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When the LaRusso family car didn't start, not only Daniel, but Johnny too, was embarrassed. It didn't seem to bother Ali too much. She looked like she didn't mind what happened as long as she was going on a date with Daniel. All three family members got out and headed to the back of the car. Daniel avoided eye contact with Ali's watching parents. Lucille merely smiled to them.

"Don't worry! This happens all the time!" she called happily. Daniel sighed and got into position. Johnny did too. Lucille counted to three, and they all began to push. Soon, the car was working perfectly. Lucille, Daniel, and Johnny all took off to get in the car. They couldn't risk it breaking down again.

"That was so embarrassing," Daniel muttered. Ali grabbed onto his hand.

"It wasn't that bad," she reassured him. Daniel gave one of his famous humorless laughs.

"You're not the one whose car stopped working in front of their date's parents. Way to make a good impression, eh?" From the backseat, Johnny couldn't hold back a laugh. Daniel turned around and smirked.

"Daniel . . ." Lucille said softly.

"Johnny liked that one," he answered. Lucille shook her head and continued driving.

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When Ali and Daniel got out, Johnny got out as well to claim Daniel's seat. He didn't seem to notice since Ali was pulling him towards the brick building.

Johnny couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

They hadn't been able to spend any brother bonding time like their mother had wanted. Secretly, Johnny wanted that too. Now that Daniel was starting to like him, Johnny longed to spend time with him.

If only Daniel wanted the same thing.

To kill the time, Lucille suggested going to the local burger joint. Johnny wasn't about to protest. He was starving.

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Lucille stared at her youngest as if she were trying to figure him out. Johnny didn't notice. He was too busy staring at his hands in his lap.

"Johnny, what's wrong?" Lucille asked softly. Johnny looked up and met her eyes. He shrugged.

"Nothing," he lied. Lucille's eyes narrowed.

"Sweetheart, something is bothering you. Don't try to lie to me," she said again. Johnny shook his head.

"I'm fine," Johnny insisted. Lucille still wasn't buying it.

"Does this have anything to do with Daniel going on his date with Ali? Are you jealous that he has a date?" Johnny shook his head.

"No," he answered simply.

"Are you jealous because she has Daniel's attention?" Lucille inquired. Johnny broke their eye contact quickly; in response, Lucille smiled. "You feel like you're losing him, don't you? You guys were starting to get close, and now, it feels like you're separating again, doesn't it?"

Johnny was thankful when their food came out. He was hoping it'd allow them to drop the subject. Little did he know that Lucille was going to figure it out whether he wanted her to or not.

The waitress sat their food on the table. Lucille thanked her, and Johnny quickly dug in. Lucille turned back towards him.

"Johnny just tell him that you want to spend time with him. He'll understand," she told him. Johnny shook his head and swallowed.

"No. He may be nice to me, but he probably sees me as an annoying younger sibling," Lucille looked at him and frowned.

"I can tell you right now that's not how Daniel sees you. He doesn't think you're annoying," she assured him. Johnny looked at her with a raised eyebrow.

"D-Did he tell you that?" Lucille frown grew bigger.

"Well . . . No, but I can tell," Johnny shook his head and sighed.

Seeing how this conversation was affecting Johnny, Lucille let it drop. As a mother, she was ecstatic that her youngest wanted to be with her oldest, but at the same time, she couldn't help but feel saddened. It broke her heart that Johnny assumed Daniel thought that poorly of him.

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Later that night, Lucille and Daniel were all alone. Lucille called him over to the couch, and he took a seat next to her. Johnny went to bed half an hour ago, so she figured this would be the best time to talk to him alone.

"What do you need, Ma?" Daniel asked, sitting down. Lucille closed her book and sat it on the coffee table.

"It's about Johnny . . ." she began. Daniel's eyes widened, and his face dropped.

"Is he all right? Is he sick? What's wrong?" The question began to fly. Lucille smiled and chuckled.

"No, no, he's fine. He's just a little heartbroken . . ." Daniel's expression quickly changed from nervous to angry.

"Who hurt him? I swear, why can't people leave him alone?" Lucille smiled at how overprotective Daniel was.

"If you'd let me finish without cutting me off every few seconds," she laughed. Daniel couldn't resist a smile.

"Go on,"

"As I was saying, he's a little heartbroken. Daniel, he want to spend time with you. He's jealous of Ali since she has all your attention," Lucille explained.

Daniel looked at her weirdly.

"He wants to spend time with me?" he asked. It sounded like he was having a hard time believing it. Lucille nodded. "How come?"

"You're his older brother, Daniel. Younger siblings always want to hang out with their older sibling," she explained. "Will you spend some time with him?" Daniel nodded his head and got up. "Good night, sweetheart."

"Good night, Ma,"

Johnny heard everything. He heard his mother tell Daniel everything he admitted to her earlier. Daniel entered the room. Johnny quickly shut his eyes. Daniel laughed.

"I know you're awake, tadpole," he said. Against his best efforts, Johnny smiled and opened his eyes to see his brother. Daniel collapsed onto his best and sighed.

Johnny watched him, waiting to see if he commented on Johnny's feelings.

"So, is it true?" he asked.

Dang.

Johnny shifted in his bed uncomfortably. Should he ignore Daniel? Should he lie to him? Or since his mother already let the cat out of the bag, should he be completely honest?

Daniel sat up in his bed. He watched Johnny closely waiting for his response.

"Are you really jealous that Ali has my attention?" A grin played its way onto Daniel's face. Johnny sighed and reluctantly nodded his head.

"I guess I'm a little jealous," he admitted. Daniel's grin grew bigger.

"Well, guess what. You and me, we're going to hang out together next weekend," Daniel told him happily. Johnny looked at him with a smile on his face.

"Seriously?" Daniel nodded his head.

"Yes, I'm serious," Daniel answered. "Now we should probably go to sleep. I'm pretty tired." Both boys lied down. Johnny stared at the ceiling. Daniel actually wanted to do something with him.

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