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"Lily," her mother called from downstairs. Lily rolled off her bed where she had been reading up on some muggle literature that her cousin Rose had given her to keep her occupied through the summer. She had just started a novel called Pride and Prejudice, and she was already enthralled in it. Lily went downstairs, although she truthfully just wanted to get back to her novel.

"There you are darling," Ginny Weasley grabbed her only daughter by the shoulders. "Vera's here. She's in the living room."

"Thanks mum," Lily said, forgetting about her book at the news of her friend's arrival.

"Oh and Lily?" Her mother stopped her just before she left the room.

"Yes mum?"

"I just want to make sure you are all set for the wedding this weekend."

"I think so. I just need to show up and walk down the isle, right?"

"Well yes dear, but I meant do you have a date? Because if you don't I know who—"

"Let me stop you there mum," Lily held up her hand. "I have a date. He is a friend of mine from school. He's very nice, and just a friend," Lily emphasized the latter part of her statement.

Ginny nodded, as Lily left the room to greet her friend.

"Lily!" Vera squealed in excitement. The two girls began talking so quickly at the same moment that neither could be fully understood until the two fell into a fit of laughter.

"So," Vera started once the girls were in the privacy of Lily's room. "What's going on with you and Jason?" She was smiling mischievously, which Lily thought was a strange look for her face.

"What?" Lily said unconvincingly. "Well he's nice, but I just don't think I am ready to take on a new boyfriend. Not to mention we're really good friends."

"Well he is pretty cute. Of course he's no Scorpius." Vera slapped her hand over her mouth at the mention of Lily's previous boyfriend. "I'm sorry it just slipped out."

"Don't worry about it." Lily hadn't been thinking of Scorpius often, and she felt like she might be getting over the disastrous relationship. "Are you bringing a date?"

Vera rolled her eyes. "Don't try to pretend that would be ok if I did."

"It would," Lily replied honestly. "As long as it isn't my other brother."

"Well no I'm not anyways."

Lily thought it was strange, because Vera was the most beautiful witch she knew, and was sure that no man could say no to her. The two girls spent the rest of the week preparing for the wedding, getting their nails and hair done. Both girls were exhausted by the time the wedding was there.

"Lily," Victiore exclaimed as the two girls walked into her cousin's dressing room that used to be Ginny Weasley's room at the burrow. "I'm so glad you're here. Hello Vera. You two look lovely already."

Both girls had their makeup and hair done, the only thing left was to get dressed. Lily's hair was curled neater than her usual loose curls. The sides of her hair were swept out of her face along with her bangs. Her hair was scattered with small flowers that matched her lavender dress. Her own makeup and dress were modest compared to many of her cousins. Her eyes were lined with brown liner and eye shadow, which made the green in her hazel eyes pop, and her lips were colored a pretty pink.

"Victiore, you look so beautiful." And she was absolutely stunning. Her veela blood made everything about her even more beautiful. Her blond hair was in an intricate updo that Lily was sure must have taken quite a bit of charming to keep in place. Her makeup was also light, like Lily's.

"Thank you Lily. I am so happy. I love Pierre so much. I just hope you all find your soul mate like I did." Lily couldn't help but remember how she had once claimed Teddy to be her soul mate.

"I am so happy for you! You deserve this Vic." Lily said. Molly Weasley and Flour came in at that moment, taking over with Victiore.

"We should get dressed," Lily said to Vera. The two girls slipped into their gowns. Vera went with a elegant pink dress that made her dark skin look flawless. The dress fell just past her knees, and the cut was surprisingly modest up top. She looked absolutely beautiful.

Lily came out of the dressing room in her lavender dress. The dress came just above her knees. The soft sheer fabric clung to her body in way that was sure to make the men not related to her swoon. The halter neckline and the ribbon at her waist were flattering on Lily's petite body.

Lily knew it was almost time for the ceremony to begin by the panic that arose around her. That was Vera's queue to go find her seat. Lily's nerves began to rise after Vera wasn't there to calm her down. She would be walking down the isle with one of Pierre's friends that Lily didn't know. Everyone finally gathered and made the line to enter the wedding tent.

"Ello, I am Claude." The handsome man that stood next to Lily introduced himself in a heavy French accent. Lily thought his accent would be quite appealing to anyone of her cousins, but not her.

"Hi Claude. I'm Lily, Vic's cousin."

"Oh Lily, vat a preety name for a beautiful girl."

Lily wasn't completely immune to his charms and found herself blushing as she said "Thank you."

When their time came, Lily placed her hand on Claude's. The two looked quite lovely together, and if Lily hadn't still been in love with Scorpius and wasn't there with another man they may have hit it off. They entered the tent, and Lily's eyes found a pair of gray ones immediately. She hesitated a moment, but Claude compensated for that, so that no one noticed. Lily forced herself to tear her eyes away from Scorpius and find Jason. He sat next to Hugo, Cassie, and Vera. He smiled at her sweetly before Lily looked away and back at Scorpius. She was trying to decipher the look in his eyes, but couldn't quite calculate what must have been going through his mind. Once they reached the front where she and Claude would separate he leaned in.

"Now I see," he whispered. Lily quirked an eyebrow at him. He kissed her hand before taking his place among the groomsmen, leaving Lily to linger behind a moment before joining her cousins.

Throughout the ceremony Lily took peaks in Scorpius' direction, but he was no longer looking at her. She noticed that he was there with Albus, and didn't appear to have come with a date. Lily also noticed Teddy in the audience, which shouldn't have surprised her, but it did.

Once the ceremony finished Lily was found her friends and made their way to the reception. Jason smiled and put his arm out for Lily to take.

"You look really pretty, Lily." The two walked in the group, and Lily was glad she had asked him to be her date.

"Thanks. You clean up nicely." The two sat at their table with her friends and brothers. Lily noticed Vera and Albus sneaking looks at each other, both nearly catching the other. Lily rolled her eyes at her friend, and figured if it didn't end soon Lily would do something about it. James had come alone, which surprised Lily, but she didn't ask about it. The two had finally had a talk about everything. He hadn't seen the harm in writing to Vera, but also agreed to back off and let Lily make her own choices in life.

Scorpius was also sitting at their table, and the fact that Jason kept his arm around Lily's chair had not slipped past them. Despite himself he watched Lily, and was hurt that she had moved on, but he couldn't really expect her to stay single when they hadn't even talked in months.

Rose and Hugo were also at the table, and Rose kept sneaking looks at Lily, and at one point was about to ask her something before changing her mind. Cassie and Hugo were bickering, as usual, but seemed to be enjoying themselves.

"I think I'll go congratulate the bride and groom," Lily announced.

"Would you like me to come with you?" Jason asked. Lily thought she saw a protest on Scorpius' face, but figured she'd only imagined it.

"That's ok. I'll be back shortly."

Jason nodded as Lily walked away.

"Wait, Lily," Rose came up behind her.

Lily looked at her cousin, who she hadn't spent much time with since Hogwarts, though the two were very close. She ended up working with her mother defending those that needed it.

"Hey, Rose."

"Can we talk?" Her face was serious, and had a hint of guilt behind it.

"Ok," Lily said as the two made their way outside the tent.

"Lily!" Rose exclaimed. "I am so sorry and I hope you don't hate me after I tell you this." Lily could see the tears that threatened to pour over Rose's eyes.

"Just tell me Rose. You know I could never hate you." Lily's mind went straight to Scorpius, though she wasn't sure why.

"Who is that boy you came with?"

"Who? What? You mean Jason?" Lily stuttered over her words.

"Oh, never mind." Rose said turning away. Lily grabbed her wrist.

"What is this about?" Lily asked looking at her cousin. She took a minute before she realized. "Rose, do you like Jason?"

"Oh Lily I am such a horrible cousin and worse friend! I mean I am here feeling jealous of you and your boyfriend."

"He's not my boyfriend."

Rose looked at Lily for a moment. "What?"

"We're just friends," Lily said clarifying. "Rose, if you like him…"

"I see the way he looks at you," she said sadly.

"It's nothing. We really are just friends." Lily wanted to convince her cousin, because she knew Rose could use some romance in her life. Rose looked a little more convinced, but still held some reservation, so Lily figured she would just have to prove it.

The two went back into the reception, Rose feeling a sense of hope, and Lily a sense of relief. She liked Jason, but really didn't want anything more than friendship with him, and Rose was perfect for him. She was quiet and smart, whereas he was outgoing and athletic. Between the two of them they might just make the perfect power couple in Lily's eyes.

An idea sparked in Lily's mind at the moment that may be a solution to the several possible couples sitting at the table, not excluding herself. Instead of going back to the table as Rose did she went toward the band, waiting for the current song to finish. Lily took advantage of the pause between songs to ask the band a favor, which they were all to willing to oblige to. She then went back to her seat feeling like a clever cupid.

"This is a special song we'll be playing next. Use this opportunity to ask someone that isn't your date to dance." The lead singer of the band made the announcement just as a slow song began to play.

Lily looked at her friends, none of whom made an attempt at a move. Lily felt her patience dwindle, as she nudged Jason.

"Why don't you ask Rose to dance?" She whispered.

"You don't think that would be weird?" He asked.

'No way!" She smiled reassuring him. He nodded and stood.

"Want to dance?" He asked her awkwardly.

"Sure," she stuttered out.

Lily saw Albus take another glance at Vera. She had just looked away, and Lily was tired of the games.

"Al, why don't you ask Vera to dance? Unless you were planning on asking your date?" She nodded towards Scorpius, but didn't look in his direction.

Both Albus and Vera looked at each other, neither one saying a word. Lily didn't know what Albus was thinking when he said, "Should we have a go then?'

Vera looked tempted to say no, and was, but instead simply nodded and stood. Cassie and Hugo were already on the dance floor, enjoying themselves, leaving James, Lily, and Scorpius.

"Well I think I'll see if I can find a lucky girl to take advantage of," James winked at Lily as he got up and left the table.

Lily sat there waiting for Scorpius to say something, say anything, but he didn't. She looked at him, and was surprised to see he was staring openly at her. It was the first time since the ceremony that he looked at her. She wanted to speak, but refused to be the one that broke first. She didn't know where her sudden sense of stubbornness came from, but she was sticking with it.

"Don't like your boyfriend dancing with other girls?" Scorpius finally spoke, but it wasn't even close to what Lily had expected to hear. His voice was cool, but Lily thought she detected a hint of fear in his voice. "You two have been together a while right? Just after I left Hogwarts?" Now Lily could hear the jealousy clear in his voice.

"We're just friends." She shifted in her seat, remembering how his voice was once soft when he spoke to her. Nothing seemed soft as it once had when he merely looked at her. "What's it to you anyways, Malfoy?" Lily hadn't addressed him by his surname before, and saw him wince as she said it.

"Nothing, I suppose." He said and then looked away.

"Am I interrupting something?" Teddy's familiar voice came from next to her. She looked up at his handsome face. His hair was his usual blue, which Lily was surprised by, she had assumed he would be a melancholy shade of yellow due to the wedding. Perhaps he really was over Vic. "Care to dance?" He asked offering his hand.

"Sure, Teddy." She smiled taking his hand as he led her onto the dance floor. She didn't look back to see Scorpius' reaction. She didn't want to see him jealous, because it was pointless.

The song wasn't too slow, so there wasn't much physical contact as they began swaying to the music.

"So you and Malfoy are over then?" Teddy tried to sound casual, but Lily knew better.

"You know we've been over for a while."

"Well he looks like he wants to rip every blokes head off that even glances in your direction." He said looking down at Lily's bright eyes. "Including me and poor Thomas. I can handle myself, but Thomas…"

Lily rolled her eyes at Teddy. "Well he sure doesn't act like he cares."

"Maybe he doesn't." Teddy didn't want to talk about her and Malfoy, that wasn't the reason he asked her to dance. "I was hoping for a slow song." He sighed. "It would give me an excuse to touch you."

"Teddy…" Lily didn't want to go there at the moment. "I think I need a drink."

"Sure, butterbeer?"

"Something stronger, please."

"Alright. Wait here." He went off to fetch them drinks. Lily looked around seeing her brother with his arms around Vera. The two looked so good together and Lily hoped they could work out their problems, so they could both be happy.

When Teddy came back with their drinks Lily took a sip. The liquid burned her throat going down, but she took another, larger gulp. Soon her cup was empty and Teddy got her another. The burn dulled after her second glass. It was around her third glass she stopped counting and just enjoyed herself.

Jason came back explaining that he was sorry that he had been gone so long, dancing with Rose, but he found her quite interesting. Lily told him no problem, and encouraged him to spend the rest of the evening with her, saying Teddy would keep her company.

"I love this song," Lily groaned as a slow song came on. One of her favorites.

"Let's dance," Teddy said setting his glass down. Both were fairly drunk at this point, though Teddy could hold his drink better. He didn't wait for her response as he pulled her onto the dance floor.

Lily swayed unsteadily as Teddy moved her across the floor. His hands gripped at the fabric against her waist. "Now I have an excuse to touch you," He whispered into Lily's ear. He pulled her body against his and brought his hand to her face, running his fingers along her jawline.

"Teddy," Lily began to protest, but before she could she felt him pull back.

'Why don't you take your hands off her." Lily looked up to see Scorpius standing next to her, like and avenging angel. His eyes were hard as he gazed down at Lily momentarily before turning back to Teddy.

"What does it matter to you Malfoy?" Teddy said Scorpius' name as if it were infected, as if it were poisonous somehow.

"You know why," Scorpius lowered his voice, but that didn't stop a crowd from forming, which included both of her brothers.

Lily looked at the two men, unsure of what to make of either of them.

"Lupin, I know the games you play with her. I know how much you've hurt her, and I am tired of it. You need to step out of her life for good."

Lily looked at Scorpius. He was saying too much and there were too many people around.

"Lily has never complained. And what she does is none of your business. She was mine before she was ever yours."

At Teddy's words the people around her seem to register what was happening. They saw the Scorpius wasn't jealous for no reason. Lily looked to Albus, whose face was slightly red, as he registered the last words. Lily went to her brother, but he shook her off.

"What hell is going on?" He said as James came to stand next to him. "You didn't touch my baby sister, Teddy." Albus made the statement, though he held no conviction. Teddy stayed quiet for a moment.

"Al," he finally said. "You don't know the whole story."

"I don't need to." He said turning towards James, who saw the look in Al's eyes. "I'm going to kill you," was all he said as he lunged himself at Teddy.

James jumped in after Albus, and Scorpius worked at getting the two brothers off the older man. Lily stood there, unable to speak. In a moment Vera was next to her. She put her arms around Lily, trying to calm her. Now her whole family knew her secret. The only thing she'd ever done that could really hurt all of them. She shook off her friend's attempts to comfort her and ran towards the exit.

The fresh air hit her like a slap in the face. She found herself out of breath as she tried to walk in a straight line. She walked around her grandparents land, unsure of where she was going. Eventually walking became too much effort and she sat down. The ground was uncomfortable and smelled of wet dirt. She didn't know how long she sat there when someone came up behind her.

"Lily," Scorpius spoke softly.

She turned to him, unsure of how she was feeling about him at the moment. On one hand she really wanted to be with him, but he also revealed her and Teddy's relationship.

"How could you?" Her voice was full of accusations, and Scorpius cringed as she continued. "You told my entire family the one thing I hoped they would never find out."

"Please, Lily," he started, but she cut him off.

"I trusted you with that, I—"

"Open your eyes Lily! Everyone saw the way he was touching you." Scorpius began to raise his own voice. "And you were just letting him." Lily thought she heard something besides anger in his voice. She wasn't sure if it was disgust or hurt.

Lily wasn't sure what to say to him at that point, so she stayed silent, figuring he would leave.

"Can I sit here?" She was surprised that was still there, but she nodded. He sat close enough that she could feel the heat radiating from him, but not close enough to touch.

"I'm sorry." He finally said. "I just couldn't stand seeing his hands on you. And Al saw it too, before I even said anything."

"Can we just pretend for now that everything is ok? That Teddy wasn't trying to grope me on the dance floor? That I won't have to face the wrath of my family tomorrow?"

Scorpius moved closer to Lily and wrapped his arms around her. "Can we pretend that I didn't mess things up?" Lily was surprised to hear his admission. And when she looked up at him, she saw what she had been missing all day. She saw the look he gave her when he told her he loved her.

"We both made mistakes," she said simply. She didn't know what would happen tomorrow, if they would just be together, but in the moment she allowed herself the joy his warmth brought her.

Scorpius brushed her bangs out of her face and gently kissed her forehead. "I've never been a jealous guy," he spoke into her hair. "But after tonight, perhaps you can see why."

"I can," she conceded. "But tonight you also told my entire family about my relationship with Teddy. I cant just forget that, Scorpius."

"I know," he said. They were quiet after that for a long time. Both enjoying the feel of the other.

"What happened in there?" She finally asked, though she wasn't sure she was ready to hear it.

"Well James and Al jumped on Lupin, but Al was the one that lost it. James seemed to regain some sense and pulled Al off Lupin. Al was pissed though, and Lupin dissapparated out of there after that. Albus was still cooling down when I left to find you."

Lily looked down at the ground and began running the blades of grass between her fingers. She gripped a handful and pulled.

"He's not mad at you, Lily. No one thinks you did anything wrong." Scorpius spoke to her as if speaking to a child, softly trying to console her.

"But I did! I knew what I was doing. I am not a child anymore. I haven't been for a long time."

"I know. I never thought of you as a child. Well perhaps during your early years at Hogwarts." It was true. Of everyone Scorpius was the only one that never treated her like she was a child. He viewed her as an equal. He clearly thought of her as delicate, but never weak.

Both could feel the air growing colder as Scorpius tightened his grip around Lily.

"Should we go inside?" She asked, not really wanting to.

"In a little while." Scorpius looked down at the beautiful girl beside him, not wanting the moment to end quite yet.

AN: Ok so this chapter was supposed to be out yesterday, but as you can see I just couldn't stop writing. Next chapter will pick up from where this one left off, and Lily will have to face her family. As always I would love to hear your thoughts on this chapter.

Also, I would really like to thank the reviewers from last chapter. Your reviews really inspired me. So this chapter is for those of you that reviewed, because you guys are awesome and make writing this totally worth it!