Strangers in Love (A Ross Lynch Fanfic)

Chapter 9 - Wait for it... Now!

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I heard someone's feet running up the stairs, and Ross's voice along with it.

"Jenna! What's wrong??" He asked called on his way up. I couldn't deal with this right now. I got up and ran into Rydel's room sobbing and locked the door behind me.

Rydel was in there sitting on the bed, and when she saw me crying she ran over to me.

"Jen, what happened??" She asked, concerned, wrapping me in a hug.

"I-I don't know!!!" I cried into her shoulder.

"Honey, take a deep breath. It's okay. Just tell me what happened and I can help you."

I did as she said and took a few deep breaths, shaking a little.

"Brandon." I mumbled quietly.

"What about him? Is he calling you?? Do you want me to deal with him??" She asked.

"No. Ross. Brandon. Ross's eyes look just like Brandon's! I just looked into  them and I can't do this! I don't want to get hurt, but I also can't hurt Ross. I don't know what's happening. Is he my rebound? What do I do!!!" I cried, hugging Rydel tightly. 

She led me over to the bed and we sat down, and she told me to calm down. After I could breathe normally without crying or shaking, she asked,

"Jenna. Just answer this question. How do you feel about Ross?"

"I... I like him. A lot, I think. So I can't hurt him!"

"Jen, I know he likes you too. I've seen the way he's been looking at you! And if you really like him, you two should be together. Don't let that jerk Brandon get in the way of your life! If you only liked Ross because he reminded you of Brandon, then you're right and you shouldn't be with him."

"No... He's SO much better than Brandon! He's actually nice and funny and sweet..." I trailed off, smiling a little.

She smiled too. 

"You like him. I can see it, you really like him. Forget about Brandon!" 

"Yeah... It's just that we only broke up a couple of days ago."

"Dinner time!!!!!" I heard someone call from downstairs, and Rydel got up.

"So, are you okay?" She asked me, and I nodded. I was fine. I wasn't great, but I wasn't terrible either. And I knew that I actually liked Ross... Well I thought I did... 

"Can you just make up an excuse for me not to eat dinner? I'm really not hungry and I'm not ready to face Ross yet..." I said, and she nodded.

"Just sort out your thoughts. I'll talk to you after dinner!" And she left to go to the kitchen.

I laid down in the bed on my back and stared at the ceiling, wondering what I should do. I was so confused!! I was over Brandon, that was for sure. But what about Ross?

I must have drifted off, because I was woken up by Rydel gently shaking me. It was a lot darker than it was when I fell asleep.

"I didn't want to wake you up because you looked really tired. But I just wanted to ask if you want any extra blankets or anything before I go to sleep." She whispered.

I shook my head.

"How was dinner? Did Ross say anything?" I asked tentatively, not sure if I wanted to know.

"Actually, Ross didn't go to dinner either." She answered.

"Oh.. okay. Goodnight." I whispered into the dark.

After a while I wanted  to  get water so I got up and crept out of Rydel's room, closing the door behind me. I got some water from the kitchen downstairs, and came back upstair. I saw a light coming from under Ross's closed door. I knocked quietly, trying not to wake up anyone else in the house. He didn't open the door so I was about to walk away, when I heard the sink turn on in the bathroom connected to his room. He must have been brushing his teeth.. I opened the door and went inside to wait for him. I sat on his bed until he got back.  He walked out of the bathroom and saw me, and cautiously walked toward me.

"Hey.." He said quietly.

"Hi" I replied softly. He looked sad, and I felt horrible for putting him through this!

"Jenna, I'm so sorry. I thought you wanted to kiss me too. I would never make you do something you don't want to do." He said, sitting next to me.

"I did want to kiss you! I do! " I exclaimed, "And I'm so sorry for what I did when we were in the pool. Brandon's face just came into my head and I freaked out. But it won't happen again... I'm over him. And I'm into someone else..." I said slowly. 

"Uh.. Please tell me it's me. It's me right?" He asked with a hopeful look on his face.

"Yes. It's you. I just don't want to go too fast.. I don't want to ruin it. Is that okay?" I asked, looking into his eyes. They didn't remind me of how much I hated Brandon anymore, they made me think of how much I liked Ross.

"Of course!" He said with a happy smile on his face. 

I smiled too and he put his arm around me, and I leaned my head against his shoulder. I looked at the clock, it was 11:40 pm. I was feeling a lot more relaxed around him, but at the same time more nervous because I liked him. Just then, my stomch grumbled and I blushed, hiding my face.

"Sorry! I didn't eat dinner!" I whispered, and Ross started laughing. 

"Don't worry, I'm hungry too. Let's go get something to eat!" 

We walked downstairs in the dark and raided the closet, grabbing bags of chips and candy, and some soda too.

We stumbled back upstairs to Ross's room and put all the bags and boxes of food in a pile on the bed, along with the soda. I looked at the clock again and saw that it was 11:58. Ross was about to start eating, but I motioned for his to wait. 11:59... It was almost midnight... 12:00! Instead of starting to eat at exactly midnight like I'd planned, I changed my mind last minute. I leaned towards Ross, who was about to open a bag of Skittles, and put my arms around his neck pulling him closer. He leaned in too, and our faces were so close. I closed the tiny gap and our lips finally touched.... Aaand it was really awkward. 

Yay.

I leaned away and started laughing, and he did too.

"Well, we could use some practice..." I said with a smile.

"I wouldn't mind that..." He said, a smile pulling up the corner of his lips too.

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-JaneDoe