Oh, that.

Great. Nic had upset his Alice. He hadnt meant to. He just wanted to know her opinions on the matter of his involvement in previous relationships. Well of course he knew shed only ever kissed before. Some girls didnt want guys to have ever touched another girl. And Nic wasnt going to pretend he hadnt even if that was what she wanted. Sorry Alice.

Am I upset? What good would it do me if I were? I suppose I could say I wished it werent so, but that wouldnt help anything, would it?

That was kind of what he expected. That she would want him to only have had her. Isnt that what they wanted? One on one. If she didnt just want that then, hey, he was ok with that. He just wanted to make sure that Alice was ok, because, well most girls werent. Except Caelin. And Caelin was easy. Go figure.

Fine, I wish it all away. But that might not be such a good thing either, for then you would be just as inexperienced as I, and we could be two blundering fools together, instead of just the one. Think of what disasters that could result in.


Well. She did have a very good point. Of course. Not that that would entirely be bad. It might have been rather thrilling to have Alice as his first. But they would be all awkward, and awkward was no fun. Cass had very much helped out on the whole first time awkwardness thing. So he supposed it was a good idea to have a partner with some experience. But Alice didnt seem like the kind of girl that would want that would be worried about his experience. It wasnt like they were going to be blundering their way in to bed anytime soon. Because he had decided that he was not shagging Alice in a closet. Not the first time anyway.

I suppose it makes me feel a little less special to you.

No Alice! He said rather firmly, You are special. He kissed her. Youre the first one to spend time with Whitney. And I want to take you home and let you meet my family. There were several other things that set her apart from the other girls, but he wasnt going to tell her those yet. Someday he would, but today probably really wasnt a great day.

And if I catch you with Caelin Cartney, ever, Ill hex you both into next Wednesday.

He grimaced slightly. I wont be with Caelin again. He took her hand, the one that wasnt holding her tea. But I wanna be honest. I did some real stupid stuff. I called Caelin you name. And we did more than just snogging, a lot more. He slid his arms around her waist. And I shouldnt have. Because, well, I knew I wanted you. Caelin knew I wanted you. But Im an idiot, but Im trying to be a good honest idiot and change my ways. Believe me, youre the only He kissed her cheek lightly the only girl for me.

Oh, Godfrey? God is a little fourteen year horror of a Squib He can be very charming.

Nic shook his head. Your brother? A Girlfriend? Sure Nic had girlfriends at fourteen. But he wasnt Alices brother. He wondered what exactly being a squib was like. If hed been non-magical he would have just been a muggle And how come Godfrey was a squib not a muggle. He didnt exactly how this all was worked out. The blood and the everything. Nic hadnt ever clamed to be a bright kid. Well he could do school work well enough. I dont think it would be a grand idea to try and charm Whit. She doesnt take kindly to that.

Father works in the Ministry. Floo network. Mother is a very old-fashioned housewife in many waysBoth Mummy and Daddy were Muggleborn, you see.


Nic really didnt understand this. Alice thought her parents were dull because of the house they were in? Exactly what kind of person was he dating? Nic was very against the whole house discrimination thing, probably because people were meanest to the Hufflepuffs. But it was good that her parents were Muggleborn. That was two things they had in common. And her mother would just love him apparently. He rather liked the sound of that. But her father worked in the Ministry. Well Nics mother was a lawyer and was not an old-fashioned housewife. Sure she did the cooking in the house, but outside of that she was one of the more independent women he knew.

He wondered if her mother was one of those kind that cleaned all the time? His house was in a constant state of chaos, not that he minded. There were two Lawyers, two teenage boys, a teenage girl, and a five-year-old girl. Their house was never clean. If Alices was to tidy he might have trouble bringing her home with him. Between the court cases, and trying to keep Nic and Whits diet straight, their mother didnt have a lot of time for cleaning. Nic and Whit were always at school, and Peter and Juliana were useless whelps.
       
Your family might not want you to go gallivanting off over the Holidays.

Nic chuckled slightly. Oh believe me. They would love for me to be lost over the holidays would give my mother some peace. Because she wouldnt have to worry about him and Peter fighting, and the list. And he wasnt to worried about being put on display. Parents loved him, and siblings loved him. Usually. He couldnt speak for Alices parents, because he planned to marry their daughter at some point. He hadnt really decided which point, but sometime he would. Besides, You met Whit. I have to return the favor. And his mother would love to let someone elses mother

Yes. Arent I though?


He leaned down at her and kissed her, his arms wrapped tight around her. Not as lucky as I am. He said, kissing her again. He slid one hand up in to her hair. He wanted to get her somewhere more private to snog her quite silly. But he couldnt think of anywhere they could go. So he was going to kiss her good right here in the middle of the road. He honestly didnt care who saw them. He loved Alice Mason, and anyone who cared to note his public displays of affection. Well, He was kissing his girlfriend and didnt care who saw them. He imagined that Alice would have quite a different response.