Hey Guys! So, here's the next chapter... oh and Rydel isn't going to find out... just yet anyway. I have it all planned out.. even the ending. hehehe. Only a few people know what I mean. ;) The ending part, not Rydel finding out... ish. I think I told one person... well gave a hint of it anyway. That said... here's the next chapter :D

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Riaura girl: awe thanks. No Rydel hasn't found out about Rockliff yet.

Riaura fan: yeah, Ryland knows about Riaura now. It was bound to happen at some point, I just made it happen in that chapter. Everyone else will find out soon though. haha, be my guest.

Arlene: Nope. Not her, but you are close...ish. You'll find out what I mean.

Chapter 18:

Ratliff's POV-

I heard the door slam shut, but in all honestly, I thought nothing off it. I'm going to be honest, I thought it was someone else's door slamming shut, some people can slam their doors shut loudly like. Well that's what I thought before I heard someone scream "WHAT THE HELL?!" that brought me and Rocky out of our make out, if it was that, session.

"Well, you two have got some explaining to do." The voice said as it started walking over too us. The only possibility that it's Ryland… unless the door wasn't shut properly… which I don't think it was. Oh dear lord, please don't let it be Riker.

"Well um… you see.. um…" Rocky trailed off, with a hint of fear in his voice. Well that can't be good. I turned to face the person, and, fortunately, it wasn't Riker. It was Ross… well hell. He can just be as bad as Riker at times.

"No, wait. I want to hear from him first. Cheating on my only sister, the one you only just went out on a date with. You've got some explaining to do. Right now" Ross ordered, sitting down opposite us.

"Well there isn't really an explanation…" I mumbled, trailing off from my sentence.

"Come again? How isn't there an explanation for, oh I don't know, sticking your fucking tongue down my brothers throat when you're dating my ONLY sister?!" Ross yelled. Well he really doesn't have the right to talk; he's hiding from his girlfriend that he used to date Maia. Shit. Maia.

"It just happened?" I said, but it came out more like a question.

"Yeaaaah. Something like that 'just happened'" Ross said, using finger quotations when he said just happened. "I'd understand that if it was just a simple kiss, but it wasn't. You two were making out for fuck sake! Next thing you know, you two will be saying you slept together." Ross then added, causing us both to stay quiet. It was like that for a good few seconds before Ross' eyes widened. "YOU TWO SLEPT TOGETHER?!" He exclaimed, yelling.

"Ross there's an explanation for all of this, if you'll just sit down and listen, please!" Rocky begged the younger blonde. Rocky has an explanation for this? I'd love to hear it.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't go ahead and tell Rydel right now." Ross demanded, to the both of us… well it seemed like it was to the both of us anyway. He also started to glare… mainly at me.

"Because you know you'll hurt her, right now, if you tell her. She seems relatively happy right now, well everyone does really, but you can't tell her. If anyone should have to tell her, it should be both of us." I told him; hopefully it would convince him to stay quiet for a little while at least.

"Look Ross, I know you don't like hurting anyone, especially family, and you telling Rydel would feel like a stab in the heart, do you really want to tell her, because, if anything, it should come out of mine and Ratliff's mouths… or mainly just his because he is the one that cheated on her after all. C'mon Ross, do you really want tell her?" Rocky explained.

"Well…. No, not really. But if you're going to tell her, make it soon and make I quick. The longer you wait, the more it's going to hurt her." Ross said, but kept glaring at us. "But this doesn't mean I've forgiven you too, I still want that explanation to why you to are…. Whatever you two are." Ross then added.

"Fine, we'll tell you." Rocky told him.

"Well go on." Ross demanded. As Rocky opened his mouth to reply, the door opened to reveal Ryland. Saved by Ryland.

"Wow, I went to the store and I come back to see half the family in the room. Where are Riker and Rydel?" Ryland joked, but instantly after he said Rydel, the guilt started to flood in. I know, it didn't come before, but you don't feel guilt when someone is yelling at you in a threatening manner, you just feel fear but don't if you know what I mean?

"Um, not here." Ross said.

"Yeah, I know where Riker is, and Rydel is in her room with Raini, I saw her go in. Actually I was talking to her out in the corridor…" Ryland trailed off, causing me to feel my heartbeat in my throat. What if they heard Ross' yelling about me and Rocky? Nice one Ross… nice one. "Yeah… she told me about your engagement Ross. Congrats man!" Ryland then added, cheerful. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and I heard Rocky do the same.

"Thanks baby bro. I'm just amazed that she said yes. I mean it was unexpected and we're both fairly young like, but I know I want to spend the rest of my life with her. Anyway, it's getting late and through all the excitement of tonight, I just want to go to bed." Ross told us, getting up.

"Or you two are just going to celebrate your engagement." Rocky said with a smirk, which caused Ross to blush.

"I'd watch what you say." Ross said, still blushing lightly.

"Whatever just use protection." Ryland then added, also with a slight smirk.

"Shut upppp" Ross then whined causing them both to chuckle slightly. I on the other hand, already know it's too late for protection, Paige is already pregnant. I mean she might have been on the pill, but that's only like 80% effective.

"Yeah, I'm going to go as well. I'm pretty tired." I said, also standing up. I swear I heard Ross mumble something, but I wasn't sure what so I let it slip. "Goodnight everyone" I then added, before walking out the room. I heard Ross follow behind me.

"Listen up." He demanded, grabbing my arm and forcing me to face him. Well I know he isn't in a good mood, but Jesus. Did he have to do that, so freaking hard. I swear they'll be a bruise on my arm in the morning. "You better end it with Rydel as soon as possible; I don't want you hurting Rydel as much as you possibly could. Either that or you stop talking to Rocky. She might be older than me and I know she can protect herself in her own way, but I do not want anyone hurting her and she is still my sister and I would personally beat the shit out of someone that doesn't treat her right. So you got it. Make your decision Ellington, and make sure you stick by it!" Ross exclaimed to me. Whoa. Protective much? I know he loves her, but that's a little extreme.

"Look Ross, I know you hate me, but these decisions take time. I can't just make up my mind in a split second." I told him, with a sigh. I know who I want to be with. Who I'm in love with, but I can't break up with Rydel. I don't want to hurt her, and I don't want a nasty break up. I can only do it when I'm ready. Like Paige and telling Ross that she's pregnant. But the difference is, it's not going to be as hide-able, there's a baby growing inside of her, she is going to get big in several months, so she basically has little to no time to tell Ross, and get his opinion on having a kid. But I know he loves her so there shouldn't be too much to worry about. He made that perfectly clear earlier.

"She's my sister, you can't tell her you love her one moment and the next be sucking the face off and sleeping my brother! Is that all you care about? Getting laid? Is Rydel not giving it to you? If she is, don't blame her. She's not giving you what you want so your searching for someone that would, which happens to be Rocky because he is, well was, single like a pringle." Ross said, and I sighed. He doesn't know about anything. Sure, I know what we're doing is wrong, and most people are against gay relationships, but on the other side love is love, it doesn't matter about the age gap or who the other one you're with. It's what you do with it that matters.

"Ross, I know it seems bad. But nothing was supposed to happen between me and Rocky, it just happened. But I can't say I regret what happened, I only regret cheating and hurting Rydel. I do care for her and there is a part of me that does love her but I can't change what happened between us, and I can't change the fact that Rydel is in love with me. It's life for you." I explained to him, avoiding telling him how I really feel about Rocky.

"What about Rocky, how do you feel about him?" Ross questioned and I sighed.

"Rocky and I… we're just friends that made a mistake, an unforgiveable mistake. One that will never happen again while I'm with Rydel… So there's only one thing I can do, break up with her and hope she understands" I start, before taking a minute to think of something to finish the sentence.

"Why do you have to break up with her?" Ross asked me, I just sighed once again. I can't tell him that I'm in love with Rocky when I'm dating Rydel, can I?

"Because, well it doesn't seem right, it's best for us to break up rather than stay together and try to work with a relationship that is basically no more. It doesn't feel right and it isn't fair on her. So, the only reasonable option is to break up with her, and how bad it sounds, it's the right thing to do so I'm not playing with someone's emotions. But I can only do it in my own time… okay?" I confirmed and he just nodded.

"Alright, but one, it's better to get it done sooner rather than later and two, if you leave it too long, I'll just do it for you." He basically threatened and all I could basically do was just nod.

"Alright, I understand. I wasn't lying before when I said I was tired though…" I trailed off, fighting a yawn that was threatening to come out.

"Yeah, I'm going to let you go and get some rest. Goodnight Ell." Ross replied and I just nodded and walked into my room and sighed.

"Why are you coming back in so late?" I heard a voice ask and I almost jumped out of my skin. Give me a break, it was dark. I forgot I was sharing a room with Calum now, not Rocky. Sigh. I miss sharing a room with him, in fact I miss Rocky.

"You know where I've been… on a double date with Ross and Paige… remember?" I asked him, and he just nodded.

"Yeah….I mean after that though. See Ross said you disappeared quite quickly when he came up to the room to check if you were feeling alright, but I said you hadn't come back yet. So where were you?" He asked me, to which I rolled my eyes at.

"Jesus Calum, you sound like my parents for starters, and second none of your business." I tell him, shrugging my shoulders.

"I can see why Rocky wanted to swap now. You're being a bit of an arsehole!" He basically yelled at me.

"All for saying it's none of your business to where I went? Calum, it isn't so why does it even matter? Anyway, it's not like I was a million miles way, I was only Rocky and Ryland, until Ross came along." I told him, part lying.

"Alright… it's just… you're like the brother I never had to me and well I got a bit worried considering its 1am." He explained and my eyes widened slightly. It's that late? Really? Wow.

"Thanks Calum, I feel the same way. But right now, seriously, I need sleep so I'm not trying to be rude and get away from you, but I'm going to bed. Goodnight." I replied, before heading towards my room.

"Goodnight." I heard him yell after me as I got there. Once I got to my room, I stripped down to my boxers and climbed into bed. I took a chance to think about what has happened in the last 24 hours. I mean there's: me and Rocky having sex, everything changes in my relationship with Rydel, Rocky and Maia, Ross spotting me and Rocky… man that was awkward, Raige engagement, room switching and a bunch of other stuff. With the lack of sleep I got last night and not having a large nap this afternoon, it was a long, very long, day. I sighed as I looked up at the ceiling. Is everyday going to be just as hectic now? Well if anything they're going to be worse the more famous we get. With that thought I let the darkness take over me as I fell soundly asleep for the first time in what felt like a long time.

Riker's POV-

It was late; very late. That date ended up taking longer than I had thought. I mean that in a good way, but yet again, it wasn't very early that we went to the beach, so in a way, it wasn't a long date? But that's no excuse to coming back into our hotel room and half one in the morning now, is it?

"I had a great time." Laura simply said with a smile as I opened the hotel room for both of us.

"It's my pleasure miss Marano. Thanks for letting me take you out." I replied, acting all posh as we walked in, causing her to giggle slightly. Ahh, that giggle.

"Ain't you just adorable" Laura said, messing up my hair. I chuckled lightly. "Also you're the best boyfriend ever. I mean going out to the trouble you did and, heck, getting my father out here has got to be the best and most romantic thing anyone has ever done for me." She then added wrapping her arms around my neck and mine, as if it was an instinct, went to her waist.

"Only for the best girlfriend ever." I replied to her before kissing her lightly and she kissed back when I pulled her closer. I slowly deepened the kiss and she bit my lip in response so I opened my mouth for her and straight away I could feel her tongue go into my mouth. I slid my hands under her shirt and something must off clicked inside of her cause she pulled away almost immediately after that. Then she looked down ashamed.

"I'm sorry Laur, I didn't mean to push you into something you're not ready for" I then said as she started to look back up at me.

"No, it's not that. Well it is, but you're an older guy, I should have expected that. But, it's not you I swear, it's me. I'm just not ready for that yet, in general. It's not the fact that we've only just got together, despite our feelings for each other since, well basically day one. I know this won't happen between us, but I have this fear that a guy would just date me for sex and then when we do, you know, he'll just leave me and I could be pregnant, I don't know. I know that won't happen with us Riker, but it's just a fear of mine." She confessed and I just looked at her shocked. Wow. I weren't expecting that.

"It's okay to be afraid, especially if that's a fear. I know I'm 4 years older than you, but age is just a number. Laura, I'm in love with you and it pains me to know that's your fear and that I can do nothing about that, but I can reassure you that's never going to happen for us, because I'm not going to use you so I can have sex with you. I don't like you for your body only. I mean, you do have a good body like..," I said, to which she squealed 'Riker' to and hit my arm. "…But I also like you for your personality and nature. I don't care just about looks like most men, to me it's personality before anything else I look for in a girl" I then added and she smiled wide at.

"I never knew you could be romantic at heart, but I did have a feeling" She said and pecked my lips before yawning.

"Tired cutie?" I asked, stupidly. She wouldn't off yawned if she wasn't tired. But never the less she smiled and nodded. I just simply picked her up bridal style and carried her to the bedroom. She giggled lightly again before I put her down. I just simply stripped down to my boxers and put on some PJ bottoms before climbing into bed, but keeping my back to Laura. I don't think she would off minded if I did look, with us dating and all that, but I do respect a woman's privacy. When I felt her lie down on the other side of the bed I turned over and wrapped an arm around her, pulled her close and kissed her neck softly but playfully causing her to squeal 'Riker' again, to which I just smirked at.

Once I pulled away she just laid a hand on my cheek before kissing me softly again and pulled away before I could kiss her back. "That's your revenge" She simply whispered before cuddling close to me and buried her head in my chest. I just stroked her hair until she fell asleep. I smiled and kissed the top of her head and closed my eyes waiting for sleep to take over me too.

-The next day-

Rocky's POV-

Me and Ryland both woke up to someone banging, loudly might I add, on to our hotel room. I'm sure they could off woke up the rest of the floor from the vibration coming from the bangs. Seriously, it was that loud.

"ROCKY WILL YOU ANSWER THAT AND THELL THEM TO SHUT UP AND TO GO AWAY!" Ryland yelled as I started to head towards the door.

"SURE! WHATEVER YOU SAY, GO BACK TO SLEEP WHY DO YOU NOT!" I yelled back, slightly angry. What? My attitude sucks when I don't get a lot of sleep. You would of thought I'd be used to it with the amount of travelling I do, but it's surprising how much sleep you actually do get when travelling. You don't sleep right when there's something on your mind, and for me, it was a big something.

"I WILL!" Ryland yelled back to which I rolled my eyes at. Who could possibly be here at 6:30am. I opened the door to reveal one of the few people I don't want to see today.

Maia.

Woo. Longer chapter, 3212 words without the authors notes... this story might end up having less chapters than I thought it would if I keep writing chapters this long... sorry Paige. ;)

Oh and it's the chapter after next that will have the time skip.. though that means the next chapter might not be as long... I don't know. We'll see.

Yay for cliffhangers too. xD

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and now I'm probably going to go to sleep cause it's half 1 in the morning here and I've been waking up early A LOT recently for some reason... maybe because it's so weird not being at school any more. I don't know. I'm gonna shut up now...

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