RP: Warm & maybe cozy through the storm

[tt_james]

Date: 19 March 2002
Characters: James & Lily
Setting: James' house
Content: TBD
Status: Private : Complete

When Kingsley had announced the coming storm, James had told the media center that he would work from home via datapad and then made sure to get to the market and stock his kitchen. Finally - after making himself wait a whole two hours - sent Lily a note to ask if she'd like to ride out the storm together, at his house, and he'd even do the cooking if she accepted. Two days cooped up together - James was very much an all of nothing type of wizard, as apparently their first marriage back in London had proven.

And now the storm was nearing it's completion and if James was honest it'd been the best two days he'd had since he arrived here. He had worked, he had cooked, and he had teased Lily for her trouble with the datapad before pulling up lots of movies and tv shows, most of them he'd never seen or heard of thanks to last seeing a movie in the 1970s, but it was fun nonetheless, and he'd put his arm around her on the couch as they'd watched.

Late night after Kingsley's announcement, he made a chicken casserole that was quick to pop in the over so they didn't need to stay up too late if she didn't want to, and he'd offered to sleep on the couch so she wouldn't be uncomfortable.

The next day he'd made breakfast and they'd had leftovers from the night before for lunch, he'd been pretty proud of himself. Now it was dinner time on the last night of the storm, and he headed to pull out a bottle of wine before shouting through the house to see if she preferred red or white.

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[tt_lily]

Lily had been so lost in the kiss she was vaguely aware that words were coming out of his mouth. She tried to catch up with what he was saying. She caught the tail end of 'anything but perfect. What do you say?' and was so very confused. What was she to say?

Had James just changed his mind after that snogging? Did she do something wrong? Lily moved off his lap, not sure what to think. Should she asked him to repeat?

"...sure..." there was quite a bit of doubt in her voice. What had she agreed to? Why was he being so fickle?

[tt_james]

Seeing the immediate change in her mood and the way she only sort of half reacted to his idea had James suddenly worried and he moved on the couch to be facing her, taking her hands in his quickly.

"Lil, this isn't... Merlin, that probably sounded like I didn't want this when that's the farthest you can get from the proof. I just... These days have been incredible, having you here and having you back in my life and I don't want to do anything that might screw that up. Does that make sense? I know we never went further than snogging in school and I know that was school but I know my reputation and I don't want you to think that's what this is about for me, does that make sense? I want you like mad, Lily, I'm pretty sure you've no idea," he looked her up and down thinking again what an idiot he must be, "but I also want to do this right." He waited, hoping she didn't think he was rejecting her or changing his mind about being with her.

[tt_lily]

The lightbulb over Lily's head went off. Apparently she had misheard him. What an arse she was.

"I understand now. I misunderstood before though. I'm sorry if I made you think I was angry. I erm... wasn't paying attention." she blushed once more. What could she say? He was one amazing kisser! "I can be patient as long as you can." Lily hoped, at the very least, that she could be patient.

[tt_james]

James' face lit up, "I'm not a patient man, never have been," he grinned and then stood up, reaching down a hand for her. "How about we go finish cooking dinner, which is probably terrible by now but at least didn't burn the kitchen down." As he lifted her to her feet he leaned in and kissed her again, briefly but lovingly, wondering if she knew that he saw her this way, and then lead the way back to the kitchen.