Chapter 25: The First Real Goodnight

"I'll see you tomorrow morning," James said softly, his hands tucked casually into the deep pockets of his jacket as he stood on the bottom wooden step, looking up at her with a lopsided, endearing grin that made her stomach erupt with nervous butterflies. "Yeah, see you tomorrow," Lily whispered back breathlessly, leaning down slightly from the second step to press a quick, incredibly shy kiss against his rough cheek before darting inside the front door with her face burning bright red.