𝟷𝟶. 𝙾𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝟿𝟻𝟼
Despite there being so many young people in Manhattan, it seemed that the weddings were getting scarcer. Of course, Rose loved weddings. They were beautiful, and the last one she'd been to was Patricia's, but that was a while ago now. Thank God that Diane was engaged.
Rose and Patricia had accompanied each other, seeing as Riff hadn't met her friends yet, but that sparked a thought from her mind.
It has first come to her when the religious aspect of the ceremony was in place. The traditional vows came into place, and the whole commitment talk came into view.
Rose knew that she and Riff weren't official, but it hurt a little. But, whatever happened, she was exclusively his. As long as he would have her, she was his.
𝟷𝟼. 𝙾𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝟿𝟻𝟼
It had been playing on her mind for almost a week.
As she worked in the post office, alongside Susan Southall who still wouldn't shut her mouth about Diane's wedding, her mind played over and over again. She wanted to be with Riff, more than she had wanted anything, but she couldn't live with the way things were anymore.
Rose never asked what Riff did in his spare time, outside of the gang. For all she knew, he'd been with a hundred more girls including her. The Everly girl never thought to ask, but now she knew it had to change.
When he got back to her place that night, she was going to bring it up. She couldn't hide it anymore.
"Hey, 'lil darlin'." Riff called, walking through the apartment, and finding the girl sat at the dining table, reading.
"Hi." Her answer was blunt. He could tell that something was wrong.
Sitting beside her on one of the wooden chairs, he took her hand in his, and kissed it delicately. "What's happened?"
"What are we?" The words fell from her lips before she could think about it properly. She took a breath, and tried to rephrase. "I mean, we're not boyfriend and girlfriend. We're not a lot of things that other people are, and I'm confused. I just want to know... if this is actually what you want."
Riff raised a brow. "Are you done?"
Offering a half smile, Rose nodded. "I think so."
"Well, Rosie, do you wanna be with me?"
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Disclaimer!!!
I do not own West Side Story or the characters originally from the book, play, or musical. I do not own Riff, or any events from the 2021 film that this book is based off. However, I do own Rose, her friends, family, and her relationship with Riff prior to the film.
All of this is purely fictional, anything that relates to real life is purely coincidence.
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FanfictionIf there was one thing that Rose Everly had never expected, it was to fall in love. All of her teenage years had been spent matched with nice boys who had good jobs set up for them. Rose didn't mind, but she didn't love any of them. Then she met him...
