My Perfect Soulmate

by blackbirdpuzzlepiece

This is my Rikoss roleplay with R5-BTR-LilSis. I hope you guys like it. Warnings incest, boyxboy. Don't like, don't read. It's a Soulmate Au! Riker and Ross are soulmates. RockyxOC, RylandxOC and Rydellington!

2. If I Can't Be With You

I hope you like the chapter. Please leave a review, and let me know what you think. Love you penguins! ~Blackbird

Chapter 2 – If I Can't Be With You

The next morning Riker woke up with a smile on his face. He watched Ross sleep for a minute before bending down and kissing him gently on the lips. "Morning, angel." he said.

Ross' lips turned into a wide smile as he opened his eyes and saw him. "Morning, spirit." He grinned and sat up.

"Spirit?" Riker asked, raising an eyebrow.

Ross giggled. "Yeah. If I'm your angel, you're my spirit. Or would you rather be the devil?"

"Well, I don't know." Riker said, wiggling his eyebrows at Ross.

Ross blushed deeply. "Maybe you can be my guardian instead."

"I like that one." Riker said. He gave Ross another peck on the lips. "We better get downstairs for breakfast. We've got that interview today."

"Okay." Ross followed him downstairs. "Wait, interview?"

"Yeah, dad scheduled that interview for today remember?" Riker said. "We're all supposed to announce our soulmates, and tell if we've got together or not...I was planning on playing hooky at the time, but it looks like now we have to go."

"Oh, that interview." Ross said. "That means we have to tell everyone first, right?"

"Yeah." Riker sighed. "I think we'll have to tell them at breakfast. I wish we could wait, but...it's just not going to happen. I know Ellington's okay with it."

"Yeah, Rydel too." Ross said. "Wait, what makes you so sure he is?"

"I talked to him. How does Rydel know?" Riker asked.

"I talked to her." Ross answered. "What do you think the fans will think?"

"I think the true fans will be okay with it." Riker said, he wrapped his arms around Ross. "I'm worried about dad."

"Well he really can't do anything about it." Ross chuckled nervously. "I mean, it's on our wrists. What's he gonna do, carve the mark away?"

Riker shivered, "Don't give him any ideas."

Ross nodded. "Let's just hope it goes well." He said as they reached the bottom of the stairs.

"I'm scared." Riker admitted. He hated admitting it, but it was the truth. He was scared out off his mind.

"Well, you don't have to be." Ross told him, then muttered, "Hopefully he's in a good mood."

Riker bit his bottom lip, and walked into the kitchen. "Morning everyone." he said. He was un-surprised to see that Ellington and Becca were still there.

Morning." Ellington and Ryland mumbled.
"Morning. What are you two doing together?" Mark asked.
"Um.." Ross looked at Riker. "I just asked him to stay with me cause I wanted someone to be with me when I get my mark."
"And we're soulmates." Riker said, slowly.
"I knew it!" Becca shouted, jumping up. "I knew it!"
"Babe, calm down." Rocky said. Becca looked around and blushed.
"Sorry, excited." she said, sitting down again.

Mark took a deep breath and clenched his fists. "You are WHAT?"
Ross jumped and moved closer to Riker. "We're soulmates." He said.
"YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY BE SOULMATES!" Mark yelled. "YOU TWO ARE BROTHERS, IT'S UNACCEPTABLE!"
Riker looked at everyone else. They were all looking in silence, no emotion on their face.
"I..." he shook his head, and ran toward the stairs in tears.

"Riker? Riker! Wait!" Ross called, running up following him. Mark stared at them, and his anger faded away a bit. Just a bit. Riker ran right to his room, and collapsed on his bed.

Ross followed him in and sat beside him. "Oh Riker." He took his hand.

"I knew this was going to happen." Riker said. He sat up and looked at Ross with tear-filled eyes. "You'll still love me if we get kicked out right?"

"Riker, of course I would still love you. I'll always love you, no matter what." Ross told him. "And I don't care what anyone thinks, I would always love you. Besides, I have your name on my wrist permanently." He thought he'd joke a bit to cheer him up. "Please don't get upset."

"I just wish dad would accept it." Riker said. "It's not like we chose to have each others names. Although I'd choose yours in a heartbeat, every single time."

Ross went and hugged him. "He should learn to accept it." Ross said. "And me too, I'll always choose yours. But at least the others accept it, better than dad." He kissed Riker on the lips. "You don't have to worry about dad, he'll have to realize that he can't break our bond."

"Okay." Riker said, "Maybe mom can talk to him."
"Maybe." Ross kissed him once more. "We'll have to face them again eventually, but whenever you're ready."

"I just wanna stay here and cuddle first." Riker said, laying his head on Ross' shoulder.

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"Mark! I can't believe you!" Stormie said. Everyone else sat silently. To afraid to move. Stormie hardly ever got anger, but when she was you stayed out of her way.

"It's just crazy, they're brothers!" Mark argued. "They can't possibly be soulmates!"

"Honey, the marks don't lie. You know that." Stormie said, "Your going to have to accept that Riker and Ross are soulmates. It's not going to change to fit your perfect world."

"I didn't actually see the marks." Mark said, being the stubborn husband he was. "I mean, what's the media gonna think? What's the fans gonna think? They can't know about this. I booked an interview already and now it's a mess!"

"Mark Anthony Lynch! I can't believe you!" Stormie said. "Can you imagine how much courage for those two to come downstairs and tell us that? I already knew, because I saw Riker's mark when he first got it, but it wasn't my place to tell anybody else. As for the interview, nothing's changed, and if the fans are real fans they'll stay through this.

Mark seemed to consider it. "Fine. But if they get hate or lose fans from it, I'm not helping because I'm not happy."

Stormie rolled her eyes, "Mark your so melodramatic. Go take a walk or do something. Go cool off. I won't have you down here making the boys uncomfortable. She made a little shooing motion with her hands. Mark scoffed and walked out to the pool area muttering something about 'these marks and their weirdness'. Stormie rolled her eyes again and turned to the others, "Would anyone else like to comment or question?...No, good. Would someone go tell the boys that they can come down now?"

"I'll do it." Ellington said, standing up. "I knew about it too anyway."

Riker and Ross appeared with Ellington a moment later. Becca immediately went and hugged Riker.
"Oh, honey." she said, when she saw the tear tracks on his face.
"I'm okay, Bec." Riker said. He smiled though at how worried his friend was about him.
"Hey, your soulmate would like some love." Rocky said. Becca turned to him and stuck out her tongue.
"You wait your turn." She gave Riker another hug before going and sitting back next to Rocky. She kissed his cheek.
"There are you happy now?" she asked.
"Very." Rocky said, wrapping an arm around her and pulling her close.
"Pancakes, anyone?" Stormie asked putting the pancakes on the table.

'We'd like some pancakes." Ross smiled, "Right, Rikey?" He intertwined their hands to show him things were okay.

"Yes, please." Riker said, a small smile forming on his face. Stormie smiled at them, and put the pancakes on their plate. She filled everybody else's plates as well.
"Now, I want you all to know that I'm very proud of you. This is going to be one of the biggest interviews you ever do. And know that no matter what I'm behind you." Stormie said.
"Thanks, mom." Riker said, hugging Stormie.
"No, problem." she said, kissing his cheek.
"Ryland! Slow down. The pancakes aren't going to walk away." Stormie said. Riker smiled, things were gonna be okay.

Ross saw his soulmate smiling and leaned on him. No matter how the interview would go, nothing would change them.

Riker laid his head on top of Ross'
"Aw!" Rydel and Becca cooed at the same time. Rocky rolled his eyes.
"After this you guys have a bit of time before you have to get ready to go." Stormie said, "I suggest doing something out, but not too far away."
"Any one have any ideas?" Riker asked.

"Hockey?" Ryland suggested.
"Mall?" Ellington asked.
"We could go to the park." Rydel suggested.
"I think hockey is a bit too long, Ry." Stormie said.
"What do think Rossy? Mall or Park?" Riker asked, nuzzling at Ross' hair again.

Ryland shrugged. "Anything is okay."
Ross grinned. "Anywhere that we can have fun."

"Well, I think the park." Riker said, "We should enjoy the sun while we can."

"Okay." Ross agreed, grinning.

"Alright, let's go!" Rocky said, jumping up, and running toward the door.
"Uh, babe. We've got to stop by my place and get my allergy meds." Becca said.
"Oh, yeah." Rocky said.
Riker face-palmed. "Good luck with him, Bec. Your going to need it."
"I know." Becca said. "See you guys at the park." she and Rocky headed out the door.
Rydel turned to Ellington. "Ready to go?"

Ellington smiled at her and put an arm around her waist. "I'm always ready when I'm with you."
"You two are so cute." Ross smiled at them.
"We can say the same about you two." Ellington smiled, before walking out the door with the rest of them.

"They are adorable." Riker whispered in Ross' ear, "but your the most adorable." He kissed Ross' forehead.

Ross blushed and pecked Riker on the lips. "I love you."

"Love you too." Riker said. They walked to the park hand in hand. "So what do you want to do?"

Ross spotted a tree and grinned. "Well I wanna... CLIMB A TREE!" he ran towards it and started climbing. "Care to join me, devil?"

"Oh...kay." Riker said, following. He followed Ross up into the tree. They stopped to catch their breath. "You know I'm only the devil if you want me to be." Riker whispered in Ross ear.

"Well then," Ross turned his head and leaned in. "I want you to be my devil." He leaned in closer to kiss, but pecked Riker's lips instead of kissing him,

"You are a tease." Riker said, shaking his head. He rested his head on Ross' shoulder. "Can we just stay here?"

Ross grinned and kissed him on the cheek. "Yes. Forever. Just you and me, no one else. I'm your angel, and you're my devil. That's all I need."
Riker smiled, "I love you Rossy. So much." He was silent for a minute, "How are we going to get down?"

"I love you too. So much." Ross said. Then he looked down and bit his lip. "I honestly don't know. And I don't care, as long as I'm with you." He grinned.

"Well, we have to get down before the interview though." Riker said.

"Ugh don't remind me." Ross groaned and muttered, "So not the birthday I was hoping for." He looked at the ground again. "Should we jump?"

"I don't want you to get hurt." Riker frowned. "I'll jump then catch you."

Ross grinned at Riker. "Let's just jump together."

"Alright." Riker said. They jumped together from the tree, and landed on the ground.
"What were you to doing up there?" Becca asked. She and Rocky had just arrived, and were walking by the tree as they jumped. She and Rocky shared a look before singing, "Riker and Ross sittin' in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g. First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes Riker with a baby carriage."

"Shouldn't the song be like, "...then comes the baby in a baby carriage?" Ross asked. "Wait...I'm not so sure any of us will be having a baby. I mean, how would that be possible? If anything, you two will be the one doing it." He grinned.

"About that..." Becca said, blushing.
"Bec?" Riker asked.
"Um, Rocky and I kind of were together before we admitted we were soulmates..." Becca said, still blushing.

"You were?" Ross asked. "Wow how did we not realize it? And Becca, did you two hide your relationship because of me? You know, what we talked about yesterday."

"Kind of, but we also just wanted to keep it private. Everyone will be able to tell in another month or two. That's when I'll really start to pop. You guys are the first people we told." Becca said, smiling. Rocky grabbed her hand and squeezed it, smiling.
"I hope you guys will be happy for us." he said.
"I'm shocked." Riker said, "But congratulations, guys. Especially you Bec. I know how much you wanted this." Becca hugged Riker.
"Thanks, Rike."
"So what do you think Ross?" Rocky asked, putting his arm around Becca, and looking at Ross expectantly.

"I was not expecting that." Ross stated, then smiled. "But I'm happy for you guys. You two will be great parents." He thought for a moment. "Maybe you will Becca, but not Rocky." He chuckled.

"Hey!" Rocky said. "I'm going to be a great dad!"
Becca laughed. "I'm sure you will, babe" She kissed his cheek.
Riker's phone went off. He got out his phone, and looked at the screen. He sighed, "Mom says it's time to head back."
"I'll text Delly." Becca said, pulling out her phone.
"Alright, thanks you guys." Riker said, "See you back at the house." He and Ross started walking back. "Can you believe thar Rocky's going to be a dad?! I'm not sure what I'm more shocked at the fact that it's happening or that it happened before I had kids."

Ross laughed. "Well yeah that is really shocking. But hey, we'll be great uncles." He went silent for a moment. "What do you think if having kids though?"

Riker shrugged. "I'd really like some. I think we'd be great dads. What about you?"

"I'd want some. But later." Ross blushed. "Who's the man in our relationship?"

"I think we both are." Riker said, "Unless there's something you want to tell me, but as far as who would carry our kids I don't know. Would you care either way?"

"Let's each carry a kid." Ross said, then he laughed. "Look at us, planning kids already."

"Well, I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Why not start planning now." Riker said, kissing Ross sweetly. They got back to the house, and Riker and Ross split up to get ready. When Riker got back to Ross' room he giggled when he saw what his soulmate was wearing.
"Looks like we had the same idea." he said, pointing at the blue converse on Ross' feet and the yellow on his own.

Ross giggled. "I may or may not have peeked into your room." He said before blushing hard. "And I really love what I saw."

Riker raised an eyebrow, "And here I thought you were a gentleman Ross Shor. What has the world become?"

"Oh shush, you know you love me." Ross grinned. "Besides, I'm sure the other two soulmates do that too." He looked at the clock. "Wanna go downstairs now?"

"Yeah. It'll be time to go soon...Maybe we should drive separately. I don't really want to give dad another chance to yell at us." Riker said, frowning.

Ross sighed. "I'm really nervous about announcing it. I mean, I'd be proud, but I don't know how the response will turn out."

"Yeah." Riker said, biting his bottom lip, "But we have too. That's the whole reason dad set up this interview. Because everyone in the band finally has their mark. It's a really big deal."

"I hope we'll pull this off with no problems." Ross said, linking his arm with Riker's and laying his head on his shoulder. After a moment, he said, "Anyway, let's get going."

"Yeah. Can we take Six? Or do you want to take your car?" Riker asked.

"Just take Six." Ross said. "I'm still kinda tired."

"Alright. You can sleep on the drive." Riker said. He kissed the top of Ross' head. They got in the car and Riker pulled out of the driveway. Ross leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes, letting a few things float around in his head, before falling into a deep sleep. Riker smiled at his sleeping soulmate. Honestly, Riker had never thought things could be so perfect. He pulled into the place they were doing the interview; Good Morning America. He got out, and went around to the passenger side. He carefully opened, the door, and picked Ross up. He'd wake them up once they were inside. Ross stirred in his sleep, and subconsciously wrapped his arm around Riker's neck, smiling, while still asleep. Riker's smile grew even bigger, as Ross wrapped his arms around him. He held Ross tighter to him, and carried him to the dressing room. He laid him down on the couch and shook him gently. "Angel, time to wake up."

Ross stirred again, starting to wake up. "Five minutes." He mumbled. His hand reached up to Riker's and held it. "Stay with me."

"Your going to ruin your hair." Riker said, smiling. "You can't go to the interview with bed head."

Ross sat up immediately, his hands going up to his hair. It felt normal and not messy. "Rikey." He whined. "I still wanna sleep you know." Then he asked, "Where's everyone else?"

Riker's phone went off. "They just got here. Rocky and Becca are sharing a dressing room with us."

"Okay." Ross sighed. "So what do we do in the meantime?"

"Well, we only have a couple minutes so we could do this..." Riker pressed his lips against Ross'

Ross immediately kissed back and placed his hand behind Riker's neck. Riker swiped his tongue across Ross' bottom lip. Ross gave him entrance and felt the kiss heating up.

"Ahem." Rocky said, clearing his throat, causing Riker and Ross to break apart. Becca had just been moving around the room, going about her business. She smacked Rocky's chest. "They weren't hurting anything. You should've just let them be!"
"Sorry, babe." Rocky said.
Riker snickered. "Wow, Rock. Whipped much?"
Rocky stuck out his tongue, "Like you aren't."

"I don't know, I actually agree with Becca. You should've let us alone." Ross said. "Or not. It'd be creepy if you watched."

Riker burst into giggles, and leaned his head on Ross' shoulder. There was a knock at the door.
"Time to go guys." Stormie said, smiling at them. Riker grabbed Ross hand and gave it a tight squeeze. They walked on stage and got sat down how they were supposed to be. Riker could feel Mark's scowl burning the back of his head. He scooted closer to Ross.
"Hello everyone, we're here with the pop rock band R5, who have finally all recieved their soul mark." the interviewer started. "Ross just got his today. So, we'll start on the left. Rydel and Ellington. Is the much shipped Rydellington the real story or do the soul marks not say it's so?"

Ross gave Riker a reassuring smile, while trying not to make it too obvious.
Ellington smiled. "Well, I do have this mark on my wrist. And she has one too. So," he turned towards Rydel. "I think it's clear to say that Rydellington is..?" He trailed off for her to say the word.

"Official!" Rydel said, she rested her head on Ell's shoulder, smiling broadly.
"Alright, moving on Rocky, we've seen this lovely young lady before. We know her as Riker's best friend Becca, but it was always thought that Riker and Becca would end up together.", the interviewer said.
"Well, they've always been best friends, but we're soulmates. And we're actually expecting a new little addition in about five months." Rocky said.
"Rocky! I thought we weren't telling yet!" Becca giggled blushing.
"I'm sorry, baby." he said pouting, "I'm just too excited."
"It's okay. I forgive you." Becca said.
"Alright now moving on to the man of today, Ross, who is your soulmate?" the interviewer asked.
Ross looked down at his wrist. He had to say it. Of course, he was scared to admit it, worried what everyone might think, but he had to say it. He was going to just get up and run backstage, but he decided that he shouldn't. He was glad Riker was his soulmate, and so, he proudly said, "My soulmate is Riker." he smiled.

"And Riker how do you feel about this?" the interviewer asked slightly shocked.
"I couldn't be happier that Ross is my soulmate." Riker said smiling. "He's absolutely perfect." They shared a quick kiss.
"Okay, let's look at Twitter." the interviewer said.
" BaileyR5 says, OMG! My three dreams come true Rikoss, Rydellington, and Rocka. Somebody pinch me. R5_bassist says, Riker and Ross so cute. No words #Rikoss4ever, and Rachel_832 Can't wait to see the Rocka baby. Next gen R5 is starting now!" the interviewer read. "Well, it looks like most of your fans are very happy about these soulmates. Thank-you for joining us today."
"Thank-you for having us." Riker said, shaking the interviewer's hand. They all stood up and exited the stage.
"That went better than I expected." Ross whispered to Riker. "I honestly thought the fans would hate it."
"Lots of them ship you guys." Ellington said, then smiled at Rydel. "And us, of course. Right babe?"
Mark saw them come in and approached them. He stared at Ross and Riker before sighing. "The fans support you, and that's good. But just in case, no acting out in public. You got it?" He asked them.
Riker shook his head. He still was slightly scared of what Mark might do. He seemed accepting now, but what about later? What if something happened? He hid his face in the crook of Ross' neck after Mark had moved on, and just stayed there.
"Hey." Ross put his arm around Riker and pulled him closer. "Don't worry, Rikey. At least he's starting to accept it. He won't do anything." He kissed him lightly on the cheek.

Riker nodded, and placed a little kiss on Ross' neck. "Love you." he said.
"Come on you two. Momma Stormie says she has something to tell us." Becca said.

"Love you too." Ross said then looked at Becca. "Alright." They walked towards where Stormie was.

"Well, I have something to tell you all. Since you all have soulmates and Rocky and Becca are expecting a little one here soon." she shot them a look. "You will now be sharing rooms together. Riker and Ross will be in Riker's room. Becca and Rocky will be in what used to be Ross' room since he's currently in the living room. And Rydel and Ellington will be in Rydel's room. Any questions?"

"My room stays the same, right?" Ryland asked.
"The beds should be separated though, don't you think?" Mark asked Stormie, before giving Ross and Riker a look.
"Doesn't make a difference." Ross muttered, hoping no one heard him.

Stormie sighed, "Fine Mark have it your way the beds stay separate. And yes, Ryland honey your room stays the same."

Ross rolled his eyes, annoyed by his dad's ways. "We can push the beds together." He whispered in Riker's ear. "Right?"

"Yeah. Just lock the door first that way dad can't come in." Riker said. He kissed just behind Ross' ear.

"I love you." Ross smiled at him, then turned back towards his mom. "So mom, do we have anything else to do right now?"

"Nope, just go home, and get settled in your new rooms." Stormie said. "All your stuff needs to be moved to Riker's room so Rocky and Becca can move in."

"Alright." Ross said. He faced Riker again. "Let's use your car again. I mean, we're obviously not leaving it here." He chuckled.

"Kay." Riker said. He grabbed Ross' hand and they headed outside. There were thousands of fans outside the building. "Riker! Ross!" they screamed.

Ross smiled nervously at the fans. "What do we do?" He whispered to his soulmate.

"Play it by ear." Riker whispered back. "Hey, guys." Riker said, smiling at the fans.
"Oh my gosh, you guys are so cute together!" one girl exclaimed.
"Are you guys going to have a baby?" a different girl asked.
"Ross will you guys kiss?" another asked.

Ross blushed at the questions. "I don't know, maybe in the future." He answered the first question and then looked back at Riker, "So what do you think? Should we kiss?" He grinned.

"Don't mind if I do." Riker said, he swooped in for a kiss. The kiss quickly turned heated as all the girls squealed.
"Riker! Ross!" Riker heard Mark yell angrily from behind them. Riker broke the kiss and his himself behind Ross.

"Crap." Ross muttered before looking straight at his dad. "Dad, we can explain."
"You two, get back inside, now." Mark told them. "We have to talk." He turned towards the fans. "Thank you for being here, but excuse us." Riker followed Ross and Mark back inside. He held a death grip on Ross' hand the whole time.

"It's okay." Ross whispered to Riker. "It'll be okay."
Mark stopped them just near the van. "Didn't I tell you, not to act out in public?"
"Dad, it doesn't matter, the fans love it-"
"That's not the point!" Mark cut Ross off. "They could've taken pictures, or one of them could be a reporter in disguise! If they write about you, do you have any idea what that can do to the band's reputation?!"
"Oh so the band's more important than soulmates?" Ross retorted. 'What kind of a dad are you?!"
Before anyone knew it, Mark raised his hand and slapped him on the face.

Riker jumped in front of Ross, "Don't you dare touch him again." Mark stared down at his hand, denying the fact that he just hit his own son. Ross felt the tears brimming in his eyes, as he held his stinging cheek. "Riker," he called, "leave it. It's clear he doesn't care about us." He said before turning around and running out. Riker ran after Ross, flipping Mark off as he ran. "Ross!" he called.

Ross ran out of the backstage area and towards a few meters away from where the back entrance was. He stopped and leaned against the wall, crying his eyes out. He couldn't believe his dad hit him, all because he and his brother/soulmate kissed, when the fans asked them to.

"Oh, Rossy." Riker said, pulling Ross into his arms. "I'm so sorry angel. It's all my fault."

Ross shook his head. "It's not your fault. It was mine. I just couldn't keep my mouth shut. It was bad enough he didn't support us, and I made it worse." He sobbed. "What are we gonna do now? I don't want to face him again." He cried into Riker's chest.

"No, I should've been in front of you. I'm older." Riker said.

"There was nothing you could do." Ross told him. "Even if you were in front of me but I still didn't keep my mouth shut, he still would've hit me." He sighed. "Can we go somewhere else first?"

"Let's go back to the park for a while." Riker said, taking his hand and pulling him out the back door. They ran to the Six, and climbed in.

"Can we climb the tree again, higher?" Ross asked, trying to lighten the mood.

"I don't want to break my neck." Riker said, laughing. "How about I push you on the swing?"

"How about we go on the swing together?" Ross asked, grinning.

"And how exactly would we do that?" Riker asked.

Ross shrugged. "Two swings?"

They walked through the park to the swing set. "Or we could not since it appears that the other swing is broken." Riker said.

Ross pouted, then grinned. "Will we break the other swing if we use it together? I can sit on your lap... I mean, if you want to...cause I might be heavy...and no never mind cause if we break the swing we can't use it and...but I don't wanna be the only one to.." He rambled.

Riker laughed, and pressed his lips to Ross'. "Will you shut up now? We can swing together. I think the swing can handle it."

Ross smiled. "I love you." He walked to the swings with him.

"Alright. I'll sit down first, and then you can sit on my lap." Riker said. He sat down on the swing and patted his lap.

Ross blushed and sat down on Riker's lap. He leaned into his chest. "Am I heavy?" He asked.

"No." Riker said. He pushed his feet in the sand lightly, so they swang gently back and forth.

"Can we just stay like this forever?" Ross asked, burying his face in Riker's shoulder. "I really love this feeling."

"I wish." Riker said, "We have to go home eventually."

Ross sighed. "But when we do, can we go straight to our room? Cause I wanna cuddle, and this swing's not big enough."

"Of course, baby. Anything you want." Riker said, nuzzling his face in Ross' hair.

Ross grinned. "I love you. I can never get tired of saying that because it's true."

"I'll never get tired of hearing it." Riker said, kissing Ross' nose. Ross smiled wide and kissed him on the lips.

It started to rain. "Looks like it's time to go home now, baby." Riker said. He stood up holding Ross still, and ran toward Six.

Ross sat on the passenger seat and took out his phone. He snapped a pic of himself and Riker, somehow without him noticing, before uploading it on Instagram. "Love you rikerR5"

When they got home they ran straight to their room. Riker locked the door. "Alright let's push the beds together."

Ross went over to one of the beds and pushed it to the middle. "When we sleep, the beds won't separate and make us fall into the middle, right?" He asked, chuckling.

Riker chuckled "I don't think so. Now let's cuddle." He climbed in bed, and held his arms open for Ross.

Ross climbed on the bed with him and snuggled in next to him. "You're really comfy." He giggled, moving even closer.

"Aww, thank-you, baby. Your really comfy too." Riker said. "Do you have Austin and Ally tomorrow?"

"Mhm." Ross mumbled. He looked at Riker with puppy dog eyes. "Come with me tomorrow?"

"Sure I will, baby." Riker said, "I'd do anything for you." Ross smiled and closed his eyes, enjoying the comfort of his soulmate.

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Rocky and Becca lay in their room.
"I think Emelia Jean would be a pretty name." Rocky said.
"Why Jean?" Becca asked quietly.
"For your gramma." Rocky said. Becca looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"You'd really do that?" she asked.
"Of course I do." Rocky said, "She was important to you. So she was important to me."
"I love you." Becca said, cuddling into his chest.
"I love you too." Rocky said, kissing the top of her head.

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"What do you think about everything that happened today Ell?" Rydel asked.

"I honestly don't know." Ellington shrugged. I didn't see Ross and Riker after momma Stormie told us about the rooms. Anyway, what do you think of us sharing a room?"

"I like sharing a room." Rydel said. She bit her bottom lip, "I'm worried about Ross and Riker though."

Ellington sighed. "They're actually so good together. No offense or anything, but why won't your dad agree to it?" He looked up towards the door to Riker and Ross 's room. "Do you want to check on them?"

"I think he just doesn't want to admit that he was wrong." Rydel said, "Dad's really stubborn. And yeah. We should probably check on them." She moved to go to their door. She tried the knob, but it wouldn't turn. She pressed her ear to the door, and came back quickly cheeks flaming red. "On second thought they're fine. I'm sure of it."

Ellington nodded. "Okay, since they're probably okay in there," he took Rydel's hand, "We should do something more than okay."

"Okay." Rydel said, smiling.

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Mark walked into his and Stormie 's room. "Stormie" he called.

"Yes, Mark." Stormie said, coming out of the master bathroom, hands on her hips.

"Listen, I... Things got out of hand today. Earlier at the GMA set, I slapped Ross for talking back." Mark sighed. "I didn't mean to. It just happened."

"So what are you going to do about it? You know you've over-reacted to this whole situation. Are you going to admit that your wrong and try and gain your son's trusts back? Riker's afraid to go near you, and you slapped Ross. Mark, you've really messed up this time." Stormie said, sadly. It killed her to see her family like this.

"I just felt like it was all wrong you know? I mean, brothers can't be soulmates but the marks are never wrong so I guess I might have taken my frustration out on them." He finally admitted. "How do I fix things?"

"Well, first you have to tell them what you just told me." Stormie said, "And then just show them that you still care. Don't expect things to instantly snap back to normal. This is going to take time."

"Well I know Riker will listen, but Ross will be a little harder cause of his mouth." Mark sighed. "I guess I'll tell them that. I really did mess up. I mean, he's right; what kind of dad am I to hate the fact that they're soulmates, yell at them when they told us, and slapped one of them, all during his birthday. I'll try my best to make it up to them."

"Remember, don't expect to be instantly better." Stormie said, she moved, behind Mark and rubbed his shoulders. "It'll all work out, honey. Just try, and remember to show them you love them. That's all you can do."

Mark turned around and gave her a kiss on the cheeks. "Thanks honey."

"Your welcome. Now let's get to bed. It's late and we've had a long day." Stormie said. She kissed Mark's cheek, and climbed into bed. Mark climbed onto the bed next to her and they slowly drifted off to sleep.