Chapter 25: Interruptions from Family Members

Rocket was afraid to ask his girlfriend what was going on. He had to admit that there had been tension between them lately but what had seen at his former co-workers house had terrified him to the core. So he had kept it a secret (even from Sonny) but now he was starting to have second doubts about his decision. As usual, Tia seemed to pick up on what he was feeling and had not liked the fact he was keeping something from her. Now his girlfriend was in a huff with him and there was nothing he could do about it. Well... unless, he told her the truth that is but that was just scare the shit out of her. He could only pray that it went ok today. But to be on the safe side, he decided that he needed to clean the air out a bit before they saw his family. He parked the car in front of the house and opened the door for his girlfriend.

"Are you ok?" He questioned, leaning against the doorframe. Tia gave him the 'you know why I'm like this' look before jumping out of the car and heading towards his house but Rocket reached out and pulled her back gently to him. "Come on talk to me." He pleaded with his lover, stroking the soft skin around her cheek so she was forced to look up at him and into his honest golden eyes. She gave him an annoyed pout before rolling her eyes.

"You've been keeping secrets from me and I don't like it." She stated firmly, folding her arms in front of her chest. However, this didn't stop Rocket leaning forward and putting his lips on hers. For a few seconds, she was un-willing to co-operate, but after he teased her by tickling her lips with his tongue, she fell into his trance and was happy to be taken away into heaven for a while. The kiss stopped when Tia lightly smacked him on the arm. "You're trying to change the subject." She tried to tell him off but she had a large smile on her face that gave away that she wasn't entirely upset with him.

"Oh man, I thought I almost got away with it." Rocket joked, earning him other slap on the arm from his girlfriend. "You look so cute when you're angry." He continued to tease. Just as she was about to hit him again, he grabbed her wrist.

"Just be honest with me Rocket, please." She begged, her beautiful emerald eyes secretly beseeched him, making the mood turn serious again.

"You know I'll do anything to protect you right."He asked her, his girlfriend seemed a bit shocked by this question but she nodded anyway. "Then I just need you to trust me." Knowing that she wasn't going to get anymore out of him today, so only rolled her head and nodded again. Rocket sighed with relief, recognising that Tia was in a better mood then before. Taking a risked he leaned in again and kissed her on the lips. He could feel her mouth turn into a smile as she moulded her lips with his. They both wrapped their arms around each other and deepened the kiss.

"Are you two going to come in or are you just going to keep kissing!" Jamie voice shouted out of nowhere, forcing the two lovers to jump a metre apart. Rocket just shot a dark glare at the door way but the boy had already disappeared. Despite being embarrassed, Tia couldn't help but laugh. Rocket only shook his head, as he grabbed Tia's hand and led her to the house. Tia thought the whole place was strangely deserted, until Rocket led her all the way to the back and to the garden. If it wasn't for Tia lessons in politics, everyone would have seen her jaw dropped off, fall on to the floor and then bounce back up and hit her in the face. The garden was beautiful; nearly every inch of it was decorated in different flowers that showed every colour of the rainbow. She knew Rocket's parents were florists but to work in their shop and look after this garden was an achievement that everyone should bow done to. Instantly, she was greeted by all of Rocket's family (including Samantha's and Hayley's puppy, who they had named, Bolt after their favourite Disney dog) who she had met at the game, greeting her with hugs or handshakes. The people that didn't know her stayed around the table with their drinks but as soon as she was done greeting his family she was introduced to everyone else. Most of them were footballers from the old Akillian football team and some of their kids - one of footballers brought their new grandchild along. She sat down on the comfortable garden couch on the patio with Rocket sitting next to her. At first she wasn't sure how to react because she didn't know what was appropriate in front of Rockets family but the calming presences from Rocket's hand on her back helped her to relax into his embrace. Everyone was very nice and there was no weird silences since everyone had something to talk about.

"Yeah, the kid keeps me awake all night but I love him to bits." James smiled, as he cuddled his newborn son closer to his chest. Everyone made a few 'aw' noises (well the woman did anyway) and smiled at the happy couple that admired their son. "Yep, the old mans gonna teach him everything he knows about football to this little rascal, just you wait, he'll be the next football champion." The man smiled, as everyone laughed at the man's ambitions for his son.

"Remember Will, football's a team sport." Aarch quickly pointed out, he was a man that believed in team work and fair play, something he had drill into his nephew, his son and anyone he had coached. Some people cheered out their agreements to his statement. Tia just sat there with a laughing smile on her face as she dug into another cheese burger. Norata – the chef- was an excellent cook; every now and again she would sneak some food to Bolt.

"So Tia, how's college?" Keira asked, ever since she got her, Rocket's mother had been digging more and more information out of her. If Tia didn't know any better then she could sense the older woman had already begun planning the flower arrangements for the wedding in her head already. Quickly, Tia chewed the rest of her burger before answering.

"Oh I love it, all my classes are very interesting but sometimes I just want to burn the amount of work load I get sometimes." Tia replied, making everyone that heard laugh. If a normal person looked at the amount of homework Tia received they would say it was a reasonable load but Tia was always busy fiddling with her camera, hanging out with the family or was busy with Rocket. Her boyfriend seemed to sense her last thought and began to massage the side of her thigh. Realising what he was up to, Tia shot him a quick glare, only to receive a smug look from him.

"Your gardens very beautiful, how do you manage to find the time to look after the green house and the garden?" Tia questioned, trying to turn her attention back to the party –but she was finding it quite difficult with Rocket secretly, sexually harassing her and there was nothing she could do unless she wanted the whole family to see. Like a good diplomatic, Tia listened to the woman's story about how her and her husband plan out their day and how they looked after plants. Most of it was quite boring if Tia was being honest but she could see all the hard work she and her husband put into their business and some bits were interesting. However, their conversation was cut short when Tia felt a drip of water on her nose, as soon as she looked up; rain began to pour down over everyone's head, forcing them to run for cover into the house –so much for weather reports. They were only a few seconds away from the door but since it was big company a lot of people couldn't get inside all at once, so when Tia entered the household she was drenched. Keira was next to her in seconds and ushered her up the stairs before anyone could see them disappear. She pushed her into one of the closets rooms. She found herself striped out of her clothes and were given some new ones. That's when the old woman finally left her alone to get changed. Tia was surprised to find the clothes fitted probably but decided not to question it. The woman had given her a pair of light blue leggings and a long yellow t-shirt that went past her bum. Rocket's mother had also left her a comb and a towel to dry her hair with. Taking her time she examined the room around her. She instantly knew it was Rocket's room just by a quick glimpse of it. There were football posters of his uncle and father above his bed, some books on the shelf with a football trophy and a dusty old wooden desk with a photo frame on it. Picking it up, Tia sure it was a much younger Rocket along with everyone else, taking a team photo with himself, D'jok and Micro-Ice in the middle holding the trophy up. She sat on the well made bed to get a better look at it.

"Hope you like the picture." Rocket commented, as he leant against the door frame. She looked up to see a sweet smile on his face and she smiled back at him. Placing the photo back on the desk she beckon Rocket to come closer.

"You have a nice room." Tia teased as she kneeled on Rockets old bed. Rocket recognised the mischievous glint that played in her eyes, as she grabbed his shirt and dragged him towards her. Brushing her mouth gently against his lips, Rocket could feel himself getting horny by the feel of her breathe against his skin. Deciding to get a little pay back, her man slipped his arms around her and slid his hands downwards until they reached her butt. He smiled when he heard her gasp as he began stroking her fleshy piece of skin. Placing his lips at the corner of her mouth, he began tenderly kissing along her jaw line and down her neck. Letting out a pleasurable moan, Tia arched her back and let her head hang back, so he would have better room to taste her skin. Her hands somehow made it around his neck and started messing around in his hair. The woman could feel her boyfriend smirking against her neck but she didn't really care, she was feeling too good right now to care who was in charge. That is until someone made a loud gasp at Rocket's door, making the couple jump apart and looked to see one of the twins standing at the door with her jaw dropped opening.

"Samantha!" Rocket cried out angrily, making both Tia and Samantha jump, since it was very rare to see one of the people they looked up to the most get mad.

"Auntie Keira wanted me to tell you that desert was ready." She quickly blurted out, as she stood there, not sure what to do. Seeing that he had scared his younger cousin, Rocket tool a few deep breathes before he was able to calm himself.

"Tell her we'll be down in a second and don't tell anyone about this." Rocket ordered, which Samantha was happy to follow; as long as it got her out of there.

"Don't you think you were being a little harsh?" Tia questioned, with her hands on her hips and a 'telling off' frown on her face.

"Can you blame me? Every time we try to kiss we get interrupted by one of my cousins!" He couldn't help but burst out; what could he do he was sexually frustrated? Tia could only roll her eyes and hold back the laughter that she was tempted to let out large but she didn't want to insult her boyfriend and make him even more upset.

"It could have been worse." She offered, trying to lighten up the situation.

"Like what?" Rocket snorted, unable to think of this situation getting any worse. Tia thought deeply as she also tried to think the same thing.

"Well." She began, pondering a bit more to weigh her options out. "It could have been your mum?"