Love Does Exist (Ross & Heather Fanfiction)

Chapter 6 Meet & Greet

The ride wasn't long enough. I hadn't seen Ross in almost a week, but I couldn't lean against him for now. After riding for a few minutes I leaned my head on his shoulder. He was going slow on purpose, one reason he admitted to me, was to drive Kayleigh nuts. I questioned whether that was true. He did slow down some when I grabbed his arm and laid my head on him.

When we stopped and I picked my head up, he smiled at me and gently pulled his arm away. I hated to let him go now though. But I knew he was back in town, although still busy for a few more days. He got out of the cart and reached for my hand. I grabbed it and he helped me out of the cart. Kayleigh got off her side and waited for us to come around to her.

Before knocking on the huge metal door he put one arm around my lower back. Maybe I had him for a little while longer. Bad news though, guess who answered the door. "Hi Frog. Nice to see you again."

"Frog?" I asked him very confused. "Why am I Frog?"

He smiled and looked at Ross. I felt Ross chuckle silently next to me. "It's a nick name he gave you. First impressions around him gives you a nick name that sticks." Ross looked up at Riker, "I'll take care of it."

"But why Frog?"

Riker answered my question in a little more detail and with the answer that actually answered my question. "Because you were croaking in your sleep the other night. Or it sounded like it." He than came up and patted me on the shoulder, "so hi Frog."

I looked at Ross, "you won't have to take care of him. I will get him for it." I turned toward Kayleigh who for a short minute I forgot was with us. "Riker, Frog will take care of you later, but for now," I pulled Kayleigh in front of me, "this is Kayleigh."

Riker and Kayleigh shared a smile. "Nice to meet you Kayleigh, I'm..."

"You're...you're...you're...really Riker?" Kayleigh struggled to speak. He only chuckled and nodded to her question.

"Can you let us in Riker? I would rather not be seen and swarmed by those girls coming this way." Ross said as he pulled me through the door with his arm still around me. I grabbed Kayleigh since she was not going to come back to the normal world anytime soon.

After Ross had me and Kayleigh inside, Riker closed the door. Kayleigh was still is shock a little. For not shutting up about this for days, she was really quiet now. I only pulled away from Ross long enough to sit Kayleigh down, than went back to be with him again.

When he put his arm back around me again, I put both arms around him holding on tight. I was starting to believe this was true now. But why was I close to him. I've only actually known him for a week, but there was something about him. I couldn't put my finger on it, but he made me feel safe.

We all sat and talked before the show, we were over an hour early, so there was plenty of time to spend with him. Kayleigh finally came around and was now having a conversation with Riker like I was with Ross. She wasn't too shy, so it didn't take her long to open up. Rocky was playing the guitar, what he call his only girl, Rydel and Ellington were snuggled up together on the love seat. Ryland was playing with the sound board getting ready for tonight.

Everyone was busy doing something. Every so often I would listen to Kayleigh tell Riker about her life, and watch how he listened to every word. This was the happiest I have ever seen her. Whenever Riker would turn to someone else for a few seconds, she would look at me and smile, sometimes wink too. I was praying that she wasn't looking too far into this, but how cool would that be.

Two best friends dating two brothers. Dating. Is that what me and Ross were doing, dating? I wasn't sure, seemed like it to me. I had to find out, somehow, but how? I couldn't ask him, and it is the guys job to kiss the girl first, so I was lost for words.

"So what do you think?" Ross' question takes me out of my thoughts. I look at him, surprised. He smiles, "you weren't listening, were you?"

I think quickly. "Yeah, that's great." When he looks at me with a crazy expression, I flash a smile showing all my teeth. I had a feeling I would regret this. His smile grew. I was regretting not listening to the question already.

Just than we got ran off and sent to our seats. We had to go out the back door than back through the main enterance. Ross drove us to the front of the theater and dropped us off where he picked us up from. When I tried to get off the cart, Ross put his arm around me stopping me. He gently kissed my forehead, and let go. "I hope you enjoy the show. See you after."

I sat motionless for a moment. His smile brought me out of it. Yeah, I was leaning toward yes, that we were dating. I got off the cart and he drove off, proving how fast the cart actually did go.