Family Before Fame

Chapter 17

Two months later

Ross POV

I watch Rylee stir the waffle mix in the bowl. Her eyebrows knitted together in concentration.

"Chocolate or peanut butter?" Rylee asks looking up from her cooking.

"Most definitely peanut butter." I smile at my wife standing in the kitchen.

Raelynn giggles in approval from my lap. Her little smile making my heart happy.

"I wan coco." Reese demands from his seat.

"Ok dear I'll make you some chocolate." Rylee speaks from the kitchen. I watch her go back to stirring

"We leave at twelve to head to my parents then we eat lunch at one. Then we get on the road at two to head to our first show in L.A. Finally after the show my dad will drive us to Maine. That's where we will begin the tour in the U.S." I go over it all with Rylee.

"Well I packed everything last night so were good to go there." Rylee reminds me of all the packing we did. 

"I know I feel like I have packed up the whole house." I grumble. Even though we packed a lot it's all worth it because Rylee and the kids are coming. 

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"Hello my sweet baby." Stormie gushes lifting Raelynn up above her head. I watch the little girl giggle in delight. 

"Grammy!" Reese yells once Ross gets him out of the car. He runs over to her and hugs her leg.

"Hey my little Reese Pieces." Stormie puts her arm down and picks up Reese. 

"Mom let me get them." Ross goes over to grab them. 

"You have to get to sound check mister." Stormie waves him off telling him he needs to go inside now. 

"Fine." Ross huffs in defeat. He kisses the tops of both the kids. "I love you, Rylee." 

I lean over to kiss his lips.  He smiles into the kiss trying to stay as long as possible. I pull away realizing what he is doing. 

"You have to go inside Ross." I point him off. He sighs and turns to leave.

"Just a warning Rylee, you will get it later." He chuckles leaving Stormie and I alone with the kids. 

"Oh Ross." Stormie laughs. If only she knew what that really meant. 

"So lets go inside and talk." I suggest to my mother-in-law.

"Yes of course." She smiles following me inside. 

When we get inside we can hear them warming up vocals and instruments. Riker sees me and has an immediate frown on his face, I wonder why. 

"Rylee this way." Stormie says over the music.

I follow her into the room that's at the back of the venue. She sets Reese down in the chair next to her and still holds onto Raelynn. I pull out Reese's coloring books and crayons for him in case he gets bored it's gonna be a long time before the show. 

"Look at you already knowing the ways of being a great mother." Stormie sits back in her chair. 

"Well I read a book on how to be prepared for having a child when I was pregnant with this boy." I point down to Reese who is already engrossed with his coloring. 

"Ok phew I'm not the only one that did that." She sighs in relief. "I was so nervous I stocked up on books." 

I giggle quietly trying to imagine Stormie being nervous and that doesn't seem possible. From the day I meet her two years ago to now I have never seen her nervous that I can remember.