The Youngest Chapman (COMPLETED)

- 23 -

By the time we arrive back at the Maynard residence, it's dinnertime. Anna rushes inside with her shopping bags while I causally stroll in, only to be met with a pair of arms wrapping around my waist that pull me into a deep kiss.

"Well hello to you too Conor," I greet the now sober Maynard. He smiles at me as I wrap my arms around his neck and place a chaste kiss on his lips.

"How was your day with Anna?"

"It was eventful. Bumped into Alex and his little brother Noah while out shopping," I tell him and he smiles at me.

"Really?" He asks and I nod my head.

"Yeah, then we visited Zoe for a bit, which I'll tell you about later." He raises his eyebrows at that last bit and goes to say something but we're interrupted by Jack the loud mouth.

"Where's my hug?" I look over at the other Maynard boy to see him doing the weird eye thing he does while holding out his arms. Jack shoves Conor off of me and pulls me into a hug, making Conor pout. I wink at older Maynard and squeeze Jack's crotch, making the younger boy spring away from me and look at Conor wide eyed. Conor laughs at his brother as he pulls me back into his arms, hugging me from behind and placing a kiss on my temple.

"Oh Alex is coming back to London to us," Conor informs me and I nod.

We loaded up my car with our suitcases just as Alex arrived. He and Conor add his stuff to the back as Jack and I say our goodbyes to the rest of the Maynard family. Helen gives me a big hug as Gary has a small chat with Jack.

"It was so nice seeing you again. Must come with the boys more often," Helen says to me.

"I'll try my best," I tell her.

"Take care of my boys, keep them out of trouble," She says and I smile at her.

"You know I will," I respond before she lets go of me and Anna replaces her. I hug the youngest Maynard tightly.

"You haven't even left yet and I already miss you," She tells me, making me giggle.

"I'll miss you too little bug. You better tell me every last detail next time I see you," I say with a knowing look as I pull away, discreetly talking about Noah. She smiles at me and nods her head.

"Definitely," She says. I give Gary a wave as I start walking toward the car. Suddenly, I feel someone grab me by my waist, picking me up and twirling me around as I let out a surprised shriek. I hear the familiar laughter of one Conor Paul Maynard and roll my eyes as he sets me back down on my own feet and places a lingering kiss on my temple. I spin around in his arms to face him, seeing the genuine smile on his face and I can't help but smile back at him. He leans his forehead against for a moment before bringing his hands up to cradle my face as he places a soft lingering kiss on my forehead. I can hear his mom and Anna 'awh' behind me, making Conor and I smile to ourselves.

"Is this what you guys were like behind closed doors?" I hear Alex asks us. Conor looks over at his best friend and smirks.

"It was worse, much worse," Conor responds with a wink, making me lightly smack his arm.

"You had to ruin the cute moment," I playfully scold him, making him chuckle and give my forehead a quick kiss before pulling me to the car as we all get in with Conor driving, me in the passenger seat, and the other two in the backseat. We all wave to the other three Maynards standing in the front yard as Conor drives off, heading back to London.

"Oh Noah had a date with a girl last night didn't say who it was but apparently its a beautiful girl and he's smitten with her. Like he's changed so much it's disturbing," Alex says suddenly, making me grin to myself a little as Conor and Jack both share a laugh.

"Well hey there's always Anna for you Alex, she's got the biggest crush on you." Jack teases, making Alex turn his attention to me.

"Is that why she was so eager to get away from us when we saw you?" Alex asks me. I just grin at him and nod my head before pulling out my phone and sending a quick text to Anna.

To: AnnaBanana

Your brothers are oblivious and Alex thinks you wanted to get away cause you have a crush on him, keep that going! Good luck with Noah you gotta tell me everything when I next see you!!

"Hey while you have your phone out go ahead and plug it in so we can have some music," Jack suggests and I smile at him as I shrug my shoulder before grabbing my aux cord and plugging it into my phone. I decide to mess with them and go to my playlist of only Conor's songs. The first few seconds of his song 'Turn Around' play and I notice Conor smiling. I feel Conor grab my free hand as I hear Jack groan in the back.

"Why are you playing yours and Conor's sex song?"

"One it's not our sex song and two because I love this song," I respond.

"Our sex song is Will's cover of 'Pony' by Gimuwine," Conor jokes and I roll my eyes.

"Wait..isn't that Anna's favourite song?" I hear Alex question from the back. I look in the rearview mirror at him and notice Jack look at him confused.

"Bro what the fuck!?" Jack questions him.

"Noah s-" I shoot Alex a look, making him stop mid sentence and change what he was gonna say.

"Apparently she was playing it at school when Noah passed her," Alex finished.

"I didn't know her and Noah were friends," Conor says and Alex shrugs his shoulders.

"They have a mutual friend at school. Chloe? Think that's her name... Anyways, he's friends with her," Alex tells him.

"Isn't Chloe one of Anna's best friends?" Conor questions, looking at Jack in the rearview mirror.

"Yeah I believe so," Jack answers, making me feel uneasy that they're putting the pieces together already.

"Speaking of best friends, you're still going as my date to Jim's wedding right?" I ask Conor, trying to change the subject off of Noah and Anna. Conor glances at me for a quick moment before smiling.

"Wouldn't miss it for the world," He responds.

"Good cause otherwise I'd have to ask Jack or Josh," I joke, making Conor frown for a moment.

"No one is taking my girl to a wedding except me," Conor says, making me smile at his tiny moment of jealousy. I lean over and plant a quick kiss on his cheek.

"You're adorable when you're jealous," I tease him.

"I'm not jealous, the others should be jealous. They're not the ones banging the sister of the groom every other night," Conor jokes. I gasp and smack his arm, making him laugh.

"Gross," I hear Jack say.

"I'd bang her," I hear Alex at the same time. I raise my eyebrow at his comment.

"Well hate to break it to you but I'm taken now," I tease him before playing with Conor's curls that he hasn't brushed or styled today. I tell Alex's comment made Conor jealous because he had that annoyed look on his face and he was gripping the stirring wheel a bit too tightly.

"Bro, can you stop off somewhere? I gotta piss," I hear Jack say after a moment of silence and Conor quietly nods at his little brother. Conor pulls into a fuel station and Jack jumps out the moment we park. Alex goes in with him, saying that he might as well go too. Conor and I sit in silence for a moment before I turn to him.

"Conor-"

"I can't help it," Conor says softly. I smile softly at him before my smile turns into a smirk and I lean in with my lips next to his ear.

"If you cheer up, I'll do that thing you like later," I whisper seductively as Jack and Alex get back into the car. Conor's face goes from annoyed and jealous to surprised and flustered, making me giggle. 

"No, it's okay," Conor tells me with a smile before grabbing my hand in his again.

"What's okay?" Jack asks.

"Nothing," Conor responds and I smile at him.