"So, how old is Rick, anyhow?" Zac asked as Taylor pulled into Katie and Morgan's driveway.
"Twenty two."
"TWENTY TWO!?!" Zac exclaimed, unbuckling his seat belt.
"Yeah. So don't tell mom."
"Isn't he a little old?"
"No." Taylor said as they walked up to the door. Zac just shook his head as Taylor rang the doorbell. They both had their hair down, and were looking mighty fine, or at least according to Taylor. Zac was wearing an un-tucked, button down blue shirt with gray pants and boots. Taylor had on light brown curdroys, a white t-shirt, and a dark brown, longlseeved overshirt with his boots.
"How do we look?" he asked, straightening his collar.
"Fine." Zac said. He hated it when his brother primped. Although lately, Zac had begun to spend more time in front of the mirror also.
The door swung open and Madison stood in the doorway with Krista.
"Hi! Come on in, the place is jumpin." Katie's five year old sister said, throwing the door open wider.
"Thanks, but no thanks." Morgan said, rushing by her little sister.
"Fine then, miss the party." Madison said, crossing her arms.
"I'll be back tomorrow, sweetie." Morgan said, kissing her little sister on the cheek.
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"Kay." Madison said.
"They're throwing their own party tonight." She explained.
Katie appeared behind Morgan, and she smiled at Zac and Taylor. She nearly tripped over thier new puppy, Sunny, a golden lab, and Madison, and she squeezed past Krista, and out the door.
"Hi." She said, zipping her big coat up.
"Hey." Zac said, putting an arm around her waist. Morgan pulled on her coat, and then joined Taylor, Zac, and Katie on the front porch.
"Are we ready?" Taylor asked.
"Yeah." Everyone replied. They made their way out to Taylor's borrowed Ford Explorer, which really was Walker's, and loaded in, Zac and Katie opting for the back seat. They started the lenthy drive to Rick's.
"So, you excited?" Taylor asked Morgan as he flipped on the radio.
"Yeah, I cant' wait to use his suana." She said.
Taylor sighed. That wasn't exactly what he had in mind...but it would have to do.
"Oh, that reminds me, did you bring your bathing suit?" Zac asked, nudging Katie.
"Yeah." She said, pulling the top half out of her purse.
"Oh, the two piece." He said with a grin.
Katie rolled her eyes. "Yes, the two piece." She said.
"I like the two piece." Zac said with a laugh.
"Well...I don't, but I thought it would be okay for just tonight." Katie usually didn't wear two pieces, but Morgan had bought one that she quickly grew out of, and she had given it to Katie. Zac had only seen it in her twice, and both times the tying straps had nearly come undone around the neck.
"Well i like it." He said. It was a light blue bikini with light green around the ousides. It tied around the neck and on the back, and it...well, left very little for the imagination.
"Did you bring your trunks?" She asked.
"Yeah, right here." He said, holding them up.
"I can put them in my purse, if you want." She said.
"Okay." He said, handing them to her. She stuffed them in.
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at Rick's house. It was down a long drive and out in the country. The house was absolutely huge, and very dark. They got out and walked to the door. Taylor rang the doorbell, and a few minutes later, a tall man with dark brown hair answered the door. He reminded Zac of the lead singer of Creed, a band he liked.
"Hey, Taylor, Morgan, nice to see you." he said politely. He was talking a little strange, but Zac thought nothing of it. It sounded like he was a either a little drunk or a little high, or a little of both. Then walked in the dim house, and people were standing around talking and making out, with candles being the only source of light.
"Cool place man." Taylor said, slapping him a high five.
"Yeah, it is pretty nice." Rick admitted. He spotted Zac and Katie.
"And who are you?" He asked with a smile.
"I'm Zac, and this is my girlfriend Katie." Zac said.
"My younger brother." Taylor added.
Rick smiled, raising his eyebrows. "Cool! Taylor's little bro! Very nice, you guys just make yourselves at home." Rick said. Zac decided that he liked Rick; he seemed nice enough.
Rick took their coats and put them in another room near the door, and then Zac and Katie decided to explore. They found several interesting rooms. There was one deticated to a pool table, several bathrooms, a couple large rooms with a few people in them, a kitchen, a dining room, a TV room, and various other rooms with a few people and tons of candles.
"I like the candle idea." Katie said.
"Yeah, it sets the mood alright." Zac said. He spotted some stairs. He nudged her. "Wanna go upstairs?" He asked.
"Sure." She said. She followed him up the staircase, where there were tons of bedrooms and some people standing in the hallway. Zac nodded, being friendly, and the people nodded back. They peeked in the empty bedrooms, then decided on one that was at the end of the hall.
"Wanna go in?" He asked.
"Um...Yeah, what else is there to do?" She asked. She walked in, and Zac followed, locking the door. She walked into the large, dark room. It had a high ceiling the swooped up into a skylight, and it had a large window that faced the front of the house. She could hear the cold wind whipping around the outside of the house. She walked over to a dresser and found a few more candles, surprise surprise, and she found a few matches beside them, so she lit them.
"There." She said. Zac was busy looking around the room, and he looked up and smiled. He watched her as she walked around the room. She looked really cute that night, wearing khakis and a light purple v-neck shirt, and her hair was down. Zac loved it when she wore her hair down.
The room had a huge bed up against a wall, and a a few dressers and a desk, and a few chairs. Katie spotted a door, and she ventured over to see what was inside.
"Holy shit." She mumbled when she opened it. It was a large, white bathroom.
"What?" Zac asked, walking up behind her. "Wow." He said.
The bathroom was quite large and all white. The floor was white tile, the walls were white, and there was a large window on one side, and the glass cubes were clear.
"This is awesome!" Katie said. It had a large shower in one corner, and a few feet away was the toliet, and then along one wall were some closets, and then across from them were white marble sinks. In the other corner there was a large bathtub, about two times the size of a normal one. Katie walked over to examine it.
"Wow, this thing has jets!" She said.
"Wanna try it out?" Zac asked.
"Um..."
"Well, we brought out bathing suits." Zac pointed out.
"I guess." Katie said, shrugging. She took her purse off her shoulder and pulled out her bathing suit. She took Zac's trunks out of her purse and then looked and him pointedly.
"Oh, okay, sorry." Zac said, backing out of the bathroom. He shut the door, and went over near the bed to change. He heard Katie start to fill the tub, and he walked over to the door and knocked.
"Come in." She said.
He walked in, and Katie was standing next to the sink with another candle, lighting it. She had her bathing suit on, and a towel was wrapped around her.
"What's the towel for?" He asked with a grin.
"I don't know." She said quietly, a smile dancing on her lips.
Katie watched Zac, and noticed that he still had his slightly squishy stomach. She smiled. He walked over to the tub and inspected it. It was already half full, and a thick layer of bubbles had formed over the top. Zac climbed over the side when it was full and sat down in the hot, bubbly water.
"Come on in!" He said with a laugh, playing with some bubbles.
"Uh, I guess." She said.
"Come on, no being bashful." He joked.
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