerves were stretched to their endings and she half wished she could just get up and leave however people would find it strange that she was leaving in the middle of the meal.

When she had returned with the necessary cutlery she'd hugged and kissed Charlie but as always since the wedding she just gave Jack an uncomfortable fleeting hug. They laughed and talked, catching up on a few things while Alice made sure everything was there and ready.

Of course that isn't the reason for my stiff back Lily thought in wry irony. Somehow she got manoeuvred into sitting in the worst place possible. She primly sat in the middle and didn't move for if she dressed to her left she would be closer to Jack and if she happened to shift to her right James was there.

Although neither of them seemed to be paying her any attention she could help but feel awkward. She practically jumped James bones out there giving no thought to if anyone saw them. She was supposed to be in love with Jack and here he was more than a foot from where she was and all she could remember was the burning sensations James had caused.

And if she admitted it to herself right then and there she would realized it was still there creating havoc while her body pleaded for more. It made her dislike the man all the more.

'Who do you want to kill?' Alice said looking at her.

'What?' Lily asked confused, she looked around but no Alice was talking to her.

'The expression you're wearing on your face…it tells me there is someone whose head you'd like to rip off.'

'Uh,' she said and felt rather than saw James's gaze swing in her direction. There was no freaking way she was even going to spare him a glance. She had to think about a plausible excuse…now. 'No that not it, I was just remembering I have to call my sister,' she said totally relived that it was true she did have to call Petunia…never mind it was to send her money for their parents' memorial.

'How come you want to rip off your sisters head?' James asked and she read the scepticism in his voice and she turned towards him. He had a smug look on his face as though he knew just what she was thinking about. Well she had news for him she had felt like ripping off her sisters head in the past…far too many times to count.

'Easy, her sister is a bitch,' Charlie spoke up startling everyone. Thank god for best friends, Lily thought. Well I got out of that one.

'Now Charlie,' Jack reasoned, 'I'm sure Lily doesn't appreciate you calling her sister names.'

'But honestly Jack she doesn't mind,' Charlie said without even looking at Lily for confirmation, 'and you've met her yourself so you can't blame me for telling the truth.'

Lily grinned at her mate's reasoning.

'Okay I concede love, you're right,' he said laughing and gave Charlie a quick kiss. Lily didn't miss the air of love they created or the significant look in their eyes as they smiled at each other. She turned away but not before she caught James looking at her strangely.

Well at least he didn't think she was still thinking about him she thought as she focused on Alice saying something about siblings. She could only hope that James Potter would disappear of the face of the planet and leave her mind and body alone.

…

James didn't comment on the look he saw on Lily's face. It was obvious that she felt uncomfortable around them. Her hand went down to brushed something from her leg and his gaze followed. Watching her in shorts made his body…somewhere in the south vicinity tighten.

Bloody hell, he wished his damn body would stop reacting to her this way but then his eyes trailed lower of their own accord soaking in each sweet inch of those long legs. He didn't like her, not one little bit and could not understand why he felt that stupid pull towards her. It didn't help that she was wearing those shorts that seem to rid even higher every single time she moved. Shit!

He knew he shouldn't have kissed her. James knew he couldn't blame the fact that it was her smug naive attitude that had him devouring her mouth the way he had. It was stupid and the most idiotic thing about it was that he could still taste her on his tongue. No amount of food was killing it.

Not only that his skin was still imprinted with the feel of hers. If he was honest with himself he would admit that he still had a hard-on from their previous encounter but there was nothing he could do about it. The feel of her breast pressed against him was there along with the fact that her straining nipples had him wanting to rip off her top and taste them.

Maybe he had been with out a woman too long. That had to be it. He was never going to get involved with anyone the fact was all the women he had been with knew the score. He was not looking for a relationship that was why he thought wryly I can't get involved with Evans.

He took the rest of his sandwich in stuffed it into his mouth; his groin stirring at the thought of what he really wanted there.

Blast her anyway.

It was all thanks to that gypsy they saw. She planted that stupid baby thought into his head and now his body can't seem to think anything other than really making one in the literal sense. She can't have been one of the few handfuls of gypsies that were seers. It just wasn't possible. His mother was different he knew, she was a seer and she went to Hogwarts with his dad, she was among the few seeing gypsies who had magic in them. James knew his mother was special but there was no way he would believe that crap and end up with Lily as anything much less his wife or the mother of his child.

No way on this bloody green earth.

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'Oh my gosh, Lily you should have told me.' Charlie said after visiting Lily's flat the day she was to leave.

'Told you what?' Lily asked confused after she gave her friend the tour.

'James's little cousin told me everything. I mean that is so romantic. You're dating and then suddenly there is a sign and then you know you have to be together.' Charlie said and sighed dramatically.

'Charlotte would you please make some sense,' Lily said and her best friend just laughed at her.

'You silly goose, Sienna told me all about what the gypsy said about you and the dashing Mr Potter and I must say I think it's the perfect time for a wedding. Oh fess up,' Charlie said laughing at the expression on Lily's face mistaking the horror of miscommunication for that of secret keeping.

'The two of you shouldn't waste much time. After all there is apparently a baby on the way soon.' Charlie said heading for the kitchen.

Lily felt sick. Charlie got the wrong impression of what Sienna meant. James was going to kill her if he knew but then again there is no cause for alarm. Yes if she let Charlie believe that there was a thing going on between her and James she wont feel the discomfort when Lily was around her and Jack.

Shoving a glass of peach juice into her hand a couple minutes later Charlie bore down on Lily again. 'I got the impression from Sienna that she doesn't mind that the two of you are together so what's the big deal about people knowing. Come on admit it … at least to me.'

Lily still wasn't sure if she should just tell her.

'Never mind I saw the sparks fly at the park and I never guessed it. What kind of a mate am I that I can't spot when my best mate is half way in love?'

'Umm hmmm,' she said smiling noncommittally. She wasn't going to lie but she wasn't going to tell the truth either the thing was she wasn't going to dissuade Charlie that she jumped to the wrong conclusion. After all what could it hurt if Charlie and Jack alone knew? No one else did.

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'It's just marvellous Lily. Totally divine, who would have guessed huh?' Alice exclaimed excitedly at the end of the last Order meeting.

'What are you talking about?' Lily asked frozen. She was just about to leave too.

'Oh I'm sorry I must have shocked you there didn't I. Thing is I hadn't realised that you and James were dealing privately but honestly Lily if it's that serious you shouldn't keep it under raps…anyway I don't think it would be that way for much longer.' Alice told her grinning and Lily once again felt her stomach begin to roll.

'What do you mean by that?' she asked almost afraid to go ahead with the question.

Alice laughed, 'I expect everyone will be telling you their surprise at your relationship soon too bad that James is away, we'd love to see the two of you together for ourselves. I may have suggested it earlier …before you came. I am sorry that I stepped on your toes about it but it really is exciting.'

Oh for the love of god.

'It's just too bad you hadn't gotten together before you both bought flats right next to each other I bet you he sleeps over a lot.' Alice went on. 'I expect you can tell me all about what the two of you have decided about the living arrangements.'

'Uh I can't stay, loads of work you know,' Lily said backing away and I'm still a virgin for crying out loud. Lily turned to see James' mates coming toward her and not knowing what to do shot out, 'I'll see you soon okay.' And with those last words Lily left the meeting and apparated outside her building.

She was going to die; there was no way around it.

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The next day…

It's almost like he never left, James thought wryly as Sirius made yet another appearance at the precinct since returning to his own after the six weeks were up. At least he hadn't seen him for the four days that he had been away on a business trip. He had come to the office straight from the portkey transport.

'They really do need to take away that charm so you can't apparate in here at will.' He told his friend after looking up from one of the files he was going over.

'Don't worry Aberforth likes me too much,' Sirius said airily as he made himself at home on the chair opposite James. 'When do you get off for lunch?'

'It's already past lunch,' James said noting that it was after four in the afternoon, 'besides I wasn't planning on going for lunch today,' he said seriously.

'Aw come on mate, I know this great restaurant … well I haven't tried it but I heard it was great besides you just came back from work.' Sirius said pleadingly but in truth James was leaving early to go home after all he hadn't needed to come back to the office for the day.

'Okay fine I'll come but give me a few minutes to finish this,' James said before scribbling a few things on the sheets in front of him.

Twenty minutes later they reached their destination and James looked sceptically at his mate then at the establishment in front of him.

'Uh Sirius are you sure this is where you want to eat?' something was definitely wrong.

'Yeah, I heard they make this really great dish with rye crackers with lettuce and prawns and Marie Rose sauce. 'Sirius said with relish and James looked at him. Sirius really was an odd bird. Here they were at a restaurant…correction a girlie restaurant and Sirius was raving about the dishes here as if he was some small animal. He didn't want any sort of thing with prawns. What the hell were those anyway? He didn't want to mention lettuce, hated salads…there was no way he was going near them, he was not a rabbit.

'Sirius I would prefer it if we went to that fish and chips stall down near the harbour front,' James said starting to back away slowly from the entrance but suddenly Sirius grabbed his arm and yanked him to the person in charge of seating.

They were seated pretty quickly but the woman who seated them did look oddly at them. James scowling thinking she better not see them as a gay couple then he focused on Sirius.

'What are we doing here Padfoot?'

'If you don't know then I guess it a lost cause trying to tell you,' he said defiantly and then focused all his attention on a waitress that just walked past them.

James was seething silently and was even more ticked when Sirius mentioned casually, 'You're in a mood.'

'Mood? I am not in any sort of mood.'

'Yes you are, ever since the fair last week you've been acting weird. How's your sex life mate?'

James started coughing violently as a piece of bread went down the wrong way. 'That is none of your business,' said after calming down slightly.

Sirius did not know anything, which was really good considering that his dark mood was caused by someone he had no wish to talk about much less think about.

Taste.

It was her taste that seemed to haunt him. This past week he had been angry with himself because he couldn't sleep without thinking about her. Damn that woman anyway, he did not need her at all.

'You should have told me you were having a go at her mate; I wouldn't have flirted with her so much at the fair.'

'What are you talking about?'

'I mean Evans, I had no idea you had a thing thought I expect after she let the secret out she might have been wishing she had kept quiet about it herself.'

'Sirius you aren't making much sense.'

'Blimey mate, I mean really, you've got to go see her. That's why you're in a snit isn't it? I bet it was Lily you'd rather be having lunch…okay dinner with than me.' he said laughing.

'Lily? What?'

'Yeah I know about the two of you, rather I think the whole blooming order knows about the two of you, you've create quite a stir. I hear Alice is thrilled, she was the one who informed everyone after Lily's friend Charlie told her everything.'

'So what… Lily told Charlie all about … us?' James asked trying not to show his temper. What the mother freaking hell was going on here?

'Yeah apparently Charlie wheedled it out of Lily, who told her that you two were serious and that the gypsy was probably right when she predicted your future Sienna had told her about the whole prediction and I guess mate with your background she really was right. You know I was pretty pissed at you for not telling any of us anything like that.' Sirius said staring at him. 'You should know better than to hide secrets from us, we'd find them out anyway but the most important thing I have to tell you is that we're your friends, you're not suppose to keep secrets from us—we won't judge you.'

James didn't say a word. How could he? When all he wanted to do was ask Evans what the hell she was getting at. The whole bloody planet knew something that was not even true. Staring at Sirius a while longer James made up his mind to go home to his flat. Somehow he wasn't hungry anymore.

'Mate, I just remembered that there is something I got to do in my flat so I'll see you sometime tomorrow okay?' James said his mind miles away.

Sirius gave him a sly wink, 'Honestly man you have a hot woman waiting for you at home and you're here with me? Go on and see her, I'll sit here, enjoy my view and eat my food.'

Uh huh, well Sirius was wrong about more than one thing Lily Evans was not his woman and he was not going to see her darn it. He was going to go home, shower and got to sleep. It was her fault he hadn't gotten much sleep these past few nights anyway. James' temper flared but tried not to show it.

'Yeah well, I'll see you mate.' He said then left the restaurant before apparating to the front of the building. Taking the lift up he contemplated going to give Evans a piece of his mind. But nearing both their doorways he promptly turned and went into his own flat—it was a free country …he was allowed to change his mind.

But minutes later after towelling himself dry, after knowing that he was tired and needed to catch up on some much needed sleep or else he couldn't behave logically why was he heading towards the door to meet Evans?

As he reached her front door he assured himself that he had every right to get an explanation, the aim alone was justifiable…wasn't it?

…

Lily had had a bad day—more than that it was horrible starting from her late start to her messing up her research. It was already after five, closing on six. She had left the office an hour early in the hopes of stemming an on coming headache. Since she was due sometime off her boss hadn't minded.

It couldn't get any worse could it?

Lily was soaking in the bathtub trying to relax the tension she had acquired that day when she heard the faint shrill of her intercom. Cursing under her breath she climbed out of the bath, grabbing a towel on her way as she padded damply towards the intercom where she flicked the switch and asked tiredly, 'yes, who is it?'

'James Potter.'

James! James was back. Panic froze her, rendering her unable to come back with a response.

'Lily.' James' voice was unpromisingly charged with quiet fury.

'I—err was on my way to bed,' she told him, not necessarily untruthful, even while her conscience warned her that she was being a coward and that most sensible thing she could do was see him and explain what had happened.

Oh Merlin, explain…as if it was that easy.

She closed her eyes and then opened them again when she heard James say softly, 'On your way to bed. Well, how very appropriate…in view of our…relationship…'

So he had heard. Not that she had doubted it; the very tone of his voice had told her that he knew.

Lily took a deep breath. There was nothing else for it. She was going to have to face him.

'I—I can explain,' she whispered into the intercom. 'But not now … tomorrow…'

'Now,' James replied relentlessly. 'Unless you want me to owl everyone and let them no that you're a lying…'

'No…No…now, then—' Lily agreed, momentarily forgetting that all she was wearing was a damp towel as she activated the mechanism to release the hold on the lock.

She froze as James walked in. there was a faint dark shadow across his jaw and Lily bit down an insistent urge to touch it, to taste it. He looked every bit as angry as he had sounded but when he saw her he didn't let into her as she had expected instead he looked at her deliberately and extensively.

Her face burned as Lily suddenly realised how he must be seeing her, her hair bunched up atop her head and her body still damp from her bath…her only covering was the medium sized cream towel she wore.

'I—I'll just go get dressed,' she heard herself stammering as her body reacted instantly and uncontrollably to the way he was looking at her…as instantly and uncontrollably as the way it had when he had kissed her, touched her days before.

Mesmerised Lily stared right back into his eyes, her breathing suddenly shallow and laboured as a sudden burst of sexuality flooded though her veins. This was not happening…it had to be the stress it was the only explanation to the way she was drawn towards him.

It had to be the stress of the last few days as she waited for the bomb to drop.

That had to be the only explanation; on her reaction towards James…this wasn't supposed to happen.

Dizzily she blinked but didn't break the intensity of his burning stare. What was happening to her? Why was she feeling her whole body trembling, aching with a need that seemed to have been conjured up out of nowhere, like a tornado ready to destroy all of her defences?

'I—I can explain,' she told him huskily, and she didn't know herself whether she meant why everyone was acting as though they were making a baby or why she was reacting to him the way she was, but instead of agreeing James simply walked towards her, and odd sound in his voice, an odd look on his face,

'Don't bother, I've changed my mind, it isn't an explanation I want.'

'It … it isn't?' she asked taking a tentative step back.

Wide-eyed Lily watched him knowing instinctively what was going to happen and instead of fleeing for the hills she found herself feeling a frantic excitement…she was way beyond her normal cautiousness now…

Her back and feet hit the wall behind her—she hadn't realised she was retreating a little but somehow that didn't stop James from following her.

'No it isn't,' James confirmed laying both his hands on the wall at the sides of her head. 'Since it is already common knowledge around all our peers that we are lovers then—'

He lowered his head and kissed her with a mix of passion and desire although there was no mistaking the anger with which he demonstrated by grinding his lips to hers …however somehow Lily revelled in it as he refused to end the kissed plunging deep into her mouth, punishing her lips as he went on and on.

Lily senses fuelled by an age old wisdom of feminine response which gave her need and as if she knew just what to do she opened her mouth wider and tasted him, duelling him with her tongue making way for a more intense fiery passion of white hot urgency.

An urgency that she couldn't seem to quell…nor did she want to.

…

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…Come back to see whether they would take this kiss to the next level...

A sweet Refrain will always be the yard stick of my other ffs mainly because of the amount of reviews I got within the last few chapters of it…I've gathered this fic is not as popular but I love the readers I do have…

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Jessiquie: I'm sorta confused…see the love of Lily's life is Jack and well her best friend is Charlie…or Charlotte, should I have cleared that up better in the last chapter?

Lady of Masbolle: Arch, dear I haven't seen Ella enchanted. Ah well I can't drool with you. Do you happen to know if any good movie with Shah Rukh Khan is coming out anytime soon? I have no idea anymore seeing as how I don't have friend who're into it. Oh and Hrithik Roshan as well. Btw a hunk of male sexuality is well…I can't really remember…I've been drooling of guys around my school for so long I forgot…OOOO I know Matthew Goode from Chasing Liberty. LOL.

Hpjsr: I know I adore Sienna as a name too, course you'll know all the anmes I adore whenever I put them into my ffs…lol I have that name in mind for my first girl…yeah I know I'm naming my kids…I am 19 but seeing as how I started writing fics late in life I figure I should you know make up for it…lol ignore me…toodles.

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Sassafras: I know this James is hot. He is Alternate Universe but I prefer writing a bit of that I mean the same James every time would get a tad boring, thanks a lot reviewing.

Greengrl: I'm sorry about the whole dialogue thing but they think a lot in this ff and I'm very happy you understood it in the end…I know I have to work out a few bugs in it but I hope you stick with it!

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Moon chaos: They do? See I know they don't have the colouring of gypsies that's why I worked in the fact that only his mother was a gypsy…course my aim was to show difference in a lot of things…Gypsies are not witch like but they do have their own magic….that's why…Smut scene, what do you mean by that…lol I don't know the word but it there is one point it out to me…kk…Love ya lots for reviewing.

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