Benz arrived at Melissa's house and looked around. It had lots of family
pictures on the walls and the WWN was playing on a radio on top of the
fireplace he'd just arrived at.
"Hello?" called Benz.
"Benz we're in the kitchen." called Melissa.
Benz walked into the kitchen and felt like he'd been here before. It seemed strangely familiar and a memory nagged at the back of his mind.
"Benz are you OK?" asked Melissa.
Benz snapped out his thoughts and saw he had paused at the doorway. Tears were brimming in his eyes making his vision all blurry.
"Yeah I'm fine," said Benz wiping his eyes with his sleeve.
"Come and sit down Benz," said Skye pulling a stool up to the breakfast bar they were sat around.
Benz sat down in between Rio and Skye and looked to Melissa who was making pumpkin pastries.
"We were just talking about your mother," said Skye.
"Why?" asked Benz.
"She came to our house last night," said Rio.
"She did?" said Benz.
"Yeah she seemed distant some how." said Skye.
"Oh right." said Benz.
"I want to know though, why she come visit us after all these years?" asked Rio.
"Maybe she just felt guilty about leaving you." said Benz.
"Maybe. I mean she did seem kind of regretful about leaving us," said Rio.
"Come on guys let's go play wizards chess," said Melissa putting a timer on the pumpkin pastries in the oven before they went in the lounge.
Harry kissed Ginny again and felt a longing rise up in his chest.
Ginny seemed to feel it too and sat in his lap and began to unbutton his shirt.
"Ginny are you sure you want to do this?" asked Harry as she kissed him.
"Of course I'm sure Harry," whispered Ginny.
"Can't we at least go up stairs?" asked Harry.
Ginny grinned and moved from his lap.
Harry got up and picked her up in his arms before making his way up to her room.
Faith followed Rebecca across toward the shrieking shack and over the stile.
"So you heard about my mother?" asked Faith.
"Yeah, my mother told me last night. You can come and live wit us if you want." suggested Rebecca.
"Honestly I'm not sure where I want to live. But thanks for the offer." smiled Faith weakly.
"Hey I completely understand." said Rebecca.
"Thanks." said Faith sitting down on the ground.
Harry lay in Ginny's bed hearing her breathing calming next to him. Her head was rested on his chest and her long red hair was fanned across his chest.
"That was amazing Ginny." whispered Harry looking down at her.
"Yeah it was. I never knew I wanted you that badly," said Ginny,
"That was better than the last time." smiled Harry stroking her hair.
"I had you to thank for the last time." smiled Ginny kissing is chest.
"It was so long ago," sighed Harry.
"I wish I could stay here forever," whispered Ginny closing her eyes.
"So do I.," asked Harry sitting up.
"You could stay here for the weekend," said Ginny sitting up next to him.
"Really?" asked Harry.
"Sure. The kids will probably have plans," said Ginny.
"I'll check with them. You stay here," said Harry getting up and pulling a robe around him.
"I'll be waiting." smiled Ginny.
Harry walked to the fireplace and charmed it before putting his head in the flames.
"Anyone here?" asked Harry.
He heard four voices.
"Rio? Skye?" asked Harry.
Skye walked into the room and looked into the fireplace.
"Father? What's wrong?" asked Skye.
"Nothing I was just wondering if you wanted someone to stay over at our house to night." said Harry.
"Why?" asked Skye looking puzzled.
"'Cos well I'm going to be staying over at your mothers." said Harry.
"Well would it be OK for Benz to stay over?" asked Rio walking in.
"Of course. I'll be staying here for the rest of the weekend so I'll see you on Tuesday." said Harry.
"Bye Father, have a good time." smiled Skye with a wink.
Harry turned back to Ginny who smiled at him seductively.
"Shouldn't you check on Faith and Jasmine?" asked Harry.
Ginny pulled the bed sheet around her naked body and walked towards Harry.
"Maybe later. I want more of you." smiled Ginny as Harry got up off the floor and approached her.
Harry kissed Ginny's mouth and Ginny let the sheet fall as Harry carried her back to he bed.
"What did your Father want?" asked Melissa from the kitchen.
"Oh he was just telling us he was staying over at Benz's house," said Skye.
"He is? That's a good sign." smiled Benz. "Yep, apparently for the whole weekend too." grinned Rio winking at Benz.
"Ew don't got there. Imagining that is too gross for words." grimaced Benz.
"Get your mind out the gutter," grinned Rio.
The two began to argue as the brothers they were while Melissa and Skye continued to play chess.
Faith listened as Rebecca talked to her about all the family holidays she had as a child and how much she wished she had known her aunt.
"I remember when Skye and Rio came over for Christmas once. It was so funny when Rio and Sean started fighting and Skye began picking on Ebony and then raven punched Skye in the eye." smiled Rebecca.
Faith smiled weakly wishing she had been there instead of only with her siblings, parents and one set of grand parents.
"I'm so sorry. I'm rambling on." apologised Rebecca.
"It's OK," whispered Faith.
"So what was Christmas like at the Malfoy's?" asked Rebecca.
"Father would take Benz to a Quidditch match. Then Mother would just sit in front of the fire while grandmother Naricissa would take over with the schedule.
Then for dinner Grandfather Lucius would come over with Dena his girlfriend and he and Naricissa would argue all through dinner.
Father would just continue to eat ignoring the scene and mother wouldn't dare speak. Then me and Jas would go to bed early to avoid any involvement but all we'd hear is the argument down stairs," said Faith.
"Whoa." whispered Rebecca.
Faith sighed.
"It was the same every single year. Then every night we hear father raping Mother and every day Mother doesn't come out of her room for days on end." said Faith still hearing the intimate noises ringing in her ears.
"But that's going to change. Right?" said Rebecca.
Faith didn't hear her. She remembered one time when she was little and she'd walked into her parent's room.
She had seen her father pressing her mother onto the bed; he'd been kissing her forcefully.
"Faith? Are you OK? You've gone pale," said Rebecca shaking her.
Faith snapped out her thoughts and found herself shaking.
"I'm fine, I just um need to take a walk alone," said Faith trying to get to her feet.
"Hello?" called Benz.
"Benz we're in the kitchen." called Melissa.
Benz walked into the kitchen and felt like he'd been here before. It seemed strangely familiar and a memory nagged at the back of his mind.
"Benz are you OK?" asked Melissa.
Benz snapped out his thoughts and saw he had paused at the doorway. Tears were brimming in his eyes making his vision all blurry.
"Yeah I'm fine," said Benz wiping his eyes with his sleeve.
"Come and sit down Benz," said Skye pulling a stool up to the breakfast bar they were sat around.
Benz sat down in between Rio and Skye and looked to Melissa who was making pumpkin pastries.
"We were just talking about your mother," said Skye.
"Why?" asked Benz.
"She came to our house last night," said Rio.
"She did?" said Benz.
"Yeah she seemed distant some how." said Skye.
"Oh right." said Benz.
"I want to know though, why she come visit us after all these years?" asked Rio.
"Maybe she just felt guilty about leaving you." said Benz.
"Maybe. I mean she did seem kind of regretful about leaving us," said Rio.
"Come on guys let's go play wizards chess," said Melissa putting a timer on the pumpkin pastries in the oven before they went in the lounge.
Harry kissed Ginny again and felt a longing rise up in his chest.
Ginny seemed to feel it too and sat in his lap and began to unbutton his shirt.
"Ginny are you sure you want to do this?" asked Harry as she kissed him.
"Of course I'm sure Harry," whispered Ginny.
"Can't we at least go up stairs?" asked Harry.
Ginny grinned and moved from his lap.
Harry got up and picked her up in his arms before making his way up to her room.
Faith followed Rebecca across toward the shrieking shack and over the stile.
"So you heard about my mother?" asked Faith.
"Yeah, my mother told me last night. You can come and live wit us if you want." suggested Rebecca.
"Honestly I'm not sure where I want to live. But thanks for the offer." smiled Faith weakly.
"Hey I completely understand." said Rebecca.
"Thanks." said Faith sitting down on the ground.
Harry lay in Ginny's bed hearing her breathing calming next to him. Her head was rested on his chest and her long red hair was fanned across his chest.
"That was amazing Ginny." whispered Harry looking down at her.
"Yeah it was. I never knew I wanted you that badly," said Ginny,
"That was better than the last time." smiled Harry stroking her hair.
"I had you to thank for the last time." smiled Ginny kissing is chest.
"It was so long ago," sighed Harry.
"I wish I could stay here forever," whispered Ginny closing her eyes.
"So do I.," asked Harry sitting up.
"You could stay here for the weekend," said Ginny sitting up next to him.
"Really?" asked Harry.
"Sure. The kids will probably have plans," said Ginny.
"I'll check with them. You stay here," said Harry getting up and pulling a robe around him.
"I'll be waiting." smiled Ginny.
Harry walked to the fireplace and charmed it before putting his head in the flames.
"Anyone here?" asked Harry.
He heard four voices.
"Rio? Skye?" asked Harry.
Skye walked into the room and looked into the fireplace.
"Father? What's wrong?" asked Skye.
"Nothing I was just wondering if you wanted someone to stay over at our house to night." said Harry.
"Why?" asked Skye looking puzzled.
"'Cos well I'm going to be staying over at your mothers." said Harry.
"Well would it be OK for Benz to stay over?" asked Rio walking in.
"Of course. I'll be staying here for the rest of the weekend so I'll see you on Tuesday." said Harry.
"Bye Father, have a good time." smiled Skye with a wink.
Harry turned back to Ginny who smiled at him seductively.
"Shouldn't you check on Faith and Jasmine?" asked Harry.
Ginny pulled the bed sheet around her naked body and walked towards Harry.
"Maybe later. I want more of you." smiled Ginny as Harry got up off the floor and approached her.
Harry kissed Ginny's mouth and Ginny let the sheet fall as Harry carried her back to he bed.
"What did your Father want?" asked Melissa from the kitchen.
"Oh he was just telling us he was staying over at Benz's house," said Skye.
"He is? That's a good sign." smiled Benz. "Yep, apparently for the whole weekend too." grinned Rio winking at Benz.
"Ew don't got there. Imagining that is too gross for words." grimaced Benz.
"Get your mind out the gutter," grinned Rio.
The two began to argue as the brothers they were while Melissa and Skye continued to play chess.
Faith listened as Rebecca talked to her about all the family holidays she had as a child and how much she wished she had known her aunt.
"I remember when Skye and Rio came over for Christmas once. It was so funny when Rio and Sean started fighting and Skye began picking on Ebony and then raven punched Skye in the eye." smiled Rebecca.
Faith smiled weakly wishing she had been there instead of only with her siblings, parents and one set of grand parents.
"I'm so sorry. I'm rambling on." apologised Rebecca.
"It's OK," whispered Faith.
"So what was Christmas like at the Malfoy's?" asked Rebecca.
"Father would take Benz to a Quidditch match. Then Mother would just sit in front of the fire while grandmother Naricissa would take over with the schedule.
Then for dinner Grandfather Lucius would come over with Dena his girlfriend and he and Naricissa would argue all through dinner.
Father would just continue to eat ignoring the scene and mother wouldn't dare speak. Then me and Jas would go to bed early to avoid any involvement but all we'd hear is the argument down stairs," said Faith.
"Whoa." whispered Rebecca.
Faith sighed.
"It was the same every single year. Then every night we hear father raping Mother and every day Mother doesn't come out of her room for days on end." said Faith still hearing the intimate noises ringing in her ears.
"But that's going to change. Right?" said Rebecca.
Faith didn't hear her. She remembered one time when she was little and she'd walked into her parent's room.
She had seen her father pressing her mother onto the bed; he'd been kissing her forcefully.
"Faith? Are you OK? You've gone pale," said Rebecca shaking her.
Faith snapped out her thoughts and found herself shaking.
"I'm fine, I just um need to take a walk alone," said Faith trying to get to her feet.