Rayna and her Sunshine

The Auction

The day of the auction came, Rayna grinned on as the chairs were being brought in and placed uniformly in the exact spot that they were intended for. Terry watched Rayna drape her plum colored dress over her body, a longer dress than what she normally wears. A slit going up the sides, ending just above her knees, giving a peek at her soft, supple legs was going to drive him insane today, he just knew it.

Terry held up two ties, "Which one?"

Rayna tilted her head, grasping the one in his right hand, and carefully placed it around his neck, tying it perfectly for him.

"Thank you, my love," he said with a smile, kissing her gently. She grinned, booped his nose before she went back into the bathroom to apply light makeup, nothing crazy, a dark rosy blush-colored lipstick and some mascara, her skin was flawless, she needed nothing more.

Terry took Rayna's arm, escorting her downstairs where Eva Gacia waited in the courtyard.

"Mr. Silver, thank you so much again for hosting," she smiled, looking over at Rayna then back up to Terry's towering frame.

"Of course, but it's actually my girlfriend here you should be thanking, she urged me to host, Eva, this is Rayna, the love of my life," Terry introduced them, Rayna's face turned every shade of red imaginable from Terry's introduction.

"This is beautiful, who did you have decorate?" Eva complimented the handiwork.

Terry grinned, placing his arm around Rayna's small waist, "It was actually Rayna here who got the flowers and decorated with some help. She wanted to make sure everything was perfect and up to your standards."

"Rayna, this is beautiful work, I do appreciate it," Eva smiled warmly. Rayna quietly thanked her. Guests began to arrive, Eva excused herself so she could make her way out front and greet everyone.

Terry grinned down at Rayna who stood, overlooking the completion of everything, "Who knew... You don't have anything to say and you're not being a brat," he sniggered.

Her eyes darted up, she feigned a frown, "Oh, don't you worry, Mr. Silver, my brattiness is in no short supply, I can promise you that."

He laughed at her response as they made their way out front. Rayna took an instant notice of the LaRusso's arrival, Terry smirked, "Oh, this is interesting."

"Terry, love, please," she laughed, "If you play, at least do try and play a little nice."

"I can certainly try," he whispered, keeping her tight to his side as they approached.

"Daniel and Amanda LaRusso, what a pleasure to finally have you at our home," he smiled at the couple. Rayna took a mental note of the words, 'our home,' she loved it.

Eva looked from Terry to Daniel, "Ah you two are acquainted?" She smiled.

Terry continued, "Oh, we go way back. What's it now? Thirty years? Amanda, you look radiant in that dress," she whispered a shy 'thank you,' as Terry introduced Rayna, "I believe you two haven't met yet, Amanda, this is Rayna, I do hope you enjoy the fun we have in store."

Daniel was trying to hold back, "You go on ahead, Amanda, I want a word with our host."

"Please, Amanda, Eva, let's go mingle," Rayna smiled. She really just wanted to have fun.

Amanda was nice enough, a bit of a prude but not intolerable.

"So... You and Silver, huh?" Amanda questioned.

Rayna ignored the way in which she was asked, "Yeah, yeah. He's a great guy, there's a reason why he's well-respected in the Valley."

"Right, well, Daniel would like to say otherwise," Amanda chuckled, being a snob.