One Step Closer (Sequel to OSAAT)

Chapter Twenty-Eight

THE GIF BECAUSE LIKE JACK AND RICKY LOVE EACHOTHER. ALL OF YOU... #RIACK...?... SHIPPERS WERE RIGHT.

Lauren's POV

"Ricky, what just happened?" I asked him as my car stopped moving. Something beeped and everything turned off.

"Uh... how old is your car battery?" he asked me.

"You killed my car?!" 

"I did nothing! This is your fault for not getting a new battery!"

"I got a new one before I got to college. We got a new one when I bought my new car." I said, irritated. "We're literally in the middle of nowhere. Where are we?!"

"On a road... that's not very busy."

"No, really? I thought we were actually near people... or a satellite. Of any kind."

"Look, this isn't my fault! I was trying to take you some place nice, and your car battery died."

"Ricky, this is your fault." I said and crossed my arms.

"Lauren, I'm sorry. I didn't plan for this to happen." he said and I got out my phone to call Ali. "What are you doing?"

"Calling Ali... I don't want to be stuck in my dead car for any longer than necessary." I said and looked at my service. I glared at Ricky and he slowly raised his hands in surrender.

"Whatever I did, it wasn't intentional."

"I don't have any service." I said and opened my door. I got out of my car and walked around for a second. "Great." I sighed. 

"I have service, I'll call Jack." 

"Why not Ali?"

"Because Ali hates me... therefore she most likely won't pick up." he said and I shrugged in agreement.

"Good call." I said and he smiled. He started calling Luke and I got back into the car.

"Hey!" Ricky said. "Lauren and I are in a bit of a pickle." 

"You did not just say that. Who says that?" Ricky put his finger to my lips and I stopped talking.

"Well, we kind of got stuck on a road because Lauren's car's battery died. The road is kind of deserted..." Ricky said and bit his lip. "Uh... I don't know. What?! I'm sorry that I do-" Ricky looked up at me and smiled. He turned around. "I'm sorry I don't know where I am! I got lost forever ago." Ricky 'whispered' and I glared at the back of his head. 

"Ricky." I said and he looked over his shoulder at me. 

"Jack, you have to find us! Why you? Because your my best friend and you're the only person I can count on. No, that's not bullshit. It isn't. You're also the smartest friend I have." Ricky said, sucking up. "Yes! Thank you!" Ricky said and hung up the phone. He got back into the car and smiled at me. "See? Problem solved."

"You were lost the whole time?!" I asked and slapped his arm.

"Ow!" he said and rubbed his arm. "I was trying to doing something nice, I didn't realize how lost I was." I gave him an unamused look and crawled to the back seat after closing my door. "What are you doing back there?"

"Staying away from you. I would walk, but I'm almost positive it's about to rain." I said and Ricky looked out the window. He slowly looked back at me and innocently smiled. 

"I'm still your favorite?"

"No." I said and crossed my arms. He crawled into the back seat, too, and I groaned. "Go away."