Ryker was silent for a moment.

"Not juice and water...?" he wondered.

"Well, we got Lime Soda. Cola, and Ginger Ale." he replied.

"...the Ginger Ale's about 5 days old, though, so it might be kinda flat." he then warned.

"Other that that, I suppose we have the makings for milkshakes or smoothies." he added.

Aly looked over towards Eke as he put his foot on the table.

"Fun?" she asked.

"What do you mean?" she asked further.

"Hm." Ryker muttered.

"Ah, this should do." he said, gathering what he would need.

"Things'll be done in a few minutes!" he called to Eke and Aly.

"O-Oh my!" Aly exclaimed as she felt herself pulled to Eke.

She was awkward and clumsy for a moment, before she got into the swing of it, and complimented Eke's dancing with her own.

"Heh." she chuckled as she did so.

Ryker had noticed this, and raised an eyebrow when he saw it.

".....huh." he mumbled.

"Well, that's.... new." he muttered to himself.

Aly just smiled at him, and draped her arms on his shoulders, allowing her hands to hang behind his neck.

"Perhaps." she said.

"But no matter how long it takes, it'll be worth it." she told him.

"I promise you that." she went on, before blushing.

"And after the wedding, comes the honeymoon, you know..." she then added with a bit of a seductive smile... or at least, the best one she could muster.

Aly just giggled quietly, before kissing his cheek.

"You're such a nerd sometimes." she said.

"But it's one of the ways you're so adorable." she added.

That's when they heard the blender going.

"Guess he's making the milkshakes." she commented.

"Almost done!" Ryker called to them over the sound of the blender.

Aly was able to see the love and adoration he had for her, and she returned it with just as much passion.

She wanted to spend the rest of her life with him, but she knew that she would need to settle for the rest of HIS life. And she was grateful to have whatever time they had.

"I wouldn't have you any other way." she said.

"You're full of love, and you're wonderful." she told him.

"I'm well aware of what you think!" Ryker called back.

"And you can continue to think that all you want!" he added.

"...." Aly was silent, smiling softly, as Ryker made his way towards them with a large bowl of fruit salad, with various nuts in it.

"Here you go." he said.

He then disappeared for a moment, returning with a chocolate & peanut butter milkshake, as well as a strawberry one.

"Pick one." he told them, before leaving to get something else.

"Go ahead." Aly said to Eke with another smile.

Aly thought for a moment.

"Hm." she muttered.

"Some friends." she said.

"Oh, and my uncle and aunts." she went on.

"I also have some cousins that would like to attend as well, probably." she then added.

Aly was silent for a moment, and started to think.

"Ummmm..." she mumbled, counting on her hands.

"Maybe... 15 people at most?" she said.

"Really, that's all?" Ryker asked, poking his head in.

"My family's not TOO big."' Aly replied.

"But if I need to, I can pare it down to around 11 people or so." she then added.

"......." Ryker was silent.

He then crossed his arms over his chest.

"Oh?" he asked.

"You think so?" he asked further.

"Aly, you REALLY gotta be ready for this." he then told Aly.

"....okay...?" Aly replied, confusedly.

"Eke, you REALLY gotta be prepared for any potential fallout." Ryker then said to Eke.