Jenny was rushing back and forth from her computer to the dress she was working on. Helping with prom and making her own dress for it was a little more then she could handle. Even though she was now queen she didn't feel the need to boss other people around, and make them do her bidding. Now that she had to do all this, she was having second thoughts about the idea of help.
"Pumpkin get out here! You'll never believe who just walked through the door!" Rufus Humphrey, her dad, yelled from the kitchen. He was always in the kitchen! Could you blame him though? Lily's kitchen was way bigger and way better then there old one.
It was obvious who it was, he kind of told them he was coming, "Dad! It's no shocker Dan's here!" Jenny laughed as she ran down the stairs to see her older brother, but he wasn't alone, "Oh my God... Nate? Nate!" Confused as she was for why Nate was there, it was still nice to see him. It was a wonderful surprise just to see his face again.
Quickly she ran over and swung her arm's around Nate. Completely ignoring her newly returned brother from college. Dan was family though. She could say hi to him any day. But Nate Archibald was right in front of her. He was some she would much rather hug right now.
Dan cleared his throat, "Well excuse me if I'm not good enough to get a hug, or even say hi to." He was teasing of course. But it actually did kind of hurt to see his sister would rather hug the ex that broke her heart, instead of him. Then again he probably would have hugged Serena first. Is that messed up? Or perfectly understandable?
After about twenty seconds of hugging Nate, eighteen more seconds then she should have, Jenny pulled away. How could such beautiful eyes have been so devisingg in the past? Now they were so soft Jenny could just drift away in them. He was even more handsome then before, if that was possible.
"I'm sorry Dan! Of course you deserve a hug," Jenny hugged her big brother tight, "Dad has been freaking out about you coming back home for a while. And I see you brought some extra luggage with you?" She was looking at Nate through the corner of her eye. Christmas could never beat this very awkward moment. No, Christmas just couldn't beat Nate... Period.
"You noticed?!" Dan said sarcastically from the long hug her and Nate shared, "Don't worry he's not staying with us. Right Nate? So you can still have all your space Jenny." Since he'd been away for so long, and now it was just Jenny, Eric, Lily, and their dad in the house, Dan figured she'd gotten use to having room. Even with three other people that was a lot of space.
A confused look grew on Jenny's face, "Then why does he have all his bags?" Dan couldn't do this to her! He couldn't bring Nate back to her life just to yank him away again. That's not fair, "What are you doing up here with all your bags Nate?" Jenny realized Nate hadn't actually said anything the whole time. She wanted to hear his voice.
Nate smiled at her for a second, until quickly looking away, "Well... I was going to ask if I could stay with you guys. Dan seems to think you wouldn't want me here though. Which I'd totally get." As he wondered his eyes, he always went right back to Jenny's face. One year had changed so much about her.
"Well Dan's an idiot. You're like family," Family she'd like to sleep with, didn't Agnes say something like that about her being his little sister, "So if you need a place to stay. You can stay here. Besides, I know how much you love our dad's cooking." Jenny playfully rolled her eyes thinking of when Nate was living with them. It was amazing how some one who probably only ate lobster and steak could survive so much chili intake all at once.
Rufus went over and wrapped his arm around his daughter's neck, "Do you forget I'm right here?" He teased her by playfully messing up her hair, just for her to escape his grip, "Jenny's right though Nate. You're like family. If you want to stay here, you're welcome to." Nate better not try to make a move on Jenny again though. Rufus was still a little hung up about how that all happened.
"I could always find a different place. The place is great and..." Nate shut up when he looked at Jenny again. Why turn down to be around the girl that was taking his breathe away? There was no other place he'd rather be then around Jenny right now, "Thank you guys so much. Which room is mine?" He saw that grin on Jenny's face.
Jenny was about to grab his hand. All playful, nothing flirt like, but Dan didn't like her hand reaching for Nate's. So instead Dan patted Nate on the back and started showing him to the room that was the furthest away from Jenny's. They were getting suspicious of Jenny and Nate's intentions already. It wasn't like they were all the sudden going to forgive and forget then go do it. That'd be crazy... So crazy...
No one could hear how fast Jenny's heart was beating. Nate Archibald had broken her heart. Literally ripped it apart. Now seeing him again though, after even just one year, she didn't care as much. The way he talked. The way he walked. The way he seemed so comfortable in his own skin. He made high school boys look oh so lame!
Getting through how ever long Nate was going to be there was going to be extremely hard. Jenny felt so much attraction to him. It didn't matter if he was a total as now, there was just that connection. She wanted to kiss him. One kiss and she'd be happy. You know, checking to see if he's changed his technique. Jenny had put herself in such denial.
"I don't want to see you in his room past nine, ok?" Rufus looked her dead in the eye. Jenny had probably had sex already, he had no idea, but weather she had or not. She was not going to do it again with Nate. And she was defiantly not going to have her first time with him while he was visiting.
"Dad!" Jenny said looking a little upset, "Don't you trust me?! I don't even like Nate like that. He's a friend. Even better he's a friend who broke my heart a year ago. You can really trust me I wont do anything with him..." She wont do anything Nate, but that didn't mean she didn't want to.
Rufus sighed and shock his head, "Oh I trust you Jenny. I'd trust you being home alone. I'd trust you with a lot of money. I'd probably even trust you with my life," Rufus looked at the clock, "But if there is one thing I don't trust you with? It's being alone with him." With that he headed for the elevator so he could met Lily.
One day. It's only been half the day and already she was being accused of wanting Nate. He'd just gotten there and already they couldn't trust the two of them alone. And Jenny thought getting ready for prom was difficult.
