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James let out a long sigh as he trudged up the stairs to Emmy's apartment building. He had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach, but knew he had to do this. He had to go up there and tell Emmy the truth. He had to tell her that their relationship was over; he had to tell her about Lily.

He certainly didn't want to do this. If he had it his way, he'd just ignore Emmy until she got the message. Or maybe write her a letter, telling her the basics. That way he would ever have to see his soon to be ex-girlfriend.

But he couldn't do that. Lily wouldn't let. She told him that it would be unfair to everyone, herself, James, and Emmy. So, here he was now, taking the hard way of life.

Once he reached the familiar door that belonged to Emmy, he knocked. A couple seconds went by and no one was at the door. James took this as a good sign. Maybe Emmy was out, and in that case, he wouldn't have to talk to her. He could just slip a note under the door. That way, at least he could tell Lily that he tried.

He turned around, ready to leave, but was disappointed to see Emmy coming up the stairs, keys in her hands. "Shit," he muttered to himself. He was going to have to do this, he was going to have to break the news to Emmy, in person.

"James," she said, startled to see him standing at her door.

"Emmy," he replied in recognition.

"What are you doing here?" she asked. When she saw him though, all her anger from the other day escaped her. She couldn't stay mad at him, he was her Jamie. So even though he cheated on her, caused her so much distress in the past couple days, she loved him.

"Um, we need to talk," he told her.

"Of course," she brightly responded, "Come on in."

He followed her into the apartment. But when he looked around his surroundings, he was quite surprised. He saw that the vase that usually sat on the coffee table wasn't intact. Instead it was smashed on the ground. Water was stained where the broken vase was, and the flowers were dried up and dead.

The picture frame that he gave her for Christmas last year was smashed as well. The glass was broken into lots of little pieces; the contents of the picture were not pretty either. In it there used to be a picture of the two of them together, sitting on a hammock at Emmy's parents' house. Now though, they were both running away and screaming because of the shattered glass.

Emmy followed his gaze and then said, "Sorry, it's a little messy in here."

"Um, no, it's fine," he told her, darting his eyes back onto her.

Emmy sighed as she looked at the man she loved. He was so cute, as always. His hair was a messy as always, his eyes were incredible. He was wearing his typical outfit, jeans and a t-shirt. She smiled, she loved him so much.

After a moment of silence, Emmy finally said, "I think I know why you're here."

"You do?"

"Yes," she told him. Her face didn't show anger though; it showed a look of understanding and caring.

"So, um, I guess I better go then," James began.

Emmy screwed up her face and then said, "What do you mean?"

"I'm going to leave now," he said once more.

"Why would you leave? I mean, you came back to apologize, and I accept your apology and everything's okay now. We're okay now," she said.

"What?" he asked.

"Yeah, I've accepted your apology, and I'm willing to take you back. And you should be grateful, James Potter, because not every girl would be willing to take you back, after what you did," she informed him, "But as long as you promise never to cheat on me again, then we'll be okay."

James stared at her, did he hear her correctly? "Excuse me?"

"Just don't cheat on me again, Jamie, and we'll be in a good, strong relationship," she told him.

Okay, so he did hear her correctly. She was the one that didn't understand him. She didn't realize that he came to break up with her; she was the one jumping to inaccurate conclusions.

"Emmy," he slowly said.

"Yes," she said, a smile on her face.

"I don't think we're thinking on the same level," he told her.

"What do you mean?"

"Um, this is kind of hard for me to say, but I didn't come to ask for your forgiveness," he carefully responded.

"What?" she asked, a confused look on her face.

"Yeah, you see, Emmy, you're an amazing person, you really are. And well, the times we've had together, they were great, really great. But the thing is, well somewhere along the lines, I think things changed between us," he started, "And it wasn't you, it was me. Well, I think what I wanted in a girlfriend changed, and well, I think we may have fallen out of love with each other."

"No," she simply said.

"Um, yes, Emmy," told her, and then added, "I'm sorry."

"Jamie, we love each other, you're just talking nonsense," Emmy informed him.

"No, I do know what I'm saying," he firmly replied.

"Jamie, we love each other. I can tell by the look in your eyes, and the way you kiss me. Only love could make it feel that magical," she said, a look of hope appearing in her baby blue eyes.

"I'm sorry, Emmy," he told her.

"But, but, Jamie," she whined.

"Emmy, listen, I'm really sorry, but it's true," he said.

"Is, is it because of Lily Evans?" she asked, remembering the scene that vividly embedded itself in her brain.

James stared deep into her eyes, wondering how she knew it was Lily. He shook off the curiosity though and answered her question, "Emmy, honestly, yes it does. I dated her at Hogwarts, she was the first girl I ever loved, and I'm not sure if I ever actually stopped loving her. Of course, I didn't realize that until I saw her, but I think it's true."

Emmy felt tears build up in her eyes, and although she tried to hide them, they erupted like a volcano.

He walked over toward her and gave her one last hug, whispering in her ear, "I'm sorry, Emmy."

"Me too," she whispered back, savoring that one embrace.

He released her though, too soon in Emmy's opinion. And she watched as he left her, left her standing alone in her apartment, without a boyfriend.

Her ears stung with his words. He loved Lily Evans, and was reminded when he saw her. She couldn't shake that away. It just wasn't fair. She loved him; she loved him more than life itself.

She knew she needed to do something. She needed to get James Potter back in her arms; she needed him to stop loving Lily Evans. The only questions now were when and how.

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"How'd it go?" Lily asked.

"Surprisingly okay," James answered.

They were at James's apartment, sitting on the couch and sharing a bag of popcorn. It was things like this that Lily adored, just talking to him while doing casual things. It wasn't that she didn't crave the sexual part of their relationship, which was very important, but knowing that they could enjoy themselves just by talking made her feel giddy inside.

"Really? She wasn't mad or anything?" Lily asked, very surprised to hear James's update of his break-up with Emmy.

"She was pretty upset, ended up crying before I left," he answered.

"Poor thing," she sympathetically responded.

"What?" he said as he snapped his head to look her right in the eye. "You're the one who told me that I had to do it."

"Well, yeah, but still, I feel bad for her," Lily honestly replied.

"I could have written a letter," he informed her.

"And that would have been ten times worse," she told him, "Trust me."

"Why? Did someone do that to you?" he asked, grabbing a handful of popcorn.

"Yeah," she answered.

"Who?" he asked, sitting up straight, as if he were suddenly very interested in the topic of discussion.

"Danny Babcock," she replied.

"Danny Babcock," James repeated, a smile appearing on his face. "You got dumped by Danny Babcock?"

"Yes," she answered.

James burst out laughing at what he heard.

"What's so funny?" she asked, playfully hitting him on the arm.

"Danny Babcock!" he exclaimed, "As in the Danny Babcock from Hufflepuff?"

"Yes," she said once more.

"I can't believe you even dated him," James remarked.

"Why's that?"

"Are you shitting me? He's so gross," James began, "I mean, I've heard stories that he changes his underwear like twice a week. And he failed Defense Against the Dark Arts when Adams taught it, and he was an idiot. Even Peter got a top grade when Adams taught at Hogwarts."

"So he was a little slow at class," Lily defended.

"A little? A little is an understatement. Besides, I heard that he still lives at home with his parents."

"What's wrong with that, he's only twenty," she said.

"He sleeps with a teddy bear still," James retorted. "And hasn't gotten a job since Hogwarts."

"Okay, okay, so he wasn't the best boyfriend to have," Lily said, finally giving in to James. Of course, it wasn't hard to give into what he was saying. Danny Babcock certainly was no Prince Charming. He had average brown eyes, and very unstylish brown eyes. His figure needed some help, which was putting it nicely, and as James mentioned, he was as dumb as a doorknob.

James laughed once more, "I still can't believe you dated him."

Blushing, Lily picked up a handful of popcorn and threw it at James. She laughed as it hit him square in the face, one piece even landing in his open mouth.

Once James realized what had happened, he grabbed a piece of popcorn himself and sent it flying at Lily, she dodged it slightly, but it still ended up in her long red hair. She screamed lightly, more out of shock than anything else.

"You!" she said, pointing her finger at him.

"Me," he mocked.

She laughed, throwing James off guard completely. Then she grabbed the entire bowl and plopped it down on his head, leaving a half full bag of popcorn tumbling down his face and the bowl on his head, like a hat.

She laughed once more, gasping for breath and holding her sides tightly. She hadn't laughed this hard in quite some time. It wasn't over though, once James heard her laughter he grabbed a fistful of popcorn and sent it flying at her.

He then took the bowl off his head and tossed it on the ground. He felt Lily's hands scampering around the couch, looking for handfuls of popcorn to throw at him. He did the same.

She was faster though, and tossed a huge handful at him once more. Instead of dealing with the broken pieces of food, he went straight for his target. He picked her up off the couch, holding her by the waist. Her arms and legs were flailing about, avoiding James just because she faced away from him. Her hair was a tangled mess of popcorn and wildness. In fact, she looked like a madman.

"James, put me down," she cried out.

He didn't though; he continued to grasp her tightly, laughing his head off. It was times like these that he enjoyed, times that ended up with the two of them laughing hysterically and acting like kids.

His hands finally loosened from all the energy that he was putting into laughing. Lily took this as a chance to escape, and she did. She squirmed away from him and ran back to safety on the couch. James followed her, and in a matter of seconds they were both sprawled across the couch, laughing and having a good time.

After several minutes went by, they were both calmed down and their laughter had subsided. Their eyes locked and Lily's heart began to speed up again, this time out of the excitement of just being so close to him.

She tried to fight away her urges, but couldn't resist the adorable look in his eyes. She leaned forward and kissed him on the lips. His lips were warm, steamy almost. They were soft too, just the way she remembered.

His arms instantly wrapped around her petite body, holding her close to him. The kiss was intense, as if their lives depended on this kiss. And he loved every moment of it. He loved the taste of her lips, vanilla. He loved the touch if her hand draped across the back of his head, making sure that his lips wouldn't ever part from hers.

Somehow, Lily had rolled on top of him and her hands were inching up his shirt. He could feel the rush of excitement all throughout his body as his brain registered what was going to happen.

But then it stopped and he heard laughter coming from Lily. He opened his eyes and stared at her. In her hands was a piece of popcorn, leftover from their food fight.

"What're you doing with popcorn in your shirt?" she teased, laughing even harder now.

James couldn't help but smile. He adored her laugh, her smile, everything about her. He loved how the incident with the popcorn was still humorous to her, even though most people would have been long off of that subject by now.

He sat up, propping himself up with his arms. As he did, he could feel his shirt slide back down across his chest, and Lily sat back, swinging her legs off of him. He then moved so that his legs were hanging off the couch, his feet reaching the ground. He took the popcorn from her and threw it at her face, catching her by surprise.

She only laughed, flashing him her smile once more.

Author's Note 2: I hope you all enjoyed chapter 27! I actually didn't expect it to take this long for me to update, but I was having trouble with this chapter for some reason or another. But the next chapters should come very quickly considering I'm taking them almost directly from the old version of Love Affair. I've just got to make sure that they make sense for this version now! Anyways, please review and tell me what you think!