Hi! So I know I haven't updated this in over a month... I never meant to leave it for that long.
I started college last month and I've just been settling in and I've had assignments to do, and time passed.. well anyway, here's the next (overdue!) chapter! :D

P.S this story may end up being slightly longer than I thought it would be.

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Chapter 25:

At the hospital-

Ratliff's POV-

"Look, Rydel. We never meant to hurt you, but if you want the whole truth then here it is. I'm sorry that these words may not be what you want to hear, and I don't blame you. I can't even say 'I'm sorry' for everything that happened between Rocky and I, well because… I'm not." I started to explain the situation to her. I don't mean to hurt her, and that's a bit rich coming from me about the whole situation. I know it was going to hurt her, once the whole truth came out, but it's hard to explain without her getting hurt even more.

"Well that's nice. You're not sorry about cheating on me… aren't you just a lovely person." Rydel said, sarcastically. I deserved that, we both did, but it was mainly aimed at me so… yeah basically.

"How can I be sorry about the one thing I don't regret? At first, sure I regretted sleeping with Rocky that night. But that was first thing the morning after. Rydel, I didn't love you like that. Not fully anyway. Sure, there might have been some feelings towards you I had, but they weren't real. Rydel, I never loved you like you should have been loved like. I had feelings for Rocky before you asked me out and those feelings for Rocky just grew and grew and I just slept with him and kissed a couple of times. That's it. I didn't want to do anything else together as a couple until me and you broke up. Rydel, I only love you as a friend. Nothing more than that, I swear. I understand if you hate me. I cheated on you with your brother." I then explained to her and she just nodded.

"If you didn't have feelings for me or love me in your words, why did you say yes when I asked you out?" She then asked me, coming to sit next to me.

"I panicked; okay? I was still slightly confused about my feelings for Rocky, and it made me so confused because I've had girlfriends in the past and then I developed feelings for a boy… I panicked and well then you asked me out so I thought I could just ignore those feelings for Rocky, but those feeling turned into love and I realised, not long after we got together, I was with the wrong person. I'm in love with Rocky, Rydel…" I trailed off before looking towards Rocky.

"For the record, I'm in love with you too." He said, with a smile and I smiled back at him.

"I'm sorry for hurting you, for us ending up how we did… But we were never meant to be, Rydel. You know that deep down, we wouldn't have lasted, regardless of my feelings towards Rocky, there would have been something else." I told her, gently. Trying not to hurt her more… But that didn't stop the tears.

"I know, you were just… my first boyfriend, Ell. It hurts a lot when he cheats on you with my own brother… Wow I never thought I would have to say that sentence in my life. Wow I'm so stupid. I couldn't see that my boyfriend and brother had something going on. I should have noticed with all the glances and stuff like that. No wonder you like Rocky." She explained to me before turning to face Rocky. "That's why you started acting weird when me and him were together. The plane ride to Mexico, you storming out the room in Mexico and then kicking me out when we came back. The night you met Maia when you left the restaurant…. Your entire weird and wonderful mood swings. I can't believe I was so stupid and blind to notice the meaning behind them all. It makes sense now." She said to him and Rocky just sighed.

"There's a lot more reasons to why I acted like I did, not just because I was jealous of your relationship together…" He trailed off, informing everyone here, which was only just me, him, Rydel and Ryland. I don't think Raini and Calum came in the end.

"And they are?" She asked him, and he just shrugged.

"I don't know how to put it into words, or how exactly it felt but it was something other than jealousy, Rydel. But believe us, neither one of us wanted you to find out like you did. We did plan that he would tell you… today actually but things happened and now we're in a hospital. I'm really sorry things happened the way they did, I mean you're my only sister and I always felt like I had to protect you in some form of way from getting hurt… But I was the main cause of you getting hurt and I cannot undo what happened, meaning how you found out, and I can never say sorry enough times for hurting you the way I did." Rocky said, sincerely, before continuing. "But I love that man and I know he loves me too, and I think we're going to be together and I understand if you hate us but hopefully you'll be happy for us once you've processed and thought through everything that's happened."

"I…. I don't know… I'm sorry, I just need time." She simply replied before running off down the corridor. Well that went…. Well. Notice my sarcasm? Well I guess it could have been worse.

"Well you guys handed that well." Ryland then interrupted the brief silent, eating popcorn. Wait, where did he get the popcorn from?

"It could have been worse, Ry. I mean she could have slapped, screamed, kicked and other things and I swear how Riker was acting, Ratliff would have also been a patient in here by the end of the night. So, it did go well considering the alternatives. But it could have also gone better." Rocky replied and he nodded in agreement.

"That's true… But there is another thing. If you two want to be together as much as you made up you did in that little speech to Rydel, don't let her stop you guys going for what you want. If you want to be together, then be together. She'll get over it in her own time… I mean he was her first boyfriend and that. But as time goes on people change and she'll just get over it soon. Just like Ross will get over the thought that you two lead Paige to her grave… sort of. Well really, it's Maia's and whoever she had help her faults that Paige is how she is right now, but Ross just sees it as your guys fault because he feels like he needs to blame someone and maybe, just maybe, you guys had a small impact the situation. But it was mainly Maia's fault… don't beat yourselves over what comes out of Ross' mouth because half of it is crap. I mean I've shared a room with him most of my life after all. I practically know him more than anyone else." Ryland explained to us both and I just looked at him shocked, I'm sure Rocky is too.

"Since when did you get so deep?" I asked him and he just shrugged.

"Like I said, I've shared a room with Ross almost all my life, his deep crap wears off too easily." He answered shrugging once again.

"Guys! Have you heard anything else yet?" I heard a voice ask from down the hall. I think it was Ross, it's hard to tell when he's shouting.

"No, not yet." Rocky answered once him, Laura and Riker got closer and he just nodded.

"It's going to be bad isn't it? I mean we haven't heard from any doctor about the situation for a while now… It's going to be really bad. I know it. I feel it." Ross started whining before Laura slapped him.

"Ross, don't think like that. Remember there is two lives at stake, not just Paige's. Just remember it's going to take a while to get the baby out her and safe from any more danger before they can work on her." She said softly and he just nodded.

"I'm sorry. I just can't imagine my life without her…" He started before facing Rocky. "And it's his fault she's here right now. I swear Rocky, if she doesn't make it I'll never forgive you and I'll disown you as a brother." He then added.

"No Ross, is that really what you want… I mean that's a little over the top don't you think?" Laura then asked. "Remember out chat?"

"I do, but that feeling that I have towards Rocky right now has not changed. I'm sorry for doing what I did… slightly, but Rydel had the right to know what a cheating asshole her boyfriend was, and it's Rocky's fault that Maia knows who Paige is." Ross then said before going to sit down on one of the chairs. "And… I'll never forgive myself."

"What do you mean?" Ryland asked, looking concerned.

"The last conversation we had was an argument… things were said and she left the room. I should have stopped her from leaving. Maybe then she wouldn't be here right now… We wouldn't be here right now. Or maybe I didn't have to go to the store. Maybe whoever planted the magazine wouldn't have planted it. I mean, they did do it while I was gone…" He explained before getting interrupted.

"Or maybe if you were honest from the start, the argument could have been avoided." Riker said and Ross just sighed.

"Yeah… like she was with the baby?" Ross asked, sarcastically, and I just groaned.

"Don't hate her for not telling you about the baby. You weren't there when she found out. She was nervous about being pregnant, nervous on how to tell you, when to tell you. She was dreading if you reacted badly. Don't forget it takes two to tango… You had a baby growing inside of your fiancé's body. She obviously wanted to keep it because she didn't abort it. She might have wanted to put it for adoption, but by then you would have noticed she was pregnant, unless you were too oblivious to notice that even when she was in labour she was pregnant. I mean, she was 6 months pregnant and you didn't notice. But that's not the point. The point is; she loved you a hell of a lot and she was afraid to lose you because she didn't know how you'll react to her being pregnant and being a dad at a fairly young age." I answered for him, and he just nodded.

"I guess you're right… hey, where's Rydel?" He then asked, looking around.

"I'm assuming she headed of back to the hotel. She left not long before you got back to be honest." Rocky answered.

"I'm sorry… Sort of. I mean she deserved to know, but I'm glad she knows now. But I don't regret it. You were hurting my only sister… and I had to do something." Ross replied and Rocky and I nodded.

"Well, let's just hope she handles the news well." I simply said and everyone nodded in agreement before I looked over to Rocky slightly worried.

Why do I have a really bad feeling again?

Raini's POV-

"So that's what happened?" I asked Rydel before pulling her into another hug. She came back from the hospital in tears. I thought it was bad news about Paige at first… until she explained the situation. Now I just want to hurt him… for hurting her. But I know she won't want that. I guess a bit of Trish had worn off on me.

"I don't know what I'll do if them two become a couple… He was my first boyfriend and he cheated on me, with my own brother? I'm glad Ross told me… eventually, but I'm guessing he only did that because he was mad at Rocky and Ellington, mainly Ellington because he kept the secret of Paige being pregnant. Well I did too but that wasn't the point… what am I going to do now. I want to hate him, I really do. But I still love him and it sucks and it hurts." She told me and I just nodded.

"Well I know what you could do…. Get revenge." I suggested and she looked at me like I had two heads.

"You what?" She asked.

"Get revenge… and lucky for you I know exactly how you can do that."

Yeah... It's all sunshine and rainbows in this story from now on. ahaha. And the worse hasn't happened yet... ;)

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