Fairytale Love

Dear Joshua

"Thanks ma. Dinner was good." Tyler sighed.

"Of course dear. You're not off the hook for giving your whole family a heart attack though." His mom said.

"I just wanted to hang out with my friend." Tyler defended.

"While you were grounded for sneaking out?" She raised her eyebrow.

"I didn't want to ditch him." Tyler shrugged.

"Then you could have sent a bird." She answered.

"I had nothing else to do. I was bored." Tyler said.

"You could help around the house? Wash dishes? Vacuum? Maybe mop? You shouldn't be bored." She suggested.

"That's not fun to do. But exploring and conversing with my friend, that sounds appealing to me." He explained.

"Yeah well, that's what adults do. And since you claim to be one, you have responsibilities now." She said.

"That's being a serious adult. I'm not gonna be one of those." Tyler said confidently.

"You're gonna have to take over being the chief if the village, meaning one way or another your gonna have to be a serious adult." She told him.

"Chief or not, there's no way I'm gonna be a serious adult." Tyler argued.

"When you realize you have real responsibilities, you'll be one." She argued back.

Not wanting to argue any more, he said, "Goodnight, ma."

"Goodnight Tyler. You're not off the hook though." She responded

He walked up the stairs and past his siblings' room into his own. He saw Jay in his pajamas yawning.

"Tired, bub?" Tyler asked.

"Nope." Jay smiled.

He chuckled at that, "Well, you have to go to bed anyway, tired or not."

"Nmn." Jay groaned.

"Not my rules bud, blame your parents." Tyler shrugged.

The little boy rubbed his eyes with the backs of his hands, "Are you grounded, Tyty?"

"I think so." Tyler responded, bummed.

"So you can't play with me tomorrow?" He pouted.

"I could ask mom. But you know how strict she is." The taller said.

"That means you can't see Josh tomorrow either." Jay responded.

"Do like him?" Tyler asked.

"Yeah! His hair is so so so cool. And his tattoos make him look kinda scary." Jay exclaimed.

"Shh, settle down Jay. I'm glad you like him." Tyler smiled.

"You think he likes me too?" Jay's eyes were big.

"I'm sure he loves you." Tyler said softly.

"Can you sing to me?" He asked, climbing in Tyler's lap.

"Of course I can. Which song?" Tyler asked knowing the answer already.

"My favorite." Jay closed his eyes.

Tyler smiled and started,

"She asked me son when I grow old......"

Snuggling up to Tyler's side, Jay's snores were heard under the soft singing.

Finishing the song, he tucks Jay into his bed, and starts to get ready to go to sleep as well.

Brushing his teeth, and putting on pajamas, he gets under his covers and soon his snores are mixed with Jay's.