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"I told you there's nothing going on between me and Lily," James said aggravated while Grace looked on at him unconvinced.

"James I know you two have history together," she began, sweeping her copper brown hair behind her ear, before James cut in.

"Then how many times do I have to tell you, we ended it because it wasn't working, we wanted completely different things from life. Yes she was my first love, yes she was my first and yes I do still love her, but only as a friend."

"But that's the point; deep inside you still love her!" Grace almost screamed.

"When I look at you do you see me looking at another woman?"

"No."

"Have I ever not been here for you?"

"No."

"Do you believe I love you?"

"Yes, but James what are you trying to prove."

"She asked me to do a favour for her, and I can't say no because I owe it to her parents. If I could tell you what I promised I would but it's not something I can do."

"James you're giving her away at her bloody wedding, you obviously want her to be your bride not what's his face."

"Do you honestly think that if I wanted to marry her I'd be giving her away to someone else?"

Grace stalled.

"You know what, I'm going out with Sirius and Remus and if you think I have commitment issues look at yourself, you're the one who didn't want to move in together, you didn't say I love you when I did- "

"Because I know what I'm contending with James. She's got everything you want."

"No she doesn't. Grace I'm a lazy person, if I wanted her I wouldn't be here fighting to bloody keep you," James said pointedly before turning and slamming the door behind him, leaving Grace in turmoil.

…

Lily was still waiting for James to say yes or no, it was the final thing for her perfect wedding in a month, as she finished her drink she decided she'd pay him a visit, but as she was walking out of the bar she saw Sirius and Remus followed by a sullen looking James.

Oh dear, Lily thought and went over.

"James, do I have an answer."

"I don't know if I can Lily, I want to but I don't want Grace to walk out on me, I just need to convince her."

"Ok just tell me soon, because if you aren't Paul wants you to be a groom, cause his sister wants to be a bridesmaid and he's out of good male friends."

"I'll get back to you," James smiled at her, "Promise."

…

Grace couldn't believe James, he really wanted to do it but she was still convinced that he nevertheless loved Lily more than he would ever love her. Just as she was going to sink into her chair and contemplate leaving the doorbell rang.

As she walked over to the door she almost decided not to open it, going against her better judgment she did.

"I suppose James sent you here to convince me."

"Shut up," Lily replied, "Sorry, but the world doesn't revolve around you, and no he didn't."

"Oh and I suppose it revolves around you?" Grace replied stiffly.

It might of done when James was with me, Lily thought crudely oh my god I did NOT just think that.

"As much as I'd like it to no. Can I come in?" Lily said sweetly.

"You're just as bossy as he is," Grace said opening the door wider and inviting her in.

"I noticed that when I was with him," Lily said grumpily, "Listen I'm probably the last person you want to hear this from, but me and James are truly over and done with, and as much as I regretted it at the time, I know he's happier with you than he ever was with me."

"What makes you think that?"

"Have you ever talked to Sirius and Remus about him and me?" Lily asked casually while Grace shook her head, "Well I'm kinda nosy you see and when I first found out James had a girlfriend I needed to know just one thing. Do you argue?"

"Sometimes, why did you?" Grace said cautiously not knowing what Lily was getting at

"Everyday at least three times. We didn't get along, we lived together for a month and we almost killed each other trying not to be picniky about everything. In the end the only thing we could agree on was that it wasn't working between us, so we stopped seeing each other. James and I don't know how to make compromises, at least we didn't then and I doubt we do now. The only reason we're friends is because we argue, its fun when you don't have a relationship on the rocks."

"Lily as much as I'd like to believe that I can't."

"Because you're ex was having sex with your sister in your bed on your birthday?" Lily said bluntly, while all she received a shocked look; "James told me you have commitment issues, actually he got drunk passed out and then told Sirius who told me, but that's not the point. You have to trust him because as much as it pains me to say it, he won't stick around because ever since I've known him, his life depends on trusting and being trusted by the people around him."

"See that's the thing, you know him better than I do!"

"That's because I don't listen with my ears shut," Lily mumbled, "Listen, James is a great guy but you have to let him be himself, he's an amazing person and he deserves you, and you him, if you don't give him a chance to prove that you can trust him then your going to end up eating yourself for the rest of your life because of something you threw away."

The door clicked open "Grace? Is Lily here I heard her voice," James called.

"I'm just leaving," Lily said smiling at James, "You're going to Daniels opening night tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow? Really ugh dunno," James replied as Lily nodded and left his home.

He looked at Grace not knowing what to say, "I don't even want to know why she was here."

Grace looked at James' deject face and thought about what Lily had said, she really wanted to trust James but was it her fault it was so hard to believe anything any man said to her anymore?

"You should do it," she said quietly, not really wanting to but she wanted with all her heart, for him to know she trusted him even if she had doubts, at least he could believe she did.

"Really? You're not going to get mad tomorrow that I'm doing it?" James asked curiously wandering what brought on a change of heart. "And what brought this on?"

"I have to face up to the fact that not everyman is my ex," she lied, well partly. "If you want you can go out to that party thing, I don't feel like going out tomorrow. In fact all I want to do is lay in the bath for an hour or two and read a book."

"You don't mind then," James grinned cheekily at her.

"And don't think you're getting any tonight either." Grace muttered.

That was the only problem with Grace if she wanted sex she got sex even if James wasn't in the mood, and although he had tried to talk to her about it she didn't want to accept that men got to decide when they got sex, no wonder her boyfriend cheated on her. James had patience; he had to wait a year before she put out for him, after that it was mainly smooth sailing, until they moved in together that was.

"Alright then, in that case I'm going to bed early. I've got work tomorrow. Night," James said as he went up the stairs feeling slightly deprived.

Slightly was an understatement, in actual fact, he wouldn't admit it but he and Grace had only shared a bed intimately twice, every other night was just laying next to each other, and yet he loved her. Why? Because she was a boring version of Lily and he wouldn't admit that either because he didn't see it.

…

"Paul you promised me you'd get the night off!" Lily yelled the following evening.

"A party is hardly important."

"It's important to me and my friends," Lily pointed out.

"No offence hun but the only one of your friends who has any intelligence is James."

"He's going!" Lily said trying to find an excuse for her beloved Paul to come.

"He hasn't had a night off in weeks," Paul said in his usual placid state.

Lily fumed and walked out of the door, the more she thought about it the more she wondered if she was making a mistake marrying a man as predictable as Paul. He was boring and yet secure, they didn't fight, the sex was pre-planned whenever they did have it but enjoyable enough.

"This sucks," Lily muttered to herself as she walked down the street.

"Hey," said a voice behind her and she jumped.

"Oh James it's you," Lily gasped, "I though Grace was coming."

"Nah she said something about not wanting to I lost interest after her third explanation," James sighed, as happy as Lily was with the situation, which was not very.

"We could go alone together," Lily joked.

"I remember last time we did that, we ended up in a closest making out," James smiled. "Anyway I was coming to tell you yes."

"Really?" Lily stopped and looked at him her eyes beaming.

"Really," James said as Lily threw her arms around her.

As James stood there receiving Lily's embrace he felt a feeling he had long though lost, the lust he had for her was slowly creeping back into his veins, he moved away from Lily before he lost control of his senses and was forced to take her on the street.

"We should hurry, it's almost time," James pointed out as they ran to the field to apparate from.

…

"Do you ever wonder if Lily and James will get back together again," Sirius mused to Remus and Abigail, while waiting for the two to arrive.

"What?" Abigail, "Take that back, Lily's getting married in a month, and don't you dare meddle."

"It was a thought, I didn't want to have my head bitten off, and there is no way I am going to meddle. I meant by their own accord."

"Nah," Remus said, "I mean they both have happy satisfying lives right, cause if they don't I don't want to be there to help them break it off with Grace and Paul."

"What are you two like," Abigail said stunned. "It's like the prospect of Lily and James being with anyone else than well Lily and James hasn't entered your minds at all. Its been well over a year since they last did anything couple-like."

"Neither of them are getting sex though," Sirius said matter-of-factly.

"How do you know that?" Abigail said curiously.

"Because James is all fidgety and whenever he gets overly horny he's round at my place drinking away like there's no tomorrow and he wouldn't ever jerk off cause Lily said something about that to him once that made him well anti DIY, and Lily is well, she glazes over from time to time, like she did when she and James were going through a rough patch."

"The fact that you know all this Sirius scares me, but maybe it'd be nice if they were together, I think it's strange they're still friends."

"So does everyone else on the planet except James and Lily and their respective partners." Remus pointed out. "Look there they are!"

Lily was walking towards them with a tray of drinks knowing Sirius would comment, just as she opened her mouth to stop him from commenting he did.

"Now all you need is a maid outfit and a master," he winked at her.

"Sirius I have a maid outfit and I think I have a whip and handcuffs somewhere as well but I could be wrong," Lily replied try to make her sound as though she was fibbing but in fact buried in a box with James' name on it was a fluffy black dress with a white apron that she had bought to surprise him with one day while they were still dating and yet she never had the chance.

"Really?" Sirius asked, for James sake more than his own.

"Sure, if you want to think I do." Lily replied, "Have you seen Daniel yet?"

"A bit anxious are we Lil?" said a voice above her.

"No just worried," Lily replied grinning at her old friend, so sliding down the seat inadvertently pressing herself against James sending shivers down her spine, "Ugh someone just walked over my grave," she said as everyone looked at her shivers. "So how's it going," she asked trying to ignore the feeling in her tense stomach that she had been trying to suppress for over six months now.

"Not a bad turn out if you ask me, although I was expecting to see Paula and Greg here."

Lily snorted, "Paul and Grace you mean?"

Daniel coughed, "Yea I was just testing you," before laughing, "I think I've had too much to drink."

"As always," James said simply sipping his "juice."

For the rest of the night Lily and James went on ignoring their evident feelings, but why had they come back.

Lily was sure she didn't love James anymore but seeing him now as the man who was going to give her away saddened her because he was willing to, if he still loved her like she had always dreamed, he wouldn't be doing this, he wouldn't be letting another man have her, even if he didn't take time of work for her. Workaholic.

James didn't know why he had spent a whole hour yesterday convincing Grace that he didn't love Lily when he knew full well it was too hard to let go of her, but his happiness would always revolve around her happiness, but why had he only noticed that after they'd split? He damned himself for everything that he hadn't done while he was with her.

The night passed slowly and painfully for them, and neither of them knew it was just the beginning of their problems.

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