Two in a Million: 31 | Bye
| Laura Marano |
"Hey, do you remember when I told you I auditioned for a movie when we first started texting?" Ross suddenly asks, turning the tv off. His hand stops rubbing my stomach and he turns my body a little ways away so I could see his face clearly.
"Um, yeah?" I say, getting a bit confused. We've been watching movies all day and it's almost midnight. What brought this up? "Did you get the part?!" I ask, placing my hand on his bicep. He gives me a small head nod, to which I furrow my eyebrows. "What's wrong? You got a part in a movie, Ross. That's awesome!" I say, sitting up completely. He follows, sitting up as well, but sighs.
"Laura, I leave Monday. It's filmed in Vancouver in Canada for three or four months." He whispers.
"Monday? That's in two days, Ross." I reply. I suddenly become very aware that the producers let you know months in advance about filming time. "How long have you known?" I whisper. He runs his fingers through his hair.
"Since like... February or something." He whispers.
"Over seven months ago?" I ask. He nods his head, giving me a sad smile. "And this never came up in a conversation?"
"I didn't know how to tell you! It was never a good time, Laur. I'm really sorry that it's such short notice but... yeah... My flights at seven in the morning." He whispers, messing with his ring. "Are you mad at me?" He asks, looking up.
"A little." I admit, sighing. "But only because you never told me you got the part. We've been dating for almost seven months, yet you haven't told me about this movie." I say, looking down. "Why wouldn't you want me to know?"
"I-I don't know." He replies, giving me a frown. "Things are going well and I didn't want to screw it up by me leaving out of the country. I don't even know if I'm allowed to have you come visit me." He whispers, frowning. "Adam hasn't told me anything about visitors." He adds, looking down. "But we'll FaceTime."
"Ross, I'm not worried about the distance crap. That won't be a problem. What I'm worried about is you not telling me this!" I say, grabbing his wrist. "Babe, this is something huge and you've managed to keep it from me for months. I don't even understand how I didn't see this on social media?"
"Because no ones posted about it or knows anything about it really. And I only kept it from you because I was scared." He whispers, grabbing my wrist now. I gently shove his shoulder, giving him a smile. "Are we good?" He asks.
"Of course we're good. And you'll kick ass in the movie too." I say. "I just wish I would've known sooner." I add, picking at my fingernails.
"I know, I'm sorry." He whispers, rapping an arm around my shoulder. "That just means I'll be spending the rest of my two days with you." He adds, hugging me close.
"What about your family? Packing?" I ask.
"All day Sunday is a family day, which you're invited too, and I've already packed things. I'm all done." He replies.
"Is this why we never hung out at your place for the past week?" I ask, totally understanding now.
"Pretty much." He whispers. "But shh, let's finish the movie and then go to bed." Sighing, I take his arm and wrap it around me again, cuddle into his side and feel his lips touch my hair. "I'm sorry." He whispers. I pat his chest a few times yet don't say a single thing.
• • •
"Are you excited for Ross?" Stormie asks, pulling up a chair beside me. The boys were all playing in the pool while Rydel and Vanni were laying on a floaty, trying not to get soaked by the boys. Honestly, I wasn't feeling all that well, and the sun wasn't making it any better.
"Yeah, excited is one way to put it." I say, giving her a small smile. "I think I'm more proud than excited." I add, blocking the sun with my hands.
"Definitely." Stormie agrees. "Also, I'm really sorry he never told you. We all begged him to months ago but he kept ignoring us." I chuckle and feel my forehead, feeling it burning up. Maybe it's because it's hot outside?
"It's fine. I totally understand where he's coming from." Stormie frowns a little, to which causes me to move a little.
"Laura, are you feeling okay?" She asks, feeling my forehead. "You look pale." She adds. Sighing, I shake my head. "Hey, why don't you go lay down in Ross' old bed. First door on your left and it's the yellow bed." She says, helping me to my feet.
"But this is the last day with him for months. He'll be disappointed." I say, my eyes feeling droopy. Stormie shakes her head and walks me to the back door.
"Come on. Change into something else. Ryland should still have extra clothes in the drawers." I open my mouth to object but she stops me. "I'll tell Ross not to worry. I'll come check on you in a few hours." I sigh and walk away from her. I walk into Ross and Ryland's old room and only put on one of their t-shirts. I crawl under Ross' covers and close my eyes yes.
I wake up the exact second an ice cold cloth gets placed on my head. Stormie immediately takes it away and rubs something on my forehead. Only to place the cloth back on it.
"Hey, Laura, you're temperature's hundred and one point nine." She says quietly. "Keep this on for at least ten minutes and then drink some water, okay?" She adds, rubbing my cheek softly.
"What time is it?" I ask, keeping my eyes closed.
"Everybody's coming in for dinner now. I'll come check up on you afterwards." She whispers.
"What's Ross doing? Does he even realize I'm gone?" I ask.
"He's letting you sleep. He's already come in and kissed your forehead a few times. He just left a few minutes ago telling me I need to check your temperature and get you a cold cloth." She explains. "He might actually come in here after dinner."
"Don't. I don't want him getting sick. Just tell him to go home when he's ready." I whisper. "By the way, can I stay here for the night?" I ask politely.
"Of course you can, sweetheart." I give her a soft smile. "Now drink some water soon." Nodding, I hear her walk out of the room. After awhile, I take the cloth off and drink a few sips of water before cuddling back underneath the covers and falling back asleep.
Someone moves me over a little and wraps their arms around me, already messing with my hair and cuddling me into their chest.
"Ross?" I whisper, I think. I could've just mouthed it.
"Shhh, go back to sleep, love." He whispers back. I gently push on his chest and groan, trying to move him away from me. "Laura, stop." He says, holding me tighter.
"I don't want you getting sick." I breathe out, hoping he heard all of it. I really did not want him getting sick before the movie even started. Do you know how bad I would feel?
"It's okay. I honestly don't start the filming process for a week, I just have to get use to everything and whatnot. So please just go back to bed. We're staying here and my mom will take me to the airport tomorrow morning." He explains, still playing with my hair. I don't reply, I just give in. "Hey, give me a kiss." He whispers. I lift my head up the slightest and wait for his lips to touch mine before cuddling back into him, feeling his lips kiss my forehead and my nose.
• • •
"I'm still pissed that you're here, Laura." Ross says, holding the cloth to my forehead. "You should be sleeping."
"But I wanted to say goodbye." I mumble, closing my eyes. It's too early, I feel like shit, nothing could get better at this point. My boyfriend is leaving for three or four months, not even knowing if I'm allowed to come down and distract him. He sighs and leans back in the chair. Mark and Stormie approach us and sit beside Ross, who automatically turns towards his parents and talks to them. Am I a little hurt? Most definitely. He let go of my hand he was holding.
Sighing, I grab Ross' phone from his pocket and go onto my own Twitter.
@lauramarano: When you have a fever yet still come to the airport to say bye to your boyfriend but he ignores you 🙄😑☹️ love you too @rossR5
@lauramarano: .@raura_shipper1230 it's gone down a bit, still 100.4 though
@lauramarano: .@rydellington_rosslington haha he's talking to his parents, I'm only being sarcastic!
Ross nudges my knee, to which I see was a mistake because he apologizes. I sigh and log out of Twitter and close my eyes to try and sleep.
"Hey, love, I'm about to board." Fluttering my eyes open, I almost get scared shitless when I notice Ross so close to my face. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." He quickly adds, helping me to my feet.
"Call me when you land, please." I whisper, hugging him tightly.
"How about text. I don't want to wake you up." He says quietly. I shake my head. "Yes, Laur. I'll text you." I give in and nod. "I love you." He whispers, kissing my hair.
"I love you, too." I say back, pulling away from his hug. "Small kiss, I don't want to get you sick." He rolls his eyes, but doesn't object, and kisses me square on the lips. When a few seconds pass, I gently push on his chest. "Have a safe flight, babe." I say, walking away to stand by his parents. "And have fun." I quickly add. He hugs each of his parents and waves us off.
"There he goes." Stormie whispers. "Alright, let's get you home, sweetie." Stormie says, wrapping an arm around my shoulder. That exact second is when my phone dinged, telling me it's a notification from one of Ross' social media's. I may or may not have post notifications on for him on everything.
@rossR5: I told you not to come, love! But I still love you @lauramarano
Smiling, I lock up my phone and lean into Stormie's embrace, walking to the car.
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