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"So, Lils, what are your plans for tonight?" Carina asked as she pulled on her cloak.

'James,' she thought, but couldn't actually say that to her best friend. She wanted to though; she wanted to tell Carina all about James. She wanted to tell her how when James kissed her, she felt as if the world couldn't stop spinning, as if everyone else on the entire planet had disappeared, leaving them alone together. She wanted to tell Carina that when she caught a glimpse of him peacefully sleeping, she couldn't take her eyes off of him, just watching his gentle breathing move his body up and down made her feel right at home, never happier before. Lily wanted to tell Carina all about his smile, his perfect white teeth, his gorgeous eyes, the way he could melt her heart with that one look. She wanted to tell Carina that when she was with James, she had never felt more alive, more sexy, more everything. She couldn't though; she had to continue lying to her best friend instead.

"Umm, I don't know. Maybe I'll just stay home and start a new book," Lily replied.

"You're not going out with Jason?" Carina asked.

"No, he's got, um, a baptism to go to," Lily had said the first thing that had popped into her mind, and prayed to God that Carina would buy her pathetic lie.

"A baptism?"

"Yeah," she answered.

"Isn't it kinda late at night for a baptism?" Carina asked.

"You know, that's what I said, but Jason told me it was tradition in his family to get baptisms done at 9:00 at night, on Tuesdays," Lily lied.

"Oh, well, okay. You should stop by and visit me at work then," Carina suggested.

"No!" Lily exclaimed, and then seeing the shock and hurt in Carina's eyes, said, "I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't drink ever again, and if I went to a pub, then I'd feel pressured to."

"Lils, I saw you drinking a beer yesterday," Carina told her.

"Yes, well, I made the promise yesterday, after drinking the beer."

"Why?" Carina asked.

"Because, because, it's not healthy to drink. And, that beer made me queasy," Lily fibbed.

"Alright," Carina responded, her face showing skepticism. "Well, I'm gonna go now."

As Carina left the apartment she looked back at her best friend and couldn't help but notice that she looked different. Her emerald eyes were now always timid, yet joyful. Her disappearances overnight were so often, even when she wasn't heading out to see Jason.

"Lily, are you okay?" Carina asked.

"Yeah, I'm okay," she answered, letting a smile out for her friend.

"If you ever need to talk about anything, I'm here for you."

"I know you are," Lily answered.

As Lily watched her friend leave, shutting the door tightly behind her, she felt a small tear trickle down her cheek. She hated it like this; she hated the lying that went on.

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"Jamie, are you here?" Emmy called out as she apparated into James's apartment.

"Yeah, I'm in my room," James answered.

Emmy quickly made her way toward the bedroom, and hastily opened the door. "Jamie, guess what, I've made reservations for us at that new restaurant in town, Laetitia's. It's booked for months, but I got us in," Emmy squealed.

James silently groaned, he had made plans with Lily tonight. And he truly didn't want to break them. As much as it hurt him to lie to Emmy, spending time with Lily made him feel amazing. He wasn't sure of he was willing to sacrifice one evening without Lily for Emmy.

"Emmy, as much fun as that sounds, I already made plans for tonight," James told her.

"Jamie, I never see you anymore," Emmy whined, disappointment written on her face.

"I know, I'm sorry, but I made plans with Remus for tonight. And I haven't seen him for nearly a month," James lied. He knew it would be safe saying he was with Remus, because Remus would definitely not come to see James tonight. And the reason for that being that he was a werewolf, and tonight was the full moon, however, Emmy did not know that bit of information.

"Can't you see him some other time?" Emmy asked.

"I wish I could, but I can't. Besides, I promised him about a week ago," James lied again. Actually, James noticed that he began lying so much to Emmy lately. He would always be telling her he had work, or it was a boy's night out, or some other lie, when in actuality he had been with Lily, taking in her sweet self.

Emmy made a look to say that she wasn't very pleased with the response.

"You should bring a friend of yours, or your mum, or someone else," James suggested. "That way, you can tell me all about it, and I know I'll wish I had been there."

"Fine, but I'll see you tomorrow," Emmy responded. She then leaned in and gave James a light kiss before leaving the apartment.

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Lily looked at herself once more in the mirror, pleased at her appearance. She wore her hair down tonight, which James loved very much. He always told her that she looked beautiful with her hair flowing down like that. And when James loved the way she looked, she felt sexier then ever, a feeling that she longed for.

She then went to the fireplace, threw in the floo powder, and was then departed to the Leaky Cauldron. She looked around a bit, but didn't see James anywhere. So, she took a seat at their usual table, right in the rear of the pub, and sat, waiting for him.

A few moments later, she saw him enter the pub. He went straight to the reception area, waiting to book a room. He looked directly at her, but didn't smile. Instead, he just quickly turned his attention elsewhere in the room until the innkeeper came to see him.

Lily looked around the pub; their so many people there, some of them not even people. There were old hags drinking way too much, a couple of young wizards, who Lily imagined had just turned old enough to grab a few hardcore drinks. Lily sighed, knowing she didn't really belong in a place like this.

James came back to her then, an angry look upon his face. "There out of rooms," he stated.

"What? They can't be," Lily whispered.

"They are," James replied.

"Well, what are we going to do?"

"I guess, we'll just see each other another day," he told her, an unpleasant look on his face.

"Wait, I've got an idea. Carina's at work, and should be until midnight. We can go to my apartment, you'll just have to leave a bit early," Lily suggested.

"Let's go."

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"Jason, I have something to tell you."

Jason looked up from his work, surprised to see a visitor at this hour. In fact, he was the only one left in his section of the ministry. And most likely one of the few remaining people left in the entire building.

"What is it?" Jason asked.

"Well, this is really hard, but it's got to be said. I think that Lily's cheating on you."

Jason stared at the woman in front of him, and couldn't believe the words that came out of her mouth. Who was she to make up these stupid lies? Lily would never cheat on him; the couple was so devoted to each other. She loved him, and he loved her, nothing would ever change that. They were meant to be together, and he wasn't going to let this woman try to mess this up.

"What the bloody hell are you talking about?" Jason demanded.

"At the restaurant, I heard her in a stall, but she wasn't alone," the woman answered. "And she was acting very timidly, as if she were trying to hide something."

"Get the fuck out of here, and take your bull shit with you," Jason told her, despising this woman as each second passed.

"I'm just trying to help."

"Then get out of my business, and stop making up lies about my girlfriend," Jason shouted.

"You're not being reasonable. I know that it must be tough, learning this information, but you need to believe me."

"I said get out," he bitterly told the woman.

Sighing, she left, but not without first saying, "Don't say I didn't warn you."

Jason was still in a state of shock about this new information. Anger was boiling in his veins, Lily was truthful to him, he knew it. He was so angry at that dratted woman though, what did she know anyways? Clenching his fists, he whammed his left hand into the nearest wall, blowing a hole right through it, and unfortunately, breaking every bone his hand.

"Damn it!" he shouted as he performed a healing spell. He needed to get out of the office, he needed fresh air.

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In no time at all, Lily and James had apparted over to Lily's apartment.

James made his way over to Lily, and seeing the eagerness in her eyes, landed a kiss on her pink lips. She moaned as his tongue slid into her mouth, she loved this. She loved being with James, she loved how he could make her weak in the knees with just one kiss.

Her hands made their way up toward the messy mop that he called hair, and she pulled him closer to her body, making him moan as he felt her press against him. His hands slid up the back of Lily's shirt. James loved how silky Lily's skin always felt against his rough hands.

James made his way down to Lily's neck, and she tilted her head to give him better access of her soft skin. She felt his tongue hit that spot in her neck which made her wild with pleasure. It seemed that James always knew when and how to make Lily feel this way, and Lily loved him for that.

As the kissing became more intimate, the couple found themselves on the couch with James's shirt off, and they were working on getting Lily's off as well.

With the little room that they had to turn, Lily managed to get on top of James. She kissed him intensely on the lips, and then slowly made her way to his collar bone. She placed small kisses on his jaw line, then his neck, and finally her destination, the collar bone. She heard him release a moan as the intensity of her kisses became fiercer.

Lily was pleased when she heard him say her name softly; she knew she was enticing him, and that was exactly what she wanted. Her hands made their way to his perfectly toned chest, and her lips were not far behind. As she laid sweet butterfly kisses on him, James pulled Lily's shirt off, revealing a black, lacey bra, which just turned James on even more than before.

As the kisses Lily was giving James increased, her hands made their way down to his belt, where Lily found a huge bulge not far from them. This made her even more erotic than before, knowing that she was doing an excellent job at making him hers for the night. And although she struggled with the belt, she finally managed to pull it open, and his pants were soon discarded from the couch.

Lily was surprised when she felt his strong arms pull her back toward his lips, which she kissed like there was no tomorrow. During the kisses, Lily didn't even notice that James was back on top now. He pinned her down, and traveled his lips down her neck, leaving a wet trail behind him. James was just about to lay kisses on her collar bone when…

"Lily?"

Author's Note 2: Left you all at a bit of a cliffhanger, sorry about that. I promise I'll update soon to make up for it. Anyways, hope you all liked the chapter, and please review!