Chapter Three: Nadia's Explanation
Lily searched for Nadia on the beach, and finally found her face down on her towel.
"Hope your not trying to smother yourself, Nadia," Lily said, poking her. "Please talk to me."
"What do you want to tell me? About how you and James snogged under a beach umbrella?" Nadia said, snorting.
"No. Can I ask you a question though?" Lily asked, peering over her sunglasses.
"Sure," Nadia replied flipping over to reveal a tanned frontside.
"Why are you so coldhearted to James?" Lily asked. "He doesn't seem like that bad of a person, really."
"You don't know him like I do, Lily," Nadia said grimly. "You don't want to go and get mixed up with people like that."
"What about that Sirius fellow?" Lily asked, smiling. "He seems nice. And cute."
"Sirius? Sirius Black?" Nadia said, pulling her sunglasses off.
"Yes, if that's his last name," Lily answered. She, too, pulled her sunglasses off and peered at Nadia. "So tell me. Why do you dislike James so much?"
"Well, I'd forgotten all about James when I came back to Hogwarts last year. But I guess I remember him well enough to tell you the story. Last year, I met James. We were friends, and then he wanted to get serious. So I went out with him for a while, and we had a date planned and everything. Then, he called me and told me he was sick, and not to come over because it might be contagious. But I decided to come over anyway, and he was gone. He had gone out with the girl I hate, Jenny. Once a cheater, always a cheater Lily. I'm just warning you."
"Oh my gosh, he did? I feel so sorry for you," Lily apologized and hugged Nadia.
"Don't be. I'm over it," said Nadia, smiling at Lily. "Glad we got that out of the way. You can go with James, but I'm just warning you that you might get your heart broken."
"Maybe he's changed."
"Changed? Yeah right!" Nadia scoffed. She pulled her sunglasses back over her face, and layed back down. "You don't know much about James, do you?"
"No, I'd only just met him," Lily replied. "Besides, what can possibly be so bad about him?"
"You don't know him like I do, Lil. Just don't say I didn't warn you," Nadia said bitterly.
"Fine, I won't. See you later, Nadia," Lily said, flipping her hair over her shoulder.
"Where are you going?" Nadia asked, pulling her glasses down her nose again..
"To talk with James. Why? I thought you HATED him," Lily said, adding extra emphasis on 'hated'.
"Well, I do. I'm just happy that you're in love," Nadia snorted at Lily, pushing her glasses back up on her face again.
"WE AREN'T IN LOVE!" Lily shouted, storming away from Nadia. When she was walking by, Lily kicked sand in Nadia's face. Nadia stared at her best friend in shock.
"YOU ARE RUINING MY SUMMER!" shouted Nadia. Everyone turned to stare at her in shock.
Lily, scowering the beach for James and Sirius, finally found both boys standing at the edge of the water.
"Hey," Lily said, smiling. "What's up?"
"Oh, nothing. Just standing here," James replied. Sirius made a funny face behind James, and then started laughing. "What's so funny, Sirius?"
"Oh, nothing. Nothing at all," Sirius replied, holding back fits of laughter. James looked at him curiously, then turned back to Lily.
"So, what brings you here?" James asked. "I thought you were with Nadia?"
"Well, we had a little fight and here I am," Lily said, smiling at James. "I mean, it wasn't a fist-fight-fight, just a fight. Friendly argument, is all."
"Ohh. Are you sure you're alright?" James asked. "You look a little pale. Wanna sit down?"
"Well, I guess it's alright," Lily answered, sitting down, letting the waves lap at her feet.
"So, tell me, Lily. Did you KNOW you looked stunning in that bathing suit when you put it on?" Sirius asked, smiling at her.
"Er..no. But thank you," Lily replied, blushing slightly. "So, James. How long have you been coming here for vacation?"
"For about four years," James replied. "I'm sure Nadia told you about last year. About that...Jenny asked me to come talk to her about something, and then she got upset and began to cry, so I hugged her. And then Lily found me hugging her and took it all wrong. She never let me explain, either."
"Really? She thought you were cheating on her," Lily said, rubbing her forehead. She noticed a few bumblebees flying around, waved them off, and turned back to James. "Were you?"
"Of course not!" James said, sounding offended. "I would never cheat on anyone."
"Would you cheat on me?" Lily asked, stopping herself before batting her eyelashes.
"Of course not. I just old you I wouldn't chat on anyone. Ever. That's wrong, and I wouldn't do it," James said, moving closer to Lily. "What were you hinting at?"
"Well, um, I was wondering..if you'd like to go on a date sometime," Lily said nervously. Sirius laughed, and then put a hand over his mouth.
"Sorry, sorry! I couldn't help my self, really. I apologize," Sirius said, smiling at Lily.
James glared at Sirius, and then said: "I'd love to, Lily."
Lily smiled, and then gave James a quick kiss on the cheek. James blushed, and pulled Lily in to a hug.
"What shall be our first dad, Lily?" James asked, grinning.
"How about we take a walk?" Lily suggested.
"Sounds cool," James grinned wider, pulling Lily up off the sand, and grabbing her hand.
