Downtown Idea

11. Fairly Local

Michael and Zoe were so close! I just knew it when I saw how red she was when I got back with the other guys. But when I talked to Michael he said they didn't do anything at all.

"Look," Michael said rolling his eyes, "if you really want us together she said she wasn't gonna do anything until you and Calum have sex." I blinked at him and he laughed as he left me alone in the hotel room.

I dwelled on this for days. How could I just sleep with Calum? I wasn't gonna sleep with him just to get my sister to go out with Michael. That was a stupid reason. Not to mention that I had zero experience there. What if Calum didn't even want to do that with me?

Stupid thought....

The people in Belfast seemed to like us better. It might have been that we were playing anything of our own. We played that stupid song about Loca the pug at both shows. I was so sick of hearing it by the time we got to Glasgow. I was glad we didn't have to play it anymore, but it was still Michael's ringtone. I wanted to throw his phone when it rang.

I had been excited about being at home while we were in Glasgow, but as we pulled up to our house I was nervous. We didn't have a small house, but it wasn't big either. It was almost too small for our family and adding in nine extra people was gonna put a strain somewhere.

"This is your house?" Luke asked as we all stepped off the bus. I sighed and nodded, watching the front door swing open. I knew everyone had to be there. Cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, siblings, all of them. And all the little kids were running over to us.

"Brace yourself." I said patting Luke's shoulder as my little Sister Chloe ran up to me. She wrapped her arms around my legs and I patted the top of her head. The other kids ran to Jonas and jumped on him. He was the oldest and he was fun so he was generally the favorite. Except Lola ran to Zoe.

"I missed you Reese!" Chloe said as I lifted her up. She was six, but I still carried her around like she was a toddler. She was my little munchkin. Lola preferred Zoe and Jack, our brother, hung out with Jonas.

"I missed you too!" I said as Luke walked with me inside. The others were stuck back with the other kids. I don't know how we managed to get past them all. "Is Aunt Bev here?" I assumed so since all her kids were here. Chloe nodded and wrapped her arms around my neck.

"Yep. And Gramma and Uncle Kirk too." She said as I spotted my grandmother and my aunt and uncle sitting in the living room talking to Lobster. He managed to get past the kids too apparently.

"Reese!" Aunt Bev said rushing over to me. I sighed as she squeezed my shoulder and tried to flatten my hair. "Who's this? Ooh is he your boyfriend??" My eyes got wide and Luke shook his head quickly.

"No!" He said as Calum walked in with my cousin Angus hanging on him.

"That's Reese's boyfriend." Lobster said gesturing to Calum. Wait what? He knew?

"But he's Asian." I heard Gramma whisper to my mother. Calum let out a long breath and I tried not to laugh.

"I'm not Asian!" He protested as Angus dropped off of him.

"Ooh he's an Aussie?" My mother asked, being and Aussie herself. Calum crossed his arms and pouted.

"They're all Aussies." I said as Luke laughed at Calum. I put Chloe down and she ran over to Ashton. He looked down at her curious as to what she wanted, but she only giggled before she ran off. I laughed at her and Calum moved to stand next to me.

"I'm not Asian!" He said again, "I'm half Scottish!" Lobster raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"You are?" He asked. Calum sighed and looked at me. I shrugged.