Day by Day

Zebra Cup

I wake up from my nap, feeling like a year past. I stand from the couch and nobody is around. I look in the kitchen and no one in sight. I hear laughs coming from outside. I pop my head to the glass door and see Anne, Robin and Harry outside drinking tea and laughing around a small fire on the floor. I open the door to go outside.

Harry immediately catches my eye and smiles. Anne and Robin turn around and greet me. "Hi dear, how was the nap? Still with the headache?" Anne asks me. I reach Harry and he grabs my hand and pulls me to sit on top of him. "All better, no headache. Really needed that nap." I smile at her.

"Good! Want some tea?","Sure, I'll go get some."

"Don't be silly I'll bring it for you." She stands up and goes inside. "Thank you!" I kind of scream at her but it worked, she heard my thank you and raised a thumbs up without turning around. Harry pulls me back to lay on his chest and covers me with the blanket I brought from the couch. He touches my face, my head laying between his shoulder and his neck, he whispers in my ear "hope you're not sick, your forehead is kind of hot."

"I'm not sick, my face is hot because I was inside, don't worry."

"I do worry baby." He hugs me tighter, thinking that if he does hug me tighter, he'll keep me from getting sick or cold. "Here's your tea sweetie." Anne hands me the cup I always drink in here. I have my own cup at Harry's house and Anne never lets anyone but me drink in that cup. A zebra cup. "Thank you, smells awesome." She smiles at me and stares at Harry and me together.

"What?", Harry asks her.

"Nothing Harry, you just look all grown up."

He gives her a shy smile, "I love you" he says. "I love you too son." They both smile big.

"Lets go inside love", Robin stands up and guides Anne inside the house.

"Are you okay?" Harry turns his attention to me. "I'm fine Harry, don't worry." I kiss his cheek. "I don't want you to be sick, we should go inside. It's warmer."

"No lets stay here, the fire is keeping us warm." I fist the sweater he's wearing and put my empty cup on the floor. My head goes back to the spot between his neck and his shoulder and I feel him kiss my head and hug me tighter. "I love that you get worried about me and take care of me", I look up at him smiling.

"Of course I'll take care of you, no question about that. I love you." He kisses my forehead. "I love you more." The glass door is yanked open and Gemma comes outside to say hi.

"My favorite lovebirds! Ah how I've missed you. Come on, give me a hug you!" She points at me, I laugh and try to stand up to hug her but Harry is hugging me and his arms won't budge. "No, she's sick. You come hug her."

"I would hug her if you weren't so possessive and would actually let me hug her." I can't stop laughing at their little fight. "Okay enough!" I say between laughs, "Harry can you let me stand up two seconds so I can hug your sister who I haven't seen in months? Please?"

"Ugh fine but cover up with the blanket, please, I don't want you to get any worse." I stand to my feet and Gemma opens her arms to me with a huge smile. I hug her and she is so familiar. "Ah thanks. You can go back to your possessive crazy boyfriend. Hi bro!" She waves her hand towards Harry and he gives her a fake smile. Gemma turns her back to us to go inside. "Gemma come here!" Harry suddenly screams. "What for?" Gemma asks, turning around to talk to him.

"I want to hug my sister. You hug her but not me? I'm your only brother and may I say the best brother." She laughs and looks at me as if she is saying Harry is a pain in her ass. Gemma walks where Harry is sitting and hugs him and kisses his head. "My little brother. You know he used to come into my room with only his underwear and sing in front of my mirror?" I let out a snort: I always enjoy her embarrassing stories about Harry.

"Okay that's enough from you, go. Inside, now." She starts to leave and middle fingers Harry on her way inside the house. I sit back on top of Harry and I can't stop laughing. "Would you stop laughing? I didn't sing in front of her mirror okay."

"I bet you did!" I kiss his cheek, still laughing and he finally loosens up and starts laughing too. I feel his chest vibrate against my head.

We stay like that for a while, admiring nature in Anne's huge backyard. We don't need words, we don't have the urge to be talking all the time. All we really need is to be next to each other, specially like this: all cuddled up and as close as we can. After the sun has set, we move inside; seems like it's gonna rain tonight. We find Anne, Robin and Gemma preparing dinner, so we set on the kitchen's stools, listening to Gemma's anecdotes and jokes. I look back at Harry, who's looking at his sister with loving eyes. And I can't help but smile at how caring my second family is.

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