A/N: Got some inspiration from Yours, Mine & Ours. It is my favorite film, if you haven't seen it then I suggest you do. I also watched cheaper y the dozen to earlier and got some good idea's fr following chapters. So thats why this story may seem like you've seen/read it before.
"Got any plans for summer, Princess?" Duncan asked me. He has been following me all day. He's practically stalking me. And to make it worse he has a stupid pet name for me now. I try to ignore it, but inside it is killing keeps talking to me in every class, I've almost landed detention twice because of him. He is driving me crazy. With his obscene hair coloring and unruly facial piercings, and those gorgeous-I mean those blue eyes of his. He makes me sick.
"Summers not for another week." I told him. It's not like he cares about what I do in my free time anyway, so why is he asking?
"So, you got any plans?"
"No. I have nothing planned." He nodded his head. For the first time since I had met him he actually was quiet.
"My parents are taking me and my brother to the lake." That didn;t last long.
"How nice for you." I retorted sarcastically. I don't care what he does for summer. All I know is I won't see him for 3 months. Oh, the joy.
The bell rang and the end of the school week had started. Only one more week in school, and then it's summer. I can not wait. I'll get all my work done in the first week, and then it'll just be me and the sun. I might take a drive to the beach, I haven't been to the beach for a while. Not since I was a kid. Before I had so many sibling's. I can't remember the trip well, I was only a baby, two or three years old.
"You gonna stand around day dreaming all day, or are we going to go home?" Stevie called and I was brought back to reality. I rushed down the concrete steps and unlocked my car door. The weekend is here at last.
The first thing I hear when I walk through the doors was, "Family trip to the store. Everyone get ready" That can't be good. The younger ones just can not behave themselves in public. It's agony to have all the other shoppers staring at you. They stare anyway, how often do you see a family with 12 kids. I hate going anywhere with my family. I some how always manged to get embarrassed. Plus I'm usually left to look after the younger kids because I am the most responsible in the family since Dani has moved out, Charlie can't even take care of himself and Shayne and Stevie would probably lose them. My other siblings are too young. I hate my life. Why couldn;t I have been born into a family that had a normal amount of kids?
The youngest six pile into the minivan with mom and dad while I am left to drive the rest. Charlie, Shayne, Stevie, Jake and I get into my car. I turn to face the four of them, making sure they understand the rules of my car.
"It is a 5 minute drive to the store. Do not make it the drive of my life. Got it?" Jake nodded, Stevie rolled her eyes, Shayne had completely ignored me, due to the fact his headphones were pelting out some unintelligent noise, and Charlie, well Charlie was being Charlie by letting out a loud belch. I gave him a thump to the leg and muttered 'pig' under my breath. I turned round, adjusted my seat belt and set off.
5 agonizing minutes later we were at the store. The others were standing around outside waiting for us. My dad gave me his cheesy grin, but I just scowled at him.
"I'm taking the younger ones home." I told him, marching right past the lot of them. He gave an un-easy chuckle and followed me inside. I grabbed a stray shopping cart and headed off the the frozen foods isle. Whenever we went shopping I always did the frozen food, the cold breez from the freezer's helps me cool down from the anger I'm building up on the inside. Close behind me I heard tiny but quick footsteps. I turned to see Robin running to catch up with me. She always came with me.
"Sorry, Robin."I apologized as I lifted her up into the baby seat. I can't cal it a baby seat around her, she goes all stroppy saying how she's a 'big girl'. You wouldn't believe she was capable of causing such tantrum by just looking at her. You have to witness one to know what she can do when your not looking.
"Do you want peas or baby carrots?" I asked the five year old, pushing the cart up to the frozen veg. section.
"Carrots." She squealed. How could I forget? Peas are green, no one in our house eats anything green. Unless you count my twin brothers eating their boogies. I can not believe I just said that. I glanced at the different kinds of vegetables, but carrots were missing.
"Excuse me?" I said, not looking up at the sales assistant. "Where are the frozen carrots?" I ask, still not looking away from the vegetable.
"They've been moved to the next isle, Princess." I was as frozen as the vegetables. I knew that husky voice, I knew tat stupid nickname, but I refused to believe it. I slowly turned to see Duncan's smirking face looking back. He was leaning against a counter of canned and tinned products. I hardly noticed the uniform on him. It made him look sexy though. Scratch that last part!
"So, what brings you here?" He asks, raising an eyebrow. As is it wasn't obvious, with the shopping trolley and me asking where the carrots were.
"I decided to take a walk."I retorted sarcastically.
"With?" He asked, moving to stand next to the cart. Damn.I had forgot about Robin, again. I am a terrible sister.
"This is my youngest sister, Robin. Robin this is Duncan." I said, introducing them. Robin held out her little hand for Duncan to shake, and surprisingly he took it.
"Isn't she the sweetest." He said. I wasn't sure if he meant it or was being sarcastic. Before I had time to think he pulled a small bag of chewy sweets form his pocket and held them out to Robin.
"Mommy says I shouldn't take sweets from strangers." Robin told him. I couldn't help but giggle at my little sister.
"But I'm not a stranger, I'm your sisters friend." He moved the bag closer to her. She hesitated for a moment, but caved and took the bag, ripping it open and munching happily.
"What sister would that be because your not mine." He just smirked at me. I hate his smirk it drives me nuts. That's all he ever does is smirk, smirk, smirk.
Before Duncan could talk back we were distracted by a loud crash coming from the isle next to ours, and the next thing we knew one of those crate lifting machines came swiftly down our isle. Duncan pushed the shopping cart towards one of the freezers just in time for Robin not be squished.
"Hey, Courtney." Two identical voices called from the driver seat as the machine swept past me.
"Kyle! Drake!" I yelled. This is what I mean by my family embarrass me in public. They hijacked one of the store's machines. It can't possibly get worse.
"More siblings." Duncan didn't even ask, he just knew. I nodded my head. But before I could run after them Charlie came sprinting from round the corner. Of course, only he would be in charge of he terrible, trouble-making, twosome. He slowed down when he saw Duncan and I, he gave a small smile and then his eyes went dead.
"Haven't seen Kyle and Drake have you?" He asked.
"You mean the two who stole store property and are now trashing the place with it? You missed them." Duncan replied cockily, pointing to the isle behind us that the twins were now destroying. Charlie gave a nod of thanks and ran off in the direction Duncan had pointed.
"Okay, you two." Duncan grunted, lifting my twin brothers down from the machine. "The fun's over." He told them, placing Kyle on the floor and reaching up for Drake. Being the brat Drake is he dived into Duncan's arms, most people would have stumbled but Duncan stood firm on the ground. "Where are your parents?" He asked me and my sibling's, who were now all gathered around.
"Probably back in the mini van." I replied, jumping slightly to stop Robing from falling off my hip. "Niki, go get them for me." I asked my 12-year-old sister who was standing beside me.
"I'm Jessy." She told me, barging past. Niki and Jessy are identical twins, it is harder to tell them apart than it is to tell Kyle and Drake apart. Everyone was forever getting the two mixed up. They hated it. I looked around and saw Niki sitting on the back of the machine. I gave her a 'move your ass out of that space' glare and she stood up sulkily.
My mom came running up the isle. "I am so sorry for any damages the boys have cause. I will pay for everything." She apologized to Duncan.
"It's no biggie, hey didn't do any harm." He reassured her.
"You two are in serious trouble." She grabbed the boys wrists and dragged them out of the store, one by one the rest followed, leaving Duncan and I alone.
"I'm sorry for what they did." Duncan just smirked at me.
"Why are you sorry?" He inquired. "You didn't do it."
"But they're my brothers, I should have taken full responsibility of them."
"Brothers. Not your kids." He told me. "Will I'd better get to work on cleaning this place up."
"Do you need any help?" I offered.
"No thanks, Princess. I got it." He smirked one last time before leaving the isle.
I strolled back to my car, thinking of Duncan. I knew tonight's dinner wasn't going to go well for me. When I got back to my car, Shayne, Robin, Niki and Jessy were waiting for me. I unlocked the car and the five of us scrambled in.
"Who's that guy?" One of the twins asked.
"Just someone form school." I told them.
"Is he your boyfriend?" The other twin asked.
"No. He's not my boyfriend." That must have been the hundreth time I had told someone that today alone. I took notice of my siblings just in time to hear Shayne whisper to them. "But she likes him though."