3 June 23 1985
"Hi Harry!"
Jennie smiled at the small boy who peered up at her from where he stood in the sunshine outside her house.
"Hi," he whispered and smiled shyly.
"Don't you want be a Dudley's party?" she asked as she picked him up for a hug and carried him inside.
"No…" the boy mumbled and buried his head in her neck. She smiled as she closed the door and continued into the living room.
"Would you like to see a movie?"
"Yes please," Harry mumbled as Jennie put him down on the couch.
"Here's what we'll do, I'll go and get us some chocolate and snacks, and then we'll close the drape and watch a movie like its night, right?" she said and Harry giggled.
"But it's midday!"
"Yes, but we can pretend, 'cause we're the best!" Jennie grinned and hurried of to fix the things.
"Can we watch this?" Harry asked her as she came back, holding a movie entitled The never-ending story.
"Of course we can sweetie! Have you seen it?"
"No… I didn't get to see it with Dudley…"
"Sweetie it doesn't matter, you can watch it anytime here with me! Now, come and sit and we'll get cozy with this blanket."
They watched the movie, and Jennie stole glanced at Harry every now and then; he was smiling and looked happy and she wanted to keep him, even though she knew that he had to stay with Petunia.
Her blonde neighbor had been in and out during the previous years, always crying and smiling and rambling about how hard it was to see her sister's son, and how bad she felt when lying and seeing how her son teased Harry. However, Jennie also saw a hardness forming around Petunia, and it slowly seeped out and engulfed the people around her, including Harry. She didn't like it, 'cause she had a strong feeling it wouldn't do any good, but when she had tried to talk to Petunia about it, the other blonde had simply shut herself inside a shell of snappiness.
"Jennie?"
"Mhm?"
"Did you know my mom and dad?"
Jennie sighed and hugged Harry close.
"I didn't sweetie, I'm sorry."
"Oh… I thought you did 'cause you're nice to me," the five year old whispered against her arm.
"I'm nice to you because I like you Harry," said Jennie firmly as the after texts rolled on the TV.
"You really like me? No one else does…"
"I really, really like you, you're my little man!"
The child giggled with flushed cheeks and stole a candy from the bowl.
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She was alone at dinner; Daniel had called and said that he couldn't make it since he had to help his sister study which Jennie thought was very nice of him. Sometimes, her boyfriend's family made her jealous; she wanted siblings and a caring mom too.
Shadow sneaked around her legs and she picked up the black cat and hugged her close, feeling the felines whisper tickling her neck as the cat nuzzled her.
"Hi pretty girl, sorry I haven't spoiled you today; I had a sad boy to comfort," she mumbled as she made her way upstairs and into her bedroom where she laid the cat on the bed and followed suit herself.
"You know pretty girl, I feel like there's something important that I've forgotten, something I've done… It's not a nice feeling."
Shadow purred and buffed her hand, demanding a scratch behind her ears. Jennie complied, scratching the cat and letting her mind wander around until she got a headache.
"Well fuck!" she muttered annoyed and carefully stopped petting the now sleeping feline, went up and headed for a long hot bath with rose oil in it.
Her cell rang an hour later, and she scoffed as she picked it up; it was past midnight and she didn't feel like talking.
"Jennie speaking."
"Hi hot stuff! I didn't wake you did I?"
Despite being in no mood for talk, Jennie smiled.
"Hi Daniel. No, I was in the bath."
"And I'm outside, fancy letting me in?"
"What, it's past midnight? Don't you work tomorrow?" she giggled as she run downstairs and unlocked the door and was swept up in a hug and a mind blowing kiss.
"Yes, but I missed you, and you sounded sad earlier," Daniel mumbled against her lips as they parted for air.
"Ugh I did?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
They walked inside, locked up and hurried upstairs, exchanging kisses.
"I don't know… I guess I feel sad for many things… Petunia is becoming harsh and tight lipped, I feel like there's something amiss, but you know that, and I miss having a mom to talk too…"
"Jennie."
When he said her name like that, a simple soft whisper, she curled herself around him and cried, and he held her and whispered soft sweet words, promising to help her.
"Feel better?" Daniel asked when she had stopped crying and hiccupping.
"A little… Thanks."
"Anytime cutie. Did I say you smell really nice?"
"No," giggled Jennie and Daniel grinned and buried his nose against her neck.
"Like roses," he sighed contentedly and nibbled at her skin. She squirmed a little.
"I'm really not in the mood…" she confessed and blushed when he looked at her.
"Not even for kisses?"
She giggled and hid against his arm.
"Perhaps a few," she admitted and shrieked with laughter when he tickled her sides before kissing her again, on the lips, neck, ears and back to her lips, lingering there.
"You know, I didn't want to ditch you earlier, but mom and dad was out and Sarah really needed help so she called me…" he muttered apologetically.
"It's okay; really, I'm just feeling lonely… But you're here now silly."
And she pushed him over on his back and straddled him, her long hair falling around her like streams of sunshine.
"You're great," she whispered and licked her lips before kissing his jawline, his throat and then, when his hands sneaked over her hips, his lips. He gave an appreciative sigh and let her have her way; she nibbled on his lower lip, sucked on his tongue and let her hands sneak under his shirt, feeling his toned stomach.
"Didn't you say you weren't in the mood?" he asked as she let his lips free, and she noticed the harsh edge to his voice which she loved hearing.
"I think I've had a change of mind," she confessed grinning, and pulled the large t-shirt she'd borrowed from him over her head, revealing her naked body.
"I like when you have a change of mind," Daniel growled and looked at her with want.
"I do too," Jennie purred and tugged at his jeans with a grin.