Taking Chances (a Ross Lynch fanfiction)

Chapter 42

When Brittany was done telling me about Ryland, she left the room.

She told me all about how they've been texting ever since they met, and every detail about last night. She didn't leave out a single detail. I could have lived without knowing it all. I pretty much did the same though about Ross... and Riker... and Rocky...

When she left, I laid back down.

I heard Ross walk back in.

"Do you feel any better now?" He sat beside me.

I gave a single slow nod.

"I have to go. I'll be back soon."

"Where are you going?" I sat up quickly.

"I have to go get set up for the concert tonight. No after party."

"Can I come with you? It will only take a second for me to get dressed." I started.

"I want you to lay here and rest. I'll be back shortly."

"Who all is going?"

"Just me, Ratliff, Rocky, and my dad is meeting us there."

That meant Riker would be here with me.

"What about Rydel?" I asked.

"We're gonna be moving speakers and stuff. She's staying here. Riker is too, but he'll be in the garage working on new bass parts. He won't bother you."

I nodded and Ross left the room. Brittany was off with Ryland and there was no way I was going to sleep with Riker in the same house. That would never lead to any good.

As soon as I heard the front door close, I got out of bed and went to find Rydel.

She wasn't hard to find. Rydel was sitting in her room on her bed with her hands to her stomach.

"Rydel?" I asked slowly.

She took her hands off of her stomach quickly and looked at me.

"What's up?" She said, slightly frantic.

"I was just wondering what you were up to." I said quietly. "I can go if I'm interrupting something." I added quickly.

"No, no. You're not interrupting anything. I was just thinking."

"I have been too." I slowly walked over and sat beside her on her bed.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"I'm sure you've heard by now." I said, looking at the floor.

"Heard what?"

"No one told you?" I was shocked.

"Told me what? You're kind of scaring me."

"I would have thought Riker or Rocky or even Ross would have told you."

"Can I know?"

"Now that I brought it up, I guess I'll have to tell you. I just can't believe you haven't heard." I took a deep breath. "So you know I've been having some, stuff, happen between Riker and I? Well, that kinda happened again last night."

"No." She whispered.

"Right after I did it with Ross." I continued.

"Ashley."

"And Ross, right after I kind of did it with Rocky." I ended.

She had her hand pressed to her lips, just watching me.

"Does Ross know?" She finally whispered.

"Yes." I breathed. "He knows."

"What did he say about it?"