[One Week Later]
After Lincoln and Ronnie Anne decided to try the whole boyfriend/girlfriend thing out they figured that the best way to approach this was to speak with their moms first. Both Rita and Maria were overjoyed at the news and both kids asked them to keep it secret for now so that they can surprise their families. They also asked them if they could help them out with that. So Rita would talk with Maria over the phone and they came up with an idea for when Lincoln and Ronnie Anne can tell everyone. They would take turns over weekends having sleepovers at one another's houses with the kids having dinner with each other's families. They decided to go ahead and have Ronnie Anne stay over at the Loud residence this week then go home Sunday morning.
And so it was Saturday when Lincoln had finished all his chores he rode with his mom to meet up with Maria and Ronnie Anne at the halfway mark. And all the while Lincoln talked with Rita about his and Ronnie Anne's decision and how genuinely excited he actually was. A little nervous but still excited and she couldn't be more proud of him. It was a little unexpected for him to already have a girlfriend and go on dates at his age but not at all a bad thing she thought. It didn't take long at all before the two arrived at the location where they'd meet up. Maria was having a fresh cup of coffee while Ronnie Anne was having a muffin.
"Hi Maria, really nice to see you again." said Rita smiling to the nurse.
"And it's very nice to see you again too Rita. Been too long." she replied.
Their kids ran up to greet one another as well. "Hey Ronnie Anne." Lincoln greeted with a smile.
"What's up Lame-O?" she asked in a friendly manner. She then turned to her new boyfriend's mother. "Hi Mrs. Loud. Thank you so much for letting me stay over tonight." she told her smiling.
"Oh of course Ronnie Anne, I just can't tell you how happy I am for you both." she replied smiling. She then looked back up to the girl's mother. "So should we meet back up here tomorrow?" she asked.
"Yes that would be great. Same time?" she asked back.
"We can do that." she answered.
Maria then got down and gave her daughter a hug. "Do you have everything?" she asked.
"Clothes, toothbrush, sleeping bag, I got it all." she said gesturing to her pack she had over her shoulder.
"Alright, be good now and I'll see you again tomorrow Ronnie Anne. By Lincoln, bye Rita." she said waving and heading to her car.
"Bye Mom!" said Ronnie waving back.
Once everyone said their goodbyes, the three of them got into Vanzilla together with Lincoln and Ronnie Anne sitting side by side. Rita informed the kids that both she and her husband were going to be getting off a little later today and would be home on time for a late dinner. They were cool with it and Rita reminded Lincoln that as always, Lori was in charge and to not cause her too much trouble. The rest of the trip was just Link and Ronnie talking the whole way back. It was really cool that she was staying over and while it still felt a little weird that they were now boyfriend and girlfriend, it was a nice kind of weird. Of course Lincoln told her to brace herself because his sisters were going to go nuts once they both broke the news to everyone.
Rita also made a mental note to speak to her husband about their son's blossoming relationship with Ronnie Anne and what it means going forward. After what felt like a shorter drive than it actually was, Rita dropped the two love birds off and went to work.
Both kids looked at the house that was 1216 Franklin Ave. "So, are you ready?" Lincoln asked her.
"I'm ready whenever you are." she said with a small smile.
She then took him by the hand and they walked up the steps before letting themselves in through the front door. There was nobody in the living room but they could hear several voices up stairs as well as Luna playing some songs with her amps at max volume.
"Guys?" Lincoln called out.
"Should we go up stairs?" she asked him.
Just then, Lola drove in on her little pink go kart and up to the two of them. "Lincoln! I'm having a tea party and need a butler! And guess who I choose!" she said with her little gap tooth smile.
"I'm guessing me." he said rolling his eyes with a grin.
"And you guessed right!" she practically sang. That was when she noticed their guest. "Oh I'm sorry Ronnie Anne, I can't believe I didn't notice you." she said slightly embarrassed.
"Hey it's alright Lola no harm." she said shrugging.
"But I didn't know you were coming over today. When did-?" she started before she finally noticed that Ronnie Anne was holding her brother's hand. She let out an excited gasp and jumped out of her kart to get a closer look. "Lincoln! Are you and Ronnie Anne-?!" she asked before he answered.
"Yeah, yeah we are." he said lifting his hand up with hers as well to show her.
"And does that mean-?!" she asked as Ronnie Anne smiled and answered right away.
"Yes, yes we are." she told her.
"EEEEEEEEE!" the six year old squealed with delight before flashing away in a pink blur and rocketing up stairs. "GUUUUUUYYYYYYSSSSSS!" she shouted to the top of her lungs.
The white haired boy took advantage of the brief silence to warn her. "You're probably going to want to cover your ears. It's about to get very loud." he said covering his own.
"I can totally believe that." she replied following his lead.
After a brief moment, there came a very loud "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" that rang throughout the whole house before a stampede came downstairs. Within seconds, Lincoln and Ronnie Anne were swarmed and surrounded by the Loud Family's ten daughters.
"Lincoln! Is it true?! Are you and Ronnie Anne really, finally boyfriend and girlfriend for real?!" Lori asked her little brother excitedly.
"Uh yeah." he said rubbing the back of his neck. "Last time we met at the arcade she and I talked about it and...well..." he said looking over to her.
"And the two of us decided to give it a shot and make it official." Ronnie Anne finished.
The Loud sisters all screamed again in excitement, once again ringing throughout the whole house before settling down.
"Dude that was a week ago, why didn't you tell us sooner?" Luna asked him.
"Surprise." he replied shrugging his shoulders.
"Like, you two have got to tell us all about it!" said Leni.
"Yes tell us everything." said Luan.
"Hey can we get some snacks while we chat?" Lynn asked.
"Everyone, upstairs to mine and Leni's room. I'll make us some popcorn and get some drinks then we can all sit and talk." said Lori.
"I want an orange soda!" shouted Lola.
"I want one too!" shouted her twin.
As they made their way upstairs Lincoln and Ronnie Anne walked side by side. "I hope this isn't too much." he whispered.
"Nah, it's totally cool Link. Your Sisters are great and this could be fun." she replied.
That was when Luna noticed the back pack and sleeping bag that the young hispanic girl was carrying. "Wait, Dude are you staying over?" she asked her.
"Huh? Oh yeah since I live as far away as I do Mom thought it would be best if I stayed the night and come home tomorrow morning." she replied.
There was a gasp from all of them. "OMGosh you guys! Like do you know what this means?!" Leni asked everyone.
"SLUMBER PARTY!" they all cried out and squealed gleefully.
So the girls and Lincoln all got set up in Lori and Leni's room with Lori bringing some popcorn and sodas while everyone took their seats to talk. Lincoln and Ronnie Anne sat side by side on Lori's bed with Lori sitting next to her brother and Luan sitting next to Ronnie Anne. Leni, Luna and Lynn sat on Leni's bed with Lucy and Lola right behind them, Lily on Leni's lap and finally Lana and Lisa seated on the floor. The girls were still super excited for their brother and new sister in law. Everyone had something they wanted to talk to Ronnie Anne about. Everybody had a question they wanted to ask and of course all the girls were really happy for their brother. They knew he would finally make it official with her eventually and their glad they finally did.
After a short bit Ronnie Anne made quick trip to the bathroom and came back. Luan waited eagerly but was puzzled when she took her seat again and yet nothing happened. Lori at one point got up again but when she got back and sat back down there came the loud and all too familiar noise.
"It was my bed." she told them. Obviously nobody bought it. "It was my bed!" she insisted and reached underneath only to pull out a whoopy cushion. "Dang it Luan!" she cursed.
"Hey there it is!" said the prankster. "Funny, I was planning on pulling that trick on someone else." she said glancing at Ronnie Anne.
"Yeah good try Luan, but you'll have to do better than that." she said with a smug.
"By the way, Lincoln told me you're really good with a skate board. That true?" Lynn asked her.
"Would Link lie about that?" she asked back.
"Touche." she replied. "But since you're here, maybe you'd be willing to race. I've tried racing with Stinkin before but he's terrible at it." she told her.
"Sure, I'll show you how the pros do it." she said with a confident grin.
This gave Luna an idea. "Hey, maybe we can jam sometime! Lincoln and I can play base and guitar and maybe you can play the drums!" she suggested.
"That does sound like fun. I don't really play drums or any instruments but I'd be willing to give it a try." she replied.
"That's not fair!" cried Lola. "I wanna play with Ronnie Anne too! Ronnie Anne, you've got to come to one of my tea parties. You and Lincoln can be my guests of honor!" she told her.
"Nobody wants to go to any of your dumb old tea parties Lola." said Lana. "Playing with Izzy is lots more fun." she told her.
"Why do you wanna keep showing off your gross lizards Lana?!" her twin replied angrily.
"Ronnie Anne." said Lucy from behind who caused both Ronnie Anne and Lincoln to scream. "I'm already working on a new poem for you both. You'll have to hear it when it's finished." she told them.
"And I'd love to hear it Lucy, of course." she replied.
"Ooooh, I have to text this to Bobby." said Lori bringing out her cellphone.
"Oh actually, can you not please?" Ronnie Anne asked. "You see, my Mom is the only one who knows about Lincoln and I right now and we really want to surprise them. Please don't tell Bobby yet." she told her.
"Awwww." she whined. "Okay but I want to be there when you do." she countered.
Ronnie Anne looked over to her boyfriend. "Sure I don't mind if Lori wants to come when we tell your family." he told her smiling.
"Yeah okay deal." she told her.
"Oh I can hardly wait." Lori said excitedly.
For the next several hours Lincoln and the girls would talk in Lori and Leni's room but after a while they all decided to try different things too. Lincoln and Ronnie Anne did as much as they could with his sisters. Before things got too heated Lincoln suggested that his girlfriend choose what to do. Ronnie Anne thought it would be fair to go from youngest to oldest. Lincoln offered to play with Lily for awhile and Lori suggested he watch Blarney the Dinosaur with her which he did. From there, Ronnie Anne did a few experiments with Lisa, a tea party with Lola, played with some of Lana's pets, tried some poetry with Lucy, skated with Lynn who beat her in a race, (and she was definitely gonna want a rematch in the future) and listened to some of Luan's jokes.
She also jammed with Luna in her room, discovering she really enjoyed the beat of the drums. She wasn't too good at it but was surprised to see how easy she could learn some beats for the rocker to play to. She also had a mini fashion show with Leni and Lori while they talked. By six Lori got a text from her mom letting her know she and her dad are on their way back. Fifteen minutes later they did and Lincoln was the first to greet them with Lily fast asleep in his lap.
"Hey Mom, Dad, Welcome back." he said grinning.
"Hey Son, your Mother told me the big news on they way back. Congrats." he said carrying a couple bags of groceries in.
"Speaking of which, where's Ronnie Anne?" Rita asked as she walked over and gently picked up Lily.
As if answering her question, her daughters and their new sister in law all poured into the living room to greet the Loud parents. "Hey Mr. and Mrs. Loud." said Ronnie Anne.
"Really happy to see you again Ronnie Anne and I'm happy to hear about you and Lincoln." said Lynn Sr. "I'm gonna get started on dinner and once I'm done, I'm gonna need to talk with you Lincoln." he said turning to his only son.
"Really? What about?" he asked his dad.
"Something important." he answered.
Lori ran up to her mother with the other girls right behind her. "Hey Mom, can we ask you guys something?" she asked her.
"What did you have in mind?" she asked back.
"Since Ronnie Anne is staying the night can we have a sleepover in the living room tonight?" she asked her mother.
"Please please please please?" all the girls were asking together.
"Tell you what, if you all help us unload the groceries and keep the living room clean as well as tidy up tomorrow morning then yes." she answered.
There was a cry of sheer joy and the girls along with Lincoln charged out to bring everything inside before running upstairs to bring down their own personal pillows and sleeping bags. They even moved the coffee table and the couch while Lisa helped everyone so that they can fit all twelve of them on the living room floor. Once everything was set Lori turned to their new sister in law.
"So Ronnie Anne, no sleepover is complete without a movie. Would you like to watch one?" she asked her.
"Sure, what did you guys have in mind?" she asked back.
"We've got a brand new streaming service. There are tons of movies and shows we can check out Dude." replied Luna. "Why don't we check out what your options are and you can pick one for us." she suggested.
"Sounds good to me." she said taking a seat between the twins.
Lincoln was about to take a seat with her when he felt his father's hand on his shoulder. "Hold it there Son, we need to go upstairs and have a little talk real quick." he told him steering him away from all the girls.
The two of them were already going up when the white haired boy looked up to his father. "I'm not in trouble am I?" he asked him.
"What? No of course not." he said as they arrived at his son's room. "It's just now that you've got a girlfriend it's time for the talk." he said opening the room to his son's room.
"Talk?" he asked tilting his head. "Talk about what?" he asked him.
"The facts of life Son. The facts of life." he answered before closing the door.
Downstairs the girls were still browsing the various movies on their streaming service and while Ronnie Anne found a few that were interesting, she had a difficult time making up her mind. And honestly, she and the other girls weren't really too interested in finding a movie at the moment anyway. They were all still too interested in talking with her and they kept being distracted by one or two of them talking with the hispanic girl.
"So like, what have you and Linky done together so far?" Leni asked her.
"Well we've only gone on one date so far and that was at the arcade." she answered. "Couple slices of pizzas and several games, that sort of thing. Actually we even got to try out a totally new game together and we made the top score." she told her.
"That sounds really sweet. Make sure you guys never lose that spot." said Lynn.
"Have you guys kissed yet?" Lola asked eagerly which earned a blush from the older girl.
"Lincoln and I...haven't really..." she said rubbing the back of her neck. "Hey, where is Lincoln anyway?" she asked looking around.
Upstairs in his room, Lincoln was sitting on his bed with eyes as wide as dinner plates while his dad continued explaining some really mature content. "And sometimes couples like to be a little experimental. Like when the guy (BEEEEP) on her (BEEEEEP BEEP BEEP) or how she will also often times (BEEEEEP BEEP BEEP) as well as when the guy will try to (BEEEP BEEP BEEP) and get his whole (BEEEEEP BEEP BEEP BEEEP) and make sure you don't get those two mixed up." he said with a chuckle, unaware of how his son was looking more and more sick by the second.
Meanwhile downstairs in the living room again the girls were still just sitting and talking while enjoying some drinks. They also still haven't gotten around to choosing a movie yet. Ronnie Anne was just about to take a drink from her cup when Lola decides to drop a massive bombshell.
"Ronnie Anne, when you and Lincoln finally get married can I be a Brides Maid?" she asked batting her eyelashes.
Asking such an insane question caused her to nearly choke and she started coughing after swallowing. "Hey woah woah woah! Lincoln and I are boyfriend and girlfriend, not engaged." she said sweating a little.
Naturally however Lola being the one to bring up the possibility of marriage got them all talking. "Like, OMGosh! We could all wear matching dresses at the wedding!" said Leni. "I already have the perfect dresses in mind." she told them.
"Guys?" Ronnie Anne asked.
"Oh and the party afterwards!" said Luan.
"Totally gonna be some sick music for the celebration." Luna commented.
"You guys aren't really interested in listening to me anymore are you?" Ronnie Anne asked with a deadpan expression while the Loud girls kept talking.
Finally upstairs, Lynn Sr. had just finished his discussion with his son. Both of them exited the small room with Lincoln with an expression that is a mix of horror, shock, disgust and also confusion. On the other hand Lynn looked like he was satisfied and was simply finishing up.
"And to this very day, neither your Mother nor I know how either the donkey or the goat got up on the roof. But that's not important, all you need to know is that is the night you were conceived and now you know how and where babies come from." he said with a smile like he's proud of himself. "Any questions?" he then asked smiling. His smile dropped as Lincoln slowly walked away from his dad towards the bathroom. "Son?" he asked but still got no response.
Lincoln walked right by his mother and quietly closed the door behind him. "Lynn, what exactly did you tell our Son?" she asked him.
"Well.." he started rubbing the back of his neck. "I wanted to make sure that I didn't leave anything out or forgot anything so I told him as much about the subject as I knew. Why, what did you tell the older girls when you talked with them?" he asked her back.
"Just the basics." she said as she shot a glance towards the bathroom and sighed. "I really hope you didn't severely damage him." she told him.
Once Lincoln had long enough in the bathroom he went downstairs and had hoped that a movie, time with his girlfriend and his sisters would help him forget all this. He sat next to Ronnie Anne while she talked with the girls but she noticed him take a seat and smiled.
"Hey Lame-O what's up?" she asked grinning only for it to drop when he didn't respond right away. "Link are you okay?" she asked.
"Huh? Oh yeah I'm fine don't worry." he said shaking himself out of it and returning to the real world. "Anyway, I hope you guys have been having fun." he said looking at the TV.
"Yeah, things have been great. We couldn't decide on a movie so Lori figured best to watch Love Boat instead." she replied.
"Oh okay cool." he said smiling at the screen as he and all the girls watched one of their favorite shows together.
"Hey kids, hope you're all enjoying yourselves." said Lynn Sr. as he came to check up on them.
"Things are going great Dad thanks." replied Lynn Jr.
"Oh Love Boat is on?" he asked kind of excited.
"You just missed it Daddy, Blaine lost this time." said Lola.
"I knew this was going to happen." Lincoln commented with his arms crossed. "There are really important ways to make a good first impression and wearing flip flops on a first date definitely isn't one of them." he explained.
"Totes true Linky." Leni added.
Ronnie Anne looked over at her boyfriend. "You actually like this show?" she asked in a slightly teasing manner.
"I watch it all the time with my Sisters. Why?" he asked back.
"It's nothing Lame-O. I guess I just wasn't expecting a boy to be interested in a show like this." she said shrugging her shoulders.
Couple of moments later, Lynn Jr. started sniffing the air and looked around. "Hey is something burning?" she asked.
Luan sniffs the air too. "Hey I smell it too." she commented.
Everybody started smelling the same smoky scent filling the air. That was when a thought came to Lisa's mind. "Father, did you remember to schet a timer for the oven?" she asked.
That was when the horrifying realization dawned on the family patriarch. "AHHH! My tuna casserole!" she screamed and charged into the kitchen. He was so busy giving the talk to his son that he completely forgot about tonight's dinner. He did his best but he couldn't save the food in the oven. The kids were all gathered in the kitchen now where Lynn Sr. was seated at the table crying with his wife trying her best to comfort him.
"Oh Honey, it's alright. Everybody makes mistakes." Rita said patting his back.
"Maybe." he sniffed. "But we have a guest tonight and I wanted to treat Ronnie Anne to a nice dinner." he said lifting his head in response.
"It's okay Mr. Loud, I really appreciate it but you didn't have to make this a super special dinner or anything like that." said Ronnie Anne with an empathetic look.
Lynn Sr. wiped his eyes clean did his best to smile at that. "You're so sweet Ronnie Anne." he replied.
"So, what are we going to do for dinner now?" Lincoln asked.
His dad let out a tired sigh and then smiled to his kids. "Let's just order a couple of pizzas kids." he told them all.
Everyone was in high spirits after that and so that night the kids would settle into their sleeping bags in the living room and watched a movie. Ronnie Anne and Lincoln got to choose and they decided to watch one of those stupid action flicks that are fun to watch and make fun of and everyone had a good laugh about it. The night was a great and the kids really had a lot of fun. As the night carried on, Ronnie Anne would eventually fall asleep next to Lincoln and he would drift off next. Lori took tons of pictures of the two of them sleeping and would share them with her sisters later but eventually, even the house packed with twelve kids finally quieted down and everyone went to sleep. Twelve kids laying around on the floor of the living room.
Now the next morning Lincoln would help his older sisters clean up while the younger kids and Ronnie Anne had breakfast. Once everyone had eaten and gotten a chance to talk more, Rita informed Ronnie Anne that it was time for them to go. So she and Lincoln would step outside the house for one last goodbye.
"Are you sure you don't want me to tag along for the ride?" he asked his girlfriend who was all packed and ready to go.
"Nah, I think I'm good. After such a crazy day like yesterday a quiet car ride sounds nice." she answered.
"I hear that." he commented, understanding that feeling.
While the two of them talked, all of Lincoln's sisters were peeking through the windows eagerly too see if their brother and his girlfriend were gonna share a goodbye kiss. "Well I really had a lot of fun Lame-O. I can't wait for you to come over next week to my house when we tell my family the news." she told him smiling.
"I'm really looking forward to it." he replied smiling back.
She leaned in and hugged him and he hugged back and for a moment they just held one another before Rita honked the horn, telling Ronnie Anne it was time. "Well, I got to go. Smell you later Lame-O." she said smiling and making her way to Vanzilla.
"Not if I smell you first." he shot back before waving her off and heading back in the house. He was immediately met by ten sisters who were glaring daggers at him. "What?" he asked wondering what got them so mad all of a sudden.
"Dude! You totally missed your chance." Luna yelled.
"What do you mean?" he asked not getting it.
"Why didn't you kiss her?" Lola screamed angrily,
"You're supposed to kiss your girlfriend goodbye Lincoln everyone knows that!" Lori said with her hands on her hips.
Lincoln gave them a deadpan expression. "Do you guys remember what happened the last time I tried that?" he asked.
They all thought back to that time he tried taking their advice, walked out the door, straight up to Ronnie Anne and kissing her right on the lips. Before she would sucker punch him and leave a black eye that lasted for three whole days.
"Ohhhh riiiight." they all said in unison and now feeling a little guilty for that little incident.
[Author's Notes] And that is chapter two everyone. Next chapter will be Lincoln and Ronnie Anne telling the Casagrandes news about their blossoming relationship. Please let me know what you all thought about this chapter, share your thoughts in a Review and if you have any ideas for future Loud House stories let me know in a PM and if I like it I'll do it.
This is Dragon1990 signing out :-)