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Charlotte turned her head and her eyes widened at this Maia Mitchell that stood before her. Ross had told Charlotte stories about Maia Mitchell, about how he and her use to date and then she went behind his back and cheated on her. Then one day she was driving down the freeway and crashed whilst she was pregnant with Ross's child and Maia died on impact.
Also, that Maia Mitchell is Charlotte's Mom.
"M-mom..." Charlotte said.
Maia smiled "Hey there sweetie." She said.
Charlotte shook her head "N-no way..." Charlotte said trying not to believe what was infront of her "y-your dead..."
"No I'm not." Maia said shaking her head.
"But... you died on the freeway when you were driving!" Charlotte insisted "Dad told me!"
"As in Ross Lynch?" Maia asked "as in your gay dad Ross Lynch."
Maia may be Charlotte's Mom, but Charlotte could feel it coming that she was going to smack her. She loves her Dad and she always hurts anyone who insults him because of who he choses to be and love. Especially if it's her own Mother who insults him. Besides, she deserves to be punched and pummbled if she's faked her own death.
"Don't you dare insult my Dad.." Charlotte threatened "you have no place to talk if you've faked your own death."
Maia rolled her eyes "Yeah, yeah," Maia said "I've heard it before. I done my time for it in prison. But now I'm back and-"
"- You will leave me, my Dad and Ratliff alone." Charlotte said placing her hands on her hips. Maia went to go say something "No! Leave."
"Fine," Maia rolled her eyes "but you do know... you may be mostly and 90% like Ross, but always know that 10% is me," Maia sneered "don't you worry your little head princess... I'll be back. And someone will be hurt. That someone will be Ross..." She grinned before walking away.
Once Maia was gone, Charlotte lost it. She began to breathe heavily as she felt tears threatening her eyes. There was then a car honk from behind her on the road she turned around to see Ratliff there holding her folder out the window.
She walked up to the car "T-take me home."
"Why?" Ratliff asked. He then saw she looked like she was going to cry "Charlotte... What's happened? Is everything okay?"
"M-mom..."
"Your Mom's dead."
"S-she's not..." Charlotte said "she's down there! Drive! You'll see!" Charlotte pointed as tears came out of her eyes.
Ratliff looked where Charlotte pointed and he saw a women walking down the street with brown hair. It did look an awful lot like Maia. He took a deep breath "Get in," Ratliff said "your Dad is gonna kill me for doing this.."
Charlotte then jumped into the other side of the car, once it was shut Ratliff began to drive slowly down the road enough to see if it was Maia. Ratliff wasn't wrong... Ross would kill Ratliff for taking Charlotte away from school when she had no reason TO be away from school.
They then began to pass the women and Ratliff looked through the review mirror to see if it was Maia. He looked. His eyes widened. "Oh my god!" Ratliff raised his voice "it's... It's... It's-"
"Maia, I know," Charlotte said "i tried to tell you."
Ratliff looked at Charlotte and Charlotte looked at Ratliff. They had no idea what they were going to do. How were they going to tell Ross this? Both of them are petrified. Charlotte doesn't want Maia, her "mother", hurting her Dad! She loves her Dad more than anyone and anything, he means the world to her and she doesn't want anything happening to him. As for Ratliff... He's feared that if Maia gets her way and is evil.. She might manipulate him into leaving Ratliff for her. He doesn't want that.
He coughed as he felt tears coming to his eyes, he wasn't gonna cry about it in front of Charlotte. He can do it later, it's bad enough that Charlotte looks like she's gonna break down.
Charlotte looked over to Ratliff, she could see the sadness and hurt in her Dad's eyes. She sighed and put her hand on his arm "Let it out.."
"What?" Ratliff asked confused "I'm driving... No..." She sighed and looked at him with her sad brown eyes, which made him melt in a sad way. He let out a small sob.
It was after school and Germaine and Jake were finally home except from Ashleigh. Normally they wouldn't worry... But it's 5p.m. and school finished 3 hours ago. 'Where is she?' Germaine kept on thinking. He sighed before sitting on the couch with his head in his hands.
His Mom and Dad weren't in. They'd be in at 6 as Riker, his Dad, had to be at band practice with Ross, Ratliff, Rocky and Rydel. Laura had something to do with her job to do. They'd be home in one hour and if Ashleigh wasn't home they'd lose it with Germaine and Riker would almost certainly kill Germaine for letting his only daughter get lost or hurt or kidnapped. Even though Germaine is the oldest.. Riker feels the need to pile all the resposibility on Germaine. Just cause he's the oldest.
Maybe because when Riker was Germaine's age... Riker had all the resposibility with Ross, Rydel, Rocky and Ryland. Oh.
The door then opened "Ashleigh?" Germaine called. Nope. Riker and Laura. THey are early.
"I mean..." Germaine stalled "Ashleigh! Make sure you lock the er... Window... Yeah..."
Riker and Laura cocked their heads in confusion at Germaine. Whilst Jake just sighed.
"What window is Ashleigh locking?" Laura asked putting her bag down.
"Oh c'mon your actually believing she's shutting a window?" Jake asked.
Riker cocked his head. Then he realzied something. Ashleigh wasn't there and her coat or bag wasn't there. He folded his arms and gave Germaine a glare "Where's your sister?" Riker asked. Germaine went to go say something "and don't say locking a window!"
"I don't know," Germaine said "she didn't come home from school."
"Well where is she?!" Laura asked panicked.
"Oh I don't know," Germaine said "let us look into my crystal ball, shall we?" Germaine asked sarcastically.
He then put his hands out as if he was rubbing a crystal ball and closed his eyes "Yes... I sense it... I know where she is..." Germaine said, eh opened his eyes "She's not here!" Germaine yelled.
"Germaine," Riker said "what part of make sure you look after your brother and sister so they don't go missing and come home from school... Do you NOT understand?"
"Apparently the make sure they don't go missing and come home from school." Jake said.
Germaine glared at Jake and slapped him upside the head.
"You better go find her now!" Riker said, almost threateningly.
"Riker calm down," Laura said rubbing his back "who's the worst person she's with? Not Regan cause we saw him on the way home. She's with Jack."
"Yeah, I'm gonna go look for her." Germaine said grabbing his coat, he then left.
When Charlotte and Ratliff had gotten home, they didn't even breathe a word to Ross. They only spoke to him when he spoke to them. Other than that the house was filled with silence which Ross couldn't really understand.
"Hey," Ross said coming out of the kitchen "I've ordered some take-out food, so I'm gonna go get it."
"Na, that's fine," Charlotte said standing "I'll go get it."
"You sure?" Ross asked giving her the money "you haven't been very talk-a-tive since Ratliff brought ya home from school." He said not very amused.
Charlotte nodded "Later Daddy." She said kissing him on the cheek before leaving.
Ross walked over to Ratliff and plopped next to him "Wanna tell me what's going on?" Ross asked.
Ratliff went to go say something, but he was saved by loud banging on the door. Ross got up from the couch and walked to the front door and opened it to find Ryan stood there, he looked like he was going to break down crying.
"Taking it you want to talk now," Ross said "seen as though you look like you've been drownng in your tears." Ryan nodded "Come in."
Ryan walked in and Ross directed him into the livingroom "Ratliff, get Ryan a drink." Ross said.
Ratliff nodded and went into the kitchen.
"Don't speak," Ross said to Ryan putting his finger up to his lips as Ryan was about to speak "I think I know what's the matter."
"Y-you do...?" Ryan asked shocked and worried.
"If I've connected the dots correctly, than yes I have." Ross nodded.
Ryan gave him a worried expression as he turned away from Ross.
"Ryan, I'm not gonna judge you!" Ross said turning him back round to face him "why would I anyway? I'm gay myself as well as Ratliff. I don't see why you were so scared to come talk to one of us when you know fine well we're not going to judge."
Ryan tried to speak, before nothing came out but a loud sob "You have no idea how hard this is on me!"
Ross just threw him a 'are-you-kidding-me' look and folded his arms. Ryan did not just say that. Ross had told Ryan all the stories about what Ross went through when he first found out as well as Ratliff when Ryan asked about it. Which now, come to think of it, is why Ryan asked so he knows what to expect. Wow. Ross cannot believe he didn't pick it up about Ryan sooner rather than later.
"Sorry..." Ryan said "of course you do.."
"Look, there's no need to worry about it just yet," Ross said gripping him by the shoulders gently "just tell people and your Mom when the time is right okay? Well.. When you feel like the time is right. Until then it stays between us and only us. Ratliff if he's been eavesdropping."
"I have not beet eavesdropping!" Ratliff called from the kitchen.
Ross shook his head He has Ross mouthed to Ryan. "Okay listen to me," Ross said "I'm not going to lie to you. It's gonna be hard in the first few months if it ever gets out okay? Some, maybe even most, people won't be accepting of it at first, they'll make fun. But it'll get to the point where they'll stop caring, then it'll get easier."
"Is it easy for you and Ratliff?" Ryan asked.
"I guess," Ross said being uncertain "but I am sure there is somewhere right now in the world where people are making fun. Maybe even in L.A. In fact, we still sometimes get hate on Twitter from ex-fans sometimes. But we chose to ignore it cause they are only hiding from their own insecurities."
Ryan smiled "Thanks Uncle Ross."
Ross opened his arms for a hug "No problem," Ross said pulling him into for a hug and rubbing his back gently and comfortingly "just remember I'm always here for you okay Ry? So's Ratliff once he comes to finding out."
"Oh he knows!" Ratliff called from the kitchen.
"Ratliff, you might as well come out here if all you are gonna do is eavesdrop and know what's going on!" Ross yelled.
Ratliff basically then just jumped out of the kitchen and lent against the door frame.
Ryan then just felt it coming on all the sadness he's been feeling through this whole thing. He let out a small sob, which then turned into crying. "Shhh..." Ross hushed him soothingly. He felt his knees become weak where eventually he just collapsed, having Ross to catch him as he fell and sunk to the floor with him holding him in his arms as he cried.
Ross looked up to Ratliff, Ratliff threw Ross a weak/sad smile. He felt for Ryan. He really did. He knows what fear he's going through. Loosing friends and family. Ratliff basically lost all his family cause he hasn't heard anything from them in 14 years. 14 fucking years. He was 20 when he last heard from them.. Now he's 34... Nice. Ross still rarely speaks to his Dad because of this. He was 18 the last time he had a proper talk with his Dad. Now all they exchange is small words like hey or hi when Ross goes round to see his Mom.
Charlotte then came back with the pizza only to find her Dad on the floor holding Ryan, as he was crying his eyes out. She went to go say something but she didn't bother, so she looked over to Ratliff confused. Ratliff just ushered her to follow him into the kitchen. So she did and she shut the kitchen door behind her.
"What's that about?" Charlotte asked.
"Ryan's just upset about something," Ratliff said pulling the pizza box to him "it's no big deal. Nothing to worry about."
"Then can you tell me?" Charlotte asked.
"Um... I don't think Ryan wants anyone else to know but Ross and me." Ratliff said "but other wise I would tell you and you know I would Char."
Charlotte nodded "I know." She said smiling a little.
Ratliff sighed before jumping to sit on the counter of the kitchen like he use to when he was younger "So tell me," Ratliff said "how's things with you and Kyle?"
Charlotte blushed "D-dad..." Charlotte said with slight embarrassment.
Yes, it sounds weird that Charlotte calls both Ross and Ratliff Dad. But they are both her Dad's really. She calls Ross; Daddy and Ratliff; Dad. Just to make things easier for herself.
Although she doesn't really class Ratliff as a Dad... Not in a mean way! No. He's more like a brother or a best friend, cause that's how they act most of the time and she wouldn't really have it any way. She'd rather have it like that then have them both not get on at all. Yes they've argued and had their disagreements, but it's what Dad/daughter brother/sister best friends do.
"No, come on, tell me... I'm interesting." Ratliff said putting his legs cross and chin in one arm that was resting on his left leg like a school girl. Basically he was mocking a school girl.
Charlotte laughed at Ratliff "Fine," Charlotte said "why do you asked?"
"Cause I have the right to kick his ass if he hurts you."
Charlotte rolled her eyes "Don't start turning into Daddy."
"No I won't," Ratliff said "I just wanted to see what its like saying a 'Ross-Lynch' line to his daughter and let me tell you," Ratliff said leaning back on the counter a little "it's fun."
"Yeah well... Lets not turn into a Ross Lynch 2.0." Charlotte said tapping his knee.
"No your Ross-Lynch-2.0," Ratliff said "i'll be Ross-Lynch-3.0."
Both of them then just laughed, almost forgetting about Ross with Ryan out in the living room.
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