James turned to face her, suddenly quite aware of how close they where. He could feel his heart pounding all in his throat, and he licked his strangely dry lips.
As he tried to shift a bit, to give her some space, he tripped over his shoes a little and tumbled forward, nearly nose to nose with Lily Evans.
Oh, Merlin... James thought, and he took a deep breath. He had to. He just had to. It was now or never.
"Lily..." He breathed out, softly, gazing into her eyes through his rain speckled glasses. James took in a shaky breath, leaned in, and kissed Lily square on her lips.