Smile
She hadn't made it.
He knew there was a better chance of her not being able to make it – but he'd been waiting on his front step for two hours in anticipation of the even greater hope that she'd find a way.
Thinking it over, he realized they had only started actually dating a month ago. And inviting her over for Christmas to meet his parents may have been a bit hasty.
But James Potter knew that he loved Lily Evans back in second year when she pushed him in the lake.
Sighing in defeat, he walked through the door as a man who had the weight of the world on his shoulders.
His mood brightened decidedly when he saw the assistant his mother had acquired in the kitchen... an assistant with fiery red hair.
"THERE you are! We've been in here all morning, James! You didn't even welcome me to your home."
Disregarding the fact that present company was, in fact, his mother, James Potter ran over to the girl, scooped her into his arms, and snogged her senseless, tangling shaky hands in that treacherous mane.
After being set down, Lily flushed deeply, turned back to the stew, and smiled softly.
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