“Alright, you guys better behave tonight, make a good impression please? For me? This is my boss we’re talking about and everyone else that I work with, so please....please don’t get up to any tricks...”

A sly smirk tugs at my lips as I listen to my mom, not being able to find that very, very tempting...

“Relax mom, aren’t we always good?” Chris grins cheekily towards her “We won’t do anything, and make you proud to call us your children” He nods his head grinning but I spot a hint of mischief in his eye...

My mom eyes him suspiciously as she grabs her purse as the taxi comes to a stop “I sure hope so..” She mutters shaking her head but flashes us a smile, one that enforces her previous comments...

I can’t help but chuckle under my breathe as we start to climb out the taxi, as mom always thinks the worst of us...of course we’re not gunna mess up this dinner! No of course not! We wouldn’t do that to mom....

Well.....who said mom had to know?

Climbing out the taxi...I turn my gaze up to the big building in front of us...jeeze...it’s like a fricken mansion!

The generous building in front of me stands tall, growing up into the night sky with ground lights on the floor glowing up onto the stone of the outside, casting shadows over the neat cut grass below.

I’ll admit, it’s a beautiful building, old but elegant...and seems to suit tonight’s event perfectly...

“Ahem..” I turn my head as someone clears their throat and look up to see Blake stood beside me..

He smiles with a hint of a smirk and holds his arm out “Come on then Lex...” A grin tugs at his mouth....

I chuckle and loop my arm through my brother’s before starting to walk up the gravel path towards this amazing building along with many dressed up people...I can’t but feel outta place as this is so not me and I would never come to one of these things, unless forced like tonight.

“You really do look pretty Lex you know?” Blake suddenly speaks as we approach the entrance

Raising an eyebrow in slight surprise that he suddenly spoke I tilt my head up towards him to see him smile...

I scoff and roll my eyes looking away “No I don’t...” I mumble more to myself than to him “I look like a flippin pink marsh mellow..”

Hearing Blake chuckle tells me he heard what I said and he squeezes my arm “No you don’t Lex..” He smiles bending down slightly so he’s more closer to my ear “You look great, it’s good to see you wearing something different...something more...girly than your usual clothes..”

“Girly?” I scoff at his remark scrunching my nose up in disgust “Great..” I mutter sarcastically....as that’s the last thing I want to look like, even thou I know it’s obviously what I do.....seeing as I AM wearing a dress!

“No....but I agree with what mom said...you look stunning..” He smiles sincerely as I glance at him from the corner of my eye, but I can still catch only the slightest bit of cheekiness in his eyes...as well he’s my brother....it’s what to expect from them.

Smirking I roll my eyes again murmuring a ‘hmm’ under my breathe and looking up just as we are now at the grand entrance, with two men standing on the outside letting us in.

As we enter with everyone else I can’t help but gawk at the inside.

Are they secretly a million or something?! Because damn...this place looks like the inside of a castle!

Well okay...not really a castle...but pretty well near enough!

I can’t quite describe it to be honest, it’s simple, yet perfect with well decorated tables dotted all around the edge...and in the middle a huge clearing...

“Oh god...” I hear Blake mutter under his breath and I tilt my head to him “This reminds me of Junior Prom...” He shudders “But more.... sophisticated...”

I smirk at that shaking my head amused...as something tells me he didn’t enjoy his prom....and if this reminds him of it, I dare to think this is going to be just as boring...

Well....I smirk to myself...That’s gunna have to change.

~

“How many more people?” Seth moans from beside me “I swear she just like showing us off to as many people as she can, not actually caring if they’re in this job or not..”

I chuckle and smirk at my twin’s comment, ...meh..well he’s properly half true anyway. Mom likes to ‘show off’ us so to speak, as we’re her children, and there’s quite a lot of us...so ya.

I wouldn’t blame her thou, because I would do the exact same.

My cheeks hurt from all the fake polite smiling I’ve been having to do for the past hour!...or maybe two..I’m not entirely sure..but feels like forever!

She’s had us meet her boss, who seems okay I guess – for a boss that is, and also some other random people that mom say’s are important to meet and involved with her job, oh and don’t forget her colleagues.....oh no, you can’t forget them...

“ Ruby! Owen! Hi!”

I hold in a groan as I hear my mom happily great out next door neighbour....our next door neighbours who are here tonight....

I can’t fricken believe they are here!...the last place you think they would be...but oh no! They just happen to work with my mom...

Typical...

I try to make myself unnoticed by shuffling a few steps behind Seth, even if he’s like literally only an inch taller than me...it’s still something, and I look in the opposite direction trying to basically hide myself not wanting to be seen...

“Seth! Hi!”

I internally groan as a chirpy voice speaks up, one that I recognise and one that’s extremely annoying..

Turning around with a glare, Seth’s back is to me and stepping out from behind him I come to see the brunette haired girl, but I come to do a double take blinking as I set eyes on her...

Wearing a dark purple halter neck dress with the material a slightly ruffled effect and it looks tight against her and coming too short for anything I would wear, to just her mid thigh and with silver diamond – which I’m sure must be fake cus that would be hella expensive! She has them around the neckline and matching shoes...

I frown, she looks like she’s going to some party rather than a ‘formal dinner’ that she should be dressed for. Maybe it’s just because I don’t like the person wearing the dress that I find it horrid....or maybe because I just don’t like any dresses in general...but I mean come on...she could have at least got a longer one...

I roll my eyes as I see her smile brightly to my twin, not even acknowledging me after the slightest briefest smile to me, and I turn my head disgusted at the thoughts as I re call mine and Seth’s conversation the other day...

Cringing slightly at my thoughts again, thoughts of something ever happening between those two.....I’ll kill myself, because that’s a no, no.

“I never thought I’ll see you in a dress...”

Whipping around I see one person who I certainly didn’t want to see standing a few feet away from me wearing a smart black classic suit looking to me with they’re signature smirk...

“It’s different, a change...”

I scowl at him, crossing my arms over myself feeling more self conscious suddenly with wearing this dress as he looks to me...

“And I never thought I’ll see you in a suit..” Is my lame comeback but I can’t think of anything else to say and for some odd reason take his comment badly.

“Original Alexis, real original..” He smirks chuckle as steps towards me..

I roll my eyes at him but freeze halfway through as I realise what he said....

My name!...How does he know that?! He called me that the other week....and I didn’t get chance to ask and forgot about it.....but how can he possibly know?!

I cross my arms over myself more with a slight huff and glare at him “Who told you my name?” I almost growl at him, because the only ones that are know are my family, not even Charlie, Abby or Nathan know!...so how the fricke- NO.......the answer hits me like a pile of bricks, or should I say a fake blonde bimbo who’s name Rhymes with Bel.

Hearing Noah’s humours chuckle causes me to look to him still with my glare, which hardens as I come up with my own answer in my head.

“Oh you know...no one...someone....” He shrugs vaguely smirking and tilts his head almost mockingly at me “It’s not very hard to guess what Lexi is short for....I mean I’m not just a pretty face you know?...I’ve got brains...”

I scowl at him and his smirking, cocky attitude, thinking is comeback was amazing, when it wasn’t...I’ve heard that before...but one thing for sure it doesn’t sound right come from his mouth, which causes the slightest twitch of my lips in amusement, but it vanishes before you can blink.

He carries on smirking, and the his eyes move down and look to my feet, where another amused smirk tugs at his lips and a chuckle to escape “I see you didn’t go all the way thou....keeping your shoes..”

I glance down to my converses, still with a scowl but a small light smile appears at my lips as I know that those shoes show that there’s still some part of my normal self here...

“Yeah...” I mumble raising my head up and frown at him “whatever”

I turn my body, ready to leave as I don’t want to talk to him any more when he speaks again

“But you know, it’s a nice change, the dress I mean....it’s nice to see you wear something else...”

I narrow my eyes glancing back over to Noah one last time, not caring if what he said was his way of a ‘compliment’ because I would much rather have the truth than some made up crap.

And this time I really do turn away, walking away from him towards some people that I know don’t care how I dress.

My little brothers..

~~~~

“Lexwi?...is this wright?”

I turn to the adorable four year old as his face is hopeful while looking at me, his small holding out is tangled up black tie...

I chuckle and crouch down to his level “That’s good...but here...let me help..” I smile at his face as he pouts, obviously disappointed that he couldn’t tie is own tie, but who could blame him, I don’t know many four year olds that could do that...

I smile as I untie the material then re-tie it into its normal style as before Tom was fiddling with it and I stand back up ruffling his hair lovingly.

Beaming up at me Tom grins and tugs at my hand making me get to my feet.

I chuckle and allow him to tug my hand as he moves forward into the crowd of people.

We’ve been here for quite a while now, having gone through the dreadful ‘posh’ dinner we all had to sit down for and by posh I mean weird look sea food, small neat portions and names of food I’ve never heard of before.

It was a great time having to get the younger ones to eat the food.....god that was a handful.

But we managed...and now, now they’ve like divided this place up with invisible thread...with one side being the adults where they can socialise and drink wine, I know so posh pfft. And then the other side, the side I’m on is for....well basically all the kids that have been dragged along.

Okay so it’s not really divided..but is as when you look you can clearly see who’s on each side of this huge hall...and by ‘kids’ I mean ages from 4-at least 18.....really ones who aren’t old enough to drink.

“Come on! I wanna find Cwis!” Tom tugs my hand harder grinning and pulling me further into the crowd...

I chuckle lightly “Tom...I don’t think that’s a good idea..” I trail glancing up to where both of my brothers stand, Chris and Evan, along with a bunch of other guys at the other side of this cleared floor are where many teenagers are mingling and they are talking, laughing and taking sneaky glances to anything with a pair of legs that walks by, I know what they’re doing...

“actually...” a sly smirk comes to my face as I look down to Tom...”Yeah, okay...let’s go to Chris..” at what seems like a genuine smile to him, is actually a devious smirk as I know that Chris and Evan will not like us coming over

Tom grins and tugging my hand again, runs towards the two boys pulling me behind and walking faster as his little legs carry him in a run.

I smirk more as we approach our brothers, standing with some random others I don’t know, except for the familiar face of Hayden...

“CWIS!” Tom calls out grinning as he lets go of my hand and charges towards the brown haired teen.

I smirk as I watch them, Chris’s surprised look as the toddler runs at him and rams into his legs giggling and latching onto them and from the impact Chris only slightly wobbles...

Holding back a smirk I approach them to see Evan smirking and the other boys looking to them curiously and only hearing Tom’s excited giggles as he hugs Chris’s legs...

“Hey little man..” Chris smiles ruffling Tom’s hair “What’s up?” he questions raising his eyebrow as he looks to me questionably, an unspoken question ‘what is he doing?’ and I just shrug smiling innocently.

“Tom?...” Chris murmurs as the little boys continues to giggle, grinning and tugging Chris’s trousers “Tom....now’s not a good time...”

I bit my lip to stop my smirk, as Chris looks at me with a pointed look asking for me to take him....ha well big brother what if I don’t?

“Tom....” He frowns as the little boy runs around his legs giggling and peeking through his legs to see me..

I grin at him bending down a little “I can see you”

Giggling Tom hides his face again and I smirk up at Chris...something flashes in his eyes, and something tells me that he has a feeling I’m not going anywhere...

Sighing, Chris turns around to face our younger brother and crouches down to his height looking the little one with the cheeky smile in the eyes...

“Tom....mate it’s not a good time..” He tells the four year old ad I roll my eyes at the way Chris addresses his brother.

“Yeah....Tommy, it’s not such a good time, me and Chris are doing big boy’s stuff....things you won’t know...” Evan comes over to him, and I catching the smirk on his face causing me to scoff in disgust at what he’s referring that to.

Tom pouts at them, looking to Chris who’s still at eye level with him “Why not?” he sticks his lip out and I smile at how cute he looks.

Evan chuckles and ruffles the little boy’s hair “Cus buddy, you’re a bit too young...” Evan shakes his head lightly at him in a sympathy way, but with a hint of amusement

Chris clears his throat, his hand placed gently on Tom’s shoulder “Yeah...bud..it’s best if....” He trails off, his eyes darting upwards because he’s speaking it’s just then a group of dressed up girls, looking to be around the same age as Chris drift past, only a few meters away...but they’re eyes are this way and seem to be giggling/talking amongst themselves

“Actually..” My eyes snap back to Chris as he shares a smirk with Evan, pulling Tom closer towards him, sneakily glancing to the girls a few meters away “Tom, you know...four is a good age to start..” He smiles/smirks and I narrow my eyes at him suspiciously...

A grin lights up Tom’s face and he throws his small arms around Chris’s neck happily, obviously just thinking that Chris is now letting him stay.....when I’m pretty sure that’s not the case....

A hear a whisper of ‘aww’s’ coming from behind me, coming from the group of girls to be exact...and that’s when it clicks.

Chris is gunna use Tom to get a girl!

I glare and see the smug smirk on Chris’s face, obviously having heard what I did too, aswell as Evan as he ruffles Tom’s hair chuckling.

Hearing the hushed voices behind me I frown more, about to do something....when two of the girls behind me decide to do something.

Two brunettes, dressed in equally elegant gowns, similar but different colours, walk forward...towards my brothers...and I can just tell that they think they’ve pulled...

I scoff to myself crossing my arms and glaring, I’m not standing right next to them, so you wouldn’t know if I even knew them....but having my own brothers, using one of their brothers two to get a girl?...well..no..I don’t like that...

The two girls instantly get attracted to them, and start talking, but not to them...but to our little four year old brother, that’s still latched to Chris and has him at his level...

Well.....I guess you could argue that this is true, seeing a guy getting along with and playing with a little kid is attractive....hmm...I guess it goes for these girls anyway.

The two girls fuss over Tom and I hear them asking his name...and both my brothers stand there with smirks on their faces blatantly checking out these two girls and luring them in with bate – bate being our freaking brother!

God! they have no respect!

My frown deepens as I see the other guys my brothers are with, getting attention as well...after all they are standing with them....

They can’t just use our brother like that, he’s only four!...and they’re giving him bad examples on how to ‘get a girl’.

They need to be taught a lesson......

And as just like that....a sly smirk tugs at my lips as I know how to embarrass these boys ad wish they never used our brother like this...

Oh...and just for my own amusement.

I smirk before making my way towards them and replacing my smirk with an fake, excited and admiring expression...