Dinner time

[tt_lily]

Date: 17 July, 2002
Characters: Lily Evans and James Potter
Setting: Lily's house
Content: ?
Status: Open: Private



The greatest part of living somewhere completely new was all the new food to try. The bad part was trying to match old foods to new ones. Lily was nearly 100% sure that her meal - a simple spaghetti and meatballs recipe - was close to the ones made back in her time. It was fun comparing ingredients and trying to get the best flavor out of them.

While she was so sure, Lily still had that level of nervousness. Setting the sauce on a low setting, she ran to her bathroom for a quick shower before James' arrival. Once again pressed for time she brushed her hair and dressed (outfit here) in record time and went back to cooking before her sauce burned.

Once the close-enough-to-the-original garlic bread was in the oven, she relaxed. She had this. Besides, would James mind that much?

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[tt_james]

James was running late, of course. He always was, he supposed, but he'd been really trying to make an effort with Lily. Finally arriving at her front door he ran a hand through his hair and knocked, wondering if they were at the point that he could just... walk in.

Not wanting to sneak up on her, though, he waited with a deep breath, hoping she wouldn't be cross with him for being late.

When she opened the door he grinned, just so happy to see her that he swept her up in his arms and kissed her on the mouth. "My lovely witch," he greeted her, a light in his eyes.

[tt_lily]

Lily smiled into the kiss, "Hello James," she murmured once they separated. "How are you this evening?" Although she enjoyed snuggling close to him, she took a step back to allow him into her home. "Hope you're in the mood for Italian."

Why was she feeling so chatty? She had an inkling as to why. She had something on her mind and in order to push it away, she rambled and chatted about... anything. She hoped her Kneazle didn't wander through or else James might find her boring and chatty.

[tt_james]

"I'm well, I'm sorry I'm late," he apologized quickly, falling her into the house. "Italian sounds wonderful, my favorite, in fact, but I bet you knew that." He grinned at her again.

"What did you make?" He asked, mostly to be polite. He wanted to tell Lily about the note he'd sent to Kingsley Shacklebolt, but he didn't know if being late to a dinner she'd made was the best way to start off the evening he wanted to have that conversation.

He followed her into the kitchen and made his way to take down two wine glasses and look around for a bottle. "Red?" He asked.

[tt_lily]

"It's okay, I used the extra time to my benefit. We all win." Lily said and pointed to the refrigerator, "In there." She got out two plates and set them on the counter, then turned to him, "Where do you want to eat? At the table or at the bar?" One of the things about her kitchen she loved was the fact she had a bar to eat at. The chairs, which were higher than normal to fit, was something she had found whilst browsing on her datapad.

[tt_james]

"How about at the bar, keep things casual?" He joked, setting the glasses on the bar and grabbing a bottle of red settled into a seat.

"So," he started, feeling awkward. Instead of finishing, though, he poured them each a glass, took a sip of his, and then set the glass down before running a hand through his hair again. He really did need to get a haircut soon, or he'd probably end up pulling it all out.

He looked back up at Lily with a smile and let out a breath of air before trying again. "So, I sent a note to Kingsley Shacklebolt the other day..." He tried, but took a another drink of his wine instead.

[tt_lily]

Lily took a sip of wine and stared at him, silently encouraging him. "Okay. Did you switch jobs?" She wasn't sure why James would send a note to the other man when he could talk to him, but she shrugged it off.

She took a bite of her spaghetti. Not bad. It was something she'd definitely try again.

Lily then wondered if James was breaking up with her, using Kingsley as an awkward segue. "Are you breaking up with me?"

[tt_james]

James shook his head when she asked about his job. And then at her next question he put down his fork and nearly choked on the bite he'd just taken. "What?!" He asked, his eyes wide. "No! Why would you think that?" His previous thoughts forgotten, he watched her.

[tt_lily]

"You just seemed... odd. I was hoping it wasn't true." Lily said. "Did I ruin our evening? If I did I'm sorry." She stared at her plate, then looked back up to him. "I honestly hadn't seen you so... at a loss for words is all."

[tt_james]

"I..." he stumbled. "No," and he stood moving closer to her, "No, I, you haven't ruined anything." He shook his head again and spun around quick before facing her again.

"I wrote Kingsley about how two people here in the settlements might go about... sharing a house." He swallowed thickly, knowing he'd totally botched this, whatever this was, and just watched her, waiting for her response.

[tt_lily]

Lily seemed a bit shocked. "You'd actually consider that?" It floored her on a new level. She knew he had wanted to take things slow. They hadn't even dated 6 months. "That sounds wonderful though. What was his answer?" She'd go with positive now and get all the negatives later.

[tt_james]

James shrugged, "He never answered... But I thought maybe that was ok because I hadn't even talked to you about it and I thought maybe I'd jumped the gun... so to say." The nerves were evident on his face.

"But, you think it would be... ok? Something to think about?" A big part of him was so happy he could have whooped like he'd just caught the snitch.

[tt_lily]

"I would love to," Lily replied. Did that come off too eager? "How many rooms and all that? Would we have our own rooms or share?" She was trying to get a feel for how serious he was about this. She was still trying to get passed the shock of his suggestion.

"I am not trying to change your mind, I just want to be certain you are in this 100%."