Firefly || Raura

Chapter 38 - Let's do this

Zara Larsson as Chelsea

Laura's POV

"So Ross, the mother of your sons lives with you." Chelsea said

We were all sitting in the living room after I had the awkward greeting. I had taken the twins to their room where they slept.

Ross stared at his cousin before looking at me.

"It's a temporary thing, we just feel that its better for me to move back to my place when the boys are older." I answered instead.

At this point I'm so confused. Ross seemed hostile to his cousin while Charlotte and Bonnie seemed oblivious to the fact that Ross didn't want his cousin anywhere near him.

I mean they did leave us down here with her alone to go shopping

Chelsea's head turned to me. Her red lip stick flashing boldly in the room.

"It's Lauren right?"

I swallowed my scowl and plaster a smile on my face "it's actually Laura."

"Same difference." She fake smile. "So what is it that you do? I mean you obviously have to be important to snag up my cousin here since he never looks at anyone." Her eyes went up and down at my attire.

"I wouldn't say that, I'm just a journalist." I smiled.

I don't know what it was, but something in me wanted to impress Chelsea. I felt like I'd somehow have to get to know her since she's the father of my children's cousin, and even if we didn't become friends I'd already like to get rid of the hostile attitude she's been showing towards me.

She arched an eyebrow "For what?"

"Etiquette magazine."

A loud gasp escaped her mouth as her jaw dropped "you're a paparazzi!"

"What? No I'm a magazine journalist."

"Ugh." I rolled her eyes before popping a gum into her mouth.

I could feel my nice demeanor slowly fading away as I began annoyed with her attitude.

"Is that a problem." I asked an eyebrow raising

Ross' eyes connecting with mine. His stare was intense as if warning me to back down.

"Well, I just expected cousin's type to be...more...I don't know maybe a doctor or a lawyer or something.
You're just not the type my cousin would go for, plus he prefers blondes." 

So was this her subtle way of saying I was poor?

"Well I love my job, and I'll never change my profession. As for ross' type, I'm sure you know your cousin and I aren't together. Things just happened that led to the boys being born, but that doesn't mean that because I'm not with the father that love them less." I stated before standing. "And if you don't mind me, I'll be in the kitchen preparing lunch."

Getting up with much speed I entered the kitchen quickly before I ended up saying something that I would regret.

As usual when I'm angry, I began muttering string of Spanish insult, pacing up and down.

Heavy footsteps made me seize my mumbling to find Ross walking into the kitchen.

"What the hell was that!" I exploded, pointing to the living room where Chelsea was.

"Calm down." He said approaching me.

"Calm down? I cannot calm down, you just heard what she said, I'm not about to sit there and let her disrespect me. You told me she was complicated, I thought she probably just had a problem with meeting new people, not that she was a bitch. You better tell her about me Ross, you better." I said fuming. My little speech consisted of hand movement and very heavy breathing.

Ross layer his hands on my shoulders stilling me. "Laura calm down."

"What am I dealing with Ross?" I asked looking up at him.

"What?"

"What am I dealing with, how bad does she hate me?"

"She doesn-"

"She hates me." I stated making Ross sigh in defeat knowing I was right "so what kind of hate am I dealing with? Overprotective cousin? Piggish family member?" I asked looking up at him.

He released my shoulders turning away from me. "More like jealous ex girlfriend."

Shocked, I took an unconscious step back "what?"

Ross groaned again before turning back to to "I told you she was complicated."

"You dated your cousin?!"

"I never said that, I mean that's how much she hates you." He said before taking my hands further into the kitchen away from the living room where Chelsea was.

"Chelsea wants me. And we're not biological cousins so she feels that she's entitled to me and will go at anything to have me." Ross said running a hand through his hair.

"That's just crazy!"

"I Know." Ross sighed

"You need to tell her that there is nothing going on between us, make sure she understands that our relationship is strictly platonic." I said eyes wide as I stared up at him.

I expected him to respond but instead he was staring on the floor.

"Right?" I asked looking at him confused.

"What if it's not?" He said softly before looking me in the eyes.

My eyes widened for a second before I latched unto Ross' arm taking him out the back door and unto his patio.When I knew that we were safe to talk without the chance of listening ears I took off

"What the hell ross You have feelings for me now? What about me being a bitch?"

"What? No I don't have feelings for you, and I think we've passed the stage of hating each other,but you are still an annoying bitch." He said making he scowl.

"What I'm trying to say is that, maybe if we don't act so platonic around Chelsea maybe she'll get the idea that I've moved on with the mother of my sons and finally live me alone after seven freaking years." He breathed with a hint of hope.

"I am not about become a target Chelsea's!"

"You already are Laura, but get this, if we pretend that something's going on between us that we're fooling around maybe she'll get that the idea that I'm not in love with her or ever will and that way she'd never get in our way."

This was crazy, was I really about to play pretend girlfriend for Ross just so his cousin could get off his back and then mine?

"This is crazy." I whispered. I could feel my walls caving as I began giving in.

"I know. But trust me it'll work, it may be a bit hard but I know we can fool her into thinking that I'm into you. She'll get the idea that IL never be hers and she'll end up ignoring us both."

I sighed. "How long are they here for?"

"A few weeks."

With a nod I made up my mind "let's do this."

IM EXTREMELY SORRY FPR THE LONG WAIT I HAD AN I TERVIEW TO PREP FOR AND I HAD A SERIOUS CASE OF WRITERS BLOCK

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