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knew I should not 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.
    You would think finding hiding places for 75 people would be somewhat hard, but somehow, everyone found a place.
    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."
    Cooper released me, and leaned me against the wall beside Jaylinn. "Is that why you left so early this morning? I was surprised when mom said you left around ten. Your ass never gets up before noon."
    Hunter walked up next to me and leaned his elbow against my shoulder; I looked up at him, then back to Cooper. "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 elbow off my shoulder, and then turned towards them. I was surprised to see Alexis standing there with two other girls I did not 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 hello's.
    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. I am so glad they had no idea; 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. I looked past her and saw her two friends standing there, beside her. Angel was holding on to Mason's arm, and Jessica had her hands 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 Sarah, and some other girl.
    "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."