A promise is Forever (r.s.l)

Chapter 5. Were better together

"Tell me everything! How did he look at you? Did he smile? Does he like you? Do you like him? Are you two together? Tell me! Tell me! TELL ME!!!" Hazel shouted with excitement. "Mate, slow down. I can't tell you if you won't let me speak." I said. "Right. Sorry." She laughed. "Well I don't know if he likes me in that way but I guess I kind of like him. I don't know." I explained to her. "Well what did he say after he sang it?" She asked. "He said the song was about me. What does he mean? The words in the song said by your side I'm tongue tied. In the chorus it said I'm stuck on you. Does it mean he likes me?" I began to wonder. "Who knows? I mean he could. Just ask him." I thought she was mad as a cut snake. "No way! Where I come from, you can never ask a boy if he likes you. That's insane." I told her. "Well, here in California we do that. Besides, how are you ever supposed to know if you don't ask? You can't just sit around waiting for him to make a move. For all you know he could be waiting for you." She did make a point. I guess I could ask him, but I'm not using those exact words.
-----3 weeks later-----
Ross's POV:
"Ross! Come in here so we can rehearse!" Shouted my older brother Riker. "Yeah yeah, I'm coming." I picked myself up off the couch and dragged myself downstairs to practice.
----2 hours later-----
After we finished rehearsing I went back to the couch to watch TV. About 15 minutes into the Romeo and Juliet, which is my favorite movie there was a knock on the door. "Ugh." I groaned. I went to go open the door it was McKenna. "Oh, Hey!" She flashed me a smile. "Are you ready to go?" She asked. I forgot we were going to the beach. We were supposed to go a while ago but she kept putting it off. "Oh yeah. I just finished rehearsal, it'll only take me a minute to change." I ran upstairs to go get my stuff. I rushed around so I could get back to her. When I went back downstairs, I noticed that she wasn't at the door anymore. At first I thought she left but then I saw her on the couch laughing with Rydel. "Uh, hey guys. What's so funny?" I questioned. "Ross, you never told me you had a sister." She told me. "Well I could have if you didn't run out on me at the beach then ignore me." I began getting defensive. "And whose fault is that? Let me remind you. Oh right, it was you mate." She pointed out to me. "Let's just go." I said. "Ok, bye rydel." She gave her a hug and we went out the door. We were walking in silence for a while. "Ross, before you said you had just finished rehearsal. What are you rehearsing for?" I was a bit offended that she didn't know about r5. "Oh, it's my band. Me my brothers, sister and best friend are in a band called r5. We were rehearsing for our upcoming concert this Sunday." I explained. "That's so cool. Can I come to this concert of yours? She asked. "Sure, I would like that." I smiled at her and we walked on.
McKenna's POV:
So he is in a band and he has brothers and a sister. "I can't wait to here you guys play." I added. When we arrived at the beach, the nerves started to kick in. I tried my best to hide that fact that I was scared, but it didn't work that well. "You scared?" He asked. "No, I got this." I lied. I was terrified. "Good attitude. Lets go then." He grabbed my hand and we started to walk towards the water. The waves started to crash onto me, I panicked and giving it no thought I jumped into his arms. He laughed a bit at how scared I was. "Not scared huh?" He gave me a smile. He started to walk until the water was a bit passed his belly button. He proceeded to put me down but I held onto him tightly. "Don't worry, I got you." He said to me. I nodded and let him put me down slowly. "Now, to swim, the trick is to keep your butt above the water. Stay in a hollow position. Always keep your fingers together to go farther." He told me. He showed me how to do it. "Now you try." He said. "I can't do this." I cried. "I'll hold you up so you won't sink. C'mon, you've gotten this far, trust me. Nothing bad will happen." He told me. I nodded my head. He put one hand on my stomach and the other hand on my thighs. "Keep your butt above the water." He yelled. He then grabbed my waist and lifted it up above the water. With all the waves, I kept spitting out salt water. I started coughing. "Maybe we should go to a pool to teach you how to swim." I nodded while rubbing my eyes and spitting out water. We walked back and grabbed our stuff. "So what pool are we going to go to then." I asked. We can go to the one in my backyard." He said. "You have a pool in your backyard? That's awesome." I squealed. He just laughed at me. "Hey McKenna, since were going to my house, you might as well meet my family. You've already met Rydel." He said. "Ok. Fine with me." I told him. We arrived at his doorstep. "You ready?" He asked. "What if they don't like me?" I worriedly asked. "They'll love you. I do... do not think they'll hate you." He looked down immediately. That was weird that he said that though. He opened up the door and we walked inside. "Hey guys. This is McKenna." Everybody looked over at me, which made me feel kind of awkward. "So this is the McKenna you're always talking about. This kid goes on about you all the time. It's so annoying." A kid with long brown hair told me. Ross gave him a look that said Shut up or I'll kill you."He's only kidding." Ross said to me. No. It's true. He lies on the couch daydreaming about you everyday. You should see him." A tall blonde kid said to me while laughing. I felt Ross tense up beside me. "Guys. Shut up! It's not true." He angrily stated. "Boys, come takeover here." A blonde woman yelled. I was guessing that's his mom. 'Hello. I'm Stormie. It's so nice to meet you. I'm Ross's mom." She gave me a hug. "I'm McKenna." She gave Ross a look that said so this is her? "Well were going to go to the pool now, so bye." Ross pulled my arm and sprinted outside. "Sorry about my family. They can be pretty embarrassing sometimes." I can tell he was a bit embarrassed. "Was it true what they were saying?" I asked out of curiosity. "Um. Lets get started on your swimming." He said completely ignoring my question. That's weird. We started with the thing he was teaching me at the beach. "You're getting the hang of this." He said. I smile at him. Can we get out now, I'm starting to get cold?" I asked him while my teeth were chattering. "Ok." He jumped out of the pool. Holy, he was so hot. I followed him and wrapped myself in my towel. I then just remembered that he didn't answer my question. "Ross, earlier you didn't answer my question." I told him. "Oh. Right. Um, well the truth is- He then got cut off by his mom. "Dinner is ready!" She yelled. Dang it. Just as I was about to find out. We got up and went inside. "You two are soaking wet. Maybe you should dry off." Stormie told us. "Rydel ran over to me. "You can borrow something of mine if you want." I nodded. She let me borrow a cute dress of hers. "Thanks Rydel." She smiled. "Now that were friends, you can call me Delly." I think me and Rydel will grow close together. "Ok. Thanks Delly." I laughed. We went downstairs to eat. We were having spaghetti and meatballs. My favorite. I sat in between Ross and Rydel. "Since McKenna doesn't know us all, we should all introduce ourselves." Stormie suggests. "Ok. I'll start. I'm Riker, and I am definitely the sexiest." I waved at him and laugh at his comment. "I'm rocky, and riker lied because I'm sexier than him." I love this family already. "I'm Ryland, I'm the youngest brother and the sweetest." He said. Suddenly the door flew open. A brown haired boy ran into the house. "Sorry I'm late. There was an episode of spongebob I just couldn't miss." I looked at rydel and she got an instant smile on her face. We both started laughing. "Oh. Who is this beauty?" He asked looking at me. Rydel chimed in, "This is McKenna." I smiled and waved. "Nice to meet you." He bowed and took my hand and kissed it. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I am Ellington of the Ratliff." I'm guessing he is the one who makes everyone laugh. "So McKenna, tell us about yourself a bit. Where are you from?" Stormie asks. "I'm from Sidney Australia. I lived there for 17 years and I turn 18 on May 17th." I replied. "Mom, can McKenna sleep over?" Rydel asked looking at me. "If she wants to." Stormie adds. "Please please please?" She begged. "Sure, let me tell my mom." She smiled happily. After we finished dinner I was leaving to go get my stuff. "Hey can I come with you?" Ross asked. "Sure." I replied. We went out the door and it was pitch black. I started to tense up and I moved closer to Ross. "What's wrong?' He worriedly asked me. "I'm scared of the dark." I shyly say. "It's ok. I'm not so I can protect you." He confidently says. He then picks me up and carries me to my house. I quickly run upstairs and grab an outfit, my makeup bag, a swimmer and a few hair clips. I ran back downstairs. While I was running I tripped on my bag strap, I almost fell but luckily Ross caught me. "Thanks." I nervously smile. We were heading back and Ross stops all of a sudden. "What is it?" By now I'm already freaked out. Ross grabs me and we hide behind a bush. A car drives by, there was a creepy man driving it. I felt the tears forming in my eyes. When the car passed we got up from behind the bush. "Ross who was that?" I asked and I was already crying. "I used to be friends with him, and I sort of ditched him for you so he's really mad at me. He said for me to watch my back." He explained. "Are you safe?" I worriedly asked. "Yeah, he just meant like, if anything happens and I need help not to come to him." I told me. I sighed of relief. He pulled me into a tight hug. "It's ok. I'm fine, sorry to upset you." He comfortingly apologized. We walked back quickly because it was getting windy. Rydel rushed over as soon as we walked in the door. "I guess we can all sleep down here, but first I need to talk to you." She pulled me upstairs. We went into her room and she closed the door. "What's this about?" I asked out of curiosity. "Do you know ross likes you?" I gasped. "He does? Are you sure?" I say. "Of course. I know Ross very well. Plus, he told me. Do you like him too?" She asks. "Yeah. A lot. Please don't tell him though. I would be so embarrassed." I plead. "Why not? He likes you. Like, a lot. I think you should tell him." Rydel tells me. I think she is right. I walked back downstairs to Ross. Rydel gave me a look and I know she meant tell him. I mouthed later to her. "Ok, lets watch a movie." Rydel shouted. "Romeo and Juliet!" Ross requested. "No! We watch that everytime. How about pretty little liars?" Ross pouted and went to sit in a corner, I just laughed at him and he stuck his tongue out at me. "I'm fine with that." I chimed in. Ross then walked back over and sat down beside me. "Hey big baby. Did you have a good cry?" I laughed. He ruffled my hair a little and patted me on the head. "Good doggy." He said to me. I gave him a friendly punch in the arm. "Ok you two. Stop flirting so we can watch this." Me and Ross smiled at eachother. "I hope you guys don't mind that were watching the 5th season. It just aired." Rydel squealed. "It's fine. I'm up to date already. I never miss an episode." I told her. She turned off all the lights and started the show. We've been watching it for a while and Ratliff, Riker and Rocky all fell asleep. It was now just me Ross Rydel and Ryland. "Well, this show is boring so I'm going to bed now. Goodnight." Ryland went up to his room. It was then the scariest part. I moved closer to Ross because it began to freak me out. He put his arm around me. " You're a baby." He whispered to me. I just rolled my eyes and rested my head on his shoulder. After it was done, Rydel was asleep by now. I thought I was the only one awake. "Is anyone up?" Whispered a voice. "Yeah, I am." I whispered back. He came over to me. "Can we watch Romeo and Juliet please? I'm not tired." He begged. "Sure." I said. "Ross?"
"Yes."
"I just realized something. I'm not as shy as I was when we met." I told him. He smiled at me. "Well I guess you just grew out of it but not completely." He said to me. "Was it noticeable when you first met me?" I curiously asked. "Yes. Very." He laughed. "Oh. I have to tell you something." I looked down. "Yeah, what is it?' He eagerly says. I took a deep breath. "I like, a boy from my school. Someone close to him told me he likes me too and I want to tell him but I'm afraid to." I subtly explained. "Well, who is it?" He questioned. I began to get really hot. "He is a tall, blonde hottie. I'm pretty sure he likes to play pranks and he wants to watch Romeo and Juliet. Also he is in a band with his siblings." He pointed at himself and mouthed me. I nodded my head. He got a big smile on his face. "Well this guy does like you too. Do you think you would like to be his girlfriend?" He asked. "Yes I would love to be your girlfriend." I told him. Me and him smiled at eachother and we started watching Romeo and Juliet until we fell asleep.