Chapter 14:

"Oh, Jim! I love you so much!" the actress breathlessly told the actor as he pulled her to him.
"I love you, too, Sally," he whispered back, holding her tight in his strong arms. "You're the one for me - it's always been you!" he added dramatically.
"But-" she began and he cut her off.
"No buts' this time; I'll die without you!" he told her.
"Oh, Jim!" she breathed.
"Oh, Sally!" he replied.
Then he pulled her all the way to him and they shared a monumental kiss as the screen faded to black around them.

Lily sighed as she leaned against Remus, watching the credits roll onto the screen in front of her. She had already forced him to sit through two other chick-flick movies that night and he had behaved quite well considering. He had tried a few side remarks at the beginning of the first movie, but quickly realized that doing so would result in Lily hitting him quite hard on the leg, so he had stopped.
Lily sniffed and Remus looked at her face; he couldn't help but smile as he saw the silent tears that were traveling down her cheeks.
Oh, this is too good to pass up...he thought to himself.
"Lily?" he whispered in her ear, grinning all the while. She turned around to face him.
"Yeah?" she replied quietly.
"Lily...you are so special to me," he told her in his most dramatic voice. "I don't care what anyone else says - we should be together. You're the one for me..." he whispered.
Lily rolled her eyes at him. "Remus, stop-"
He took her hand and held it against his chest. "Can't you feel that? My heart beats only for you - you're it, the one for me!"
But as he said it, Remus noticed that there was a quickening in his heartbeat, and his breath was coming faster and faster. He hoped that Lily didn't notice.
To his delight, she seemed to have decided to play along.
"Oh, but Remus!" she cried, throwing her head back and laying her free hand on her forehead as an added flourish.
"Lily!" he replied. He reached up and pulled her arm back and she looked back at his face. He took both of her tiny hands in his large ones and held them together between their bodies.
"You know that we can't be together - they'll kill us!" she told him.
"I don't care! I love you and I can't live without you; we need to be together!" Remus had fallen into a subconscious reality, but Lilly didn't seem to notice. "Forget everyone else - just think about us."
"I love you!" she cried.
He sighed happily, "and I love you."
Then he began to lean forward. Lily could feel his breath hovering warm on her face and there were suddenly butterflies in the pit of her stomach. What is going on? she asked herself, trying to suppress the feeling. Remus seemed to have paused, as if offering her the chance to stop what was about to happen, but Lily just sat there, staring into his waiting eyes.
And then, quite suddenly, Remus pressed his lips against Lily's. He kissed her softly, and she kissed him back. Her head was screaming at her, but her body wouldn't stop. And then, just as quickly as it had started, it was over and Remus was pulling back from her.
He watched her carefully, trying to gauge what she was feeling.
"Lily...I'm so sorry," he whispered.
Lily swallowed, trying to gather her thoughts. She just shook her head in reply.
"Lils...what are we doing?" he asked her.
Lily looked up at him. "This," she told him, and then she put her arm around the back of his head and pulled Remus back to her. Lily kissed him hard and passionately, and Remus fell easily into the embrace. In one swift motion, he lifted her off of the ground and carried her up the stairs to his bedroom.

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Ding dong!
Remus heard the doorbell go off in its sing-song way the next morning and groaned as he opened his eyes. He glanced at the alarm clock to find that the time was just past nine o'clock. As he sat up, Remus felt Lily's arm slide off of his stomach and he sighed. Last night had been great, that was for sure, but he also knew it had been a big mistake, and he was not looking forward to the talk they would have to endure.
Ding dong!
The bell went again and Remus cursed it silently. He slid out from under the covers, trying not to wake Lily.
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dong...!
Whoever was at the door was beginning to get impatient. It's probably Sirius...Remus thought to himself, although he did have his doubts due to the early hour.
The bell continued to go as he pulled on a pair of fresh boxers and yawned widely. Lily made a noise and turned over on the bed. Remus looked back at her before walking out into the hallway.

DING DONG! the ring continued, impatient now.
"Yeah, I'm coming!" Remus yelled loudly enough for his visitor to hear on the other side of the door. This, however, did not stop the persistent ringing.
Remus reached the door and pulled it open.
Sure enough, there was Sirius, looking awfully cheery for nine AM, his right finger frozen next to the doorbell, his left hand holding his wand as he levitated two coffees and a bag of pastries in front of him. He was grinning broadly.
"Good morning!" he chimed.
Remus nodded at the floating items. "Way to be obvious to the muggle neighbors, idiot." he said, reaching out to take them.
"Way to be obvious to the muggle neighbors, wah wah wah," Sirius replied in a mocking tone. Remus rolled his eyes and stood back to let his friend in.
"Besides," Sirius began as the door shut behind him. "How can you be so bitter this morning considering you clearly got lucky last night," he winked as he looked Remus' attire -or lack thereof- up and down.
As if to answer Sirius' question, the two heard footsteps as someone made their way down the stairs.
"Ahhh, the mystery woman," Sirius said, excitedly as he turned to see who it might be.
"Oh no..." Remus whispered.
"Remus?" a familiar voice called down to him. "Remus, who is it?" A second later, Lily appeared at the bottom of the stairs, dressed in one of Remus' large shirts. She stopped suddenly as she saw Sirius standing and her eyes grew wide.
Remus closed his eyes and shook his head; Sirius was silent, staring dumbstruck between Lily and his red-faced friend.

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Sirius stared back and forth between two of his best friends in the world - he could not believe what he was seeing.
"I think I need to..." he started.
"Sit down?" Lily offered. Sirius looked up at her with dazed eyes. He nodded. Remus went to get a glass of water while Lily led Sirius to the living room.

A few minutes later, it appeared as though Sirius was composed enough to talk about it.
"Sooo..." he said, sipping his water carefully, clinging to glass like a lifeline.
"Yeah..." replied Remus; it was all he could think of to say.
Lily just bit her lip like she did when she was nervous.
"How, how long?" Sirius managed to get out.
"Oh, last night was the first - I mean, the only time!" Remus replied quickly.
"We promise!" Lily chimed in, as if Remus' story needed backup.
"And are you guys..." Sirius looked between them.
"Oh no! Nonononononono...no!" Lily responded, a blush creeping into her cheeks.
Sirius nodded slowly and sipped his water.
"Have you told..."
Remus shook his head. "Not yet."
"Are you going to..."
Lily and Remus turned to look at each other before Lily answered. "We haven't actually talked about it yet..." she said quietly.
"Yeah, you kind of…woke us up," Remus added.
"Right...right...ok.." Sirius sighed deeply and stood up. He paced for a few moments and then stopped, pointing down the hall to the door, an odd expression on his face. Remus and Lily followed Sirius to the door.
He turned to face them both and sighed again. He looked Lily square in the eye and said the same words Remus had told her back in the car so long ago. "I won't tell him, but you should."
The words ripped through Lily like a knife. She nodded and Sirius forced a small smile. He leaned in and gave her a kiss on the cheek, and he looked over at Remus. "God, I hope you guys work this all out," was the last thing Sirius said before turning and walking out the door.

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Lily sighed as she sat down on the couch. She heard Remus coming in from the hallway.
She looked up. "What are we going to do?" she whispered.
"Well, first I think maybe you should put on some real clothes so that doesn't happen again," Remus replied. His voice wasn't mad, but it had an edge to it that made Lily's hair stand up. "Then, we can talk about what the hell we're going to do."
Lily nodded and stood up. She could feel Remus' eyes boring into her back as she climbed the stairs to her room.

"Ok...ok," Remus mumbled more to himself as he sat across from Lily in the living room. "We can work this out...we just need a plan..."
Lily rolled her eyes from where she sat on the couch. "A plan? What do you think this is, a bank heist or something?"
Remus threw her a look. "Fine, then what do you suggest, miss Smarty Pants?"
Lily bit her lower lip. "I don't know," she admitted, shaking her head. "Last time I told him the truth we didn't talk for weeks..." she added.
"Yeah, I remember," Remus sighed.
"But, it's my mess, and I guess it's me who has to clean it up!" Lily said decidedly.
Remus shook his head. "No."
"What?" Lily asked.
"I said no. I can't let you two break up over this. I'll tell him that it was entirely my fault, that she shouldn't blame you. You were upset and a little drunk and I took advantage...it's my fault, I'll take the consequences," Remus sighed deeply.
"But what if he stops talking to you, I can't-"
"Then he does! Don't get me wrong, Lily - My friendship with James means the world to me, but you two are meant to be together, and I couldn't have your breakup on my shoulders," he finished, and it was clear that there was no changing his mind.
Lily nodded. "Ok, thanks."
He swallowed hard. "You're welcome." Remus looked over at Lily. "I love you, you know that?" he asked her.
Lily looked up at him. She nodded her head, her chin wobbling. "Yes, I know. And I love you too - you're one of my best friends." A tiny tear dropped him her eye and Lily wiped it away.
"Aww, Lils," Remus sighed. He stood up and walked over to her. Remus lifted her off the couch and gave her a big hug. Lily wrapped her arms around Remus and cried into his shoulder.
He stroked her hair as she shook against him. "It'll be ok, I promise."

A/N:

Tahirisolo90:

Awww thanks! Sorry I kept you waiting so long for this chapter!

Hotkat144:

Haha – I meant to say 'DramA' not 'Dram' haha…yeahhh, you see what I meant now! lol