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"She Is" - The Fray
"Hello, I'm Fred," a man said, sticking out his hand.
James shook it and replied, "I'm James." Fred nodded and turned to greet someone else. There was a tap on James' shoulder and he turned around. A pretty brunette with brown eyes was looking at him.
"Hello, I'm Gemma," she said.
James shook her hand as well. "I'm James." She smiled at him, and he couldn't help but smile back at her. She seemed nice.
"Ok, if you'll all take your seats, we can get started with this meeting," Patrick Barclay said as he stood at the front of the room. "Welcome to all our new aurors," he said and nodded at the back where all the newly trained aurors were sitting, including James.
As Patrick Barclay spoke he could feel Gemma's eyes on him, a useful skill that he had acquired thanks to a certain Lily Evans. He smiled to himself and tried to concentrate on what Barclay was saying.
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"Lily?" James called as he apparated into their flat. "Lily, where are you?" He walked from the foyer into the lounge where Lily sat on the floor, leaning against the couch. Her eyes were red and used tissues were in a pile next to her. In one hand was a pint of ice cream with a large spoon stuck into it. The telly was on, but it was on mute.
"Go away," Lily said as she tried to wipe tears from her eyes with her free hand.
James walked to the couch and sat down on the floor next to her, to her left. "What's wrong Lils?"
"You can't marry me," Lily said as tears rolled down her face. She placed the ice cream on the floor. She took off her engagement ring and handed it to James.
"And why can't I?" James asked her patiently.
"Because I'm fat and ugly. You deserve someone better. You deserve the best. I can't do this," Lily cried and tried to stop her tears with bunches of tissues to no avail.
"You're not fat. You're going to have my baby. And you're always beautiful." He laces his fingers with hers and kissed the back of her hand. "I'm not going to force you to get married, but I hope you know that I love you and I always will." He placed her engagement ring back on her ring finger. "If I deserve the best, then I want the best, and that's you Lily."
Lily's sobbing stopped and she leaned her head on his shoulder. She held out her left arm to see the ring better. "It's such a pretty ring."
"Only the prettiest for my baby," James said and kissed the side of her head.
A/N: Not so much of a story as…well, quite frankly I don't know exactly what to call this. Entitled "She Is" because I thought of this while listening to this song by the Fray on a school bus to a basketball game at Twin Valley. (I'm a cheerleader, hence the whole bus-riding.)
Please review. What didn't you like? What did you like? Do you want to know more about Gemma, James, Lily, etc? Anything wrong that you would like to point out (like spelling, usage, etc)? Thanks dearies!