The Model Couple

🌻 Chapter 59

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"Baby, I missed you so much." He kisses my neck as we stand at the airport gate.

"I missed you too, Ry." It's muffled into his shoulder. "When did you get here?"

He pulls his head back to look at me, "My plane landed about an hour ago." He looks tired. His face is a little pale.

Ry puts me down so he can shake hands with Aussie. Ry learned a little sign language on his flight home so he could say some things to Aussie. "How was Paris?" He signs slowly. I can't stop smiling I'm so impressed.

"Good. We had so much fun. My favorite was the Louvre." I say it as Austin signs. Then he turns to me, "I approve of this guy. I think he'll be good for you." I don't interpret this time.

I get the biggest grin, "Thanks, Aussie."

Ry chuckles, "I can see I'm going to have to learn sign language faster so you two can't talk about me right in front of my face." Aussie laughs so I know he read Ry's lips.

I hate saying goodbye to Austin. I hug him like we are going to be parted again, but honestly Pasadena is only about a half hour from our hotel. And with the show so close to finishing, thankfully we will be together before we know it.

Austin hands me the sd card with the pictures for tomorrow. He signs, "See you soon, Peach."

"Love you, Aussie." He gets into the taxi cab and waves as they drive away.

Ry pulls me close in our car. I feel him relax with me in his arms. "I think I'm addicted, Buttercup." My eyebrows go up. He smirks, "I missed you a lot."

"Me too Ry." He cuddles into me as I talk a mile a minute. Ry listens patiently and Martin films us. "After the elimination ceremony, I'm going to live with Austin and his friend in Pasadena. He is taking next week off work and we are driving home to get my stuff. He still has a few things to grab too." Ry raises his eyebrows with surprise. "We're going to see if we can repair our relationship with our parents but if we can't we'll just grab our stuff and go."

An emotion passes through Ry's eyes, "Your ex will be there." I honestly haven't thought about Max, I doubt I'll see him.

"Ry." I pull his face close to mine. "I'm done with Max. He could never compare to you. I'll not be tempted to go back."

Ry gives me a steady gaze. "I don't trust him."

I sigh, not sure what I can say, "Do you want to go with us? Would that make you feel better?"

His eyes get intense, "Can I?"

I can't help but smile big, "Of course! Monica is dying to meet you. She doesn't know about us yet since Stacy said to keep it a secret but she's been a fan since the beginning."

He kisses my cheek, "I'd like that." I notice again that he still looks pale and under his eyes is darker than usual.

"Are you feeling okay? You look sleepy."

He gives me a small smile, "I'm fine, just tired. I'll tell you more about my trip later." I nod.

I continue to talk as he snuggles more into my side, resting his cheek on my shoulder. To my surprise, when we get to the hotel, he's fallen asleep. 

"Ry." I shake him a little. He's really out. I kiss his cheeks and rub my hands through his hair. "Ry, we're at the hotel." 

He opens his sleepy eyes with a smile. He has the most devastating smile. "I'm up."

"You really were sleepy."

He nods, "Still am." He kisses my forehead. "I'll recover quicker now that I have you."