Ali's POV
As Ryan went to open the front door, I followed a little farther behind, staying in the doorway of the bedroom, still in eye shot of the door.
"What are you doing here?" I heard Ryan say through his teeth, sounding more than angry.
I peered past Ryan to see a face I could never forget. One I wished I could everyday, but couldn't. It was Kyle.
I darted back into the bedroom, climbing back into bed and grabbing my phone, dialing Ben's number straight away.
"Ali, is everything okay?" He answered.
"No. Kyle is here. At Ryan's." I whispered.
"I'll be right over." He said before hanging up.
I sat my phone on the nightstand before cuddling into the covers more, afraid of what Kyle would do if he found out I was here. Surely Ryan wouldn't tell him.
As the minutes passed, I heard yelling and a slam of the door. Seconds later, Ben was standing in the bedroom doorway with an angry but worried expression on his face.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
I shook my head no, only to have him walk over and sit down on the edge of the bed next to me.
"Ali, I will never let him, or anyone hurt you. Like if Ryan hurt you, I'd kill him, well... not until I found a replacement, but you get the point." Ben said.
I let out a light giggle as I sat up. I held my arms out to him and he took the hint and leaned in to give me a hug. As he pulled away, he placed a small kiss on my forehead before standing.
"I'll call security and have them stick around for a few days again, okay?" Ben said as he took my face in his hands so I was looking straight at him.
"Yeah okay." I said as I let out a small smile.
"And you." Ben said as he stood from the bed and turned his attention towards Ryan.
"What did I do?" Ryan questioned.
"You, my friend, cannot just kiss my sister, let her get slapped by your girlfriend, and then think you can get away with it." Ben said as he now stood in front of Ryan, their faces really close.
"Exgirlfriend." Ryan replied.
"What?" Ben questioned.
"We broke up. She was cheating on me. So me kissing Alison really wasn't that big of a deal. And I didn't know Shay would slap her. I thought she had left." Ryan responded.
"Oh. Well then." Ben said as he nodded his head in understanding.
"Aren't you suppose to be with Bree?" I asked.
"She's in the living room." Ben replied.
"Oh." I said with a smile, "Well now that Kyle is gone, if you want to go back out you can. Sorry for interrupting your date day."
"It's not a date." Ben said as he blushed.
"Bull it's not. I'm pretty sure it is." Ryan said.
"So what if it is?" He asked.
"I'm happy for you Ben, honestly. I'm glad you found someone else. Bree is such a sweetheart, and I think she is really good for you, so go for it." I said with a smile.
"Thanks sis. Well I'm off then. If you have any other problems, just let me know." He said before he headed out the bedroom door.
A few seconds later, the front door could be heard shutting and Ryan turned his attention back to me.
"So, what do you want to do today then?" He asked.
"We should go somewhere." I said.
"Like where?" He questioned.
"I don't know. We should go on a road trip or something." I replied.
"A road trip? Just you and I?" He asked.
"Yeah. Just the two of us." I responded.
"My family has a beach house in San Francisco. It's about a 12 to 13 hour drive. We could go there if you want." He said as he sat on the bed next to me.
"I like the sounds of that." I said with a smile.
"I guess we should get packing then. We don't have another show for a few weeks, so we don't have to worry about that. And it'll be nice to get away from everyone and everything going on." Ryan said.
"Let's get to it." I replied as I stood up from the bed and headed towards the closet.
"Will you pack my bag too?" Ryan asked, obviously wanting to be lazy.
"No I won't." I answered.
"Please?" He begged.
"No. Get up and do it yourself." I said.
"Fine." He said as he joined me in the closet.
"Is my suitcase still here or is it at Ben's?" I asked.
"The majority of your stuff is at Ben's." He replied.
"I suppose we will have to go there then." I said.
"When we get back from this little road trip, what do you say about moving back in?" He asked as he grabbed a few of his shirts off the hangers.
"I think that sounds good." I said as I grabbed a few pairs of jeans and shorts for him.
"Great." He said as he quickly put his arm around my waist and kissed my temple before going back to getting his clothes around.
20 minutes later, we were heading to Ben's to get my things before heading to the store to get a few things from there as well. When we pulled up to Ben's, I got my key out and Ryan followed behind me as I walked in and to my room. I quickly packed a bag with Ryan's help, making sure I had everything I needed.
I notified Ben of Ryan and I's plan to go on this road trip, to which he replied that we were crazy, but he hoped we had a good time. He knew we needed time to get back to what we were before, and this was the perfect opportunity.
An hour later, we were just leaving the store, having stocked up on food and drinks, and anything else we felt we would need for the journey. As we pulled out of the store parking lot, the whole thing became more real.
Ryan and I were going to spend the next 12 hours together in a car. Driving to be alone at a beach house in San Fran, for a week. Things were going back to normal. I was getting Ryan back. And I couldn't ask for a better way to spend the week.
With the one person I trusted with my life. The one person I loved more than most. The one person who was willing to do anything for me.
And I was grateful it was Ryan.
