"Don't you see-I'm not the only one for you but you're the only one for me."

-Secondhand Serenade "Stay Close, Don't Go"

Teddy's face fell and a grave look crossed it as he turned away from her, looking towards the ocean. Lily watched in silence as his pale pink hair changed into a somber blue. "Lily," he said slowly, "do we have to discuss her right now?"

She nodded her head and replied, "Yes, I need to know. I can't just keep hoping that you aren't going to be with her anymore; I need to know if you are or if you are not." She could not allow herself to fall any harder for him if he was still unsure about Victoire. It would not be fair for her or for Victoire; he had to make a choice.

He sighed and shook his head, undecided, "I don't know, Lily. I mean, I was obviously in love with her, or at least I thought I was. I do not know if I still love her; I am so confused. What I feel, or felt, for her is nothing like I feel for you- I know that for sure. She's just so bossy and we always are bickering about stupid things, but we have been together for so long. Neither one of us is truly happy, I believe, it doesn't make it any easier, though. I need some time to think, Lily."

This upset Lily; that was not what she wanted to hear. She needed to hear that he felt nothing at all for her cousin but she knew that that wasn't possible; Teddy and Victoire had been together way too long for him not to feel anything for her suddenly. "Why did you come after me if you were not one hundred percent sure about how you felt?" she asked him, her voice slightly harsher than she had planned. "Why did you say you loved me if you still loved Victoire? I need to know these things, Teddy."

"I know how I feel about you, Lily. I really truly do love you- there is no doubt in my mind about that. I just need to talk to Victoire; I need to end things with her before I can start anything with you." He looked over at her, worry etched across his face.

"When are you going to talk to her? And when you do, what are you going to tell her?" she asked him, avoiding his gaze. She was trying to stay strong and she knew that one glance into his ever-changing eyes would cause her to melt into a puddle.

"I'll talk to her tomorrow, does that sound good? I'll tell her how much I love you and that I don't think that it is going to work out between us. I'll end the engagement," he said to her, still watching her, a little nervous about saying the wrong thing.

"I guess," she said, shortly. Lily had hoped that he was going to do it today but tomorrow was better than nothing. She reached for the straps of her high-heels to take them off since they were killing her feet; she was not one for wearing them anyways.

"Can I help you?" he asked, scooting closer to her and extending a hand towards her shoes.

"No," she snapped at him, causing him to frown and move back to his original spot on the rock. She still was not very impressed with him for saying he loved her without ending it Victoire first. She slipped both of her shoes off and slid down from the rock. She sighed with contentment when the sand hit her feet; how she loved the ocean. Lily walked towards the water, her back to Teddy, until she reached its edge. The warm water licked her feet as the waves crashed at the shore, over and over again. She wished that she had her bathing-suit with her; she could really use a nice, relaxing swim right at the moment.

Lily felt two soft hands, one on each of her shoulders, and a pair of lips whispered into her ear, "Are you mad at me, Lils?"

His breath tickled her ear and she shrugged his hands off her. Was she mad at him? She had not really decided, but one thing she knew for sure was that she had to resist him until Victoire and he were officially over. "Teddy," she said, her back still facing him but she could feel that he was hovering by her shoulders, "I don't know. I'm definitely not happy with you."

He quickly wrapped his arms around her stomach, pulling her close to him and started to twirl around in circles. "I'm sorry!" he yelled over her protests. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"Put me down," she screamed as she struggled to get away from him. "Now, Teddy! I'm not joking!"

He laughed loudly and kept spinning. "Not until you accept my apology," he said as he laughed. "Say 'it's okay, Teddy' and I'll let you go!"

She squirmed in his arms while kicking her feet. She didn't want to accept his apology because it wasn't okay, not yet. "What if I accept it tomorrow?!"

He paused, still holding her tightly to his chest. "I suppose so," he decided, resting his chin on her shoulder. "Don't be mad at me though," he said, giving her a puppy-dog pout as his hair changed back to red. "I don't like it when you're mad at me."

"If you don't let me go, I'm going to be a lot more than just mad," she told him, twisting out of his grip. He didn't fight her this time; he unwrapped his arms from around her and watched her walk away.

Thanks everyone for the reviews, I'm glad that people are reading this story! Hmmm, what's going to happen when Lupin has a talk with Victoire? I guess we'll find out soon!

Thanks Mew-Tsubaki for looking over this; you're an awesome beta!