Chapter Five
The next morning Lily woke up and the events from the previous night came flooding back to her. Emotions overwhelmed her. Hurt from David's betrayal, confusion from new feelings for her best friend, embarassment for "activities" with said best friend. Lily fell back against her pillow to think. What did she really feel for James? Was he really just her rebound or was it something else? And if she did like him, what did he feel for her? She thought back to his comment from the night before. "Lily if we are going to do this, it has to be when you aren't in shock. When you're thinking clearly. Not now. I don't want you to do something you're going to regret later," What did that mean? Did it mean he liked her? Why was life so confusing?
"Grrr!" Lily growled as she rolled out of bed. She grabbed her towel and trudged across the hall to the bathroom. She was about to open the door when James came out. Lily looked at the floor and blushed, remembering the previous night.
"James, I'm really sorry. You know about last night," she mumbled, barely coherent but James still heard. He smiled at her warmly.
"It's okay Lily. I didn't really mind," James said, blushing. The two of them stood there awkwardly both taking sudden interest in their feet.
"Um, so yeah. Can I get in the bathroom?" Lily asked blushing still. "Oh yeah," he mumbled back. It was an overall awkward situation.
When Lily emerged from her room after getting dressed, James was down in the common room doing his homework. She walked into the room and waited for James to notice her presence, which he didn't. After a minute, Lily cleared her throat causing him to look up at her. He smiled at her nervously, still apprehensive after the night before. 'Would she regret it? Would she want to forget it happened?' He closed his book and put it to the side. Lily walked over to the overstuffed crimson sofa and sat down next to him. "Um, can we talk? About last night?" Lily asked nervously, not looking James in the eye.
"Sure," he said trying not to show her how he really felt. Lily looked down and twiddled her thumbs.
"I'm really sorry about that. I really appreciate you not taking advantage of me," she told him. James' heart dropped. 'I guess that means she doesn't like me like that' he thought. "But it left me confused. How do you feel about me James?" She asked him blushing.
"Lily I really care about you. Ever since the beginning of this year I couldn't stop thinking about you. You were always in my thoughts. I-I think I love you Lily," James said the last part softly, but Lily still heard. "I think I might love you too James. I've been thinking about you a lot too. Even when I was with David. It didn't really feel right. You were always there for me James. I think I always loved you but I never really realized it until now." James looked at her in shock. Was she really saying this to him? Did she mean it? Was he dreaming? If he was he decided to enjoy it while it lasted. He leaned in and kissed her. She didn't respond at first but then he felt her soft warm lips moving against his own. It was heaven. Lily snaked her arms around James' neck and pulled him closer. James put his hands on her waist and deepened the kiss. They sat there kissing endlessly until finally James pulled away. "Wow," Lily murmured.
"Yeah," James said. "This is like a dream come true," He smiled at her and kissed her again.
"So what does this make us? 'Cause friends don't normally make out in the common room," Lily laughed. James smiled and got down on one knee. He held Lily's left hand with two of his own and said,
"Lily Marie Evans, will you go out with me?" Lily grinned.
"Yes James Alexander Potter I will,"
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