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...”
Joey raised his head and smiled forgivingly at ‘Bryan’. “I’m not angry, Bryan. You and Christine will forever be my favorite people
in this world.”
He then hugged him. “Mommy said we’re all one big family, so we have to take care of each other no matter what.”
‘Bryan’ was not used to being hugged by a stranger, but he felt a warm, fuzzy feeling in his heart when he felt Joey’s sincerity.
Being an only child, Benjamin was not taught by his parents how to get along with his ‘siblings’, and he did not have much
contact with kids his age. In fact, most of his time was spent playing alone by himself.
‘So this is what it feels like to have a brother,’ thought Benjamin.
Corinne finally smiled after seeing the two boys made up with each other.
“Alright, you two get into the bathtub now. Great-grandma will be calling us down for dinner soon,” she said.
Both Joey and ‘Bryan’ quickly took off their clothes and jumped into the bathtub.
Corinne picked up a 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 palm.

“Mommy’s going to wash Joey’s hair first and then yours, okay?”
‘Bryan’ nodded. “Okay!”
Corinne carefully washed Joey’s hair so that no shampoo would get into Joey’s eyes.
...
Half an hour later, Corinne changed into some dry clothes after she finished washing the two boys’ hair.
The two boys dashed out of the bathroom, giggling happily. Initially, ‘Bryan’ was scared of the unfamiliar environment, but he
completely relaxed after playing with Joey in the bath.
He liked the new place. More accurately, he liked the atmosphere created by the loving family. As a matter of fact, he did not
want to go back to his real home anymore.
He only had Sophia to play with back at his own home, and he found her very boring. However, he did miss Jeremy a little...
‘Oh well,’ he thought with a shrug, ‘I’ll go back home after playing here for a few days.’
Joey and ‘Bryan’ chased each other around the room, and one of them accidentally knocked over Christine’s doll.
‘Bryan’ quickly picked up the doll from the floor and gave it back to Christine.
Christine took the doll from his hand and said cautiously, “I know you’re not Bryan.”
‘Bryan’ was shocked. How could Christine, the youngest of them, know when even Corinne and Joey did not notice anything was
amiss?
He did not know what to say to her since he did not know how to lie yet.