Lily cuddled up to her buddy and pondered the situation over in her head. She wasn't quite sure what Riley should do really. It took her a few minutes before she grinned brightly and jumped off the bed. She grabbed the small notebook and pen she carried in her pocket and began scribbling on it rapidly. When she had finished, she handed it off to Riley.<br/><br/><em>I'll talk to James and see if he can ask if Sirius like you or not, casually of course. Or you could just ask him to be your date for the New Year's fireworks, and make sure to imply that it's more than just a 'just friends' date. </em><br/><br/>Lily smiled, kissing Riley's forehead, trying to calm her. She too, wished she could get the words out to make her feel better.<br/><br/>Sirius groaned. "Girls. Are. Bloody. Crazy." He sat up. "No matter what I do, I always seem to do the wrong thing. I mean, yeah, it wasn't wrong wrong, just she didn't like it. I was trying to.. I just... It's hard to be around her so much and not be able to.. to..." He sighed. "Mate, can I tell you a secret?"