My life as Tré Cool's Daughter, chapter 23
"You're my what?" I asked.
"I'm your brother." He said.
"I'm confused. How are you my brother?" I asked.
"We have the same mother. I'm your older brother." He said.
"Um... 1 second." I said.
"Dad!" I said.
Dad came to the door.
"He says he's my brother and we have the same mother, and I'm confused." I said.
"Oh my God! James is that you?" Dad asked.
"Ya, it's me Frank... I mean Tré." He said laughing.
"I'm confused. Can someone please tell me what's going on?" I asked.
"Ya, James come in and sit down." Dad said.
We went in the living room.
"OK. I'll explain everything to you." Dad said.
"OK." I said.
"Well, before your mother and I got married your mother was married to a guy named Tom and they had James together. Then 3 years later Tom and your mom got divorced and your mom met me and we got married. Then almost a year later your mother and I had you. James lived with his father so he barely got to see your mother, me or you. He's your half brother. Just like Aiden and Frankito are you half brothers and Ramona and Alyson are your half sisters." Dad said.
"And last month my dad died from a heart attack and since I have no other relatives I thought I'd try and find you guys. Since you treated me like your own son when you did see me." James said.
"OK. I understand now." I said.
"Do you want some cake and ice cream?" I asked.
"Sure." He said.
We walked into the kitchen.
"Everyone this is my brother James. I'll explain everything later." I said.
Joey came up to me.
"You have an older brother?" He asked.
"I only found out 5 minutes ago. If I would've known I would have told you." I said.
"OK." He said and kissed me.
We walked back to the kitchen holding hands.
"So you're 18?" I asked James.
"Yep. And you just turned 14 today." He said.
"Ya." I said.
"What was Mom like?" I asked.
"Well, I don't remember much but I'll tell you what I remember." He said.
"OK." I said.
"She was a really great Mom and she loved you very much. She said you were her 'precious angel'. She also loved your dad very much too." He said.
"My Dad says that I'm just like her." I said.
"So you have 2 brothers and sisters." He said.
"Ya. Ramona is 12, Frankito is 11 and Alyson and Aiden are 3 months old." I said.
"OK. Now I'll tell you who everyone else is." I said.
"OK." He said.
"This is my boyfriend Joey." I said pointing to Joey who was sitting beside me.
"Hi." He said.
"Hi." James said.
"And there's Joey's parents Billie Joe and Adrienne." I said pointing to them.
"And his brother Jakob." I said pointing to him.
"Then there's Uncle Mike, Aunt Emma and Stella." I said pointing to them.
"They're not actually related to me but since my Dad, Joey's dad and Mike are in a band together and they're practically family to us I call them Uncle Mike and Uncle Billie." I said.
"Then there's my real family. Well actually it's my Dad's fiancée Maddie's family. There's her mom. I call her Grandma." I said pointing to her.
"Then her sister Gabriella and her daughter Savannah. Then there's Maddie's brother Trent, his wife Sarah and their son Luke." I said pointing to them.
"Then there's Aunt Amy, Uncle Adam, and the twins Landon and Kayla." I said pointing to them.
"Then Aunt Desiree, Uncle Tyson, and the twins Emily and Jasmine." I said pointing to them.
"Then there's my dog Zoey." I said.
"And that's everyone." I said laughing.
"Cool." He said.
Ramona and Stella came and sat down at the table with us.
"Hi, I'm Ramona." Ramona said.
"And I'm Stella." Stella said.
"Hi." James said.
Zoey came in and started barking at James.
"It's just because she doesn't know you." I said.
"Zoey stop barking." I said.
She stopped barking and layed down at my feet.
Dad and Maddie came in.
"Can we talk to James for a second?" Dad asked.
"Sure." I said.
We went up to my room.
"So, you never knew about him?" Ramona asked.
"Nope. Not until now." I said.
"How old is he?" Stella asked.
"18." I said.
"Aww." She said.
"Why did you say aww?" I asked.
"He's hot." She said.
"Eww, you think my brother is hot. That's like eww." I said.
She laughed.
We watched That '70's Show for a bit then went back downstairs.
"Abby, Ramona can we talk to you?" Maddie asked.
"Ya." We said.
"James is going to live with us. Well at least till he finds an apartment close by." Dad said.
"OK. Cool." We said.
"We're glad that you're OK with it. We already talked to Frankito and he thinks it'll be cool having an older step-brother living with us." Maddie said laughing.
We explained the story of what happened to everyone.
After, everyone left except for Uncle Billie, Aunt Adie, Joey, Jakob, Uncle Mike, Aunt Emma and Stella.
We were sitting in the living room talking.
"So, James, do you have a girlfriend?" Uncle Mike asked.
"I did, but she broke up with me when I said I was going to move to Oakland." James said.
"Oh, that's too bad." Aunt Emma said.
"Do you play any sports?" Uncle Billie asked.
"Ya. I play soccer." James said.
"Cool. I play soccer too." Frankito said.
"Cool." James said.
"Well we better get going. Joey are you staying here?" Uncle Billie asked.
"Ya." Joey said.
"OK." See you in the morning." Uncle Billie said.
"Bye." Joey said.
"Ya, we better get going too." Uncle Mike said.
"Bye." We said.
*End of Abby's P.O.V.*
*Joey's P.O.V.*
Me and James were in the kitchen getting something to drink.
"Your parents actually let you stay over at Abby's house. Not only at her house but in her room and in the same bed as her." James said.
"Ya. All the time. But they only started letting me stay here a couple of months ago." I said.
"Whoa, when I was your age I was barely allowed to even go over to a girl's house. He was very protective of me." James said laughing.
"Have you guys done anything yet?" He asked.
"No. I haven't even wanted to yet. OK, well, maybe once but we're too young. Abby thinks that too and I respect that. I'm gonna wait till I'm at least 16." I said.
"You know what?" James asked.
"What." I said.
"You're cool. And you respect Abby. I'm glad Abby doesn't have a guy that just wants to get in her pants." James said.
"I respect her 'cause I love her." I said.
"I haven't known you for very long and I already know that." James said.
"Well, I'm going to bed. Goodnight." I said.
"Goodnight." He said.
I walked upstairs to Abby's room.
I got in bed and kissed her.
"I talked to your brother. He's really cool." I said.
"I'm glad you both get along." Abby said.
*End of Joey's P.O.V.*
*Abby's P.O.V.*
I snuggled up to Joey.
"You're nice and warm." I said.
He laughed and put his arms around me.
"Well I'm starting to get tired. Goodnight." I said.
"Goodnight." He said and kissed me.
"I'm your brother." He said.
"I'm confused. How are you my brother?" I asked.
"We have the same mother. I'm your older brother." He said.
"Um... 1 second." I said.
"Dad!" I said.
Dad came to the door.
"He says he's my brother and we have the same mother, and I'm confused." I said.
"Oh my God! James is that you?" Dad asked.
"Ya, it's me Frank... I mean Tré." He said laughing.
"I'm confused. Can someone please tell me what's going on?" I asked.
"Ya, James come in and sit down." Dad said.
We went in the living room.
"OK. I'll explain everything to you." Dad said.
"OK." I said.
"Well, before your mother and I got married your mother was married to a guy named Tom and they had James together. Then 3 years later Tom and your mom got divorced and your mom met me and we got married. Then almost a year later your mother and I had you. James lived with his father so he barely got to see your mother, me or you. He's your half brother. Just like Aiden and Frankito are you half brothers and Ramona and Alyson are your half sisters." Dad said.
"And last month my dad died from a heart attack and since I have no other relatives I thought I'd try and find you guys. Since you treated me like your own son when you did see me." James said.
"OK. I understand now." I said.
"Do you want some cake and ice cream?" I asked.
"Sure." He said.
We walked into the kitchen.
"Everyone this is my brother James. I'll explain everything later." I said.
Joey came up to me.
"You have an older brother?" He asked.
"I only found out 5 minutes ago. If I would've known I would have told you." I said.
"OK." He said and kissed me.
We walked back to the kitchen holding hands.
"So you're 18?" I asked James.
"Yep. And you just turned 14 today." He said.
"Ya." I said.
"What was Mom like?" I asked.
"Well, I don't remember much but I'll tell you what I remember." He said.
"OK." I said.
"She was a really great Mom and she loved you very much. She said you were her 'precious angel'. She also loved your dad very much too." He said.
"My Dad says that I'm just like her." I said.
"So you have 2 brothers and sisters." He said.
"Ya. Ramona is 12, Frankito is 11 and Alyson and Aiden are 3 months old." I said.
"OK. Now I'll tell you who everyone else is." I said.
"OK." He said.
"This is my boyfriend Joey." I said pointing to Joey who was sitting beside me.
"Hi." He said.
"Hi." James said.
"And there's Joey's parents Billie Joe and Adrienne." I said pointing to them.
"And his brother Jakob." I said pointing to him.
"Then there's Uncle Mike, Aunt Emma and Stella." I said pointing to them.
"They're not actually related to me but since my Dad, Joey's dad and Mike are in a band together and they're practically family to us I call them Uncle Mike and Uncle Billie." I said.
"Then there's my real family. Well actually it's my Dad's fiancée Maddie's family. There's her mom. I call her Grandma." I said pointing to her.
"Then her sister Gabriella and her daughter Savannah. Then there's Maddie's brother Trent, his wife Sarah and their son Luke." I said pointing to them.
"Then there's Aunt Amy, Uncle Adam, and the twins Landon and Kayla." I said pointing to them.
"Then Aunt Desiree, Uncle Tyson, and the twins Emily and Jasmine." I said pointing to them.
"Then there's my dog Zoey." I said.
"And that's everyone." I said laughing.
"Cool." He said.
Ramona and Stella came and sat down at the table with us.
"Hi, I'm Ramona." Ramona said.
"And I'm Stella." Stella said.
"Hi." James said.
Zoey came in and started barking at James.
"It's just because she doesn't know you." I said.
"Zoey stop barking." I said.
She stopped barking and layed down at my feet.
Dad and Maddie came in.
"Can we talk to James for a second?" Dad asked.
"Sure." I said.
We went up to my room.
"So, you never knew about him?" Ramona asked.
"Nope. Not until now." I said.
"How old is he?" Stella asked.
"18." I said.
"Aww." She said.
"Why did you say aww?" I asked.
"He's hot." She said.
"Eww, you think my brother is hot. That's like eww." I said.
She laughed.
We watched That '70's Show for a bit then went back downstairs.
"Abby, Ramona can we talk to you?" Maddie asked.
"Ya." We said.
"James is going to live with us. Well at least till he finds an apartment close by." Dad said.
"OK. Cool." We said.
"We're glad that you're OK with it. We already talked to Frankito and he thinks it'll be cool having an older step-brother living with us." Maddie said laughing.
We explained the story of what happened to everyone.
After, everyone left except for Uncle Billie, Aunt Adie, Joey, Jakob, Uncle Mike, Aunt Emma and Stella.
We were sitting in the living room talking.
"So, James, do you have a girlfriend?" Uncle Mike asked.
"I did, but she broke up with me when I said I was going to move to Oakland." James said.
"Oh, that's too bad." Aunt Emma said.
"Do you play any sports?" Uncle Billie asked.
"Ya. I play soccer." James said.
"Cool. I play soccer too." Frankito said.
"Cool." James said.
"Well we better get going. Joey are you staying here?" Uncle Billie asked.
"Ya." Joey said.
"OK." See you in the morning." Uncle Billie said.
"Bye." Joey said.
"Ya, we better get going too." Uncle Mike said.
"Bye." We said.
*End of Abby's P.O.V.*
*Joey's P.O.V.*
Me and James were in the kitchen getting something to drink.
"Your parents actually let you stay over at Abby's house. Not only at her house but in her room and in the same bed as her." James said.
"Ya. All the time. But they only started letting me stay here a couple of months ago." I said.
"Whoa, when I was your age I was barely allowed to even go over to a girl's house. He was very protective of me." James said laughing.
"Have you guys done anything yet?" He asked.
"No. I haven't even wanted to yet. OK, well, maybe once but we're too young. Abby thinks that too and I respect that. I'm gonna wait till I'm at least 16." I said.
"You know what?" James asked.
"What." I said.
"You're cool. And you respect Abby. I'm glad Abby doesn't have a guy that just wants to get in her pants." James said.
"I respect her 'cause I love her." I said.
"I haven't known you for very long and I already know that." James said.
"Well, I'm going to bed. Goodnight." I said.
"Goodnight." He said.
I walked upstairs to Abby's room.
I got in bed and kissed her.
"I talked to your brother. He's really cool." I said.
"I'm glad you both get along." Abby said.
*End of Joey's P.O.V.*
*Abby's P.O.V.*
I snuggled up to Joey.
"You're nice and warm." I said.
He laughed and put his arms around me.
"Well I'm starting to get tired. Goodnight." I said.
"Goodnight." He said and kissed me.
