When Trouble Meets Trouble

[ C h a p t e r - T h i r t e e n ]

“I think it’s a sweet gesture. Even though I already know the answer to this question, I’m still going to ask it; did you get a gift for Jonah?” my mom asked me, furrowing her eyebrows. I groaned and nodded. “How? You didn’t know.”

“Ms. Antoinette helped me out; she gave me two of the same games and told me that he was looking at it. I can only hope that he didn’t get it yet,” I shrugged.

“Do you know a last minute gift that I can get for Meredith?” he asked, giving me an innocent look.

I glared at him, a smirk making its way onto my face. “Sure.”

~~~

“Is she pretty?” he asked me as he lay on the floor of my room. I was texting Meredith right now.

“Yes, she’s pretty. Trust me, she’ll like the gift,” I told him and he sighed, flipping onto his stomach.

“Do I know her? Did she graduate with me?” he asked and I shook my head.

“The year before you,” I told him casually.

He wriggled his eyebrows. “An older woman; don’t I feel like Harry Styles right about now?”

I rolled my eyes but smiled. “She’s going to love this gift.”

“How do you know?” he asked me as he lifted his legs into the air.

I gave him a flat look. “She thinks you’re adorable.”

He stared at me for a moment. “How does she know what I look like?”

“She found your Facebook one time while she was on mine. She saw you listed as my brother,” I informed him. He was listening intently. “So I went onto your account and blocked her.”

“What?” my brother asked, sitting up. I glanced at him. “Why?” he questioned. 

“I had to be sure that she was being my friend for me, not for you,” I told him and he narrowed his eyes at me.

“When did that ever happen?” he asked, glaring at me.

“Well, it happened with Melanie Turner, Timothy Trinket, and Louise Harnett,” I told him, listing them on my fingers.

“Little Timmy was gay?” his eyebrows rose as I nodded my head. “I always knew he batted for the other team.”

“Yeah, well, I didn’t want that to happen with Mere so I hid her from you for a year or two,” I shrugged.

“So this girl’s liked me for two years?” he asked and I nodded. “She didn’t lose interest?” I shook my head. “That’s so cool; and creepy, but mostly cool!”

“Well, she hasn’t learned your personality yet. I give her two weeks," I shrugged and my brother hit me with a pillow. 

~~~

“Why are you so against Jonah coming to the Christmas party tonight?” Jer asked me as I sat on the couch playing video games.

I stared at him for a minute. “I think he kissed me.”

“What?” my brother looked at me as if I’d just said that bread was the new fashion trend. “How do you think he kissed you?”

I told him about the event that took place last night and my brother gagged. “Too much information, I don’t care about how you shivered and such. Ew, gross.”

I smacked his arm, laughing at his reaction. “I’m not sure if it was him.”

“Who else was there?” he asked me as he sprawled out on the couch, putting his legs on my lap. I casually lifted the controller above his legs and continued hitting my opponent.