First Kiss Chapter one. Trying to work up the nerve!

Chapter 43

Chapter 43

It was very late in the evening, Lily had missed all her classes and was now up and dressed. She walked slowly through the corridors, after giving the Room of Requirement one last longing look before turning her back on it. Lily felt the tears in the back of her eyes threatening to burst through again. Lily squeezed her eyes shut and hurried onto the Gryffindor common room; she had no appetite as she listens to the other students all heading for the Great Hall.

Lily crawled through the circular hole behind the Fat Lady who seemed to understand as she burst into tears and ran from her picture frame. Lily wishes she could follow her.

Lily made her way up to the girls’ dormitories and brought out her diary, it only had two pages left; she filled it with her memory of Snape and telling him of their baby boy named Severus Evans. She wrote about their last time in their room. Lily placed it away and brought out her new one. She didn’t want to look at the other one not right away at least. Lily made her way back to the common room and sat in her favorite chair reading a book.  It was time to escape reality.

It wasn’t long before students started to head back into the common room all talking excitably about the day and the work they had to endure.

Several were all eager to talk with Lily and hear about her romance with the Quiddich star.

“He’s so adorable and so sweet, he kept visiting me over the summer and…” Lily looked around to see who might be listening. “Keep it quiet but he hinted at marriage after school”

Lily was happy to see the surprised looks on her friend’s faces as she dropped that bombshell. Lily felt she had to share one precious secret with her friends and figured James wouldn’t mind.

It was an hour or so when James showed up with his pals through the portrait hole.

“There you are.” James exclaimed happily he hurried over to the chair Lily was occupying and sat down on the armrest, letting his body slip down so he was now sitting on Lily’s lap. Lily laughed as she wrapped her arms around his waist.

 “So why didn’t you tell us?” James asked her kissing her forehead.

“Yeah some friend, you are.” Sirius gave her a very hurt look.

“I agree go off and have fun and not tell us about it, for shame Evans.” Remus chuckled.

Lily’s eyes had grown wide by now as she was thinking frantically. How could they know but that doesn’t make sense at all but do they know or what?

Lily settled for ignorance in what they were talking about.

“What are you going on about?” Lily hoped her voice sounded casual and not petrified.

“You skipped out on classes today and left us to get your homework, what a friend.” James laughed as he handed her several rolls of scrolls.

 Lily just about choked, with happiness. “Sorry guys, there was no way to let you know.” Lily took the scrolls and looked into the first couple.

“They’re all done?” Lily looked puzzled at them.

“Yeah James figured you were having some bad girl day thing and wanted us to help get the work done for you.” Sirius was smirking at her, as though a bad girl day was very humorous.

Lily looked at the four boys. “Thanks guys I appreciate this, I really do.” Lily squeezed James and kissed him on the cheek.

“We do the work he gets the rewards, so unfair.” Lupin said sarcastically.