My phone is ringing again.
This is the fifth time Ross has called me in the last two hours. Why has he not figured out that I don't want to talk to him?
I've only been awake for two hours and he called 6 times before I even woke up!
He didn't even bother me last night. I fell asleep and didn't hear from him at all until 9 a.m. this morning when his seventh phone call woke me up.
It's not just calls. It's also texts. Hundreds and thousands of them.
Okay, that was exaggerating. But, there is a ton of messages. I haven't read a single one, either. Not one.
Am I overreacting about all of this? I mean, Ross and I never talked about his relationship with Courtney. I don't think she was ever very fond of me. Most likely because of all the Raura rumors. Courtney and I were nice to each but we were never about to become best friends or anything like that.
Wait. Am I mad that he was lying to me or lying to me about Courtney?
I have to be mad about him just lying to me in general. Courtney has nothing to do with this.
Right?
I was so deep in thought I almost didn't notice the sound of the front door opening.
"I'm back!" A female voice calls out.
All thoughts about my argument with Ross immediately vanish when I hear my sister's voice.
"Vanessa! You didn't tell me you were coming home today!" I shout as I practically run down the stairs to the living room, almost tripping on the way. I'm just too clumsy sometimes.
"I wanted to surprise you!" Vanessa responds when she sees me. She smiles and opens up her arms for a hug and I happily run into them.
"It's been so long since I last saw you. I think it's been almost a month! Where are mom and dad?" I quickly ramble off almost incoherently, smiling back at her.
Vanessa, being my older sister, immediately knows what I said. "They decided to stay in New York for an extra day or two by theirselves."
I'm about to respond when the loud sound of my ringtone goes off again.
Vanessa looks at me expectingly. "Are you going to get that?"
My mood instantly dampens again. "No. It's probably just Ross again."
She furrows her eyebrows at me, "Are you two having problems? You haven't even been together for that long. It's only been a few weeks."
I had called Vanessa and my parents shortly after Ross and I started our fake dating agreement and told them that Ross and I were 'dating'. They, of course, think that we're in a real relationship.
Wait, what does this mean about our agreement? I'm not even speaking to Ross right now. I'm not about to pretend to date him. Does this mean that our fake relationship is over?
"We had a fight yesterday. He won't stop calling and texting me but I haven't responded." I tell Vanessa, frowning as I think about the moment I told Ross to get out yesterday.
"What did you fight about?" She asks, walking over to the couch. She sits down and pats the space next to her to motion me to sit down with her.
I take a seat beside her and look at the ground, "He's hiding something from me. He never told me for sure but I'm pretty sure it's about his past relationship with Courtney."
She places her hand on my thigh, causing me to look up at her, "You should talk to him. Maybe you're just overreacting. Maybe it's not anything to be worried about."
"But why would he lie to me about not hiding something if it's nothing?" I ask her.
"I don't know but the only way to find out is to talk to him. You guys have been friends for so long. Everyone's been waiting for you two to get together for so many years. I'd hate to see it end so quickly." She tells me.
I nod and she stands up, "I'm going to unpack my things. Go at least think about talking to Ross."
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After Ross has called three more times and sent about ten more texts, I finally decide to talk to him.
My phones starts ringing with his 15th call of the day and I answer it but I don't speak.
"Laura?" I hear from the other line.
"Laura, are you there?"
After a few moments of silence I whisper, "Yeah."
I hear him let out a sigh of what sounds like relief.
"Laura, I'm so sorry." He says, "I never should've lied to you."
"You lied about hiding something. What are you hiding from me, Ross?" I quietly ask.
I hear him sigh before he responds, "I haven't been honest to you about my relationship with Courtney."
My breath hitches in my throat.
He continues, "Courtney and I didn't get together like you think we did. We didn't break up like you thought we did. Our whole relationship wasn't what you thought it was."
"What do you mean?" I question slowly. Honestly, I'm terrified of what he's going to say next.
He doesn't speak for several minutes. My patience finally runs out.
"Ross! What do you mean?"
I can hear him breathing. I know he's still there.
"I can't tell you this over the phone. I need to tell you in person." He finally says.
Oh man. This must be important if he has to tell me in person. Now I don't know if I want to know anymore.
"Okay." I say quietly.
"You're probably gonna hate me for it." He tells me.
"I could never hate you." I tell him honestly. I don't think I could ever truly hate Ross Shor Lynch.
"You won't be saying that when I tell you what I have to say."
Before I get a chance to respond, he speaks again.
"Would it be okay if I came over right now?"
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Published: June 21, 2017