Something Exciting

Shopping

**Noahs' Point Of View**

No idea what that whole phone call from Taylor was about. It appears as if everything has gone ass up since I left, I cared too much. 

"Who was that?" Sophie asks me as I walk back into the room. 

"Uh, Taylor" I say opening the fridge and grabbing a bottle of water, 

"Potential Girlfriend? If you swing that way" 

"Current girlfriend" 

"Oh, Noah's got a little long distance relationship eh?" 

"She's perfect. If the sun was a person, it would be Taylor. If a flower was human, it would be just like Taylor" 

"She live back in Oxford?" 

"Yeah... She does" 

"If you ask my brother nicely, I'm sure he would let you have her over during the holidays" 

"We're planning to have all of my friends over" 

"We?" 

"Adam, Alex and I. We just need to ask Travis" 

"He's a busy man, I'm sure you'll be fine" 

I look over at the clock and see that the time is almost 3, travis would be home any moment soon. Hopefully. 

*** 

"N-N-N-Noa" Joshua mumbles 

"Did he just try and say Noah?" Travis says walking through  the door 

"I think so" I reply turning around and seeing a very well worked Travis stood in the doorway with a messenger back and untucked shirt. 

"How was your day?" I ask picking up Joshua 

"Same old, kids trying to out smart me and being annoying. Was he any trouble?" 

"Which one, you've got two boys" Sophie jokes 

"Soph-"

 "Joshua was fine and I've been teaching Noah how to look after his brother." 

"Noah, let me get changed and we can go out and shop Soph, Alex'll be home in about an hour if you want to hang around" 

"I've got stuff to do. I'll see you in the morning" 

"Bye Sophie" I say playing with Joshua 

"Bye Noah, have fun" 

She walks out the door and I turn to look at Travis who was pouring himself some juice and a paracetamol. 

"Hard day?" I ask whilst taking a seat at the counter,

 "Something like that. I'll just get changed Noah then we can go but I've got marking to do so we won't be out long" 

"thats chill. I'll get Joshua changed." 

Travis makes a noise and walks up the stairs. He must of had a rough day, or maybe this was him normally. I wasn't entirely sure but I didn't want to press incase he got in a bad mood with me or something. Anyway, I walk over to where Joshua's clothes are kept; for some reason he had clothes upstairs and downstairs. this just mean't that I didn't need to take two trips coming up and down the stairs just to get him dressed. 

"Noah are my vans downstairs?" Travis shouts 

"Are they the blue ones?" 

"No the purple" 

"Then no, they're not" 

"Are you ready?" 

"Yeah, so is Joshua"  

"Alright, get him set in his buggy and I'll meet you outside." 

I pick him up and sit him in his buggy. Unlike most little kids, he was easy to put in his and he would actually stay there. Travis didn't seem like he wanted to take me out but maybe it would be good for him to start fresh and just enjoy his evening. 

"Ready?" Travis says walking down the stairs in bare feet, a pair of shorts and a hooded shirt

"Assuming you're putting shoes on?" 

"Yeah, don't worry about it. Ready to go?" 

"Yeah, lets do it" 

We leave and walk down the road to the city centre. Cars were stuck in traffic and honking their horns, that was the main noise in London; there wasn't much else. We pass the cars on the crossing and they mostly looked like parents rushing to get their kids from school. I felt a little out of place but I didn't care, this was a new start for me and ever new start started out feeling uncomfortable and out of place. Walking past loads of food shop and smelling the fresh bread or pastry made me hungry but it was going to be tea soon so I didn't ask for anything. Travis takes me into The Quiksilver Shop, its full of Vans, Skateboards and Swimwear. We pick out a pair of shorts and jeans with a couple more t-shirts and continue our journey through London. Niké was our next stop for sports shorts and running tops, mainly for Travis but we brought some joggers for me when it gets cold. London requires a lot of walking; god my feet hurt. Our last stop shops were Next and Burtons, quick shops to pop into and grab what you need. This was our biggest shop, Burtons, we brought: several t-shirts and a few jumpers, a new pair of shoes, socks and boxers. In Next it was more or less the same thing but with shorts and boxers mostly. It's been mostly productive, Even Joshua got some new outfits. It's like Travis shops to make himself feel better, man he was such a woman. 

"You happy with today?" He asks me 

"Yeah" I reply smiling at him "Thank you"

"It's what family's for" 

"Noh" Joshua mumbles 

"He's really trying." I say carrying him across the crossing because he got too bored sat in the buggy 

"Must show that he likes you"

"At least someone does" 

"Hey, I like you" 

"And I like you too" 

We walk down the lane to our house and see that Alexs' car is parked and the boot is open.

 "Alex?" Travis shouts walking into the house, 

"Yah?" Alex replies poking his head out the patio doors. 

"We're back and your boots open?" 

"Oh yeah, I need to close that." 

"Hey James," Travis says to James who was stood with a beer in one hand and the other hand in his pocket 

"Hey Travis, long time no see" he replies tipping the top of his beer towards travis, 

"Yeah where you been dude?" 

"Work, work and work" 

"Man thats all you do" 

"Hey Noah" Alex says as I walk in with Joshua after shutting his boot 

"I've shut it" 

"Have fun shopping with Travis?" 

"Yeah, we got quite a bit"

"Well take it upstairs, we're having curry for tea if you want to help cook it" 

"Someones got to teach me"

I laugh and take my stuff and Joshua upstairs, it's almost like I've stolen my own brother.