Don't Make Bets You Can't Keep ON HOLD

Chapter Two Date part 1

Word Count: 1328

Marlene opened the door, revealing James in a white shirt, and his letterman jacket for our school's football team. 

"Wow, Lily, you look amazing," He says, mouth hanging open slightly.

"Well thank you. You don't look too bad yourself." I wink at him. I grab my purse from the coat rack, and I wave at Marlene. I  slide out the door, and Marlene gently shuts it behind me. "Ready to go James?"

James vigorously nods his head, and he leads me to his baby blue two seaters. I'm not good on cars, so I can't tell you what type it was. All I know is that it's one of the coolest in town.

James opens the door for me, and I plop myself gently into my seat. James hops around to his side after shutting my door and jumps into his car. He starts up the engine and takes off down my neighborhood. 

I enjoy the breeze in my hair as we zip down the roads to the diner. James glances at me a few times, each time the grin on his face getting wider. I laugh to myself about how idiotic he is, already thinking about what I'll buy with the fifty bucks I'll get in six months.

James smoothly pulls into the diner, and we both get out of the car simultaneously. We walk across the parking lot, and into the quaint little diner.

"Julianne! Can we get a booth?" James calls, shutting the door behind us.

"Of course, don't you always-" A middle-aged women in a diner uniform, around forty-five, comes out from behind the counter, stopping mid-sentence when she sees us. "Oh! I thought all of you were here today. Didn't know you brought a date." 

A light scarlet sprouts from the bottom of James's neck as he glances from me back to the lady in the black dress and white apron. Julianne. 

"I'm guessing you'll only need a two seater." Julianne smiles at us, reaching her hand out to shake with mine. "I'm Julianne, Remus's aunt."

I smile back at her, her warm brown eyes brighten up the room. "Lily."

"Oh, so you're Lily. James talks about you all the time dear. Come this way."

James's blush spreads up to his cheeks, and I laugh quietly. Julianne leads us to the right side of the diner, where a few two people booths are. James slides onto one of the red cushions, and I onto the one across from him. 

"Here are your menus. Would you like something to drink? I'm assuming you want a chocolate shake, James?"

"Please." James nods his head.

"I'll take one too please," I say. I've always loved chocolate. Makes everything better.

Julianne smiles warmly at us and quickly walks to the kitchen to get our shakes.

"I didn't know Remus's aunt worked here. I come here with the girls, usually, Beth serves us," I inform.

James lets out a hearty laugh. "She doesn't just work here, she owns the place. Been coming here with the guys since we were little. My mom and Remus's mom were best friends, that's how we became friends. We met Sirius when we were six, and he was hiding from his mom here. We became friends with Peter when he moved here in seventh grade, this was the first place we met him too."

"So it's a place of memory." I grin.

James nods. "Yeah, we spend a lot of time here, it's our go to."

"Here are ya shakes, do you know what ya want to eat?" Julianne says, placing a chocolate shake in front of both of us. 

"The usual," James says, handing her the menu.