I only own Rachel.

Loving Out Loud

Rook got into his truck after work and was about to start it up when he noticed something in the seat beside him and looked and saw it was one of Rachel's Rascal Flatts CD's, the one called "Melt". She has misplaced it and was devastated when she couldn't find it. He turned it over and his eyes saw the song "Love You Out Loud". Curious, he put the CD in to play and listened to the song.

Rook immediately liked the song. It talked right to him about him and Rachel. He continued to listen.

Oh, yes. He then got an idea and sent a quick message to Big Chill as he then turned onto a road that would take him a few towns over from Staybrook and he pulled out his identity mask, putting it on and driving along as the song continued.

When the song finished, Rook got a message back from Big Chill saying he was ready and Rook made a very quick call to the television station in the same town he was headed to. When everything was set, he headed off with a smile.

Rachel was currently listening to the Rascal Flatts song "Fast Cars and Freedom" as she finished up vacuuming the rugs and then sat down as the last of the evening news came on.

"Lastly, on a happier note tonight, a very-much-in-love young man wanted the girl he loves to see this home video that was delivered to us earlier today," said the news anchor lady, who was smiling.

The video then played and Rachel, who had gotten up to turn off the radio, almost fell back on the couch in shock when she saw Rook in his human disguise standing on the roof of what looked to be a library where he shouted "Yahoo!"

The scene then changed to a mountaintop and Rachel could hear the words to Rascal Flatts "Love You Out Loud" playing in the background. "He found my CD," she said in shock and then watched as he faced the camera and shouted at the top of his lungs. "I'm in love with the most beautiful girl in the world!" He shouted out.

Rachel stayed on the couch, stunned. She hadn't expected that, but she was touched that Rook had surprised her.

A laugh and a chuckle were heard and she turned to see Whampire and Sasha beside her with big smiles on their faces. "It's not hard to guess that he's madly in love with you, Rach," said Sasha teasingly.

"And it's not hard to tell that Whampire's madly in love with you by the lovesick look he's now giving you," Rachel lightly teased back, but smiled as she watched her sister and the Vladat kiss before heading off and she sighed as she then gave a small chuckle and shook her head in amusement and turned off the television, deciding to give Rook a little reward for her surprise.

Rook finally made it home as Big Chill returned with the video and gave it to him. "Do you think Rachel saw?" he asked the Revonnahgander.

"I hope so," said Rook. "If not, well, I can show it to her." He held up the tape and the blue, moth-like alien nodded and headed off as Rook came through the front door, not seeing Rachel right away. "Baby, I'm home!" he called out, wondering where she was.

Suddenly, he felt someone glomp him and when he turned around, he saw it was Rachel as she then leaned up and gave him a huge kiss on the mouth. "You found my CD," she said with a smile. "And I loved your surprise."

Rook smiled. "I got the idea from the song 'Love You Out Loud'," he admitted. "I felt like shouting it out that I loved you after hearing it."

Rachel lightly laughed. "I'm glad you did," she said as they kissed again.