The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Joey was a little surprised. He raised his head and looked at Corinne. "I..."
Corinne reached out to pat his head. "Will it be the amusement park? Or would you prefer to go home? You can choose somewhere else if you want. I'm taking the rest of the day off, so we'll just spend our afternoon having fun."
Joey blinked and glanced at Corinne in disbelief. "But Mommy, I... I got into trouble. Aren't you angry with me?"
Corinne raised an eyebrow. "What sort of trouble did you get into?"
Joey answered in confusion, "I... I bullied someone..."
"It's not bullying if you're defending someone else." Corinne smiled. "I saw what happened from the surveillance footage, and you did a good job when you stood up bravely for your classmate! That is the right thing to do."
Joey could hardly believe the praise that he was receiving, and he stared at Corinne uneasily. "Mommy... Are you sure I didn't do anything wrong?"
Corinne cupped his little face in her hands and kissed his forehead. "I'm sure. What you did was the right thing to do. You're a good role model for Bryan and Christine. I'm very proud of you!" Joey blushed. "But I got you in trouble and troubled you..."
Corinne frowned and said, "What do you mean, you got me into trouble? You're my son, and it is my duty to protect you and be responsible for you. Everything I do for you is out of my love and obligation to you as a mother! Don't ever say that you're a burden to me, understand?"
Joey pursed his lips and tried not to cry. He had expected his mother to be angry with him and blame him like the principal did.
Bryan and Christine were clueless as to what happened, so they leaned over and began asking questions.
"What are you and Joey talking about, Mommy? Did Joey beat up someone?"
"What did Joey do, Mommy?"
Corinne turned and then said solemnly to them, "Joey did a very brave thing today. He protected a little girl who was being bullied by a nasty boy, and he beat the bully up. Isn't that something a hero would do?"
Bryan and Christine gasped in admiration and looked at Joey as if he was a superhero.
"How did you beat that bully up? I want to learn how to fight the bad guys too!" Bryan said.
"You're so cool, Joey! I don't need to be afraid of anyone in kindergarten because you'll be there to protect me! I'm going to have to count on you, Joey. Bryan is unreliable because he runs off faster than I do whenever he gets into trouble!"
Bryan folded his arms. "Hey! Couldn't you just praise Joey without dragging me into this? When did I run off and leave you behind?"
Christine raised her chin and snorted. "I know you won't protect me because you don't think of me as your sister."
Not to be outdone, Bryan retorted, "Have you ever thought of me as your brother? You're always saying bad things about me!"
"Hmph!" "Hmph!"
The two children got into an argument again, as usual. They turned away and angrily ignored each other.
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Corinne was dumbfounded by their antics. "Cut it out, you two! Can't you learn from Joey and channel all your negative energy into dealing with bad guys?" Visit bignovels.com to read the latest chapter of this novel
The two children looked at Corinne, then at the blushing Joey.
"Fine," Christine said. "I... I'll make up with Bryan, but only for Joey's sake!"
"Then I'll do the same for Joey's sake too!" Bryan assented.
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Corinne massaged her temple and looked at Joey, "Let's ignore them for now Have you decided whether you want to go to the amusement park?" Visit bignovels.com to read the latest chapter of this novel
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Joey blinked and hesitated for a moment before nodding vigorously. "Ni want "NIwant to go to the amusement park..." Visit bignovels.com to read the latest chapter of this novel