Inseparable

Chapter 9

“Ross! Amanda! Where are you guys?” I heard the worried shouts and we broke apart. I looked around and saw Stormie. She looked surprised. “Oh! Well, I didn’t know you two were…oh, then I guess I’ll leave you two…alone…Um, we were just about to leave you see…”

“Oh ok Mom, we’re coming.” Ross replied. I followed him back to the group and we headed back down to the ground. When we left, we walked back to the tour bus. Ross was still holding my hand.

“So are we going shopping now?” Rydel asked excitedly.

“All right, all right hun! Calm down, let’s get to the bus first.” Mark said, chuckling at her uncontained energy.

We boarded the bus and headed to Soho. Rydel flipped open her video camera and recorded us on the bus. She said into the camera, “We just finished exploring the Statue of Liberty and now we’re headed to Soho for some New York shopping!” She squealed and turned the camera towards us. She recorded Rocky and Ratliff’s dancing to “Hot in Here” and she caught Riker laughing his bum off at their dancing. She then turned the camera towards us. Ross had his arm around me as we sat on the tour bus couch looking through his mentions on Twitter. She said, “Aww” as she recorded us. Ross and I looked up from Ross’s phone.

“Rydel!” we both shouted. She giggled and turned the camera back to Rocky and Ratliff’s dancing. Riker and Ryland now joined their dancing. Ross smiled and grabbed my hand, pulling me up from the couch. We joined their dance and laughed until our faces were red. Stormie took the camera and Rydel joined us as well. We danced on the bus all the way to Soho.

When we finally finished walking through Soho, we boarded the bus with bags of new clothes.

Rocky grunted and fell onto the couch, yelling out, “I’m going for a nap, Rocky out. Peace.” and fell asleep. We all climbed into the couches and fell asleep. Stormie recorded us and I fell asleep in Ross’s arms.

When the bus reached the hotel, we got off and went to the restaurant next door. After eating dinner, we went back to our hotel rooms and quickly fell asleep.

The week went by with new adventures and tourist sites every day. All too soon, the fun had ended and my new friends were getting ready to leave for California. I sadly helped them pack their things to prepare them for their departure. As they rolled their suitcases to the lobby to check-out, Ross pulled me aside and looked at me with his twinkling eyes.

“This week was really fun with you here.” He said. I smiled.

“And I’m really gonna miss you.” Ross added.

“Aw, Ross, I’m gonna miss you too. You know, it’s been a dream come true for me ‘cuz, you know, I love R5 and…and I love you Ross. I’ve never had this much fun before in my life and I’m really glad I got to meet you guys, let alone, stay with you guys for a whole week. I love you, Ross.”

His eyes twinkled. “I love you too.” He pushed a strand of my hair out of my face and pulled me in for a last kiss. We pulled away when Riker called for us. “Here, gimme your number and I’ll call you whenever I can ok?” I took his phone and quickly dialed my number in. I gave his phone back and ruffled his hair. He smiled and we headed towards the bus together. When the bus reached my train station, Ross pulled me in for another tight hug and kissed me on the forehead. When we broke apart, he took off his jacket and draped it around me. “Bye.” He whispered with a smile. “Bye.” I whispered back. I got off the bus and watched it roll away. When it was out of sight, I headed underground to the subway station and waited for a train to take me back to my old life.