Chapter 41

Ryland POV

I was lying on my bed with my SnapBack covering my face. I heard someone walk in and sit down on the bed next to me. "What's up Ryland, you're never normally like this"? Ross asks. "I'm sorry, I just" I start then sit up. "You just what? You can talk to me" He smiles warmly. "Well there's this girl, we had been dating for about 4 months but then she moved and I just miss her. I feel like I can't date anyone else because I'm still in love with her" I say. "Aww RyRy why didn't you tell us, it will get better, I promise. But in the meantime you just gotta forget about her" He says. "Yeh I guess, but it's hard" I frown. "Well if you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm here" he offers. "Thanks Ross" I smile. "Now lets go back downstairs, the others got worried" he says. "Yeh okay" I say and we both walk out into the kitchen. "Hey guys, sorry about that" I apologize. "That's okay sweetie, everybody gets upset sometimes" My mum hugs me. We then all go into the lounge room and watch some television.

Rocky POV

My family went into the living room but I wanted to stay and talk to Maia. "Hey how ya doin"? I ask. "Alright I guess" she answers. "So what did actually happen"? I ask. "Well I was in my room and I smelt smoke so I ran downstairs and saw Ashton and Av on either side of the flames. Av was trapped and she told me to take Ashton and leave" She swallows down tears. "So you saved Ashton, You're a hero" I say. "Not really" she blushes. "Well I think you are" I say and hug her. "We should take you both to the hospital to make sure you're okay, the smoke could be bad if it got in your lungs, ill take you later" I say. "Okay thanks Rocky" she smiles a weak smile. She then goes to the bathroom so I tell all my family about how it was a fire. We then both sat down on the lounge.

Ross POV

It was 8:24am and me and a laura had to be at rehearsals at 10:00. "I'm going to get ready. Be ready by 9am Ross" Laura smiles and takes her bag into the bathroom to get dressed and shower. "I better get ready too then" I say to my family and have a shower in Rydel's on suite bathroom and get dressed. I come back down at 8:45. "Hey Riker, can you take us to work"? I ask. "Sure" He nods. "Ill go get dressed" He says and leaves to get dressed and have a shower in Rydel's on suite as well. "Well Rydel you should go back to the hospital" My mum says. Rydel groans but agrees. "Ill be there Rydes" Ratliff kisses her cheek. "Thanks Liffy" She smiles. "Okay so Maia and Ashton we will take you to the hospital to get checked out" My dad says. "We still have the baby seat from our little cousins that were always here, so we can use that"? Ryland suggests. My parents nod. "We will go put it in the car now" my mum says and her and dad leave to get it out of the garage and put it in the car. Everyone except my parents were now in the living room.

Riker POV

So we decided to discuss our plan about Laura and her dad. "Okay so I will take Laura and Ross to work at 9:30, then they should finish around 4:30. Rydel will take Vanessa to the park at 4, then we will text her when to bring Vanessa back home. Laura will go in the house and Ross and I will sneak in her bedroom window and hide inside incase something goes wrong. Ryland and Ratliff will wait outside and record through the window. Maia and Ashton will most likely still be at the hospital, so Rocky can be with them or be with me and Ross" I announce. Everyone nods. "Okay Ross and Laura, you ready to go"? I ask. "Yep" they say at the same time, Laura's sounding shaky. She was probably really nervous for later. I drive them to work then come back home. "Okay we are going now Riker, love you" My mum says while getting in the car. "Seeya guys" I wave and Rydel jumps out of the car and comes over to me. "Seeya Rike, I love you" She hugs me. "I love you too Rydes, but what's this for"? I ask confused. "Well I won't see you before the plan and I don't want you to get hurt" She says. "Del I promise I will be safe" I smile. "Just be careful. He is dangerous and I don't really like the idea of you and Ross in a house with him" She says getting teary. "Hey Delly, Ill be fine" I hug her. "Okay Ratliff is waiting, ill see you later Rydes" I wave as she gets in Ratliff's car and they drive off. I walk inside and the only one home is Ryland.

Ryland POV

So everyone had left except Riker. "So what do u wanna do baby bro"? He asks. "I don't mind, up to you" I say. "How about we go bowling or something"? He asks. "Yeh sounds fun. Let me get ready then we will go" I say and walk to my room. I have a shower, get dressed and walk into the kitchen to find Riker had made waffles. "Ooh Yum" I smile as he pushes my plate towards me. We eat then go to the local bowling centre.

Calum POV

"ROOOSSSSSS" I yell running down the hallway towards him. "Whoa dude what's up" He asks. "Where's Laura"? I ask. "In her dressing room, why"? he asks. "Ill tell you both at the same time" I say and walk towards Laura's dressing room and Ross follows. I knock quickly and Laura says to come in. "Why do you look stressed"? Laura asks. "Sit down guys" I say and they both sit on the couch. "Guys I have really bad news" I say. They look at each other worried. "What is it"? Ross asks. I hold up the magazine. "Oh my god" Laura gasps. "What does the article say"? Ross asks after seeing 'IS LAURA MARANO PREGNANT'? In huge letters on the cover. I turn to the page and start reading. "Teen stars of Disney's new hit tv show Austin&Ally, Laura Marano and Ross Lynch were spotted at their local hospital kissing. But this young new couple isn't what caught our eye. It was the pregnancy test Laura was holding. The question on everybody's minds is Is she pregnant? The even bigger question is if she is, is Ross the father? No one even knew this couple were an item, but I guess it's out in the open now. Will this ruin their acting career or will she put it up for adoption?" I read. They even had a photo of them kissing with Laura holding the pregnancy stick. "Oh my god Ross I'm so sorry" Laura apologizes and cries into his shoulder. "It's okay Laur" Ross comforts. "Illl leave you two alone" I say and leave the room.

Laura POV

I can't believe that photo got out. I don't know what to do. My life is ruined. Ross holds me tight while I cry into his shoulder. "Austin & Ally cast to set" the speaker announces. "You right to go"? Ross asks. I nod. He wipes my tears away and we go to set hand in hand. "So I guess you saw the magazine" Raini hugs me. I nod. "It'll be okay" She smiles. Raini and Calum know about my dad too so they were really supportive. " Ms Marano and Mr Lynch" The director calls. We walk over to him. "I need to talk to you" He says sternly. "Please step into my office" He adds. "It'll be okay" Ross whispers in my ear. We take a seat and he closes the door. "So I'm going to keep this simple, Laura are you pregnant"? He asks. "No I'm not" I answer. "Good. I don't know why you had it and I don't think it's appropriate to ask but this could ruin this tv show so you will need to clear it up to the press" He says. "I've organized an interview with you two for 1pm today, the sooner you clear this up the better. Does that suit you"? he adds. "Yes sir that is fine" Ross answers. "What do I say"? I ask. "Well thankfully one of our crew is 3 weeks pregnant so you will say that she asked you too get rid of it, lets really prove your acting skills" He says. "Now back to set guys, and don't let this happen again" He adds. Ross and I leave and go to set. In just over 2 hours I had to do the interview. I was nervous. We rehearsed until 12:30, then Ross and I had lunch. The interview was in my dressing room so I cleaned it up and then waited for the interviewer to get here.

Maia POV

Mark drove Stormie, Rocky, Ashton and I to the hospital and Rydel and Ratliff went in Ratliffs car. When we got there Rocky took me to the reception desk while holding Ashton. Rydel, Ratliff, Stormie and Mark went to Rydels room. "Hello how may I help you" The receptionist asks. "I just need to get me and him checked out, we were in a house fire and need to make sure we are okay" I say pointing to Ashton. "Okay since you have a baby it shouldn't take too long, please take a seat" She smiles. We go and sit down.

Ratliff POV

Im kind of disappointed that I couldn't propose to Rydel today but it won't be long until I can. It was Tuesday and I only have to wait until Thursday. It was 1pm and me, Rydel, Stormie and Mark decided to go have lunch at the cafeteria. I had Mac and cheese, Rydel had chicken Caesar salad, Stormie had a lettuce, cheese and ham sandwhich and Mark had a hamburger. We each got a milkshake to drink. Stormie and Mark got a caramel milkshake each and me and Rydel shared a chocolate milkshake.

Laura POV

So the interviewer came in and we started talking.

INTERVIEW

I- Interviewer L-Laura R-Ross

I- Hello im Ciera Rose and you're watching Ciera Rose news. So today we have Ross Lynch and Laura Marano from Disney's Austin and Ally

L- thank you for having us

R- (waves at camera)

I- Okay so first lets talk about your show, now what is Austin and ally about?

R- Well Austin and Ally is about my character Austin who loves performing and is really talented but he can't write songs and Laura's character Ally is a really good songwriter but hates performing, so Austin accidentally steals one of her songs and she ends up being Austin's songwriter and then Rainis character Trish who is Ally's best friend becomes his manager and Calum's character Dez is Austins best friend and he becomes the director/filmmaker.

I- so Austin accidentally steals a song? how does that happen?

R- Well I can't say too much so you will have to watch it and find out

I- Aww okay then. Now Laura, your sister Vanessa is an actress too, how is that? Does she help you or vice versa?and will you ever want to work together?

L- yes my older sister Vanessa plays Bay on switched at birth. ummm well we are both always really busy but when we were younger she used to give me tips which helped me alot and we actually worked together when we were younger on without a trace but yeh I think it would be fun to work together again, especially now that we are both older.

I- maybe you can guest star on each others shows or something

L- Yes I would love that, like that would literally be the best

I- okay so Ross you are in a band, explain that and how it is finding time for both acting and singing

R- Yes okay, well my band is called R5 and it's me, my brothers Riker and Rocky, my sister Rydel and our best friend Ratliff and we, well I would explain our music as sort of pop rock but we have a wide range, every song is different. And it's quite easy finding time for both because I have such supportive people in both of them which helps alot. But I just started having a full time acting job so we will have to see how it goes.

I- So it's your family band, so you work with your family too

R- yeh

I- Thats cool. Okay so you two have recently been seen in a magazine kissing with Laura holding pregnancy tests (holds up magazine) is this true? Or are they photoshopped or something

R- Yes it is true

I- so does this make the rumors of You too dating and Laura pregnant true or false?

R- To clear things up, Laura is Not pregnant, but yes we are dating

I- Awww congratulations, you two make a cute couple

L- Aww thank you, you are so sweet

I- so were the tests yours? If you don't mind me asking

R- No they are not Laura's, they are for one of our crew members who gave it to Laura to get rid of. We never thought it would end like this but when you are a celebrity people are always watching you so you have to be real careful with everything you do and when you slip up they make a big deal out of nothing. Most of the rumors are never true but we will have to still be more careful in the future

I- So not pregnant, not her tests but you are dating

L- Yes

I- Okay you heard it here first, Im Ciera Rose and this is Ciera Rose news

INTERVIEW FINISHED

Ross POV

"Okay it was nice meeting you" Ciera shakes our hands. "Thank you for coming" Laura smiles. "Anytime" Ciera smiles and her and the cameraman and everyone leave. "See I told you everything would go alright" I smile and hug Laura. "Thanks for answering for me. If I did it I would of sounded shaky and they would know I was lying" She says. "Anytime" I smile. She looks up at me and smiles, her big brown eyes sparkling. "I love you Laur" I smile wider. "I love you too Ross" she answers. "Ross Lynch and Laura Marano to set" the speaker announces. "Lets go" I take her hand and we walk to set. It was 1:40pm and we finish at 4:30.

Rydel POV

It was 3:15pm so it was time for me to start my part of the plan. My parents didn't know about it so I told them that me and Ratliff were going on a date. Ratliff and I went to walk out when we saw Rocky, Ashton and Maia sitting in the waiting room so we went up to them. "Hey Rock, we are going now" I say. "Okay Delly, I'm going to stay with Maia, please be careful" He says. "I will, my job is easy, it's the boys and Laura I'm worried about" I say. "Well still be careful, good luck. I love you Del" he says and hugs me. I hug back "Love you Rock". Ratliff takes my hands and we go out to his car. I drive to our house and drop Ratliff off. "Bye Princess. Ill miss you, Be safe, I love you" He says and kisses me. I pull away a bit later. "Same and you too, I love you" I hug him and get back in the car. I then drive to Vanessa's house.

Vanessa POV

Well today I'm hanging out with Rydel. I'm still not sure why she asked me, it seemed weird to me. She turned up at 4pm just like she said. "Hey Rydel" I smile and get in the passenger seat. "Hey Vanessa, so I was thinking we go get ice cream then walk to the park and just talk and play some soccer"? Rydel suggests. "Sounds fun" I answer. She drives to an ice cream parlor. "Okay ill order, what do you want"? I ask. "umm ill get a caramel sundae please" I smile and go to get my wallet out. " No no I'm paying" She smiles. "You sure"? I ask. She nods. "Thanks" I smile. "No problem" she answers and goes up to order. "One caramel sundae and one chocolate sundae please" She asks and pays. They make it and hand it to us and we walk to the park. "So how have you been"? She asks me. "Good, how's it going with Ratliff"? I ask. "Perfect, he's really sweet" She smiles. "And your feeling better after the accident"? I ask. She nods " Oh yeah I'm heaps better". We talk a little more then play soccer.

Riker POV

At 4:25 I got a call from Ross saying he is ready to be picked up. Rocky was staying with Maia but I took Ryland and Ratliff to get them. I pick them both up and we drive to Laura's house. "So you ready Laur"? I ask. "As ready as ill ever be" she shakes as we pull in the driveway. "Good luck babe, and if anything makes you uncomfortable you just scream for us and we will come get you away from him" Ross says and kisses her. She nods. "Okay Ryland, Ratliff, here's the camera. Go over to that window and Laura we will sneak in your window" I explain. "Okay it's go time, ill text Rydel" I say and pull out my phone.

To: Rydel

From: Riker

Hey Del, we are ready :-)

To: Riker

From: Rydel

Okay be there in ten mins :-) good luck

"Okay time to go Laur" I say and we all get out of the car. Me and Ross sneak around the back and climb in her open window, Ratliff and Ryland hide around the side at the window and Laura goes in her front door. It's time to see how this goes. Fingers crossed no one gets hurt and Vanessa finds out the truth.

Laura POV

Ross kisses me then we get out of the car and go to our places. I take a deep breathe and open the door. I leave it a bit open so when Vanessa comes in it won't make a noise. "Who's there"? My dad asks. "I IT'S ME L LAURA" I stutter from nerves. He comes downstairs and into the living room where I am. "Well well well, Vanessa isn't here so how about we have some fun, this time if you tell anyone I will kill you, so are you going to tell anyone"? He asks grabbing onto my arm. "Uhh n n no" I shake. "Good" he smirks and throws me on the lounge. I had to hold him out as long as possible. "WAIT" I yell as he goes to punch me. "What"? He asks aggressively. "I have to go to the bathroom" I say and run to the bathroom. I come out a few minutes later and he throws me back on the lounge and slaps me. By this time I was crying and screaming. He slapped me 3 more times and attempted to rip my shirt off when...

CHAPTER 42

Ross POV

I heard Laura screaming and crying and it broke me, so I went to run downstairs and save her but Riker pulled me back. "Ross, you have to leave her until Vanessa gets here, she will be fine. If she wasn't she would say the safety word" Riker says. "Okay, but this is killing me" I say. "I know it's hard, But they will be here soon" He says and squeezes my shoulder to comfort me. It took every bit of strength to not just run down those stairs and hold her in my arms. Her screams pierced through my ears and made me feel sick with nerves and worry.

Vanessa POV

I actually had a really fun day with Rydel today. She was driving me home and we were blasting never by R5 and singing. When the song finished we turned the music down. "Why are we parking up the end of the street"? I ask suspiciously. "I just feel like walking, ill walk ya home" She smiles. "Okay" I nod. "When we get out the front Rydel tells me to be quiet. I was wondering what the heck is going on. I see my door is open so I don't bother getting my keys out and I just walk straight in. That's when I heard a girl screaming and crying. Rydel and I run into the lounge room where the sound was coming from and see the worst thing I could of ever seen. The rumor was true. My dad was beating Laura. I feel like I don't know him anymore. All that trust and love was gone within a second. "GET AWAY FROM HER" I yell at my dad and run over to Laura as he backed away from her shocked and speechless. She was shaking and crying on the lounge, hugging her legs and burying her face into her knees. Her cheeks were red from where he hit her. Then Ross ran downstairs followed by Riker. "LAURA" Ross yells and Laura looks up and runs over to him straight away and they hug each other tightly while Laura sobs into his chest. Then Ryland and Ratliff walk in through the front door. "Vanessa I I can explain" My dad stutters. "I don't care what you have to say" I say angrily and cross my arms. "Her her mum, she ruined this family. Do you really think that I could love Laura after that? she has the same horrible DNA her mum carried. Laura is just like her mum and I had to get revenge" He says. "She is NOTHING like her mum. Laura is sweet and caring and do you really think she deserved this"? I yell. "Yes I do think she deserved every bit of this" He defends. "I I I can't even look at you right now, Laura go pack your bags, we will find somewhere else to stay for a while" I say and go pack a bag for myself. My dad follows me into my room. "Vanessa, sweetie, don't do this Please. I promise I won't hurt her again, I was just so mad. You understand that right? please don't leave me. I love you Vanessa, you're my world" He cries. "I don't want to hear anything you have to say. you're the reason Laura will have emotional damage for a long time, you are a sick disgusting man and I'm ashamed that you're my father" I spit and walk downstairs with my suitcases and bags. A minute later Laura and Ross come downstairs with her bags and we all leave.

Laura POV

Ross and I went upstairs and I packed basically everything and then went downstairs where everyone else was waiting. Vanessa, Ross and I got in the back of Riker's car with Riker driving and Rydel, Ratliff and Ryland got in Rydels car wit Ratliff driving, Rydel in the passenger seat and Ryland in the back.. "Laur I'm so sorry I didn't believe you, I was so caught up in how much he has done and cared for me that I didn't even trust you" Vanessa apologizes. "It's okay, I know how you must of felt" I say. "No, it's not okay Laur, I will make this up to you, I don't know how. but I will" She says. "'Maybe you can start by letting us put him in jail" Riker mumbles to himself but we all hear."YES of course, But we will never win. We have no evidence" Vanessa frowns. "Oh I didn't mean for anyone to hear that" Riker blushes. "We do have evidence, Ryland and Ratliff were filming the whole thing" Ross exclaims. "Really Vanessa asks. We all nod. "Well then what are we waiting for? Riker drive to the police station, Ross you text the others to meet us there" Vanessa instructs. "Are you sure"? I ask. "Positive, Laur I love you like you've been my little sister forever and I don't want him anywhere near you" Vanessa says. "But where will we live"? I ask. "We can stay at a hotel room" she suggests. "But how will we pay? And we need food too" I ask. "I have been saving, I have plenty of money and ill continue to get money from work" she answers. "You don't have to do this" I say. "I know but I want to" she smiles. "Thank you, I know this is hard for you" I say and hug her . "Knowing it will make you safe makes it easier" She says. Ross texts Ryland and we drive to the police station.

Ryland POV

The plan went pretty well, the only bad thing was that Laura got hit, but she said she was fine. I get in the back seat of the car and we go to drive to our house when I get a text from Ross.

To: Ryland

From: Ross

Hey Baby bro change of plans, meet at the police station, we are gonna turn him in now

To: Ross

From: Ryland

Okay but what did Vanessa say? Won't she be mad?

To: Ryland

from: Ross

Surprisingly no. She agreed to it. She said that she just wants Laur to be safe

To: Ross

From: Ryland

That's good, be there in ten :-)

To: Ryland

From: Ross

Okay seeya then :-)

"Guys Ross just texted me to meet at the police station, we are going to turn him in" I say. "Okay good. He deserves to go to jail " Rydel hisses. "Yeh he does, what sick man would do something like that"? I say. "I hope he gets locked up for a long time" Ratliff joins in. "We arrive at the station as the others are getting out of their car. "You got the tape"? Ratliff asks me. "Yep" I nod and hold it up. "Good, lets go" Ratliff answers.

Rocky POV

"Maia Mitchell" The doctor calls. "Yep" She says and we stand up and go into the room. The doctor checks both of them out. "Everything is fine, not too much smoke was inhaled which is good" the doctor states. "Thank you" We say and leave. I hold the door open for Maia and Ashton. "Thank you" she smiles. "Anytime" I smile back. "Well that was quick" Maia says. "Yeh it was, I'm gonna text Riker and let him know we are finished" I tell and text my big brother.

To: Riker

From: Rocky

Hey Riker :-)how did everything go? we are finished, mums gonna drop us home, u there yet?

To: Rocky

From: Riker

Okay, everything went good. ill tell u later. nah we aren't home yet. Turning the tape into the cops now, idk when we will be home, but we will see u soon:-)

To: Riker

From: Rocky

Okay talk to ya later

"They will tell me everything later but it went good and they are turning the tape in now" I say to Maia. "That's good" she smiles. "Hey mum, can you take us home"? I ask. "Sure sweetie" she nods and takes me, Maia and Ashton home. "Okay I'm going back to the hospital, I wonder what's taking your sister so long, she should be back soon if she isn't back already, okay be safe" mum says and drives back to the hospital. It was only Me, Maia and Ashton home. "Waaahhh" Ashton starts crying. Maia tries to settle him. "Rocky I don't know what to do, he won't be quiet" she panicks. "It's okay Maia, just take a deep breathe. Okay when was the last time he was fed"? I ask. "About 2 hours ago" she answers. "Okay so he probably isn't hungry, did you change his happy"? I ask. "Yes, like an hour ago" she replies. "Okay sleep, when did he nap last"? I ask. "Maybe like 4 hours"? She says. "Well he is probably tired, rock him gently" I instruct. She does what I say but he still cries. "Rocky can't you just do it"? She begs. "No, you can do it, bounce a little" I say and she does it. "Talk to him" I add. "You do it and see how hard this is" She dares. "Okay, but I know you're just trying to get him to be quiet, but just this once" I negotiate. Maia hands him to me and I rock, bounce and talk to him. After about 5 minutes he is sound asleep. "Rocky, he hates me" She pouts. "He doesn't hate you, you just need practice" I say. "Your so good at it, you're whole family is" She says. "We have had practice, you'll be just as good in no time" I smile. "Thanks" she smiles back. "So tomorrow do you want to go shopping and buy him a crib and all that stuff"? I ask. "Yeh Id love to" She says. "Cool, lets watch some tv" I suggest. She nods and we go and sit on the couch, Ashton in my arms and Maia leaning on my shoulder.

Riker POV

We all walk into the police station and I tell everyone to wait on the chairs while I go up to the reception desk. "Hello, I would like to report someone" I say. "Sure, firstly are you over 18" he asks. "Yes sir" I nod. "Can I please see some ID" he asks. I take my drivers license out and show him. "Okay, fill out these forms then come back to see me" He instructs. I nod and take the papers. "What did he say" Laura asks. "I have to fill out these" I say and fill out the form.

NAME- Riker Anthony Lynch

DOB- November 8 1991

WHAT CRIME WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPORT?

Beating and raping

YOUR RELATION TO VICTIM OF CRIME

friend

NAME OF VICTIM

Laura Marano

NAME OF SUSPECT

Gregory Marano

RELATION BETWEEN VICTIM AND SUSPECT

Step father

I put some other infrmation like my address and mobile number. I then do my signature and go back to the desk. "Okay, please take a seat on those chairs and someone will be out in a minute to talk with you" He says. "Okay thank you very much" I smile and walk back to the others. "Okay who is coming in with me, I think you should Laura" I admit. "Yeh okay" she agrees. "Ill come too" Ross says. "Okay so us three, Ryland can I please have the tape"? I ask. "Sure, here ya go" He says and hands me the tape. We wait a bit longer and then our names get called out. "Riker Lynch" they say. We stand up and walk into the room. "Okay so I read your complaint, beating and rape was it"? He asks. "Yes sir" I nod. "Okay firstly this is a very serious matter, we don't want any jokes" he says. "This isn't a joke sir" Ross says. "Okay, secondly, do you have any evidence" he asks. "Yes we have a video" I say and hand him the tape. "Okay, we will take this and Annalise it, we will call you back when we get information on it" he says. "Okay thank you" we all say and leave. We all drive home at 6:10pm.

Rydel POV

"Well I have to go back to the hospital, you guys have fun" I say from the car. "Okay Del, see ya tomorrow" They say and Ross blows me a kiss. "So how was your day with Vanessa"? Ratliff asks me. "It was fun, we got Ice cream and just talked and played soccer" I answer. "Sounds like fun" He smiles. We get to the hospital and walk inside and see my parents waiting in the waiting bay. "Hey guys did you have fun"? Mark asks. "Yeh we did dad" I smile. "Oh your doctor was looking for you, he had to tell you something" my mum says. "Okay, do you know what"? I ask. "No clue" she responds. I go find my doctor while Ratliff stays with my parents. "Oh Rydel, I've been looking for you" he says. "Yeh mum told me, what's up"? I ask. "Just letting you know that you are getting released today" he says. "Really? Yay" I squeal. "Okay ill bring your parents some forms in about ten minutes" he says. "Okay, thank you" I nod and walk back to the waiting room. "What did he want baby girl"? Ratliff asks. "I'm getting released" I smile. "That's great" he hugs me. I go to pull away but he keeps holding onto me. "You can let go now Ratliff" I say. "Naah I don't want to" he smirks and then starts tickling my sides. "Ratliff" I giggle. "Yeh, I can't hear you" he jokes. "R r rat Ratliff s s st stop" I say between giggles. "Okay, only cause it's you" he smiles and kisses my cheek. "Aww you two are the cutest" Stormie smiles. "We know" Ratliff jokes. We all start laughing.

Ross POV

So we get home after going to the police station and we see Ashton asleep so I tell everyone to be quiet. "I'm going to have a shower" Laura smiles. "It's good to see you making yourself at home" Ross giggles. "Rike can I please talk to you"? Vanessa asks my oldest brother. "Uhh yeh I guess" he scratches his neck and they walk out. "Hey guys, how did it go"? Rocky asks. "It went good, Laura only got hit a few times and then Vanessa came in and now she knows the truth, they both packed their bags and are going to stay in a hotel, And we turned him in to the cops but they still need to get back to us with what's going to happen to him" I explain. "Well that's good" Rocky smiles. I nod and sit on the other couch, so does Ryland.

Mark POV

"Okay so here is the forms" the doctor comes up to us. Stormie, Rydel and I sign it. "Okay Del, go pack up your stuff" I say. Her and Ratliff go to her room and pack. When they are finished they come back out with some bags. "You ready to go"? I ask. "Yep" Rydel smiles. "Okay lets go then" I say and we get in the car and drive home.

CHAPTER 43:

Riker POV

So Vanessa wanted to talk to me and I think I know what it's about, Our relationship. "So what did you want to talk about"? I ask. "Riker I think you already know" she says. "Our relationship I'm assuming" I shrug. "Yeh, I just want to know if this changes anything? The reason that we broke up was because of this, does that mean we will unbrake up because I believe her now"? She asks. "Look Vanessa, Its not about that you believe her now, that means nothing, the fact that you didn't believe her in the first place is what matters. I'm a huge family man and I can't even think of not believing Rydel if she told me that. I'm really sorry but I don't think we should get back together, but I really want to stay friends. You're still pretty cool to hang out with" I say. "Okay, if that's what you want I'm cool with it and id love to stay friends. As long as you're apart of my life, I'm happy" she smiles but I could see a bit of hurt. "Hey I never ended up properly teaching you guitar, want to try again"? I ask. "I'm not sure, I wasn't very good" she frowns. "Come on, it'll be fun" I smile and lend out my hand. "Okay" she says unsure and takes my hand. I walk her inside and into my room. "Here" I hand her my guitar that was hanging on the wall. "Riker, this is your favorite guitar. You never let anyone touch it, let alone play it" she gasps. "I know, but there's a first time for everything" I smile back. "What if I brake it"? Her smile drops. "You won't" I say. She smiles and takes it then I grab my guitar in the holder. I teach her a few chords which eventually turns into a song. "See I told you this will be fun" I smile. "Yeh, it is. Thanks for teaching me" she smiles back. "Anytime" I smile and continue to teach her.

Rydel POV

We get home and see Rocky, Ross, Ryland, Maia and Ashton on the lounge. Rocky is burping Ashton from just feeding him. "Hey guys, you been good"? Mum asks. "Didn't burn the house down I see" dad jokes. "Yeh we have been good" Ross answers. "Where's Riker"? I ask. "He went to his room with Vanessa" Rocky says. "Oh Vanessa's here, why isn't Laura"? Mum asks. "She is, she's having a shower" Ross answers. Mum nods. "Well I'm going to cook dinner" mum says. "Ill come help" dad says and they both walk into the kitchen. "So what do you think Riker and Vanessa are talking about, do you think there getting back together"? I ask. "Only one way to find out" Ross smirks and gives me a look to ask if I knew what he was thinking. I knew exactly what he was thinking and at the same time we ran to Rikers room and listened through the door. "All I can hear is music" I whisper. "Wait, I hear Rikers favorite guitar" Ross whispers back. "How can you tell"? I ask. "The sound of each guitar is different" he answers. "But Riker never uses that guitar anymore" I whisper. "Maybe Vanessa is using it"? Ross suggests. "But the only other person he has ever let use it is me when he was teaching me to play, besides that he doesn't let anyone use it" I say. Ross shrugs and we continue to listen. "Del" Ratliff says. "Shhh" I whisper. "Sorry" he comes and stands next to me. "What is it Liffy"? I ask. "Just wondering what you are doing" he says. "Just listening to what's going on" Ross answers. "Ooh you guys are naughty" he jokes. "Let me listen" he adds and puts his ear to the door. The music stops and we hear talking.

CONVERSATION

V- Vanessa R- Riker

V- Hey Riker?

R- yeah?

V- thanks for letting me use your guitar. I know it's your favorite and it means a lot to me that you trust me with it.

R- your welcome. Before you, the only other person besides me who had played it was Rydel.

V- you really care about her don't you?

R- of course I do, she's my baby sister. I love her more then anything.

V- You're really sweet Riker

R- Thanks. For the record, I'm gonna miss you being my girlfriend, but it's for the best. I mean if Laura and Ross got married we would have to split up anyway. It's easier to just quit early before it hurts too much.

V- Yeh you're right. But hey we still get to be friends and hang out all the time

R- yeh, it will be fun

V- (laughs) Riker stop

R- stop what

V- Stop tickling me. I'm very ticklish

R- whats the magic word?

V- please

R- please what?

V- (still laughing) please stop tickling me

R- okay. Hey Nes, want to like grab some lunch tomorrow?

V- Sure, only as friends though

R- cool. Wait here, ill be back.

END OF CONVERSATION

"Quick he's coming, run" I whisper and we all move away from his door and into Ross's room across the hall. "Hey guys" Riker waves as he walks past then walks to the lounge room. "That was close" Ratliff puffed. "Yeh it was" Ross repeated. "So I don't think they're getting back together, it's sad. I know Riker really liked her" I frowned. "He did, I thought it was just a little crush" Ross questions. "Yeh he did, he told me that he thinks he's in love with her" I answered. "Oh" Ross frowns. "But hey, I guess it's for the best" Ratliff tries to cheer us up. We both nod.

Riker POV

"Hey mum, dad" I say while walking into the kitchen. "What is it sweetie"? Mum asks. "Well since Vanessa and Laura have nowhere to go I was wondering if they could stay here"? I ask with a hopeful smile. "Well we do have another spare room" dad starts. "But it's up to your mum" he finishes. "Well I guess it's fine, just as long as you tell us why they don't want to live with their dad" my mum asks. "Mum... I I don't know if I can, ill be right back though" I say and run off. "Laura" I say knocking on the bathroom door. She opens it and goes back to the mirror and puts her hair in a messy ponytail. "What's up Riker"? She asks. "Well I need to tell my parents why you don't want to live with your dad" I start. "WHAT! NO. Riker it will be weird" she nearly has tears. "Hey Laura, please don't cry. Look I asked if you could both stay here and they said only if I tell them, but I won't until you say I can" I hug her. "Thanks Riker, I guess you can tell them" she frowns. "Are you sure"? I question. "Positive, now go tell them" she smiles. "Thanks Laur" I smile back and run into the kitchen.

Ross POV

I feel responsible for them not being together. It's only because me and Laura are dating. I didn't realize how serious they were, I thought it was just a little crush. Riker has done so much for me that I know what I have to do tomorrow will be worth it.

Stormie POV

Riker left us standing there, confused in why he had to hurry off. "What was that about"? Mark asked. "I don't have a clue" I answer. We continue to cook dinner, then he comes running back in. "Okay I can tell you" he says out of breathe. We stand there waiting for an answer. "Well when Laura was younger her mum met Laura's dad, who is actually her step dad. Then her mum left with another guy and left Laura with him and Vanessa. Her dad was so angry with her mum that he took it out on Laura and he hurt her" he starts. "How did he hurt her"? Mark asks angrily. "He hit her, punched her, slapped her, kicked her and even raped her" Riker says. My heart literally cracked, I think you could hear it. Poor Laura, no child should have to go through that, he is a sick man. "ILL BE BACK" Mark yells angrily and grabs the car keys. Mark treated Laura like she was his own. I could tell he wanted to beat him up. "Mark sweetie, settle down. He's not worth it" I say. "We turned him into the cops, they are gonna arrest him, so he probably isn't there anyway" Riker says. "Good, he deserves to rot in jail for what he did" my husband says through clenched teeth. Then Laura walks into the kitchen. "Oh sweetie I'm so sorry, you can stay here as long as you want" I go over and hug her. "Thank you so much Stormie and Mark" she says. "If anyone hurts you again, you tell me and ill deal with them okay Laura" Mark says. "Thanks Mark, you guys are so kind" she smiles. "Well you are family now, how about you go tell Ross the good news" I suggest. "Yeh I will, thank you again" she smiles and walks to the living room. "I'm going to tell Vanessa" Riker says and goes to his room.

Gregory POV

I Cant believe Vanessa left me. She was my world. I wish I never kept Laura or even met her mum. She has ruined my life and taken away the one thing that matters most. I just hope Vanessa is safe. I have been crying for a while and hear a knock on the door. It's probably Vanessa, she came back to me. I wipe away my tears, run to the door and open it without looking who it is. "Gregory Marano"? A policeman questions. "Yes"? I ask confused. "You are under arrest for physical harm and rape to an underage child, anything you say can and will be held against you in court" He says putting handcuffs on me. "Wait this must be a mistake" I lie. They ignore me and drag me into the back of the police car. I will kill Laura when I see her next, and that little boyfriend of hers too. I know she is behind this and probably the whole Lynch family. I will get my revenge on them all.

Riker POV

"Hey Vanessa, good news. My parents said that you and Laura could stay here for a while" I smile. "WHAT! Are you serious, oh my god that's amazing" she smiles and hugs me. "I have to go thank them" she says and runs into the kitchen with me following right behind her. "Hey Vanessa" my dad greets. "Hey, thank you so much for letting us stay" She thanks. "It's no problem at all" my mum smiles. "Okay well we are going to go to the living room and see what everyone is doing, thanks again mum and dad" I say and walk with Vanessa to the living room.

Laura POV

"Hey Rocky, Where's Ross"? I ask. "They went to go spy on Riker and Vanessa" He says. "Rikers not with Vanessa, he is in the kitchen" I say. "Oh, there probably in one of the bedrooms then" he says. "Okay thanks" I smile and walk to the end of the hall where Riker/Rocky and Ross/Ryland bedrooms are on either side. I saw them sitting on the beds in Ross's room so I walked in. "Hey Laura, what's up"? Rydel asked. "Hey, I just wanted to say that your parents offered for me and Vanessa to stay here for a while in the spare bedroom. Your parents are the best" I smile. "OH MY GOD THATS SO AMAZING" Rydel squeals and runs over to hug me. "We can have girls nights, I know Maia has been here but we aren't as close and she's always looking after Ashton, this is going to be so fun" Rydel smiles. "Why aren't you happy Ross, don't you want me to live here"? I ask kind of hurt. He just sat with his head down, looking at his hands fiddling in his lap. "We will leave you two alone" Ratliff says and takes Rydels hand and walks out of the room, closing the door behind them. "I thought you would be happy"? I ask. "Laur, I I think we should brake up" He chokes down tears. "What"? I say with tears rolling down my cheek. "I'm sorry Laur" he apologizes. I don't say anything. I just leave the room and start crying. "Laur what's wrong" Rydel asks, pulling me into a hug. Everyone is waiting for me to answer. Except Stormie and Mark, they were still in the kitchen cooking dinner. "Ross broke up with me" I cry. "What? Why"? She asks. "I don't know" I sob. I hear Ratliff storm out of the room and into Ross's, I felt like he knew why.

Ross POV

That was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I still love Laura a lot, but I had to do this for Riker. He has sacrificed so much for me that I had to do it. I could tell how miserable he has been without Vanessa as his girlfriend. I could tell Laura was hurt and that broke me even more. When she left I started boiling my eyes out. I couldn't help it. I don't want her angry at me. I hear a knock on the door. "Who is it" I say wiping away my tears and composing myself. "It's Ratliff" he answers. "Come in" I say. "Hey buddy, what's up" he asks and sits on the bed next to me. I just shrug and look at my hands in my lap. "Did you do this so Riker and Vanessa could be together" He asks. "How did you know"? I ask. "Dude. You were so in love with her it was obvious. There is no way you would of just let her go without there being a good reason" he says. "And when we were listening to them talking you were saying how its because of you and Laura that they can't be together" he adds. "I already miss her. She's really upset with me, I didn't mean to break her heart. I just needed to sacrifice something for Riker because he does so much for me ya know"? I frown. "Yeh I understand, but I think you should get Laura back" he says. "Why?" I ask. "Look Ross, I know you just want Riker to be happy but what if they don't get back together? What if they do, then brake up? It's not worth risking your perfect fairytale for someone else's possibility of one" He says. "Wow when did you get so wise" I ask. He laughs. "Just go get your girl back" He winks and leaves. I really want her to be mine again, but I just can't. I have half of my brain saying 'go get her, you were made for eachother' then the other part is saying 'look at everything Riker has done for you, are you really going to be that selfish and not give him this one thing"?. My mind was a mess and I didn't know what to do. That's when Riker walked in. "Hey, why did you brake up with Laura. I thought you loved her" he asks sitting next to me. "I do" I say. "Then why did you brake up with her" he asks again. "I I can't say" I frown. "You can tell me anything Ross, I won't judge" He says. "Wait. Is it because of me and Vanessa"? He asks. I sit in silence. "Oh Ross it is isn't it. Look. Me and Vanessa were great together but you and Laura were perfect. I don't think there's a chance that we will get back together wether or not you're dating Laura. I appreciate that you care so much. But seriously man, What were you thinking"? He jokes. "I guess I just wanted you to be happy because you spend you're whole life making us happy that you forget about yourself" I say. "I don't forget about myself, you being happy is what makes me happy" he smiles. "Go get Laura back before it's too late" he says and hugs me. "Are you sure"? I ask. He nods. "But what if she doesn't want me back"? I ask. "You have to at least try" he says. "You're right" I say and walk out the door. As I get to the doorframe he calls me. "Ross" he calls. "Yeh" I turn around. "Next time you think about doing something like this, talk to us first" he smiles. "I will" I say and run into the living room to see Laura crying in Rydels arms. Everyone just looks at me but Laura doesn't know I'm here. Her face is burried into Rydels shoulder. "Laura" I say gently. She looks up quickly and I could see the hurt in her eyes. "Laura I am so sorry, can we talk"? I ask. "I have nothing to say to you" she sobs. "Fine, ill talk you just listen" I say. She burries her head back into Rydels shoulder and I could tell she was crying. "Laur, ever since I met you I felt a connection. I could tell we were perfect for eachother. I only broke up with you because I felt bad that Riker and Vanessa broke up because of us. Riker has sacrificed a lot and never asks or expects anything in return and I could see he was hurt. I made a decision to brake up with you so he could be happy again. I still love you Laura, I've never stopped loving you and all I ask is for another chance to be together" I speak. She keeps her face burried and continues to cry, I honestly don't even know if she was listening. "Laur"? I question. She wasn't answering and I was getting desperate so I grabbed her shoulder and spun her around gently so she was facing me and within seconds of doing that I crashed my lips straight into hers. She immediately melted into the kiss and in that moment I knew she still wanted me. It wasn't a rough kiss. It was sweet and romantic. I pulled away first and looked into her puffy red eyes. "Is that a yes" I smile. She nods and I hug her so tightly that I think I nearly broke some bones. "I missed you Laura, I'm so sorry" I whisper into her ear. "I know you were only trying to help Riker" she whispers back. "Oh so you were listening" I joke. "Of course I was" she answers. We pull away from the hug to see everyone staring at us.

Vanessa POV

So Ross broke up with my sister just so we could date. That's really sweet but I don't think Riker would of even wanted me back anyway. If I can't forgive myself for not trusting Laura then how could he? "DINNERS READY"! Mark calls. We all walk into the kitchen and get a plate of spaghetti bolognaise and then go sit outside on the back patio. It went Ryland at the end then Ratliff, Rydel, Maia, Rocky, Stormie and mark at the other end. Then Riker next to mark, me, Laura, Ross and back to Ryland. "This is really good, thanks for dinner" I say. "Thank you sweetie, your welcome" Stormie smiles. We finish dinner and go into the basement while Stormie and Mark make dessert. "So Vanessa can play guitar sort of now" Riker smiles. "Not really" I say. "How about you show us"? Laura asks. "Uhh I guess" I nod. Riker hands me a guitar from the rack and he picks up a microphone and a bass. "Yo Rydel, Ratliff, go do your stuff" Riker smiles. Rydel and Ratliff nod and Rydel sets up her keyboard while Ratliff gets his drumsticks and sits on the stool. "Okay what song"? Rydel asks. "Say you'll stay" Riker answers. "Okay everyone ready?" Riker asks. "yep" we all respond. "okay on 4" Ratliff instructs. "1 2 3 4" Ratliff taps his drumsticks together and we started playing. Riker sung first, then I sung the chorus's and Riker sung everything that wasnt the chorus. Rydel and Ratliff did harmonies.

3 MINUTES LATER

Riker POV

"Just say you'll stay" I finish off the song. Everyone erupts in applaud's and cheers. "Wow that was pretty good Vanessa" Laura smiles. "Guys here's some chocolate mousse for dessert" mum smiles while handing half of us a bowl each. Dad hands the rest of us a bowl and then they go back upstairs. "Guys wanna watch the first episode of Austin and Ally"? Ryland suggests. "Sure, glad we got an advanced copy of that. Lets see what we can tease him about" I laugh. "Good luck finding something, I was perfect" Ross smiles. "Lets see" Rocky says and puts the disk in. We sit on the lounges. It goes Me, Vanessa, Laura then Ross on one lounge. Maia holding Ashton, Rocky and Ryland on the other lounge and the last lounge has Rydel and Ratliff. 25 minutes later the episode finished. "Wow good job little bro, you and Laura did great" I smile. "Aww thanks Riker" Laura smiles. "I know I know, I was amazing" Ross jokes. We all start laughing, including him. "We are going to bed now. Don't stay up too long" My mum smiles. "Night mum, love you" Rydel says. "Night Stormie, thank you for letting us stay" Maia says. "Goodnight" the rest of us say. "So what do you want to do" I ask. "Well we can play truth or dare and then go to sleep"? Ross suggests. Everyone nods. "Okay scissors paper rock with who goes first" I say. It came down to me and Rocky. "Okay winner goes first" Ross says. We play and both go paper, then both go scissors then Rocky goes Rock and I go paper. "Riker goes first" Ratliff says.

WARNING! SMUT INVOLVED IN THIS CHAPTER

CHAPTER 44

Riker POV

TRUTH OR DARE

We all sit in a circle on the floor. It goes Ratliff, Rydel, Rocky, Maia, Ryland, Vanessa, me, Ross then Laura. I spin the bottle to see who asks me a question and it lands on Ratliff. "Truth or dare"? Ratliff asks. "Truth" I say. "Okay ummm would you kiss one of your brothers on the lips for a million dollars" he asks. "Yes" I answer and all my brothers look at me disgusted. "EWWW" Ross scrunches up his nose. "Well a million dollars is alot of money, you're telling me you wouldn't do it"? I ask. "It's not my turn to answer" he smiles cheekily. I spin the bottle and it lands on Ross "yay, just who I was hoping for" I smirk. "Truth or dare" I add. "Uhhh if I pick truth I know what you'll ask me but I also know your dares can be cruel. So truth" he hesitates. "Would you kiss me, Rocky and Ryland for a million dollars"? I ask. "Fine, yes I would" he answers. "See I knew it, now you can't judge me" I laugh. "Yeh yeh whatever" he pouts. "Okay my turn to spin" he exclaims. Ross spins and it lands on Ratliff. "I need to go to the bathroom, ill be back" Rydel says and leaves. "Truth or dare"? Ross asks Ratliff. "Dare" he smiles. "Okay I dare you to go up to the bathroom door and knock and scream there's a fire and hold the door closed so she cant get out for a whole minute and scare the crap out of Rydel" Ross smirks. "Don't you think that's too much? I don't really feel comfortable doing that" Ratliff hesitates. "You have to do it, it's a dare" Ross says. "Okay" he says unsure and walks to the bathroom.

Ratliff POV

I'm really not sure about this. She could get angry or hurt or start panicking. I really don't want to do this but Ross was right, It's a dare so I have too. I take a deep breathe as I hear the toilet flush and then the sink turn on. "RYDEL THERE'S A FIRE QUICK RUN"! I scream. "WHAT, oh my god"? She panicks. I grab the handle and pull it towards me so she can't open it. "RATLIFF IM TRAPPED, IT WON'T OPEN" she cries. "RATLIFF I LOVE YOU" She cries and I hear her slide to the floor and start crying harder. I look at my watch. Only 30 seconds left. I'm silent for the last 30 seconds and as soon as it's over I fling the door open and run to her. She stands up and hugs me. I wrap my arms tightly around her. She was boiling her eyes out. "Quick Ratliff, we have to get out of here" she drags my arm but I pull her back. "I'm sorry Del, it was a dare. There's no fire" I say. "WHAT THE HECK? You scared the crap out of me. How could you do this to me"? She cries and walks downstairs and into the basement. "Rydel I'm sorry" I apologize but she ignores me. She leaves no room for me to sit next to her so it now goes Rydel, Rocky, Maia, Ryland, Vanessa, Riker, Me, Ross then Laura. "What happened"? Riker whispered to me. "She started crying and now she's angry at me. I feel really bad" I frown. "She will get over it" He comforts. "I'm really sorry" Ross whispers in my ear. "I didn't think she would get that angry" he frowns. "It's okay Ross" I say. "Lets keep playing" Rydel says and I spin the bottle. It lands on Riker. "Again, gosh" he puffs. "Truth or dare"? I ask. "Dare" He says. "Okay I dare you to sing barbie girl" I say. "Okay, I'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world. Life in plastic, it's fantastic. You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere. Imagination, life is your creation" he sings. By this time everyone is laughing except for me and Rydel. "How do you actually know the lyrics to that"? Rocky laughs. "It's my jam" Riker jokes. "Okay spin the bottle" Maia tells. He spins and it lands on Rydel. "Truth or dare little sis"? He asks. "Dare" she says quickly. Riker smirks. "Okay I dare you to kiss Ratliff for a whole minute on the lips" he smiles. "WHAT, NO, I'm not talking to him let alone kissing him" She crosses her arms. "But you have to, it's a dare" Riker says. "But it'll be weird with everyone watching" she tries making up excuses. "Okay fine you can go upstairs for 5 minutes and talk this out. Or you can kiss for a minute. You choose" Riker says. "Fine, lets go upstairs" she pouts and walks upstairs. I follow her. "Rydel I'm really sorry, I didn't want to do it but it was a dare" I apologize. "Ratliff you really scared me. And you know what hurt the most"? She says. I shrug. "The fact that when I said that I loved you, you didn't answer. I didn't know what had happened. You went silent, I thought you left me or even got killed" she cries. "Rydel if tally was a fire, I couldn't ever leave you. I would stay there and die if I had to. I would prefer to die with you then live without you. I love you Rydel, I didn't mean to hurt you." I frown. "You would die with me"? She questions. "Yes! Noone understands how much I love you. I've never felt this way about anyone before. I am so in love with you Rydel and I have screwed everything up, again" I say as a single tear falls out of my eye. "You haven't screwed things up. You brake me then always have the right words to say and it makes me fall for you even more everytime. I know it was only a dare and that you had to do it. I still love you Ratliff" she cries and hugs me. "Why are you crying"? I ask. "I don't even know. It's just the thought of not being with you. I can't live without you Ratliff, please never leave me" she cries. "I could never leave you. I'm in love with you" I smile and pull away from the hug. I look into her brown, teary eyes and she looks into mine. We stay like that for what felt like forever but it was only 20 seconds. Then I slowly lean down and kiss her gently. I pull away seconds later only for her to pull me towards her and kiss her again. We start making out for 5 minutes when Riker comes upstairs. "What's taking you guys s- oh now I see. Well this is awkward" Riker says. We don't say anything. What can I say? He just caught me full on making out with his little sister. "Well ill leave you to it. Just come downstairs when you're finished with this" he says awkwardly then runs back downstairs. I turn and face Rydel and we start making out again straight away. We pull away and smile at eachother. "Come on, lets finish the game. We can finish this later" I whisper in her ear which makes her shiver. "Okay" she smiles and we walk downstairs to find everyone staring at us.

Riker POV

So I told them 5 minutes and it had been nearly ten so I decided to go see what was taking them so long. When I walked upstairs I saw them making out. It was really awkward so I ran back downstairs. "What's taking them so long"? Ryland asks. "Are they still mad at eachother"? Laura asks. "Well considering they are up there making out, I'm pretty sure they are fine" I say. "NO WAY"! Rocky gasps. "That is so awkward for you" he adds. "I know, I didn't know what to do so I just left" I tell. "Well atleast they are happy again" Vanessa smiles. "Yeh but still. How would you like it if you walked in on Laura and Ross full on making out, tongue and everything"? I ask. "Yeh that is pretty disturbing" Vanessa says. Then Rydel and Ratliff come downstairs hoding hands. "Oh hey lovebirds" Ross teases. "Uhhh hi"? Rydel says confused. "So did you enjoy your little "talk"?" Rocky asks trying not to laugh. "Guys drop the act. I know Riker told you all. You are really bad at hiding stuff" Rydel says. "So you two are happy again"? Laura asks. "The happiest" Ratliff smiles and kisses Rydels cheek. "Awwww" Maia smiles. "You two are the cutest" Vanessa adds. "Thanks" Rydel smiles. "So are we still playing"? Ratliff asks. "Actually we were all going to go to bed" I say. "Okay then, I guess we will go to bed too" Ratliff winks at Rydel. "Your OWN beds. I saw that wink" I say sternly. "Yes sir, sorry sir" Ratliff salutes and we all start laughing. "Okay, Ratliff you're sleeping on the lounge. No funny business, as usual" I say. "Well goodnight" Laura and Vanessa say and go to their bedroom. "Goodnight Laur" Ross kisses Laura. "Well we are off too, night" Ryland says and him and Ross go to their bedroom. "I'm going to bed as well" Maia says and carries Ashton to her room. "Goodnight Maia" Rocky hugs her. "Okay night Riker, Del and Ratliff" Rocky says and goes to his room. "Okay say your good nights and go to bed. Rydel you're not sleeping out here with him. Promise me you won't sleep in the lounge room with him" Riker says. "I promise I won't sleep in the lounge room with Ratliff tonight" she says. "Okay good. Goodnight you two. Go to bed soon" I say and walk to bed.

Maia POV

Im so glad Mark and Rocky set up their old baby crib today. I still need to buy a new one but this will last me tonight or atleast until I find a good enough one. I put Ashton in bed and Rocky walks in. "Hey Maia, just wanted to say goodnight" He smiles. "Goodnight Rocky" I say and hug him. "Night Ashton" Rocky whispers and leaves.

Rydel POV

So everyone went to bed except for me and Ratliff. Riker said I couldn't sleep with him in the lounge room but he never said anything about Ratliff sleeping in my bed with me. I don't think he thought of it because I always sleep in the lounge room with him and he never sleeps in my room. "Goodnight Del" Ratliff kisses me. "Ratliff"? I question. "Yes my beautiful princess whom I love so much" he says while picking me up and spinning me around. When he places me on the ground I answer. "Can you sleep in my room with me"? I ask putting on puppy dog eyes. "Del, please don't do this to me" He sighs. "Do what"? I ask innocently. "You know I can't Del. Riker already said no, you promised him" He reminds. "No I promised Riker I wouldn't sleep in the lounge room with you, never said anything about my room" I smile. "I don't think he will be happy Del. I'm sorry but I just got on good terms with him and I can't ruin that" He says. "Don't you owe it to me because you scared me so much"? I ask. "Del you're making this so hard" He says. "Please" I beg. "Fine but noone can know about it" he says. "Yay" I squeal and hug him. "Lets go" I say and grab his hand and pull him into my room. Ratliff takes off his shirt and changes into boxers and i go in my bathroom and change into short shorts and a singlet. We both crawl into bed and he wraps his arms around my waist and I put my head on his bare chest. "Night del, sweet dreams I love you" he whispers and kisses my head. "Goodnight. I love you too Lif" I whisper back.

NEXT MORNING- WEDNESDAY

Rocky POV

I wake up at 6:11am and walk into the lounge room. I don't know why I woke up so early, I just did. I turn on the tv but turn it off straight away because I remembered that Ratliff was sleeping in here last night. Wait where is Ratliff? I look around and can't see him anywhere. "Oh no" I say out loud and run to Rydel's room. I knock quietly and there is no answer so I knock a bit louder. Still no answer so I open the door. "Awwww" I hear someone say from behind me and I turn around to see Maia holding Ashton feeding him a bottle. "There so cute together" she smiles. "They aren't aloud to sleep together. If Riker finds out he would sma-" I get cut off. "If I find out what"? Riker asks. "Oh nothing umm why are you awake so early"? I ask while pulling closed Rydels bedroom door. "Oh you woke me up when you left our room before" he yawns. "Is Rydel awake"? He adds. "No she's asleep" I say quickly. "Why are you acting weird"? He asks. "Whaaaat" I say with my voice going higher. "I'm not acting weird" I add. "Yes, yes you are" he says. "Is Rydel hiding something in her room"? He asks. "No Rydel is asleep" I say. "Lets see" he says and goes to open the door. I hold my breathe but he stops. "I have to go pee first" he says and goes to the bathroom. As soon as he is out of sight and I hear the bathroom door close I run inside Rydels room. "Rydel, Ratliff wake up" I say shaking my older sister. "What the heck Rocky" Rydel grunts. "Well fine then, stay in bed and let Riker find you two together" I say and they both jump up. "What but it's early why is he awake"? Rydel asks. "I woke up early and then I must of woken up Riker, we do share a room ya know so it's hard to not wake eachother up" I say. "Quick Ratliff, you have to go" Rydel exclaims. He stands up and goes to run out of the room when the door opens and Ratliff quickly hides behind it. "Why are you awake Del"? Riker asks. "Just was cold" she answers. "Are you sick"? He asks walking over and feeling her forehead. "I'm fine Riker" she smiles. Ratliff quickly tiptoes out of the room and back downstairs. "Good" he smiles. I'm going back downstairs. "I thought Ratliff was gonna be in here or something" He laughs. We both laugh awkwardly as he leaves. "That was close, thanks for warning me" She smiles. "Yeh it was, but Del" I start. "Yeh" she nods. "I don't want Ratliff sleeping in here with you, I told you because I don't want him getting hit which is probably what Riker would of done . But don't think I'm okay with this. Promise me it won't happen for a while " I say. "Rocky you're being unfair. It's just sleeping, I'm not gonna do anything more" She spits. "I don't care. He can easily pressure you into it" I warn. "Ratliff would never do that" she defends. "Rydel I don't want to talk about this just please, no sleeping in the same room alone" I yell and leave.

Ratliff POV

That was so close. Riker would of been so angry if he found out we were sleeping in the same bed together. I don't get why it's a big deal though, it's just sleeping. Rydel isn't ready to go further and I'm fine with that. "Hey Riker" I smile as he walks into the lounge room. "Hey Ratliff, can I talk to you"? He asks. Uh oh, does he know? Did they tell? Did he see me? "Uh guess" I stutter. "Why do you seem so nervous"? He asks. "I'm not" I lie. "Ooookay then" he says. "Well I am going to lunch with Vanessa today and I know we can only be friends but what if I accidentally make a move or even kiss her, or what if she takes it the wrong way and thinks we will get back together"? he speaks. "Wow you talk fast when your nervous. Don't be so shaky. Just act as if it was Rydel you were taking too lunch, treat her like a friend, don't get too close to her" I say. "But I still really like her and I don't want to screw up our friendship" he frowns. "You won't, trust me. Just be yourself, be confident but don't do the face" I tell. "What face"? He asks. "The face you always do, your flirty face" I say. "I don't have a flirty face" he defends. "Yes you do, whenever you're with a cute girl you do it and we always secretly laugh and bet on how long it'll take you to do it and how many times you'll do it" I confess. "Oh I had no idea. Well great, now that's just something else I have to worry about" He panicks. "Riker it will be fine. Lets go get Rydel and she can pick out your outfit" I say. He nods and we go up to Rydels room.

Laura POV

I wake up to someone tapping me. I open my eyes and see someone standing there. It's dark and I got scared so I went to scream but they covered my mouth. "Shhh Laur it's me" Ross whispered. "What the heck Ross, you scared me" I whisper yell. "What are you doing here"? I add. "I missed you" he smiles. "Awww Ross, why are you so sweet"? I ask. "Shh, we can't wake up Vanessa" He whispers and waves me to get up. I sit up on my bed and he takes my hand and pulls me out of the room. "Ross where are we going? And what's the time?" I ask. "That's a secret and it's 3am" he says. "3AM"? I yell. "Shhh" Ross puts a finger to my lips which I find really sexy. "Why did you wake me up at 3am"? I ask. "Just come" he says and takes me outside, quietly closing the door behind us. "Here" Ross says putting his jacket around me. "Ross it's the middle of the night and I'm in my pyjamas, where are we going"? I ask as he pulls me into his car. "I don't know" he smirks. "How can you not know"? I ask. "We will just drive and talk"? He smiles. When he said that my heart melted. It's so romantic. I thought this stuff only happened in movies, but I have my perfect fairytale right here. We drive around for hours, just talking and we even sang a bit. "We should probably head back. My family will wake up soon and well they probably shouldn't know about this" he says. "Okay" I smile. He drives home and we pull in the driveway. I unstrap my seatbelt and turn and face him in my seat. "Thank you for this Ross, I had a great time" I smile. "Anytime, I had the best time too" He smiles. He unstraps his seatbelt and leans over and kisses me passionately. He slowly moves his warm lips on mine. He pulls away and climbs into the back seat then drags me next to him. We continue to make out, his tongue getting deeper and the kiss getting more rough every second. "Ross, I want you" I puff between kisses. "right here, right now, Are you sure"? He asks. "Positive" I say. "I love you Laur" he whispers in my ear. "I love you too Ross" I whisper back. He gives me one last smile before crashing his lips onto mine. He quickly pulls his shirt over his head and tosses it somewhere before kissing me roughly again. I use that time to take my shirt off, followed by my shorts, leaving me in only my underwear. He slides his tongue back into my mouth. He removes his pants leaving him in his briefs. I can't help but notice his buldge, which made me even more turned on. "You look beautiful" Ross compliments. "And you look sexy" I say back through breathes. He slowly moves his hands to my back and unclips my bra, letting it fall loosely off my shoulders and he throws it in the front seat. He smiled at the view and continued kissing me. Moving his lips to my neck and biting it gently, making me moan. He then travels back up to my lips, kissing me. He cups my breast in one hand, gently squeezing it while the other hand running light trails up and down my thigh. He places small kisses between my breasts, making his way down to the top of my underwear, then back up to my lips. I move my hand to his underwear and gently palm his buldge, making him moan my name more then once. He travels his hand that was on my thigh to my panties, rubbing me, making me shiver and moan. He lays me down on the seat and gently lays ontop of me, grinding together through the soft material. He sits back up and takes my underwear off, then his own. Leaving us both naked. "I want you inside me" I pant. "Are you sure Laur"? He asks. I smile and nod. He grabs his wallet from the holder in the front seat and pulls out a condom, rolling it over his penis. "You ready"? He asks. "Yep" I smile. "Okay, this might hurt a bit, just let me know if you want me to stop and I promise I will" He says. I nod. "WAIT" I yell, making him stop everything. "What is it Laur, are you okay"? He asks. "Ross" I trail off. "This is my first time with someone I love, I'm scared. Plus it brings back memories of my dad" I say shyly. "Scared of what"? He asks. "What if you leave me"? I tell. He kisses my forehead. "Laur, I could never leave you" He smiles. "You promise that you're not just using me for sex, and that you won't leave me after this"? I ask. "I wouldn't do that Laur, I promise" he smiles. "Good" I say. There was a moment of silence before he crashes his lips back onto mine.I was very ready for this, I love Ross and he loves me, I know I'm not making a mistake. He spreads my legs, rubbing his tip over me, teasing me, which only makes me want it more. I feel his tip at my entrance and within seconds he enters me, making me yelp loudly. "I'm sorry, want me to stop" he apologizes. "No Ross, I'm fine" I pant. He thrusts into me, slow at first then getting faster. "Ross" I moan. He moans as well. He picks up pace, putting every inch inside me, making me grip my nails into his back. Soon I'm at my climax, "ROSS" I yell reaching my climax, "LAURA" He moans reaching his just seconds later. I go weak. He leaves his cock inside me for a while before taking it out. He places gentle kisses on my lips then rolls me over so I'm now ontop of him as we both pant heavily. "That was amazing" he says through heavy breaths. "The best" I reply while collapsing on him. He strokes my hair and kisses my forehead, soon I fall asleep on his naked body.

Rydel POV

I was sitting alone in my room, still shocked by my younger brothers words. Why was everyone being so unfair about this? I hear a knock at my door so I stand up and walk over to it, twisting the handle to the right. "Oh hey guys, enter" I say stepping aside and letting Ratliff and Riker into my room. "What's up"? I ask. "Uhh Del I need your help picking an outfit for my lunch with Vanessa" Riker says scratching his neck. "Aww you're going on a date with her, that's so cute" I squeal. "It's not a date Del, it's just as friends" Riker says which makes me frown. "But he wants you to help pick an outfit, one that says hey your cool but not my girlfriend" Ratliff says. It made me smile, if there's one thing I can't Resist it's fashion. "Okay lets go to your room and get something" I say and we all walk to Rikers room. Rocky was sitting on his bed playing a game on his phone. "Hey Rocky" I smile. "Hi" he says coldly then goes back on his phone. "Whoa what's going on with you two"? Riker asks. I hate fighting with my brothers, I couldn't help but run out of the room crying.

Ratliff POV

"ROCKY! Why did you do that? You know she's sensitive" Riker yells. "Look I'm sorry, I didn't know she'd get all girly on me" he says. "She's probably on her period" he adds. "Okay if I've learnt one thing about girls it's that you NEVER bring up if there on there periods" Riker says. "I'm going to see Del" I say and leave. I run down the hall and into Rydels room to find her crying on her bed, face down on her pillow. "What's wrong Rydes"? I ask. "Rocky got all angry at me before because we slept in the same bed and he said that we can't do it again" She cries. "It's okay Rydes" I say sitting next to her and patting her back. "I'm sorry Ratliff, It's just an emotional time of the month for me" she apologizes. "Your period?" I ask and she nods into her pillow. "Rydel you have nothing to apologize for, I have an idea" I say while running out of her room. I come back in 5 minutes later to see her still crying into her pillow. "Hey Delly I'm back" I say while going over and sitting on her bed. "Ratliff" She smiles and jumps up wrapping her arms around me. "Whoa someone's excited to see me" I joke which makes her laugh. "See this is better, I love your laugh" I say. "Thanks" she looks down and blushes. "Where did you go"? She asks. I point to her desk. "Whoa what's all this"? She asks while standing up and going over to her desk, I follow her. "Chick flicks, tissues, Ice cream, popcorn, soft drink, blankets, pillows, painkillers and a heat pack" I say. "Yeh I got that part, but why"? She asks. "Well since your not feeling too good me and you are going to spend the whole day together watching movies in here and eating ice cream, popcorn and all other junk food" I smile. "You would do all that for me"? She asks. "I love spending time with you Rydes" I smile. "Thank you" she wraps her arms around my neck and cries tears of happiness. "You're gonna need this" I say handing her a tissue. "Thanks" She smiles. I bring my hand up to her cheek and wipe away the tears with my thumb. Then I plant a short romantic kiss right on her lips. "I need to have a shower and get dressed first" she frowns. "No you don't, lets just have a pyjama day" I smile which causes her to smile. "What movie"? I ask. "Dear John" she smiles. "Okay, you go lie down and get comfortable while I put it on" I smile as she gets into bed. "Oh here" I say while bringing the pillows over to her and placing them behind her head. She lays back onto the soft pillows while I put the DVD in the player. I bring everything over and place it on the bedside table. I sit next to her in a 90 degree angle. "Come here" I say lifting up my arm and she snuggles into me. "Here" I say giving her a spoon and putting the tub of ice cream on my lap. "Thanks" she smiles. I hit play on the movie and wrap the blanket around both of us. I hear her sob and hold her stomach so I pause the movie. "Are you okay Del"? I ask concerned. "Yeh I'm fine" she fake smiles. "Del I know that's you're fake smile, here have these" I say and get the painkillers and soft drink. She nods and takes them. "It should work in 20 minutes, Ill go heat up the heat pack for you" I say and get out of bed and take it into the kitchen and put it in the microwave.

Rocky POV

Now I feel bad for being rude to Rydel. "Should I go apologize"? I ask Riker. "Give her a bit of time to calm down" he says. I nod. "Lets go make breakfast" Riker says. I nod and we walk into the kitchen. "Hey Ratliff, why are you heating up the heat pack"? I ask. "It's for Rydel, she has period pains. Wait don't tell her I told you that" he asks. "Told you she was on her period, and dont worry, we won't" I say. "Aww, we will make some breakfast for her, we will bring it up to you guys soon" Riker says while Ratliff gets the heat pack from the microwave. "Thanks" Ratliff says then leaves the room. "He is so good to her" Riker smiles. "Yeh" I nod. We make ham, cheese and pineapple crepes because Rydel loves them. We made one for everyone. It was 9am. "Okay ill set up, you go wake up everyone and give this to Del and Ratliff" Riker says. I agree and go to my sisters room first. "here Del, we made you breakfast" I smile and hand her and Ratliff a plate each. "aww thank you Rocky" She smiles while taking a bite. "You're welcome, it was Riker too" I tell. "tell him I said thank you" She says and I nod. "I'm sorry Del, I didnt mean to be rude to you. I hope you feel better Del" I say. " That's okay Rocky, I know you didnt mean to. Thank you" she smiles. "I love you Del" I say. "I love you too" she repeats, then I leave. I go to my parents room next. "Mum, dad, we made breakfast, it's ready" I say. "Thanks sweetie, we will be down in a second" Mum says. I then go to Ross and Rylands room. Rylands bed is closer to the door so I wake him up first. He grunts at first but when I mention food he jumps up. "Yum what are we having"? He asks. "Crepes" I answer. I then go over to wake Ross up but he isn't there. "Oh he's probably already awake" I say then wake up the girls and ironically Laura wasn't there either. We all get our breakfast then go sit down out on the back patio. "Where is Ross and Laura" I ask sitting around the table. "I have no idea" Everyone answers. "Man that boy is in trouble when he gets back" Dad speaks. "I hope there okay" Vanessa frowns.

Ross POV

I wake up and have no room to move, then I see I'm in the back seat of a car. A few seconds later I remembered everything that happened during the night. The car drive, the talking, the kissing, the sex. It was the best night of my life. It wasn't my first time, I've done it a few times but never with someone I loved, that's what made it even more special. I get shaken from my thoughts when Laura wakes up. "Goodmorning" I smile. I think it took her a while to remember last night but then a huge smile spread across her face. "Goodmorning" she says. We were both naked still and the sun shone in through the windows. "We should get dressed before someone catches us" She says. I nod and find her clothes that were tossed throughout the car then I get mine. It was hard to get everything on, it seemed so much easier taking them off. We get dressed and go to walk inside. "Ow" Laura complains. "I'm sorry Laur, here ill carry you" I offer knowing exactly why she couldn't walk. We get to the front door. "Wait" Laura says. "What"? I ask. "Well first of all, our hairs are a mess, secondly they will ask where we were and thirdly, we smell like sex. Ross they will know" She panicks. "Here we will sneak in the back" I say. We get around the corner but see them there so I go back to the front and go in the front door. We go straight to the bathroom. We shower together and make out a bit. "Ross is that you" Ryland asks. "Uhh yeh" I yell back. "Do you know where Laura is, Vanessa is getting worried"? He asks. "Uhh I don't know" I lie. "Okay, I'm coming in" he says. "WHAT NO"! I yell. "You've never had a problem before" he says and walks in anyway. "Don't make any noise" I whisper to Laura. "I won't be long, I'm just brushing my teeth" He says. "Oh by the way, dad is going to kill you for disappearing, where were you anyway"? He asks. "Me and Laura went for a walk" I lie. "Oh so you were with Laura, is she in her room"? He asks. "I'm not sure" I stutter. "Is she in the house"? He asks. "Uhh yeh I think" I say. "Just brush your teeth" I say. He turns on the tap to wet his toothbrush which causes our shower water to go freezing, we both scream. "Laura"? he questions. "Hey Ry" Laura says. "Well this is awkward" He says. "Ryland don't tell anyone" I say. "Okay, I'm just gonna leave because eww" He says and runs out. "Well that was embarrassing" I say. Laura nods. We finish the shower then get dressed. "Okay coast is clear" I say while peeking out the door, then we both run into my room.

Rydel POV

Ratliff was being so sweet to me today. We were sitting in my bed eating breakfast. When I finish he takes our plates downstairs then comes back. "Hey Rydes, lets finish watching dear John" he smiles then gets in bed. He wraps his arms around my shoulder, pulling me close to him. I lay my head on his chest and we continue to watch the movie. I start crying because it's the sad bit and he holds me tighter and wipes my tears away with a tissue.

Ratliff POV

I was wiping her tears away then we continued to watch the movie. When it ended I looked down at my beautiful girlfriend and noticed she was asleep. She looked so peaceful. I pull her closer to me without waking her up. I kiss the top of her head and drift off with her, I've never been so comfortable before.

Maia POV

So I was eating breakfast with Rocky, Riker, Ryland, Vanessa, Stormie and mark. "Hey Maia, did you want to go shopping today to get some things for Ash"? Rocky asks. "Id love to, but I can't. I have to look after Ashton and I don't really want to take him out yet" I frown. "Ill look after him today" Ryland offers. "It's okay Ryland, you don't have to do that" I say. "I know. But I want to" he smiles. "Well I guess, thanks Ryland. You're the best" I smile. "Okay ill take Ashton while you get ready" Stormie offers. "Thanks Stormie" I smile and hand her Ashton then go inside with Rocky to get ready.

Stormie POV

"Hello Ashton" I smile. "So what are your plans for today"? Mark asks the kids. "I'm babysitting Ashton" Ryland answers. "Me and Vanessa are going out to lunch" Riker says. "Okay cool" Mark says. "Does anyone know where Ross and Laura are"? I ask. Ryland quickly turns away. "Ryland. What are you hiding"? I ask. "Uh nothing" he answers quickly. "Do you know where they are or have been"? Mark asks. "I think they are in Ross's room" he answers then runs inside. "Well that was weird" I say. "I think he is hiding something" Riker answers. We shrug it off for now and all go inside.

3 HOURS LATER- 11:45am WED

Mark POV

We were all sitting in the lounge room except Rydel and Ratliff were in her room and Ross and Laura were in Ross's room. I walk up to Ross's room and knock on the door. "Come in" Ross says. I walk in to find them lying in bed together. "You have Austin and Ally today, get ready guys" I tell. "Okay thanks Mark" Laura smiles. "You're welcome Laur" I reply. I walk back downstairs and they get ready.

30 MINUTES LATER

Riker POV

"ROSS, LAURA, YOU READY"? I yell up the stairs. " IN A MINUTE" Ross answers. They both come down a few minutes later. Laura has a bag and Ross has his guitar and bag. "Okay Ross, noone is with you today at set so behave" mum says while hugging him. "I will mum" he answers. "I love you" mum says while waving goodbye. "Love you too" me and Ross answer. We get in the car and I drive them to set. "Okay me and Vanessa won't be too far away so just call if you have to, and behave guys" I warn. "We will Riker" Ross answers. "Yeh it's not Laura I'm worried about, it's you" I say. "Hey, I'm good" He defends. "Yeh you are good, your just cheeky" I say. "Okay seeya Guys" Vanessa waves as they walk inside. "Okay so I read there's a really nice cafe here, wanna go there"? Vanessa asks. "Yeh sure, where about's is it"? I ask. She gives me the directions and I drive there. We go inside and get a table for two. "So what did you want to get"? I ask. "Hmm I'm going to get a chocolate milkshake and a slice of Pepperoni pizza" She says. "Yeh I'm getting the same" I smile. She goes to get up and order. "No Ness, you stay here, ill get it" I say. "Okay thanks" She smiles. I walk up to the counter and order. "two slices of pepperoni pizza and 2 chocolate milkshakes please" I ask. "Okay that'll be $13" The man behind the counter asks and I hand him the money. "Thank you" I say as he hands me a tray with our stuff on it. "Thanks Riker, here" Vanessa says handing me money. "'No Vanessa, my shout" I offer. "Thanks" She smiles. "So How is switched at birth going"? I ask. "It's going great, just finished shooting season 1, the cast is so amazing" She says. "How is glee"? She asks. "It's really good. I UMM oh nevermind" I say. "You what"? She asks. "No you wouldn't like to hear" I tell. "You can tell me Riker, we are friends" She smiles. "Well I kinda might like Dianna Agron, It only started today and I don't even know why, I just woke up thinking about her" I admit.

CHAPTER 45

Vanessa POV

"Aww that's so cute, I'm happy for you Riker. You should ask her out" I suggest. "Really? I'm not sure" He frowns. "Riker if you like her you have to atleast ask" I say. "Thanks Vanessa, You are the best" He smiles. "Here how about you practice on me"? I offer. "Okay Uhh. Hey Dianna, umm did you want to go grab some coffee or maybe something else I don't know someday?" He says. I burst out laughing. "What"? He asks. "Riker that was terrible" I admit. "Okay first you have to be confident, second just
be natural, say what's in your heart, don't over think what your going to say" I say. "Okay" he nods. "Now try again" I add. "Hey Dianna, so wanna grab some coffee today after work, my shout" he says. "Oh why yes Riker I would love to" I play along. "Great, ill take you" he winks. "How was that"? He asks. "Perfect" I say. We finish eating. "This has been a fun lunch, how about we go somewhere else, I don't want this day to end just yet" He smiles. "Sure, what do you want to do"? I ask. "Mini golf"? He suggests. "I don't know how to play" I admit. "That's okay, ill teach you" He smiles and we go back out to the car and he drives to mini golf.

Rocky POV

"Okay seeya guys" I say while me and Maia go outside to drive to the shops. "Okay Lets look at cribs first" I say as we head to the bedding area of the department store. We get a white crib with green sheets and a green blanket. We spend 3 hours there, getting everything for Ashton. "So since we have been here all day and haven't eaten we should go out for lunch" I suggest. "I should be getting back to Ashton" She sighs. I could tell she wanted to go but didn't want to leave Ryland to look after Ashton for too long because she would feel bad. "Ryland will be fine with him, lets go, you don't have a choice" I smile, take her hand and drag her into the car. "I guess, but only for a bit, your brother shouldn't have to deal with him just so I can have fun" she says. "He will be fine" I smile and drive to a nearby cafe.

Ratliff POV

I wake up and see Rydel still sleeping. I kiss her forehead and admire how beautiful she is. I really am the luckiest guy ever to have her, I know it sounds cheesy but it's true, she is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I am so excited but nervous for tomorrow. She stirs a bit then slowly wakes up, stretching her arms. "GoodAfternoon princess" I smile and when she sees me she smiles back. "What time is it"? She asks. "3:55pm" I answer. "Okay, thanks" she smiles. "I have to go to the bathroom, ill be right back" I kiss her head and get out of bed. "Me too" she says and gets up going into her on suite bathroom. "Did you want anything to eat or drink, or to heat up the heat pack"? I ask through the door. "no thanks, I'm fine" she answers. I walk out of her room and into the other bathroom, then I decide to go see what everyone else is doing.

Ryland POV

It was 4pm and Ashton had just woken up and I was feeding him. "Hey sweetie, you okay with Ashton"? Mum asks. "Yeh I'm good, he is so good" I tell. "Well just call if you need help" She smiles then goes back out to the back patio with dad. I finish feeding him then burp him then Ratliff comes downstairs. "Hey are you okay with him"? Ratliff asks. "Yeh I'm good" I answer. "I was talking to Ashton" He smirks. "Haha very funny" I say sarcastically. "No but seriously have you even eaten yet"? Ratliff asks. "No, bu-" then Ratliff cuts me off. "Give me the baby, you gotta eat. Ill take him to Rydel's room and look after him while you eat and shower" He says. "I guess, only if you want" I say. "Yes, come here Ashton" he says and I hand him the baby. "Now go eat" he says and walks to Rydel's room with Ashton.

Rydel POV

Ratliff was taking a long time, maybe he forgot about me. I sit on the edge of the bed waiting for him to come in. When he does I see that he is holding Ashton. "Hey Del, I told Ryland that I would look after Ashton so he can eat. I hope you don't mind" He says. "I don't mind at all" I smile. He sits down next to me and we lean against the headboard. I put my head on his shoulder and watch Ashton, Ratliff kept pulling faces to Ashton which caused Ashton to start laughing. Ratliff was so cute with him. "Hey Ratliff" I start. "Yeh Del"? He asks. "Should we tell the fans about us"? I ask. "What do you think"? He asks. "I'm not sure, I want to but I'm scared with how they will react and what if they put pressure on our relationship"? I ask. "Rydel I love you and no one can change that, I think we should tell them right now" He smiles. "Thanks" I kiss his cheek and grab both our phones. I go onto twitter and post the picture that Ross took of us kissing with the caption ...

Looks like #Rydellington finally happened. I love you ratliffR5

Then Ratliff held Ashton in one hand and posted the picture of him kissing me on the cheek with his arm around me and our other hands intertwined with the caption...

I love you rydelR5 and nothing can ever change that. I'm so happy that you couldn't resist my swag and said yes to being my girlfriend #RydellingtonIsTheHottestNewCouple

"Okay we will both post it on 3" I say. "One, two, three" I count and we both hit post tweet. "Now we wait" He says. Within seconds our mentions are blowing up.

- OMG OMG I CAN'T BREATHE THIS IS TE BEST THIG EVER YORE SO CUTE TOGETHER

- ASHDBSNSKSLSPIEGDSUEB THIS BETTER NOT BE A JOKE

- CONGRATULATIONS XOXO

- I KNEW IT WOULD HAPPEN! YOU ARE PERFECT TOGETHER

- Wait weren't you dating Kelly? Oh well CONGRATS

"Wow I must of forgot to tell people that me and Kelly broke up, that was ages ago" Ratliff says. "Yeh it was, You should tell them" I say. He nods and tweets.

Just to clear things up, Kelly and I broke up a very long time ago, I guess I forgot to tell you.

"well I guess everyone is happy about us" I smile. "I knew they would be" he says.

10 MINUTES LATER

Rydel POV

I am now holding Ashton and our twitters are still going crazy. People want more pictures and are asking questions about it. We answer them then put the phone down. "Man I want a baby, there so cute" I say without thinking. "Don't look at me" Ratliff jokes. I giggle. "I didn't mean now silly, I meant in the future" I clear up. "Good because if you got pregnant I'm pretty sure your brothers would beat the crap out of me" He admits. "Yes they would" I agree. "So lets watch another movie" He suggests. I nod.

Laura POV

Wow I can't believe I had sex with Ross last night. It was amazing. The only problem is that it hurts to walk so he has carried me as much as he could, but not when people are around because we don't want anyone suspecting anything. When Riker dropped us off I walked inside then as soon as we were out of view Ross gave me a piggy back to my dressing room. "Thank you Ross" I smile as he places me on my lounge. "No problem gorgeous" He winks. Someone knocks on the door and I tell them to come in. It was Calum and Raini. "We are rehearsing in two minutes, you coming"? Raini asks "yeh we will come now" Ross answers and grabs my hand as I get up. "Ow" I squeal and sit straight back down. "Laur what happened? Too much sex with Ross" Calum jokes and him and Raini start giggling until they notice our eyes go wide and cheeks go red. "HOLY FUCK DID YOU?" Raini asks. "Wait I don't want to know" she adds quickly. "well as long as you kids were safe about it" Calum says. "Do we have to talk about this"? I ask embarrassed. "I still can't believe you actually did it, does your family know"? Raini asks. "NO"! Ross answers quickly. "And they never should find out, I'm pretty sure they would kill us" he adds. "Well your very big secret is safe with us" Calum says. "Thanks" I smile. The awkwardness has died down in the room. "So did you do it at your house"? Raini asks. "Raini you can't just ask them that, you're being nosy" Calum says. Raini shrugs. "No we didn't" Ross chuckles. "Oh, hotel then"? Calum asks. "Oh now who is being nosy" Raini jokes. "Very funny" Calum says sarcastically. "It was in my car" Ross says. "In a car"? Raini questions. I nod. "Well that's different" Calum says. I could feel my cheeks going red from embarrassment. "Guys lets not talk about it anymore, lets just go to set, are you okay Laura"? Ross asks me. " Yeh ill be okay" I nod. Thank god he said something because I don't want to be questioned about my sex life, it's already embarrassing enough that I can barely walk. We went to set and rehearsed until 7:30pm with two breaks.

Calum POV

"Hey guys, we have to tell them that we can't make it tomorrow" Ross says. "Why not" I ask. "Because I have to help Ratliff with his proposal to Rydel" He says obvious like. "OH YEAH! I totally forgot" I say. "You have to let us know what she says, call us straight after" Raini exclaims. "Of course, I'm just nervous for what she will say, if she says no it will crush Ratliff but marriage is a big commitment" Ross sighs. "Yeh but he is just proposing, they aren't getting married for a while" Laura reminds. "Yeh true, I'm eager to see what Ratliff has come up with, it better be the best for my sister, she deserves to have the most romantic proposal ever" Ross smiles. "He will do that, He wouldn't propose if it wasn't the best he could do" Laura says. "Yeh, okay we better go, Ratliff has to tell us everything tonight" Ross smiles. "Okay bye, see you Friday" I wave. "Bye" Raini says and hugs Laura, then they leave. "Okay well we should be heading off too, wait did you want to go out for dinner"? I ask. "Sure" Raini smiles. "Great ill drop you off" I joke. "Haha very funny Calum" She says sarcastically. "Haha very funny Calum" I mock. "Lets just go, where do you want to go" Raini asks. "Ladies pick" He says. "Okay how about Thai"? She suggests. "Yum" I smile. "Okay ill just grab my bags then we can go" I say and walk to my room, grab my bags and go out to the car.

Raini POV

Calum went to get his bags so I went and got mine then waited for him at his car. "Took your time" I joke as he comes out a minute later. He laughs and opens my door for me and I get in. "Thank you" I say while taking a seat inside the Red Lexus. He Closes the door then goes around and gets in the drivers seat.

Riker POV

So we got to mini golf. I paid for us both and got the balls and clubs. "Here" I say handing her a club. "Ladies first" I say. "I don't know how" she admits. "You just line it up and hit it" I instruct. She does so and it goes nowhere near the hole. "Here" I say standing behind her and placing my hands ontop of hers on the club to help her. "You line up the club with the hole, slowly swing back then move forward with a bit of pace, keeping your eye on the ball" I instruct. "YAY" she cheers as it goes in the hole. "Thanks" she smiles. "No problem" I smile then take my go. We have a few more goes with me helping her then she does it all by herself, getting a hole in one on the first go alone. "See you don't need my help" I say and she giggles. We finish playing and I won but it was close. "Good job" I smile. "You're the one who won" she laughs. "Well you got the hole in one three times without my help" I say. "remember when I hit the ball heaps far away and lost it" She laughs and so do I. We look into each others eyes, getting lost. I slowly lean in, forgetting all the reasons why she isn't my girlfriend. Centimeters apart from kissing and my phone rings, throwing me back into reality.

Ross POV

"Hey Ross what's up" Kevin Kopelow asks. "Just wanted to see if me and Laura could take tomorrow off because Ratliff is proposing to Rydel and he asked if we could set up" I ask hopeful. "Ratliff is proposing, WOW. Yes you can take tomorrow off" He agrees. "THANK YOU SO MUCH" I scream and tackle him in a hug. "Whoa, nearly knocking me over" he laughs. "Well wish Ratliff luck from me" He says. "Will do" I smile as he leaves. Me and Laura then go to her dressing room. "Okay ill call Riker to get us now" I say and call him.

ON THE PHONE
Ross: Normal Riker: Bold

Heey Ross you finished?

Yeh, can you pick us up

Yeh we will be there in 10 minutes

Okay thanks, see ya

Wait Ross

Yeh

Were you good

Yes I was Riker

Good, okay see ya soon Ross

Seeya

OFF THE PHONE

Ross POV

"He will be here in 10 minutes" I say. "Okay cool" Laura smiles, then her phone rings. "Who is it"? I ask. "Unknown number" she replies then answers her phone.

"Hello, yes speaking. Yes, okay, oh, I see. Umm I don't know, Okay bye" she says into the phone. "Who was it"? I ask. She has tears in her eyes and is about to cry. "The police" She says as a few tears escape her eyes. "What about them"? I ask. "They said that I need to go to court with my dad" she cries. "Oh Laura isn't there a way to get out of it"? I hug her tight. "They said the best chance I have for him going to jail is attending court" she muffles into my chest. "Well babe, ill get you the best lawyer and ill be there with you, you can do this. I believe in you" I smile. "Thanks Ross. I don't deserve you" She cries. "Laur, I'm the one who's lucky to have you" I admit which causes her to have a quick smile.

Riker POV

I have to stop nearly kissing her. She's so gorgeous and I'm still madly in love with her but I can't do anything and it sucks. All that stuff about Dianna was kind of true, I mean I like Dianna but Vanessa is the one for me. Maybe going out with Dianna will take my mind off her? it doesn't matter anyway, Dianna is too old and won't say yes to me. "Riker you okay" Vanessa asks. "Uhh yeh. Ross just asked if we could pick him up" I tell. "Okay lets go" She smiles and we go to my car and drive to the studio.

Maia POV

So Rocky made me go to lunch with him. It was really nice. We shared a hot chips and milkshake which Rocky payed for, then we drove back home. As we walked in the door Ryland was eating a Devon sandwich. "Where's Ashton"? Rocky asked. "Yeh hi Rocky, I'm great thanks for asking" Ryland jokes. "Sorry bro, Hey how are you"? Rocky asks. "Im great. Ashton is with Del and Ratliff in Dels room" Ryland explains. "How did you go with him" I ask. "He was great, anytime you need a babysitter, just ask and ill be happy to do it" Ryland offers. "Thanks Ry, Well I better go get him" I say. "Thanks again" I add before going to Rydel's room. I knock gently and Ratliff tells me to come in. "Hey Maia" Ratliff smiles. "Hey Guys, thank you heaps for looking after Ashton" I smile. "Anytime, he is so cute" Rydel smiles. "Did you want us to keep looking after him for a bit so you can shower"? Ratliff offers. "If you guys are sure"? I hesitate. "Positive" Rydel says. "Well okay then, thanks" I smile and go back out to Rocky in the lounge room and tell him I am having a shower. I then go to the bathroom.

Ratliff POV

So we are sitting on Rydels bed, watching finding nemo. "Ratliff" Rydel starts. "Yeh baby girl"? I respond. "I don't deserve you" she cries. "What do you mean" I ask. "Well you are so amazing and sweet and funny and cute and charming, I mean look what you've done for me today. What if other girls see that? The more prettier or funnier girls and you leave me for them because I'm just plain, boring me" she sobs. "Rydes how could you even say that. I love you way too much to leave you. And you are the most beautiful, funny, caring, loving person I know. I can't even picture leaving you. I've seen you at your very worst and still stuck by your side. Your worst is even better then my best. You make me a better person. It's me who is lucky to have you Rydel. I love you, no wait... I'm in love with you" I smile and kiss her gently. "You're in love with me"? She questions. "Yes Rydel, I can't even explain how much I love you" I say. "I can't explain either" she cries. "Do I really have to put up with you being so emotional for another few days" I joke. "No, this is my last day" she admits. "Damn, I liked today. Just me and you" I smile. "And Ashton" she points to the sleeping baby in her arms. We finish watching the movie then Maia comes back in. "Aww you two are the cutest together" Maia gushes while walking in with Ratliffs hand around me and my head on his shoulder, holding Ashton. "Thanks again for looking after him" she thanks. "Anytime" Rydel smiles and hands her the baby. "Well you two look cozy so ill leave you. Seeya" she says and leaves, closing the door behind her.

Ross POV

I'm holding Laura while she cries. "It will be okay" I comfort. A few minutes later Riker and Vanessa pull up. When Vanessa sees Laura crying she jumps out of the car and runs over to us. "What's wrong" Vanessa asks concerned. "I have to go to court" She cries. "What? Why?" Vanessa asks. "because they said best chances of dad going to jail is if i go to court and testify against him in person" Laura explains. "Isnt there another way like a silent thing where you wont have to see him"? Riker asks getting out of the car and coming over to us. "Well I guess she could but then chances of winning are slim" I explain. "Well Laur, I believe that you can do this and you will be fine. We all are going to support and help you" Riker smiles and pulls her away from me to hug her himself. "Thanks Riker" Laura hugs back. "Well lets get home, we will discuss it with the others" Vanessa suggests. Laura nods. Pulls out of her hug with Riker and walks back over to me. I hold her hand, grab her bags and open the car door for her to get in the car, then we drive home.

Stormie POV

I am sitting outside on the back patio with my husband. "So how do you feel about the proposal" I talk softly. "I think there too young but I do like Ratliff, he is a very sweet and charming young man and I know he would do anything for Rydel so I approve, what about you" He asks. "I think Ratliff and Rydel are perfect, they have such a great natural connection. I get why he is doing this at a young age and I think it's really romantic, I just don't know what will happen after this. Will they move out?" I ask worried that my only daughter will leave me at such a young age. "She would miss us too much, even if they did move out, they would visit all the time. it's also hard if they move out because of band practice and all that stuff, It'll make it difficult" Mark says. "But they would want to live together... Mark" I start. "Yes darling"? He asks. "Maybe we should let Ratliff move in here full time. He often sleeps here but maybe we should offer for him to actually live here"? I suggest. "We have already taken in so many kids, but Ratliff is already family. But where would he sleep, we don't have anymore spare beds and he can't sleep on the mattress forever" Mark says. "Well... There is Rydels room" I say slowly. "WHAT!? No way, he is not going to be in the same room, alone at night with my little girl" Mark yells. "Mark shhh and just think about it. She's not little anymore and it's rather that or they both move into their own house" I say. "You're right, Ill think about it" He agrees. "Good" I reply. I go back to reading my book while Mark gets a phone call.

Mark POV

I get a phone call by an unknown number.

ON THE PHONE
911TV- Normal Mark- Bold

Hello this is 911TV, Is Mark Lynch, the manager of R5 available?

Speaking

Well we would like an interview with R5, we can tell they are going to be huge and have gotten hundreds of requests. We want to do a small interview and have fans send in some questions, are you available anytime soon?

Well we are free this Sunday

Awesome, should I book you in for 01:00pm Sunday?

Well I will have to check with the band, ill get back to you later tonight

Thank you Mr Lynch, I hope you can make it

OFF THE PHONE

Mark POV

"Who was that" Stormie asks as I hang up. "That was 911 TV, they want an R5 interview" I smile. "That's amazing, what did you say"? She asks. "That I will talk to the band and get back to him" I explain. "Good, the kids will be excited. They haven't done an interview in a while" She says. I nod. "Well I'm going inside to talk to everyone" I tell and walk inside.

Gregory POV

I was sitting at the police station in one of those overnight cells. I can't believe that little rat turned me into the cops. How could my own daughter do that? I treated Vanessa like a princess and she just locks me up. I have never hated Laura so much and that stupid boy she always is with, Ross, her little boyfriend, yeh that won't last. Noone could spend that much time with Laura and enjoy it, she's boring and worthless and I hope she gets bad karma for locking me up. I get to see her at court so that will be interesting. What noone knows is that I payed someone to track down Laura if this ever happened to me and make her life hell. I hope that plan is still on. He better not bail out with my money, I payed for her to get tortured and I hope that's what will happen. I was going to pay for her to just die but then I won't have the satisfaction of making her suffer. Maybe we will do something to that little Lynch family as well, really make her regret turning me in.

I DO NOT OWN R5, AUSTIN AND ALLY OR ANY OTHER FAMILIAR REFERENCES. I ONLY OWN A FEW CHARACTERS AND THE STORYLINE.

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