Okay. So much happens in this chapter. Read it and enjoy.

I'm not ruining anything for you. Though I will say there's a flashback.

"Laura! Laura!" She felt someone shaking her and opened her eyes to see that Ross was above her, looking down at her in concern as her hands went to her face. She realized her cheeks were wet and wiped under her eyes, as she slowly sat up. She looked at the clock and saw that it was three in the morning. "Are you okay?" He asked her softly and she looked at him. Biting down on her lip, she decided it was just best to tell him the truth.

"No." She answered, her voice breaking. "I'm not."

"What's wrong?" He asked, sitting up with her and she sighed. He rubbed her back, "feeling a bit overwhelmed with everything?" She shook her head, "well, then, what is it?"

She knew she had to tell him the truth about what she'd been hiding. The nightmare she'd just had about it just felt so real and it was just making things worse not telling him. But she knew that she couldn't, not yet.

"I just had a nightmare, I'm okay." She said softly, laying back down. He looked down at her and she could see he didn't really believe her, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close, resting his chin on top of her head.

"I'll make the monsters go away," He whispered, his hands going to her stomach, he rubbed it. She couldn't help it and giggled, closing her eyes as he just held her as close to him as he could. "I love you," He whispered and she felt him kiss the top of her head. She put a hand on top of his and linked their fingers, holding his hand tight, until she eventually drifted off into a deep sleep again.

The next morning, she woke up and realized she was alone. She heard the shower was on, so she didn't have a reason to worry too much.

Sitting up in the bed, her eyes filled with tears and her heart stated to beat fast as she realized that if she didn't tell Ross what happened, the news would get out and him finding out through someone else would just be way worse. Closing her eyes, she decided that as soon as he got out of the shower, she was going to tell him.

The shower stopped going a few minutes later and she felt the anxiety creeping up and making her want to throw up. She started to breathe heavier and then realized that it wasn't working. The bathroom door opened and Ross came out of it, looking at her.

"Laura, are you okay? You look like you're going to puke."

She calmed down a bit and slowly nodded her head.

"I'm-I'm okay." She managed to say and then felt whatever was coming up go back down again. Thank god. "We um… I need to talk to you." She said as Ross rubbed the towel in his hair to get rid of the water. "It's sort of um, serious and I don't know how you're going to react to it and I just.. I need to tell you."

He nodded and sat down, Laura trying her hardest not to stare at his bare chest. Luckily, he had a shirt with him and put it on.

"Is everything okay?"

She took a moment, but looked down, shaking her head. Then, she looked back at up at him.

"I-I did something kind of, it wasn't good and it was pretty messed up but I didn't know what to do and I couldn't stop it." Laura's eyes filled with tears.

"Laura, you're really starting to worry me now," Ross said as he put his hand on top of hers. To his surprise, she just shook her head and pulled her hand out from underneath his. He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "Laura?"

Before she could say anything though, they heard the sound of knocking. Silently, they both ignored it until it kept going and Ross stood up to go answer it. Just as she did though, she made a noise and he spun around to look at her. The knocking continued and Laura felt like she was going to throw up, her stomach flip-flopped and she then shot out of the bed like a rocket, her hand over her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and slammed the door.

Deciding that she didn't need his help and that the knocking wasn't going to stop, he left the room and threw the door open.

"What do you three need?" He asked, rather rudely as his siblings walked into the apartment. Riker looked around.

"Where's Laura?"

"She's throwing up, is there something you needed that was apparently super important?"

Rydel looked at him, "is she okay?"

He shrugged, "I don't know. It could be the baby or it could be because she has something to tell me, but you three interrupted her before she could and then she just ran into the bathroom."

"Dude, go check on her and make sure she's okay," Rocky told him and Ross nodded, spinning around he walked back into the bedroom and didn't bother knocking on the bathroom door. He just opened it and then saw that she was sitting by the toilet and by the sounds of it had flushed it. He sat down next to her, leaning against the wall and looked at her.

"Do you need anything?"

She held up the cup of water she had in her hand and shook her head, staring at her feet.

"Was it morning sickness?"

She shrugged.

"Laura? Talk to me, what's going on?"

She looked at him, her eyes tear-filled and opened her mouth to speak, but Rydel knocked on the door and stuck her head inside before she could say anything. She held Laura's phone in her hand.

"Sorry to interrupt, but someone keeps calling you, sounds pretty urgent," She held the phone out to Laura. It started ringing again and Laura recognized the number as her doctor's. She answered it, remembering then that she had made an appointment to go see her.

"Right, I know, I'll be there, sorry. Okay, yeah…" She looked at Ross, "sure I'll bring him. That's fine. Okay, see you then." She hung up and Rydel and Ross looked at her. She looked back at Ross, "we have an appointment to go to."

"We?" Ross looked confused, then his face lit up in realization. "Oh! It's for the baby?" Laura nodded and Ross agreed. "Okay, go get ready, I'll go out with Rydel and let Riker and Rocky know." She nodded and they stood up. Ross put an arm around her and softly kissed her forehead. She smiled a little uneasily, but still it was a smile.

Rydel left the bathroom, Ross following her as Laura started to clean herself up and get ready for the appointment. Walking out into the main room, Ross looked up at his older brothers.

"Is she okay?" Rocky asked.

Ross nodded, "she's going to be fine. But we've got an appointment for the baby we have to go to, so I don't know how long that'll take. You guys are welcome to stay here, watch football or a movie, play video games or come back later. Whatever you want." Rocky and Riker nodded. Rydel went to sit on the couch, she patted the place beside her.

"Come on boys, let's watch a movie."

Ross rolled his eyes as his brothers did as she said and he went back into the bedroom where he found Laura had just gotten out of the shower, the towel still wrapped tightly around her body. He snuck behind her and put his arms around her waist, ignoring when the towel fell at her feet and put his hands on her stomach, holding her against him. "Hey beautiful," He whispered into her ear. She gasped in shock for a moment but then leaned into him, closing her eyes as a particularly good memory came to mind.

"Laura!" Ross called, walking down the hallway toward her dressing room. "Where are you?" He wondered and then stood in front of the door that had her name on it. He figured she could either be inside the room, with Calum and Raini or somewhere on set. He didn't feel like looking everywhere for her, so he just shrugged and leaned against the door, hearing her softly singing to herself. He smiled, realizing she was inside the room and tried the handle, which he found was unlocked and opened the door.

It hit the wall, but he paid no mind to it as he realized he was standing in the doorway of his costar's dressing room, her back turned to him and he realized that she was only wearing a bra and underwear. Though, the bra was loose so it looked like she was going to take it off, which she did, and turned around her eyes looked down as she reached for a different one.

She hadn't noticed him and he was too into what he was seeing to say a word. His heart pounding, she looked up at that moment and then he saw pretty much everything as she tried to cover herself up, a gasp escaping her lips and her eyes widening.

"Ross!" She yelled and to his surprise, didn't tell him to leave. "Shut the door! I don't want random people to see me!"

He nodded and did as she said, kicking it shut. Then he blinked and came back to reality. "Wait, you didn't tell me to leave?" He asked it like a question.

She was still covering her chest and didn't really seem to be making a move to quickly run and hide like he thought she would do.

"What are you doing here?" She asked instead.

"I've been looking for you everywhere." He said and that made her stomach flutter.

"Well, as you can see, I'm right here." She glared at him and he swallowed hard, wondering if what he was about to do was the right decision or not. Deciding he didn't really care, he stepped closer to her, close enough that she was looking up at him.

He then reached forward and grabbed her hands in his, gently taking them away from her chest. He let them fall to her side, still holding her left hand and then put his other hand on her cheek. She looked down at him and looked back at him, realizing that she was in her dressing room, alone, pretty much naked, with a fully clothed Ross. That wasn't something she saw everyday. It was almost as rare as a Bigfoot sighting. Or, in other words, it never ever happened.

"You don't have to hide yourself," He whispered, gently rubbing her cheek. "You're beautiful." Then, he squeezed her hand and with a smile, let go of her and walked out of the room. She just stared after him in disbelief and felt her stomach flutter.

No one had ever told her she was beautiful before. Well, anyone outside of her mother, sister and the occasional relative. Ross telling her she was beautiful was the first time she actually believed it. Smiling to herself, she quickly got dressed and then walked out of the room and onto set.

Ross' back was turned towards her so she just ran towards him and jumped, wrapping her arms and legs around him, she felt him jump in shock and then turned his head towards her.

"Thanks." She said and he looked at confused. "For calling me beautiful," She explained in a whisper and he smiled.

"Anytime."

They had been fifteen, almost sixteen when that happened. It had been around when she dyed her hair and she could see that Ross had liked it since he kept giving her looks that said he was very into it. Though, back then, they had more of a flirty-friendly relationship and didn't really think much of it. But ever since then, he had nicknamed her Beautiful and she had felt butterflies everytime she heard him say it.

Now, it was three, almost four years later, and they were standing in their apartment, with Laura pregnant, Ross hugging her from behind and rubbing her stomach.

She didn't want this happiness to end and was scared that it would. But she knew, deep in her heart that she had to tell Ross her secret.

"Hey, beautiful," He whispered in her ear and then kissed the back of her neck, "almost ready?"

She nodded and then turned around so that she was facing him. "I kind of have to get dressed first."

He nodded, "yeah, I know." Then he kissed her softly and let go of her, much to her disappointment, and sat down on their bed. She quickly changed, while Ross just sat there quietly. He looked like he was deep in thought and she wondered what that was all about.

Once she was ready, she stood in front of him and he wordlessly took her hand and led her out into the main room where they found his siblings watching a movie. They said goodbye and then left, in a comfortable silence. Getting into his car, they drove to the doctor's office and before they knew it, were there. He helped her out of the car and into the doctor's office, signing them in while she went to sit down.

It wasn't long before her name was called and she ignored the looks of all the other patients as they both stood up to follow the nurse.

"Your doctor will be right with you." The nurse smiled and they smiled back nodding as Laura sat on the table and Ross just held her hand in his.

"Think she'll tell us the sex of the baby?" Ross asked and Laura shrugged.

"I hope so." Laura seemed nervous about something and Ross easily picked up on it almost immediately and was about to ask her what was wrong, when the door opened and the doctor walked in. She smiled over at the young couple.

"How are you today?"

"We're fine." Laura answered and then laid down on the table, "are you going to tell us the sex of the baby today?"

"I'd say you're far enough along that it's possible." The doctor, Dr. Rose answered and Laura and Ross exchanged a look of excitement in between them. After doing a quick ultrasound, she looked over at them. "Ready to know the sex of the baby?"

They both nodded and Dr. Rose smiled. Instead of telling them right away, she printed out a picture and then handed it to them. After she told them the gender, Ross smiled big and Laura's eyes filled with tears, they looked at each other and the hugged each other close, her squealing happily and Ross just holding her tight.

"Rocky's going to be so stoked. I can't wait to tell him." Ross said and then hugged Laura again, kissing the side of her head. Laura giggled against him and then kissed his cheek.

"So, is Laura okay? Why did they have to go to the doctor?" Riker asked Rydel.

"It was a check-up I think, for the baby. I'm sure she's fine." Rydel answered.

"Think they're going to find out the sex of the baby?" Rocky asked and Rydel shrugged.

"I have no idea." She answered. "We made bets about a month ago, so let's see who's right, if they do end up coming home with the news." Her phone went off then and she saw a text from Ratliff. It said to buzz him in and that he was with Vanessa, Maia, Ryland and Stormie. "Why is everyone here?" She wondered as her phone went off again. She read that Calum, Raini and Ellen had shown up as well. Rolling her eyes she went into the kitchen and pressed the button Ross had showed her to press when he'd been busy and Maia had come over one day.

It wasn't long before the living room was crowded and she looked at them confused.

"Why are you guys here?"

"Ross and Laura texted us telling us to be here," Vanessa answered, "it was just coincidental that we all showed up at the same time."

Rydel nodded, "I wonder what's going on." She said thoughtfully as Ratliff walked over to her, putting his arm around her. He gave her a kiss and then they both sat down.

"Could have something to do with what we were talking about a second ago," Rocky said as he walked over to Vanessa. "Hey."

She smiled, "hey you."

He smiled back, "long time no see."

She shrugged, "well, you know, we've been busy. Maybe we can hang out today?"

He nodded, "I'd like that."

Riker stood up then, his phone going to his ear, he excused himself and left the room.

"Well, guess we're just gonna have to wait until they get back." Rocky sighed, he looked at the empty couch. "Come on, let's go talk over there." He took Vanessa's hand in hers and she tried not to blush as he pulled her with him to the couch so that they could talk more comfortably.

"So…" She adjusted herself.

"So…" He repeated and then they smiled at each other.

Ross parked the car in their usual parking spot and before he could shut off the car, Laura managed to somehow take her seatbelt off and move so that she was straddling him, with her hands in his hair and her forehead against his all in a span of about five seconds. He looked up at her.

"Hey there."

She giggled, "Hey." She said back and then she gently kissed him. "I am so happy right now."

"Me too, I can't wait to tell everyone the good news."

"Me neither, but since you're there, we can wait just a few more minutes…" Ross trailed off and then pressed his lips against hers. At first the kiss was gentle and loving but it soon more heated as she tangled her hands in his hair and pulled on the strands, kissing him deeper and then the fight for dominance started, with them almost swallowing each other whole.

They breathlessly pulled apart after a few moments and Ross hugged her, closing his eyes as he tried to catch his breath. Laura squeezed him tight and then she let out a happy sob, her eyes tearing as she pulled apart and kissed him again.

"I love you." She murmured against his lips. "I love you so damn much."

"I love you Laura." He said back, "to the moon and back," He ran his fingers through her hair as he pulled away to look at her, "we are timeless."

She smiled and then leaned in to kiss him again.

They broke apart then, still breathing heavily. "We should probably go up there, everyone's probably already there waiting." She nodded and then with one last kiss, she opened the door and slid off his lap, adjusting her shirt, leaving her hair alone as he did the same and then took her hand. Happily, they walked out of the parking lot and onto the elevator, all the way up until they reached their floor and then hearts pounding, opened the door to their apartment.

"There they are!" Rocky smiled, "nice hair by the way you two."

"Yeah yeah," Ross rolled his eyes, "nice to see all of you."

"Yeah, not that we're not happy to see you, but what's up? Why are we all here?" Calum asked.

"Well, we wanted everyone to know at the same time." Laura grinned, "but first, I have to call Charlie. I want him to know too." Ross watched, handing her his phone as she dialed her little brother's number.

"Hello?" He answered, "what's up Laura?"

"Hey, Charlie are you with your mother by any chance?"

"Yeah, she's right here."

"Okay, put her on speaker and then say hi to everyone." They exchanged their greetings and then Laura looked at Ross. They both visibly took a deep breath and then smiled.

"We went to the doctor today, as well only Rydel, Rocky and RIker know as they were here when we were leaving," Laura began and then looked around. "Where's Riker?"

"Riker!" Rydel yelled and he walked out of the bathroom.

"Sorry, I was talking to Brooke, nice to see you two!" He smiled at them and they smiled back.

"I can't take the suspense anymore, tell us your news!" Vanessa urged them and Ross and Laura smiled at each other, before Laura put a hand on her stomach.

"Guys, we'd like you to somewhat meet Riley." Ross said, putting his hand on top of Laura's, they both looked down at it and then heard a camera snap, but paid no mind to it.

"So, Riley, that's a boy and a girl's name…" Rocky trailed off, remembering the names they decided on if the baby were to be a boy or a girl. "Wait, does that mean-"

"Meet your nephew, Rocky." Laura told him, tearfully as she smiled at him. "Riley Austin Lynch."

"No way!" Vanessa clapped her hands as everyone started to hug them and congratulate them.

Rydel squealed and Maia clapped her hands excitedly as she ran over to Ross and hugged him tight.

"You're having a boy!" Charlie said from Laura's hand. "Yes! Now I can teach him how to play sports!"

"We can teach him how to play the guitar!" Rocky said excitedly and everyone laughed.

"Congratulations you two! I'm so happy for you!" Nicole said and Laura smiled.

"Thanks you guys, I wish you were here."

"Trust me when I say that we wish we were there too." Nicole responded and Laura could hear the tears in her voice.

"Laura, Ross, I am so happy for you." She heard and looked up to see Stormie.

"We'll talk later," Nicole assured her, "have fun."

"See ya," And before Laura could respond, Charlie hung up.

Stormie's eyes were filled with tears as she hugged her son first and then what she was most certain about, her future daughter-in-law. "I'm so happy for you both." She whispered and then smiled at Ross. "And thank you, for keeping the first initial of your name."

He smiled, "of course mom, anything for you." And then tearfully he hugged her tight. She softly cried into his shoulder, but he knew it wasn't out of sadness it was out of happiness. Laura watched them, tears in her eyes and then felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned and to her surprise, saw that Raini was standing there. She had tears in her eyes and a smile on her face.

"I'm happy for you," She said, her voice breaking. "Very and truly a hundred percent happy for you."

"Really?" Laura asked and Raini nodded. "Good, because I can't stand being mad at you anymore," And then without another word, she hugged Raini, both of them crying and then laughing when they pulled away at their silliness. Ross had pulled away from his hug from his mother then and saw her.

"i'm sorry, you know, for everything that I said," Raini began, but Ross shook his head.

"Come here," He said and then pulled her into a hug, looking up, he held his arm out and Laura joined the hug, before they realized someone was missing.

"CALUM!" They all shouted and then laughed as he hurried over to them. Laura held her arm out and he took the hint. Since he was taller than them, he wrapped his arms around Raini and Ross and they shared a group hug, jumping up and down excitedly as they always used to do before and after a live taping or a meet and greet for luck. They laughed as they did it.

"Wait, don't move, I need a picture of this," Stormie said, holding up her phone, she snapped a quick picture and then the four of them let out a cheer.

"This is a really happy moment," Calum commented. "I feel like we're…unified in some way."

"We'll always be unified," Ross said, looking at his two costars and his girlfriend, who picked up on what he meant immediately.

"Always and forever."

They stepped about a foot away from each other and then knocked their hands together and then brought their hands up and laughed, wiggling their fingers together.

"We are a weird bunch." Raini commented and then everyone in the room laughed.

"Babies bring people together, what can I say?" Ross said and put his arm around Laura. "I'm glad you came."

Raini smiled, "me too." And with that, she gave Ross and Laura one last hug and stepped away as Ellen walked up to them.

She didn't say anything at first and then immediately she put her hands on Laura's face, pulling her closer she just hugged her. Laura hugged her back, almost numbly and then realized that her mother was crying.

"Mom?"

"I'm sorry, I truly am." She said as she pulled away from the hug. "I am so proud of you," She looked at Ross, "proud of you both and I'm very happy for you."

Laura smiled, "thanks mamma." And then she hugged her again, Ellen squeezed her hand then stepped away to join Stormie.

Before Ross got the chance to say anything to Laura, his hand let go of hers and he was tackled to the ground. Laura laughed as his siblings then stood up and helped him back up.

"Fuck yeah!" Riker said, "you're having a boy!"

"Technically Laura is, but let's not correct Riker's inaccuracy," Rocky smiled, "I totally called it!"

"We knew you'd be the stoked one, well most stoked," Ross said.

"I'm going to teach him how to play football." Riker said.

"Or the drums." Ratliff added.

"Guitar definitely," Riker and Rocky agreed.

"Whoa! Wait, this kid hasn't been born yet, maybe wait a few years before we go crazy and teach him everything he has to know." Ross suggested.

"Uh, he's a Lynch. He's going to be born naturally talented." Maia said as she walked up to the group. "Ross with your insane vocals, guitar, drums and just any instrument playing skills in general and your dance moves, and Laura with your vocals and your piano skills, this kid will most likely turn out to be a prodigy."

"I agree," Riker nodded. "She's got a point."

"Okay, but first and foremost, guys," Vanessa said, squeezing in between Rocky and Rydel, "you're having a boy!"

"A boy!" Rydel squealed again, kissing Ratliff so suddenly he didn't get a chance to respond.

"Not that we wouldn't be happy if the baby had been a girl," Rocky added.

"But a boy," Ross repeated, looking at Laura. "We're having a boy."

"A boy," She said and then smiled big. "I can't wait to meet him."

He smiled back, "me too."

After a very fun celebration with the news of the baby's gender, it was slowly winding down and everyone was just standing around talking, when Rocky decided he needed some fresh air and stepped out onto the balcony that had a pretty sick view of Los Angeles, in his opinion.

He leaned against the railing and just stared out at the twinkling lights, when he heard the door open and turned his head to see Vanessa had stepped outside with him. She stood next to him, her back to the city and looked up at him. He looked back at her.

"It was getting kind of hot and stuffy in there," He explained and she nodded. He looked down and then looked back up, a smile on his face, "you know, I totally called it. Riker, Ratliff, Rydel and Ryland were convinced that they were having a girl, because Ross is just naturally a sweetheart or whatever and they figured if he had a daughter he'd be ten times more sweeter than he already is." Vanessa laughed, "but I don't know, I just figured it'd be a boy because I just had that feeling, you know?" She nodded, "I'm so happy. I can't wait to have a little nephew. I was too young when Ross and Ryland were born, so this will be pretty damn awesome."

"What if you were to have a niece?" She asked.

"It'd still be pretty damn awesome."

She smiled, "Well I'm happy for you." She then stepped forward and wrapped her arms around his waist as he rested his chin on top of her head and hugged her tight.

"Hey, it's your nephew you too, you know." He reminded her as she pulled back slightly to look at him, though he still kept his arms around her waist.

"I know," She said and then smiled, "I'm gonna spoil the shit out of him."

"We're going to best aunt and uncle that kid has ever seen. Don't tell Riker, Ryland, Rydel or Charlie though," He whispered and she laughed.

It was silent and then Vanessa spoke. "Riley," She said, "I don't think they could have picked a more perfect name."

"Yeah, I agree. Though I knew that name was gonna end up in the family at some point." He joked and she laughed, then turned her head to look out at the city. "It's so beautiful." She said quietly.

"Yeah," He agreed, holding her tighter. "But that's not the only thing that's beautifully blowing my mind right now."

She'd never heard anyone say that before and looked back at him. "That was… perfect."

He smiled at her and then they just stared at each other for a few seconds, before she put her hand on his cheek and pulled him towards her. Their lips softly brushed against each other's until Rocky pushed forward and captured her lips in a sweet and passionate kiss. She gently kissed him back and then they broke apart, immediately hugging each other. He looked surprised for a moment, but then he relaxed and just held her against him.

"Guys!" Rydel whispered to Ross, Laura and Maia, waving her hand to get their attention. "Look!" She pointed outside and they saw Rocky and Vanessa share a kiss and then a meaningful hug.

Ratliff came up behind them, shaking his head, he repeated the same words he had said to Ross, "about time, man." He shared a look with Ross and he smiled.

"Yeah," He agreed, remembering he said the same thing to Ratliff when he'd kissed Rydel. "About time."

The girls then 'awwed' and clapped for them, when suddenly Ross started to feel lightheaded and nauseous and sat down. Maia had noticed he'd gone to sit down and looked at him concerned, noticing that his hands were starting to tremble.

"Ross?" She said softly, "are you okay?"

"I-I think so, I just don't feel that well." He responded, closing his eyes he tried to make his hands stop shaking.

"That's not normal, it can't be," Maia said and then put her drink down, going to her phone she pulled up google and then typed in his symptoms. After a minute, she looked up at him. "Did you start a new medication recently?"

He nodded, "about a week or so ago."

"You're feeling the side effects of it," She said and then showed him what she found on her phone. He couldn't read it as his body was just not reacting well and she got him water, calling to Laura to go to Ross. Laura who had been smiling took one look at her boyfriend and her smile dropped.

"Ross? Are you okay?" She asked, concerned and he just looked up at her. "What's going on?"

"Maia said it's a side effect of my new medication," He explained.

"Medication?" Calum asked and looked at him confused. "What medication?"

Ross took a deep breath. Laura took the water from Maia and helped him sip it slowly as he just let whatever was going on pass. It took a few moments and the room was silent, the only noise was Austin's soft barking and the door opening to allow Rocky and Vanessa back inside. Ross lay his head on Laura's shoulder and she just held him, rubbing his cheek as the trembling then stopped and he felt somewhat normal again.

"Okay, guys, I think it's time we call it a night," Rocky said and everyone agreed.

"Ross?" He slowly lifted his head and saw that Raini was looking at him concerned. "You're okay, right?"

He nodded, "yeah, I'm fine." He took a deep breath and then looked at his best friend, who looked back at him. "I'm messed up dude." He told him and Calum raised an eyebrow.

"Messed up how? Like drugs?"

He shook his head, "mentally. I'm bipolar."

Calum didn't say anything for a moment and then he smiled a small smile, "I think we're all a bit mentally fucked up." Ross couldn't help it and then laughed at his joke. "No sweat bro, I get it. I'm not judging you, if that's what you were so afraid of."

"I was a little bit yeah." Ross admitted. "Laura just found out a couple days ago."

"It's nothing to be ashamed of," Raini assured him. "You'll be okay, you've got a strong head on your shoulders and a lot of support."

Ross smiled at her, "thanks. That means a lot." He looked worried, "if I've ever done anything at all to hurt you guys on set or whenever, I apologize. Normally when I have my episodes, I don't remember much about anything that happened and I know that's happened a few times."

"Don't worry about it. What's a friendship without a few disagreements?" Raini asked, she locked eyes with Laura. "It happens to the best of us."

Ross nodded tiredly. "I just feel bad that I kept it from you guys for so long."

"Its your business, you do what you want with it." Calum wisely said. "We understand."

"Yeah, I know I didn't at first, but I get it now," Laura spoke up. "I'm sorry I got so upset with you."

"I don't really blame you for getting upset," Ross told her. "You're my girlfriend and the mother of my child. I should have told you."

"If it helps, I only knew because I was really into psychology in school and knew right away what was wrong when we were shooting in Puerto Rico, if I hadn't known anything, I wouldn't have known either." Maia said, "he was reluctant to admit it at first, trust me."

"You've got everyone on your side, dude." Rocky told him and Vanessa smiled. "No worries, okay? We all understand if you have an off day."

"Shit happens." Calum shrugged and everyone laughed. "Why don't you get some rest? We'll talk tomorrow or something."

Ross nodded and with that, Raini, Calum and Maia left, Maia giving his hand a squeeze and a request to call her if he needed anything at all.

All that was left was family and Ratliff, though he was practically family anyway. Ross had moved his head from Laura's shoulder to her lap. Ellen had to leave so she said her goodbyes, Stormie doing the same and along with Ryland, made sure Ross was okay before they left as well.

"We should get going too." Rydel said a few minutes after her mother and brother left. "We should give you guys some time alone."

Ross was too tired to say anything and Laura agreed with her.

"We'll see you guys tomorrow." Riker said and with that, left with everyone, leaving Ross and Laura alone.

"Ross?" Laura said softly and Ross looked up at her. "I love you." She whispered, looking as though she was going to say something, but chickening out at the last minute.

"I love you too." He whispered back.

She nodded and then leaned back, closing her eyes as he did the same. They then realized that with Laura being pregnant, her falling asleep on the couch like that probably wasn't a good idea and moved to their bed after quickly changing into pajamas and not caring that it was only about seven at night. Ross wrapped his arms around her and she lay on her side, her back facing him as he yawned and then closed his eyes. She cuddled closer to him and then closed her eyes as well, sleep taking over her body soon afterwards.

About two hours later, Rydel was with Ratliff, watching a movie with him in her room when she got a text from Laura.

Ross is still fast asleep, if you're trying to reach him.

Rydel responded, no, I'm actually trying to reach you. Who's Amber and why did she send me a text saying that you did something pretty bad. Is it true?

It took a a few moments, but Laura responded back.

Yes. It's true.

She didn't get a chance to respond before Laura sent her another text and what she sent, had Rydel knowing there was much more to the story than she had been given. There was no way it was true.

I had a huge part in Trevor's death.

Oh shit. Secret's out.

Guess it's not what you were expecting was it? It'll be explained later on, so don't jump to crazy conclusions. But yeah, finally some Rocky/Vanessa stuff for you and then the gender of the baby. Everyone asked for a boy, not one person said a girl, so there you go. Your wish is my command ladies and gentlemen.

How about that Austin and Ally cast moment? I enjoyed writing it. Hehe.