Ricki wasn't able to greet Carl or Tyler when they arrived, simply because Darren was taking forever with the pictures. She looked up to Gabe in their, hopefully last photo and whispered. "Remind me to never have Darren do this again." She said, and soon Darren smiled, a bit satisfied with himself, but just as Ricki was getting ready to take over, her mother slid the camera from Darren's hands.

"Now, Now, I want a picture of you three together." She said as Andy stood beside Ricki. There was an apparent height difference in the siblings, even with three extra inches.from her heels, Ricki was still visibly shorter. Her brothers both towered over six feet and she stood a mere 5'5".

After her.mom snapped a couple of photos of her kids, Ricki managed to wrangle.her camera away from her and smiled to Tyler and Krista. "Come on, you two first." She said, and Andy came and stood beside her, chatting as she snapped the photos and gave a few directions to them for poses.

"So... dad has been chatting up Landry." Andy began, and Ricki shrugged. "And he apparently likes the kid."

"Well, you and Darren talked him up enough." She said, snapping another photo. "All he got from me is he is awesome on ice, he's nice, and he is photogenic. I mean, come on, have you [I]seen[/I] the.pictures I've gotten from the games."

A couple more photos and soon Maureen and Carl Were getting ready for pictures. "I'm just saying, Rick."

"You never just say." Ricki said, starting up more photos. "Besides, he's with Heather, and I've got Gabe."

Krista soon walked over, almost as soon as Ricki finished up photos for Maureen and Carl. "Heather is chatting up mom." She said.

"Well, mom does enjoy talking. I have to steal them away, their turn." She said, and she approached, them with a smile. "Mom, mind if I steal your conversation? After I finish up their pictures and group ones we're done."

Her mother just smiled. "Go ahead, baby."

Ricki then looked to Jared and Heather. "Alrighty, let's get this started."

Once she.took her place again and they were posing she could hear Andy over her shoulder. "Don't mind Ricki, she's a perfectionist!"

Ricki took the extra second and slapped his arm before snapping some photos before Heather's hand slipped to Jared's chest. She snapped one like that. "Alright, ya'll are done. Boys get in together." 

It wasn't.much longer before the pictures were done and everyone was heading to their.vehicles when Darren stopped Ricki. 

"What's up?" She asked, seeing he stopped her behind everyone else.

"Call me if you need me." He told her. She gave him a look.

"You don't trust Gabe?" She asked.

"Its not that. Krista has filled me in. As much as I don't want to say it, I'm worried about Livingston, and possibly, maybe Heather. You girls are underhanded, guys just throw.punches." he said and she nodded.

"Is that why you sent Andy away for a while?" She asked and he nodded. "I'll call you."

He soon hugged her and she got into Gabe's car with him. "Damn boy, you're a little too neat."

Gabe gave a.look. "What's that mean?" He asked. 

"Its not bad, but you make me feel like a slob." She chuckled. "My car doesn't look like it just came off the lot."

He gave a chuckle too, and soon she reached over and grabbed hold of his hand. It wasn't a particularly long drive, but it wasn't as short as the one to school. Once they were there, and parked, Gabe ran around and.opened it for her and she took his arm.

He pulled their tickets out of his pocket and looked to the small line to get in. Just so happened they were right behind. Krista and Tyler, and to say the height difference wasn't noticeable was.a lie. She was an inch shorter than Ricki, and Tyler stood 6'6". The tallest in the senior class. Gabe stifled a chuckle.

"You want to talk about the odd couple?" He joked and Ricki shook her head. Her heels made her taller, but Krista's weren't nearly as dramatic.

Soon Ricki turned and saw David's BMW pull up. Well, his dad's anyway, and Ricki brought herself closer to Gabe, but like a prayer someone came in behind them. Jared and Heather.

Of course, Jared's car had been.blocked in since he had been the first there, and Ricki never felt so relieved. The line began.moving and she managed to get Krista's shoulder and whisper. "Looks like Emily Godwin got her wish."

David was walking with their junior friends.under his arm. Ricki was glad when they were finally.in the ballroom after handing in their tickets.

A fast song was already playing and a few people out on the dance floor. Ricki felt Krista grab her.hand. "You get her all night, Gabe, so I'm stealing her now." She said, and Once Maureen appeared, Ricki latched.onto her.

"Will return in same condition!" She called to Carl as the three got in their own little dance circle and began dancing.