Disclaimer- I don't own the characters blah blah blah.

A/N: Pure fluff! It actually is as good as I wanted it to be, but considering I've never written a RFR fic before I think I did a good job. Enjoy J

The clouds were rolling in as Lily approached the hang out. She paused for a moment, tilting her head back to look up at the sky. It was dark and cold, but there was still something beautiful about it. Maybe it was the fact that no matter how bad the weather got, you could always count on the fact that a rainbow would come the next morning.

Lily took a deep breath and went inside. She carefully walked down the stairs and entered the area that she'd so often spent a considerable amount of time in with her friends. For some reason the hang out always reminded her of Travis. Even though she hadn't seen him in so long, they wrote letters back and forth to each other. If it wasn't for Travis, RFR would've never started. He was an amazing friend.

She noticed Ray sitting on the couch against the wall. She smiled when she saw him. He hair was as messy as usual, and he looked generally relieved to see her. She sat down on the couch next to him.

"Hi Ray. How are you?" Lily asked.

"I'm fine," he replied. He seemed nervous.

"Did you have fun last night?"

"I guess it was alright." Ray looked to the ceiling. He was distracted.

"Why did you want me to meet you here?" Lily put her hand on his knee to try to relax him.

"It's about last night. No, actually it's about the future. Well maybe just the summer." He was babbling and Lily thought it was rather cute.

"Ok, so what is it?"

"Last night I was with Angela. After we left the party she and I went to the park," Ray explained. Lily took deep breaths trying to suppress her anger. "She told me about a cottage her aunt was renting. Apparently her aunt already paid for it, but she is now unable to use it because her friend is sick."

"So?" Lily scowled.

"So Angela's aunt said that Angela could take a friend to stay at the cottage for part of the summer. She invited me to go with her."

The reality was finally sinking in, "Do you want to go with her?" Lily asked.

"That's what I wanted to ask you about. If I go with her, something might happen."

Lily studied Ray for a minute. He was sitting right next to her, slouched on the couch. He seemed more relaxed now, like he was for some reason afraid to tell her before.

"Do you want…" she couldn't seem to find the words, "anything…to happen? Are you ready?"

"Maybe," he whispered.

"You shouldn't do it unless your ready."

"But maybe I am." He looked into her eyes as if he was looking for reassurance. By now she couldn't figure out what he wanted. It was all getting to intense for her. In that moment all Lily wanted to do was to get away. She stood and headed for the door.

"Where are you going?" Ray asked.

"Nowhere," Lily replied angrily.

"What's wrong?"

"NOTHING!"

His voice was calm, "something is wrong Lily, and you have to tell me. I'm your best friend. I can help you. I know you've been stressed out about something lately, and we've all been worried about you. I just wish you'd tell me. We used to share everything with each other."

Lily's voice sounded robotic, "You can't help me. Nobody can." She knew she was scaring him, and in a way that was partially what she wanted. She continued towards to door. All she wanted to do was to get home and go to sleep. Thunder crashed so loud it made her jump. The rain was hitting the windows hard.

Ray reached out and held onto her shoulder, "You can't walk home in that storm." Lily felt numb. She wanted to leave, but she also knew that Ray was right. Lily turned around to face him. He seemed concerned, like he didn't even care about what he initially brought her here for.

"Lily," Ray said in a near whisper, "why wont you tell me what's wrong?"

"Because"

"Because why?"

"Just because!"

"Because why?"

"JUST BECAUSE!"

"No, I want to know why."

"Because I can't stop thinking about you!"

The whole room went silent. All that was heard was the rain tapping against the sides of the building. Lily was shaking. She said what she came to say. She said what she'd wanted to say for so long. She looked over at Ray. He was studying the floor. She knew he was avoiding her gaze. She wanted to say something, but it was as if her body and her mind were disconnected.

"Lily, I can't," Ray said in a barely audible tone.

Not knowing what she was doing, Lily took a step forward to him. She was now so close that she could see every detail in his face. She placed her hand on his shoulder, and he didn't back away. What am I doing? She thought to herself. She rubbed her other hand against his cheek. She could feel his breath on her collarbone. A river of courage rushed through her as her lips met his. The space between their bodies closed, and Lily took in his body heat. Ray let out a soft moan as Lily felt his kiss sink to her toes. I never want this to end.

Ray gently pulled back, "Lily" he whispered breathlessly.

"Hmm?"

"I…have a girlfriend."

She stopped and looked into his eyes. She didn't want Angela to spoil this night.

"It's ok. I wont tell, you wont tell. Don't worry." She ran her fingers through his hair and pulled him close to her. She let her hands go over every part of his body. They slowly walked towards the couch, not letting go of each other for even a second.

"Wanna know a secret?" Lily asked seductively, "I love you."

"I love you too."

Lily smiled and pressed her lips against his. And when he ran his hands up her shirt, she didn't push him away.