Chapter 5

"Always telling me what to do all the time!"

"Yeah" agreed Remus, Sirius and Peter. In fact, they were all too drunk to know what they were agreeing to, but James didn't notice this. Maybe it was the fact he also had consumed a large amount of alcohol.

"Nagging me about cleaning."

"Yeah."

"Or cooking."

"Yeah."

"Or taking a bath."

"Yeah," the three men agreed again.

"And the nagging doesn't stop in the bedroom--"

"We do…We do not need to know about your…. Yourrrr sex life," slurred Remus.

"The last few months she's changed…Going out in the middle of the night…Acting all edgy…. And moody…Getting letters and keeping them a secret .She thinks I don't no but I do--"

"OI! BARMAN" called Sirius Black. "ANOTHER ROUND OF DRINKS HERE PLEASE, AND STICK IT ON HIS TAB." He pointed to James.

"I dunno what's happened to her." He continued not taking any notice of Sirius.

"Maybe she's got another man." Sirius said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.

"If she had I'd …. I'd Avada Kedavra his arse."

"Maybe she's going through a mid life Crisis," suggested Remus.

"Ssssh…. She's Twenty."

"She might be Pregnant," added Peter.

The three boys started to laugh hysterically.

"Peter how… how much 'av you had to drink?" They managed to asked between cries of laughter.

" Patrick?" Lily asked in disbelief.

"Hiya Lils." He swayed on the spot slightly.

"What do you mean 'left home'?"

" I love you Lippy. I've come to live with you."

"You're drunk." She could smell the rancid smell of alcohol on him.

"Licky, don't pick faults; I'm here and that's… that's all that matters--"

"Patrick you have a wife ." She hated having to point out the obvious.

And as an after thought, she added, "And I'm married," though she doubted for much longer.

"S'no your not… Heard James Telling Dung all bout it…"

"Great…." That was all she needed.

"You asked Slughorn about me…."

"I did no such thing." In all the confusion, Lily had forgotten that she was still stood on the doorstep in a towel.

"Patrick, go home."

"Lily." He stepped forward and clamped his lips on hers.

For a spilt second, Lily didn't know what she was doing. She kissed him back - maybe it was because she felt so awful, that she hadn't had any male attention in months, or that she was just lonely. But, whatever it was, she kissed him

Raising her hand as to run it through his hair, Lily found it much shorter and she knew she wasn't thinking of Patrick at all but someone else.

James.

She let out a muffled scream and started beating him off her.

They broke apart.

"Patrick what do you… do … do you?" She didn't know what to say. Her --Lily Evans-- stuck for words.

"What about your wife?" she managed to ask after a few minutes "Oh my, you have a son Patrick!"

"Oh yesss; Oliver. He's gonna be a flyer like his dad." Patrick did something that Lily thought was very strange; he started to cry.

"Patrick?"

He sunk to the floor, his head in his hands.

"I forgot Oliver. I can't leave Oliver. Lil, I can't."

"Patrick, you don't have to."

"Don't I?" he asked hopefully.

Lily bent down next to him. "No," she smiled, "You don't have to do anything."

"I'll go now."

"Yes" Lily agreed.

He stood up slowly, grabbing onto Lily for support. "Why are we spinning?" He then proceeded to be sick on the doorstep.

"Bloody hell. Come in a sober up." She grabbed him under the arm and slowly took him inside.

"Thank youb," he slurred.

"I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this for Oliver."

"Be a man."

"Bra's."

"That's your house!"

"You're king of the castle."

"She'll be begging you to go back!"

"Bra's."

"Just go straight in and tell her."

"Bra's."

"Sirius stop talking about effing Bra's!"

Everyone in the pub was calling out suggestions of what James should do about Lily.

James puffed out his chest importantly, "Yeah I will."

Staggering slightly, James Potter left the pub.

As soon as he was gone, someone called out, "A toast to the condemned man!"

Everyone raised there glasses and the 12 tolls of the clock began.

BOOM

Patrick laid out on the couch, fast asleep.

BOOM

Lily stood in the next room, sipping a black coffee thoughtfully

BOOM

James staggered towards Godric's Hollow.

BOOM

Sirius downed anther pint of Larger.

BOOM

And another.

BOOM

BOOM

BOOM

Patrick stirred in his sleep.

BOOM

Lily sighed, closing her eyes at the same time. What a night!

BOOM

James staggered up the path. "Ok, concentrate." He told himself.

BOOM

BOOM

"WHATS HE DOING HERE?"

Lily's eyes snapped open; the cup of coffee she was holding fell from her hand.

James stood over Patrick who, had since, woken up. James' face was contorted in a rage; Lily had never seen grace his face before.

"WHATS HE BLOODY DOING HERE?"

"I….James …How did you?"

"I used my key." In fact, it was still clutched in his white shaking hand.

He took a step towards Patrick and grabbed a handful of his robes, pulling the frightened man to his feet so they were stood nose to nose.

"If you've touched her, I swear I'll…"

"I haven't. I haven't," sobbed the man.

James pushed him away as though disgusted by the sight of him.

"LIAR!" he shouted. " What were you doing with MY WIFE?"

"I didn't."

"James!" Lily called.

He ignored her, taking his wand out from the inside of his robes. He placed it near Patrick's temple and whispered, "If you don't tell me now, Merlin help me; I'll blast you from here to kingdom come."

"JAMES!"

"LILY KEEP OUT OF THIS."

"JAMES!"

"LILY. KEEP. OUT. OF. THIS. " He muttered through clenched teeth.

She turned on her heel and marched back into the kitchen.

Scrambling between the rusty cauldrons, empty potion bottles and cleaning products, she found what she was looking for and snatched it up, running back into the living room.

She thrust a small vial into his hand. James turned around to look at what Lily had just given him, his wand slipping down several inches from it's intended target.

"What's this?"

"Truth potion."

"How?"

"James, I was one of the best potion makers ever to have been at Hogwarts. If you won't believe me then maybe you'll believe this."

James ripped the cork out of the bottle and tipped the contents of the vial down Patrick's throat. He spluttered and coughed then was silent.

"What are you doing in my house?" asked James.

"I came to see Lily."

"Have you been having an affair with her?"

"No." Patrick answered back quickly.

"Have you ever…done…anything…With her?"

"No."

"Satisfied?" Lily asked.

James stuck his wand back inside his pocket.

Patrick jumped up quickly as though he had been sat on hot coal. "I should get the Aurors on you," he muttered.

"Patrick, I am so sorry…." Lily started, as he crossed the room

"You're mental, both of you. You deserve each other." And he left, not even bothering to close the door behind him.

The two people that were left were silent.

"I'm sorry I didn't trust you."

Lily laughed, "Bit late for that now!"

"Lily I…"

"James I've NEVER asked you to fight my battles," she spat bitterly.

"But…I'm your husband."

"Well act like it instead of a jealous boyfriend."

"Lily--" he started, but Lily cut across him.

"And I'm not even sure if I want to be your wife any more."

"Can't we just start again?" he asked hopefully.

"I don't know."

"I do love you Lily."

"Doesn't seem like that."

"Say you love me."

"I….I…. I… can't, " she spluttered. "You left me James," she stated as though that ended the matter." You can't just come back and tell me the last week never happened."

"Just say we've still got a chance. Say you don't want to give up on us," he carried on.

"No, I don't want that. Just never do that again, James. You can't go around hurting people because they've done something you don't like. What if you turned on me? Or…. Or…Just promise me James, and I'll give you another chance."

She sat on the couch.

"I'd never hurt you. I promise", he said solemnly, and he entered the spare bedroom which belonged to Sirius.

Lily wanted to protest that he shouldn't be here that he should go back to his parents for tonight, but before she could say another word, sleep took over her and her head lolled forward.

I hate Alcohol! she thought.

And she slept like a baby, for the rest of the night.

Authors note: Yes, i think this chapter is really out of person for both Lily and James but i had to put this in so that everyone can see that James really DOES love lily after all. Also Lilies little kiss - well she's really lonely at the moment and just wants to be loved. Thanks you to all the people who have commented so far and the people who have added me to their fav authors/ stories list. YOU ALL WIN AT LIFE! Remember to click that lilttle button down ther and say something as i am a bit of comment whore. EDIT: yes changed the typo above. Thank you cath for pointing that out!

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