The rest of the week went by quickly. A little too quickly for Lily's taste. She had spent the past two days trying to convince herself that she didn't like James, but she failed. She was falling too fast for the boy and her friends noticed.
"You like him." Marlene smirked, kicking her feet up on Lily's bed, Friday after school.
"I do not!" Lily argued, not even convincing herself with that argument. "Ugh... Is it terribly noticeable?" she sighed.
"Yes." Alice called from across the room, looking through Lily's closet with Mary. "It is, dear."
"You should just tell him." Mary suggested. "I mean, the boy's had it in for you since grade 6!"
"Please." Lily snorted. "I'll tell him once you tell Remus that you've had a crush on him for the past two years."
Mary blushed and smirked. "Then I guess you should call James... Since Remus and I have been partnered for this project, he admitted to having a crush on me. So, we're going to the movies tonight with Peter and Dorcas! A double date!"
"You're kidding?!" Lily asked, dropping her pencil and staring at Mary. "That's excellent, Mary! I'm so happy for you!"
"We should make it a group date." Marlene suggested. "I'll text Sirius. He loves a good snog during a movie." She laughed. "Alice, you can bring Frank." She rolled her eyes as Alice whipped out her phone. "There. I just told Sirius to bring James." She smirked at Lily.
"Marlene!" Lily groaned. "How could you betray me like that?"
"She didn't betray you. She's helping you." Mary offered, picking through Lily's closet. "Better start getting ready, girls. Movie is in an hour and a half."
"How the bloody hell do you expect me to be ready by then?" Lily glared at the group.
"Please." Marlene snorted. "Potter wouldn't care if you showed up naked... Actually, he might prefer it that way." She laughed. Her laughing only ceased when Lily threw a pillow at her face. "It was a joke!.. Sort of."
"We'll all get ready together." Alice suggested. "Lily, you have the cutest clothes!"
Lily sighed. "Let's get this over with then."
After making sure they all looked perfect, the girls eventually made their way to the movie theater in Marlene's car.
"What if he doesn't know it's supposed to be a date?" Lily asked worriedly. "What if he just wants to be friends?"
"Then be friends. And seduce him until he wants to be more than friends." Alice shrugged. "Honesty, Lily, you're taking this way out of hand."
"I am not!" Lily argued. "He's so perfect. And I'm just Lily Evans."
"This is crazy!" Mary laughed. "Considering you were babbling on how much you hated the guy no more than three days ago!"
"I always knew it! She's had a thing for him since grade 8!" Marlene laughed. "She just wouldn't admit it. She thinks he's fit."
"Oi! Shut it, McKinnon." Lily stuck her tongue out at her best friend. "No one say anything to James. Got it?" With an eye roll, the girls nodded and piled out of the car.
"Oh, Sirius!" Marlene called, strutting over and pressing a long kiss to his lips. "Miss me?"
"Mhmm." Sirius smirked, snaking an arm around her waist. "You look lovely." He winked.
"Don't I always?" Marlene grinned, flipping her hair over her shoulder. "Buy me some candy?"
"Hey, Lily." James smiled shyly at her. "You look nice."
"Thanks, James." Lily blushed, looking at him. "Where's Harry?" She raised an eyebrow.
"My mum is babysitting. She insisted on it. 'It'll be a good journal entry! Harry spending the day with his grand mum!'" He chuckled, doing his best to imitate his mother's voice.
"That was a scary good imitation, Potter." Lily laughed. "Do you know which movie we're seeing?"
"Yeah, Guardians of the Galaxy. I already bought your ticket." He smiled, holding up the ticket to her.
"Oh! Thank you!" Lily smiled at him. "You didn't have to do that."
"What kind of gentleman would I be if I didn't buy my date a ticket?" James chuckled, running his hand through his hair.
"Date?" Lily looked up at him nervously.
"Oh, god. I mean, it doesn't have to be a date if you don't want to. I just thought... because everyone else is sort of... a couple, you know? But just friends, that's good too..." James babbled, blushing furiously.
"Shut up." Lily laughed slightly, leaning up and kissing his cheek gently. "I want it to be a date. I just wasn't sure that we were on the same page." She blushed, lacing her fingers through his.
"Bloody hell!" James let out a sigh of relief. "We're definitely on the same page." He chuckled, trying to ignore the tingling sensation on his cheek where Lily kissed him.
"Just so you know," Lily grinned at him. "I'm a huge Marvel nerd. So don't be surprised if I start to cry a bit. I usually do during these movies."
"I am too." James grinned back. "So, we'll most likely both be crying at the same parts."
"Sounds good." Lily laughed, pulling him inside the theater. "Come on, I don't want to miss the previews!"
Saturday morning, Lily had planned on sleeping in. It was James' turn with Harry for the night, so she didn't have to wake up to the crying. She didn't expect a text to wake her up at seven in the morning, however. She groaned, reaching for her phone, smiling when she saw the text was from James:
Had tons of fun last night. Harry's ready for his first football match! Hope to see you there? x
She smiled, looking at the picture he attached of Harry in an identical football jersey to James'. She texted back:
I'll be there. ;) How did you get him a football jersey so fast? xx
"Guess I'm not sleeping in." Lily snorted, getting up to start her day. She got her answer after her shower:
Don't doubt me, Evans ;) See you soon!
Just as she was about to call Marlene and ask for a ride, she burst in Lily's bedroom.
"Ready to go?" Marlene asked, picking at her fingernail.
"W-what? How did you know I'd be going?" Lily stared at her friend in shock.
"Sirius told me James was hoping to see you at the match. So like the good friend that I am, I came over to drag you out of bed and to the football match so you could flirt with your sex god of a boyfriend." Marlene shrugged. "I'm a bit shocked that you're actually awake though. And ready!"
"James texted me. Woke me up." Lily shrugged. "You're an idiot, by the way." She snorted. "Do you really think James is my boyfriend?"
"I guarantee he thinks so." Marlene laughed. "Since we've been paired for the project, Sirius has been telling everyone we're exclusive now." She rolled her eyes. "I had to find out from bloody Emeline!"
"Boys are odd." Lily shrugged, putting on some lipgloss. "Too much?" She turned towards Marlene.
"Not at all!" Marlene shook her head. "You don't want to draw too much attention to yourself though, James won't be able to focus on the game." She laughed.
"Please, like anyone could distract that boy from football." Lily laughed, walking downstairs. "See you later, mum!"
"If anyone could do it, it's you!" Marlene grinned, waving goodbye to Lily's mum and walking out the door.
"Ugh, is this what the sun looks like this early on Saturdays?" Lily groaned dramatically.
"Yes, Lily dear." Marlene rolled her eyes. "You would know this if you ever actually woke up in the mornings. I can't believe Potter got you up! Actually, I can believe it..."
The match went the same as usual, James scoring most of the goals and winning the game. But this time Lily was cheering him on and taking pictures of James and Harry in his football jersey to put in the journal later. And when the match was over, and everyone ran onto the field to congratulate the team, Lily stood and walked towards James.
"Hey, Lily!" James grinned at her. "Harry. Did you like the match?"
"Bloody brilliant." Lily smirked, wrapping an arm around his sweat neck and bringing her lips to his.
She had caught him off guard, and completely shocked him. After a moment of trying to register what was happening, he wrapped both his arms around her waist and kissed her like he had been dreaming of for years.
"Great match, James." She breathed, pulling away and grinning at him.
"The match didn't compare to that! Blimey! What was that for?" James breathed, grinning like an idiot at her.
"I just thought it was about time." Lily laughed, taking his hand. "How about we take Harry for some fish and chips?"
"Sounds good." James grinned at her. "And then you can show me more of what you just did." He winked.
"Maybe, Potter. If you're lucky." She winked, laughing and squeezing his hand.
Author's Note: I know this was short, but with all of the follows, favorites, and reviews I got within 12 hours, I wanted to get another chapter out ASAP! This was originally going to be a oneshot, but I couldn't write that long without getting bored. I'm not sure when I'll be able to update again. I have another story that I've neglected for far too long. And school starts next week. But reviews make me write more! Follows and favorites help too, but it's the reviews that make me write! Thanks for reading!