A Proscriptive Relationship

:A Proscriptive Relationship: 34

It had started to rain by the time we arrived at Jeremy's house. It wasn't a torrential rain, but one heavy enough to make my shirt damp before we entered the house. While I was taking off my shoes, a young girl with brown hair came up to us, a questioning look on her face.

"Holly, this is Jenna," Jeremy said, holding gesturing towards Jenna with his hand. "And Jenna, this is Holly." He gestured towards me.

"Hi," we both said in quiet voices.

Jeremy laughed, slapping my back. "Don't be shy."

I stumbled forwards from the force of the slap. A small smile slipped onto Jenna's face. I smiled back at the thirteen year old, figuring she was just smiling at my pain. She laughed now.

"I've heard a lot about you," Jenna told me, pushing a lock of hair behind her ear. "Jeremy likes to talk about you."

"Really?" I asked, turning to give Jeremy a questioning look.

"Well, about you and Chris."

Jeremy looked at me sheepishly as my questioning look turned into a glare. I turned back to Jenna with a forced smile.

"Does he now?"

Jenna nodded. "Your life sounds like a drama, the way Jeremy describes it."

I scowled at Jeremy, who was now scratching the back of his head. I did my best to resist kicking him.

"Jenna, let's not talk about that, okay?" he suggested, guiding me further into the house with a hand on my back. "Let's go find Jane."

"Jane is your seven thirteen year old sister?" I asked.

Jeremy nodded. "Yup. She can be a brat sometimes."

"More like all the time," Jenna muttered, tagging along aside us.

"Jeremy, Jenna, and Jane," I said out loud, a smile appearing on my face. "I see a trend here."

"Can you guess what our parents names are?" Jenna asked.

"James and June?"

"Close," Jeremy responded with a smirk. "James and Julie."

I grinned. "That's cool. A family of J, huh?"

"Too bad our last names don't begin with a J," Jeremy said, steering me up a flight of stairs.

"What is your last name?" I asked, surprised that I hadn't noticed I didn't know it before.

"Ross."

"Oh..."

"I bet you're thinking Holly Ross doesn't sound good together," Jeremy commented, a smirk appearing on his face.

I blushed and shook my head. "No!"

"Holly Heywood doesn't sound good either."

I glared at Jeremy. "I was thinking that either!"

"I never said you were."

"Jeremy, stop fighting with Chris's girlfriend," Jenna interrupted, rolling her eyes. "He'll kill you."

"G-girlfriend?" I repeated, staring at the girl in shock. "No! No, no, no, we aren't dating! Jeremy!" I glared at him.

Jeremy laughed sheepishly. "Jenna, didn't I say not to talk about that?"

"What did you tell her?" I demanded, crossing my arms.

"I was just putting my input in," Jenna said to Jeremy, shrugging her shoulders.