Always You

Chapter 19

Lily PoV

My back was flat on the bed for hours now. I was just staring at the white ceiling.

"I like you."

Jame's words kept playing on my head and my heart tugged at that. How I wish he hadn't said those.

They were probably laughing at me now seeing their play was successful.

There were knocks on my door.

"Lily?" It was Natasha.

"I know you are in there, staring at the ceiling." I slowly get up hearing her words.

I'm sure there is no surveillance in my room for her to know.

"Can we talk, please?" She said very far from her cheerful tone.

I decided to open my door for her. I can't avoid them forever, the fact that we are living in the same house.

Her surprised hug caught me off guard when I open my door.

"I'm sorry, it was my idea and not James. I didn't know it will result in this way." Natasha said in a tight hug.

"Natasha."

"Oh, I'm sorry." As she freed me from her hug.

"Come in," I said, inviting her to get inside.

Natasha sits on my bed, her eyes were scanning my room.

"Beautiful." As her eyes laid on my big picture frame.

"Thanks. It was a gift from my late mother." I said even if she did not ask.

"Are you mad at James?" Natasha asked.

"Not really." My reply.

I was done assessing myself if I was mad at him and I found out, I was not.

"Lily, James really likes you hope you will see that before its too late," Natasha said making me wonder about her words.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked.

"None, really." She answered with a sigh, "Why don't we get out now and eat? I'm kind of starving already." She said.

"I'm not hungry."

"Come on. If you are worried about James, he is not around so you can go out. You won't see him." Natasha said and I almost want to ask her about Jame's whereabouts.

We are heading towards the kitchen when I can't help myself to ask Natasha.

"Where is James?" She immediately faced me, giving me a smile.

"Don't worry he just went out to buy some groceries." Her answer with a grin on her face.

"Wait, I forgot my phone in your room." She added.

"I'll get it for you, then." I offered

"It's alright let me get it." She insisted.

"I'll serve our food then."

"Sounds good!" Natasha ran back towards my room.

I was done serving the food but Natasha did not yet come back. What makes her so long?

"Natty, I'm sorry but the spread you want is out of stock in the grocery store." I heard James as he is approaching now the kitchen.

"Did Lily get out of her room, already?" He spoke again, now in close distance.

"You think, she will be mad at me for so long?" He asked again, not knowing that Natasha is not around.

I can see James now, his both hands were equipped with bags of groceries covering his face.

"This thing inside my chest is killing me." As he placed the bags on the counter.

Then, he was surprised at seeing me instead of Natasha in the kitchen.

"Lily?" His face went a little bit shade of red instantly.

I can't help myself not to smile at the things I heard from him.