Remus wasn't quite sure what had happened. Lily had been smiling, clearly excited about something, and invited him out to lunch. But then suddenly she disappeared.
Not only that, Benjy seemed to have taken Lily's seat.
He frowned slightly, waiting for the other man to start talking. The silence was getting quite awkward. What did he want?
"Lily will be back soon," he said, hoping that Benjy would explain why he had taken her seat.
"No, uh... she told me to come here. I met her outside, she told me you were in here to have lunch with me."
"Why would she do that?" Remus asked.
...oOo...
"Lily, you know that Remus is gay, right?"
"Yeah," Lily asked. "Do you really think this is the right time - talking about Remus' sexuality when we're about to have sex. That's a bit worrying..."
"No, I was just wondering if you wanted to help me set him and Benjy up on a date. It's clear that Benjy likes him, he keeps following him around and everything."
"I'm in, now let's get back to -"
"Great, I have a plan. First we'll find an abandoned building, and cause an explosion. You'll rush in and tell them both to go check it out. I'll have Sirius lock them in -"
"What will you be doing?" Lily asked.
"I'll make sure no-one else is in the room when you come rushing in."
"Do you think it's safe to send them into a building that you just caused to explode?"
"We'll set off something that makes it look like an explosion, and -"
"Why don't I just take Remus to lunch, and leave when Benjy arrives?"
"That's not as fun," James grumbled.
"Well, it'll work better than yours. Now, do you want sex or not, because if you mention Remus' name one more time, I'll send you to his room so I can get some sleep."
"Yes, Love," James replied.
...oOo...
"She said that we..." Benjy looked really nervous. "She said that she would treat us both to lunch, as long as we have fun."
"Not a date," Remus said, his head falling into his hands. When he looked back he saw Benjy looking a bit upset.
"I'm sorry, Benjy, it's really not you. I... I've got feelings for someone else, and I'm hoping he'll want to be with me in return," Remus said, watching the sad look turn into a frown.
"Well it sounds like you've been waiting around. You're clearly wasting your time as much as I wasted mine," Benjy snapped.
Remus had hoped for a moment that they could still have a nice lunch as friends, but it was clearly going to be awkward. He stood up and dropped a five Pound note on the table to cover the soft drinks he had, and walked out.
Lily jumped off the sofa as Remus stormed in.
"How was your date?" She asked, eagerly.
His eyes narrowed at her, and Sirius' lazy smile disappeared from his face.
"You were on a date, Remus?" he asked, his tone casual, but the expression on his face anything but.
"Yes, he went out to lunch with Benjy," Lily said, paying no mind when Sirius stormed out of the room.
"Lily, I love you, but if you ever set me up with anyone, I'll never speak to you again," he replied, leaving the room after Sirius.
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