AN: Sorry. I was out of town for a couple days.
Just to let you know I am borrowing from an episode, but for a legit reason.
Recap: The cheerleaders had found out of Harper's pregnancy. In this chapter, Justin and Harper hang out for the last day of summer.
The summer holidays came and went. School was starting tomorrow and Harper was dreading it. This would be the first time everyone would see her pregnant belly, and even a jacket wouldn't conceal it. But on the flip side, it was going to be her senior year.
"You think people are going to stare at you?" Alex asked as she was sticking a binder into her tote.
"Yeah. If you didn't know me would you?" Harper asked as she was doodling on her spiral.
"Don't worry. If they start something, I can rough 'em up." Alex said as she held up her wand with a devious smile.
Harper laughed. Her phone vibrated. "Gotta go. Game with Justin." Harper waved goodbye and started for the stairs. Justin and Harper were spending the last day of summer going to the Mets game. A couple days into summer Justin had suggested that they spend more time together, so it be easier to raise a kid together (until Justin leaves for college anyway).
Harper sat her self at the bar, waiting for Justin to finish his shift.
"Harper, let's talk school. Alright, what is my main goal for you... and Alex... and Max?" Theresa asked as she was putting money into the cash register.
"To graduate with my class." Harper answered with a smile. Harper wasn't afraid of this being an issue. She was having the baby in the second semester, plus, there was Jerry, Theresa, Justin, and Alex (Not Max, Harper wouldn't dare leave a baby in his care) who could help.
"And if people start talking, what do you do?" Theresa asked again.
"I punch them!" Harper joked.
"You walk with dignity." Theresa laughed. She gave Harper a side hug. "Thank god, I was popular in high school." Theresa quietly said as she walked to a table. Harper snickered at the comment.
Justin walked out of the kitchen, throwing off his smock. "Alright Harper, let's go!" He exclaimed as he pumped his fist in the air.
"Yep!" Harper grinned as she grabbed her purse.
*~(Later)~*
They had spent most of the game booing, laughing, cheering, eating, and laughing.
During the seventh inning stretch, the kiss cam came on the big screen. Both Harper and Justin tried to obstruct their faces... but this garnered the attention to the big screen. "Not again." Justin thought of that one time he brought that crazy girl to the game and was forced to kiss her. Both of them tried ignoring the cheering crowd. The screen was not going to another couple, and the "Jeopardy think music" wasn't helping. Justin just gave her a quick peck on the cheek. Everyone booed. The screen was still on them. Under pressure he kissed her, mouth to mouth. Everyone clapped.
Harper's heart was pumping. But she shook off that feeling. Was that huge crush coming back? Oh please no. They were friends, and probably nothing more. But... even when she was dating Zeke, there was still a lingering thread of that crush still left.
Justin felt a spark. But shook it off as well.
Despite this, they went the whole game
"Oh my god, that was frickin' hilarious!" Harper was laughing.
"Remember the fat guy two rows in front of us?" Justin reminded her.
"I'm just going to eat my churro while I break wind." Harper said in a husky breath.
Both were laughing the whole way home.
When they got back Alex was passed out on the couch with a candy bar hanging out of her mouth.
"Alex." Harper poked her. She didn't wake. "Alex." Harper poked her harder. She didn't wake. "ALEX." Harper shouted. She jolted awake.
"Hey, how's it going?" Alex groggily asked.
"Nothing, star shine, we just got back from the game." Justin answered. Just then, the tip of his wand glowed. "Oh, wizard mail. Be right back." Justin ran down stairs.
"So, how'd it go?" Alex asked as she was finishing the candy bar.
"He kissed me." Harper bluntly said.
"Wait... what?" Alex spit out her candy bar.
"We were on the kiss cam, and it refused to go away unless he kissed me, and under the pressure from the crowd he did." Harper did her usual nervous fast explanation. "But the bad thing is, I think my crush is coming back." Harper looked down with embarrassment.
*~(Meanwhile)~*
Justin walked into the lair to find Max opening a package.
"Did any mail come for me?" He asked Max.
"Yep." He handed him two packages.
"What's that?" He pointed towards the torn package.
"I ordered it from Wizards Weekly. It's a Mirror of Desire." He held it up. "Your supposed to see desire in it." He read from the leaflet.
"You know that stuff is a scam right?" Justin pointed to all the stuff he bought previously. Justin snatched it out of his hands and looked into it. The word desire slowly surfaced onto the glass. "Yeah, you got your money's worth." Justin laughed, then left.
As soon as he entered the living room he said, "Harper, got this for you." He handed her a book titled "How to Raise Your Wizard Child: Mortal Edition". Harper's jaw dropped open. She was having a wizard baby? How could she have not remembered? Was she that clueless?
"I'm having a wizard?" Harper's nervously stated, then cocked an eyebrow.
Both Alex and Justin bursted out into laughter.
*~(Later)~*
Harper finished reading a section of "What to Expect" and moved onto "How to Raise Your Wizard Child: Mortal Edition." Which, Harper found surprisingly interesting. It was funny. Harper usually hated magic. But this was mostly Alex's fault because she abused magic so much, and whenever it went wrong, Harper was stuck with Alex in the situation. But, It was magic that made living with the Russos fun and exciting.
When Harper turned off her lamp, the thought of the game was still in the back of her mind. Seriously. Was her life turning into some romance movie? A simple meaningless kiss, would spark a crush that she'd thought she'd out grown?
"Ah. Justin." She thought.
Harper remembered the first time she met him.
*~(Ten Years Earlier)~*
Harper ran to the door with her glitter Hello Kitty suit case as soon as she heard the door bell. She opened it and it was her new best friend Alex and her dad.
"Oh hi, I'm Elaine Finkle, Harper's mother. Nice to meet you." Harper's mom greeted as she walked towards the door. She was wearing a mermaid outfit for an act.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Jerry Russo." Jerry smiled as she shook Elaine's hand.
"I've heard so much about you." Elaine told Alex.
"Okay, that's great bye." Harper tried to rush Alex and Jerry to the car.
"Is this Harper's friend we've been hearing so much about?" Harper's dad was walking down to the door in a pirate costume. He seemed to be hopping for his knee was perched on a peg leg. "Hi I am Marty Finkle." He stuck out his pirate hook, and Jerry shook it all while laughing.
"This is our little Harpy's first sweep ova." Marty cooed as he pinched Harper's cheeks.
"Dad..." Harper rolled her eyes.
"We better get going we're having Italian at our house tonight." Jerry pumped his hands into the hair.
"Joy." Alex sarcastically murmured.
"Okay. Come on. Let's go. Bye mom and dad don't wait up." Harper quickly rushed them to the car.
Over their shoulders they could her Elaine say, "Marty, please don't touch me."
*~(Later)~*
"I have two weird brothers, so just ignore them when they try to talk to you." Alex whispered to Harper as they were about to enter the living room.
Theresa ran over to the door as she was setting down the last plate.
"Hi. I'm Alex's mom... I know I look young but I am." She smiled.
Harper curtsied and shook her hand.
"I'll take your bag to Alex's room." Jerry told her. "Justin get down here, dinner!" He shouted up stairs.
"Alright!" Justin shouted back.
Harper looked as she heard him walking down.
Needless to say. It was love at first sight. Well... crush anyway.
*~(End of Flashback)~*
Harper was finally able to fall asleep. She wasn't too worried about school the next day.
AN: I have the worst case of writer's block, I swear to God. So if this chapter is not to your high expectations, I am sorry.
Anyway, I know I stole the kissing thing from "Family Game Night", but I couldn't really find an appropriate way for them to kiss, without it getting all corny. Plus, I wanted it have the "deny the feelings" thing going on.
I am really just focusing on Harper right now. I will focus on Justin's emotions later on in the story.
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