Little Do You Know

Chapter Two

*One Month Later*

Rydel wipes the tears and rolls the three pregnancy tests up in a paper towel and put them in the trash. All if them were positive. And she was so upset. They used a condom! She walks out of the bathroom and into the living room. Ratliff and Rocky were the only two who were awake. "Hi." She says, sitting down in the middle of them. "You seam sad?" Rocky says, turning his full attention towards her. "Eh, not really. Just a little sad about being home instead of in the road." She says, totally lying. "Okay. Well, I need to head to bed. I told Ross is drive him to set tomorrow." Rocky says, fist pumping Ratliff and putting his hand in her head and messing with her hair.

"Your sad we're home?" Ratliff whispers, scooting closer and wrapping an arm around her. "Yeah." She whispers, cuddling into him. he gently rubs her arm. They both sit in silence as they watch the ending of a tv show. "Alright, I'm heading to bed." Rydel says, taking his arm off of her. "Okay, night Dell's." He whispers. Rydel smiles and gets up, walking to her room. But then she went back to Ratliff. "Rat?" She whispers. "Yeah?" He asks, looking up from the tv. "Uh, can I have a kiss?" She asks, sitting down next to him. He smiles and scoots closer, bringing his lips to hers. The kiss lasted a minutes and Rydel gave him a hug.

Once she got to her room, she put her phone on her bed, grabbed her backpack and put some undergarments in their and then she found one of Ratliff's cardigans, a black knitted one, and put that on. She grabbed her makeup bag, brush, and her deodorant and put that in the backpack. She sighs and gets notebook paper, deciding to write something.

Note: Dear family, I'm so sorry I'm doing this to you. Bros, keep doing R5 with Ratliff, don't stop because I'm leaving. Mom, don't worry, you and dad taught me well enough to know how to live. Dad, no matter what, I'll be your baby girl. Nothing will ever ever change. Riker, keep the boys in check for me and keep leading. Rocky, please don't change. They'll need your positivity and your goofiness. Ross, please oh please ask Laura out. She likes you. And please keep playing guitar. Ry, I'm so sorry I'm doing this. I know your the youngest and you looked up to me, and please don't follow in my footsteps. I love you all, but this is best. - Rydel

She write a separate letter for Ratliff.

Note: Dear Ratliff, You don't know how much I hate myself for doing this to you. I know this will hurt you the most, and I'm so sorry for that. Just, thanks for being my first kiss and my first time, it meant a lot. And this letter will be about telling you how I feel. Rat, I've liked you for four years. Not as a best friend, but way more than that. I hated seeing you with Kelly. But, I learned to live with it. Every time you made me laugh, I felt like a whole different person. When you smile, it'd make me smile. You were my world. And you still will be my world. As long as I know your okay, I'll always be happy. And the kiss and that night, it was the best night of my life. You made it feel so right. Rat, I love you. I love you a lot. And if I wasn't leaving, I'd say to your face. But I chickened out last night. Thank you for the kiss too. It made me 100% better. Well, I love you Rat, forever and ever. - Love Rydel Mary

She sighs and sets it down. She puts the backpack on and opens her window. She couldn't go through the front door, they would find her. She walked around six miles until she made it to the bank. She took all the money from her account, took a bus to the airport, and bought a plane ticket to Jones Beach, New York. She sits on the plane and waits.

*The Next Morning In California*

Riker stretches and wakes Rocky up. "Rocky, come on." Riker says. Riker knocks on Ross and Ryland's room, seeing them walk out, then he knocks on Rydel's. He doesn't bother waiting so he walks to the kitchen where there mom was cooking. Ratliff gets up and walks back to Rocky and Riker bedroom to get more sleep. "Guys, breakfast in an hour. This is for Ry's lunch." Stormie says. They boys nod and plop on the couch. "Where's Rydel?" Rocky asks. "I knocked on her bedroom door." Riker says. "Rocky, take me to set please." Ross says. "Ross, breakfast first." Rocky says. "No, we'll eat their." Ross says, throwing clothes at Rocky. Rocky rolls his eyes and puts the jeans and t-shirt on.

Rocky grabs car keys and then him and Ross leave.

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"Go wake up Ratliff and Rydel please." Stormie says. Riker nods and wakes Rydel up, well, goes into her room, only to see her phone and two letters. "MOM! DAD! RYLAND! RATLIFF!" Riker yells. Everyone comes rushing in. Stormie immediately started crying and called Ross. They were on there way home. "Wait till Rocky and Ross get here." Mark says. "I don't get it. Ratliff, you get your own." Ryland says, handing it to him. Ratliff looks at it, then at everyone else. "Do I wait?" He asks. The other nod. They all gather in the living room until Ross and Rocky get home.

Once they get home, Mark opens the letter and begins reading, without stopping. "Dear family, I'm so sorry I'm doing this to you. Bros, keep doing R5 with Ratliff, don't stop because I'm leaving. Mom, don't worry, you and dad taught me well enough to know how to live. Dad, no matter what, I'll be your baby girl. Nothing will ever ever change. Riker, keep the boys in check for me and keep leading. Rocky, please don't change. They'll need your positivity and your goofiness. Ross, please oh please ask Laura out. She likes you. And please keep playing guitar. Ry, I'm so sorry I'm doing this. I know your the youngest and you looked up to me, and please don't follow in my footsteps. I love you all, but this is best. - Rydel. So, she left..." Mark finishes. Stormie was in tears, along with all the other boys besides Ratliff. "Read yours." Ross chokes out.

Ratliff unfolds it and begins reading it slowly. "Dear Ratliff, You don't know how much I hate myself for doing this to you. I know this will hurt you the most, and I'm so sorry for that. Just, thanks for being my first kiss and my first time, it meant a lot. And this letter will be about telling you how I feel. Rat, I've liked you for four years. Not as a best friend, but way more than that. I hated seeing you with Kelly. But, I learned to live with it. Every time you made me laugh, I felt like a whole different person. When you smile, it'd make me smile. You were my world. And you still will be my world. As long as I know your okay, I'll always be happy. And the kiss and that night, it was the best night of my life. You made it feel so right. Rat, I love you. I love you a lot. And if I wasn't leaving, I'd say to your face. But I chickened out last night. Thank you for the kiss too. It made me 100% better. Well, I love you Rat, forever and ever. - Love Rydel Mary..." Ratliff says, falling to the ground and hugging his knees.

Everyone fell silent. That was until Ratliff stood up, walked down the hall, went into Rydel's room, and slamming the door.

*In New York*

She just arrived in New York and was ten miles away from Jones Beach. She didn't really know what to do, until a girl that looked around nineteen noticed her. "Uh, Rydel?" Rydel looked up. "Uh, no. You must've gotten me mixed up with someone else." She whispers. "I know your Rydel." The girl says. "Fine, whatever." Rydel says, continuing to walk. "Wait!? Where are your brothers and Ratliff?" She asks. "Home. I came alone, and I'm staying." She says. "D-do you have a place to stay?" She asks. "N-no... Not yet." She whispers. "Well, me and my sister have an extra room, maybe you can crash there for sometime." She says.

"Thanks..." Rydel says. "It's Jasmine." She says. "Thanks Jasmine. I'll explain at your place." Once at the house, she sits on the couch and begins explaining. "See, Ratliff and Kelly broke up two months ago. Well, a month ago, while we were on tour, I had my own hotel room because I needed sleep. Ratliff came over, uh... Asking to kiss me. Well, we kissed. And we did something else. Long story short, I took three pregnancy tests and all came out positive. Which I found stupid because he had a condom." Rydel says. "Those on,y work ninety-seven percent of the time." Jasmine's older sister, Jessica, says.

"Oh..." Rydel whispers. "Anyways, here's some sheets. Go get some sleep." Rydel smiles and walks down the hall.

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