The next day while they were choosing out their plate patterns, Lily's mind was preoccupied with a million different thoughts and concerns; mainly would they be able to pull it off in time for the first of September?

"Darling what's wrong?" James questioned, nuzzling her neck with his chin as he pulled her into his arms from behind. Lily smiled.

"Absolutely nothing," she told him. "I'm just thinking about the wedding."

James also smiled. "As am I, I can't wait until you are my wife. Then I'll have full control over you," he joked, kissing her cheek.

She batted him away and tried to hide her smile. "You are a vile man James," she giggled. They were earning stares from people in the Muggle store, and Lily gently pulled away.

"I don't see why picking a plate pattern has to be so bloody hard. We've already picked out perfectly good silverware and cooking utensils," James mumbled as Lily yet again asked him which one he preferred; the blue rose print or the yellow tulip print.

"These plates will be out every time we have a meal, or have people over for a meal. They have to look nice," Lily told him. "Now which one!"

"The blue rose one," James said after a moment of studying them.

Lily placed the tulip printed one back and allowed James to pick up the box filled with 12 plates, bowls, and salad bowls. It was rather heavy and she didn't want to risk dropping it so she left it to the man of the relationship.

They paid for their purchases, finally through with buying the kitchen supplies. Now it was onto bathroom things and bedroom things. They needed bath towels, face clothes, hand towels and sheets for the bedroom, not to mention a coverer for their bed and some pillows.

It was going to be a long day, but Lily was glad they were doing this. It just meant that they could move in sooner. The furniture was supposed to be delivered the following day at some point in the afternoon. James had agreed to be there, as Lily had already promised her mother that they would go to a couple bridal shops and check out the selection of bride dresses.

"Stop fretting," James told her, reaching across the console of the car and taking her hand for a quick moment. They had decided to take Mrs. Evan's car opposed to magically dealing with all of their merchandise, not to mention they were in the Muggle district and had to be careful about magic.

Lily smiled. "We're getting married soon! We're moving into an apartment in less then three days! I do have quite a lot to fret about."

James nodded in agreement, excitement glazing his eyes. He pushed back his glasses which had started to slide down his nose.

"Three days," he repeated, sounding ecstatic. He had been staying with Sirius for a couple months since the mansion sold, and he wasn't afraid to confess that he'd be glad when he moved out. Sirius was extremely messy, even James got disgusted by it after a while.

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Shopping for the bathroom and bedroom things didn't take long at all, and it was early in the afternoon when they finished. They decided to make a trip to the grocery store to buy cleaners and other supplies so they could clean up the apartment before the furniture arrived.

Lily was fully aware that they could use magic to do all of those things, but it was their apartment and she wanted to clean it the Muggle way.

The Muggle way, however, was proving to take a long time. Lily scrubbed the kitchen while James tackled the bathroom, they wanted all the grim removed before they moved in.

Lily cleaned out every cupboard, surface, and draw of the kitchen before she started on the appliances. It was already dark by the time James joined her, beads of sweat on his brow.

"I just tackled the entire bathtub/shower. It sparkles now," James explained. He made his way over to one of the boxes full of stuff they had bought at the Muggle department store. It was all for the bathroom – soaps, shampoos, shaving cream, things that they needed on a daily basis. He carried it back into the bathroom and began to find a place for anything.

Finally, Lily stepped back from her work and admired the sparkling kitchen for a moment before she too started putting away the things they had bought.

They had just bought paper towels, non-perishables, napkins, and the kitchen supplies which Lily found places for in no time at all. By seven o'clock they had cleaned the entire apartment and found places for everything.

"Now all that's missing is our furniture," James joked, taking her in his arms.