"Don't be silly; he is an old man. I'm just being neighbourly, darling." Jade said as she gave her husband a peck on the cheek and left their apartment with a plate of hot food.
"It's all the time. Doesn't he have kids or grandkids who can check in on him?" Jenson asked his wife.
"I don't think so," Jade said as she left.
Jenson watched as she disappeared towards the old man's flat across the hall as the front door closed, his brows raised in a slight frown as he sat in front of the TV to eat.
Jade stood nervously in front of Harry's door; she took a deep breath before her knuckles rapped softly against the wood; each tap produced a pulsing flutter in her lower belly.
She heard the shuffling of footsteps inside, growing louder as he approached. Harry opened the door, his watery eyes widening slightly at the sight of her. "Evening," he said, his frail body framed in the doorway.
"Dinner." She held up the plate of food, the steam from the hot dish swirling up.
"Come in, dear," he said, his voice a little breathy. "You really didn't have to do this," Harry said, his voice barely above a whisper as he let her pass.
"Nonsense," Jade replied, her smile a little too bright. "You can't live on tea. Besides, Jenson and I have more than enough."
Harry chuckled, his eyes twinkling. "Jenson must be getting a little irritated you keep coming over to help me out with things." He surmised as he closed the door.
"A little," Jade said with a large smile as she placed the plate on the table. "But he also knows I'm a sucker for helping an old man in need." She winked playfully.
"Well, I would not want him thinking there is anything going on between us and getting jealous of his beautiful young wife and his old widowed neighbour," Harry said, his eyes flickering down to admire her body.
"Exactly," Jade agreed, her cheeks flushed. "It's not like that at all. I'm just being neighbourly," she said, her eyes meeting Harry's. She bit her lip, a small smile playing on her lips, at the idea of anything romantic happening between them.
'God, imagine being romantic with Harry; I should be so lucky,' Jade thought.
Harry nodded. "You are too kind, Jade." He told her.
Breaking her cute little thought, Jade blushed at the compliment.
"Is your husband eating also,Β dear?" Harry asked, his eyes wandering, now lingering on her swelling breasts.
"Yeah, eating his just now back home," she replied.