* 2 days later (the day the guys come home) *
Rylann woke early, something that she never did, to prepare for the guys' arrival. She cleaned her bedroom to an immaculate state before moving out into the large apartment and cleaning there as well. All of the boxes and various items that had previously scattered the apartment were now gone, including Amy. Rylann felt a sense of loneliness wash over her as she realized that after living with 7 other people for so long she was now living with just Benji. Just before the wedding last year, Jayde and Joel decided to move into their own apartment, conveniently located next door. By Christmas time, Paul and Zandria felt it was time for them to move into their own place; after moving into a building in another part of Manhattan, the couple realized they could bare to be away from everyone and quickly relocated to an apartment back in Rylann's building. Rylann loved the busyness of having seven other people to live with and soon realized how quiet it was with just Amy, Billy, and Benji. Before the guys left for the current tour, Billy and Amy had decided they were going to try to live together also, which brings us to now. As Rylann relived each moving day, she was interrupted by a knock at the door. Her head snapped to the nearest wall clock.
"It's only 1:30pm, the guys can't be here already?!" she mumbled to herself as she walked to the door. She leaned against the door on her tiptoes to look through the peephole. She sighed and smiled when she saw Jayde standing on the other side of the door looking in all directions.
"Hey Big Momma," Rylann teased as Jayde began to maneuver her body into the apartment.
"Haha, funny Ry" Jayde grinned, "It only gets better, and bigger, I still have two whole months to grow!" Rylann laughed at Jayde's faked enthusiasm. Her mind drifted to thoughts of herself in a few months. She looked at Jayde remembering her petite figure and pictured herself like that. Granted, Jayde was carrying all the weight in her belly, but she still looked very different. The thought scared Rylann to a point, but mostly it excited her beyond belief.
"What cha smiling at?" Jayde questioned.
"Huh…oh nothing, just how you're glowing!" Rylann smiled, realizing she must have been grinning as she daydreamed. "So, what brings you to my lovely home?"
"Eh, mostly boredom…since you've been sick and Amy's been moving, there hasn't been anyone to talk to. Every time I see Zani, she avoids me, something is up with that girl."
"Nah, you know how she is…" she lied, knowing she was keeping the shower a secret, "I just realized she is only 18 months older than Amy, she's so much younger than us!"
"Yep, us old married women…" Jayde replied sarcastically "geesh Ry, you act like we're 80! We're only 24 and I know as soon as I pop these twins out, I'll be back in the pit!"
"Yea, I know…speaking of the twins, how is everything going?" Rylann inquired, trying her hardest to keep from asking too many questions, though she had so many, and also from telling. She had decided that no one besides Amy would know until after Benji did.
"They're fine as far as I know, I have my final ultrasound in two weeks…Joel is so excited since he'll get to hear their heartbeats for the first time!" She smiled proudly.
"That's amazing Jay…" Rylann smiled, again thinking of her own pregnancy.
The two continued talking about random things for nearly three hours before Jayde decided she better get home and get cleaned up since the guys were due in the next few hours. Rylann took a quick shower before calling Amy to see how everything was going downstairs in her new apartment. After a short conversation, Rylann asked Amy to call her when she heard from the guys since she was going to take a short nap. She eagerly crawled into her bed and quickly glanced at the clock on the nightstand; 6:08pm…the last thing she saw before her heavy eyelids provided her with sleep. The room was perfectly dark and devoid of all sound except the steady breathing of a sleeping Rylann. The bed only moved slightly with the added weight. Rylann felt a strong pair of arms wrap around her body; she smiled as she dreamed of Benji being home. She sighed as she imagined his warm breath was on her neck, she wished he really was there. Cold metal. Her eyes snapped open, still with her back to the body.
"Benj…" She smiled knowing the familiar feeling of his piercings against her skin.
"Hey Baby…" He whispered into her ear, while gently sucking on her ear lobe. It took only seconds for her body to be straddling his, pinning him to the bed, and her mouth to be hungrily kissing his.
"I. (Kiss) Missed. (Kiss) You. (Kiss)" Benji mumbled "Mmmm, you have no idea!" Benji gently tossed Rylann down and situated his body atop hers. He kissed along her jaw line and down her neck. Before either really knew it, they were undressed and both eager for the other's body. Benji hovered over Rylann as they began a rhythm. After only a moment, Rylann pushed Benji's body off slightly.
"What's wrong Baby?" Benji asked, worried he had done something wrong.
"Nothing, it's just, my stomach is still a little sore…" She replied shyly, worried about the pressure on the baby.
"Oh god Ry, I'm so sorry…I didn't hurt you did I?" He answered apologetically.
"No! No, you could never hurt me…just, maybe we could switch?" Benji happily obliged and positioned his body beneath Rylann's. Hours later, the two collapsed beside one another in utter exhaustion.
"I love you Ry…" Benji whispered.
"I love you more than you'll ever know…" she kissed his nose before the two fell asleep holding one another……