i have 2 anouncements to make:

first of all, i have to work again on monday...

and second, i'm single again!

it was a misunderstanding actualy, but well...

he wasn't a good kisser, far from it, by the end of a kiss, my face was soaked with his drool...

and he never understood my passion for writing...

but well, Me breaking up with him didn't hold me back to write

NO SIR! in fact, i'm throwing TWO CHAPTERS!!!! HA!

have fun reading ;-)

and don't forget to review...

Chapter 2: Whispers and Promises

Ned took a step back to let her in his house. Kevin, who just got down the stairs looked at Jennifer with huge eyes before he ran to her and hugged her tight. Jennifer stood there for a moment, completely bewildered before she hugged him back. "Guys, i've only left for nine days," she laughed.

"Way to long," both brothers said in unison. Jennifer looked from Kevin to Ned, her eyes glistering with joy. Ned gave his brother a meaningful look.

"I'm going back to my room, good to see you again Jenny," he said before he walked away.

Ned took Jennifer's hand and led her to the living room. Ned's mum stood up and swept Jennifer in a hug. "Its good to see you again sweetie, Ned drove me crazy with his never ending depression," she said with a smile.

"Oh, really," Jennifer laughed while looking at Ned, who was blushing.

Ned's mums eyes fell on the photo album Jennifer was holding. "Are those the pictures of your holiday?"

Jennifer nodded and smiled. "My parents are complete picture-taking freaks,"

They sat down on the couch, and Jennifer opened the album. The first pictures where clearly taken at the airport.

The picture that drew Ned's attention more then anything was a picture of Jennifer sitting on the table with her chin in her hand, staring dreamingly, with a soft smile.

"Hey, i could do something with that…," Ned's dad said who was watching along over Jennifer's shoulder. He was into graphics if he had spare time, and always loved to make banners of his favorite couple. Ned's room was full of them.

He walked to a commode and opened a drawer, after rumbling through it for a while, he took out a picture.

"Aren't those identical?" He laughed when he held the picture he was holding next to the picture in Jennifer's photo album.

The picture showed Ned sitting on a table with the exact same expression.

Ned and Jennifer blushed a little while Jennifer took her picture out of the album, and gave him to Ned's dad.

"I'll be at Phil's, be back in a hour," He kissed his wife and took off.

Ned's uncle, Phil, was in the advertising business, and had his own company that made film posters and such.

The next picture that drew Ned's attention was the one of Jennifer sleeping while hugging a teddy bear. He gazed at it while Jennifer was explaining something to his mother.

Ned's cell phone rang, it was cookie. "Hi, Cookie," Ned said when he picked up.

"Yes, she's here… i know… tell me about it!... okay bye Cookie," Ned closed his cell and stared back at the picture.

"You really remind me of a puppy sometimes, d'you now that?" Jennifer said with a grin. Ned's mum chuckled.

A little while later the couple sat in the huge garden of the Bigby's, it was still very warm outside, due to a heat wave that tormented for a whole week.

They laid down on the soft grass, staring at the clouds, just like they did ever since they were kids.

"I think that's a fish," Ned said, pointing at a cloud.

"No, that's a bear…" Jennifer corrected him.

"A bear doesn't have fins you know," Ned stated with a grin, he loved the small arguments they had once in a while.

"A fish doesn't have ears either," Jennifer retorted, also grinning

"Fine, it's a bearfish!" Ned said with a fake sigh.

Jennifer scooped closer to Ned and rested her head on his chest.

The sun slowly started to set, turning the clear blue sky soft purple at the horizon.

Ned wrapped is arms around her waist. Jennifer laid one hand on his chest, and the other one on his arm, gently stroking it.

They both sighed deeply at the same time, a soft smile played on their lips.

Jennifer frowned. "Its Friday…" she stated.

"Yes, it is…," Ned said, surprised.

"Movie or video game?" Jennifer grinned.

Ned shrugged, then grinned. "I've been working on my racing skill…"

Jennifer installed herself on the couch-bed in the basement that served as a second living room, it had a couch-bed, flanked by two similar armchairs, a coffee table a big screen TV and a Xbox, She and Ned spend many hours in this basement, it was a sort of underground tree house, it was when they were young, and it remained that way.

Ned started the game, and handled Jennifer a controller before he plopped on the couch-bed next to her.

"Ready to lose?" Jennifer asked with a grin.

"Always the competitive one…" Ned muttered softly.

They soon found themselves absorbed into the race.

Ned passed her, and made sure he hit her front bumper in the progress.

"You're really focused on my bumpers aren't you?" Jennifer asked a little annoyed.

"Its kinda hard to miss them ..." Ned chuckled.

It took a second before Jennifer registered what he said, and what he mend by it.

She punched him on his arm, which made Ned loose control over his car, and hit the rails.

"Hey! That's not fair," he said with a grin.

"Pervert," Jennifer muttered under her breath when she drove past Ned's crashed car.

"I was talking about the bumpers of your race car!" Ned defended himself.

"Right…"

Ned grinned, he knew he shouldn't push the issue any further but he just couldn't help it. "You have to admit that I'm right…"

Jennifer took one of the pillows and whacked it against his head with such force that Ned fell on his side. He quickly sat up and grabbed a pillow also. "You don't want to make me using this cushion against you…" he warned with a amused twinkle in his eyes.

As an answer, Jennifer whacked him again.

"Okay," Ned said calmly before he hit her with his pillow.

With a howl, Jennifer launched herself at him, knocking him over completely, while sitting on his waist she continued to hit him with her pillow.

"I surrender!" Ned shouted at the twelfth time the pillow made contact with his head.

"Good," Jennifer smirked. She pulled the pillow close to her, as if hugging it like a teddy bear.

"Never leave me again," Ned said out of the blue.

Jennifer smiled down at him, her eyes filled with tenderness.

"Ow, my cousin called me today, he wants to go to the city tomorrow…" Ned said with a frown.

"Good, then at least I know that you won't be standing in front of the window all day, waiting for me to come back," Jennifer said with a grin.

"You're leaving me again?" Ned asked shocked.

"Only for tomorrow, I promised Breanne to come to visit her…" Jennifer explained.

"I'm her favorite cousin, so who am i to cancel it?" she went on with a apolitical smile.

"Yeah, but…" Ned protested.

"Ned i'll only be gone for a few hours, i leave tomorrow morning at nine, and return about six…" Jennifer chuckled.

"But i'll be so lost without you," Ned pouted.

Jennifer bended over and kissed him softly on the lips.

"I will never really leave you, Ned Bigby…" She whispered in his ear.

"Neither would i…" Ned said softly.

Jennifer locked her eyes with his before she kissed him deeply.

i had fun writing this... i really had, but somehow, reading that very chapter again makes me feel sad for a reason...