"Why is Riker so angry?" Ryland asked. "I-I don't know. You entertain Ellie and I'll go see what crawled up his ass," Ross whispered so Ellie wouldn't hear before leaving Ellie's bedroom. "What's wr-" Ross asked. Ross stopped in his tracks when he saw the scene in front of him. Riker was glaring at him and Sam was behind him giving Ross a guilty frown. "Y-You know?"Ross stuttered.

"That you got pregnant and didn't tell Ellington? Yeah. Why didn't you tell me you guys were even dating? And why didn't you tell him you were able to have kids?" Riker yelled. "Keep your voice down, Ellie's in her room. And I didn't tell anyone we were dating because I know how you were when it came to people dating Ellington since he was in the band and not related to any of us. And as for the pregnant thing, I didn't even know I was able to get pregnant until it was too late. If I never got pregnant with Ellie, I would have never known," Ross explained.

Riker stared at Ross for a minute before calming down slowly. "I'm sorry I was so overprotective back then, but why did you run off when you found out you were pregnant?" Riker asked. Ross frowned. "When I found out, I drove around for hours to calm down and try and figure out how to tell everyone. But you were all so hung up on the tour and no one would listen to me and you guys got mad at me. First it was just you guys, so when I finally got to have a conversation with Ellington, he told me to stop being a distraction.. Then I realized if me trying to tell you guys I was pregnant was a distraction, my pregnancy and having the baby was just going to be unbearable.. So I left," Ross explained sadly.

The room was so silent that you could hear a pin drop. Sam looked down because that story always upset her, Ross bit his lip nervously and Riker just stared at Ross with a stunned expression. "So all that time.. You were just trying to tell us?" Riker asked sadly. Ross nodded. "Oh my God.. Ross, I feel horrible," Riker frowned. "N-No it's fine. R5 was our dream.. I didn't want you guys to stop the entire band just because I was having a baby, anyway," Ross frowned. "We shouldn't have been so rude to you. I'm so sorry," Riker frowned. "Water under the bridge," Ross smiled sadly. Riker ran to Ross and embraced him tightly. Ross hugged back and Sam smiled.

Ryland came out of Ellie's room and saw Riker and Ross hugging. The two pulled away and everyone sat in the living room. Ross saw how close Riker and Sam were sitting on the couch. "Wait, are you guys official?" Ross asked. Sam blushed as Riker put his arm around her. "Yeah," Riker smiled. "I'm happy for you guys," Ross smiled. "Back to our previous discussion, when are you going to tell Ellington?" Riker asked.

Ross looked down. "I-I can't even find a word to even start a conversation with him. Never mind telling him that Ellie is his child," Ross frowned. "I really hurt him. I didn't even say goodbye to him. I just left him a stupid note telling him he'll be better off without me. He probably never wants to be in the same room as me anymore. I've had a long conversation with everyone else since you guys moved here, but not him," Ross frowned. Riker, Ryland and Sam frowned. "Do you still have feelings for him?" Ryland asked.

Ross nodded sadly. "I don't want to. But I can't help it. When I first saw him, I swear I felt everything around us stop. I haven't dated anyone since him. No one else makes me feel that way. Just him," Ross frowned. "So you haven't dated since you found out you got pregnant?" Riker asked in shock. Ross nodded.

"Maybe you should talk to him," Riker suggested. "What the hell am I going to say? 'Oh hi Ell. Sorry I ran away and never said why. I just didn't want to tell you I found out I can get pregnant and I was carrying your child, even though that seems physically impossible.'" "Maybe you should just try to apologize for running off and work your way from there. Don't mention Ellie right away. Like when he seems he's at least okay with you, ease him into it," Ryland suggested.

Ross furrowed his brows in concentration as he thought about the idea. "I-I think it's a good idea.." Ross stuttered. Everyone gave Ross sad smiles as they sat in silence.

"Fuck why did I go through with this?" Ross panicked as he wiped sweat off of his forehead. "Ross relax. He agreed to meet with you, didn't he?" Ryland reminded. "Yeah, but what if-" "Stop right there. Don't think 'what if.'' Riker cut off. "I just don't want him to continue to hate me. I-.. He just means a lot to me. And I don't want to have to lie to Ellie anymore about Ellington," Ross frowned. Ryland and Riker knew that wasn't the only reason that Ross was nervous, but they kept their mouths shut.

"He's going to be here any minute.. Don't take this the wrong way, but get out of my apartment," Ross said nervously. Riker and Ryland nodded before leaving. As soon as the door closed, Ross buried his face in his hands.

"I can't believe I agreed to meet him," Ellington frowned as he fixed his shirt. "I thought you were trying to get over him," Rydel responded in confusion. "I am moving on," Ellington assured as he fumbled with the buttons. "Usually people who are moving on from their exes don't agree to meet with them," Rocky shrugged. "Or spray cologne all over themselves," Rydel added as Ellington sprayed his body with his favorite cologne.

"Well I'm different," Ellington sighed as he began combing his hair. "More like desperate," Rocky said to Rydel under his breath. Ellington gave him the finger as he finished combing the last section of his hair. "Okay, I'm leaving now," Ellington said as he walked toward the door. He didn't even give them the chance to respond before the door shut.

Ross fixed his hair for what felt like the thousandth time when he heard someone knock at the door. He froze in place and his body jolted when he heard that familiar voice say "It's me." Ross gulped as he wiped his suddenly sweaty palms on his jeans. "Coming," Ross answered as he walked to the door. He held the knob and just stared. Behind that door was one of the two best things to have ever happened to him. He took a deep breath and waited a moment before opening the door.

Fuck.

Ross was taken aback by Ellington standing in front of him. Ross never thought it was possible, but Ell had gotten even more attractive since he had ran away. He had grown into his looks and he even had facial hair, which was a huge turn on for Ross. His hair was a bit longer than it had used to be, which looked amazing on him. Ellington had obviously been working out, which was another huge turn on for Ross.

Ellington was equally pleased when he saw Ross. He had never thought that longer hair would look that good on Ross, but boy was he wrong. Ross made it work. Ross still had the same puppy dog eyes that he had fallen in love with all those years ago. He even had a tattoo on his arm. It wasn't big, it just had Ellie's name written elegantly on his bicep.

They just stared at each other. Their eyes were locked on each other's and the tension was very clear. "Aren't you going to let me in?" Ellington finally asked. "O-Oh right! Sorry, come on in," Ross stuttered as he let Ellington inside. Ellington went inside and let go of the breath he didn't know he was holding. Ross blushed of embarrassment once Ellington couldn't see him.

This should be interesting.

"Okay.. We need to talk," Ellington said after he took a sip from the water that Ross had just gotten him. Ross nodded as he sat next to Ellington. "I know we do. That's why I invited you here," Ross agreed.

The two of them nodded before everything got silent. It was just awkward. No one knew what to say. How does one even begin a conversation like this? Finally, Ellington broke the silence. "Why didn't you tell me you were leaving?" Ellington asked sadly. Ross looked over at Ellington and frowned. "I didn't plan on leaving.. It just happened," Ross frowned. "So.. You just packed up your stuff, wrote a few notes and left?" Ellington asked, feeling hurt. Ross flinched at Ellington's tone. Ross gulped. "I mean.. I guess. I said goodbye, but you were asleep.. Everyone was asleep when I said goodbye," Ross frowned.

Ellington nodded as he held back his tears. "Did you... Did you stop loving me when you left?" Ellington asked shyly. Ross's eyes widened. Was he serious? "Of course not," Ross answered immediately. Ellington's eyes widened at how fast Ross's response was. "Moving on from you was the hardest thing I've ever done. I'd dream of us together again and I'd wake up so happy." Ross took a deep breath. "But then I'd remember that I left and I'd just stay up and wish I hadn't left."

Ellington was trying to hold back his tears, but by the end, he let out a quiet sob and wiped his eyes. Ross tensed when he saw Ellington. He had never seen Ellington cry before. The sight broke his heart. "Ell, I'm so sorry. I was stupid to ever leave you in the first place. I know we can't just pick up right where we left off, but please. Can we try to be friends?" Ross asked sadly, trying to hold back tears of his own.

Ellington stared at Ross for a moment. He nodded. "Friends," he smiled sadly. Ross nodded and gave Ellington a hug. Ellington gasped, but soon hugged back.

Soon after, Ellington had left. They agreed to make a plan to catch up soon since they were now on speaking terms again. Ross had a bright smile on his face, but it was all fake. He hated seeing Ellington sad, so he made sure to be smiley so he wouldn't cry again. As soon as Ellington shut Ross's door, the smile wiped away.

Tears began to cascade down Ross's face. When he and Ellington started to date, he promised himself that he wouldn't make Ellington cry. He never thought he'd break that promise. But he did.

Ellington was still on the other side of the door. The tears had returned to his eyes, but they were worse. He heard Ross's heart-wrenching sobs from the other side of the door. He finally opened the door and walked through into Ross's apartment. He slammed the door shut and tightly wrapped his arms around Ross. "Please don't feel the need to hide your emotions from me. No matter what," Ellington whispered. Ross nodded as he hugged back.

Shit that got emotional.. I hope it wasn't too dramatic though.. :/

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