Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better

Family Reunion

"Jam! Bee!" Jilly yells from somewhere in the quad we're staying in.

"Kitchen!" We both yell and Bret comes out of the shower holding his ears.

"I forgot how loud the four of you are." He admits as he walks into the the kitchen wrapping his arms around our shoulder. "I missed it, it's kinda quiet without you."

Jilly walks downstairs wearing a red mini dress with heels in her hands. Jamie and I share a look and Bret looks confused as well.

"Can you see my ass in this dress?" She asks as she spins around.

"Yes." Bret answers for us and she scowls.

"I was talking to them." Jilly states.

"Jill, we can see your ass." Jamie answers.

"We're going to a bar, not the red carpet. What's with the dress?" I wonder and she sighs.

"We play a rough sport for a living, I want to prove I'm still a woman." Jilly states and I roll my eyes.

"Look like a girl, just don't look easy." Bret says. "Shouldn't you get a guy's opinion?"

"Maybe but I'm staying like this." She states happily and walks away.

Bret shakes his head as she walks away. He then looks down at our feet and makes a face.

"You're wearing the same Chuck Taylor's." Bret tells us. "Don't girls get mad when someone is wearing the same shoes?"

Jamie and I are both wearing Chuck Taylor's that's planted wi the American flag, we bought them before we left LA. We figured if we were going to different countries we might as well remind them that we're red blooded Americans.

James and Bobby come back from God knows where but they're laughing like idiots. James gets uncomfortable at the fact that Bret has his arm wrapped his fiancée. Rikki comes downstairs and wraps his arms around me and kisses my cheek.

"Did we lose Ashley and CC?" Bobby wonders as he deals cards.

We all round the table and Bobby decided that he wanted to play poker. I sit on Rikki's lap and Jamie sits on James'. I watch Rikki's cards and help him, I mean I'm pretty good at cards.

"I guess so." Bret says looking at his cards.

"Time to look for a new guitar player." Rikki says and Jamie looks up at me.

"Guess we need to call the coach." She laughs.

"Jamie! Where's your flat iron? Bianca doesn't own one!" Jilly yells.

"Why would she need one with straight hair?" Jamie wonders. "And I think it's in the bathroom drawer!"

We hear the door open and then Jilly screams.

"I hold CC and Ash!" She yells as she run down the stairs.

Half a minute later Ashley and CC come to the top of the stairs, wearing little to no clothing. They see us and quickly head off the Ashley's bedroom. We all turn to Jilly.

"On the bathroom floor!" She shutters in disgust.

"Well I'm pissing out a window for the rest of my time in Neverland." Bret says and we all look at him.

"We're in the Netherlands, Bret." Rikki says.

"That's what I said." Bret states.

"Bret, Neverland is where Peter Pan lives." Bobby tells him and Bret smiles.

"Oh shit, right!" He laughs.

We do eventually make it to the bar. It's crowded and hot but the nine of us do get a table eventually. Jamie and I go to get drinks and the bar tender looks to us. He talks to us but it's in fluent Dutch. Jamie looks at me and I shrug.

"Heineken?" I ask knowing that it's a Dutch beer and I become more and more aware of my Brooklyn accent.

"Heineken? Ja!" He says and Jamie and smile at each other.

"Ja means yes!" She says and I nod.

"Yes, I mean ja!" I say. "Nine?" I ask and I hold up nine fingers.

"Negen?" The bar tender says and holds up nine fingers as well.

"Yes! Ja!" Jamie and I laugh at the same time. The bar tender laughs and nods.

He hands us nine bottles and we struggle to figure out he currency. The bar tender is nice and helps us, he takes the time to explain what each of them were worth. This means a lot of holding up finger to sure worth or value.

"Dank je!" We call and hope that actually means thank you.

We make it back to the table and disperse the alcohol. I sit down beside Rikki again and his arm wraps around my waist and I put my head on his shoulder.

"I missed you so much." Rikki says and kisses my temple.

"I missed you to, it sucks that we only have a week." I say and his grip gets tighter around me.

"Don't think about that, baby girl." He says and I lift the bottle to my lips. "You're not going to fail a drug test, are you?"

"I sure hope not." I laugh and he smiles.

We all drink together for a while, Jamie and I are always sent up to get more alcohol because our language skills are the best, Jilly and Ash don't really like talking different languages. By the end of the night the bar tender knows our order by heat and probably thinks Jamie and I are alcoholics.

Everyone drank quite a bit but no one drank more than Bobby, Bret, and Jillian. When we walk back to the quad the three of them have to lean on each other so they don't fall over. They all keep laughing, even when Jilly hurls in a garage can. When we get back to the quad the six of us who aren't completely hammered are sitting on the couches watching tv.

"Twenty says that she hooks up with Bret." CC states and James laughs.

"Nah, I think it'll be Bobby." He says and Rikki smiles.

"Oh did Bee tell the three of you?" Ashley wonders.

"Tell us what?" Rikki wonders and looks at me.

"Since the eight man got hurt Bee is captain and bouncing between eight and lock." Ashley explains and Rikki smiles.

"You're captain, baby?" He asks and I nod slightly. "That's great." He says and kisses my cheek. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I found out this morning and Ashley listened to the call." I explain.

"I bet that Carson will beat you senseless." Jamie laughs and I smile.

"I can take her." I state and CC smiles.

"There's my cocky twin." He says. "But who's Carson?"

"Janice Carson, the fly half, and a five year veteran." Ashley smiles. "And she hates our Bianca." 

"Your Bianca hates her stupid Alabama ass." I scowl and Ash laughs.

"She's from Louisiana not Alabama, I am from Alabama don't compare me to such swine as Janice Carson." She says matter of factly.

I missed this, I missed conversations with my family. My weird rock star/ rugby player family. Tour is only a few more weeks, I'll survive. I hope.