Hullo! The first chapter of this fic was originally a drabble I wrote back in 2012, and six years later I decided to continue this story because really, who wouldn't like to see grown ups Tori & Jade being fucking smitten and needing help from a five year old to finally get together?

Chapter two is where shit really goes down. It's way longer and the difference between my writing in this one and now makes me hella happy HAKDJSJ
perhaps stick around 'till after the next one and then decide if the story's your cup of tea :)

Hope you enjoy!

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"Auntie Tori, what does 'lesbian' mean?"

"What?"

"Well, there's this friend of mine, Stevie, and everyday her mom comes pick her up at school. She comes with a friend, another woman, and they're always holding hands and smiling at each other. They are really cute!" She giggled, the sound always making her aunt smile. "But I thought it was a little different, since other moms are always with dads and everything. So I asked Stevie where her dad was, and she told me she doesn't have a dad. She has two moms!" She threw her little hands in the air like that information was the most exciting thing she'd ever heard in her five years of living. "I was confused, so I asked her how was that possible, and she said something about her moms being lesbians, but I'm not sure what that means... What is a lesbian?"

Tori blinked a few times, needing a second to process everything she had just thrown at her at once. "See, baby, being a lesbian means-"

"Does it mean getting married? Cause Stevie's moms just got. Oh! Is my mom a lesbian? She's married with my dad, Beck!"

"What? No, no, darling, Trina's not a-"

"I think I wanna be a lesbian someday! Though I have no idea who would I marry with."

"Jenny, no. I mean, you could if you wanted to, of course, but.. that's not what it means."

"Then what is it?"

A sigh left her lips. How was she going to explain that to her niece in a simple way but still allow her to ask questions? "Well.. you, for example. You like boys, right?"

Jenny nodded, a big, missing-one-front-tooth smile taking over her lips. "I do! There's this boy in my class, Josh, he's really cute! I like hugging him. I think he likes me too, I mean, I am pretty." She said.

Tori laughed. The kid was so her mother. "Maybe I can marry him someday! They we would both be lesbians."

That earned an eyeroll, Jenny being tugged closer so she wouldn't lose focus. "Yeah, let's talk about Josh later. But see, you like him. He's a boy."

"Right."

"A lesbian is nothing but a girl exactly like you, but instead of liking boys, she likes other girls."

A small frown took over the little one's features. "You mean, like kissing other girls? And holding their hands and stuff?"

"Yes."

"Okay... and what about boys? Can boys be lesbians?"

"Well, no. They can like other boys, too, but then they are gay, not lesbians."

"Oh, I've heard this word before!" Her big, brown eyes widening as if everything suddenly began making sense in her mind. "But I thought it was some kind of music or something. People are always talking about 'gay songs', or 'gay movies', it's a funny word!"

The woman chuckled, constantly reminded of why she loved this kid so fucking much.

Jenny thought about it for a moment. "Well, can they get married?"

That brought a small smile to her aunt's lips. "Well, in some places, they can."

"Some places?"

With a sigh, "Yeah. Not everywhere. There are places where people find it.. weird, so they can't." Way to simplify homophobia to a four year old.

"Oh. Well, that's silly." Jenny shrugged.

"You think so?"

"I do. Everyone should get married!"

"You really are stuck in that married thing, aren't you, kid?"

She giggled. "A little. But I think I understand what lesbian means, then, auntie Tori."

"Yeah?"

"Being a lesbian means you can marry anyone you love, right? Even if it is another woman?"

She nodded, fascinated with how understanding the young girl was. "Exactly."

Tongue caught between her little teeth in a smile Tori could only describe as a fine line between mischievous and naive, she said, "Well, then you and auntie Jade should get married. I think she likes you."