Once the girls finished eating their food, the group spent a few hours more on riding roller coasters and walking around. Emma noticed that, despite being considered "okay"-looking, Ross still walked next to her and talked to her for most of the rest of the day. But Emma couldn't help it; while Ross spoke to her, she felt bitterness building up inside of her. 'How could he say that about me? I mean, sure, he didn't know I was standing close by. But maybe I just thought...' Emma continued to nod along to whatever Ross was saying, though she wasn't listening to any of it. 'I thought he was different. Than Jackson. Than everybody.' "Emma?" She had hardly noticed that Laura had just asked her a question. "Oh, I'm sorry. What did you say?" Emma asked. "I just asked if you wanted to go out to eat at a restaurant around here. Are you alright? You seem kind of out of it." Laura asked her, concern in her voice. Ross still stood next to Emma, and she could feel his eyes on her. "Oh." Emma started. "Um, yeah. Actually, I think I better skip the restaurant. I'm getting a little headache." Laura frowned. "Really? Gosh, I'm sorry. Well I hope you feel better soon! Maybe we can go out to eat another night this week." Laura told her, a friendly and encouraging smiled coming back to her face. "Yeah, maybe. Thanks for inviting me though." She told Laura. She couldn't look at Ross, but she had a feeling he didn't believe her when she said she had a headache. "I think we're going to head out in just a few minutes, so we can walk out with you." Once Laura turned around to make dinner plans with the rest of the group, Emma turned to Ross. She avoided eye-contact while she talked to him. "Sorry, you and Samantha can find another ride home, right?" Emma asked him. "Yeah... yeah, we can. Are you sure you don't want to come with us? I bet it'll be a lot of fun. Plus Laura knows like, the best places to eat." Emma couldn't help but laugh a little at that last part; Laura did seem like the type of girl that LOVED to eat since she'd never gain weight from it. "Yeah, I think I'll just head back to my hotel. Eat something tasty for me though, okay?"
The gang of friends exited the park and, after being asked by a few fans to sign more autographs, headed through the parking lot. Ross and Samantha figured out a ride with Calum to the restaurant. "Hey, I'm gonna walk Emma over to her car really fast. Cool?" "Cool." Calum responded and fist-bumped Ross, who walked quickly to catch up with Emma. "So, do you actually have a headache?" he asked Emma, who looked forward while she walked. She didn't like lying, but she really wanted to get away from Ross as quickly as possible. "Just a little one. I just thought I'd go to sleep early tonight." The two finally got to Emma's car, and Emma unlocked it and attempted to grab the car handle. That is, until Ross stepped in front of her. Emma finally looked up at Ross's face, only thinking of how she wasn't nearly attractive enough to be standing in front of such a good-looking guy. "Look, I know something's up. Did I do something?" he asked her, remaining in Emma's way. 'Yes.' she thought. 'But then again, was it really your fault? Or was it just my fault for not being good enough for you?' "No, you didn't do anything." 'And that's not a lie.' Emma thought. 'He didn't ask me if he had said something.' "Look, I'm okay." She attempted to put a big, fake smile on her face. She looked up at his face, and saw that his eyes looked just as amazing as usual. But his smile wasn't there. He was worried about her. "Text me if you need anything, okay?"
Emma was shocked by what happened next. She felt Ross's fingers brush against her own, then he took her hands in his own and gave a friendly squeeze. Emma looked down at her hands. She couldn't think of what to say. "Um..." She started. "Yeah, okay." She couldn't think of anything else to say, but luckily that was all Ross need to hear. He gave a small smile, then let go of her hands and heading for Calum's car. Emma stood there, probably looking like an idiot, for a few more seconds, then watched Ross walking away. 'Wow.' she thought. 'What was that? But he said just early that he thought I was, "just okay." So why would he...' Emma rubbed her hands together for a minute. 'Wow. I think I actually am getting a headache from trying to figure this one out.'