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Well as i have promised. i have the next bit of chapter eight ready. Now the answers to all the question's that are wanting to be answered will have to be answered in two post, for this next part is a little bit to long for one big post. So i'll be posting the next bit in two post. I hope that i have answered most of the questions that have been formed about Alex and Lily's deepest, darkest secret and that i have surprised you all with the answers given. So here is the first bit of this two post part. Enjoy!!!!

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Several hours latter, well more like five hours latter, Ginny and Harry had everyone sitting and waiting in the living room. Even for August it looked like another family reunion going on, but they where all waiting for the two Guest of Honors, Alex and Lily, to arrive from their week and a half in Hawaii. “When did they say they’d be here Aunt Ginny?” Crystal asked from her set by the window, where her, Kate, and Ginger where all setting and talking about how Alex and Lily’s trip went.

“Lily said they’d be her at three o’clock.” Ginny answered looking up at the grandfather clock that stood by the door to the living room. As it charmed three they all heard a small pop come from the Entrance Hall, signaling that Alex and Lily where home at last. Ginny looked at her parents, then Remus and Tonks, and finally she looked at her loving husband who stood by the fireplace, posed for the reaction that he knew would come from the rest of the family. Ginny saw him take a deep breath and let it out slowly as he watched the French doors to the living room open.

This was it! This was the moment they all had been waiting for. This was when they would all find out what Alex and Lily’s deepest, darkest secret was, even though only eight of them in the room already knew. Ginny too took a deep breath and let it out slowly as she turned to look at the doors as well. They opened slowly building the excitement in the room. When they where fully opened they all saw Lily and Alex standing there. Both had smiles on their faces. But if you looked carefully into their eyes you could see they where hiding something. They had a mysterious look to them. Then in a sweet voice like she was trying not to laugh at the sight in front of them Lily said “Hello Everyone.”

Ginny smiled as she took a quick look over their shoulders and saw that they where not alone. “Lily it’s so good to have you and Alex home again.” She said as she walked up to them. She hugged both of them, but as she did she asked Lily in a whisper that only Lily could hear her. “Did everything go alright?”

“Yeah it did. She’s excited to meet everyone.” Lily whispered back as she hugged her mother. Alex and Lily made their way around the room, hugging family members and have a few short words with them. They finally ended up to where Harry was standing by the fire place.

“Welcome home Princess.” Harry said as er hugged his oldest daughter and shook his new son-in-laws hand. “Now before we sit down and start talking about your trip. I’m sure everyone here would love to know the surprise you have brought back with you.”

“Yes of course your right. Well I suggest that everyone find a set to sit in because I’m sure that some of you will not believe what your about to see.” Lily said with a confident smile and voice.

“Yes. It’s time for Lily and I to come clean on a matter or two.” Alex also stood there with confidence that none of them had ever seen him give before. “Everyone Lily and I would like you to meet our daughter, Kayleigh Nicole Lupin, and her Nanny Mary Walker.” as he said these words to held his hand out to the French doors for everyone to look. When everyone turned to face the doors once more they where indeed surprised at who they saw there.

A older woman, with short dark brown hair that was starting to gray and soft brown eyes, stood there with a poise that only could be described as ‘stuck up’ in a since. But what surprised everyone the most is that in the older woman’s arms was a little girl, with flaming red hair like Lily’s and cat like emerald green eyes. At first glance you would have to say it was a younger version of Lily. But at second glance you would see that the little girl didn’t just look like Lily but she also had some facial features that looked like Alex’s. Everyone was stunned silent. All where surprised, well except Arthur, Molly, Harry, Ginny, Remus, Tonks, Jane, and Susie. “No way!” Art and Drew said at the same time.

“This has to be a dream or something.” Sarah said as she turned and looked between Lily, Alex, and the little girl in the older woman’s arms.

“How is the possible” Sirius asked doing the same as Sarah. Lily finally couldn’t take it any longer. She walked over to the older woman and took her daughter out of her arms to hold her. Then she faced her family with a smile.

“Sirius I thought that was obvious.” she said “But really, do we need to explain to you how babies are made?” At that everyone laughed. But not everyone was convinced.

“Mom? Dad? Did you know about this?” James asked looking at his parents.

“Yes James we knew.” Harry answered simple.

“How can you just sit ther and be calm about this? Their too young to have a kid!” Sirius said

“Simple, your father and I have had three years to come to terms with this. And we love little Kayleigh as much as we love her parents.” Ginny said walking over to Lily and Nanny Mary. “Hello Kayleigh. I’m your grandma.”

Kayleigh looked at Ginny then she looked at her mother then back. And in a small sweet little voice that only a three year old has she said “Hi.” then she buried her face into Lily’s flaming red hair. Lily and Ginny smiled at this.

“Oh come on Kayleigh, don’t be shy on us now.” Lily whispered into her daughter’s ear. But Kayleigh didn’t budge from hiding her face. “Sorry everyone looks like she’s going to play shy.”

“That’s alright Lily. Gibbly!” Ginny said, with a small pop a house elf appeared.

“Your highness called Gibbly?” said the little house elf.

“Yes. Will you show Nanny Mary and little Kayleigh to their bedrooms please.” Ginny said to the house elf.

“I’ll be right back.” Lily said to them as she followed Gibbly and Nanny Mary up the stairs to the upper floors, with Kayleigh in her arms. Leaving a still stunned room, were there where still unanswered questions that needed to be answered. As Ginny watched Lily leave with the Nanny and the house elf, she turned back to face the rest of the room. The women and younger girls had looks of awe in their eyes. While the men and younger boy’s had either confused looks or death glares going to Alex. Ginny smiled and laughed to herself. Yes this was going to be a long afternoon and evening. And a lot was going to be explained when Lily returned from upstairs. But until then Ginny knew she would not be able to make the men of the family to stop giving Alex death glares.

An half hour latter Lily returned to the living room to find that it was still as quite as when she had left. She saw what her mother had seen. The looks of awe from the women and younger girls, looks of confusion from the younger boys, and death glares from the men. She smiled to herself knowing just as Ginny did, that this would be a long hard night. She squared her shoulders and walked fully into the living room. When she did every head in the room looked towards her. With a smiled she took her place by the fire place in between Alex and her father and faced the room at large. “Now before anyone gets angry or says something stupid, I want to make sure that no matter what is said tonight about this I don’t want anyone giving Alex and me a hard time about this.” Lily said with a stern voice that could match her fathers. Everyone in the room nodded their heads in understanding. “Good. Now I believe that the best way to answer everyone’s question is to start from the beginning.”

“That would be when?” James asked looking at his sister.

“That would be a month after my fifteenth birthday ball.” Lily answered. “A month after I had slept with Alex for the very first time and the day I lost my virginity.” Lily smiled at James as she saw him cringe at the thought of her being to young to be doing such things. “A month after that I found that I was pregnant with Kayleigh. I went straight to mom, dad, and Alex. Knowing that this didn’t only affected me but everyone else as well. All four of us talked before we got Uncle Remus and Aunt Tonks into the whole thing. After that we talked to Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and Madam Pomfrey, since I would have been with child in my fifth year of school. We all decided that it would be safest to hid it from everyone. And we did. Not one of you knew that I was pregnant if you looked at me my fifth year at Hogwarts. Thanks to dad, McGonagall, and Dumbledore we where able to hid it very well.” Lily stopped to let everyone let what she just said sink in a little before she went on. “Towards the end of my pregnancy I told Jane what had happened. She was always on my case about what was going on. Since I had pulled back from her, I stopped telling her things. Of course at the time I was afraid I would lose her as my best friend. But she surprised me when she said she would be there through the whole thing and I’m happy that she was.” Lily smiled at Jane as she spoke.

“Lily Why didn’t you tell the rest of us?” asked Bill, as he studied her and Alex.

“I’m getting to that. Any way where was I?” Lily said “Oh yes. Well I had Kayleigh the March before my sixteenth birthday. And that’s when the big problem started coming to light. Alex and I knew that we where too young to take care of her. And we knew that it would be to difficult to have mom raise her as one of my siblings, or even as one of Alex’s siblings. There would have been to many questions asked by everyone at one time. So we all decided that we would hide her until it was absolutely safe to bring her back.”

“Which is why you sent her off to Hawaii, right?” Susie asked

“Yes, but we also knew it would be a danger if we kept that information our selves.” Alex said. “We wanted to know our daughter was safe and that’s one reason why we sent her away with someone that we knew would keep her safe. Nanny Mary is a highly trained Auror that is trained to raise children of the Riches. To make sure that no one else found out about Kayleigh Lily and I made the other ten people that knew swear that they wouldn’t tell a soul about her. Then she and I where put under a strange Memory Alternate charm.”

“What did the Charm do exactly?” Sirius asked.

“It does many things. One it makes us see each other in a different light. For example Jane had said at the wedding reception that from day one she knew Alex and I would one day be married. Or something of that nature. By putting the spell on us, we where forced to hide our true feelings for each other until we had a better understanding of our love. Hint’s the crystal heart necklace dad gave me on my seventeenth birthday.” Lily answered. “There where a few things that we had to admit to our selves and to each other that aloud the necklace bind our souls and put our memories back in order.”

“So the last three years you had no clue you had a daughter in Hawaii?” Kate asked.

“Well in a since we did know. We knew there was something that we shared with each other that was deeper than what we share with Jane as best friends.” Alex said. “We felt closer to each other than anyone else in this room. That’s one reason why I’m one of the only ones that can calm Lily down so easily when she’s angry or upset.”

“Yes you can but dad can do the same thing, well almost.” Lily said with a sly smile.

“So the necklace was a key to your memories?” Jessica said.

“Right. But I wasn’t allowed to receive the necklace until I came of age.” Lily said.

“I think I finally understand it know.” Crystal said. Watching as everyone turned to her. “Well it’s simple yet complex. They went under a charm that blocked the memories of them having a baby, but not the feeling of loving each other and Kayleigh. They could still feel the need to be with each other, but with out the main physical attachment that a relationship brings to a couple. When they finally told each other how they truly felt that’s when the necklace was activated and when they shared their first kiss after saying ‘I love you’ to each other. It let your memories of what you created to come back for the better. Am I right?” She looked at her older brother and new sister-in-law.

“Your more than just right sis. You got it in one.” Alex said with a smile.

“Well think you. I don’t take after dad’s love of knowledge for nothing.” Crystal said.

“Well it seems like Crystal just answered the rest of my questions.” Bill said sitting back in his chair. “How about everyone else?” With that everyone looked at each other and nodding their heads.

“Great!” Harry said, then looking at the grandfather clock and seeing the time. “Well I think it’s time that we all either head home or go to bed. If you don’t want to travel so late, your more than welcome to spend the night here. Merlin knows that we have more than enough room.” With that most of the family left to go to their own homes. While Molly, Arthur, and the Lupins stayed for the night. Saying that they all wanted to be here to great Kayleigh in the morning.

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Alex and Lily went to bed that night in a very, very good mood. Everything was explained to the family. The death glares toward Alex had stopped once all question’s where answered and now they could rest easily with out the thought that their family was going to be angry with them. “I love you Lily.” Alex told Lily and they held each other.

“I love you too Alex.” Lily answered back, as she snuggled closer to him. “Happy that we don’t have to worry about Kayleigh anymore?”

“Very happy.” Alex answered.

“Good.” Lily said as she fell into a peaceful sleep for the first time in many years. She was very happy as well. She had exactly everything she could ever dream of. And she had the family of her dreams. Her three year old daughter lay safely in her crib. Her husband lay sleeping in her arms. And she was safely tucked away in the ‘Potter Castle’ in the safety of her loving family. She now knew that nothing would ever again harm the likes of her or her family.

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Well that's the end of chapter eight. I hope that i have answered all of your questions about the secret. For me this chapter is the most important chapter of the whole story. And i'm happy it's finally down. YAYAYAYAYA!!! But i'm also sad to say that Chapter nine will be the last chapter of this lovly story. Yeah i know!!! But i hope that the last chapter is as good as the rest of the story. So until my next post. I hope you liked chapter eight. LOVE YA ALL!!!!!!

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“Everyone Lily and I would like you to meet our daughter, Kayleigh Nicole Lupin, and her Nanny Mary Walker.”

OMG!! *dies*

We were right!! They do have a child!!!
Wait.. Did you just say Nine is the last chapter!? Nooooo I loooove this storyyy!!
Oh ok.. I understand.. But still
Anywho Can't wait for the next chapter!!

Is there any chance that we're going to find out what lead to Lily and Alex completing the act 3 years ago? Obviously there was an attraction, but they just don't seem to be the type to do something like that at such a young age. I know I'm being picky, but that whole part has been kind of rushed over.
Otherwise, that was an excellent chapter! Kayleigh seems very cute and I can't wait to see more of her. I'm sad that the next chapter will be the last. I have really enjoyed reading this!
Hope you post soon!
Shan
XoXo

omg I knew it. I thought it was a daughter. Great post but like Shan said, can we know what led them to do this? They really don't seem like kids who would do something like that. I can't believe this is ending
I hope you write another story soon.
PAMS

Roshni

Thank you guys very much. I can't believe i'm ending it, but as someone once said 'all good thing's must come to an end.' i love that quote. Yes. i'll try and write out how Alex and Lily where led to them having a daughter at the young age of fifteen. i'ver been waiting on writing that part because it means more flash backs. Thank you again for reading you guys. Your the best. I'll hopfully have the first post of chapter nine up by the end of the week. till my next post. Love ya all very much.

Excellent! Can't wait!

cant wait for more!!!

Awesome
can't wait

Ok people, i have the beginning of chapter nine ready for you wonderful people to read. Hope you like. So here it is!!!!

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Chapter Nine
Moving Into
Their Own Home
~*~Flash Back~*~

It was a beautiful sunny day. Yet she felt all alone. She was crying because she had no one to play with. Her best friend, Jane, who also happened to be one of her many cousins, was on vacation with her parents. Her older brothers, James and Sirius, where on the Quidditch felid flying their broom sticks. She had tried to join them but they told her she was to little to play. Then her younger twin sister’s, Kate and Ginger, just wanted to play with their dolls. Lily had grown out of playing with dolls. Her younger twin brother’s, Art and Drew, just wanted to play with their train set, Lily didn‘t like playing with trains. And her littlest sister, Susie was still a baby and to little to play with. She felt so alone with no one her age to play with. So here she sat in the rose garden watching the water dance in the fountain.

But unknown to her she was being watched from the house by her mother. Ginny stood in the living room watching her oldest daughter sulk about Jane not being there. She gave a sigh then she heard someone arrive by Floo and turned around to see Tonks walk in with little Alex, Crystal, and baby Derek. She gave a smile. “Thank Merlin you’re here Tonks.” Ginny said.

“What’s wrong Ginny?” Tonks asked as she set Derek down in Susie’s play pin with her. Crystal walked over to where Kate and Ginger sat playing with their dolls and Alex just sat on the couch and watched the fire dance in the fireplace.

“It’s Lily. I think she’s upset because Jane went on vacation with Hermione and Ron.” Ginny answered, as she turned back to the French doors that led to the rose garden.

“Umm. . . .” Tonks said as she walked over to where Ginny stood by the doors. “Alex?”

“Yeah Mummy?” Little Alex asked.

“Will you do mummy a big favor and go play with Lily?” Tonks asked as Alex walked over to her and Ginny. He looked from his mother to where he could see Lily then back to his mother. “She’s feels lonely with out Jane being here.” Tonks added as she saw his hesitation. Then with a nod of his head he walked out into the rose garden to go play with Lily.

“Do you think it’ll work?” Ginny asked watching Alex approach Lily.

“Don’t know but it’s worth a try.” Tonks said.

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“Alex?” Lily said from the sitting room of her bedroom suit in ‘Potter Castle’

“Yeah Lily.” Alex called from the bathroom. They where getting ready for the day.

“Did you know that our mother’s are the ones that got our friendship started?” Lily asked, as she saw Alex stick his head out of the bath room.

“What do you mean?” Alex asked.

"Well think about it Alex.” Lily said looking at him. “When did we really start being best friends?”

"I don’t know I never kept track of that kind of stuff.” Alex answered walking into the sitting room where Lily sat on the couch.

“We where seven years old.” Lily answered.

“Was that when Aunt Hermione and Uncle Ron took Justin, Jane, Mike, and John on vacation to the United States for two month’s?” Alex asked, thinking back to when they where seven.

“Yes. I was unset because I had no one my age to play with.” Lily said. “I did try to play with James and Sirius but they told me I was too young to play with them. Kate and Ginger just wanted to play with dolls. And Art, Drew, and Susie where still too young for me to play with.”

“I remember now. Your mum called mine over. She brought all three of us with her. Crystal went over and played with Kate and Ginger. While mum put Derek in Susie’s play pin.” Alex said with a smile. “Then mum asked me to go play with you. She said that you where feeling lonely with out Jane being home.”

“So now you see why I thought it was our mother’s who started our friendship in the first place.” Lily said kissing him on the cheek.

“Yeah but we played together before that.” Alex said with a sly smile. “Of course at a time both you and Jane thought I had cuddies, and wouldn’t play with me until your dad told you there was no shush thing as cuddies.”

“Yeah I remember that to. Sorry about that.” Lily said with a laugh. “But you can’t blame me for it. It was Jane’s idea not mine. She had heard Aunt Hermione talking about when she was in her Muggle school, and all the little girls thought all little boy’s had cuddies. When Jane asked about it. Hermione told her what they where.”

“Yeah I remember that explanation. Jane and you both made eww faces. Which by the way was funny.” Alex said. “But anyway. We are due down stairs for breakfast. So M’lady are you ready?”

“Yes kind sir I am.” Lily said.

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Lily and Alex walked into the expanded family dinning room to find they where the last to show up. “Well look who it is.” James said with a sarcastic smile.

“Yes. Looks like the ‘Love Birds’ decides to grace us with their presence. At last.” Sirius said joining in with James making fun of Lily and Alex.

“Well looks like the Potter Princes have decided to make a double act of everything we do Alex. What should we do to them?” Lily asked Alex as she took her set across from James. Alex took the set next to her left, while Kayleigh sat in her highchair on Lily’s right, next to Nanny Mary.

“I figured I’d leave that up to you dear. For they know your temper much better than they know mine.” Alex answered sweetly. As he watched both James and Sirius scrim in their sets.

“That’s enough boys. Leave your sister alone.” Ginny said from the other end of the table. “Now we never got to discus where the two of you would live after your Honeymoon. Even if you decide to live no where, you’ll always be welcomed here.”

“Thank you mum, but I believe that we need our own home. May be a house big enough for a growing family, but not as big as here.” Lily said answering Ginny.

“You could always take one of the many family houses we have all over the country.” Harry suggested. “But its your choice.”

“Thank you dad. There are a few family houses I have liked over the years.” Lily said.

“Oh take the one in GreenWitch. It’s beautiful and your right by the English channel.” Kate suggested getting in on the conversation.

“Isn’t that one the biggest one of all the houses?” Ginger asked, looking at her twin.

“It is.” Harry answered. “But there are smaller ones that are located by the sea, if that’s what the two of you want?”

“We’ll have to see.” Alex said. “We might just build one to suite us the way we want.”

“Oh that would be lovely.” Tonks said “We could do anything with a house made from scratch.”

“I might like that idea.” Lily said thinking about all of their choices. “But we’ll take a look at the family houses first.” And with that they finished their breakfast. The day went rather well. Kayleigh started warming up to her new family members and was playing with everyone who was willing to play with her. Lily was indeed happy, as well as Alex. Their greatest fear was that Kayleigh would not warm up to the rest of the family. But now that fear was non-excited. Yes their family was once again happy and care free.

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“How about the one in Northern Scottland?” Ginny asked Lily as they looked at the pictures of the Potter family houses. Ginny had ran to Gringotts and got the photo album that held all the houses information in it. Alex, Lily’s brother’s, Derek, and their father’s where all doing something manly together. What exactly none of the women knew. But they all promised Lily to return Alex in one peace, both in body and mind.

“It’s as big as the GreenWitch house.” Lily said looking at the picture. “I want something that is kind of Victorian style. With enough rooms for many children, but still homey enough to feel like my own home.”

“How about this one?” Tonks said looking through the pictures. She had found a three in a half story, Victorian style house. It was located in the country side north of London. It was painted white with green shutters and a dark green tile roof. There where several room’s that had balconies. There was a wrap around porch in front. In Lily’s eyes it was very beautiful.

“I don’t think we’ve ever visited these one.” Kate said.

“Yes we have.” Ginny said. “Well it was before any of you girls where born. Actually I think I was pregnant with Lily at the time we went to that one.” Ginny answered as she too looked at the beautiful house. “James and Sirius where too young to remember it. But I do.”

“Of course you do mum. You have a memory better than dad.” Ginger said with a smile.

“I like it. We’ll have to see what Alex thinks when the guys get back from what ever their doing.” Lily said looking at the picture.

“You know we could go look at the house with out them.” Ginny said. “It says here that it has two studies, a drawing room, a parlor, a Chef’s kitchen, a dinning room that can set up to thirty people, seven bathrooms, nine bedrooms four bedrooms and two bathrooms on each floor, but the top floor which only has one bedroom and one bathroom, there’s a two floor library, a grand entrance hall, with a marble stair case.”

“That’s sounds like heaven.” Kate said.

“Yeah.” Crystal agreed.

“What else does it say mum?” Ginger asked.

“Well there’s a huge rose garden with a maze. If I remember right. There is also a large pool, so you’ll be able to keep swimming Lily.” Ginny said reading off the peace of parchment.

“Sounds like home.” Tonks said. “I say we go look at it ourselves.”

“That sounds like fun.” Kate, Ginger, and Crystal all said at once, which put them all into giggles.

“What do you say Lily?” Ginny asked, looking at her eldest daughter with a studying look. Lily was studying the picture she held in her hand. Ginny could see that she was debating on if she really wanted to see the house with Alex or with out Alex.

“I think we should wait for Alex. I want to see the houses with him there.” Lily finally said, setting the picture down with the rest of the houses they had decided to go look at.

“Sorry girls no road trip today.” Tonks told the younger girls.

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Well i hope you liked it. There's more on the way. An over due explaination on how Alex and Lily first confessed their love for each other. But here are some questions i have thought of as i was reading through the story as a whole. What really happened between Max and Alex? Will Max make a return? Don't know, i write with the flow and follow where the story leads me. Some thing's i know before hand other's are even a surprise to me. But i'll have more soon. So hang in there. This might not be the last chapter but for now i'm going to say that it is. Enjoy I'll post again soon. Hopfully.

awesome post
but i thought it was a rule that the royal family has to live together no? anyways, the house sounds lovely
PAMS

Roshni

Your right there is a rule about the Royal family having to live at the Castle. But that's only until they are married. Lily's the first out of all eight of the Potter kids to get married. But by the looks of it James will maybe get married next, but that's a whole nother story.

Great post, Susan! I'm looking forward to seeing the house myself! LOL. I'm sure you'll describe it wonderfully!

Arg, I miss so much in soo litle time. WAH!

OMG! What--kid--aAgg! pams Susan.

Still reader
Jessica

Hi, I'm Kaitlyn. I absolutely love this story; you are a brilliant writer. Pams, please!

ahhh post more soon!!!

I would like to welcome Kaitlyn to my readers. I'll post again soon. I'm having another writer's block mess. I'm very happy that you all still like my story. Give me a few more days or hours and i'll have the next bit of chapter nine to you. Just hang in there and you'll get what ya want. Love ya all. I'll post soon.

i hate writer's block, don't you?
pams please
Jessica

Hey guy's i think i have gotten over the writer's block. YAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!! So as promised here is the next it of chapter nine. Hope you enjoy it.

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Lily sat on the study sofa looking through old ball photos. All kinds of family balls, with friends and other guest. But unknown to her Alex was watching her from the door to the study and remembering the first time he laid eyes on her after being gone for three months.

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~*~Flash Back~*~

It had been three month’s since he had seen any of his family and friends. Three month’s since he had seen her. He had kept in touch through their owls but that never seemed to be enough. He wanted to look upon her face. See her smile. Hear her laugh and her voice. Alex closed his eyes and thought back to the last time he had seen her. They had just finished their fourth year at Hogwarts early with Jane. But he had to leave right away to go to the Quidditch camp his father signed him up for. It was this that kept him away for three months. His father said that it was a once in a life time thing. Everyone said so. But he had been torn in two. Wanting to go and yet not wanting to go. But he went. And was gone for three months. He reopened his baby blue eyes and smiled. Today he would see her at her fifteenth birthday ball. He had arrived late the day before. He had been half tempted to just go over to ‘Potter Castle’ and see her but his mother said ‘You should surprise her by being there for her birthday. Her and Jane have been talking non-stop about you not being able to be there.’ Alex smiled at the thought.

“Alex are you ready? You don’t want to be late.” Alex’s mother called up the stairs to him.

“I’ll be right down mum.” Alex called back to her. Alex finished putting his shoes on and took one last look in the mirror. He had grown a lot in the past three months. His muscles where more tuned. He had a flatter stomach, his biceps where a bit bigger, he looked stronger. His face was more pronounced. His eye’s had brighten. The only thing that didn’t change was his sandy-brown hair, that lay neatly to one side of his head like one of those old Muggle Movie Star’s or how men wore their hair in the late twenty’s. Yes, Alex looked more like a man than he did three months ago. His parent’s, sister, and brother had all thought he did at least. But tonight would be the test for everyone else. Especially Lily.

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Alex walked into the ball room at ‘Potter Castle’. He smiled to himself. The room had been decorated in a Lily way. Everything was perfect, just how Lily would have wanted it. Cause for Lily her birthday wasn’t just a celebration for her family and friends it was something that she didn’t have to share with anyone else. To her it was the downing of a new day. And every year she would add something new to the decorations that made it even better than the last. This year she had added the color green to almost everything. There was green stingers hanging from the tall ball room ceiling, green fair light’s out in the garden, and many other things with green.

“Hello Jane.” Alex said as he spotted Jane by one of the tables with Butterbeer.

“Alex? Is that really you?” Jane asked doing a double take on how handsome Alex looked in his new dress robs. Alex gave her his one of a kind smile.

“Who else would you say I was?” Alex asked giving a laugh.

“Oh man Alex, Lily is going to freak when she sees you.” Jane said looking Alex over.

“She hasn’t made her grand entrance yet has she?” Alex asked as he looked around.

“No not yet. But she should be coming down soon though.” Jane answered with a sly smile. Alex knew she could now tell that he was nervous on Lily’s reaction to his new look. She would be too if she was in his shoes. Coming home after being away for three months at a Quidditch camp for kids/teens that loved to play Quidditch. Jane’s smile got bigger “So why do you ask?”

“Oh. . . .umm. . . .” Alex didn’t have a straight answer. “Well, it’s just been three months since we saw each other. I was just wondering.”

“Uhh. . . .You still like her don’t you?” Jane asked giving him a knowing look. One that he has seen many times before. Alex looked down at his feet.

“I don’t think I just like her any more. . . .I think I love her.” Alex answered in a voice just above a whisper.

“Don’t worry. She told me what you wrote in your letters. Well I should say I guessed what was in those letters.” Jane said as Alex looked up at her. “I also know that she thinks she loves you as well.”

“You think?” Alex asked, but before Jane could answer the ball room doors opened and there stood the one girl that stole his heart. Lily stood there in one of her Aunt Angelina and Aunt Alicia’s ball gowns. It fit her like a glove. The emerald green trim brought out her cat like emerald green eyes even more, while the dark cream color on the rest of the dress made her look like a Goddess, with her flaming red hair pulled up in a bun that looked like her head had been lit on fire. There were two strains of flaming red hair framing her face. She had now completely turned him into putty in her hands. She looked more like a woman than she did three months before.

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Alex smiled. He kept that memory with him always. He was happy to just stand there and watch her flip through old photos and remember the good old times. “Alex I know your standing there watching me.” Lily’s voice came, breaking him out of his thoughts.

“That’s my line.” Alex said as he walked over to her.

“I know but I had to get your attention some how with out looking up.” Lily said, as he sat down next to her.

“What are you looking at?” Alex asked pulling her to him.

“Old photos of all the balls that have been healed here in ‘Potter Castle’.” Lily answered flipping the page. “Did you know that the Creevey’s took all of these pictures.”

“No. How’d you find that out?” Alex asked looking down at one of the pictures for something that told him for took it.

“I can tell by how they are all taken. There’s a way to their pictures that are different from other’s I’ve seen.” Lily answered.

“Oh.” Alex answered. Then her remembered that Lily, their sisters, Jane and their mother’s where all looking at house earlier. “Did you find a house you might like from the Family houses?”

“I found a few. But I didn’t want to go look at them with out you being there.” Lily answered “I was thinking we could go tomorrow.”

“That sounds good to me. Maybe we can bring Kayleigh and Mary along.” Alex suggested. Lily smiled at that idea.

“That’s sounds great. We can see if Kay likes the houses as well.” Lily said looking up at him.

“I thought so. Anyway, I think it’s time for us to get to bed.” Alex said kissing Lily on the lips.

“I would have to agree.” Lily answered.

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More Flashback to come. And with each one we get another peace of the puzzle between Alex and Lily, and how Kayleigh came to be. Each person will have a different view on Lily's fifteenth birthday ball, maybe?! I haven't decided on it yet. But we will see more of these letter's both Alex and Jane are talking about, which are important to what you all want to know what truly happened between Alex and Lily before they had Kayleigh. I'll post again soon. Don't know when, still writting the next bit. Soon though!!!!!!

Wow, you write a lot, not that I'm complaining or anything, but you are really good.
I love the FBs. Keep up the good work.
Jessica

awesome post
can't wait for more
PAMS

Roshni

loved it!!
post more soon!

Looking forward to more, Susan!
*grins*

Hey guys. I'm on a role here. I have the next bit for you to read. Now i'm not sure if i have said this or not in the last post but Lily did pick out three houses to look at with Alex. So here is the first house they have looked at. ENJOY!!!!!!

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The next morning Alex and Lily told everyone at breakfast that they where going to go look at ther three houses that Lily had picked to go look at. They where joined by Kayleigh, Nanny Mary, Ginny, Susie, Kate, and Ginger in the entrance hall, where Alex pulled an old wallet from his robes and held it out for the others to grab hold. With a short sharp tug behind their navel’s, they had landed in the middle of what was blatantly a Muggle village. It was full of little rural cottages that had been built from moss-covered bricks, many, many years ago. Some of them even had thatched roofs and little smoke-emitting chimneys. The houses were arranged in a kind of circle around a large grassy park area in the center with some climbing frames and swings for little children. Ginny led the way across the road, which was devoid of cars. Lily linked her hand with Alex’s as they walked along the old road. Then Ginny stopped in front of an average sized, two story cottage, it had a small front garden that was enclosed by a three-foot high stonewall and a little wooden gate. You could tell that the garden was been well kept. Lily guessed that they had some House-elf’s working her, just like all of the family Houses.

A little plaque hanging to the left of the front door read ‘Potter Cottage’ it was swinging back and forth gently in a light summer breeze. Ginny walked up to the heavy mahogany front door. She rummaged in a pocket of her robes for a moment or two before pulling out a hefty wrought iron key which, when pushed in to the lock and twisted, gave a loud and satisfying click. The door swung open to reveal a pastel yellow hallway that was blanketed by a thick and luxurious beige carpet. The first room they came upon was the living room, it was a deep cherry red, and there were three plush looking settees with extra plump cushions. The vocal point of the room was the impressive fireplace that was in the middle of one wall; above it Lily found old family photo’s waving back at them. Her parent‘s, aunts, uncles and grandparents were all smiling heartily out of their family portraits.

Her grandparents were sitting in the center of the picture with her father and uncles standing proudly behind them. Her mother and aunts were kneeling down on either side to keep a close eye on smaller children while the other‘s stood around them. “I remember when this was taken.” Lily said walking over to the picture.

“Oh yes, we have several of that picture.” Ginny answered. “It’s been a while since we’ve been here. Your father and I use to come here a lot before we started have you kids.”

“No wonder I don’t remember coming.” Susie said. Looking around the living room.

“Well of course. Your father and I stopped coming here when your brother James was born.” Ginny answered. “He was a handful and being the first born I have to admit I wasn’t confident enough to take him far from the castle.”

“You not confident? Now that’s something I could never image from the Queen of the Wizarding Race.” Lily said facing her mother.

“Enough of this badgering me. Feel free to look around.” Nanny Mary, Kayleigh, and Susie pressed on towards what looked like the kitchen, Kate, Ginger, and Ginny started exploring the first floor, while Lily headed in the direction of the stairs with Alex. The first room they came to on the upstairs landing appeared to have been a nursery. A baby’s cot was in the middle of the room and it was adorned with Quidditch bedcovers. The little curtains that draped over one end had some little Snitches zooming around the fabric. They left the nursery and moved to the next room. They could tell that this must have been the master bedroom; each bedside cabinet bore a picture of one of Lily’s parents. A picture of the guests from their wedding was perched, pride of place on their chest of drawers and in a little alcove between the wardrobes. The third bedroom was only a guest room. It was decorated in soft, warm colors. When they where done Lily led them down another staircase that brought them to the kitchen where they found Kayleigh eating a morning snack.

“I see she got you to give her a snack.” Lily said as they walked into the kitchen.

“She most defiantly is yours Lily.” Susie said smiling down at her niece.

“And why do you say that Susie?” Alex asked sitting down at the wooden table in the middle of the modern kitchen.

“Because Kayleigh has the Weasley appetite. Come on Alex you should know this already.” Lily answered for Susie as she kissed Kayleigh on the top of her head. “What do you think of the cottage Mary?”

“I like it enough. But I don’t think that it would be big enough if you two plan on having more children than just Kayleigh here.” Nanny Mary answered, giving Kayleigh another bit of apple sauce.

“I’d have to agree with Mary Lily.” Alex answered. “It’s fine if we weren’t going to have any more kids, but I’m sure you want Kayleigh to have brother’s and sisters some day.”

“Alright then. I guess we take a look at the other two houses.” Lily said thinking. “Where’s Kate, Ginger, and mum at?”

“Oh they went to look at the back yard. If you ask me it’s much to small for growing kids.” Susie answered being use to the castle grounds being so huge. “It’s no wonder mum and dad never actually live here.”

“True.” Lily said. As Kate, Ginger, and Ginny walked in through the back door.

“So what’s your choice?” Ginny asked looking between Alex and Lily.

“Not this one. It’s beautiful and nice. But it doesn’t feel right.” Lily answered looking at her mother.

“I agree with Lily. It doesn’t feel like us.” Alex answered.

“Then on to the next house. Which will be the one in Southern England.” Ginny said

“The one in GreenWitch?” Kate, Ginger, and Susie all asked at the same time.

“The one and the same.” Alex answered, having been there before. Standing up he took out another portkey. “Shall we?”

“Yes.” Ginny and Lily answered.

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Well so much for a nice little cottage in the woods. But anyway. Hoped you enjoy. With each of the houses we'll see which one sits with what Lily and Alex want with their very own home. If you have any sugguestion's for the other two houses. Please feel free to give them. It just might help me picture the houses better than i already have. Tell my next post. Love ya all.