Okay, so I have been rereading the Penderwick books. And in the spirit of Valentine's I decided to write about Jeffery and Skye's relationship as they grow. It starts from when they are about 13 (so after they go to the beach and meet Alec.) Tommy and Rosalind will make an appearance. And so will everyone else and a few oc.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Jeanne Birdsall does. I only own ocs.

edited on 4.10.15

Age 13

Rosalind and her sisters all gathered around the table, curious about the big announcement.

"Okay my lovely daughters, Alec has Jeffery for the weekend and he says one of you girls can go."

Shouts erupted around the room.

Mr. Penderwick raised his arms and they all quieted down.

"One at a time."

Rosalind was first.

"Oh. Daddy, I can't. Tommy is taking me to the movies this weekend." The fourteen year old girl smiles at the thought of her date with her boyfriend. They had been together for almost a year.

His wife, Iantha spoke next. "Batty can't go either. Remember Claire is taking her out for the day."

He scratched his head. He didn't remember that until now.

"Jane, Skye? Do you have plans?"

Both girls shook their heads no.

"Hound picks?"

It sounded like a good idea to Jane but not to Skye, who was convinced that Hound had a vendetta against her, but she was overruled and Rosalind was given the job to read the name.

Batty grabbed Hound and the two sisters wrote their names on two slips of paper.

On the count of 3, they let Hound go and he went to the paper and his giant nose touched one.

Rosalind plucked the paper off the ground and read the name.

"Skye."

Skye smiled and Jane sighed dramatically, slight disappointment but happy for her sister.

Mr. Penderwick spoke before a fight broke out.

"Skye, Alec will pick you up Thursday night."

He trailed off.

Skye had darted up the stair to pack her bags for her trip.

Her father called up to her. "You will be leaving Thursday night and will be back Monday night!"

He turned to Rosalind. "Do you have something fancy she can borrow? Alec said that he may take them out to do something special."

Rosalind sighed. She had a something. Convincing her sister to take it would be impossible.

She walked up the stairs and knocked on Skye and Jane's door.

"Come in."

Rosalind entered to find Skye packing jeans, t-shirts, blouses, and her books. A pair of gym shoes were thrown in.

"Skye. Skye. Skye!"

Skye pulled her head out of her closet.

"You know you aren't leaving till next week right?"

Skye sighed and sat on the bed.

"I know. I'm just excited to see Jeffery."

Rosalind smiled. It was rare that Skye admitted anything to them.

"You should take something fancy." She blurted out.

"No way!"

Skye jumped up.

"Skye, it's Valentine's Day weekend. Alec might take you guys out somewhere. It's good to have something just in case."

Skye bit her lip unconvinced.

Iantha entered the room.

"Hey girls."

"Iantha, Rosalind says that I should take a something fancy."

"You should Skye. You would look really pretty. Tell you what. How about I take you two out shopping? Skye, I'll take you to the bookstore afterwards."

The two girls agreed and they got into the car.

They found Rosalind a pretty dress for her date but they didn't find anything that Skye liked. So they kept trying.

Three stores later, Skye was cranky. She hated shopping and wearing dresses. However, Iantha and her sister kept insisting they keep going.

They finally found a pretty green blouse and a nice black skirt for her.

Skye was happy. She didn't have to get a dress.

The next few days, Skye drove everyone crazy. She had a lot of energy. She drove Batty and Ben crazy when she started talking about triangles. Rosalind was driven to the point of insanity whenever Skye kept barging in her room asking if she had this thing or that. But it was poor Jane, who had it worst.

Skye would wake up in the middle of the night and make sure that everything was in her suitcase. Some nights, she would add more, others she would unpack.

Finally it was Thursday night.

Skye was all ready to go. Alec was coming to pick her up that night, she was going to surprise Jeffery, who had no idea she was coming.

She waited on the front step with her suitcase.

It was a huge affair.

Mr. Penderwick and Iantha were outside.

Ben and Batty were playing.

Jane was writing.

Rosalind, Anna, and Tommy were all talking.

Nick was there with several of his football players.

They were all outside. They were all eager waiting for Alec. As much it pained them, the sooner Skye went the sooner they would get their sanity back.

Skye tapped her foot. She couldn't concentrate on her book.

She didn't notice the smiles Anna sent her way as she leaned in to whisper to Rosalind.

"Anna, I love you, but that's impossible!"

"Why?"

"Because this is Skye we are talking about! She doesn't do love."

Nick laughed and ruffled Rosalind's hair. "That is why Skye may be one of my favorite Penderwick girls."

Rosalind scowled at him. Tommy squeezed her hand and Anna twisted a strand of hair.

"Rosy, it does make sense."

"Tommy!"

"We admitted we liked each other when we were 12 and started dating at 13, it's not that farfetched."

A few of Nick's friends nodded their agreement.

Rosalind sighed. She knew it was a possibility.

Just then a car drove up. Skye shot to her feet and flew off the steps.

Rosalind opened her mouth to yell as did several other adults, but Nick had grabbed her and now had her over his shoulder. Skye was fighting him until he reminded her of how he didn't complain when she made his go over soccer drills with her in the past week. She settled down and then he gently placed her on her feet.

Skye threw her arms around Alec.

Alec laughed and picked her up. He then did the same to the other girls. He said hello to everyone else and the loaded up his truck.

Then they were off.

Alec told Skye about how Jeffery was doing and Skye told him about school and the other gossip.

They arrived there in about three hours.

Skye bounced in her seat. They were outside Jeffery's school. Alec teased her gently.

Skye stuck out her tongue at him and watched the numbers on the clock change.

When the numbers changed to 7, they got out of the car.

Jeffery, like Skye had no school on Friday or Monday, so Alec was going to pick him up that night.

Alec headed inside to get his son while Skye waited outside the car.

She bounced on her toes.

A few minutes later, Alec and a few other parents came out with their kids. Skye saw Jeffery and took flight.

"JEFFERY!"

Jeffery's eyes widen with shock as Skye threw her arms around him and hugged him.

Jeffery hugged her back.

When they let go, he turned to Alec who was smiling.

"Is this my surprise?"

Alec nodded and Jeffery whopped.

The other parents couldn't help but smile at the boy's antics. His classmates were in shocked. They had never seen him this loud.

Who was this girl?

Many boys couldn't help but look her over.

She's hot. They thought.

Both the thirteen years old were too busy talking and laughing.

They were trying to catch up on about nine months of news.

Alec opened up the trunk and they placed his stuff in there. Jeffery caught sight of her suitcase and bag.

"How long are you staying?"

"Till Monday night!"

The two scrambled into the backseat and continued their conversation. Alec smiled at them in the mirror.

Skye and Jeffery really brought each other out.

Jeffery wasn't as quiet and Skye wasn't as hot tempered.

Friday was all about playing soccer. They played at a nearby park, where the gym was open. They got a game started with a few other kids they met.

They were on the same team, and were perfect.

Everyone else couldn't believe how in tune they were with each other.

Alec brought them hot chocolate and they watched movies all night.

Alec smiled as he saw them, when he got up to check on them.

It was about 3 AM and they were on the couch sleeping.

Skye was leaning on Jeffery and he had an arm around her.

Jeffery was leaning on a pillow and in somewhat sleeping pose.

Alec grimaced because they might be sore from the way they were sleeping.

Saturday was Valentine's Day. They went to out to breakfast with Turron who was happy to see Skye.

He gave then each a small box of chocolates. They spent the day with Alec and Turron and had a perfect Valentine's Day.

That was until Skye was told to put on something fancy.

Jeffery began teasing her so she hit him on the head.

She took a shower and then slid on her skirt and shirt. She slid on the black flats and looked at herself in the mirror.

She hesitated and then went through her suit case for something.

She found the small bag. It had all the makeup she had ever been given by Anna. Anna had forced her to take it with her.

She dumped out the contents and felt overwhelmed by its contents.

She was clueless about half of its contents.

She finally found something she recognized.

She picked up the lip gloss and hesitantly dabbed her lips.

She tilted her head. She didn't look half bad.

She looked at the other things and shoved them back into the bag.

One monster at a time.

She ran a brush threw her hair getting rid of any tangles.

Then she walked out the door to find Jeffery holding some flowers. He handed them to her and she thanked him.

Alec got a vase for them and Skye suspected that Alec brought them and forced Jeffery to give them to her.

Jeffery teased her about her fancy skirt while they drove to the restaurant.

When they got there, they were lead to a table.

They sat down and looked at the menu.

A pretty waitress came over and Jeffery's eyes' widen.

"Zoe?"

Zoe smiled.

"Jeffery! It's so good to see you."

Skye studied Zoe with a glare.

Zoe was about 17 years old. She had brown black hair with one neon green steak in it.

Jeffery turned to look at them.

"Zoe and I go to school together. She and I are in the advanced piano program. We are partnered up for the Summer show."

Zoe nodded. "Jeffery will be playing piano and I will be singing."

Alec cleared his throat.

"Do you have any plans today?"

Zoe shook her head. "I'm baby sitting. My parents are going to dinner and my brother is going to be with his girlfriend."

She flipped her notepad and took their order.

About thirty minutes later, their food came and they ate. Alec and Turron talked while Skye and Jeffery whispered.

After dinner, they ate ice cream and played a game of soccer.

That night, Skye smiled. This Valentine's Day wasn't so bad.

She enjoyed spending time with Jeffery. He really was her best friend.

She closed her eyes and fell asleep smiling.

The next two days, were spent playing soccer, looking at the stars, and on the piano.

Jeffery had called Zoe and asked her to come over and practice.

Skye may not have been a music nut but hearing the two together was amazing.

She sat for an entire hour and listened to them. It made her wish she could play an instrument.

She was impressed.

So impressed, she actually tried to learn piano. She and Jeffery sat on the bench for an hour before they gave up.

On Monday night, Skye was sad to be leaving. They dropped Jeffery off at school. The two shared a hug before Alec dragged her back to the car.

Skye was sad to leave. She missed Jeffery. The occasional letter and visit wasn't enough. He was only allowed to call them once every two months.

But this was a Valentine's Day she loved.

When she got home, she handed her sisters and Ben their presents. Then she went to her room and opened her present.

She pulled out a small silver link bracelet. She wasn't a fan of jewelry but she loved her present.

Someone knocked on the door and Skye quickly hid it.

"Come in."

Rosalind entered carrying a vase of flowers.

"Alec said, these are yours."

Skye smiled. Jeffery had gotten her a new bouquet because the other died.

She took the vase and gently placed them on the table.

She smiled.

And picked up a pen to write to Jeffery.

Jeffery,

Thank you for the flowers and bracelet. I had a lot of fun this weekend. Also did you know that 73% of men buy flowers on this holiday? Guess that makes you one of them!

Skye.

And what did you think? Not sure how I felt about it. This is my first Penderwick fic, so let me know how I did. The next update will be soon I promise.

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Happy Late Valentine's Day!

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