The way that Rancis moved through the water, you'd think he had gills or flippers. Swimming was something he'd always been good at. He'd never been passionate enough to consider competitive swimming, but he always enjoyed it. Moving through the water felt relaxing. It was also a good work out. He had to stay in shape for any action rolls he might land after all. The one time he'd been unprepared he'd had to go to Jimmy for help… that'd been hell.

He rose up from the water, taking a breath of air. Having this pool installed in his backyard had been a pretty smart move in his opinion. It was always awesome to have a pool to dip in on a hot summer day. And whenever they had cookouts the kids always like playing in it. He usually got stuck with life guard duty along with Dough, but he didn't mind all that much.

And then there was the view of course. He glanced over at Taffyta who was laying on a beach chair tanning. She was wearing a pink bikini that left very little to the imagination. He was pretty sure she'd gotten it from one of her photo shoots. After a few years cheerleading, she had decided to take up modeling. It wasn't too difficult to get in since Crumbelina had put in a good word for her.

Yes, all things considered, things were pretty good in Rancis life. He was a successful actor. He had a handsome and smart son who was too focused on a cooking career to get into trouble. He had a wife who was in the top five of every 'Hottest Women in the World' list. He had nothing to complain about. He got out of the pool and headed towards the chairs.

"Hey Taff, could you pass me a towel?" Taffyta reached over and grabbed a towel from the table next to her before tossing it to him. He began wiping his head off. "Thank you babe."

She didn't respond, and he didn't expect her to. There were times when she was in what he liked to call 'Goddess Mode'. This was usually when she was doing one of her beauty regiments or exercising. He knew better than to try and interrupt her when she doing these. It was like waking up a bear during hibernation. Nothing good would come of it.

He wasn't too bothered by it anyway. Kit was over at Fang and Tea's for the weekend, going on some cooking/training camp. He wasn't exactly sure why he had to learn Kung-Fu along with cooking, but he didn't question it. Anyway, he'd be gone for a few days. That left plenty of time for he and Taffyta to make use of their alone time.

And to be honest, he really needed this time. He'd been really swamped at work lately and had little time to spend at home. But now that his schedule had cleared up, he could spare a few weeks at home. This weekend would just be him and Taffyta, and next week he'd spend some time with Kit.

"You look like you're in thought."

Rancis looked down at Taffyta who was now getting up out of her chair. "Oh, I see you're finished being in Goddess Mode."

She pouted. "I'm not that bad."

He laughed. "Of course you aren't. And I'm a pink dragon." He said sarcastically. "Anyway, I was just thinking about how awesome my life is. I got a pool, a good kid, a hot wife. What more can a man ask for?"

Taffyta reached up and cupped his face. "You could ask for a bottle of red wine. I'm pretty sure Kit took the last one when he went to that camp thingy." She said before planting a kiss on his lips. He quickly began kissing her back. Before they could go any further however, someone behind them coughed.

Rancis jumped up in shocked, and Taffyta's sunglasses nearly fell off. "Sorry, am I interrupting something?" They both turned and saw none other than Nick, Rancis' agent.

"Nick? What are you doing here?" Rancis asked confused.

"And how did you get in the house?" Taffyta asked scowling. They had a top notch security system, complete with cameras and everything. So how did he of all people manage to just waltz on in?

Nick held up a key. "Spare key in the fake rock. You told me about it, remember?" He said simply. Taffyta looked over at Rancis, narrowing her eyes at him. He chuckled nervously. What was the point of having a backup key if people outside the house knew about it? "Anyway, I came by to talk to you about something important."

Taffyta scoffed. "You mean you came to drag him back to work." She spat. Taffyta wasn't too fond of Nick. It wasn't like Nick was a bad guy or anything, but… well, all she really knew him as was the guy who called and dragged her husband off to work at the worst times. Beyond that, they had little to no interaction.

"Taffyta, you're as charming as usual." Nick, despite knowing her dislike for him, didn't really help the situation. It wasn't that he disliked her back or anything, but he was a naturally snarky guy. His attitude only served to tick her off even further.

"Bite me." Taffyta responded.

"I'm flattered, but I don't think your husband would appreciate that."

Rancis sighed. "Can you two at least try and play nice?"

"Nope." Taffyta said glaring.

"Meh." Nick just shrugged.

He really didn't need his day ruined by this. "Alright Nick, but we need to make this quick. I was trying to spend the day with the family, you know?" Nick nodded in understanding. "Taff, did you want to head inside for a minute?"

She crossed her arms. "Why? You don't think your wife can keep up in a conversation about big bad Hollywood?" She asked pretending to be offended. "I think I have a right to join a conversation about the decision my husband is making in his career."

Rancis raised an eyebrow at her. "Okay fine, just answer me one question. Are you actually going to contribute to this conversation instead of making snarky and scathing insults towards my agent?" He asked crossing his arms.

"Probably not." She said shrugging her shoulders.

"House."

Taffyta huffed before making her way towards the house. She stopped and then turned towards Nick, lowering her sunglasses and sticking her tongue out at him before leaving. Rancis rolled his eyes. Taffyta could be really fierce sometimes, and really childish at others. It was usually the ladder around Nick.

Nick scratched the side of his neck as she left. "I have no idea how you keep that one in line. She's insane." He said yawning.

Rancis chuckled. "Hah, you think I'm the one who calls the shots. That's funny." He said before taking a seat on one of the nearby chairs. "So, what's going on?"

Nick took a seat next to him. "You got a call about a movie roll. A pretty big one too. They want to talk about making you the lead for the 'One Kick Guy' movie." He explained.

Rancis grew wide eyed. Superhero movies were a big thing nowadays. They were almost guaranteed to be box office hits. And One Kick Guy was one of the most anticipated movies of the year. He had been hoping to get a shot at a role, but he never thought they'd consider him for the lead. "Wow that is pretty big."

"They want to hammer out the details with you personally tomorrow."

The blonde paled. "Tomorrow?"

"Yeah. Probably have a few follow up meetings too. They really do seem like they want you for the role dude. If you get it, things will get pretty busy."

"Can't do it."

If Nick was surprised, he didn't show it. "Why?" He asked simply.

"I promised I was going to spend the next couple weeks with the wife and kid. Been pretty busy already lately and haven't had any time to spend with them. Can you ask them to postpone the meeting for a while? At least until after next weekend."

Nick sighed. "You want me to postpone the meeting for a whole week. You know they might just say no and go on to the next guy right? They seemed like they wanted you, but they got a lot of other big names gunning for the role."

"Promise is a promise, and family is family." Rancis said firmly.

Nick was silent for a moment, but then just smirked. "That's such a corny answer. But can't blame you. I'm a family man myself after all." He said standing up. "I'll see if I can get the meeting postponed. If not, there's a few other offers you got coming your way. One Kick Guy isn't the only hero role out there."

"Thanks man." Rancis said patting him on the shoulder.

"No problem. I'll see myself out now, since it seems like you and the old lady are going to be busy this weekend."

Nick headed out of the back gate, and Rancis headed back towards the house. He came in through the back door that led to the kitchen and saw Taffyta leaning over the counter, staring at one of the security camera screens. It looked like she was struggling with it.

"C'mon, backyard. Go to the backyard. Stupid cameras…" Rancis smirked before bringing his hand back and giving her a smack on the butt. "OW!" She jumped up and quickly turned around. "Rancis!" She yelled rubbing her now stinging rear.

"It's not nice to eavesdrop Taff." He said wagging his finger.

She pouted at him. "Uh, what did Nick want?"

"Nothing much. Just to let me know about some meeting. Told him to postpone it until later."

She raised an eyebrow at him. "Rancis, I know this was supposed to be our weekend and all, but if this is something important and you need to-"

He leaned down and cupped her face before kissing her. Taffyta was surprised at first, but then wrapped her arms around him, kissing him back. After about a minute, they separated. "The only thing I'll ever need is you and Kit. That's it. There's nothing more important than you two." He said brushing some of her hair aside.

She smiled back at him. "You know Flutterbugger, if I didn't know any better I'd say you were trying to seduce me with all that sweet talking you're doing?"

He tilted her chin up. "Is it working?"

"Upstairs in five minutes." She said making her way out of the kitchen.

Rancis pumped his fist. He'd been afraid his weekend might be ruined, but he managed to salvage it. So what if he might have missed out on some role. His still had a pool, an awesome son, and his wife was happy. Life was good.

A/N: I know, I know. I haven't updated in a while. But let me just explain something. I do hotel maintenance as a career. And certain times of the year, it gets very, VERY busy certain times of the year. I've had to spent quite a few nights at the hotel too.

But, I have been working on my stories. I'm already working on the newest chapter for Return of the King, so it should be up soon.

Anyway, I did this chapter since a viewer asked for some Rancis/Taffyta. Not sure what I'll do next. Another chapter about another couple, or one of the kids. It's a toss up.

And I also want to give a shoutout to TheJaystar49 he's recently made a Tropes page for Sugar Rush Rival racing. Go check it out when you get a chance!

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