Brotherhood.

12.

**Rhys's Pov.**

Somehow surprisingly.
Everything seemed to go back to normal after Urie's moment the other day.
I was just glad Lawson didn't fall back into his old ways where he punished every brother over one's actions.
He did that a lot when we first moved into uncle J's house.
I think it was so he'd look like the golden older brother who knew how to handle us.
But with Jackson's personality switch and always picking fights?
Lawson slipped a bit and always tried to deny uncle's help who finally put his foot down as the actual grown up, and told Lawson to let him help.
And to our surprise.
Lawson caved and let him.

To be honest I think we were all on edge thinking our old man would step through that door demanding for us to come home.
But he was still in prison, especially after attacking two police officers in court.
It surprised no one when they said he'd be spending some time in prison and afterwards he'd be working on his anger management.
Which was something he desperately needed to do.
And honestly?
The twins and Lawson couldn't be forced to leave here.
Lawson was a adult and the twins were free to live where they wanted given the fact they were turning twenty in two months.

So if he came for anyone.
It'd be for me, Devin and Urie.
And I already knew.
No one would allow that.
Uncle would bring him to court before he tried to pull a stunt like trying to take us away from our home.
It's taken me some years.
But I've finally adjusted to uncle's home, being our home.
That was home to me.
The place we grew up in until I was eleven?
That wasn't home.
That was hell with four walls built around it.
And Lucifer was our dad.

I refused to go back to that.
I've tasted freedom and I love it way too much to let it slip through my fingers, just because a grown up told me to do so.
And plus.
I have a girlfriend I refuse to let go of.

Madison Ross has been my best friend since we moved to Riverside to live here with our uncle, and sure she had her girly moments but she'll always be more of a tom boy.
And I really don't mind how she dresses.
Unless it's as a guy.
Then we may have a problem.
So to be clear and so no one thinks I'm like Jackson.
No.
I'm not homophobic.
I just believe in dating girls and will never fancy guys.
Sure they can be attractive, but for someone else.

I've never once questioned my sexuality.
I knew I was born to like girls and to one day marry one.
And Madison may be the one if this relationship between us works out.
I want it to.
I want to marry her like how Lawson is getting to marry Quinn.
It makes me jealous of them but also happy.
Out of everyone here.
Lawson deserves real happiness.

And I know he wants to move out to start that life with her.
But he's keeping those chains on his ankles and staying put until he's really ready.
And like the perfect fiancee.
Quinn said she'd be right there with him to support him and us.
Which is nice.
I won't admit it to anyone.
But there's times where she reminds me of mom.
Her kindness and personality is so soothing.
At times its almost heart aching because she isn't mom.
She's a whole different person living as a twenty three year old college student on her way to get married to our brother.
And that honestly makes me happy knowing she'll be apart of our family.
I really like Quinn and I love that she makes our brother happy.

I stood on the porch of the beach house looking over the railing as I rested against it.
We five more days here and as nice as it was.
I was already ready to go back home.
I mean don't get me wrong.
I appreciate our brother and uncle getting this place for us for the entire week.
I just wish he would of actually made sure we wanted to go.
Not all of us was as on board about coming as he was.
I wanted to stay home and get caught up on shows with Madison.
But because Lawson was taking no for an answer.
We were trapped.
And I know that if I really wanted to leave.
I could at any time.
Yeah he's the older brother.
But he isn't fixing to control us.