Disclaimer: I own Rhiann and Tay, and their family. That is all.

A/N: Look! The chapter is back up! Enjoy.

Chapter 6 – Baby, Its Cold Outside

The light tapping of rain on the roof of the house caused Rhiann to stir in her sleep. She opened her eyes slowly, adjusting to the brightness of the room. The clock on the nightstand two inches from her face read 6:45 am. She sat up a little, blanket and confronter still tightly around her as she looked over at her cousin, Tay, curled up in a ball under a pile of blankets. It was the day of Christmas Eve (A/N: does that make any sense?) and Rhiann and Tay were with their families in the little town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their whole family always rented out a big beach house for Christmas every two years. Rhiann looked out the window. It was raining slightly and she could already feel how cold it must be outside. The sky was a soft shade of grey and made Rhiann want to do nothing more than stay under her nice, warm covers. She closed her eyes again and let her mind wonder. It didn't take long for her to think of Ron. Ron, Rhiann sprang up and swung her legs over her bed, her feet hitting the ice, cold floor causing a rather loud yell escape her mouth. Tay, who was sound asleep, lifted her head and squinted at Rhiann's form.

"Rhiann," she said lazily "do you have any idea what time it?"

Rhiann glanced at the clock again; shocked to see that it was now 7:45. A whole hour had passed since I woke up, she thought, slightly amazed, wow time sure does fly when you think about Ron.

"Why are you smiling at 7 in the morning?" Tay asked, rubbing her eyes and yawning.

Rhiann immediately blushed as her heart started to beat faster. This didn't go unnoticed by Tay, whose eyes instantly grew as she raised her eyebrows.

"It's a boy isn't it?" Tay said with a knowing smirk on her face.

"Maybe…" Rhiann said smiling playfully

"Oh, I am so good, so…tell me all the details"

"Well, there's not much to say. I mean, he likes me too, and…he's boyfriend!" Rhiann's exclaimed. Tay squeaked happily and her smile matched Rhiann's.

Though, before I left, he kissed my cheek only once. I mean we've kissed before," Tay squealed again, and Rhiann laughed at how excited her cousin was "but he hasn't really don't anything else."

Tay got a curious look on her face. "What do you mean he hasn't done anything? Wow, is he that shy?"

Rhiann laughed. She had a perfect picture of Ron in her mind, and he was the definition of shy and stubborn. Even though they had already kissed, it had taken him a whole week to just put his arm around her, and even more time to try to hold her hand. But it was those cute little things he did that made her like him so much. Plus, he was so squishy and fun to hug.

"Yeah, pretty much" Rhiann replied

Tay laughed. "Well, is he cute? Oh! Do you have a picture of him" Tay asked

"No, I don't think…wait! Yes, I do!" Rhiann almost forgot about the photo album Hermione had given her before Christmas. It had a lot of pictures of the group, the girls and one of just her and Ron. Rhiann reached over to her nightstand's drawer and pulled the dark red leather book out. Tay wrapped a blanket around her and made her way over to Rhiann's bed, sitting down next to her as Rhiann flipped through the many pictures, searching for the one of her and Ron.

"Oh, here it is" Rhiann passed the book to Tay, pointing out Ron.

"Oh, he's pretty cute" Tay gave Rhiann a little smile, as if saying nice choice.

"Who's cute?" someone said from the doorway. Both girls jumped about ten feet in the air, not expecting anyone to be up this early.

"Good morning to you too, Mom" Rhiann said

"Breakfast is ready" she said "and you better hurry; you know how your grandmamma doesn't like to cook just to have it go to waste"

"Her cooking is already a waste" Tay said under breath as Rhiann's mom left their room.

"You can say that again" Rhiann laughed.

A/N: It's short, I know. And I'm sorry, but Chapter 7 should be up by next week! I had to go back and change a lot of stuff, since I forgot that Rhiann and Ron were "going out". Reviews are greatly appreciated! Happy New Year!