Can't Buy Me Love
Summary: Lily paid James for him to pretend to like her, to impress a boy. Well, James isn't pretending anymore, but how will she ever know with HIM in the way?
Disclaimer: As always, I own nothing but the plot and optional characters.
Where Are We Going?
"VERNON!" Petunia yelled. Lily looked around the corner and saw Vernon standing there, with bags.
This, Lily thought, is going to be a long two weeks.
James came down to see what the screaming was all about and saw a chubby white man with bags standing at the doorway. He instantly knew something was weird about him.
"Are you Lily?" Vernon asked.
Lily politely smiled (unlike Petunia had when she had met James) and answered, "Yes."
Vernon looked her up and down, something that made James' stomach knot up, made his fists clench and anger rise. James walked over and stuck out his hand, "James Potter." he said. "Lily's boyfriend."
Vernon stuck his hand out as well, James nearly crushed it with his firm grip. It just hit him, I called myself her boyfriend… he thought, I just got so jealous. he had thought again.
"Well Petunia, I think we need to read mom and dad's will." Lily had said sadly, pointing to a paper in the middle of the dinning room table.
Petunia's face fell as she and Lily walked over to it. Lily reached for it, but Petunia reached out and smacked her hand getting a hold of it. She unrolled the paper and cleared her throat. "Well, it seems as I get everything and you get this." she said chucking a piece of paper to Lily that had her name written on it.
Lily opened it and read, "All of Mrs. Evans belongs belong to you. " it has simply said. Lily smiled. She was glad that's all she got. Lily didn't want anything; she could make it on her own in her world being a healer.
"Ha ha." Petunia said in her face. "I can't wait to wear mom's diamond necklace!" She said happily skipping up to their old room.
Lily ran up after her. "Not so fast." she said before Petunia got into her parents room. "I get all of her personal belongings."
"Says who?" she sneered.
"Mom." she said simply handing over the piece of paper. Lily walked into her parents old room and over to her mom's jewelry box. With a sigh she opened the first drawer and pulled out a long silver chain with a simple diamond dangling off.
She felt two warm strong hands go on her shoulders and instantly knew it was James. "She loved this to death." Lily said.
"You miss her a lot don't you?" James said in her ear.
Lily could feel his breath on her face and felt tingles go from her head to her toes… and she loved it. "Yeah, I do." Lily said.
"Come on, let's go downstairs." He whispered into her ear once again.
"Actually, I was thinking about taking a nap." she said. James started to massage her shoulder. She closed her eyes enjoying the feeling.
"Good idea, you've had a long week." he said.
Lily turned around with sleepy eyes and staggered out of the room. James chuckled and pick her up into her arms carrying her to her bedroom. He laid her on her bed and climbed in next to her.
"Good night my flower" He said giving her a kiss on the cheek and falling asleep himself.
"WAKE UP!" Lily groaned as someone screamed into her ear. She opened her eyes. "You are not the first person I want to see in the morning." she said.
"It's not morning, its dinner time." she said meanly and walked downstairs. Lily felt strong arms around her waist and decided that dinner could wait a little while longer.
"I know what you're thinking, but you need to eat." James said from beside her. His stomach growled.
"Don't you mean you have to eat?" Lily said sitting up. "I feel 100 times better." she said. "Come on, there's hot food on the table." she said walking downstairs James closely behind her.
"So once we make the plans you can leave." Petunia said not looking at Lily that night at dinner.
"What?" Lily exclaimed. "I am coming to the funeral and that's that!" She said.
"Why do you think that I would let you?" Petunia asked. "After all, you killed them." she said. Lily swallowed hard and ran out the door slamming it behind her.
James slammed his fists on the table. "Why must you be such a bitch to Lily? If you haven't noticed, she just lost her parents! Stop being so jealous that she's a witch and can curse you! Stop being so jealous that she's a better person than you AND she doesn't have a fat big headed boyfriend!" He said storming out of the house after Lily grabbing his cloak on the way out.
He walked outside into the cold air and saw Lily on the wooden bench swing. She was curled up into a ball on one side rubbing her arms to keep warm. James took his cloak off and covered her with it. He sat down next to her and put his arm around her. Lily on instinct laid her head on his shoulder closing her eyes.
"Why do you let her get to you like that?" He asked.
Lily sighed, eyes still closed she responded, "I try not to, but… I don't know." she said.
James ran his hand through her hair, his index finger catching curl. Twirling it around his finger her replied, "I yelled at her for you." he said.
Lily laughed, "Was she mad?"
"Actually, I think she was more sad. Now Vernon on the other hand…" he said.
"What?" Lily questioned opening her eyes.
"I called him fat and pig headed." James replied.
Lily took a look around and then looked at James who was staring at her.
"Lily, I've been thinking, and this may not be the time…" he hesitated.
"What?" she asked pulling herself from his grip.
"Maybe, you want to come and live with me? You know for Christmas come home with me and uh…well we have a lot of rooms and..." he kept babbling.
"James?" She said.
"Hm?" he said as he stopped babbling.
She smiled and sighed, "Yes. I would love to." she said. She reached up to kiss him on the cheek, but James turned his cheek so Lily was kissing him on the lips.
He placed his hand on her cheek and one on her neck to draw her closer. As the kisses deepened Lily asked herself where this was going.
"James, where are we going?" Lily asked.
"Well Lily, we were just snogging." He said with a smile on her face.
"No, I mean what are WE going? Where is this going James?" She asked.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"The beginning of this year I was a nobody. Then this stupid bet came along, and you grew on me. And then the Marauders happened and then well…here we are." She said.
"What's your point?" James asked.
"Why?"
James smiled, "Because Lily, I like you…a lot." he finished. He took another deep breath, "Where are we going?" he said again. "Girlfriend and boyfriend. That's where I want to go." he said softly to her stroking her face.
Lily smiled. "I think I can manage that." she said and kissed him, feeling like she was on cloud 9.
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