What are you doing in my bed?

James has returned from a busy day and late night and is planning for much needed sleep, but a surprise lying in wait has plans of her own…

Succulent, Sheets, Sirius

Lily wrenched her hands free, surprising James, flipped him onto his back so she was pinning him, slapped him for good measure, seized his face and kissed him.

It took James a moment to realise what Lily was doing. Slapping, then kissing him had totally thrown him off. However, it didn't take long to cotton on. Lily's succulent lips tasted like sugared strawberries and in a flurry of heated movement, Lily ended up on top, straddling his bare stomach. She gently eased off his lips, both of them breathing hard.

'Lily Evans!' James gasped, 'What was that...?'He trailed off as Lily's eyes flew open.

Her green eyes simply smouldering. 'I couldn't sleep.' She murmured into his lips, 'I couldn't stop thinking about how long it's been since I've been with you.'

'I've been with you all day...'

'Since we were able to do this.' Lily cut him off, sucking on his lower lip. 'It's been a whole damn week, you know it's been driving me insane!'

'Lily...' James started, but Lily's finger pushed against his lips forcing his silence.

'Shut up and kiss me.'

Lily woke up feeling pleasantly giddy, relaxed and warm. Sheets were tangled around her legs, James' shirt (which had somehow become unbuttoned,) was hanging off her elbows, and there was a muscle-y arm holding her firmly around her waist while a finger absent-mindedly trailed across her exposed stomach.

A feather light wetness was suddenly on her neck, and it took her a moment to realise that James was trailing kisses from her ear to her shoulder.

Lily reached up behind her and tangled her hand in his hair while her other hand clasped his on his stomach, their fingers intertwining.

'Good morning, gorgeous.' James murmured against her ear, causing shivers of pleasure to run through Lily.

'You're awake early.' Lily said with a yawn, normally James wasn't so coherent in the morning.

'No, you're just awake late.' James hummed, burying his face into her hair. 'But it's nice just lying here.' He took a deep breath as if he were inhaling her.

'What's the time?'

'Snooze time.'

'James.' Lily said warningly and tried to sit up. She found a pair of strong arms around her middle, holding her into place, her back pressed against James' chest. 'Potter!' She said, twisting in his grip to no avail.

She felt him grinning against the skin on her neck. 'Stay here, I'm comfortable.'

'You're in trouble.' She dug her fingers into his sides and wiggled them.

The squeal that emitted from James was more dolphin than human.

Lily managed to slip out of his grasp and pinned him. 'I just wanted to know what the time wa- Merlin's pants!' Lily shrieked as she saw the clock. 'You let me sleep past ten?'

'Bloody hell, Evans.' Came a disgruntled moan from across the other side of the room. 'I can deal with you two snogging, but making that ungodly noise at this hour of the morning?'

Lily blushed, thankful that the bed hangings hid them from Sirius' sight. 'It's ten thirty! I've wasted half my day already! Not to mention wasting hours waiting for you to get back last night!' She snapped at James, then suddenly regretted because he looked rather hurt.

'Fine.' He said, pushing her off him. 'Be like that.' He mumbled miserably as he pulled the curtain half open pulled on his baggy pants over his pyjama shorts.

'James?' Lily said, trying to grab his arm to stop him escaping into the bathroom. 'James, what's wrong?'

James allowed himself to be pulled back onto the bed, but couldn't look her in the eye. 'Why'd...' he trailed off, and then attempted to start again. 'You think this morning was a waste of time?'

Lily blinked at him, trying to read between the lines of what he was trying to say.

When she didn't answer, he finally looked up at her, his eyes glossed over with unshed tears.

Realisation hit Lily like an electric shock. 'Oh, James!' she wrapped her arms around his head and kissed every inch of his face. 'I didn't mean it like that, oh Merlin, you're not a waste of time, oh hun, I didn't think! You must think me a horrible person! I wouldn't use you like that!'

Much more relaxed, James leaned into her and allowed himself to be smothered with kisses.

'I. Love. You.' Lily punctuated each word with a kiss.

James stiffened and pulled back. 'What?'

Lily blushed, but stared determinedly at him anyway. 'I love you.'

James blinked at her, his expression guarded. 'Really?'

A faint slapping noise came from the other side of the room. Lily had a feeling Sirius had slapped himself in the forehead at James' lack of response.

Lily laughed off what could have been an awkward silence and embraced him. 'Too soon?' she murmured in his ear.

'Tell me again.'

'James Potter!'

'Tell me again!'

Lily sighed, took him by the shoulders and pulled his head so they were nose-to-nose, emerald locked tight with dark hazel. 'I love you.'

James cupped her cheeks and tilted her head slightly so he could kiss her properly. 'I love you, too.' He murmured against her lips. 'And may I never be slow in getting to bed again, in case you're waiting for me.'

Lily was momentarily lost in his soft kiss, but the moment was short-lived when an interrupting voice cut across them.

'Well I'm happy for both of you,' Sirius called to them through the curtain, making them pause and flush when they realised he had been listening in, 'But next time might I suggest a silencing charm for your night time shenanigans, as much as I don't mind you snogging, I don't want to hear it.'

'Padfoot?'

'Yes, Prongs?'

'Bugger off.'

A/N: Short and sweet chappy 3 Sorry that took forever to update. Real life caught up with me… but this one is done! Ugh, a bit too fluffy, but that's where it went. And I don't write Sirius often enough ~ 3 New story about to start, keep an eye out ;)

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