Against the Odds

Chapter 7

Grace

"Riker is amazing." Alyssa fell back onto my bed. "He's like everything I've ever dreamed of." She sighed happily.

"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself." I hung up my coat in my closet. "What did you two even do?"

"I should ask you the same thing." She sat up and crossed her legs. "You two got up and went elsewhere."

"Yep." I nodded. I didn't know how to say everything that happened. I could tell Alyssa anything, but I didn't know how to explain a kiss.

She raised both her eyebrows. "If I explain my date, will you explain yours?"

"I guess." I sat next to her. "Go ahead." I put my hands in my lap.

"Ok. So, I went inside that store with Riker. I was pointing out all the jewelry I liked and explaining how poor I was. Then I took him to that candy store with the fudge and on our way out, we passed one of the horse carriages. Grace, he paid for me and him to ride in one."

"Are you serious?"

"I know! I've lived here for three years and no one has ever done that for me!"

"Then what happened?"

"Well, we went around Charleston in the carriage and then we went to get ice cream. We just sat and talked for what felt like forever." She fell back and her head landed on my pillow. "This must be how Cinderella felt after the ball."

I smiled. I didn't want to tell her I felt more like Ariel. Ross and I lived such different lives. He was in a band. I was still in highschool, and could never imagine being in a band.

"How was your date?" Alyssa asked without sitting up.

I laid on my stomach and put my face in one of my other pillows.

"So it wasn't good?" She inquired.

"No it was great." I moved my head. "He was a perfect gentleman. He kissed me."

"What?" She sat up. "He kissed you?"

"Yeah. He wanted to see the dungeon. So I took him there and no one was in it. So he kissed me."

"Like a real kiss?"

"Yeah."

"Not one on the cheek?"

"Nope."

"Grace! This is great!" She jumped off the bed. "Grace and Ross Lynch! New super couple!"

"What about Laura?" I sat up. "Everyone wants him to be with her."

"Not after they get to know you!" She changed her voice, "Do you, Ross Lynch take Grace Crimson to be your lawfully wedded wife?" She jumped into a different position and messed with her hair. "Of course." She mimicked Ross.

I laughed. "Thanks, Alyssa."

"What are friends for?" She jumped back on the bed. She pulled her phone out and went to Instagram. Alyssa ran an R5 page, but kept it completely anonymous. She didn't want people to know who she was. Not to mention her mom was afraid of internet stalkers.

She started to lay down, but then shot up. "Oh my gosh!" She said in utter shock. It wasn't a good kind of shocked.

"What?" I looked over her shoulder.

"Goodness gracious, fans are ruthless."

"What is it?!" I asked again. "Are they saying something about you?"

"No." She looked at me then showed me her phone. "It's about you."

I read the caption on the picture. "All Raura shippers comment 'Raura Love' under Ross and Laura's photos."