Chapter 4
"Good rehearsal guys," Cooper called from his desk. "We're filming the music video tomorrow so grab the scripts from my office on your way out. See you guys tomorrow; send the girls in on your way out."
"Wait, hold up!" Kristina shouted as the boys started to rush off the stage. "Rosalina has something she wants to announce!"
"Kris…no…no I don't!" Rosalina said.
"Yes, you do!" Kristina urged. "Tell them about the letters you got today."
"Did you get your acceptance letters?" Qaasim asked excitedly. Rosalina slightly smiled and nodded.
"So, did you get in?!" Thomas asked.
"She got into all of them!" Kristina blurted out in excitement. "Sorry R, I'm just so excited!"
"No way!" The boys all cheered and formed a huge group hug around Rosalina. "Congratulations!"
"So, what school is the lucky one?" David asked her.
"She didn't even tell you guys the best part!" Kristina exclaimed. "She got a full ride to UCLA!"
"Rosalina, that's awesome!" Cooper grinned. "So, it looks like the decision is already made, huh?"
"Well, not completely but UCLA is at the top of the list right now." Rosalina smiled, glancing over at Nat, who didn't look so thrilled. "I've got to get going though, celebration with my dad and his new girlfriend tonight."
"Congrats!" The boys all shouted as she walked towards the door.
"I'll see you later?" Rosalina asked Nat quietly as he met her by the door.
"Oh…uh yeah." Nat murmured quietly. He pecked her forehead and ran away faster than he should have.
"State of Grace, time to rehearse!" Cooper called as the rest of the Naked Brothers Band cleared off the stage.
"Hey ladies," Thomas smiled, greeting Kylie with a kiss as the other two boys did the same to their girls.
"Have a good rehearsal," David told them.
"See you three later for some much needed Supertastic 6 time." Qaasim winked as the three boys headed back to their dressing rooms to grab their stuff.
Later that night…
Rosalina was sitting in her room, procrastinating on homework and researching UCLA for the millionth time. Her dad had cancelled on her for dinner, leaving her all alone. She was hoping Nat would try and talk to her but he hadn't reached out since rehearsal. She finally caved and picked up her phone to text him.
Rosalina: hey can you come over for a lil bit? I miss you and want to talk xoxo R
After several very long minutes, her phone chimed with a response from her distant boyfriend.
Nat: I can come over for a few, be there soon. N
Rosalina half smiled and jumped up to freshen herself up before Nat arrived. A few minutes later, she heard the door unlock from downstairs, which was Nat letting himself in with the key she gave him.
"Hey," Nat said, walking into her bedroom and quickly kissing her. He then took a seat at her desk chair, glancing at the UCLA site open on her laptop. "So, UCLA, huh?"
"Uh, yeah, everything's paid for." Rosalina smiled. "You don't sound too happy for me."
"No, I am babe." Nat said, forcing a smile. "It's just hard to think about you going there, especially after what happened when we visited."
"Nat, stop. I don't want to talk about that right now." Rosalina told him.
"Well I'm tired of waiting around for you to be ready. Our relationship has been like walking on nails for the past couple of months and I just want things to go back to normal."
"Nat, what happened that night was a really big deal to me. And it's been really hard to deal with." Rosalina told him, as she started to tear up. "Kristina doesn't even know."
"You know, it's not that big a deal." Nat muttered.
"Well it is to me Nat!" Rosalina exclaimed.
"Obviously not if you haven't told your best friend about what happened!" Nat exclaimed back.
"Do you ever think I never told Kris because it hurt too much?" Rosalina cried. "No, you didn't. You never thought about how I felt after what happened, only how you felt."
"That's not true!" Nat yelled but Rosalina was already storming down the stairs. "Where are you going? You can't storm out of your own house!"
"I just did!" Rosalina shouted back, slamming the front door behind her.