Quiet vs. Loud

Party Planning

Rayne's POV

The next morning, I woke up when I heard a camera go off.  I opened my eyes and saw Rydel and Stormie standing over me and Riker smiling, and Rydel had her cell phone in her hand taking pictures of me and Riker.  I just grinned and stuck my tongue out at her.  Then I sat up and looked around the room.  Rocky and Whit were asleep over by the drum set and Jayce and Jackson were stretched out on one of the couches with their feet in each other's faces.  Ratliff was sitting on the other couch where he had fallen asleep with Rydel.  He looked up at me and waved, then went back to looking at his phone.  Finally, I looked down beside me at Riker.  He was laying on his side, and he had pulled my pillow into his arms and was cuddled up with it.  I guess he had grabbed it when I sat up.  He looked so cute, I just had to smile.  

I stood up and stretched my back, then went upstairs with Rydel and Stormie.  "Stormie, thanks again for letting me and my brothers stay over last night." I said as I grabbed the juice from the fridge and some glasses from the cabinet.  I poured some for the three of us then put the juice back.  "It was no problem" Stormie said as she started the coffee.  "We are used to having a lot of people over here."  

"So," Stormie asked as we fixed our coffee "do you guys have any plans for today?"  "The guys and I have practice today." Rydel said.  "After that, Ratliff and I are going to a movie, and I think Ross, Rocky and Ryland all have dates.  Rayne, do you have any plans?"  "Actually, I need to get with my mom and plan Jackson's birthday party." I said.  "His birthday is coming up, and he is usually with our dad for his birthday, but that won't happen this year so I want to make sure he has a great birthday.  Mom and I just usually have a big family dinner, but none of our family lives close to here, so it will just be the 6 members of my family and the 8 members of your family, including Ratliff, if you all would like to come."

"We would love to come to Jackson's party.  But instead of just doing a dinner, maybe we could have a cookout, then all the kids go somewhere fun for the night.  Let's go up and get dressed so we can go start planning the party.  Hopefully we can be done before practice."  Rydel said as she jumped up from her seat and dragged me out of the kitchen.  We both ran upstairs to take showers and get dressed.  

After we were dressed, we went back downstairs and met the guys in the living room.  Evidently, they had all taken showers while Rydel and I were getting ready, because they all had wet hair and were dressed in different clothes.  I went up behind Riker, who was sitting on the couch, and leaned over and put my arms around him.  Then I leaned down and gave him a kiss.  "Good morning handsome" I said to him as he pulled me around the couch and into his lap.  "Good mornig to you too." he said as he kissed me on my forehead.  "I missed you when I woke up this morning.  I woke up and I was cuddled up with your pillow instead of you."

"I know.  Rydel and your mom woke me up when they were taking pictures of the two of us sleeping, and when I sat up, you grabbed my pillow.  I was gonna wake you up, but you looked so cute, I decided to let you sleep." I told him as I laid my head on his shoulder.

After a few minutes, Mark and Stormie came downstairs and into the living room with us.  "Don't forget guys, and Rydel, you have practice this morning" Mark said.  "And before that, I need all of you to gather dirty laundry and take it to the laundry room.  Ratliff, since you are usually her anyways, just include your dirty laundry too."  Stormie added.  "Yes mom" said Riker, Rydel, Ross, Rocky, Ratliff and Ryland.  I looked down at my watch and saw that it was already almost 10.  I waved my hands to get the attention of my brothers.  I signed/said "Guys, we need to get our stuff together too.  Mom and Evan had the dogs last night, so we need to take care of them today.  Also, Mom and I need to do laundry also, so when we get home, make sure all of your dirty clothes are in your hampers and in the laundry room."  My brothers all either nodded at me or gave me a Thumbs Up.  I turned to Riker as I got up off his lap. "I guess me and my brothers need to get going. Have a great practice."