Falling Backwards

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Month: Late October, picks up right where we left off.

ROCKY'S POV.

"Did you kiss ell?" Riker repeated to Rydel.

I started laughing to break the tension, "Well, Rydel, Ellington, you two, plus you Riker!" I pointed to him, " You were all so drunk you thought we were in a spaceship on the way home from the wedding, so yes you kissed, but of course you wouldn't remember it!" Rydel nodded slowly, catching on, "Yep, I bet that was it," She turned to Ellington, "Yeah," he nodded, "Why would I kiss Rydel?!" He laughed. She laughed back to him, slapping his arm.

Riker started laughing, but not too much. I could tell his head was pounding. Rydel and Ratliff caught a close one last night, an they needed to go on ahead and tell the family. They still are lain on the floor. Rydel has her head buried in her hands and Ellington has his jacket covering his face. Alyson and I fixed them each a cup of coffee and we walked outside.

They put sunglasses on and shielded themselves, we quickly got to the car, trying to steer clear of fans. "It's so bright," Rydel said, leaning on Ellington in the backseat. "Turn the sun down.." He mumbled. Riker sat with his eyes closed and a jacket over his face.

I drove with Alyson passenger. She looked down at her belly and smiled "Do you think she knows her aunt and uncles are hungover or nah?" She laughed. I smiled, placing my hand on her thigh.

"I will say" I started, "It was fun taking care of the three of you last night. It felt like we were parents," Riker groaned, "That's great Rocky, less talking more quiet, shhhh," I laughed, "Okay, okay."

Alyson and my parents sat back behind us in the radio interview. Ross and I tried to talk more in this interview. I didn't usually talk in interviews much, so this was different for me. All of my other siblings always have things to say, so I sit back, but today they were dying and couldn't speak.

Ryan Seacrest came and hugged us all. "What's up with you guys? How are things?" Ross and I nodded, "We're all good." He said. "Yeah, we are," I said confidently. He asked us routine questions and we talked about the upcoming music fest we're playing in November. It was 4 different festivals over the course of the month. After a while he wanted to answer fan questions, "Texts have started to come in," Ryan read, "Why aren't Riker, Rydel, and Ratliff talking?" Rydel looked up, "Um, we had a late night last night, we're very tired."

"Now, Riker, speaking of last night, photo's were posted on twiiter of you and your sister Rydel, and you too Ratliff, leaving Rocky's girlfriend/mother of his child's brother's wedding." Ratliff shook his head, raising his hand in the air, "I did not understand one word of that," Ryan continued, "But you all looked quite, um, drunk?" Riker nodded, smiling weakly, "Yeah, it was a fun time," Ryan looked at me, "Can you, Rocky, confirm or deny that they were under the influence of alcohol?" I looked back to him with wide eyes.

"Well," I began, "First of all, they are legal drinkers, and secondly, I will say my house was quite lively with them there at 1 am yesterday," They laughed. "And with that," Ryan said, "I'm gonna let these guys sleep off their hangovers! Thanks for coming in guys," We all thanked him and went silently in the car back to the family house.

"Drunk." Mark said seriously. Looking at two of his children and Ratliff. "I understand you had some alcohol, but when we left I'm pretty damn sure you promised to be mature, responsible adults and here you are!" Rydel and Riker nodded, laying on the floor. Ratliff was sitting face down on the couch. "It was so fun though daddy," Rydel said, smiling. "It's your decision what you do, Rydel, and Riker. But to let people publicly see you, and to not deny it on the radio, Rocky." He turned to me.

"Hey! I'm not the one who got drunk," I said sternly, "I took care of then when they couldn't go home to you. Ross couldn't drive two drunks home and a Ryland." "Hey!" Shouted Ry. I continued, ignoring him, "Plus Riker lives with us anyway. I was proving I could take care of it. And I did!" Rydel sighed "You guys talk so loud!" Mark got quiet, "Thank you for taking them in, Rocky and you too Alyson. God knows I would have blown up if they had come home drunk."