Chapter Ten – When Things go From Bad to Worse

A/N: Just so you know, this story is going to have 20 chapters. Oh and since I'm going to skip ahead a few months in the next chapter, or maybe the one after that, the birth of Rhuben's baby is going to be soon. Oh and this story is more centered on Dougie's drinking and Rhuben's baby more than anything. I'll probably make another story where it focuses on Patrick's, Noah's, and Sydney's friendship with McFly.

Chapter Ten – When Things go From Bad to Worse

"Seriously, Doug is asking for a lot of trouble if he keep drinking" Harry said as he and Jacqui danced. The two watched as Dougie finished a second beer and burped loudly, giggling like a school girl afterwards.

"I know I feel sorry for Riles" Jacqui sighed as she turned to look at Harry. "I mean, I know she knows that he's drinking, but she feels like she can't tell him to stop, because he slapped her the first time."

"I know." Harry sighed. "On a brighter topic, do you want to go out for lunch tomorrow?"

"Of course, that sounds really cool!" Jacqui replied and blushed when Harry leaned down and kissed her on the cheek. Harry blushed as he straightened up.

"Sorry, I just...really wanted to do that." He apologized.

"Don't be sorry" Jacqui replied and smiled brighter. Gen and Tom, who were lost in their own world of dancing, couldn't help but notice that Harry and Jacqui had finally gotten together, but they were also worried about Dougie, who was now stumbling around the dance club.

"Tom, I think that we should get Dougie out of here before he does something that he'll regret" Gen said to him. Tom looked over at his friend and sighed.

"I think he's going to regret it sooner than you think" he replied, setting his jaw. Getting Harry's attention, the two went over to Dougie and grabbed him by the arms, dragging him out of the club.

"What are you guys doing?" he asked and started to laugh at his slurred words. "Are we playing a game? I love games!"

"Doug, for once in your life, be quiet before you say something that will insult one of us" Gen sighed as she grabbed her car keys from her purse.

"Where are we going?"

"We're going home, Doug" Harry replied gently and Dougie slithered out of their grasp.

"Why are we going home? I'm having fun" he replied and then a serious look came across his face. "You're….you're going to tell….Riley aren't you? After I…promised to her."

"You broke that promise, like two days after you promised her." Jacqui pointed out.

"But if she finds out she'll...she'll break up with me."

"If she doesn't kill you first."

"That's even worse!" Dougie replied and started laughing. "No, the only way this could be worse if Danny was here."

"Shut up!" Tom, Harry, Gen, and Jacqui snapped. Dougie crouched down and started to vomit in the middle of the parking lot.

"I don't feel so good, guys."

"That's an understatement." Tom sighed.

"What's wrong with Dougie?" Sydney asked as he watched, Tom and Harry try to pull Dougie into the front door without making a sound. They jumped and dropped Dougie to the floor when they saw Sydney sitting on the couch, on his laptop.

"What are you doing up so late?" Harry asked him. Sydney snorted.

"It's only 11 o'clock. It's not that late. Now, let me ask again. What's up with Dougie? He's drunk right?"

"NO!" Dougie shouted from the floor and laughed hysterically as Tom and Harry tried to shush him.

"Where's Danny?" Tom asked Sydney.

"He and Rhu-Rhu went to sleep shortly after you guys left. Tomorrow they're going to start looking at all of the things to expect with the baby. They're even going to see what gender the baby is going to be. They have names already" Sydney laughed.

"Ok, where's Riley?" Harry asked and he and Tom dragged Dougie into the living room and dumped him on the table where Sydney's laptop was.

"She's reading, and unless Dougie is quiet, she'll be down here in a few minuets" Sydney replied.

"Can you go into the kitchen and get him some coffee or something" Tom said and grave Dougie a wastebasket just in case.

"Sure" Sydney said and ran into the kitchen.

"Hey, what's going on?" Riley asked as she came downstairs. Tom and Harry quickly jumped in front of Dougie, blocking him from sight. "I head someone shouting something."

"That was the TV!" Harry cried.

"It's not on, though" Riley said as she cocked her head to the side and stared at the two of them suspiciously.

"Yeah, I screamed 'No' when I saw that it was a Britney Spears music video and shut off the TV." Tom replied.

"Uh-huh" Riley nodded slowly and then turned to look at Sydney as he came running back into the room. He came to a screeching stop when he saw his oldest sister and smiled innocently. "I thought you were asleep."

"I thought you were reading." He countered easily.

"What's in the cup?"

"Uh" Sydney looked at Tom and Harry in a silent plea for help. "What is in this cup?"

"Hot chocolate" Harry replied and Tom elbowed him in the side.

"Oh really, then drink it" Riley said to her baby brother. "I mean, it's for you, isn't it?"

Sydney gave a small weak smile and then sipped the coffee that was in his mug. Almost instantly he made a face and spat it back into the cup. "It must have gone bad"

"Dougie!" Riley called and Tom and Harry moved away from the table as Dougie looked up at his girlfriend, smiling a little bit.

"Yes ma'am?" he asked in a joking way.

"You know that bass guitar you lent me, you can have it back" she said and started towards the front door.

"Riley, stop!" Dougie called after her and she slammed the front door shut behind her. He grabbed his coat and hurried after her out the door.

"And you couldn't just swallow the stuff?" Tom asked Sydney in exasperation.

"You try drinking this crap!" Sydney shot back in reply.

"Riley, please stop!"

"Do you think I'm stupid, Dougie? I know you've been drinking a lot. I could smell it on your breath yesterday." Riley shouted over her shoulder as she continued to stride down the sidewalk.

"No, I don't think you're stupid!" Dougie shouted after her. Riley turned around, and glared at him, her eyes flashing angrily.

"Then why'd you lie to me and say that you'll stop drinking?" she asked.

"I don't know everything was…starting to fall apart and I needed something to…hold onto I guess." Dougie muttered in reply.

"And you thought that beer would help you?"

"Apparently it didn't."

"That's not funny."

"I'm not trying to be funny; I'm trying to be serious. I-"

"DOUGIE, LOOK OUT!"