The Day I Kissed An Older Man

“I’m not talking nonsense! I really don’t have a brother,” said ‘Bryan’ with a pout.

Corinne became really angry. “Bryan, you’ve been a really naughty boy today. Mommy’s not going to like you if you keep on being like this!” she said sternly.

‘Bryan’ panicked when he saw the disappointment in Corinne’s eyes. He grabbed her hand and pleaded, “No… Don’t hate me, Mommy…”

He actually did not find it hard to call her ‘Mommy’. It was also the first time he called any woman that.

Sophia would keep reminding him to call her ‘Mommy’ at home, but for some reason, he could not and would not.

His submission did not make Corinne’s anger disappear, however.

“Go apologize to Joey now! You’ve really made him sad, do you know that?” lectured Corinne sternly.

Bryan pouted and walked over to Joey. “Sorry, Joey. Please don’t be angry. I promise I won’t say things like that anymore…”

smiled forgivingly at ‘Bryan’. “I’m not angry, Bryan.

hugged him. “Mommy said we’re all one big family, so we

hugged by a stranger, but he felt a warm, fuzzy feeling in his heart when he felt

get along with his ‘siblings’, and he did not have much contact with kids his

is what it feels like to have a

finally smiled after seeing the two

into the bathtub now. Great-grandma will be calling us down for dinner soon,”

Joey and ‘Bryan’ quickly took off their

hair tie from the sink counter and tied up her hair in a ponytail. She then sat down beside the bathtub and squeezed out some kid shampoo onto her

to wash Joey’s hair

‘Bryan’ nodded. “Okay!”

so that no shampoo would get into Joey’s

…

dry clothes