Wannabe Me

Chapter 20

"Big bro." I exclaimed as I hugged him. Ashton walked out of the living room, his hands stuffed in his pockets.

"What about me?" He asked opening his arms. I jumped towards him and he engulfed me in a bear hug.

"Let's go play something." Ashton suggested.

"No. She needs to eat first." Big bro said. "Its lunchtime."

"No, Dami. I don't want to eat right now. I'm not hungry." I pouted. He raised an eyebrow.

"That wasn't a question, Amelia." He said, with finality in his tone.

"But I already ate." I said, using the puppy dog eyes.

"When?" He asked.

"Just before coming here." I said. He glared at me dangerously and stalked towards me.

"Lie to me again. I dare you." He gritted as I shrunk a little. He's so scary when he's mad.

"Fine. I didn't. I just ate breakfast." I mumbled.

"I brought brownies today." Ashton said as Damon stepped back and walked into the kitchen.

"Really?" I asked, jumping a little.

"Yeah." He chuckled before leading me to the kitchen.

"Can I just eat brownies?" I asked looking at Big bro with my puppy dog eyes and a pout. He avoided looking at my face and shook his head.

"You're not having them unless you eat your food." He said as I huffed and crossed my arms. He ignored it and just shook his head.

I huffed again and sighed loudly.
"Don't try to throw a tantrum, baby." He said with amusement lacing his voice.

"I'm not." I said sharply.

"Yes you are. Now, Don't huff again unless you want me to put you in timeout." He said. It took everything in me not to roll my eyes.

"Seven bites?" He said before putting a plate before me.

I picked up the spoon and started eating.

"Who told you I like brownies?" I asked, already knowing the answer.

"Grayson." Ashton answered.

We sat in silence for sometime.

"How close are you to Daniel?" Ashton asked after a while.

"Pretty close. Although it took me too long to know that. I've always pushed him away." I said as I stared at the food sadly.

"That's good. You need a friend." Big bro smiled.

"He needs one too. He doesn't have anyone to look after him and comfort him if he's sad. I tried to be there for him." I said as I remembered last night.

"He's always welcome here. I don't think he'll pose as a danger to you." Damon said.

"Lorenzo said he'll make sure Daniel, joins the same school as me." I said.

"Lorenzo can't see someone being sad about not having a family." Damon said. "Trust me, he'll make sure he helps him in any way he can."

"Yeah, he was angry when he found Daniel in my room last night. But then softened immediately when I told him he was sad." I said as I smiled a little. Lorenzo is not how he looks like. He may look cold outside, but he's kind and soft on the inside.

"WHAT?" Ashton yelled. "What was he doing in your room?" He gritted, glaring at me furiously.

"We had a sleepover last night. He was sad, because he didn't have a family." I lied but it wasn't really a lie. "I couldn't just let him be alone with his thoughts."