Do I love you?

Chapter 23

A few hours later

Laura:(yawns) It's getting late, I should probably get going

Ross:(pouts) I don't want you to leave

Laura:(smiles) So sad cake shover

Ross:(glares at her) Never mention that again

Laura:(giggles)

Rydel: Stay here overnight Laura

Laura: Are you sure? (looks at Stormie)

Stormie: Please, it would be an honor

Riker: Besides, if you do leave then we'll have to hear Ross complain on how much he misses you

Ross: Riker!

Riker:(chuckles)

Laura: Awe (kisses his cheek) That's so sweet

Rydel: You gonna stay over Laura?

Laura: I'll have to ask my mom first (text Ellen) (gets a rply) Okay I can stay (Smiles)

Ross: You can borrow Rydel's pj's

Laura:(nods)

Stormie: Well I'm gonna go to sleep

Mark: Me too. Don't stay up to late kids (goes upstairs with Stormie)

Riker: Let's watch another movie

Ross: Like that?

Rocky: Horror

Laura & Ross: No!

Ratliff: Why not? We know why Ross doesn't but you Laura?

Laura: I don't like scary movies, I get scared

Ryland: It couldn't be worse then Ross

Ross: Hey!

Laura:(giggles)

Rydel: Let's watch it but get in our pj's first. Follow me Laura (grabs Laura's hand and drags her upstairs)

Laura: Woah!

Ross:(chuckles)

Riker: Let's just changed to

the guys:(goes upstairs and changes)

Ross:(wearing sweats and no shirt)

Laura:(walks down wearing pj shorts and a tank top) (sits back on Ross's lap)

Ross: You look cute (kisses her cheek)

Laura:(smiles) Thanks Rossy. I love your abs (pecks his lips and rest her head on his chest)

Ross:(wraps his arms around her)

Rydel:(walks down and sees them) Ah! Cute! (takes a picture)

Ross: No more pictures!

Rydel: No thanks (sits down on the floor)

Laura:(giggles suddenly gets a phone call) Hello?

Maia: Hey sis

Laura: Oh hey Maia

Ross:(Rolls his eyes annoyed)

Laura:(silently giggles and kisses his cheek)

Maia: So when are you gonna come home?

Laura: Never. I'm staying over at Shor's house

Maia: Ooh! (laughs)

Laura: Whatever

Maia: Are you near him?

Laura:(lies) No, it's just me

Maia: I got to tell you something

Laura: Alright, hold on a sec (covers the phone) I'll put it on speaker (puts her phone on speaker) What's up?

Maia: Well.... you know that the dance is coming up

Laura: Yeah

Maia: I was thinking that I should ask Ross

Ross:(eyes widen)

Laura: Wha-what?

Maia: I was planning on asking Ross. Why? Is it bad?

Laura: Well.... (looks at Ross for help)

Ross:(whispers) Already has date

Laura:(sighs) He's already going with me

Maia:(Sad) What.... why?

Laura: No one asked me to the dance and he offered to go with me. Do you not want me to?

Maia: No it's alright... it's just friends right?

Laura:.. Yeah....

Maia:(sighs) okay. Well cya tomorrow (hangs up)

Laura:(sighs)

Ross:(rubs her back) It's alright Laur

Laura: You have no idea how much that hurt to say that to her

Ross: Well she only knows that we're going as friends

Laura: Yeah but she really wanted to go with you, you should go with her

Ross: What? No

Laura: But--

Ross: Laura I'm not some toy you can mess around with. I love you and only you! I don't care about Maia's feelings or anyone's! I just care about you Laur! Why don't you see that!? (pushes her off of him and goes upstairs)

Laura:(tears up sad)

Rydel: Laura I'm really sorry

Laura:(shakes her head) I-I'm just gonna go

Rydel: You sure?

Laura:(nods)

Rydel: I'll give you a drive home

Laura:(nods)

Rydel: One sec (goes upstairs)

Laura:(wipes her tears away but more fall down)

Rydel:(walks down with a sweater and a plastic bag) Your dress is in there and you can wear my sweater bc it's gonna be chilly

Laura: What about your pj's?

Rydel: You can keep it, it's to small for me

Laura:(nods)

Rydel: Let's go

Laura: Okay

Rydel & Laura:(walks out and gets in Rydel's car driving home)

Rydel: I'm really sorry Ross said that to you

Laura:(sighs) It's alright, I honestly don't blame him

Rydel: But he shouldn't have done that

Laura: I know but I shouldn't have asked him to do that for me

Rydel: You just really care for your sister, I get it

Laura:(nods) Thanks Rydel

Rydel: No problem (smiles)

Laura:(leans her head on the window looking out of it as more tears fall out)

Rydel:(feels bad for her)