if ↠ raura

thirty-one.

| ross' pov |

"thank you so much! we love you." i chase after my brothers off the stage and hear our fans scream. when we get backstage, i see laura sitting with her right leg over her left, talking with my mom.

"you guys were phenomenal!" my mom gushes, pulling us into hugs.

"oh my gosh. YOU'RE LAURA MARANO!" everyone looks at rydel who's jumping up and down, and races to laura, engulfing her in a hug.

laura was laughing while hugging my sister back. "it is so nice to meet you!"

"you are so gorgeous. oh my gosh. can we please take a picture?" rydel asks, pulling out her phone.

"of course!" laura smiles, posing for a photo with rydel. rydel hands my mom the phone and she snaps a picture of the two girls hugging.

i tug laura's hand away from my drooling brothers and she smiles. "you did amazing. that was by far the best experience ever. you're so talented."

"thanks. that means a lot. are you hungry?" i ask, with a smirk.

i watch her grin. "i could eat."

rocky, ryland, riker and ellington all greet laura and i had to practically pull rocky off of her. i told them that i'd be taking laura out to eat, and of course they all exchange a smug look.

"there's already a limo waiting for us." i tell her.

we walk out of the building from the back, avoiding any fans or paparazzi. i grab her hand as we duck into the limo, already hearing fans begin to scream and run our direction.

getting inside, laura sighs. "where are we going?"

"have you ever been to l.a before?" i ask her. she shakes her head.

"then we're going to in-n-out." i smirk.

once we get there, laura's eyes shift around uncomfortably. "what's the matter?"

"i'm a vegan." she bites her lip.

"a-are you serious?" i stutter, nervously.

she bursts out laughing, "no, i'm kidding."

the sound of her laugh only made me laugh, i pretend to wipe a bead of sweat off my forehead, "thank god. or that would've been a terrible first date."

laura grins, biting her lip. "this is a date?"

i smile down at her. "yeah, it is."

she looks down to avoid blushing in front of me, "so what do you recommend?"

"i'll get you what i get." i tell her, "go find a table."

ordering the burger and fries, i walk to the table that laura picked and her eyes widen. "oh my god i can't wait to eat."

"models can eat this junk right?" i joke.

"we aren't suppose to." she grins. "but i do."

laura grabs the burger, which is bigger than her own hand and slowly unwraps it. "this looks fucking delicious."

"i'd actually love to watch you to eat that, considering it's half your size." i tease her.

"are you saying that you don't think i can eat this whole thing right now?" she smirks.

"that's exactly what i'm saying. plus the fries." i grin.

"let's make it a bet." she smirks.

i chuckle. "alright. if i win, i get to take you out on another date. if you win, you get to take me out on another date."

"so either way we'll go on another date?" she laughs.

a smile curves onto my lips. "exactly."