Lila ✔

25I Cousins

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I slumped into the seat next to Liam and shoved my phone back into my pocket.

He was eating a slice of margherita pizza while scrolling through Instagram on his phone. He also had a second slice on a small plate in front of him.

It was 11 o'clock and I hadn't had breakfast yet so I was quite hungry. That was why I slowly reached over and grabbed the pizza on Liam's plate, quickly pulling it back to me and stuffing it all in my mouth before he could react.

"You brat!" Liam exclaimed, punching my shoulder quite hard and causing me to wince in pain.

"Hey!" I whined.

Liam rolled my eyes at my childish tone and elbowed me lightly on the ribs. "Shut up," he grunted.

I let out a huff of annoyance and was about to pull out my phone again when the doorbell rang.

I looked over at Liam to see that he was making no move to get up, so I let out a deep sigh and pushed myself off from my chair. "Don't worry. I'll get it," I grumbled.

Liam just let out a hum of agreement, not looking up from his phone.

I rolled my eyes and began to walk out of the kitchen when I stopped in the doorway. "Are we expecting anyone?" I asked.

"No," Liam grunted, still absorbed in whatever he was doing on his phone.

I let out a sigh of frustration and rolled my eyes. Teenagers.

Shaking my head, I walked swiftly out of the room and to the door, not wanting to keep whoever was there waiting any longer. I was such a polite child.

I pressed down on the handle and saw that it was locked. That made sense. After all, nobody had actually left the house yet today.

I took the key off the hook on the wall and slotted it into the key hole.

I pulled the door open and froze when I saw who was there.

The Bradley's cousins.

Carter- 21
Ethan- 19
Zac- 17 (twins with Joe)
Joe- 17 (twins with Zac)

Well, at least I recognised Ethan, Zac and Joe from the wedding, but I didn't recognise the last boy.

"Hey, guys," I said, tilting my head to the side in confusion.

"Sup, Li li," Zac grinned.

I rolled my eyes but couldn't help but chuckle at his nickname. "What are you guys doing here," I frowned.

"What? Not excited to see your favourite cousins?" Joe smirked, shooting me a quick wink.

"Nope," I chuckled.

Joe put a hand to his hand and gasped dramatically. "I'm offended! Really!" he exclaimed while suppressing a smirk.

I found myself unable to help the small smile that flitted across my face. "So are you going to tell me why you're here?" I asked with raised eyebrows.

"Our parents have gone on vacation so we're staying here and going to your school for a couple of months," Ethan explained.

It was only then that I actually noticed the suitcases and bags they were all carrying. I was such an idiot.