"Who were you talking to," Carlos heard as he immediately began to panic at the tone of voice that his cousin used. It was obvious Jay had been out with his crew again which was never a good combination.

Especially when Carlos could smell booze and smoke from his breath. "I was just talking to Ava," Carlos quickly told his cousin as he was hoping Jay would just let it go and go to sleep or something as it was clear he was out of it again and Carlos had just put Mal to bed after talking to their big sister after months and months of not talking to her.

He had really missed her and he was glad she had picked up for once, but now he was starting to miss her even more as that call just reminded him of how far away she really was now.

Jay just rolled his eyes as he threw himself down on his bed and turned on the tv blasting it. "She called! Are you kidding me! Get her back on the phone now! Tell her to come get her baby! I'm not a parent!" Jay sneered out angrily as he was sick of Ava.

She had the audacity to make him take in her two little siblings and then wouldn't even answer his calls or come visit. She just threw the two kids at him and took off. And Jay couldn't take the constant crying and screaming from his baby cousin.

Before Carlos could do anything Jay forcibly grabbed the remote from his hand as he started calling Ava again, but unsurprisingly Ava didn't pick up making Jay almost lose it as he tried over and over again trying to get Ava to answer the phone.

"Ugh screw this! Ava Jalali pick up the dang phone!" Jay screamed out in frustration as he slammed the phone down causing the small baby that had been sleeping to wake up as she started wailing.

"No! You have got to be kidding me!" Jay screamed out in frustration causing the baby to cry harder. "Jay it's fine I got her. Just go to sleep," the young boy told his older cousin hoping to stop him from completely losing it as he hated when his cousin would get like this.

"How can I sleep when there is a screaming baby," Jay told Carlos again in frustration making Carlos sigh as he was really hating this. He was only twelve and he wasn't supposed to be dealing with not just a baby but a drunk teenager all the time.

"Fine I'll take Mal out for a walk is that better," Carlos asked his cousin as he was trying to stay calm, but with the screaming baby combined with the frustrated and whining teen Carlos was finding it hard to do that.

"Yes just please get that screaming out of here. I have a headache and she's making it worse," Jay told Carlos who just nodded as he went to Mal's crib and picked up the crying baby.

"Aw Mal it's okay pup come on let's go get some fresh air," Carlos told his baby sister as he picked Mal up and placed her into the stroller after grabbing the diaper bag and leaving. Carlos was in too big of a hurry to get out of the house that he forgot his key though.

"Look Mal, look at the stars," Carlos told the small baby as he found his favorite spot in Auradon where he would always take Mal when she was either really fussy or just couldn't sleep.

He would lay down a blanket and just lay with Mal until she fell asleep or calmed down. It was also the only time that Carlos could just relax and be himself without having to be stressed or worried all the time.

It was his and Mal's special spot and it reminded him of when he was younger and Ava used to do the same thing with him. He was a little older than Mal at the time, but everytime Carlos would have a hard day or have a nightmare Ava would take him to their spot and stay with him until he felt better.

Carlos could still remember the first time Ava had taken him to their spot. He was about four at the time and Ava was around ten.

Flashback

Four year old Carlos sat in his bed as he tried to sleep, but everytime he would try to sleep he would get a scary dream that would scare him awake. He wanted to go to his mommy and daddy, but they were out again.

His mommy and daddy were always out and he didn't like it. He wished his mommy and daddy would be there to comfort him during his scary dreams, but they never were.

The small boy just sighed as he found himself drifting off again as he tried to fight it, but he couldn't anymore. Carlos was woken up a few seconds later when he felt two protective arms wrap around him as he looked up to see his big sister Ava holding him.

"Ava," the small boy asked his big sister in confusion, making her give him a sad smile. "Hey pup it's okay I'm here," Ava told her little brother who just nodded with tears still flowing as he just clung to his big sister.

"Ava I'm scared. I had a scary dream again," the small boy cried out causing his sister to nod her head as she hugged him closer. "I know pup I heard you crying that's why I came here. It's okay though I'm here and I'm gonna protect you. Come on pup I want to show you something," Ava told her little brother as she helped him off the bed.

"Where are we going," the small boy asked his big sister who just smiled as she led him to her favorite spot. "This is my spot. I come here to get away sometimes, but I think you're finally old enough for this to be our spot now," Ava told her little brother who looked at the spot in shock as he couldn't believe his big sister was sharing her special spot with him.

"Really! I get to share your special spot with you," the young boy asked the young girl who laughed as she sat down and motioned for her little brother to follow. Carlos wasted no time as he quickly sat down beside her and Ava pulled him close to her.

"It's okay pup just know I'm always going to be here for you no matter what. And no matter what this will always be our spot," Ava told her small brother who smiled as he laid down on his big sister and they both fell asleep at their special spot.

Flashback Ends

Carlos sighed as he really missed those days. Back when they were both just kids and before everything changed. Carlos loves his baby sister, but things had been so much easier before she was born.

Carlos could still remember the last day before everything had changed and the last few days of normalcy right before Mal was born.

Flashback

"Carlos," Ava called out as she couldn't find her little brother anywhere. Her parents were at the hospital as their mom was about to give birth to their new baby sister and it was Ava's job to get them there to see Mal.

The problem was that Ava couldn't find the young boy anywhere. Ava was about to give up when she remembered the spot that they used to go to all the time when they were younger.

Ava had grown out of it and Carlos had too, but every once in a while they would both find themselves back in that spot. Ava smiled when she was right as she found Carlos was just sitting down at their spot, but Ava stopped smiling when she saw that her brother had tears flowing down his face as he was crying.

"Carlos what's wrong," Ava quickly asked her little brother as she sat down by him and pulled him close to her like she had done when she first showed Carlos this place almost 8 years ago.

Carlos just quickly wiped his tears as he looked up at his big sister. "Nothing I'm fine," the small boy lied out to Ava who just shook her head no not even believing his lie for even a second.

"No you're not. Don't lie to me. Remember you can trust me with anything," Ava told her little brother who sighed as he looked at Ava.

"I'm scared. Everything is changing and I'm scared. You're going to be an adult soon and now there's gonna be this new baby. And I'm scared that I'm not going to be a good big brother either. Plus everything that's been going on with dad. Ava I;m so scared what if everything gets ruined," the small boy rambled out as tears began to flow again as he spilled out all of his fears.

"Carlos don't worry everything is going to be okay. Yes things are changing, but they're changing for the better. We're gonna get to share our spot with another little cutie. And Carlos you are going to be an amazing big brother I can already tell. And don't worry about that stuff with dad everything is going to be okay and I won't let this family get ruined. So are you better now," Ava told her little brother who smiled as he nodded.

"Yeah thanks Ava I really needed that. You always know how to make me feel better," Carlos told his big sister who laughed as she helped Carlos up. "It's just part of the job you'll learn that soon. Now are you ready to meet our new member amd start our new chapter," Ava told her little brother who just laughed as he nodded.

"Yeah last one to the car is a rotten apple," Carlos called out excitedly as he took off running to the car and Ava laughed as she ran after him.

Flashback Ends

Carlos began to cry as he came out of his flashback as he realized Ava had been wrong. She had promised they wouldn't fall apart yet that's exactly what happened. Ava was right about one thing though Carlos was an amazing big brother and while it was different now Carlos was still happy that he had her.

"Okay it's getting late we should go back now Mal," Carlos told his baby sister who was now sleeping anyway as he carefully placed her into the stroller again and packed up the diaper bag and then left.

Carlos began to panic though when he tried to open the door to his dorm, but it was locked and he realized he had left his key in the dorm. "Great! Can this day get any worse!" Carlos screamed out in frustration causing the baby to wake up as she started crying again.

"Ugh you have got to be kidding me," Carlos told himself as he was now locked out of his dorm in the middle of the night with a screaming baby and he had nowhere to go.