Maddie's POV
So Ana seemed really upset about the whole Ross thing. I felt bad, but her job as my best friend is to be happy for me, right?
I just figured I'd give her a little bit of space, and I decided to text Ross back.
To: Ross 😍😘❤️
I had a lot of fun last night, thanks! You guys put on a great concert ☺️
I sent the text and then panicked. Was he talking about how much fun I had with him? Or how much fun the concert was? I just kept over thinking. I just needed to relax and stop worrying.
A little bit later, I finally got out of bed and went downstairs. I saw my sisters outside in the pool and my mom was making lunch. I sat at the counter and chatted with my mom until lunch was ready.
After I ate lunch I changed into my swim suit and laid out in the sun, hopefully to get some type of a tan.
Ross's POV
We got off the plan around 11am Chicago time. But since L.A. is two hours behind, it was really only 9am.
I saw that Maddie had texted me back and I got butterflies seeing her name pop up on my phone. I felt bad that I couldn't talk to her today because I had to shoot.
To: Maddie 😍😍
I'm sorry Maddie, I have rehearsals for A&A today.. Can I FaceTime you tonight? 😏
She texted me back almost immediately.
From: Maddie 😍😍
Oh of course. See you tonight! 🙈
A smile formed on my face as my family and I walked out of the airport and got into the car.
Once we finally got home, I threw my bags on my bed and jumped in the shower.
My hair wasn't even dry but I had to get to the set. I told my mom I was leaving and I took the keys.
I arrived on set just in time and found my way into my dressing room.
After filming was done it was around 5, I just needed to grab some things from my dressing room and I was going to head home.
As I went to grab a soda from my fridge, and I turned around to see Laura in the doorway.
I opened the soda and took a sip, "What's up?" I asked nodding at her.
"Oh nothing, I just wanted to ask you something!" She said. But she didn't seem like her normal, cheery self.
"Alright, shoot." I told her, and I sat down on the couch.
She walked over and sat next to me. I noticed that she was fidgeting with her fingers. She looked really nervous.
Laura finally asked, "I was wondering if you wanted to uh, go grab some dinner!"
"Oh, uh yeah. That sounds great!" I responded. But I was still confused on why she was acting weird. "I'll drive."
I grabbed my keys off the table and Laura followed closely behind me. We walked out into the parking lot and got in my car.
Then I leaned over as I put the key in the ignition and asked, "So where should we go?"
She stuttered, "A-anywhere is fine."
"Alright, lets go to Subway or something then. I'm pretty tired from this weekend."
I pulled out of the parking lot and drove down the street to Subway. We both looked in the windows of the restaurant to see if it was busy and there were only a few people in there. So I parked the car and we walked in. We both ordered our sandwiches and sat in a table near the back.
We ate in silence for a while and then finally I asked, "Laura, is everything okay? You've been acting weird ever since we left."
"Yeah, it's just-" She started, "Yeah everything's fine."
I gave her a weird look, "Are you sure?"
Laura smiled, "Yeah Ross, seriously everything's fine."
"Alright then," I looked back down at my sandwich and finished my meal.
Once we were both done, we got up to throw our garbage away. I looked out the window and I saw two black cameras pointed at us.
"Damn it, there's some paparazzi," I mumbled under my breathe.
Lately the paparazzi have actually been noticing me. With the show starting its third season and with Teen Beach Movie just coming out, I feel like I'm always getting followed.
But it's not the normal paparazzi you would think of, it's for those stupid teen magazines.
"Let's just go," Laura said as she gently pulled my hand, leading me out of the restaurant.
We both walked outside, trying not to give the them any good pictures. I went over to the passenger side of the car to open the door for Laura. I didn't want them to come up and bother her.
"So are you and the lovely Laura Marano dating?" They snickered as I shut Laura's door.
I didn't acknowledge them. I walked around the car to the drivers side and pulled out of the parking lot.
I said in disgust, "I just want to be able to go out and get dinner with a friend without be bombarded by stupid ass people. And they always assume we're dating.. It gets old."
"Yeah, it's annoying..." Laura said looking out her window.
I ran my hand through my hair and then put it back on the steering wheel. I was pissed. They always put me in a bad mood.
Then I dropped Laura off at her house around 6:30 and then headed home. I was so exhausted. I didn't get much sleep this morning on the plane and then I had to go straight to work.
I went to my room and laid down for a while. And then I realized I was supposed to FaceTime Maddie! I looked at the clock and it was almost 9pm. So it was around 11pm where she was.
To: Maddie 😍😍
Is it too late? 😔
Maddie's POV
I have been waiting for Ross to text me for hours. I even got ready! I straightened my hair and put on some makeup! Might I remind you that it's summer, and I never get ready in the summer.
I was starting to get tired around 11 o'clock and I figured he just blew me off. I knew it was too good to be true. He obviously wasn't into me and I don't know why I even got my hopes up.
So I got up and went to the bathroom. I changed into an tank top with a sports bra on underneath and a pair of black nike pros. I took off all my makeup and threw my hair up into a messy bun.
Then I went back to my room and turned off the light and my tv. I got into bed and went on twitter. But then I got a text.
From: Ross 😍😘❤️
Is it too late? 😔
I immediately got super excited. He actually wanted to talk to me.
To: Ross 😍😘😏
Nope! I'm still up 😊
Within 30 seconds, Ross was calling me to FaceTime. I was beyond nervous. I tapped answer and I saw Ross's perfect face pop up on my phone.
"Hi," I said, with a smile shortly following.
"You're just as pretty as I remember," He said just above a whisper.
"I'm sorry, I thought you blew me off. I got ready to go to bed," gesturing to my appearance.
Ross giggle, "You look perfect, I'm sorry it's so late there. When I got home from the airport I had to go straight to set and I'm just so exhausted. But I had to talk to you."
My smile got even wider, "I can let you go. Ya know, if you want to go to sleep."
Ross smiled back, "Woah, woah, woah, I'm not going to sleep. I've been dying to talk to you all day!"
We both laughed and then went on to talk about everything possible. I was worried at first because what if we couldn't keep a conversation going and that it would be awkward, but that wasn't the case. The conversation just kept flowing.
We learned a lot about each other. Whenever you first start talking to a boy you always ask those stupid questions like "What's your favorite food?" or "What's your favorite color?" Shit that really doesn't matter in the end.
We talked about our views on music and how it affects how we view life. And how 3 minutes and 30 seconds can change you forever.
We talked about the importance of love and travel and education. And how what we had dreamed of our lives being. That how at the end of the day, money isn't everything. It's who you are spending your life with that makes you wealthy.
It was enlightening. I had never felt more understood.
We had talked and talked for hours on hours. I looked at the clock and saw it was 3am.
I told him, "I thought you were tired! It's almost 3 o'clock here!"
"Well I guess you woke me up a bit," He smirked.
I rolled my eyes, he was such a flirt.
"Well I think I'm gonna get to bed, because I need my sleep," I told him.
"I guess I should probably do the same.." His voice wondered off.
I let out a little giggle, "Goodnight Ross."
He smiled at me, "Goodnight Maddie, text me when you wake up."
And he ended the FaceTime. I laid back down in my bed and drifted off to sleep.