Of course, he was going to be late; he would be late to his own damn wedding. I knew I shouldn’t act pissy, but he had known about this for weeks. He should have been here hours ago, but at least he was coming this time.
“Everyone, please find a hiding place. They will be here in the next few minutes.” Hailey yelled over all the chatter in the house.
I heard their street bikes pulling into the driveway so I “shushed” everyone to give a warning that the boys were here.
They walked in laughing, and flipped the light switch on. Everyone screamed “Surprise!”
Cooper and Mason’s eyes flew wide open. When they noticed everyone, they were in complete shock. When their eyes landed on Hailey, Jaylinn, and me standing in front of the stairs, they smiled and shook their heads.
After being greeted by a few of their friends, they made their way over to us. Mason pulled me into his arms, “I knew you were up to no good.” He let go of me and grabbed Hailey, while Cooper hugged me. “I can’t believe you two did this. Mason said you girls were out on dates tonight.”
“Is that why you left so early this morning?” Cooper asked. “I was surprised when mom said you left around ten. Your ass never gets up before noon.”
Hunter walked up behind me and draped his arms over my shoulders, “I knew you and Mason wouldn’t let us leave without a fight, so we had to disappear early.”
“You’re damn straight we wouldn’t. Oh, this,” Cooper motioned behind Hunter, “is Jessica, Alexis, and Angel.”
I knocked Hunter’s arms off my shoulders, and then turned towards them. I was surprised to see Alexis standing there with two other girls I didn’t recognize. “Hi, I’m MacKenzie, their sister, and this is my best friend Hailey, and Jaylinn over there is Hunter’s sister.” Alexis rolled her eyes, which she did a lot, and the other two girls just mumbled their hello.
I excused myself and walked into the kitchen to grab a drink when my older brother, Jackson, and his pregnant fiancé, Chloe, walked in.
“Hey, you guys made it! How are you feeling Chloe?” I reached over to rub her baby bump.
“This morning sickness is seriously kicking my ass. I don’t know how long we will be able to stay, but we wanted to show up for a little while.”
“You and Hailey did an excellent job, Kenzie. Mase and Coop were freaking the fuck out all day. Hunter and I had to keep them from coming to search for you girls,” Jackson said.
“Well, thanks for covering for us. You know how hard it is to surprise those two with anything. Hey, why don’t you guys just stay in your room upstairs?” I looked over at Chloe. “That way, if you don’t feel good, you can go upstairs to lie down. All the doors are locked, so no one can get into them.”
Jackson looked over at Chloe, and she nodded, “Alright, I guess we can do that.”
“Chloe, there are some clothes upstairs you can put on to sleep in.”
Chloe stood on her tiptoes, and kissed Jackson. He placed his large hands on each side of her belly. “All right, all right, get a room already you two.” Glued to each other ever since they met, it was no wonder she was pregnant.
I walked away from them to search for Hailey. Passing the stairs, I saw Alexis standing with her back to me, holding Hunter’s hand. “That’s just great!” I mumbled to myself. Her friends stood beside her. Angel held onto Mason’s arm, and Jessica looped her arms around Cooper’s waist. I didn’t say anything to them as I walked by. Out on the back deck, Jaylinn and Jackson were playing beer pong with Chloe’s friend.
“Hey, Kenzie, did Hailey find you?” Jackson said.
“No, that’s who I was looking for.” I said, looking around at all the people swimming in the pool, and sitting around the fire pit.
“Have you seen Mase, Coop and Hunter? I haven’t seen them since we got here.” Jackson said.
“They were over by the stairs last time I saw them.” I said, watching as his ping-pong ball landed in the cup on the opposite side of the table.
“Here, take over; I’m going to go get them.” As Jackson handed me the ping-pong ball, Hailey came running up the deck steps