Hannah in Wonderland

Chapter Sixteen~ Surprises and Hopes with a Sprinkle of Dreams

Ross

She nuzzled her head into the crook of my neck and I could feel the heat off her cheeks from her embarrassment to kiss me in front of my parents.

"What are you doing here, WildCat?" she whispered, probably taking all of this in.

"I have come to take back what is mine!" I yelled and threw her over my shoulder. She laughed and lifted her head up to look at my family.

"So, how are you guys?" she questioned as she dug her elbow into my back and put her chin in the palm of her hand.

My family all talked at once, and I knew she was staring at them hard and nodding like she understood.

"Alright, bye-bye family!" I exclaimed and skated away from them.

"ROSSSSSSS! I WASN'T DONNEEEEEEE!" she squealed, hitting me lightly on the back.

"You can talk to them later at the hotel," I spoke, placing her lightly down in front of me.

She pouted at me and her dazzling hazel eyes penetrated my guard. I just could not help myself when it came to her.

I cupped her rosy cheeks and kissed her, our lips moving in sync.

"Ewie!!" Ratliff shrieked behind us. She smiled into my lips and pulled away.

"My stylish bestfriend! What kind of hole did you crawl out of?" she screamed and got bear hugged by him.

"Just that one without you! How are you?" he laughed, pulling back.

"I'm great!"

"You look fabulous!"

"Awww!"

"Hey Ratliff," I started, "you wanna go for a ride?"

"OH MY GOD, YES!" Ratliff exclaimed, and before any of us could say anything, Rocky came up and pushed Ratliff away from Hannah.

He pulled her over to a wall and he leaned up against it with his arm.

"'Sup?" he asked her, popping the 'p'. She laughed and threw her arms around him.

"Oh Rocky, always the one with the jokes." she exclaimed, pulling back and smiling at him with her dazzling smile.

"Come on, now!" I spoke. "I'm wayy funnier than Rocky! Not to mention more attractive than him as well," I finished the last part stroking my jawline.

"I don't know, Hannah," Rocky pulled her closer, "At least I'm not a narcissist." He kissed her head and she laughed and snuggled in closer to him.

I shot daggers at Rocky and pulled Hannah closer to me.

"You didn't do this for her, did you? Didn't think so," and with that, I dragged Hannah behind me in bemusement as I skated to the rest of my family.

They all showered her and Carissa in hugs and kisses. They laughed and even a few tears from pure enjoyment of being around them rolled down all of our faces.

Finally, the group was dissembled and Hannah and I finally had alone time (well, as alone as Carissa and Riker tagging along).

We ditched the ice rink and went exploring, since we had a few hours before the concert.

We finally stopped at a McDonald's when we had walked a few blocks away from Rockefeller.

"What do you lovely ladies want?" Riker addressed them, sideways glancing at the shiny board above the cashiers while pulling out his wallet.