Make You Happy - a Rina story

A moment in love

Multiple hours have passed and Gina hasn't called Ricky yet. How would she even start? What was she supposed to say? "Hey, I know there was no reason to storm off like that, but I hate seeing Nini, your best friend since forever, around you! Why don't you just stop talking to her?"

This is hopeless. She looked at the time. It was almost four in the morning. Alright, the least she could do was to take a shower.

She got out of bed, grabbed her bathrobe and went to the bathroom. She looked at the shower, then at the bath next to it and decided to go for a nice, warm bath instead.

When she got out, she stepped in front of a mirror with a towel wrapped around her and looked at herself. What was she doing? Jealousy isn't her thing. Okay, maybe she's not used to trusting people, but she never got jealous and she doesn't want to start now.

Shaking her head she changed into her pajamas, put her bathrobe on and wandered into the kitchen to grab a late night - or perhaps an early morning - snack. With a bite into her newly obtained sandwich, she noticed the time on their fridge. Half past five. ,,That was some bath." she chuckled to herself.

Suddenly a noise came out of nowhere. She looked around herself, but couldn't see anyone. The noise repeated, turning into a melody.

(bear with me pt.2)

,,Saw a girl, she shone like the sun," a familiar voice started singing.

,,Is that-" she thought to herself, getting closer to the kitchen's windows. There he was, standing outside, playing his guitar.

,,Now I'm thinking about her, losing sleep," Ricky grinned at her as soon as he saw her. Gina quickly hid behind a wall, closing her eyes, trying to comprehend what's going on right now.

,,She's so beautiful, I hope she knows," Ricky wasn't going to give up that easily. Gina decided to walk outside before he completely embarrasses himself.

,,That she's my sun, she's my star," she closed the front door behind her and stood on the porch.

,,I keep watching her from afar." Ricky's look invited her to come closer. She started walking towards him.

,,If only she knew how much she meant to me." Ricky finished, putting his guitar on the ground and picking up a flower bouquet.

,,This song is for you, the flowers are too, I hope you know how serious I am about you." he flashed a smile and handed her the bouquet. Gina smiled, took it from him and smelled the flowers. They were lovely.

,,I'm speechless." she chuckled. ,,And I'm also sorry. For earlier. I wanted to apologize, but-"

,,Don't be. I understand. It must be weird seeing Nini around me but I want you to know that you are the only one I want to be with."

Instead of replying, she pulled him in for a hug. He wrapped his arms around her and held her even tighter. They stayed like this for a minute or two, before taking a step back, still holding onto each other. Then, to Ricky's surprise, Gina leaned in and kissed him. He immediately responded by kissing her back, bringing her closer to him again. When she pulled back, he kissed her forehead, not letting go of her. They stared into each others eyes.

,,I heard you, you know." she said quietly, as if trying not to wake their probably already woken up neighbors. Ricky tilted his head in confusion.

,,When you stayed behind to talk to Lily at North High's dance studio. I heard you tell Lily that I'm your girlfriend. Well, sort of."

,,Oh, you mean when I told her not to touch my girlfriend's stuff ever again?" he laughed. Gina nodded and laughed as well.

,,Good old North High." he chuckled.

,,Yeah, they are something else."

,,What do you say to making this official?" he took her off guard.

,,Hm?"

,,I mean I would hate lying to Lily." he chuckled. Then he coughed and took a step back, holding Gina's hands in front of him. ,,Gina Porter, will you be my girlfriend?"

Ashlyn was dancing around in their living room when Gina went back in. Gina's eyes widened, then she started laughing.

,,Gina's got a boyfriend!" Ashlyn started twirling around her, singing in an annoyingly high voice.

,,Okay, okay, stop it! He's gonna be back soon." she chuckled and Ashlyn stopped dancing.

,,Fine, I'll keep it civil. But can we talk about him singing you a song at 5:30 in the morning??"

,,I honestly thought someone would call the police on him, it's still curfew." Gina laughed.

,,Ah, so bad boys are your type?" Ashlyn smirked.

,,Knock it off!" Gina furrowed her eyebrows, then laughed. ,,Alright, I'll go get ready for school. He's walking me." she said and scurried away before Ashlyn could react.

After Ricky returned, they walked hand-in-hand to school together, talking about the littlest things they could think of, sharing many laughs. Gina even earned multiple forehead kisses.

As they walked through the halls, there were some curious looks that followed them, but neither of them cared. They walked over to her locker.

,,I don't want to leave you, but I guess school comes first." he sighed.

,,You'll see me at rehearsals later today, it's going to be fine."

,,Hope so. If you won't see me at lunch, I didn't make it." he laughed, kissed her goodbye and left for class. As she was watching him leave, she saw Nini at the end of the hall. As soon as Nini realized Gina saw her, she turned around and went the other way.

,,Nini, can I talk to you for a second?" Gina caught up with her. Great, Nini thought to herself and turned around.

,,Hi," she forced a smile.

,,Hey. I just wanted to make sure things won't be awkward between us?"

,,Why would they be weird?" Nini uncomfortably chuckled.

,,You're really going to make me say it, huh. Okay." Gina took a deep breath, Nini slightly amused. ,,I hope that me being together with Ricky won't affect our friendship?"

,,You guys... made it official?" Nini asked cautiously.

,,Yeah, um. Since this morning." Gina chuckled, not sure where this would go.

,,Congrats! You're totes adorable together." Nini crinkled her nose and smiled.

,,Thanks." Gina answered just as the bell rang. ,,Well, see you at rehearsals."

,,Yes, see you at rehearsals." Nini said, watching Gina leave.

,,But since when are the two of us friends?" she shook her head.