Chapter 19

Riker or Rocky?

That was the eternal question that Laura was left to ask herself. Raini left a while ago and Laura was still stilling the table they had for lunch. Could she really be in love with two guys?

Sure she cared for Rocky and thinks he is an amazing guy, any girl would be so lucky to have him as a boyfriend. He was sweet, tender and he listen to whenever you needed to talk.

Laura would be lying to herself by saying that she didn't find him attractive. Rocky was definitely attractive, and his body was amazing. Any girl would be so lucky.

Laura sighed.

When did her life become such a bad soap opera plot line?

If she was really honest with herself she would admit that there was a real possibility that she did have feelings for Rocky. And she really wasn't really clear on that. She could be mistaking a really close friendship for something more. But the one thing that she really was sure about was Riker.

She loved him without a shadow of a doubt. Her body aches when he isn't near her. Laura really couldn't imagine her life without him. Just the thought of Riker made her palm sweat and her heart race.

There was her answer. She was so stupid to even question that for a second. Riker was the one who she really belonged with. Just the thought of losing Riker scared her completely.

Riker was the one she really wanted. Rocky was her very Best friend in the entire world. But she wouldn't dare choose him if it meant losing Riker in the long run.

Laura picked up her phone. And dialed a number.

" Hey, it's me. Can you meet me at Phil's Deli on Rio Drive?" Cool thanks I am sitting on the front patio. See you in a bit."

Laura closed her phone and sighed.

An hour later Laura was waiting for the person that she called to show up. Suddenly she heard her name be called.

" Laura?" Riker called out her name. Laura turned and sighed. The sight of Riker brought tears to her eyes. How could she have ever thought of being with Rocky when she had an amazing man already? As much as she cared for rocky, Laura realized that it could never compare to the love she felt for Riker.

"Hey you okay?" Riker asked as he saw that she was crying. He was getting worried.

"I am now since you are here." Laura whispered. Riker bend down to look her in the eyes. "Come on Laura you are freaking m out! Tell me what's wrong."

"I am afraid that if I do, you are going to leave me."

Now Riker was terrified. "What could you possibly say to me that would make me ever leave you? I love you."

"I love you too so much. Please know that." Laura said.

"Okay I seriously need you to tell me what's going on, you are freaking me out."

So she told him. Everything.

And the funny thing is he already knew. He found out the night they picked Rocky up from jail. As she was apologizing profusely for ever hurting him, he did something that surprised her.

He kissed her. Told her that he loved her and thanked her for being honest with him.

" I know you aren't in love with my brother, and I know that you love me. I can feel that every time I am with you."

" Riker I still am so sorry, I didn't want to hurt you."

Riker laughed.

Laura looked confused. "What's so funny?"

" You are babe listen I know you are close to Rocky I know he was there for you the night I walked out. You guys got close I get that. Rocky told me at the beach this morning."

" Rocky?"

" Yeah he admitted to me that he was having feelings for you."

Laura was shocked. Rocky was having feelings for her. How could she not know?

" Really? And you guys are okay?"

" Well if you are asking me if I hit him, I wanted too but I couldn't. He was honest with me about it. Plus he told me something else."

"What's that?"

" He said that he respected our relationship and he knew that I loved you and you loved me. He said he was really thinking about it and he said the reason why he started to have feelings for you were because he was lonely, and that he was mixing up his feelings of friendship with something else."

" Really?"

Riker nodded. "We had a really good talk you know about it. He offered to move out even."

"What did you say to that?"

"I told him he has the choice to do that if he wants to. But I would like for him to stay and I am assuming you would like so too?"

Laura was quiet.

"Laura which man do you see standing up at the alter with you? Me or Rocky?"

" You, You are my future." Laura said without hesitation.

" Then why should it matter if Rocky is still living with us. He loves it there and I would hate to see him give something else up."

" I know me too, I love having him there, he has been such an amazing friend. He is actually my best friend. I hate to know that he is hurting because of me." Laura said sadly.

Riker kissed her.

" It's not your fault baby. Rocky knows that your heart is with me and mine is with you. He told me that this morning. And that he wants us to be happy."

" I want that too so much."

Riker smiled. " I do too."

" So where does that leave us?" Laura asked.

Riker was quiet for a moment.

" That leaves us as we are right now. Together and completely in love. I am not breaking up with you if that is what you were afraid of."

Laura felt relief running through her entire body.

" But I need you to tell me if you do want to be Rocky Laura. If you do then as much as it would hurt I would step aside and let you two to be together." Riker said.

" Riker Anthony Lynch, I don't want to be with anyone other then you. I love you. I am sorry I got confused for a bit, but Raini was just asking me all these questions and that has been on my mind. I care for Rocky, I even love him. But I am not in love with him. He is like my brother and best friend. You are the only Lynch I want and in love with. Do you hear me?"

Riker smiled. " Sorry I just had to ask. This will be the last time this will be spoken about. It isn't fair to any of us. And I really want to help Rocky move on."

" Me too. He deserves to be happy too."

" You are amazing. Did you want to eat here for dinner?"

Laura shook her head. " No I had lunch here, let's go somewhere else. In fact I want to take you some where, let's go."

Laura and Riker got in his car as Laura had ridden with Raini over to the diner, she told Raini she would call Riker to pick her up.

" So were are we going?" Riker asked.

" Just follow the directions I gave you and you will find out."

Rocky was in the living room trying to focus on watching TV, but his mind was on something else. He couldn't stop thinking about his conversation with Riker earlier.

The one where he admitted to his brother that he had feelings for his girl. And he was still shocked that he was still breathing.

" Rocky?"

" What?"

" I need to ask you something."

Rocky rolled his eyes.

" Well ask me."

Riker sighed.

" I need to know if you have feelings for Laura?"

Rocky could feel his stomach drop. Was this the feeling you get before you die?

" What are you talking about?"

" You know what I am talking about Rocky. Please do not make me repeat myself with you."

" Alright….Look it isn't that simple okay?"

Riker's face twisted up. He was getting pissed.

' So you do! You have feelings for my girlfriend!"

" Yes I do, but like I said it isn't that simple Riker!" Rocky shouted.

Riker made his way towards Rocky. Rocky just stepped back. Riker looked like he was going to pounce any second.

" Before you kick my ass, can I tell my side please?" Rocky begged.

Riker was silent.

" Look I know what I feel isn't reciporctued from Laura's side. Okay I know she loves you and you love her. I know that I get that. Listen Riker I respect your relationship with Laura I haven't even made a move on her, and I don't plan on to either."

Riker was still silent. At least he wasn't trying to tear Rocky's head off yet.

" Please I need you to understand this. I didn't go looking for this Riker, it wasn't like one morning I woke up and said I wanted to have feelings for her, the girl who my brother is crazy for you. In all my life have I ever did something to hurt you Riker?"

Riker nodded no.

" So why would I purposely do it now? You are my big brother and I love you. I respect you and Laura and your relationship."

Riker was still silent.

Rocky just sighed. " Do you have any idea how this feels for me? I have feelings for a girl who will never see me the way I see her? And Not that I want her too at your expense. But it freakin hurts to have feelings for someone who won't ever feel that way about you. But of course you wouldn't know anything about that Riker. Because you never felt that way."

" Oh so you are trying to throw this on me? Is this my fault that you are feeling up my girlfriend?"

' GOD! Riker I am not feeling her up! Okay! I have had feelings for her for months now, and have I ever in that time made a patent move on her? No I haven't and that is because I know she loves you and you love her."

" I see the looks you give her."

Rocky rolled his eyes.

" I am so sorry that I dared look at Laura, I didn't know that was forbidden by you. God Riker you are acting like I just took her in front of you and banged her. I didn't because I know that would hurt you and her."

Riker rolled his eyes. " Well look at that poor Rocky the martyr."

Rocky felt like crying. He was so frustrated.

" You know what Riker, screw you! You have never had this happen to you! Every girl that you had feelings for liked you back. So don't stand there and be all judgy okay, you always get the girl, when have I ever got the girl. They all either go for you or Ross, and you have no idea how much that hurts!"

" Rocky…"

" No Riker, okay I get you are pissed and I am not stupid enough to say you don't have a right to be. But I didn't do anything wrong besides develop feelings for Laura, and I promise you I didn't cross the line and I won't. She loves you, and not me. I get it."

Lucky for Rocky, after Riker let his anger cool was pretty understanding about it. Which only made Rocky feel even more guiltier. He had promised Riker that he wouldn't do anything to cross that line, and Rocky plans on keeping his word. Rocky explained to Riker how he had always felt alone when it came to girls. Sure he had girls hit on him, but it seemed like they would always try and hit on him one if they couldn't get Riker or Ross, or second to get to Riker or Ross. He couldn't count how many girls he liked used him just to get to his brothers and that hurt. Laura was the first girl that didn't use him at all. Sure she didn't have any feelings for him other than friendship and to Rocky that was fine because she had his back. She always made sure he was included into things and didn't ignore him as soon as Ross or Riker were in the room. She made him feel like he belonged somewhere. And that felt nice.

Was it any wonder that he fell for her?

He had even offered to move out. Surprisingly Riker said he didn't want that. And if he was honest with himself he was glad too. He really didn't want to have to move back home.

He could do this, He would get over Laura and everything will get back to normal.

The door opened and Rocky turned to look and in came Ross.

" Hey were is Riker and Laura?" Ross asked as he made his way to the couch.

Rocky rolled his eyes. " What am I their keeper now?"

" Some one has their panties in a bunch. You really need to take your Midol dude." Ross snickered.

Rocky tossed a pillow at Ross's head. He is such a douche.

When Laura said she wanted to go somewhere, Riker didn't know it was to Santa Barbra. They pulled into the parking lot of the hotel where she made reservations for them.

" So this is where you wanted to come?" Riker asked.

" Are you complaining?" Laura replied.

" No not at all. It is gorgeous." Riker said. As he took her hand and they walked through the doors. Laura walked up to the front desk and got the key.

" So we are staying here for the night?" Riker asked.

" I was thinking for the weekend. I thought we could use some one on one time alone." Laura said.

Riker smiled. " That sounds awesome. I just wish we brought clothes for the weekend."

" Who said we would need clothes." Laura muttered. That got Riker's attention and he pulled her to the room.

" You don't even know which room we are staying in." Laura laughed.

" Which one is it then?" Riker smirked.

Laura continued to laugh.

The weekend was amazing. It was just what they needed. Unfortunately for Riker they didn't spend all the time in bed, the hotel did have a boutique so they managed to get another set of clothes. They spend the weekend by swimming and walking around town just exploring. They had a romantic dinner over candlelight by the bay of the ocean. They of course spend some quality time in their room exploring each other and now they were on their way back to town.

" This weekend has been amazing." Riker said as he grabbed Laura's hand and kissed it. He continued to drive back.

" It really has, thank you for coming." Laura answered.

" Like I would refuse time with you. You were right, we did need time away." Riker said.

Laura smiled.

" I just wish the weekend didn't go by so fast."

" Hey we can still have some time together you know." Riker said.

" I know." Laura smiled. They continued to drive and just talk, it was so nice with being just the two of them. Before they knew it they were walking up to their apartment. As Laura and Riker walked in they noticed the place was quiet. They wondered were Rocky and Ross were, but they also took this as a chance to have more time together as they were making their way to their bedroom, they noticed Rocky's door opened and out came Rocky.

" Hey, you guys are back, Did you guys have a good time." Rocky asked.

" Yeah we did, how was your weekend?" Riker asked.

" It was good." Rocky said. " Well I am about to go to work you guys will have the place to yourself, Ross decided to go camping with Ratliff and Ryland, and Calum he should be back later on tonight. Enjoy." Rocky said as he made his way outside closing the door.

" Well that wasn't awkward at all." Laura said sarcastically.

Riker laughed. " Don't worry it will get better. Come on let's take advantage of being alone."

" You and your one track mind." Laura giggled.

" Yeah but you don't seem to mind." Riker said as he pulled her into the room, slamming the door behind them.

AN: so what did you guys think. For all you Rocky/Laura fans I have a story for them coming out in a few weeks. Let me know what you guys think