So, right now I've been spending my time writing the sequel to this story in my head, instead of this one. Ha. Here you go. Sorry I haven't updated all summer. This is a filler chapter, just to get something up. Sorry again.
We didn't end up getting to the hotel until 1 or 2 in the morning. Baggage claim ended up taking forever.
"They what?" I asked, not too impressed with the situation. Lilly had just told me that the airport had probably lost some of the bags.
"They probably just put them on the next flight," She said.
"But what if there's not another flight 'til tomorrow?"
"I'm sure there is, Miley. It's only 11:30," Lilly told me.
"But what if there isn't?"
"There will be."
"But what it our bags aren't on that flight either?"
"Miley, you're being irrational. And anyway, you have your bag."
"I know… I'm just-" I started.
"Mom!" Tabby called, "Oliver checked, and the bags that were missing should be on the next flight."
"When's it supposed to land?" I asked.
"I'm not sure, the person didn't say," Tabby told me.
"Go get Riley and go check," I said.
"Riley," Tabby glanced over to where a bunch of the kids were sitting and talking with Jackson and my dad, "is asleep."
"You're kidding," Lilly said, "I know she sleeps a lot but it's only 8 at home."
"She's 'conquering jet lag,'" Tabby mocked.
"Wake her up." I said bluntly.
Tabby fake-laughed, "And risk being pummeled. Yeah. Right."
I gave her a look.
She sighed and said, "Fine," and started shouting and walking to the area where Riley was perched on a chair sleeping, "Oken! You better wake up right now… Riley Hope Oken!" she stopped shouting for a minute, "Hey, did anyone ever realize that her initials are R-H-O and if you say it out it's Ra-Ho."
Oliver said something irrelevant and Tabby proceeded to yell in Riley's ear.
"Thanks for the irreversible hearing loss, Tabs," were Riley's first words when she woke up. That's the last thing I remember about that night.
I'm not sure why I don't remember anything, but as much as I try all I can remember is Tabby yelling at the guy at the front desk of the hotel to wake up. I woke up at 1 o'clock (pm) Florida time.
"2 threes."
"1 three."
"2 fours."
"1 five."
"4 sixes."
"BS!"
Some of the group was in my room. Tabby, Rachel, Nick, and Riley were playing a card came on the table in the "Living Room" of my hotel room. The room was actually more like a condo – there were two bedrooms two bathrooms and a kitchen as well. Tabby had just caught Nick cheating.
"Darn it!" He shouted as Tabby handed him the pile of cards.
"Dodge the shots! Doge 'em!" Lilly called from her spot on the couch next to Nick.
Oliver and Elijah were playing the latest version of the Nintendo Wii, a boxing game. The hotel provided them in the rooms.
"Down!" Nick shouted, after collecting another handful of cards.
"You're horrible at that game. Did you know that, Nick?" Gracie said with a laugh.
I squeezed down next to Lilly, Nick, and Rachel on the couch. Grace was on a chair on the other side of the room. Tabby and Riley were sitting on the floor around the table.
"Get up! Get up!" Elijah called to his virtual self.
The letters K and O appeared on the screen, "Ko!" Oliver shouted.
"That means knock out, Oliver," Grace said in a 'duh' voice.
"Even Gracie knew that," Elijah looked up at him.
"Well, so did I."
"Yea, ok, Ollie," Gracie commented.
I turned to Lilly as Elijah reset the game, "Where's everyone else? Rhia and Aly?"
"Rhia and Aly were here a little while ago, they went with Jackson, Carter, and Ryan to get something to eat at the hotel restaurant. Your father, Chloe, Kristen, and Emily are checking out the town," she said, "and Lola and Michael are checking out the rest of the hotel."
At that point Lola started banging on the door, Tabby got up to answer it.
"The pool is empty, let's go!" She shouted.
Sorry about the length and irrelevance.