Lily just nodded her head, not really saying anything. She knew it was true, but part of her worried that James would let this get to him. What if he really took this to heart and it changed the whole situation? She didn't like how worried she felt that he might even change his mind on how he felt for her.
Just give it time. She would give herself a day before she broke down to talk to him again. No, no that was ridiculous, two days. And then she would just say hi. Nothing else. Just hi.
"I hope the meeting doesn't take long," she said, her voice lowered. "I suddenly just want to go back up to the dormitory."