Sirius Black growled as Lily threw yet another shopping bag into his overflowing arms.

"No way!", the red-head squaled, pointing into Wizard Wanda's Boutique. Sirius frantically shook his head, which was covered in three hats.

"Absolutely, not! Evans, I can't carry anything else!"

"But-!"

"No!"

Lily pouted, but gave in when Sirius kept his glare.

"Fine...let's go get something to eat." She glanced into Madame Puddifoot's tea shop, which was covered in pink streamers, and confetti hearts. The animagus growled at her.

"Hell. No."

"We're going in."

Sirius pouted. "I don't get it. What's your problem, Evans? I've carried all your stuff, wrote that book report for Sarah Plain and Tall, whatever that is..."

The dog trailed off, before his eyes widened, and his mouth fell open.

"Bloody hell, you have a crush on me!"

Lily blanched. "That's disgusting, Black!"

"That's why you want to take me in this bloody tea shop, isn't it?!"

"I'm dating James, remember?"

Sirius stopped. "Oh, yeah."

He groaned, again. "Can't we just go to the Three Broomsticks?"

Lily snottily stuck her nose in the air.

"Please. I'd rather eat at the Hogs' Head."

"Let's go there, then!"

The ginger snorted, before prancing into the tea shop.

Padfoot followed, grumpily. Damn it, Moony. You're so lucky I'm head over heals in love with you.

The silver bell on the door tinkled when they entered, and Sirius rolled his eyes. Lily sat at a circular table cover in rose petals, and Sirius reluctantly sat in front of her. Madam Puddifoot brought them to bubblegum pink menus, and smiled.

"And what type of tea, would the lovely couple be having?"

Sirius glared at Lily, who simply smiled at the elderly lady.

"I'll take green, and the grumpy one over there will take regular. Three lumps."

Madam Puddifoot gave her a nod, and scurried away. Lily began looking over her menu, and Sirius' glare deepened.

"What the hell, Evans?! What happened to, 'I'm dating James, remember'?"

Lily pointed to a picture of tapioca bubble pudding in her menu. "We're getting this."

"It's odd, but..." She looked up at him. "...but it's your favorite, right?"

Sirius started, and Lily waited.

"How...how did you know that?" He bit his lip. "And you ordered my favorite tea, too..."

Lily looked back down at her menu. "I'll try the pudding, if you try a crab danish."

Sirius studied her, before nodding. "Okay."

She smiled at him, and he looked away, with his cheeks tinted pink.

"Sirius..."

He looked at Lily, who was smiling at him sweetly, in surprise. Please don't let her like me-

"I like you. A lot."

Shit.