Disclaimer: I own a car. A house. A flying saucer. Yet I do not own Desperate Housewives. Marc Cherry does. Lucky Guy. Ever had days when you wish you were Marc? I do. This is following the same basic events in series 3 but slightly changed…okay, a lot. Almost completely, get off my back…please? Oh, and this chapter mentions a lot of things that were going on in the actual series, but haven't been explained, so if you watch the series, you'll know what's going on. This is the 10th part and hopefully entertaining. Review, please!

Julie and Danielle's Reunion

BEEP "Hi, Julie. It's me again! Please answer me…"
BEEP "Come on Julie! This is getting ridiculous! I'm really sorry…"
BEEP "Julie, he offered me jelly-babies, god dammit…!"

The messages from Danielle just kept flooding in, but Julie didn't have the strength, patience or joy to answer them. She was even too lazy and unhappy to get out of bed. Her mother called her for dinner, but Julie just lay in bed, pretending to be asleep. Susan often came up but Julie didn't look at her or talk to her. She felt like too much of a disgrace.

Down Wisteria Lane, another teenage girl was again leaving a message on her best friend's answering machine.
"…Okay. Bye," Danielle finished up, hanging the phone up.

"Danielle?" Bree poked her head around the door, "Dinner's ready."
"I'm not hungry,"

"C'mon honey. You didn't even come down for breakfast this morning."

"So?"
Bree sighed and sat down next to her, "I'll let you have jelly-babies with your dinner?"
Danielle's eyes flickered, but she turned her head away, "Don't want no jelly-babies."
"What?" Bree gasped, putting her hand on her heart, "Are you really Danielle?"
"Oi," Danielle muttered, slightly offended.

"Sweetie, what's wrong?"

"Julie ignored me at school today. She's still mad that I was seeing Austin behind her back,"
"What? You were the other woman?"

"You could say that," Danielle shrugged.
"Oh, Danielle," Bree sighed, "After everything I went through with your dad,"
"I know, Mom!" Danielle snapped, "And, now I think of it, I'm not going to eat jelly-babies until Julie is my friend again."
"Danielle!"
"I know! Big step,"
Bree sighed, and kissed her daughter's head before leaving. She didn't have time to make Danielle change her mind. She had bigger things on her mind. Bree walked into her bedroom and glared at the set of teeth that still lay on her duvet.

"Oh, my," Bree pulled a face as she swept them all into the little velvet bag and hid them in a drawer.

Susan sat at her desk, pondering over many things.

What to do about Julie?

Mike needs a better lawyer. But I don't have the money. What to do?

Would Ian's feelings be hurt?

How do I get Bree to forgive me?

As if she knew Susan was thinking about her, Bree knocked on the door.

"Bree," Susan said in surprise, upon opening the door.

"Susan," Bree said shortly, "I need to talk to you,"
Susan smiled smugly as she let the redhead in. She was probably here to talk about renewing our friendship, Susan thought.

"Susan, Danielle and Julie…"

Oh.

"They have been best friends for the longest time, and I know Danielle made a mistake…"
"Mistake?" Susan scoffed, "She was the other woman."
"I know. But, if you are going to be unreasonable about discussing this, I'm going to speak to Julie," Bree snapped, "Where is she?"
"Upstairs."
Bree smiled and walked upstairs. Upon knocking on Julie's door, she heard a faint voice call, "Go away, Mom,"
"Actually, Julie," Bree answered, "I'm not your mother,"
The door opened slightly to reveal Julie in her pajamas with a tear streaked face, "Mrs. Hodge,"
Bree smiled, "Hello, Julie. I was wondering if I could talk to you for a moment,"
Julie shrugged and opened her door to let Bree in.
"Can I help you?"
Bree glanced around the neat room and perched on Julie's bed, "I need to talk to you about Danielle…"
"Oh," Julie sighed.

"She is just as miserable as you are," Bree told her, "She thinks -- knows -- she's lost her best friend and she's distraught,"
"How distraught?" Julie asked.

Bree bit her lip, "She says, until you guys are friends again, she's not going to eat jelly-babies."
"What?" Julie yelped, "But she's been eating them almost non stop for…what, a decade? She can't go cold-turkey!"
Bree smiled, "See, you still care for her."
Julie sighed, "Of course I do. I want to forgive her, Mrs. Hodge, but I keep seeing her with Austin and it makes me furious."
Bree nodded sadly, "Sweetie, I know what it feels like to be cheated on…"
Julie raised her eyebrows, remembering the infamous affair of Rex Van de Kamp, Bree's first husband, with Maisy Gibbons.
"…but I think, if I could forgive Rex, you can forgive Danielle,"
"How?"
Bree's smile faltered, "Because, Danielle is your best friend. Just focus on the good memories you've had with her. You know deep down she's a good person. You can forgive her."

Julie smiled up at her, "Y'know, I think I already kinda have. She is my best friend after all."
"Oh, good," Bree cried, standing up, "I never thought I could fix this,"
Julie grinned and randomly hugged her, "Thank you, Mrs. Hodge!"
Bree looked surprised for a moment before hugging her back, "Erm…that's okay, Julie. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have muffins in the oven back home,"
Bree bid goodbye to Julie and walked back downstairs.
"Well?" Susan asked.

"Looks like Julie and Danielle will be okay," Bree answered.

Susan smiled fleetingly at her old friend, "Thanks Bree,"
Bree nodded curtly, "Anytime," and she left. Susan sighed as Julie came downstairs.
"Mom! Mrs. Hodge helped me out big time! I think I can get over Danielle's betrayal!"
Susan put an arm around Julie, "Well, at least one Van de Kamp girl will be friends with a Mayer girl,"
Julie nodded, "Still not sorted things out with Bree?"

Susan laughed shrilly, "Honey, we're not going to sort things out unless one of us owns a time machine…"
"You should've met the Doctor…"
"Julie."
"He's real, I tell you!! Real!!"

Danielle sat at the kitchen table. She could smell her mother's muffins. Yum.

Andrew sat eating a bowl of ice cream and chocolate sauce. Yum yum.

Orson was unpacking some groceries and he was holding a tin of brownies. Yum yum yum.

And in front of her there was her collection of jelly-babies. Yum yum yum yum yum!!

But she was about to throw them away (No!) as it seemed she and Julie were never going to make up. She gathered them all in her arms and moved towards the trash can. Orson and Andrew stared at her. Her mother was sipping coffee with a faint smile on her lips. She must be happy Danielle's obsession was over.
"Aren't you going to stop me?" Danielle said to no one in particular, but she glared at her mother.

"I don't have to," Bree grinned, and at that moment, Julie Mayer burst in.

"Danielle!"
"Julie?"
Julie moved Danielle away from the trash can, "Danielle, I'm sorry I ignored you, but I was hurt. But I'm over it now!"
Danielle dropped her jelly-babies on the floor, "I'm sorry I was the other woman in your relationship and was the one providing sex."
"What?"
"Mom! Anyways, I'm sorry!"
"I'm sorry too!"
Julie and Danielle hugged. Andrew grinned broadly; Orson looked puzzled while Bree looked disgusted.

"You were sleeping with Austin?!"
"Mom, you're ruining the moment!"

Aww! Sweet!...sorta. Hope you enjoyed! Please Review! All comments welcome!