AN: Thanks to everyone who helped me with my writer's block!! I love you guys!! Also I've noticed how I have this thing for kitchens, I keep mentioning them in the kitchen or at a table, lol. P.S. I decided not to change anything, I don't want to mess it up. Ok so on with the story….
Disclaimer- I do NOT own Harry Potter!!
Chapter 8Lily sat on the plane beside James. He held her hand, and kissed it every once in a while.
Lily thought about the events of the past couple days, she sighed, but smiled. James caught her eye, "what?"
"Nothing," she looked at him, " Its just…I cant believe I'm here…with you."
"I know exactly what you mean." His hands cupped her face, her face broke out into a smile, and he leaned in and kissed her softly.
"Sirius is coming by tomorrow to help move your stuff into my flat." James still held her hand in his.
"Are you sure you have enough space?" Lily rested her head on his shoulder.
"I have plenty of space, don't worry." There would always be room for her at his flat.
Lily closed her eyes and breathed in the sent of him. Truth be told, being this close to him drove her crazy. The thought of him did things to her, she couldn't help but think of ways to touch him and be around him all the time. She wondered if he would ever really understand how much she loved him.
She must have dozed off, because soon James was shaking her gently. Lily sat up quickly.
"Baby, we're here."
Lily nodded and rubbed the spot on her face that had been pressed to his shoulder. After a few more minutes the planed emptied. Lily and James got Lily's luggage and walked outside. They would have apparated but there were many muggles around.
Remus stood against a car waiting for them. James had flooed him the other day and explained they would need a way home. Remus greeted them and got in the front seat. Lily got in the back and scooted over when James climbed back there with her. James put his arm around her and pulled her closer to him. He kissed the top of her head. He couldn't stop touching her. He didn't want to, he waited so many years to be able to do this and he was going to.
Remus pulled up and let them out. James went to the trunk to get Lily's things as she said good-bye to Remus. James sat her things on the sidewalk and spoke to Remus. Moony blew the horn as he drove off. James picked up some things and Lily picked up the rest, looking around them carefully the apparated.
Once in his flat, they sat the bags down. Lily looked around; this was going to be her home. It was a beautiful place, it was very big, but it lacked the little things that made it a home. You could tell that it was a bachelors flat.
"Well, " James said looking at her, "What do you think?"
" I think," Lily had to choose her words carefully she didn't want to scare him with changing everything in the place, "that I'm going to be happy here."
"I hope so."
" I will, its just…we might have to change some things." Lily hoped he wouldn't take it the wrong way, " You know, with my things here too."
James just shrugged, he didn't really care, he wasn't one who obsessed over material things.
"You hungry?" He asked heading for the kitchen.
"Yeah, actually." She followed.
After they ate, they went to the living room to watch a movie. Lily lay with her head in his lap. He rubbed her back. It was getting late and there was one thing they hadn't discussed. Where was she going to sleep? Was there another room? Or did he expect her to sleep in the same bed as him? She wouldn't mind really if they shared a room. She lifted her head up to look at him, "James?"
"Hmm?" He looked down at her.
"Where am I going to sleep?"
"I was…kind of…thinking-that maybe…" He was so nervous; he couldn't get the words out, " you could sleep…with me?" He held his breath, he was afraid she would blow up on him.
"Ok." She said laying back down.
He sighed with relief. By the end of the movie Lily was asleep, he carefully picked her up and carried her to his room. He put her in his bed, and went to take a shower. Once he was done he got some pajama pants and put them on. He then crawled into bed. He was almost asleep when he felt her breath on his back. He rolled over and found that she'd left no space between them. He chuckled softly, careful not to wake her. He wrapped his arm around her and fell asleep.
James woke to the sound of his alarm clock. He rolled over and hit it. He unwillingly threw the covers off. He shivered as he felt the cold air. He sat up and then remembered that Lily was supposed to be behind him. His head snapped around to find the bed empty. He got up and stumbled to the kitchen, it was way too early to get up. His eyebrows fused together when he saw Lily making breakfast.
"Good morning James."
James couldn't say anything he blinked his eyes and shook his head, "Do you know what time it is?" His voice was rough with sleep.
Lily giggled, "yeah I know, but I've always been a morning person."
James nodded and turned to go and get ready for work.
When he was dressed he came back to her. He ran his hand through his hair. A feeling coursed through Lily as she watched him. She had never wanted a man so much in her life. He caught her eye and she looked away quickly, blushing slightly. He smirked and came over to her.
"Um…I made you some toast." Her voice shook as his arms snaked around her waist. One hand brushed her hair off of her neck and to her right shoulder. He kissed her neck and left shoulder.
"Hmmm…"
Lily closed her eyes and ran her hand through his hair. She twisted in his arms so that she was facing him, "You need to get to work." She didn't want to say it, but she didn't want him fired either.
"No…" he had moved to her collarbone.
Lily giggled, "Yes."
James groaned and stepped back. Lily immediately wanted him back, but instead she handed him the paper towel with the toast on it. James kissed her before being pushed out the door by Lily. Lily didn't know what to do; she had quit her job, should she go back to Mark? How awkward would that be? No. She twisted her hair in a bun. She went to his bathroom to take a shower. She got a thrill from being in his shower. She walked into his room, only in a towel, and looked into his closet. She searched until she found a white button down shirt. She put it on, it was big on her but she loved it. She smelled the collar, it smelled like him. She then searched his drawers until she found some sweat pants. She drew the drawl string so they wouldn't fall off of her. She then had to roll the ends so that she could walk. She went to the front door where her luggage lay, she searched for her make-up bag that would have her hairbrush in it. When she got it she brushed through the tangled mess. She put it back with her stuff and went and lay on his bed. He had a TV in his room, so she turned it on. She watched until she heard something in the kitchen. Afraid it was a burglar she got up and went to check. She crept, making sure she wasn't making any noise. She rounded the corner and saw someone. She jumped and screamed. \
Sirius jumped and dropped what he was holding. He whirled around, "Lily!"
"Sirius!" relieved she came closer to him, "What are you doing here?"
"I would ask you the same, but by your clothes I think I already know." A sly grin played across his face.
Lily looked down and crossed her arms, "Its not like that."
"Of course not, any who, I was just trying to get something to eat until you made me drop it." He said picking up the food from the floor and throwing it away.
"Why don't you raid your own refrigerator? " Lily asked sitting down at the table.
"Because, James's flat is closer to my work and he doesn't mind." He opened the fridge once more.
Lily felt kind of bad, "Oh."
"So…" He said his neck and head were hidden by the opened door, "what's on your agenda for the rest of the day?"
Lily shrugged, "Nothing really, just waiting for him to get home."
Sirius nodded and began to make a sandwich, "He wont be back for a few more hours. He's good at what he does and they like to keep him there as long as they can."
"There?"
"With them, at the ministry, sometimes they drag him out to places and…."Sirius stopped,
"And…?" Lily waved her hand for him to continue.
He came and sat opposite of her, "and he has missions to do, I'm not real clear on what exactly he does or where he goes." Sirius knew he had too much, but it was Lily, he knew James would tell her everything.
"Wait," Lily just remembered something, "you work with him, why didn't he come home with you just now?"
Sirius shrugged, " Like I said, he's very good at what he does, they want him there as long as they can keep him."
"But, isn't it required that he have a break or something?" Lily was starting to miss him already.
Sirius shook his head in between bite, " Not really, not for what he does."
"What the hell does he do Sirius?" She questioned, what would he do that they constantly need him for?
Sirius laughed, " I can't tell you, like I said I don't exactly know. He does get days off and such."
"Good." Lily watched him eat, it wasn't a pretty sight.
He stood up and checked his watch, "Well, I got to go."
Lily stood too.
"See you tomorrow, then?" He raised one eyebrow.
Lily punched him in the arm, "You're horrible."
He flashed a smiled and apparated.
Lily smiled and went back to his bedroom. She watched some more TV, then got so bored that she decided to cook.
She was so absorbed in cooking that she didn't hear James come home.
"Hey baby." His voice almost made her drop the pan she holding.
"Hey." She said sitting the pan on the stove before turning to face him.
He kissed her, "What are you making?"
"It was supposed to be fried ham, but I burnt it." She was never any good at cooking.
"That's ok," He smiled, " anything else?" he added nervously.
"Umm…. I made a salad."
"That sounds good." He made a mental note to go out and get something after he and Remus moved her stuff over.
She smiled apologetically.
He placed his hand her cheek and rubbed it with his thumb.
" I love you."
"I love you more." She whispered.
"That's not possible." He brought his face closer to hers…
"Ahem…"
They both looked in the direction it came from.
"Sorry to interrupt, but you said you'd need me." Remus said looking at everything but them.
James smiled, " Moony!"
"You ready?" Moony asked.
"Hold on!" Lily ran to her bag as the boys made their way to the door. She got a hair tie and pulled her hair back, "Ok. Ready." She decided not to change, they were going to be moving things and these clothes were comfortable.
Remus walked out the door, James stayed to grab her hand.
"I know we could just apparate back and forth, but muggles have these things called moving vans, and we can put all the things into it at once and drive it back here and were done." Remus sounded pleased with himself.
"Ok." James said.
They drove to Lily's apartment and once inside Lily turned to James, " Do you want me to take everything? Furniture and such?"
"Umm… we could use some chairs, maybe?" James didn't really know, he hadn't thought about it really.
"What about the couch?" Lily asked.
"I can take it off your hands, if you want."
"Natalie!" Lily looked to the door where the voice came from.
"Hey!" Natalie ran over and hugged Lily.
"Hey!" Lily exclaimed, she was so happy to see her.
"So, explain to me why I didn't know you were in…" Natalie looked Lily over and raised her eyebrow.
Lily rolled her eyes, " Nothing happened."
"Ah huh, sure."
"Natalie!"
Natalie laughed, "seriously now, I can take the couch if you want."
"Really?"
"Yeah, I'm kind of moving-wait where are you going?"
"I'm moving in with James."
Natalie's eyes bugged, "wow, you two move fast."
"Not really, we've known each other-"
"Yeah, yeah, I know." Natalie heard that speech, so many times she could recite it herself.
"Wait your moving?!"
"Oh, yeah," Natalie smiled and blushed, " I'm moving in with Sirius."
Lily jumped with excitement and hugged Natalie.
"Why do you need my couch though?" Lily asked when she was done with her jumping fit.
"His place is so…I don't know…I don't like his couch, he doesn't like mine, and yours is really nice and so…" Lily's couch was tan and went with anything. At least that's why she bought it.
Lily laughed, "Go ahead and take it."
"Thanks." She smiled.
Once they finally got the last piece of furniture in they all got into the van, it was a very tight squeeze so Lily and Natalie said they would apparate back to James's flat.
After many bruises and stubbed toes, they finally got everything in the right spot at James's. They left Lily's, well Natalie's, couch in the van. Remus said he would drive it over to Sirius's. When they left Lily turned to James.
"What do you think?"
"I like it, if you like it." He said.
"I love it." It was now a mix of them both and it looked just a little bit more together.
James flashed his crooked smile, that made Lily go weak.
"Well," Lily said, " since I burnt dinner, do you want to order in?"
"If you want." James was dying. His stomach had been growling loudly for hours. He just didn't want to make Lily feel bad.
After they ate, James left to shower and Lily went to go wash the burnt off the pan.
While she was scrubbing she felt arms around her waist. She smiled and leaned back.
He started to kiss her neck; his hands began to roam her body. She started giggling, and put the pan down. His hands started to under her shirt, "James."
He didn't hear or didn't listen, they started to go up and she quickly grabbed them with her still soapy hands. She put his hands back down around her waist.
He groaned, " I can't wait 'til we're married."
Her heart pounded faster at the word, "why?" she wanted to know.
He stopped kissing under her ear, " So I can touch you anywhere I want, anytime I want."
She laughed and twisted around to face him, she kissed him.
She was surprised when she felt his tongue begging for an entrance, she obliged and James deepened the kiss. When they came up for air, James picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. He laid her on the bed and put his knees on either side of her. They kissed passionately before James went down to her collarbone. He unbuttoned the first button of his white shirt that she was wearing. An alarm went off in Lily's head, but she ignored it. Her breath came in gasps and her heart was about to burst. James's fingers brushed the top of her chest, "James." She breathed.
He kissed her mouth to silence her. His fingers began to unbutton the second button, "Stop! James, please!" She begged.
James stopped, "Sorry, I couldn't stop." He apologized, he was breathing hard. His hand went straight to his hair.
"I know, that's why I had to say something." She sat up and leaned against the headboard.
James watched her breathing hard. His face broke out into a smile, and he shook his head.
"What?" She asked.
"You drive me wild."
She laughed and leaned up to kiss him on the cheek.