But that was probably due to the fact that Ben had been around to quickly put an end to any fighting that happened between him and his sister.
Ben was the perfect mediator, Riley mused as he leaned back on the couch and watched some random show on the tv about killer sharks eating seals off sable island.
It was a bit boring, but it was better then listening to Madison try to convince him to take her sightseeing for the remainder of the week.
Riley looked up as Ben sat down beside him, and turned up the TV with the remote control.
"Where's Madison?" Ben asked him, not looking in his direction.
"Umm...I think she's on my laptop in the guest room upstairs." Riley answered him.
"Good. We need to talk."
"We do?"
"Riley, you know who Captain Kidd is, right?"
"The pirate? Yeah. He's like, famous."
"I'm going to to the Carribean in a few days to help look for his shipwrecked ship. The government invited me, so it's perfectly legitimate. Do you want to come with me?"
Riley grinned at him, and nodded his head. "Of course."
Ben quickly started to talk to Riley about the history behind Captain Kidd, and what they were going to do when they got there.
Neither of them noticed when Madison walked into the room because they were so engrossed in their conversation. It was only when she was standing directly in front of Ben, that he looked up at her in surprise.
"Ready to go, Ri?" She asked her brother, consciously aware that she was being left out of something important.
Riley stood up, and waved goodbye to Ben on his way out.
On the way home, Madison was jabbering away about random tidbits of trivia,and watching as her brother completely ignored her, when she suddenly turned sideways in her seat, and glared at him.
"You're thinking of that pirate ship, aren't you?" She confronted him.
"What??" Riley did a double-take, before staring at her.
"the pirate ship. The one you and Ben were talking about when I came into the room."
Riley tried to look as blank-faced as he could, but he was unsuccesful.
"We weren't talking about a pirate ship, we were talking about...something else."
"Yeah Right,Riley. I heard you, you know. Stop lying to me." Madison told him, crossing his arms angrily.
"Ok! Whatever. We were talking about the pirate ship. So what?" Riley yelled at her, annoyance spread across her face.
"So what's the big secret? Is this illegal, like all your other exploits? Because if it is, mom is going to freak out majorly."
"No, it's not illegal. Ben just didn't tell you because it was none of your business." Riley yelled at her, before turning his attention back to the road.
After a brief moment of silence, Madison finally answered.
"Really." She told him, still glaring.
"Yes, really." he answered her, pulling up at the apartment.
Madison opened his car door and slammed it as hard as she could. She was about to run into the apartment when she realized she had to wait for Riley to unlock it first. She sat down on the steps, pouting.
He held the door open for her, and went inside.