"A part of me honestly hates you

But still all I want is you,

And your love"

-Craig Owens, "All Based On A Storyline"

"Teddy!" she shrieked, taken aback. Outside of her window was Teddy, hovering on his broomstick.

"Please, Lily, let me in," he said to her, his voice muffled by the glass.

"What are you thinking?!" she shouted at him, the window still closed. "Muggles are going to see you!"

"All the more reason to let me in," he replied with a smile.

Lily let him come in because she did not want him to get in trouble with the Ministry. She turned her back on him and returned to her bed. "How did you know I was here?" she questioned him angrily.

After getting through the small opening, Teddy stood awkwardly on the other side of the room. He looked quite nervous to be there. "Uhh, we all know that Rose is no good at keeping secrets…"

She made a mental note to have a talk with her cousin once she returned home. "Rose needs to keep her nose out of other people's business," she replied lividly.

Teddy strode over to the bed and took a seat opposite of Lily. He glanced at her cautiously and said, "Don't be mad at her; she was only trying to help. Why didn't you reply to my letters? I really wanted to talk to you."

Lily shot him an irritated look and replied, "I wasn't ready to talk -I guess I do not have much of a choice now."

"Lily, please understand that I really was not the one who snogged Victoire," he stated, looking at her pleadingly.

"Teddy, I would love to believe you but I just can't…"

"Why not?" he asked, his voice full of desperation. "What can I do to make you realize that I am not lying? Just tell me and I'll do it."

Lily was now starting to question herself. She did not know for sure that he was lying -he had never lied to her before… It actually sounded like something Victoire would do, now that she thought about it… "I'm so confused right now," she said lowly, burying her face in her hands. She felt Teddy move closer to her and wrap his arms around her, kissing the top of her head.

"Just give me one chance," he said quietly into her ear. "I will prove to you how much I care about you." He moved her hands so he could see her face and said, "Please, Lily, I'm begging you."

She searched his eyes to see if she could find the slightest hint of being lied to but she was unable to detect one. All of the walls that she had built up during the past few days were starting to crumble. She wanted to give him a chance but she was hesitant… "Do you promise not to go near Victoire for a while?"

Teddy smiled and eagerly responded, "If I never see her again, I would not be the slightest bit upset." He squeezed her tightly in his arms. "I have absolutely no feelings for her. All of my feelings are for you and only you."

Lily looked at him and gave him a weak smile. She knew that she loved him so very much but after watching what had happened in that pub she was still uneasy. Giving him a chance was the only thing that she could do so he could prove to her that he was done with her cousin. "I've missed you," she said quietly. "Even when I was mad, I still missed you."

He pulled her up onto his lap and rocked her side to side slowly. "I missed you, too. I think that you might have realized that, though," he said, glancing over at the pile of roses and notes.

Lily smiled at him and rested her head up against his chest. "I'm sorry for saying that I hated you. I don't now and I didn't then -I just wanted you to let me go."

Teddy patted her head affectionately and said, "Don't worry about it. I know you love me -the past has been forgotten."

Lily moved her head up and gently kissed him. It was way better than she could have ever expected; it was as if their lips were made for one another. She slowly pulled back and said, "I love you, Teddy. How much do you love me?"

He gave her a goofy smile that she loved so much and ran a hand easily through her long, red hair. "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways," he quoted. "One, you are adorable, two, you are stubborn, three, you ar-"

She cut him off by pressing a single finger to his soft lips. "Do you love me enough to go talk with my parents tomorrow?"

Yay for Lily/Teddy! I hope everyone enjoys the newest chapter! Don't forget to review.

The quote "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" is from Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This chapter was done for Mew-Tsubaki's quote challenge that I highly suggest that you go check out(located in the HPFC forum!) Thanks Mew for betaing and having such an awesome quote challenge.