if ↠ raura

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| ross' pov |

"who was that?" i ask, hearing the front door shut. i was bushing my teeth when i saw laura with a livid facial expression.

"you're a fucking liar." she says through gritted teeth, pushing past me. i scrunch my eyebrows together and rush to spit the foamy toothpaste out of my mouth so i could talk to her.

"what're you talking about?" i ask, following her into the bedroom where she began to rip her clothes out of the closet.

"where the hell were you last night, ross?" she asks, angrily.

"i already told you? on set!" i exclaim.

"don't fucking lie to me!" she screams, clenching her tiny hands into fists that began beating against my chest. i grab a hold of her hands and try to look her in the face.

"laura, calm down!" i yell, struggling to get her away from me.

"you're lying! you went to abigail's last night because she got drunk and called you for help!" laura says with tear-filled eyes.

my jaw drops and i watch her wipe the tears away. "did you sleep with her, ross?"

my eyes widen at her question. "no laura! of course i didn't sleep her. why would you ask me that?"

laura shrugs, "maybe because you lied to me about going?"

"laura, i didn't tell you because i knew you'd react this way." i explain, sighing.

"i'm acting this way because you lied to me, and now i'm having doubts about our relationship. you lied to me ross, you went to a girls house last night? how the hell do you want me to react?" she screams.

"whoa laura. calm down, i went to my co-stars house who needed help." i say, defensively. "i helped her get to bed and i left."

"and what? i'm suppose to just believe you?" she asks, waving her hands in the air.

i nod, now angry. "yes? that's what couples do. we trust each other!"

"says you!" she screams. "you just lied to me, how the hell am i suppose to trust you?"

"because you know me! i didn't sleep with her, laura. i wouldn't sleep with her. i have you, and i love you. we're expecting a fucking baby. i might've lied to you about where i was going, but i swear i didn't sleep with her. that's too far." i huff.

laura chuckles in a mocking way. "no, lying to me about using my toothbrush, is fine. lying to me about where you're going, is too far. i can't do this, ross."

my heart skipped a beat as she mumbled her last words. "w-what?"

"i don't know. this, us, isn't working. i don't know if it's because we're living together, or if i'm just paranoid. but i don't want to be around you right now. i think it's best if we just take a break." she swallows.

"laura, you can't keep fucking running away me." i say, worriedly. "couples fight, we argue. that doesn't mean we have to take a break every single time. we love each other, we get through things, together."

"a permanent break ross." laura says, croakily. "i think it's what's best for us."

"how is that what's best for us? we're expecting a baby, laura. we need each other most right now." i say, feeling myself choke. "i didn't cheat on you, laura."

laura brushes a piece of her hair behind her ear as her watery eyes make eye contact with mine. "i need time to process things. i want to be alone, we can be friends, ross. this baby is still yours, but i think space is what we need, for ourselves."

"i don't want space, laura." i say, now feeling tears fall down my cheeks. "i want you, i want our family together. that's how it's suppose to be!"

"not right now, ross." she says softly, "you can stay here. i'll leave. i'll go find somewhere to stay for tonight."

"no. i'm not letting you wander around all night, stay here and i'll leave." i say, pleadingly.

laura shakes her head. "i already packed my bag, i'm leaving ross."

"laura, i didn't cheat on you! i wouldn't." i cry, getting down on my knees to beg her to stay.

laura shakes her head. "i don't know what to believe, ross. i need space, i'm sorry."

"temporary space." i say, grabbing her arm. "please, please say it's temporary."

laura walks past me, and opens the front door. she turns around and sighs heavily before leaving. "it's permanent, ross."