Chapter 6 – Without You
Ellington walked out to see Becca looking upset. "Bec?" He asked. "Becca, what" s wrong?"
Becca looked up at Ell, "Rocky just left me." she started crying. "I told him the picture on Ross' phone wasn't photo-shopped and he said he could never trust me again and left...My soulmate just left me Ell, and I'm five months pregnant. Do you know what'll happen to me if Rocky kisses somebody else?... I'll probably lose the baby." she whispered the last part.
Ellington hugged her immediately. "He wouldn't kiss anybody else. He knows he shouldn't. Maybe he just needed some time to think of it." He rubbed circles on her back. "He'll come back to you, he should. If not, then he will, for the baby."
"But...but I don't want him to come back just for the baby." Becca said, "I want him to come back because he loves me." Her phone beeped. She looked at the text and started crying even harder. "He's at the bar Ell. He's going to do something stupid, I know it!"
Ellington sighed. "He'll probably.. No he won't." He told her. "Stay here, tell the others I'm going to go to the bar to find Rocky. If anything happens, don't hesitate to call. I won't let him do anything stupid. Okay?"
"Okay." Becca said. She hugged Ell tightly. "Your a good friend Ellington."
"I know." Ellington grinned. "I gonna go now. Get inside in case anything happens." With that, he left.
Becca went inside, and ran over to Riker, and hugged him, "Your awake!"
"Um, hey, Becca." Ross said awkwardly although she wasn't paying any attention to him.
"Oh, hey Ross." Becca said blushing. She hugged him too.
"You're not gonna beat my ass right? Rocky said you will." He whispered. "Did he tell you about the pictures? Where is he anyway?"
"R...rocky..." Becca started crying again. This is what you get when your five months pregnant you cry at the drop of a hat.
"Becca?" Ross asked. "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Rocky left me!" she wailed.
"What?!" Riker roared, sitting bolt upright in the bed.
"Riker careful, you just woke up!" Ross immediately said, then he turned back to Becca. "What do you mean he left you-" he remembered the picture. "It's the picture, isn't it?" He frowned.
"It wasn't photo-shopped, and I'd never told him before. He got mad that I didn't tell him." Becca said.
"I'm going to bust his ass." Riker growled.
"Riker, calm down." Rydel said.
"I can't believe this!" Ross groaned. "If he hasn't seen the picture you two would be just fine! Why did I have to tell him about it? Ugh!" He sighed. "Where is he now, Becca?"
"At the bar. Ell went to get him. He can't do something stupid! He can't! I can't lose the baby." Becca said.
"What can I do to fix this?" Ross asked. "Do you want me to go there too or what? Just name it because I made this happen. Tell me what I should do."
"It's not your fault." Becca sniffled. "He over-reacted."
"Hell yeah he over-reacted!" Riker said.
Becca's phone went off. "It's Ell." she answered the phone, "Hello?"
"Hello? Bec?" Ellington said. "I found Rocky. He's a tiny bit drunk but I won't let him do anything. Are you alright?"
"Yeah. I think so." Becca said sniffling. "Keep an eye on him Ell."
"I will." Ellington told her. "I won't let him do anything to hurt you. Don't worry."
"Thanks Ell." she said, and hung up. "He found him." she said to the rest of the room.
"That's good." Ross said.
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Ellington walked over to where Rocky was sitting. "Hey, Rocky?"
"Oh, hey, Ell." Rocky said, slurring slightly.
"Oh my gosh you're really drunk." Ellington said. "Rocky, you gotta come with me back to the hospital. Becca is worried sick. She really loves you, Rocky."
"No, she doesn't." Rocky said, "She's just fucking with me. She really wants Riker...Everybody wants Riker."
"No, Rocky, you're wrong." Ellington told him. "She loves you, so much. She's crying for you. What she didn't tell you didn't even affect your relationship. She needs you. Do you have no feelings at all? She's your soulmate. The least you could do is care about her. And don't even forget about your freaking baby!"
"You know what! Fuck you!" Rocky said, standing up angrily. "I don't need you telling me what to do!" he stormed out of the bar.
"She's your soulmate! You should know without me telling you!" Ellington yelled, chasing after him. When he didn't spot him anywhere, he muttered, "Crap."
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Several hours later...back at the Lynch house.
"Guys can I sleep with you tonight?" Becca asked, at Riker and Ross' door. "I don't want to be alone."
"Of course." Ross smiled at her. "The bed's big enough for all three of us right?" He asked Riker.
"Mhm." Riker said, half-asleep already. Becca climbed in between the two. "Thanks guys. I don't mean to be such a cock-block, but..." she started crying again. "It's just not the same without him here." There was a moment of silence. "Ross will you sing to me? Riker's already asleep, and Rocky always used to do it."
"Of course." Ross smiled."What song?"
"Will you sing Without You? It feels appropriate." Becca sniffled.
Ross nodded. "You're on my mind, every night, and in the morning when I wake. Don't leave me lonely, can't you just hold me, together before I break. I, just can't breathe without you, without you. I'm so lonely without you, without you. Cause today, you are all I need..."
Becca cuddled into Ross, and fell asleep, tears running down her face.
Ross' phone started beeping and he was anxious as to who called, but was relieved when he saw it was Rocky. He slowly made his way out of the bed and downstairs, before answering the call. "Rocky, where the heck are you?"
"Ross, can you come pick me up?" Rocky said, "And for fuck's sake stop being so loud."
"I'm not talking loud." Ross lowered his voice. "Alright, where are you?"
"At the park." Rocky said.
"Alright, I'm on my way." Ross grabbed his keys and snuck out to his car, trying not to wake anyone. Once he was in, he pulled out of the driveway and drove to the park. Arriving a few minutes later, he saw his brother. "Rocky." He called.
"Ross." Rocky said, walking toward him in a less than straight line. "What's up?"
"Rocky, you're completely drunk." Ross said, staring at him. "Come on, let's go home. Becca misses you." He opened the passenger door.
"Don't wanna go home." Rocky said, "She hates me."
"She loves you, Rocky. She cried for you. She needs you." Ross told him and lightly pulled him to the car. "Come on now, it's late."
"She should hate me." Rocky said, as they were driving. "I'd hate me. I've been such an ass."
"But she doesn't." Ross stated. "She loves you so much that she doesn't. Don't be mad at her, Rocky. Even though she kept something from you, none of this affected your relationship."
"It just seems like Riker gets everything." Rocky said. "I got jealous and hurt and I took it out on the one person I love more than anything...What kind of person does that make me Ross?"
"A normal person." Ross told him. "It's normal to get jealous. You can still fix this." He stopped in front of the house. "She's sleeping now. But you can fix it in the morning. I suggest you sleep too to get rid of that hangover."
"Okay." Rocky said, they pulled into the driveway, and he headed toward his room.
Ross went into his room and smiled when he saw the two best friends together. He had to admit, he was jealous, but it was too cute. So he went on the bed slowly before falling asleep.
The next morning, as Becca was coming down stairs she was met by Rocky.
"Baby, I'm so sorry." he said.
"Save it Rocky." she said, "I don't want to listen." She walked into the kitchen. "Ross are you and Riker still taking me baby shopping?"
"But I was supposed to do that..." Rocky said, coming up behind her.
"Sure Bec. Got nothing to do anyway." Ross shrugged.
"Good." Becca said, nodding. She grabbed some toast. "Meet me at Six in ten." Then she jogged back upstairs.
"I've ruined my life." Rocky groaned, falling into the closest chair. "She hates me."
Ross sighed. "I'd help you, Rock, but I got problems on my own too. Sorry." He went upstairs.
Riker frowned, and followed Ross upstairs to their room. "What problems, baby?"
"You know, yesterday abou-" he cut himself off. "I forgot you still didn't know. You'll hate me if you know." He sat on the bed.
"I could never hate you." Riker said sitting next to Ross on the bed, and taking his soulmate's hands in his.
"Maia and I made out." Ross told him. "That's what made you unconscious. I didn't want to, I swear, but she would spread things about everyone to the media. This even ruined Rocky and Becca's relationship. I don't want it to ruin ours too." He said, tears surfacing his eyes.
"Oh, baby." Riker said, gathering Ross up in his arms. "This is not your fault. And I promise I'm not mad at you. You didn't know what it would do to me. Don't cry please, baby."
Ross buried his face in his chest. "I don't want her to hurt you, or anyone else, but whatever I do, you get hurt. I don't know what I should do."
"Hey, shh..shh.." Riker said, rubbing Ross' back. "I'm right here. I'm fine, and I love you more than anything, okay? Stop beating yourself up about this baby...Look at me."
Ross looked up meeting his eyes. "I don't want you to get hurt because of me."
"The only way I'll get hurt because of you is if you push me away." Riker said, his emotions, expressed clearly in his hazel eyes. "We're in this together Ross. We're soulmates."
"What if she wants me to do it again? That's going to hurt you." Ross looked down. "I'm not trying to push you away. I just want you to stop getting hurt."
"I know, but your unintentionally pushing me away." Riker said, he lifted Ross' face back up so he could look into his eyes. "I love you Ross Shor Lynch, and I want to solve this problem with you. But you've got to let me do that. I want you to tell me everything that happened. I won't get mad, but I want you to be honest and tell me everything that happened, and then we can figure out where to go from there."
Ross bit his lip. "Yesterday, when I said I had to go, she texted me a picture of you and Becca kissing at the pool. I thought it was photoshopped but apparently not. She said that picture will go to the media if I don't come meet her. So I did, a few blocks away, to her car. She kept saying the same bunch of crap she did, but then she kissed me. When I pulled away, she showed me more pictures and told me if I didn't do what she wants, all of them will go to the media. So I agreed and she took me to her house. And then we..." He stopped. "I can't tell you. It'll break your heart." "Just say it." Riker said, tears in his eyes. This didn't change how he saw Ross. If anything it made him see how strong his soulmate was.
"We made out." Ross said, his tears falling out. "Like how we did before that. It was nothing more, I swear. But if Rocky and Ellington hadn't come yesterday, it was going to be something more." He sobbed into Riker's shoulder. "Please don't hate me. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I hurt you."
"I don't blame you, baby. I don't." Riker said, running his hand through Ross hair soothingly. "This is all on Maia. You were just an unwilling victim. I wish that you'd talked to me before you left, but we can't change that now. I'm not mad at you Rossy. I love you with all my heart. And nothing will ever, ever change that."
"Okay." Ross sniffed, wiping his tears. "What if I tell you she wants me back at her house tonight?"
"I'd say we'll work something out." Riker said. He kissed Ross' forehead. "I'm right here baby. Nothing's gonna happen."
"Okay." Ross smiled and leaned against him. "I love you."
"Love you too...Now can I have a real kiss? I haven't got one of those in like...forever." Riker said, putting on his puppy dog face.
"We just had one yesterday." Ross playfully rolled his eyes and kissed him on the lips passionately.
"Mmm." Riker hummed against Ross' lips, his hands snaking to Ross' hair giving it a gentle tug.
Ross let out a soft moan and snaked his arms around Riker's neck, pulling him closer. Riker's hands moved under Ross' shirt and trailed up his spine. Ross felt a good shiver and climbed onto Riker's lap. Riker's hands moved down to Ross' hips and pulled him closer until their torsos were fully pressed together. Ross pressed his legs together around Riker's body and ran his hand up from under his shirt. Riker moaned at the feeling of Ross' hand running across his hot skin. His grip on Ross' hips tightened, and shifted trying to allow a little more breathing room in his pants. Ross let his hands go back down and gave a tug on his shirt. Riker lifted his arms up helping Ross take his shirt off, and then pulled Ross' up and over his head. Ross began kissing him down his chest, tracing his abs. Riker fell back on the bed, moaning at the feeling of Ross' lips on his skin. Ross kept kissing him, leaving small love bites down his stomach, stopping just below his belly button. He looked up at him for a response. Riker moaned, "More, please, more." Ross grinned and traced kisses along his waist bone, sucking in the skin with every kiss. Riker whimpered and grabbed the sheets under his hands. Ross kissed him back up, tracing each ab, going back up his chest, before sucking on his neck. "Ross." Riker moaned.
"Guys, let's go!" Becca said pounding on the door. "Ross, you can finish blowing him later or something."
Ross blushed and grabbed his shirt. He pecked Riker on the lips. "We'll continue later, baby." He winked.
Riker groaned, and sat up. He grabbed his shirt and threw it on before yanking the door open. "I hate you." he grumbled as he walked past Becca.
Becca laughed, "Aw, I'm sorry lover boy, but Emelia wants clothes, and shoes, and bottles, and all her other stuff."
"Why don't you just make up with Rocky? He's sitting in your room moping." Riker asked.
"I want him to prove to me that he's sorry." Becca said. "I'm not buying the big stuff with out him, but I need to get some of this stuff out of the way."
"Alright." Riker said, kissing her forehead, "Let's go. Ross, baby, you coming?" Riker asked, sticking his head back in the room.
"On second thought," Ross laid back down on the bed, "I'm gonna stay here. You two have a good time. Have fun, even...but not too much fun." He shot them a playful glare.
"Alright." Riker said, he walked over and gave Ross a kiss. "Love you baby. See you in a bit." he whispered. "Maybe see if you can help Rocky figure out some sort of romantic gesture." Then he and Becca left.
Once they left, Ross went straight into Rocky's room. "Hey Rocky?"
"Leave me to die." Rocky said, laying face down on the bed.
Ross rolled his eyes half playfully. "Rocky, she still loves you. She's just being upset. Think of it as her hormones." He sat down on the bed. "She'll forgive you if you just give her proof that you still love her as much as she loves you."
"How?" Rocky asked, looking up at Ross, with tear stained eyes. His hair was a mess and he despereately needed a shower.
"I don't know." Ross sighed. "What does she love? What do you think will make her happy?"
"She loves music, but I don't think I can write a song right now." Rocky said. "She likes all the romantic, big gestures. And lots of bracelets and earrings, and tattoos, and rings. She also really likes the cliche stuff like dancing in the rain, and walks in the park, star-gazing. She loves the beach..." Rocky rambled.
As Rocky was saying that, Ross began looking around the room. "I think I know how you can fix this." He said. "You can make a surprise for her for when she gets home." He thought of putting stars on the ceiling, attaching strings to make them look like rain, decorating the walls with fake leaves..
"Like what?" Rocky asked, looking interested. Just then Stormie knocked on the door, and poked her head in.
"Rocky, I got your father's permission to turn the office next door into the nursery for Emelia."
"Mom?" Ross asked. "When did you get back?" Then he looked at Rocky. "Wait, maybe we can decorate the nursery instead."
"We got back a half hour ago honey." Stormie said. "I'll leave you guys to your talking." She left.
"Well, she wanted the room to be lime green and bright blue." Rocky said, "We can go by the paint. And we're going to need about thirty things of glow in the dark stars. And shelving, the little red dresser she wanted, and the black crib and rocking chair set...Am I missing anything else?...Oh and the matching changing table."
Ross blinked. "That's a lot of stuff. Okay, we can go buy them and decorate until Riker and Becca comes back. I bet she'll love it."
Rocky smiled, "Your the best, Ross." He hugged his brother, and ran toward the door. "I'm gonna get my soulmate back!"
"Oh, and leave me, the person who gave you an idea, here." Ross said jokingly before getting up and following him.
Later that day...
"Ross! They're pulling the driveway! Help me get this shelf up!" Rocky said, trying to hold the shelf level and screw it in at the same time.
Ross immediately held the shelf up. "Screw it!"
Rocky got the screw in, just as he heard the front door open. "There here!" he turned to run out the door, but then turned back to Ross, "Get lost." he made a shooing motion at him, "Go fuck Riker or something." Then he ran downstairs. Ross gave Rocky a weird look. "No 'thanks for helping me Ross' . Oh wow." He left the room.
"I had such a great time." Becca said, giving Riker a hug as Rocky got downstairs.
"Babe!" He said excitedly, "Babe! You have to come see what me and Ross did." He grabbed her hand and started pulling her toward the stairs.
"Rocky..." she said warningly.
"I promise you'll love it." Rocky said. He dragged her to the room, and had her stand just in front of the door.
"Ross! Come cover Becca's eyes for me!" he called.
Ross went there and covered Becca's eyes. "You'll love this, Bec. It was all Rocky's idea." He winked at Rocky...not in THAT way.
Rocky smiled even broader. He opened the door, and guided Becca into the room.
"Alright, Ross take your hands away." Rocky said.
Once the hands were gone, Becca gasped. The red dresser Becca had wanted was against one wall, the changing table next to it. The crib was in the center of the room, and above the changing table there was a shelf that had little blocks spelling out Emelia Jean Lynch. But the thing that really got Becca was that the whole thing, walls and ceiling, were covered in glow in the dark stars. Only Rocky knew what those meant to her.
"I love it." she said, sobbing. She hugged Rocky tightly crying into his chest. He wrapped his arms around her tight. "I love you." she whispered.
"Aww." Ross said. He saw Riker and leaned on him. "Look at them, aren't they just so cute?"
"They're adorable." Riker said, from where his head was resting on Ross' shoulder. And you did an amazing job helping get them back together, baby." He kissed Ross neck.
Ross smiled at him. "I bet you want to continue what we did earlier." He grinned.
"Maybe." Riker said, grinning widely.
"Well you gotta earn it." Ross pecked his lips and walked away. Riker made a sound of frustration. "Baby, how?" Riker asked chasing after him.
Ross turned to him and grinned. "Find out yourself.." He sing-sang, before sticking his tongue out.
Riker's face fell into a determined look, "I'm going to get you." He bolted toward Ross a smirk on his face.
Ross ran upstairs. "We can do it if you can get me!"
Riker chased after Ross. Growing more determined as he went. Ross ran into his room and under his bed. Riker saw Ross foot as he went under the bed. He grinned. He was going to win this. He quietly closed the door, and climbed on the bed. He texted Rocky to run past the door, which he did. Ross grinned and crawled out from under the bed. Riker split into a cheshire cat grin, and quickly grabbed Ross around the waist. "Got you." he whispered in his ear.
Ross pouted. "You cheat." He squirmed.
"Nope. I won far and square. I didn't tell you to come out from underneath the bed...Now I believe I have a reward I should be getting?" he kissed Ross' neck.
"Okay." Ross smiled and kissed him on the lips. Riker smiled into the kiss, moving back on to the bed just behind him. Ross climbed onto him and started leaving hickeys on his neck. Riker moaned, and moved his hands to Ross' back, leaving nail marks where his finger nails dug into the skin. The kiss got heated really quickly, and Ross took off his shirt, before tugging on Riker's. Riker took off his shirt and flung it off somewhere before crashing his lips back to Ross'. Ross smiled into the kiss and ran his hands through his soulmate's hair, giving a slight tug. Riker moaned against Ross' lips. Ross pressed himself against Riker so their bodies left no gap. Riker flipped them over so he was on top, and started kissing down Ross' chest. Ross let out a moan and wrapped his arms around Riker's neck. Riker moved his hands to Ross' jeans and looked at him for the okay. Ross bit his lip and nodded. Riker pulled off the pants, and underwear, before removing his own. He moved up to kiss Ross' lips. "I love you so much."
"I love you too." Ross said in between the kiss. Riker slowly began kissing back down Ross' chest. He stopped and sucked a few hickeys on his V line before moving even farther down, and started slowly placing kisses along Ross' length. Ross smiled at the pleasure and let out a few moans. His hands went down to run through his soulmate's hair. Riker moaned at the feeling, before taking Ross in his mouth. Riker sunk lower down on Ross, running his tongue along the underside of his length.
"So good, baby." Ross moaned. "I absolutely love you." Riker hummed around Ross a little. He continued for a few more minutes before lifting off Ross with a wet 'plop'.
"Mhm." Ross moaned. "I want more."
"One second baby." Riker said, he reached into the bedside table drawer, and pulled out a bottle of lube. He spread some on his fingers, warming it up a little before moving back to Ross on the bed.
"More!" Ross breathed out. "I love you so, so much."
Riker kept working Ross length, while his hand slipped farther back. He slowly inserted one finger into Ross, allowing him time to adjust before slowly adding a second finger.
Ross moaned from the contact. "So good." He jerked his head back. "More." Riker started slowly scissoring his fingers stretching Ross. Ross let out a loud moan, gripping the sheets tightly.
Riker pulled off again, breathless. "Do you think your stretched enough?
Ross moaned and nodded. "Yes baby."
Riker moved back, and grabbed the lube again, slicking himself up. "This is going to hurt, and I am so sorry baby, but I promise it'll get better." Riker said. Ross nodded nervously, as he knew he would enjoy it. "Roll over for me baby?" Riker asked, sweetly, rubbing Ross' thigh. Ross rolled over, not before giving him a small kiss on the lips. "I love you."
"Love you too." Riker said, planting a kiss on Ross' spine. He started gently pushing into Ross. Ross gripped the sheets really tight, letting out a few moans. It hurt, but it felt good. Once Riker was completely inside Ross, he let out a breath. "You okay, baby?"
Ross bit his lip and nodded. "I'm okay." He moved a little to make himself not hurt. Riker bent down and pressed a kiss to the nape of Ross' neck. He started thrusting slowly, holding onto Ross' hips to keep him steady. Ross moaned and buried his face on the bed. "So good." He breathed out.
Riker sped up just a bit, and moaned, "Your so tight, baby."
"Mm yeah." Ross breathed. "Deeper." Riker adjusted the angle, thrusting deeper into Ross. He moved his hand up, and wrapped it around Ross' length. "You close baby?" he asked, moving his hand slowly up and down.
"Mhm." Ross moaned, nodding. "Almost." Riker just kept moving his hand in time with his thrusts.
"Now baby." Ross said as he could feel himself starting to cum. Riker kept pumping as Ross came all over the bed. Four more thrusts later and Riker came in Ross'. He pulled out of Ross, gently and collapsed on the bed next to him, his blonde hair sticking to his forehead with sweat.
"That was so good." Ross breathed out, turning to him and giving him a kiss on the lips. "I love you."
"Love you too." Riker said, wiping the sweat off his face. "Shower with me?"
Ross smiled and nodded. "Yes baby."
Riker got up and grabbed two towels. He wrapped one around his waist, and then picked up Ross and wrapped the other towel around him.
Ross grinned as they walked into the bathroom. "You're the best Rikey."
"I am pretty great aren't I?" Riker said, winking.
Ross giggled and kissed his cheek. "You are."
Riker turned on the water, stood Ross in the shower, and then climbed in behind him. Ross ran his hands through his hair, letting the water wash him down. Then he wrapped his arms around Riker and smiled.
"Something on your mind there, baby?" Riker asked, looking at the smile.
"Just that I'm so happy to be with you." Ross answered. "You are the best soulmate ever."
Riker's smile grew impossibly wider. "No, because you are the best soulmate ever."
Ross grinned, shaking his head. "We both are."
"There we go." Riker said. He kissed Ross' sweetly.
Ross grinned mischievously, taking some soap and shampoo, spilling them all over Riker's hair.
"Ross!" Riker shrieked, his hands instantly going to his hair. Ross burst out laughing and stepped back, but accidentally slipped and fell. Then he started laughing again. "Are you okay?" Riker asked, sounding slightly irritated. He wanted to make sure his soulmate was okay, but he was also rather upset about his hair.
Ross nodded, still laughing. "I am. Way better than your hair." Apparently he didn't catch how irritated his soulmate was. Riker crossed his arms. He rinsed the soap out of his hair, and got out of the shower in a huff.
"Riker?" Ross stopped laughing and got up. He turned off the water and wrapped himself with a towel, going over to his soulmate. "Riker, please don't be mad, I'm sorry. It was just a joke."
"I don't like people messing with my hair." Riker said, "You know that."
"I know, I'm sorry, I didn't think putting them into your hair counted as messing it." Ross told him. "I'm sorry."
"I know. I made a bigger deal out of it than it had to be. I'm sorry too." Riker said. He buried his face in the crook of Ross' neck.
Ross smiled and put his arms around him. "I love you."
"Love you too." Riker said, placing a kiss on Ross' neck. "Bedtime?"
Ross nodded. "Yeah. I'm getting tired."
"Yeah." Riker said, "I think phenomenal sex will do that to you." He took Ross' hand and they walked back to their room together. Riker took off his towel, and climbed into bed.
Ross grabbed his boxers and put them on, before climbing onto bed with him. "I loved that." He told him. "Maybe we can do it again tomorrow."
"Maybe." Riker said, sleepily. He wrapped his arms around Ross' waist and pulled him to him. He nuzzled his face into Ross' hair. "Night baby."
"Night." Ross mumbled before falling asleep.
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"Ell I have something to tell you." Rydel said.
"What is it babe?" Ellington asked.
"I...I don't know how to tell you this." Rydel said, tearing up.
"Just tell me." Ellington said, caressing her cheek. "Babe, what's wrong?"
"I have cancer." Rydel said, bursting into tears.
Ellington gasped and pulled her into a hug. "Dels, when did you...when did you find out?"
"Yesterday. I have ovarian cancer." Rydel said, "The doctor said it's early so they might be able to do surgery and get rid of it, but I'll never be able to have kids."
"Dels," Ellington sighed, "you can get rid of it, so do it. I don't mind that you can't have kids. I mean, if we want kids, we can always adopt. We'll get through this. If you want to get rid of it, when's the surgery?"
"Next Tuesday. I haven't told any of the others yet. I don't know how. Especially Riker. You know how he is." Rydel said.
"It's okay. We can tell them about it together later." Ellington told her and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "I'm not gonna lie, it'll be hard for them to accept it, but it's going to be okay."
"Ell will you just hold me?" Rydel asked.
Ellington nodded and pulled her close. He sat down and pulled her onto his lap, giving her a soft kiss on the lips. "It'll be okay." He whispered. Rydel buried her face in Ell's chest, and fell asleep. Ellington smiled down at her and slowly laid her down on the bed, before getting himself in, pulling her close to his chest. He kissed her forehead and fell asleep.
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The next morning, Riker was awoken by the fact that Ross' half of the bed was empty. He rubbed his eyes, and climbed out of bed. He padded softly to the bathroom, and knocked on the door. "Ross, are you in there?"
"Come in." Ross croaked before throwing up the contents of his stomach. "Rikey, I don't feel good."
[I'm so excited. I've been humming the Pirate's theme all morning. And listening to it on repeat.]
"Oh, baby." Riker said, kneeling next to Ross. He felt his soulmate's forehead and frowned, "You don't feel warm. Is it just your stomach, baby?"
"I don't know." Ross whined. "I just feel so sick." He closed the toilet lid and put his head on it. "I hate this."
"Oh, baby. I'm sorry." Riker said, kissing his forehead. "Here let's get you back to bed." He scooped Ross up, and carried him back to bed. He moved the trash can to Ross' side of the bed and climbed in with him.
"Will you stay with me?" Ross asked. "I'm not tired. I just feel really sick and I hate it." He frowned.
"Of course I'll stay with you baby." Riker said, holding Ross, and gently playing with his hair. "Do you want me to sing to you?"
Ross nodded. "Yes please. Any song is okay." He cuddled closer to him.
"Your all I want, all I need and I wanna be your everything..." Riker sang.
Ross smiled and buried his face in Riker's chest. "You already are my everything." He mumbled.
Riker smiled, and kissed the top of Ross' head. "You want to watch Romeo and Juliet?"
Ross shook his head. "I just wanna spend time with you."
"Alright." Riker said, he held Ross close. "Do you want to talk? Take your mind off how your feeling?"
"I feel like the world is going to end soon and like I have this thing in my stomach that's making me sick and I wanna throw it up but I can't and it hurts and I just wanna stop feeling it." Ross exaggerated.
"Oh, baby." Riker said, pulling Ross closer. "I'm so sorry, baby. I wish I could make it better."
"You can." Ross told him. "You are. You being here makes the pain ten times less."
"I just wish you didn't have to be in pain at all." Riker said.
"I'm just feeling a bit sick now." Ross told him. "But I'm hungry. But I don't wanna get out of bed. And I don't want you to leave me. And I'm hungry."
"Oh-kay. Do you want me to text Rocky or somebody?" Riker asked. He wasn't about to argue with Ross when he was like this. A sick Ross, meant you did what you were told so you didn't suffer his wrath.
"The only person I want you to call right now is the pizza guy." Ross said. "I want Hawaiian pizza with more pineapples. And ketchup. Lots of them. But don't leave me. Tell him to come up or something." He wasn't really thinking while saying it.
"Oh-kay. I'll text mom to get the pizza." Riker said. He ordered the pizza, and didn't move the whole entire time. He didn't want to get yelled at.
Ross giggled. "You can move Rikey. As long as you stay with me."
Riker relaxed a little. "Okay. Can I get off the bed for a minute to get my phone and laptop?"
"No!" Ross pouted. "Ask someone to get it."
Riker sighed, "Ross can I at least put on some pants before mom comes up with the pizza?"
Ross grinned. "Okay. But don't leave me."
"I won't baby. I'm right here." Riker said, he walked over to his dresser, and pulled out a pair of his sleep pants. He put them on and grabbed his laptop and off the top of the dresser. "Was that so bad?" he asked, as he sat back down on the bed next to Ross.
"Yes, it was." Ross pouted. "You left me for about 12 seconds. Do you know how long that is? It's a lifetime."
Riker rolled his eyes. There was a knock at the bedroom door. Riker moved to go open the door.
"Rikey!" Ross whined, holding onto his arm. "Just tell whoever it is to come in."
Riker sighed, "Come in!" he called. Stormie stuck her head in.
"I have Hawaiian pizza with extra pineapples and..." she opened the lid, "ketchup?"
"Ross' idea." Riker muttered.
"I see. Want to explain, honey?" she asked looking at Ross. She handed him the pizza.
Ross shrugged. "Felt like it. Thanks mom." He took a slice of pizza, taking the pineapples and dipping them into the ketchup, before popping them into his mouth. "Yum."
"Okay...I'll leave you two be." Stormie said, giving Riker a look and making a texting motion. Riker nodded, frowning. And then she left.
"Want some Rikey?" Ross asked, holding up a slice of pizza full of ketchup.
"No thanks, baby. I'm fine." Riker said, smiling.
Ross frowned. "Why are you on your phone?"
"Mom texted me." Riker said, blushing slightly.
"About what?" Ross asked. "She was just here. Why did she have to text?"
"Nothing." Riker said, shaking his head. "She just had a question for me."
"What question?" Ross asked. "Rikey, please be clear."
"She asked me if we'd done anything before last night." Riker said, blushing.
Ross blushed as well. "And what did you say?"
"I told her the truth. I'm not going to lie to mom." Riker said with a shrug.
"Oh, what's her reaction?" Ross asked, being really curious.
"She just said okay." Riker said with a shrug. "Why so curious?"
"I don't know." Ross answered. "Why don't you want any of the pizza? It's really yummy." He grinned.
"I'll have some without ketchup." Riker said.
Ross pointed to the slices that had no ketchup on them. "Why don't you want any with ketchup?"
"Because, no offense baby, it looks gross." Riker said, taking a slice from the box, and taking a bite.
Ross frowned. "But I love it. Why does it look gross?" He didn't even know why he was asking so many questions. He was just...curious.
"I don't know. It just does." Riker said.
Ross sighed and leaned back. "I wanna go out to that park again."
"There is no way I'm letting you out of the house." Riker said, crossing his arms. "You threw up this morning. You are staying in bed."
Ross pouted. "I feel better, I swear. I wanna go out." Honestly he still felt sick, but he needed the fresh air.
Riker bit his lip trying to resist Ross' pout, "Fine! But only a short walk."
Ross grinned. "Yay. I wanna bring the pizza with me. And I wanna climb that tree again. Oh, and the swings. I love them all!"
"Baby, calm down. I said a short walk." Riker said, "Maybe we can swing to but there will be no tree climbing today."
"Pwease Rikey?" Ross asked, giving him the puppy dog eyes. "I love that tree. Pwease? Just a wittle bit. Doesn't have to be far up."
"No." Riker said, shaking his head. "I'm already giving in about going to the park at all. I'm not giving in anymore."
"Fine." Ross folded his arms. "Then I'm going to climb it myself." He got up and went out.
Riker groaned, and grabbed his shoes, before running out the door after Ross. Ross walked out to the park, walking slowly because he knew his soulmate would go after him. He smiled a little, but made it disappear so that it seemed like he was mad. He would be mad for real if Riker didn't catch up to him, though. Riker caught up to Ross just before they reached the park, "Baby!" he said, trying to catch his breath. "Baby, please...I'm sorry."
Ross turned to face him. "Sorry for what? For not letting me have a little fun?" He was trying hard to hold back his smile, knowing his soulmate cared so much about him.
"I just don't want you to get hurt." Riker said, "You threw up this morning, and I don't want anything to happen. What if you climb that tree and faint? It doesn't matter how high you are your going to get hurt. I was just trying to protect you."
Ross smiled. "I know. Thank you for caring so much about me." He hugged him. "I love you."
Riker's body sagged in relief, and he hugged Ross back. "I love you too."
"Let's just cuddle under the tree." Ross told him. "And eat the pizza...that..I didn't..bring.." He laughed. "But really, I wanna cuddle."
"Then why couldn't we just cuddle at home?" Riker asked, sitting under the trees.
"Like I said, I wanted to go out. I needed some fresh air." Ross said, snuggling in close to him. "Anyway, do you still have Glee?"
"Last day of filming is next Tuesday." Riker said, laying his head on top of Ross'
"Oh, okay." Ross said, closing his eyes. "Can we stay here for like half an hour? I like the atmosphere."
"Sure, baby." Riker said.
"Thank you." Ross smiled. "But will you get bored? We can do something else if you want. I mean, lately all we've been doing are the things I want. What do you want?"
"I just want to spend time with my beautiful soulmate." Riker said.
Ross blushed and intertwined their fingers. "I love you so much."
Riker kissed the top of his head, "I love you to infinity and beyond."
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"Promise you'll be right next to me?" Rydel asked, biting her bottom lip.
"Always." Ellington assured her. "Every step of the way." He planted a kiss on her forehead.
"Your the best Ell." Rydel said. They went downstairs hand in hand. Riker and Ross had just got back, so everyone was here now. She looked at Ellington, silently asking him to get everyone's attention.
"Um, can everyone come here please?" Ellington asked out.
Ross turned his attention to him and Rydel, expecting a bunch of other words.
Mark went out of his room to see why Ellington had called everyone there.
Ryland turned his attention away from the TV and towards him.
"We have something to say." He said, giving Rydel's hand a slight squeeze to comfort her.
Rydel took a deep breath knowing that everyone was looking at her. "I recently went to the doctor, and recieved some news...I have ovarian cancer. They think they can sucessfully operate, and remove all the cancer. So, I'll be going in with Ell on Tuesday for the operation." That earned her a few gasps.
"But the surgery's going to make you okay, right?" Ross asked.
"You'll be able to live without those chemotherapy things right?" Ryland also asked.
"Nothings 100% certain." Rydel said, the cancer could still come back somewhere else, or the area maybe to big to operate on...in which case I will have to take chemo." She looked at everyone. Stormie was crying, Ell was holding her hand, Rocky was comforting Becca who was in hysterics, Ryland looked scared and worried, Ross looked shocked, and Riker looked...
"Riker?" Rydel asked turning around trying to see where her big brother had gone. She groaned, "I knew this would happen."
"What would happen?" Ellington asked/whispered to her.
Ross broke out of his shocked self and turned to find his soulmate. "Where is he?"
"He's run off. I knew he wouldn't handle it well." she had tears in the corner of her eyes. "I should've told him alone first. He doesn't like to cry in front of people."
Ellington kissed her on the forehead and cupped her face. "It'll be okay. Don't forget that."
When Ross heard what Rydel had said, he ran out to find his soulmate.
Stormie came over to Rydel, "Oh, sweetie. Everything's going to be okay."
"Thanks, momma." Rydel said, starting to cry. Stormie hugged her tightly, blinking the tears out of her eyes. Rydel felt everyone else join in the hug.
Ross opened the door to his shared room and saw his soulmate, just as expected. "Riker?" He asked. Riker was laying face down on the bed, hiccup sounding sobs escaping every so often.
"Oh Rik." Ross went over to him and sat on the bed. He rubbed circles on his back. "Let it all out, baby. I know you're really upset about this. But talk to me about it, please?"
"I...I don't want anything to happen to Delly!" Riker wailed sitting up.
"Rikey.." Ross hugged him. "She should be alright. If the surgery goes well, she should be fine. I'm also worried about her, a lot." He wiped away his tears. "Now she's worried about you too. Do you want to go and talk to her?"
"I don't want to cry in front of her." she said shaking his head.
"Riker, she's your own sister." Ross told him. "There's nothing for you to be ashamed of. It's okay to cry in front of people sometimes."
Riker sniffled, "Will you come with me?"
Ross nodded and kissed him in the cheek. "Of course."
Riker nodded, and walked hand in hand with Ross to Rydel and Ellington's room. He knocked on the door, and waited.
Ross smiled assuringly at him just as Ellington opened the door. He gestured at Rydel who was on the bed and let them in.
"Delly." Riker sobbed, running to his sister, and hugging her. He started crying on her shoulder as she rubbed his back. He didn't even mind that Ellington was there.
Ross took a deep breath as he held his tears back. He hated seeing his soulmate and sister so sad. Everything was going great and then things just fell apart. "I think I'll leave them alone." He whispered to Ellington.
"Me too." He whispered back and they left the room.
Ellington went to the living room to see everyone else while Ross went back into his room.
"Your going to be okay, Delly, you have to be." Riker said.
"I'm doing what I can Rike." Rydel said.
"Your my best friend Delly. Next to Ross, since he's my soulmate. I don't want to live with out you guys." Riker said.
"Rike, I'll always be here." she put her hand on his heart. "Even if something does happen I'll always be right here."
Riker nodded, and they hugged tightly. "I love you, Delly."
"I love you too, Rike." she said.
"What's going on up there?" Mark asked. "How are they dealing with it?"
Ellington sighed. "Riker doesn't want to lose her. Of course, nobody wants to. They're not okay. I told Rydel everything will be okay, and I will keep trying to make it true."
"Riker's always been sensitive to this. Becca's even worse than she is, but it's understandable." Stormie said.
"I can see that." Ellington sighed, looking over to Rocky and Becca. "No one deserves to go through this."
"Especially not twice." Stormie said looking at Becca, "I'm worried how this will affect Emelia."
"Emelia should be fine." Mark said. "There's enough tragedy in this family and nothing more should add up."
Ellington sighed. "I guess all we can do is hope that everything will fall into place perfectly."
"I hope your right. With her gramma having died of cancer...we just have to make sure she doesn't stress too much." Stormie said. Ellington nodded. He thought of going over to Rocky and Becca, but figured they needed some time alone, so he stood up. "I'm going to check on Riker and Rydel again, then see what Ross is doing."
"Okay." Stormie said, she hugged Ellington tightly. "Your a good man Ellington."
"Thank you." He said and went up the stairs. He opened the door slowly to see what the siblings were doing. Riker and Rydel were laying on her and Ell's bed quietly talking. Every once in a while Riker would sniffle, and Rydel would squeeze his hand. Ellington smiled seeing them before making his way to Ross and Riker 's room. He opened the door quietly to see the blonde boy busy playing games on his phone to distract himself.
"Hey." Ellington said to him.
Ross looked up. "Oh, hey." He put his phone down. "How's Riker and Rydel?"
"They're talking. It's really hard on everyone." Ellington told him.
Ross sighed. "I know. They don't deserve this."
Ellington nodded. "They don't. Um, are you alright? I didn't see any emotions besides shock."
"Oh, I'm okay." Ross said. "I was a bit sick but I don't know anymore. I just wanna be alone right now."
"Okay." Ellington said. "I'll be downstairs." With that, he left.
After about another twenty minutes, Riker left Rydel's room, and went back to his own.
"Hey, baby." he said, wrapping his arms gently around Ross.
"Hey." Ross gave him a small kiss on the lips. "So, how are you?"
"I'm okay now. Delly and I talked. How are you? You haven't even cried." Riker asked rubbing Ross' arm.
"I-I did." Ross lied. "When you were talking to Delly." But his tears were already threatening to fall. He looked away and covered his face with his hands, letting out a sob or two.
"Oh, baby." Riker said, pulling Ross into his arms. "I'm right here baby. You let me talk to you. Talk to me."
"I just.." Ross sobbed. "I can't stand seeing all this happen. I don't want to lose her either, Riker. I don't want to lose anyone. I can see how everyone's being really upset. I know that there's a risk Becca could lose Emelia, and there's also a risk Rydel's surgery won't go well and she.. I don't want to lose her either."
"We have to look on the bright side though don't we?" Riker said, pressing his eyes closed to try and stop the tears, though a few slipped out anyway. "Rydel's surgery could go fine, and Becca and Emelia are fine. We just need to stay positive and help out where we can...Ross, when did Rydel say her surgery was?"
"Tuesday." Ross said, burying his face in his soulmate's chest. He's always loved the warm feeling. "The surgery is on Tuesday."
"I have Glee on Tuesday." Riker said, tears spilling over his eyes.
"I know." Ross whispered. "Maybe it's during a different time? I mean, you don't have to be on set whole day, do you?"
"No only a few hours...It's going to be torture though." Riker said, burying his face in Ross' shoulder.
"Then I'll be there too." Ross told him. "I'll be there for you and then after that we can go see Rydel together. We can do that, right?"
"Yeah. You shouldn't stay because of me though. You should stay with Rydel." Riker said.
"But I want to be there for you too." Ross said. "You're my soulmate. What hurts you hurt me too and I know both of us want to be with Rydel but since you can't be there as long as the others, I'll be with you so you won't feel alone."
Riker burst into tears again. "I love you so much. Your just so perfect. I don't know what I did to deserve you."
"I'm not perfect, Riker." Ross said. "You don't have to do anything, I'm yours." He wiped away his tears. "I love you too, so much."
"Can we cuddle?" Riker asked after a minute. "I wanna cuddle. And can I be little spoon?"
Ross smiled. "Of course." He pulled Riker close, wrapping his arms around his body.
Riker snuggled against Ross. "I love you."
"I love you too. More than anything in the world." Ross pressed their lips together. "I love how soft your lips are. It feels so...perfect."
Riker smiled and pressed their lips together again. "I could stay here forever."
Ross grinned. "Me too."
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"Are you going to be okay, babe?" Rocky asked, as they lay in bed.
"Yeah, I mean it's been six years. I think I've gotten over it a little bit." Becca said, trying to sound strong.
"Babe, it's just me. You don't have to be so strong." Rocky said, wrapping his arms around his soulmate.
Becca broke into tears, "I still miss her so much." She said, referring to her gramma. "I don't want Delly to go too."
"I know, babe. I know." Rocky said. He ran his fingers through Becca's short silky hair. "But you need to focus on Emelia." Becca nodded, sniffling. "She needs her mommy. That means mommy's gotta let other people worry about Aunt Delly okay?"
"Okay." Becca said softly.
"I love you." Rocky said, kissing her forehead.
"Love you too." she said.
"Bedtime for everyone." Rocky said closing his eyes. Becca giggled, and Rocky smiled.
"Good Night, babe."
"Night."
Feel free to yell/rant at me in a review. I promise it gets better. Love you penguins! ~Blackbird