Unbroken

Chapter 24

"Hey your back." Vanessa greeted him the moment he stepped into the house. "Yeah. How are things?" He asked hugging her. She smiled. "They are great. They are...absolutely fabulous!" She nearly shouts. He chuckles raising an eyebrow at her. "What?" She asked. "You. You only do that when your either high or trying to rush to hide something." He said. She shook her head and slapped his chest while he laughed. "I am not. I'm just...cooking. I might burn it so I'm worried." She lied. He crossed his arms over his chest and stared at her. "Don't judge me." She rolled her eyes walking towards the kitchen.

He laughed tossing his head back. "Well your going to need more than that. The whole family is here." He teased. Her eyes widened. "What?!" She asks. He laughs holding his stomach. "I'm kidding." He jokes. She tightens her jaw and looks at him. "Good to have you home." She says through her gritted teeth. "It's good to be home." He says taking a deep breath and looking around the house. "Did you change your furniture?" He asks. "New couch and new coating of paint and that's about it." She says getting macarooni pie out of the oven.

"Smells good. What is it?" He asks. "It's a new dish me and Laura are trying. Speaking of which can you call her for me?" She asks before turning to set the table. "Sure." He smiled making his way towards her room. He nearly lost sight of where he was going. Everything looked so different. When he approached her door, he could bearly recognise it. Just as he was about to knock, he heard that sweet tender laugh of hers causing him to stop midway. What if he ruins it? He thought to himself.

He took a deep breath finally working up the courage to face her. He knocked softly. "Go away." She grumbled. He sighed and frowned. He knocked a little harder. "What do you want Vanessa? Unless it's important, stop bugging me." She scolded from the other side. He cleared his throat and finally said, "I know. " He whispered softly. He thought about the system she made with her sister and knocked 4 times. "I'll be down in a few." She mittered. He smiled and walked back to Vanessa. "So? Did you call her?" She asked. He nodded. "She'll be down in a few." He smiled.

"Vanessa? Did you by any chance see my robe? I washed it and haven't seen it since t--" She sees him and stops mid sentence to and just stares at him. Mouth gaped open. He cheekily smiles at her softly whispering, "Hi." She blinks a few times finally showing some sign of life. All he could see was pain, anger, and shock. Anger building rapidly. She glares at him sharply. "Hi? That's all you have to say?!" She shouts at him. "Laura..." Vanessa starts but she stops her sister. He frowns deeply at her. Laura.

"Well..I--" She cut him off. "No! What are you doing here?!" She shouted. It was his turn to just stare at her. She looked at her sister. "How could you?" She asked. "Laur. I didn't know. I--" She ran her hands roughly through her hair. "But you still let him in! Into our house! Uggh! Gosh V!" She shouted frustratedly. Vanessa looked down. "I was just tr--" She turned her back towards her and screamed. "JUST STOP! SAVE IT!" She said walking out of the kitchen. She mouthed a "sorry" right before hearing the door slam. He cringed. Great. He thought.

"I'm sorry. She's just...in shock." Vanessa smiled lightly. "I don't blame her. But since I just basically ruined your dinner, I should go. I'm sorry about this." He said standing up. "Ross..." She starts. He looks at her. "She'll come around." She said. He nodded. "Thanks Ness." He smiled. "Before you go, since she won't be trying it anytime soon, would you mind if..?" She asked. He nodded. "Sure. I'm pretty sure they would love it. Thank you by the way." He said. "Come here kid." She laughed giving him a hug. He smiled and hugged her back. She handed him the pie and smiled. He took it and made his way home.

"It was like she didn't even know me." He sighed. "I doubt that. She was hurt and anger and you did kind of force this on her. Maybe you should let her cool off." His sister recommended. "Rydel. She's the only reason why I came back." He said. "And we have 4 shows." She reminded him. "Yeah that too. But without having her support, this means nothing. She's the one that made me believe in myself and us. She's our #1 fan. The one that was with us from the start of it all. She encouraged it. And me." He said. She smiled. "Then do it for us and for yourself and her. Work this out. I believe you can do it. Please know thst hurting each other even more than you already have is not gonna make anything better." She tapped his shoulder. He nodded.

He smiled as he approached quietly. There she was eyes closed and peacefully enjoying the view. She always did that when she wanted to be alone. She closes her eyes so she could remember the view she just seen for as long as she can. He stood behind her but didn't touch her yet and hadn't spoken a word yet. That was until someone called his name. He tilted his head towards her to signal he was kinda busy but waved also. They wink amd wave back.

"Now must I cut you out of my total existance?" She asks. He looks at her. "Laura. I know what it's like. Don't make it seem like I don't." He said. "Because you don't!"She said coldly. He stares at her studying her features. He could always read her like a book but not today. He couldn't tell a single thing. She pushed him out of her way. "That's what I thought.." She whispers walking away.

She looked down. "Let go..." She warned. He didn't move. "Let me go!" She shouted. He wrapped his fingers around her wrist. "Would you just listen to me for a quick second?" He pleaded. "No! Let me go!" She tried to shake him off but he held on tighter. "Laura!" He called. "Fuck off!" He struggled dragging her heels into the ground trying to get away. "Fine. Have it your way." He said and lifted her onto his shoulder running off.

"Put me down!" She said. Without warning he does. She looks around and her face stiffens. "Why are we here?" She asks. "Because this is the only way to get you to talk to me. Why won't you talk to me? " He asked. "Why should I talk to you? Give me a solid reason why." She says. "Because damn it Laura! Your not the only one suffering here! I love you and you know that! We are both in pain and you not talking to me makes it worse. I know what it's like." His voice cracked.
"No you don't! You don't have a clue!" She shouted. "Yes I do." He said. "Really? Tell me how does it feel when the one you know for sure you truly love keeps leaving? Your not the one with your loved one constantly going away! Not just a different city but a whole other world! Tell me huh?! Tell me!" She beat on his chest. He grabbed her fists. "Its not easy knowing that either! Do you know how long it would take me to get on that stage because I know your not in the crowd?"

"Or that I think I have made a mistake everytime I walk away from you? Everything and I mean everything in my world revolves around you. And I wouldn't be leaving if you would just say no. Just say it and it's done." He whispered. "Say no? It's just about you! It's about your brothers and sister too! I can't be selfish! No matter how much it pains me." She said grabbing his collar. "There you go again. You say something but want me to do another. I want you to be honest with me. Just be honest with me."

"I love you. And everytime I say this to you, I feel like I lose a piece of me to you. And when you walk away, your walking away with every part of me. I feel numb. I feel like I can't breathe anymore. There is no point to this. Why hold on to something that you know will be gone soon enough?" She asked him. He wiped off her tears. "I'd do anything for you if you allow me to. You can't blame me for not knowing." He places her hand over his heart. "It stops everytime I hear your name. I see you smile and laugh. Everytime I see you. Your my world. Your who my heart belongs to."

"Finish this tour." She tears up. "Laur..." He cries out. "No. I love you. And I know you love me and always will. But you deserve it. And so does your family. It's not...not that I don't want this, I do. But it's just the timing is off. We'll be together again at some point. But not right now. I'm sorry." She cried letting go of him. "Laura please." He begged. She walked away. He held his chest. "I guess I got my answer." He said biting his lip.
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