Notes: I've figured this fic out. Two more chapters left because well the fic ideas are kinda running down. But there is the junior year fic. After all, you can't have a series called Surviving High School without junior and senior years. Oh yes. We get to that secondary category someone keeps reminding me of. Don't know if it'll work. I'm not much of a shipper of that couple. Besides, I'm determined to keep this other couple somewhat together. Only shipper I'm committed to being is a Mulder/Scully one.
Future Family
It was Friday and everyone was coming today. I had invited all of the Ducks, with the exception of Connie of course, to come spend the day here. My parents didn't mind too much.
Russ and Julie were already down in the pool. I was in the kitchen talking to Martha when the doorbell rang. I went and answered it. My first guests were there. Guy and Mikah. Mikah was staying with Guy. Mikah didn't want to spend Thanksgiving at home. His father still wasn't happy that he wouldn't support his own brother so he's staying with Guy. "Hey." I greeted them. "Julie and Russ are down at the pool. I said giving them quick directions.
Chris came down the stairs. "Did I hear the doorbell?" She asked.
"Yeah but it was Guy and Mikah not Keith."
"Okay." She said wandering into the kitchen.
When everyone had arrived, I went down to the pool. They had started a pool volleyball game. Jason Larson and Mikah were sitting on the edge of the pool. Jason had been going to Eden Hall and had been on the basketball team. Charlie found out he was there and talked Orion and Jason into letting him join the JV team to replace Guy. I haven't really talked to him since he joined the JV team. Right now, I could tell they both felt like outsiders. Who could blame them? They once were considered enemies.
I sit down next to them. "You going to get in?" I asked. They both shrug. I jumped in and joined the volleyball game.
I heard a big splash as Keith pushed Mikah and Jason into the water. We all turn around to watch them pull Keith in. My sister stood away from the pool laughing at her now wet boyfriend.
"Chris you gonna join us?" Keith called.
"I'll be back." She called.
Jeffrey and his girlfriend Rhiannon Carlson chose that moment to come in. They looked at us as if we had completely lost our minds. Especially since Keith is fully dressed in the pool.
I've met Rhiannon a few times and she seemed all right. She's kind of on the quiet side. "Adam is mom and dad home?" Jeffrey asked.
"I don't know. I think they are at work." I answered.
"See ya." Jeffrey said as he and Rhiannon left. Chris came through the door as they were going in.
"Hey Banks." Guy said. "I didn't know you knew Rhiannon."
"She's Jeffrey's girlfriend. Why?" I asked.
"She's also Connie's cousin." Guy replied.
"Oh." I said. Well there was a surprise.
We swam for about an hour before everyone got tired of doing that. Then we went into the family room to watch movies on the big screen TV. Martha had popped us some popcorn and had soda out.
While everyone was sitting there watching A Very Brady Sequel, I remembered my mother asked me to move a box out of the nursery. I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I could hear Rhiannon and Jeffrey talk.
"Jeff you know I like your family but what is up with all those teenagers in there?" Rhiannon asked. That was interesting. No one I knew of called Jeffrey Jeff. He kinda hates to be called that.
"Those are all friends of Adam. He had them over for swimming and movie watching. Most of them have been friends for at least three years."
"Will they be here for dinner?" She asked nervously.
"Russ and Julie will. They are staying here until Monday." Jeffrey said. "Don't worry sweetie it'll be just fine."
I stepped out of the room and walked downstairs as if I hadn't heard a thing. I wonder what they were talking about. I put the box into the garage and went back into the family room.
***
Later after the rest of the Ducks who weren't staying here went home, I met Julie outside of her room. She looked nice in the dress she was wearing. I don't know why she thought she had to dress up. It was just dinner. "You look nice Julie." I said.
Russ came out wearing jeans and a T-shirt. He looked at Julie and said "Maybe I should change."
"It's not formal Russ. You are fine." I told him.
"Then maybe I should change." Julie said quickly.
"No time." I said. We headed downstairs. My parents had told us we'd be eating in the formal dining room. Maybe that's why Julie thought we were going to dress up.
Christina, Keith, Rhiannon, Jeffrey, and my parents were already there waiting. The dinner went silent until Jeffrey stood up.
"Mom, dad. I have an announcement. Rhiannon and I are getting married."
My mother jumped up and hugged them both. My dad just shook her hand.
Chris and I looked at each other surprised by the announcement. Julie, Russ, and Keith looked amused.
The Banks family was now growing by two.
Future Family
It was Friday and everyone was coming today. I had invited all of the Ducks, with the exception of Connie of course, to come spend the day here. My parents didn't mind too much.
Russ and Julie were already down in the pool. I was in the kitchen talking to Martha when the doorbell rang. I went and answered it. My first guests were there. Guy and Mikah. Mikah was staying with Guy. Mikah didn't want to spend Thanksgiving at home. His father still wasn't happy that he wouldn't support his own brother so he's staying with Guy. "Hey." I greeted them. "Julie and Russ are down at the pool. I said giving them quick directions.
Chris came down the stairs. "Did I hear the doorbell?" She asked.
"Yeah but it was Guy and Mikah not Keith."
"Okay." She said wandering into the kitchen.
When everyone had arrived, I went down to the pool. They had started a pool volleyball game. Jason Larson and Mikah were sitting on the edge of the pool. Jason had been going to Eden Hall and had been on the basketball team. Charlie found out he was there and talked Orion and Jason into letting him join the JV team to replace Guy. I haven't really talked to him since he joined the JV team. Right now, I could tell they both felt like outsiders. Who could blame them? They once were considered enemies.
I sit down next to them. "You going to get in?" I asked. They both shrug. I jumped in and joined the volleyball game.
I heard a big splash as Keith pushed Mikah and Jason into the water. We all turn around to watch them pull Keith in. My sister stood away from the pool laughing at her now wet boyfriend.
"Chris you gonna join us?" Keith called.
"I'll be back." She called.
Jeffrey and his girlfriend Rhiannon Carlson chose that moment to come in. They looked at us as if we had completely lost our minds. Especially since Keith is fully dressed in the pool.
I've met Rhiannon a few times and she seemed all right. She's kind of on the quiet side. "Adam is mom and dad home?" Jeffrey asked.
"I don't know. I think they are at work." I answered.
"See ya." Jeffrey said as he and Rhiannon left. Chris came through the door as they were going in.
"Hey Banks." Guy said. "I didn't know you knew Rhiannon."
"She's Jeffrey's girlfriend. Why?" I asked.
"She's also Connie's cousin." Guy replied.
"Oh." I said. Well there was a surprise.
We swam for about an hour before everyone got tired of doing that. Then we went into the family room to watch movies on the big screen TV. Martha had popped us some popcorn and had soda out.
While everyone was sitting there watching A Very Brady Sequel, I remembered my mother asked me to move a box out of the nursery. I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I could hear Rhiannon and Jeffrey talk.
"Jeff you know I like your family but what is up with all those teenagers in there?" Rhiannon asked. That was interesting. No one I knew of called Jeffrey Jeff. He kinda hates to be called that.
"Those are all friends of Adam. He had them over for swimming and movie watching. Most of them have been friends for at least three years."
"Will they be here for dinner?" She asked nervously.
"Russ and Julie will. They are staying here until Monday." Jeffrey said. "Don't worry sweetie it'll be just fine."
I stepped out of the room and walked downstairs as if I hadn't heard a thing. I wonder what they were talking about. I put the box into the garage and went back into the family room.
***
Later after the rest of the Ducks who weren't staying here went home, I met Julie outside of her room. She looked nice in the dress she was wearing. I don't know why she thought she had to dress up. It was just dinner. "You look nice Julie." I said.
Russ came out wearing jeans and a T-shirt. He looked at Julie and said "Maybe I should change."
"It's not formal Russ. You are fine." I told him.
"Then maybe I should change." Julie said quickly.
"No time." I said. We headed downstairs. My parents had told us we'd be eating in the formal dining room. Maybe that's why Julie thought we were going to dress up.
Christina, Keith, Rhiannon, Jeffrey, and my parents were already there waiting. The dinner went silent until Jeffrey stood up.
"Mom, dad. I have an announcement. Rhiannon and I are getting married."
My mother jumped up and hugged them both. My dad just shook her hand.
Chris and I looked at each other surprised by the announcement. Julie, Russ, and Keith looked amused.
The Banks family was now growing by two.