Hey guys! I'm just gonna say in about 2 chapters, 3 chapters max, there's gonna be a time skip.. which means there isn't going to be many chapters left for this story.. :( There MAY be a sequel or something else related to the story.. I can't say just yet though ;)

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Arlene: now you don't have to wait hehe :)

Riaura fan: and breathe. I would of gone into more detail at that part if I had the chance, I wanted the chapter up before I went to work you see. Hope you like the Riaura date :D Boys are silly... haha.

Riaura girl: and now you don't have to :D

Chapter 17:

Paige's POV-

"Paige Thomson, will you marry me?" That was the only thing I had heard before the world, seemed to freeze. Does he know about the baby? No of course not… right? I looked at Ratliff and he shook his head and I knew what that meant. He didn't tell him about the baby. Ross genuinely wants to marry me. On one hand I want to say yes, but the other hand we're still fairly young. But saying that, I am carrying his baby. So I guess we're not too young in our own way. I just nodded and well whispered 'yes'

"Yes really?" Ross said, sounding almost surprised.

"Yes! I'll marry you." I said slightly louder and he just released a deep breath and slid the ring on my ring finger before kissing me lightly.

"I love you" He said before kissing me again.

"I love you too." I mumbled back onto his lips. I guess you could say, best day ever! But I still don't know how to tell him about the baby.

"Ross Lynch just got engaged!" Someone yelled as paparazzi came out of places. Where were they hiding?

Ratliff's POV-

Seeing them to getting engaged made me realise something. Life is too short when you're not with the person you truly love. Yes, I like Rydel, and I do love her as a friend of course, but I'm not in love with her. After last night, I truly realise what I did feel for Rydel, was only the feelings that I have for Rocky channelled into 'feelings' for Rydel. It's not right what I'm doing. I've realised that I've got to tell Rydel what happened, and pray to heck that Riker doesn't kill me for it, then I must talk to Rocky.. It's not fair on him. But yet again, he could be going out with Maia now, especially after that little PDA session. I still think there is something wrong with her. I just can't figure out what.

"That's cute." Rydel gushed from beside me as I turned to look at her.

"If you're into all that stuff" I replied, shrugging my shoulders.

"Okay, what is up with you? You've been acting weird all day, Ell! What's up? You can tell me." Rydel insisted and I just sighed.

"There's a time and a place for it, but this is not the time nor is it the place." I told her before looking back at Ross and Paige.

"Then there is something definitely wrong." She whispered.

"Dells, I'm just going through some things right now, it's nothing too serious, okay?" I simply said before kissing her cheek.

"Are you sure?" She asked me, and I faked smiled.

"Positive. I'll come to you when I need help; I mean you are my girlfriend after all." I insisted and she smiled slightly.

"If you're sure then I'm happy." She said, before cuddling into my side and, as an instinct, I wrapped my arm around her.

"Good." I replied with a smile.

"Very." She simply said as we both looked back at the newly engaged couple. But with a certain something, or someone, on my mind, it was hard to be truly happy for them.

Riker's POV-

I have never been so nervous in my whole 22 years of life. The one girl that I truly love is going on a date with me; this has to be perfect for her as she is perfect. I sound like a love drunk fool, but maybe, that's just because that's what I am.

"Riker?" I heard a voice ask from behind me. I turned around to face here and she looked adorable. The outfit she was wearing was cute but also looked warm for what I had planned. Her hair was wrapped in a bandanna and her make-up was a natural type. (1)

"Wow." Was all I could get out, she smiled and blushed lightly.

"Is it alright for the date?" Laura asked, and I just simply nodded.

"Do you have your swimming stuff, just encase?" I checked and she lifted up a bag which I assumed had her swimming stuff in. "Alright." I said as I opened the hotel room door for her. "After you." I finished. She smiled more and walked out the room. I followed out after her, wrapping my arm around her.

"Well, what do we have here?" A voice asked and my eyes widened. I turned to look at Ryland.

"Ryland! What are you doing?" I asked, moving my arm from around her… not that it mattered now, we're busted.

"No, the question is, what are you two doing?" He asked me and I looked at Laura who simply just nodded. "I thought it was weird that you two were closer than usual and that you wanted to share a room with each other. Now I know why." He then added.

"We weren't dating when we started going on the tour, sort of. We didn't start being a couple until our first night in Mexico." I informed him.

"So it hasn't been like Ross and Paige, a long time, just a couple of days." Ryland questioned, and I just nodded. "But how come you wanted a hotel room with her? No offence Laur, but I would o thought you would of preferred to have either you own room or share with Raini or Rydel." He added.

"I know it's a little out of the ordinary, but I wasn't to complain, besides the one time we did have the single room, Calum wanted it. Also, I wasn't fussed who I shared a room with. To be honest I half expected Rydel and Ell to be sharing a room but you know Riker… protective big bro." Laura half joked.

"Hey! I don't want my baby sis to have a baby yet. It's probably not the best thing to have a baby on tour you know." I argued.

"What about Ross and Paige, you're letting them share a room." Ryland informed.

"Well yeah, but that's Ross. Besides, I seriously doubt they've done that yet. Even if they have, Ross isn't stupid, even if he does act like a sex deprived shit head half the time, they would have used protection. Also he's 18, she's 17. I doubt they're ready for that yet." I told him. "Why are we even on about this anyway?" I then asked.

"I have no idea." Laura said.

"I bet you two have done it, that's why we're on about it." Ryland said, with a smirk. Laura just blushed.

"Ryland!" I yelled, and he just smirked. "We haven't." I then added.

"Alright. So where are you two off to anyway?" Ryland asked.

"Out on a date, but he won't tell me where we're going." Laura said.

"It's a surprise." I told her, kissing the top of your head.

"PDA! I don't know who's worse. Ell and Rydel, Ross and Paige or you two!" Ryland exclaimed.

"Considering we're not exactly open with our relationship, I've got to say Ell and Rydel." Laura confirmed, shrugging her shoulders.

"And yet you're going on a date?" Ryland questioned.

"It's somewhere private and enclosed. There's not going to be many people there." I told him.

"Alright, go enjoy yourselves you two crazy love birds. Oh and don't worry, your secret's safe with me." Ryland chuckled before walking back into his hotel room.

"Shall we go now?" I asked Laura and she just smiled and nodded.

"We shall." She replied and we both walked to the elevator, hand in hand. For the first time, it actually feels like we're a proper couple.

-20 minutes later-

Laura's POV-

"Alright, can you please let me see now? You're a terrible navigator Riker." I exclaimed. Feeling fed up. Before we got there, Riker handed me a blind fold and told me to put it on. I trusted him, so I did it. But the fool made me trip up several times, but he luckily caught me before I hit the ground.

"2 seconds Laur, we're almost there." He told me, and I internally groaned. Why do I have to be blind folded? What's so secretive about where we're going… unless it's supposed to be a surprise? That makes more sense.

"Alright" I sighed, as he led me several more feet.

"Okay, you can take off the blind fold now." I heard him say, so I did. I blinked a couple of times to regain my sight properly. I saw a little table for two on the beach with the sun starting to set with also a path of candles leading to the table and finally a candle on the table.

"Riker… this is… amazing. Did you do all this by yourself?" I asked, walking down to the table.

"I did. I did it all for you Laura. Here's where I've been all day, making this perfect for you. You deserve it Laura." He told me as he walked down behind me.

"This is the most romantic and best thing anyone's ever done for me." I said, turning to look at him.

"Really?" He asked me, I just simply nodded.

"Really" I confirmed before pecking his lips and going to sit down.

"Well, it's not done yet." Riker said, smiling. He whistled and two people came out carrying two plates covered. They set one down in front of each of us, and then revealed the food. Spaghetti Bolognese. "I made this as well, with a little help of course." He then added, and then out came my dad.

"Dad?" I questioned, looking between both of them. No one can make a spaghetti Bolognese like my dad. "What are you doing here?" I then added.

"I got a call from Riker asking me if I would help plan a surprise for you. Admittedly the way he had put it I thought he was doing something for Vanessa, but when he said it was for you, well I knew it had to be special. So, I flew over here as fast as I could. Now here I am." He explained to me, he then turned to Riker. "Riker, take good care of my daughter, I trust you to do so. You two have my blessing. You're a good guy, make my baby girl happy" My dad then told Riker as I blushed at that last part.

"Dad!" I whined, causing him to chuckle slightly.

"I will do Mr Marano." Riker confirmed, causing my dad to smile wide.

"See you both when you get back to the US!" my dad then said.

"Wait, you're leaving already?" I asked, causing my dad to nod.

"Yes, you're a big girl now sweetie. I trust that Riker is going to protect you and not let anything happen to you. But I don't want any grandchildren just yet." He said, aiming that last part at Riker.

"That's not going to happen; we've only been together a couple of days." Riker said.

"Good. You're definitely the sensible one. I'm glad my daughter has someone like you." My dad told Riker.

"I'm glad she's with me." Riker said, smiling as he grabbed my hand.

"Your mother would be gutted she didn't come now." My dad said. "Bye you two." He then added before leaving.

"Bon appetite." Riker said, faking a, really bad, French accent.

"Riker, I love you, but don't do that again." I laughed, before picking up my fork and starting to eat.

-An hour later-

Rocky's POV-

I walked to the door, slowly, as someone was knocking on it. Ryland had gone out to the shop and I was almost asleep before being rudely almost woken up by whoever. I had thought it was Ryland himself, probably forgot his room key. Once I opened the door it had revealed the one person I do not want to see. You guessed it, the one and only, Ellington Ratliff.

"What do you want?!" I exclaimed, angrily. Part because he woke me up, mostly because of this morning.

"Well hello to you too, can I please come in?" He asked, trying to keep calm.

"Why should I let you come in?" I asked him, and he just groaned.

"I have something I really need to talk to you about, please Rocky. I know you hate me right now, and I understand why, but let me please come in." He said, I just moved out the way for him to come in.

"You've got 5 minutes." I informed him as he sat down.

"That's all I need." He replied as I sat down as well.

"Good. Now say what you need to say then get out." I told him, causing him to sigh.

"So, as you know I went out on a double date with Ross and Paige. Rydel being my date, obviously." He started.

"Yes, I do know." I said with a smirk.

"And I had noticed you kiss Maia, but that's another subject for another conversation." He then told me, wiping the smirk off my face. That isn't what he wanted to talk about? "So, about an hour into the date, Ross proposed to Paige, they're engaged now," He informed. Wow, Ross and Paige now engaged. I never thought he'd be the first one to pop the question out of all of us.

"Where are you going with this?" I asked him, raising my eyebrow. "I mean if you came over to talk to me about that, it's hardly important or urgent." I then added.

"Well if you let me finish you would know." He told me, and I stayed silent. "So that got me thinking. About mine and Rydel's relationship… about us…" He then trailed off.

"There is no us, you made that perfectly clear this morning!" I interrupted.

"That's what I want to talk to you about! Damnit, Rocky. I'M INLOVE WITH YOU!" He then yelled at me.

"You're what?" I asked, making sure I heard him properly.

"I'm in love with you. Not Rydel, you. I realised what I said this morning was a huge mistake. It took me to witness Ross' proposal to realise this. What Ross and Paige have, is real love. Ross knows who he wants to spend the rest of his life with, and I envy that. I really do. That thing I have with Rydel isn't love. She might love me, and I'm sorry for that, but I don't feel the same way about her. It's you Rocky, it's always been you. I can't imagine my life without you." He told me.

"Well you're a little too late, I'm in a relationship with Maia now, who I happen to really like." I told him.

"Rocky, you and Maia, I know that isn't real." He said, cupping my face. "You might really like her, but last night. That was something different. If you don't feel anything towards me like I feel to you, then tell me to stop." He then added, starting to lean in. I wanted to say stop, I really did. But something stopped me. His lips reached mine, and saying I felt sparks was an understatement. I kissed him back and wrapped my arms around his neck as his wrapped round my waist. I pulled him closer so there was little to no gap between us. I licked his lips, begging for entrance. He opened his mouth, but his tongue slipped out as we thought for dominance. I let him win. It felt like we were the only two people on this planet. That was until I heard the door slam shut.

"WHAT THE HELL?!"

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