Somewhere Only We Know - Part 2 - Sirius Black x OC

Chapter 11: The Right Kind Of Wrong

Gemma sat on her bed and leaned back on her hands. It was the morning of their Hogsmeade trip and she was waiting for the others to finish getting ready. She could hear Alice brushing her teeth in the bathroom, while Lily pulled on an emerald green jumper dress over thick black tights. She looked lovely for her date with James.

Mary finished her mascara then turned to Lily. "You look stunning. James's jaw is going to drop when he sees you in that."

Lily smiled and twisted in front of the mirror. "Do you think so? It isn't too short?"

"It's short and sexy." Mary replied and Lily frowned at her reflection.

Gemma smiled at her from across the room. "It's perfect. It's short but not too short. The tights help, as it looks like you're wearing leggings."

Reassured, Lily smiled. "You're right. And it's comfortable, which is the main thing."

"Ooh sexy!" Alice eyed up Lily as she left the bathroom. "James is going to have a heart attack."

They all chuckled and Lily blushed. "Thanks girls. I hope James likes it too."

"He will." Alice joined Gemma on her bed. "He's been talking about this date all week, and as much as I love you, Lily, I'm sick of hearing your name."

Lily smiled. "That's sweet. That James has been talking about our date; not that you're sick of me."

Alice laughed. "I'm not sick of you. Just your name. But it has been sweet. He's obviously very excited and it's making me incredibly jealous." Alice pulled an exaggerated sad face but Gemma knew there was truth in it.

"You're missing Frank really badly, aren't you?" Mary came to sit on Gemma's bed too. "Has he written again?"

Alice shook her head. "Not yet. But it's only been a week since the last note." She smiled brightly – a little too brightly. "Enough about me; today is Lily's big day. Are you going to let him give you a little peck?"

Lily blushed again. "Maybe. We'll see. I'm just going to enjoy the date and see how I feel. I've never kissed anyone before so I don't really know what I'm expected to do."

"If it feels right, you'll work out what to do." Alice said. "And he'll probably take the lead anyway. Guys usually do."

Gemma laughed and nodded. She agreed with that; Sirius was definitely one for taking control.

"Look at you, nodding away." Mary said, looking straight at Gemma. "I didn't think Ivan had done much leading."

Gemma froze, then shifted uncomfortably. Crap.

"Yeah." Alice eyed her suspiciously. "From what you said, Ivan had just pressed his lips to yours and left it that. Did we miss something? Was Ivan a bit more than you let on?"

Gemma chewed her lip. She could lie again. She could say Ivan gave her more. She could say she was agreeing because of reading her erotic romance novels. Or... she could finally admit the truth. She sighed. "I'm not thinking about Ivan."

All her friends looked confused until Mary suddenly gasped. "Gemma Arwin; are you with someone? Are you kissing someone in secret that we all don't know about?"

Gemma watched Alice's frown deepen. Damn. She really should have told her friends sooner. "Yes." All her friends started to speak over each other and Gemma held up her hands. "Please. Let me explain. Because I'm not with anyone. But I have been... kissing someone. A friend."

"A friend?" Alice was still frowning at her.

"Who?" Mary interrupted. "Sirius? Peter? Remus?" She gasped and glanced at Lily. "James?"