Me & You Living Under A Paper Moon [Ross Lynch FanFic]

Part 26

[Nyomi's POV]

Ross called me at 8 to tell me they were going to be home by 9, I got dressed quickly throwing on a blue crop top, white shorts and white wedges. I was so happy that Ross was coming home I basically floated down the stairs, I stopped at the mirror in the hall to actually look at my hair. It was a mess so I threw it in a bun. Just then my phone started ringing, I expected it to be Ross and was shocked to see it was my dad. "Hey Dad!" I said, trying not to sound too surprised, "hey darling, how are you?" he sounded... tired. "I'm great, dad, Ross is coming home today, how are you dad? How is Lacey?" I asked. There was a long pause and this knot built deep inside my stomach, "dad" I practically whispered in an attempt to hold back tears. Finally he spoke, it was low and filled with concern "Lacey.... she was out riding and her horse got spooked by a rattler and threw her off, she hit her head pretty hard and we are still waiting for her to wake up". I felt like someone took a sledgehammer to my world. What if Lacey didn't wake up? What would I do without my sister? The only thing I could think about was getting to Lacey. "Dad, I need you to book me a flight out there, now" I said, "are you sure?" he asked "yes, I want to be there, so book me a flight" I told him "call me when you're done". I still felt like the world was spinning so I grabbed Chevy and started walking towards Ross's house. Lacey was hurt, actually she was unconscious, coma like, she may never wake up. All I could think that if I had been there, I could have helped, was this all my fault? I felt like I was going to vomit, I needed to see Ross, he would know what to say. 

I saw the Lynch household and that the van was in the driveway, some part of me perked up, and I wiped away some remainder tears. But what I saw next only brought more tears. Leaned against the van door was Ross with some blonde pressed to him. I think it was my gasp that broke them apart, or maybe they were just coming up for air, but I couldn't just stand there like a deer in headlights, I had to go. I took off back towards my house, surprisingly I could actually run in wedges, there was someone running after me but I didn't care to turn around to find out who. Once I cleared the driveway I turned to close the gate after me, seeing no one I started walking up the driveway, then I heard him "Nyomi!" he called from the gate,"wait!". I stopped only or a second, but I kept walking, he was no longer worth it. Lacey was hurt because I stayed here to be with a boy, a boy who just cheated on me and shattered my heart.

My phone started ringing, the caller ID showed it was my dad, "tell me you got me a flight" I said, I felt drained after this day and it was only starting, "yeah, you have a seat on the next flight out, it leaves at 10:30" he said "I'll be at the airport waiting for you" "okay, thanks dad, see you then". After saying bye to my dad I started packing, throwing all sorts of jeans, boots, sweaters and scarfs into my suitcase. My mom walked upstairs and leaned in my doorway, "I just got off the phone with your dad, again" she sighed "I'm going" I stated, not looking up, "I know, I'm trying to get off work" "mom, I feel like this is my fault" I said brushing off a fallen tear. She came and took me in her arms, "this is not your fault, you in no way could have stopped this, and she will be alright" she said cupping my face. I sighed, letting more tears fall, she kissed my head then walked back downstairs. A few moments later she called, "honey, Ross is here" "NO, don't let him in" I yelled running to the stairwell, but it was too late. He was standing in the hall looking up at me, his hair was all messy and he was wearing khaki shorts and a yellow shirt, he looked up at me. Anger took over and I stormed off to my room, I heard him follow me up. I went straight to packing, he wasn't worth my time anymore. "Nyomi, please talk to me" he started "I can explain" he inched closer to me "no" I said pointing my straightener at him, "don't come close, I don't want to hear it". He finally noticed my suitcase "you're leaving?" he asked, "Nyomi, don't leave because you think I cheated on you! She kissed me, I don't like her" he said taking my hand, "I love you". 

Ross loved me? Oh my gosh, this day would literally be the death of me. I took my hand back, "clearly you love me since you have time to go macking around with all these other girls when I'm basically a mess because my sister go thrown from a horse and goodness knows if she is going to wake up ever again, so NO I am not leaving because of you. I am leaving to go be with my sister, where I clearly should have been to begin with". I slammed the top of my suitcase closed and dragged it down the stairs, he followed. "I.... I had no idea" he stammered "I'm so sorry" "yeah me too" I sighed grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge "but now you've got to go because my flight leaves soon" I said holding open the door. "Let me come with you!" "I don't think that's a good idea" was what came out of my mouth, but I knew my eyes said 'I need you there'.

He left and my mom drove me to the airport, I had a while before my flight left so I went on Twitter, the latest was up on R5's, tour but I couldn't bring myself to look. Instead I tweeted ​

Today has honestly been so rough and it's not even 10:30 yet lol.

​I few minutes later I got a reply from Ross, ​

I'm so sorry babe, safe travels

I sighed. What was I going to do, he cheated on me, I don't do cheaters. Finally they called my flight, I was excited to be going home I knew that this was just what I needed.