The Woman Next Door

Chapter 1

"You know, I heard the neighbor is hot." Harry said as he and Lauren walked into their new house. Lauren didn't know how he managed to spin this one all she knew was that she didn't want to live alone and Harry wasn't competent enough to live alone.

"Yeah?" Lauren mumbled completely disinterested in what he was saying.

"Uh huh. Niall and Dinah know her apparently. And she's in the same dance class as Normani so, in Niall's words, she has a banging body and a bum to die for."

"S'that right" Lauren muttered, she was to busy sorting through papers to listen to him right now.

"You aren't even listening to me."

"No, Harry, I'm not. I'm trying to make sure everything is in order."

"It is, Lauren. Or else they wouldn't have let us move in. Now let's go relax out back before we have to start unpacking."

Lauren nodded, setting the paper down on the table and following Harry out to the back yard. "I'm going to see what state the shed is in."

Lauren just nodded, taking a seat on the steps.

"Hi," a voice said, making Lauren frown and look to her left where a little girl was standing looking at her through the fence.

"Hey."

"I'm Isabella Cabello and I live here." The little girl pointed towards the house. "What's your name?"

"I'm Lauren Jauregui and I live here." Lauren pointed back towards her house, smiling over at the young girl.

Isabella nodded, sitting down on the decking like Lauren was, "My mommy said I shouldn't talk to strangers."

"Your mom is a wise woman."

"But you aren't a stranger, right?"

"No, I'm your new neighbor but don't talk to any other strangers."

"What about him?" Isabella pointed over to Harry who was holding up a glass jar to get a better look at what was in it.

"That's Harry, he's ok." the child nodded, "How old are you?"

"I'm four and three quarters"

Lauren chuckled "Wow, almost the big zero five, huh?"

"I want a pony."

"I always wanted a skateboard when I was a kid."

"Maybe you can get one for you next birthday. what age are you?"

"I'm twenty one and five twelfths."

"I will try and save up to get you a skateboard."

Lauren smiled, "That's sweet but it's ok. Do you want a daisy chain?"

The little girl nodded fast, standing on the bottom of the fence to look over at Lauren.

"Bella, off the fence." a voice yelled from inside and Isabella did as she was told, kneeling next to the fence.

"That's my mommy, she's making dinner."

"Ooh, anything tasty?" Lauren asked, focusing on the flowering in front of her.

"Dinosaur nuggets."

"Harry loves dinosaur nuggets."

"Does he want to come in and get some?"

"That's nice but we're going to McDonalds for dinner."

"Oh can I come?"

"Maybe next time, cutie. But I'll bring you back a balloon, how does that sound?" Isabella nodded, smiling as Lauren wrapped the daisy chain around her wrist "Now you go in and eat all of your nuggets, ok?"