A/N Sorry it took a while to update. Someone was bugging me to update. I have to thank Amanda a million for helping me with it. Please read and review! Enjoy

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Previously: Lily met James' gaze again and was immediately pulled into that other world that she had been in only minutes before. She again saw that raw emotion that was part hunger, part passion, part security and comfort, and something that Lily didn't want to look to closely to…love.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Lily felt an invisible force pulling her closer to James. She didn't understand. She tried to lower her gaze, to turn her head, anything to stop looking into his eyes. They were so close, he was leaning into her! Oh My God, he was LEANING in, he was going to…going to…

—DING DONG—

Lily jumped three feet backwards, breaking out of her trance, as James jerked backward, at the sound of the doorbell.

Lily stared at James, shocked at what had almost happened, what she had almost allowed. It was as if a powerful magnet was drawing her towards James.

James was looking just as shocked as Lily, but there was something else showing on his face. Was it…disappointment? Maybe even…distress.

Lily dropped her gaze and quickly skirted around him and went to answer the door.

'OMG, I can't believe THAT almost happened! With James Potter none the less. There is no way that almost happened.'

'But it did.'

'Who are you?'

'James Potter… Who do you think I am? I'm your conscience idiot.'

'Hey, who're you calling an idiot?'

'Uh…you.'

'Why are you talking to me?'

'I dunno. Why are you talking to me?'

'Because you started talking to me.'

'…'

'Hello?'

'Hello?'

'What?'

'What?'

'Grrr, never mind!'

Lily sighed as she opened the front door.

There stood Paul, the neighborhood pizza man.

"Hey Lily, I'm glad you're back." Paul came forward and embraced Lily in a tight hug. Lily felt a burning sensation in the back of her neck. She new that there was a very unhappy person in the room, and he was standing right behind her. Paul disentangled himself from Lily and gave her a full look over.

"So are you and Adam having a party night again?"

Lily nodded, "Of course, it's a tradition."

"Let me guess, so far you have gone to dinner, probably Apple Bees, you have gone out to dessert to Baskin Robbins, you rented three movies, knowing you it has something to do with Orlando Bloom, and you have a ton of junk food waiting up in your room." Paul said smirking. Lily laughed, Paul knew her so well.

"Oh, I'm sorry; I hope I didn't wake you." Paul said, looking over Lily's shoulder at who Lily assumed to be James.

Lily inhaled a deep breath and turned around only to find that James was sitting on the bottom step of the stairway.

"No Mate, I was just talking to Lily when you rang the door." James said, trying to keep a scowl off his face.

Paul nodded.

"Where's my man Adam?" Paul asked stepping into the house and peering around.

"Oh he's—"

"Right here man. How are you?"

Adam bounded down the stairs, two at a time, and gave Paul a manly hug. Lily noticed that Adam had already changed into his pajamas, which consisted only of plaid pajama bottoms.

"So man, I hear that you and Miss. Lily did the usual today?"

"Yep, it's tradition." Adam said.

"That is exactly what I said." Lily punched Adam lightly in the shoulder.

"Great minds think alike." Adam quoted.

Paul looked at his watch, "I should probably be on my way, I have one more pizza to deliver before my shift is over. Have a great time tonight guys." Paul looked over Lily's shoulder to James. "It was nice to meet you…"

"James. James Potter."

"…James, it was nice to meet you James." Paul hugged Lily once more and headed out the door and down the walkway.

Lily sighed and quietly shut the door. She dreaded turning around and having to talk to James.

'Maybe I don't have to talk to him. Maybe I can make a mad dash to my room an…and…'

'And what? Avoid him for the rest of the summer?'

'Yes.'

'And how do you plan on doing that? You have to eat, you live under the same roof, eventually you will have to leave your room and you are bound to run into him at some point.'

'Well—well, oh just shut up you.'

Lily took a deep breath and turned around.

Both James and Adam were looking at her. You could taste the tension in the air. Adam looked between her and James and then back to her.

"Uh, Lily there was a note on my door; it was from your mom. She says that someone is coming to stay here tomorrow so she needs to use my room as a guest room. She asked if I could bunk with you for a little while. I figured it was fine so I moved some of my stuff into your room. I hope that's alright."

Lily nodded, trying to avoid James' gaze. She knew that he would most likely not be happy that Adam would be sleeping in her room, but she really didn't care.

Did she?

No of course she didn't care, this was James Potter for heaven sake.

"So…um…James, it's decided that we are friends now…and um…we are on first name basis." Lily said evenly.

"Yeah," James paused, looking Lily straight in the eye, "friends."

Butterflies went wild in Lily's stomach at the penetrating stare that James was giving her at this moment.

"So um, I think we will head up now. Goodnight James. It was very nice to meet you." Adam stated, as he grabbed a hold of Lily's hand and hauling her up the stairs and to her bedroom. Lily entered her bedroom and noticed that it hadn't changed a bit since she had left last Christmas break.

Her room was painter a light blue, and she had a dark blue carpet. She had a tie die bed, a vanity mirror, a dresser and a bookcase full of Lily's favorite books that lead her to many adventures.

Adam left to grab his pillow and an extra blanket from his room as Lily changed into her pajamas. She changed into a pair of Adam's boxers that she had 'borrowed' three years ago and a cami tank top.

As Adam came back in they settled down and got ready for their party only to discover that they had no milk for their cookies.

Lily quietly walked down the stairs and into the kitchen, quickly crossing it to reach the refrigerator. She pulled it open and grabbed the carton of milk. She turned around and sharply inhaled a breath of air at the sight she met.

Thank you everyone who put me on there favorites--

BabyBubba; CherryCheeks91; Drunk Cow; Elleee; James-and-Sirius-are-my-life; Juliette Fox; Lily xxx; MoonlitClarity; My-lil'-Rerun; RavieGrint; Sam's Firefly; SerenityRose016; Sweet-lovr; backstagebabe; bleeding-roses-16; greeneyedwickeddragon; opalshine; reader-not-a-reviewer; sandraej; sassy-scallywag

Thanks to everyone who put me on their alert. Please REVIEW

ReadingRobyn