Sorry, short chapter. But this is how I first wrote it, so I thought this was how it should be. High School is crazy right now for me, so updating and writing is becoming harder and harder. But it gets better, and there's more to come. So keep reading.
Jenny stretched, morning light shining on their bare bodies. Her golden hair curled over her face as she yawned, memories of the previous night flooding back. She smiled.
Erik's face was sombre as he slept. She knew wondered what he was thinking about while her phone started ringing. She jumped in the air and held it between her hands. Erik blinked and rubbed his eyes as he sat up.
They stared at each other, an unspoken revelation running between them. Their eyes flickered to caller ID. Dan.
Jenny exhaled as the phone stopped ringing. She placed it on the bench beside her and rolled over into Erik's chest. "Fuck," she mumbled. Erik wrapped his arms around her, not knowing what to say. They stayed like this, not keeping track of the time. Jenny groaned as her phone beeped again.
"Leave me alone!" she grumbled, throwing a pillow over her head.
"I think you should see this," Erik whispered. Jenny peaked at the screen from under her pillow.
J, look. I'm coming home right now. Fight with V. Rrrr.
Jenny looked at Erik, panicking. He scrambled under the covers, searching for his boxers. She watched him bound out of the room, swearing loudly over and over again.
He came back dressed, his hair somewhat neat minutes later. Jenny hadn't moved. She felt weak. "Wait-"
"Jenny! I can't just- I can't just sit here okay? We need to go! We have to pretend nothing happened. Not until I figure this out," he pleaded, taking her wrists and tugging her out of bed.
She stumbled as she grabbed clothes while Erik cleaned his teeth in the bathroom. She was clean, but her heart felt heavy. Until I figure this out. Erik still didn't know how he felt about her.
He brushed a blond strand out of her face and brushed his lips gently against hers before opening the door.
"Dan?" Erik asked, his voice breaking on the word. Was he nervous? Guilty? Jenny hung in the shadows, her eyes blank as she stared ahead.
"Oh hey, Erik. What are you doing here?"
Erik glanced at Jenny before shrugging. "Just called in to say hi. Heard she got some pretty tough homework too. I was procrastinating," Erik grinned. Jenny could see how hard it was for him not to just bolt out the door. If she had the option, she'd be out of here too.
"D-Dan," she nodded, strolling back to their living room a slumping into the cushions, burying her head.
"Uh, see you round, Dan. Jenny?" Erik called, she bolted upright, her light eyes meeting his dark ones for a moment in time. It was a fleeting look, but a meaningful one. Jenny's heart thudded at the intensity.
"Bye," Erik mumbled before bounding out the door.
Dan sat down next to Jenny. She turned to him, about to ask him what was wrong, but he'd already launched into a long description.
"So, while I was at Vanessa's, she started lecturing me about Serena. About how she was a van der Woodsen and I was a Humphrey and we didn't belong. I told her to piss off but she got all defensive. You're a girl, what does that mean?"
She rolled her eyes at her brother's typical boyish stupidity. "It means, idiot, that Vanessa's still in love with you."
Before she could reach her door, she spun around to look at her brother. Her blood felt like lava in her system. "And don't listen to her. We Humphrey's can belong with anyone. Especially a van der Woodsen."