Chapter 1

Remus Lupin glanced up from his book as the door to his room opened. He smiled when he saw who had invaded his privacy.

Lily Evans stood framed in the door way with a smirk on her face. "Reading are we?" she asked slyly.

"Yes, yes. Just reading yet another boring manuscript," Remus replied, trying his best to sound bored. "So I'm quite glad that you interrupted me."

"Oh, good. I just wanted to see how you've been lately because I haven't seen you around much," Lily said with a little frown on her pretty face.

"So you've noticed? Well, I must admit that I have been a bit busy with work lately," Remus said with a smile.

"Of course I noticed! How could I not notice that one of my favorite chaps wasn't around? Anyway, it doesn't matter. The real reason that I came by was to tell you good-bye for a bit. I'm leaving tomorrow to go to James' parents' house on the coast. They invited me, or rather, James did. I'll be gone for a week and I just wanted to see you before I left," Lily informed him.

Remus' smile faded a little. "James invited you? Oh, well, good for him. Um, would you care to close the door? Or will you not be staying for a little while?" he questioned.

Lily had forgotten that she was in the Leaky Cauldron. The noise from downstairs was drifting upstairs and making it hard to have a normal conversation. She turned and quickly shut the door. As she turned back to face Remus, he stood up from his chair and advanced towards her. He came within arm's length of Lily and she stared into his eyes. In them, she saw something that scared her. A fire was burning; a small glimpse of Remus' soul was visible to her. She drew a breath and placed her hand on his arm.

"Don't be jealous, Remus. It's only for a week," Lily said softly.

"Jealous? How can I not be jealous? A week can be such a long time," replied Remus as he sighed dejectedly.

Lily dropped her head. Remus lifted her chin with his hand.

"You had better have a good time, for my sake," Remus teased as he looked into her eyes. He leaned closer to her and planted a soft kiss on the corner of her mouth. She sighed and stepped closer to nestle her head against his shoulder. Remus stroked her hair gently as he whispered in her ear.

"Why don't you spend the night here?" Remus suggested.

Lily pulled away from him and her eyes met his. "Here?" Lily inquired slyly, "You don't mean…"

Remus nodded. "But…" Lily's voice trailed off.

He leaned and kissed her on the lips, gently at first and then passionately. Lily put her body into their kiss, deepening it by parting her lips. Remus' tongue met hers as he pulled her toward his bed. She came willingly, using her free arm to pull off her robes. Remus did likewise and they collapsed upon the bed, their kiss never breaking. Lily's hands made their way to Remus' longish, brown hair. He, meanwhile, was hastily undoing the buttons of her shirt. Lily was the first to pull away from their soulful kiss as she pulled Remus' shirt from his body. It came away revealing a perfectly chiseled chest with tiny droplets of sweat forming on it. Remus pinned Lily to the bed as he scattered soft kisses across her newly exposed shoulders. Her breath was hot in his ear as she nuzzled the smooth skin on his neck. He drew a breath as her hand made its way down to the insides of his thighs. She trailed her fingers lightly across his crotch causing him to buck slightly under her touch.

Remus smirked. "You know what you're doing, don't you?" he breathed in her ear.

"Absolutely. I've wanted you for a long time," Lily replied saucily as she leaned her head on her hand. She met his gaze with her emerald green eyes and watched him as he leaned closer and kissed her on the tip of her nose. She smiled and pulled Remus to her and kissed him on the lips. He lowered himself onto the bed next to her and Lily rolled on top of him, undoing the fastenings on his pants. He lifted his narrow hips so she could tug the pants off. They fell to the floor revealing black knickers that went together perfectly with his tan body. Lily smirked and led his hand up to the zipper on her skirt. He unzipped it and pulled the garment from her body.

Remus' eyes flickered over her body that glistened in the light of the one lamp. They stopped on her heaving breasts, still partially covered by her bra. He leaned and kissed the top of each breast as he reached behind her and undid the clasp of her bra that happened to be the same deep green as her eyes. Remus slid the straps from her arms and dropped the lingerie on the floor. His warm, brown eyes took in every detail of her perfectly formed breasts. He bent his head to suck gently on one of them. Lily let out a little moan as his mouth made her passion grow. She trailed her hands down his spine as his tongue caressed her nipple. As the warmth of his mouth left her breast, the shock of the cold air hardened her nipple and made Lily gasp. Remus then turned his affection on her other breast as Lily wrapped one of her legs around Remus'. Her hand trailed its way from his spine to the back of his neck and into his hair.

When Remus pulled away from her breast, Lily's free hand slipped down to the inside of his thigh and she pressed her fingers against him. Remus moaned with unexpected pleasure. As Lily continued the movement of her fingers, Remus kissed her temptingly on her lips and used both of his hands to push her black knickers over her smooth hips. Lily arched her back and moved her hand from his crotch to one of his hands. She pulled them away from her body and as Remus watched, she stood up from the bed and pushed her own knickers down. She stepped out of them as Remus stood up too. Copying her, he took his knickers off and they both took in the sights of each other's naked bodies.

Remus grinned wickedly and sat down on the bed, pulling Lily with him. He pushed her down on the bed and knelt in front of her. She licked her lips in anticipation. Remus slowly parted her legs as he positioned himself to rest on his stomach. He teased her by scattering kissed along the insides of her thighs. Lily moaned softly as her body shivered in anticipation and want. "Remus…" Lily whispered.

As if in response, he shot out his tongue and hit her clit. Feeling as if she had been hit with a bolt of electricity, Lily reached down and entwined her fingers through his hair. Remus slid his tongue in deeper as if trying to taste the very center of her body. He had never done this to anyone before, but it came as second nature as waves of pleasure swept over Lily. When he finally pulled away from her, Remus rested his head on Lily's stomach for a moment as she stroked his hair. He pulled himself up and looked into her eyes. She held his gaze for a moment and looked away.

She knew what was coming and she wanted it so bad. Lily had lost her virginity with James while they were at Hogwarts but she hadn't slept with anyone since. Remus, too, had lost his virginity at Hogwarts, to a dark-eyed Ravenclaw girl. As long as he could remember he had wanted Lily, but he hadn't touched her. "It's for James' sake," he had always told himself. James Potter hadn't entered his mind tonight, however. Remus knew from the look in Lily's eyes that she was waiting, so he pulled himself on top of her. He entered her rather forcefully and her eyes widened with surprise. He rocked gently on top of her and pressed their bodies together. She hadn't felt this kind of pleasure when she had been with James so long ago. Remus could sense that somehow and he kissed her, running his tongue across her lips. She parted her lips and pulled his tongue into her mouth, all the while their bodies coursing with pleasure at being connected. They stayed that way until they both climaxed. Lily and Remus grasped each other tightly until the burning sensation passed. Remus eventually pulled out of her and lay down on the bed next to her.

Both breathing heavily, they lay entwined on the bad, gazing into each other's eyes. "Lily…that…that was perfect," Remus managed to say after a few minutes.

She smiled and rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. Soon, her breathing evened out and Remus knew that she was asleep.

"I love you, Lily Evans," Remus said softly in her ear. He pulled the covers over them and then drifted off to sleep.