Ross completely froze when my lips made contact with his. Just when I was about to pull back, obviously thinking that Ross didn’t like this, he cupped my face with his hands and kissed back. Hard. I felt so much passion into this kiss, which I had never felt when kissing Ben. This one kiss made me realize something. It made me realize that I never loved Ben.
I loved Ross.
Oh, my God. I loved Ross Lynch. I loved my best friend.
I was scared when I realized I liked Ross, but I wasn't when I realized I loved him. Why that was, I didn't know. But all I knew was that I loved him. So much.
Eventually we pulled away, the lack of air being the problem. We kind of just stared at each other, and I had no clue what to say. I noticed that Ross' face was red, and I could only assume that mine was as well. His eyes were also a bit widened, and I understood why. I had just kissed my best friend, and as far as he knew, I had no feelings for him.
He was so wrong.
"Do you want to tell me why you kissed me?" He asked softly, wanting to break the silence. I opened my mouth to say something, but no words would come out. "Do you like me?" His voice sounded fragile, like it could break any second.
"No." I finally managed to choke out. His face fell, and my heart broke. "I love you, Ross." It was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Finally admitting my love for my best friend felt amazing. I had never felt this way when I was with Ben, and it just made me realize that I never loved him at all. My relationship with Ben was a lie, but the only good thing that came out of it was my baby. Mine and Ross'.
"You love me?" He repeated, a small smile appearing on his face. I nodded, my lips twitching upwards. "You actually love me?" It was like he couldn't believe it.
"Yes, Ross." I chuckled lightly. "I love you."
In an instant, his lips were pressed against mine. I could feel him smiling widely against my lips, and I couldn't help but do the same. Telling him that I loved him was like giving a little kid a puppy. He looked so happy, and I never wanted to be the person to ruin his happiness.
"You really love me?" He whispered, resting his forehead against mine.
"Yes, Ross." I whispered back. "I love you."
"I love you, too, Sky." His thumb brushed across my bottom lip. "I love you so much."
"Then what took you so long to tell me?" I asked softly. He looked at me, confusion written across his face. "Rydel told me that you've loved me since we were sixteen."
He closed his eyes, sighing. "I'm going to kill her." He muttered. "But to answer your question," He opened his eyes so he was looking directly at me. "I was scared."
"Scared of what?" I brought my hand up to cup his cheek and rubbed my thumb across his cheek bone.
"Scared that you'd reject me." He murmured. "I'd rather live with the fact that you'd never love me than lose you as a best friend. That's why I never told you." I noticed the tears in his eyes, and he looked so pained.
"Ross, you should've told me." I said softly. "I never would have rejected you. I think there was always a part of me that liked you, and it took Ben cheating on me to figuring it out."
"So I'm not dreaming?" He breathed. "I'm not going to wake up and find out you never loved me?"
I let a small laugh escape my throat. "You're not dreaming, Ross." To prove my point, I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. He instantly kissed back, deepening it. This was only our second kiss, and I was already addicted. He was like a drug and I needed more of him.
"You just made me the happiest man alive." He murmured, stroking my cheek with his thumb. "And I'm so happy right now that there is no way I'm going to take a nap."
I giggled, placing a quick kiss on his lips. "Then how about we go out and walk around?"
"Sounds good to me." He smiled. "I want to show off my girlfriend."
"I'm your girlfriend?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
He nodded. "You're my girlfriend." He confirmed.
"Fine then, boyfriend." I loved the way that sounded, and Ross did too since he was smiling widely. "Where do you want to go?"
"We can take a cab to one of the malls." He suggested.
"Alright, let's go." I went to stand up, but Ross grabbed my wrist and pulled me back down.
"Or we can leave in a few minutes." He said, before crashing his lips against mine. I could definitely get used to this.
~*~
Ross and I took a cab to Orlando International Premium Outlets after our makeout session in the hotel had ended. It didn't completely sink in that Ross and I were boyfriend and girlfriend, but what I was feeling was amazing. With his hand laced with mine, I felt complete. As cheesy as it sounded, it was true.
We walked around for a couple of hours, and Ross ended up buying a couple of things for his family. I also bought a couple of things for his family, but mainly for Rydel since I saw a lot of clothes that she would love. But when we approached Carter's, a store for babies and infants, all I could do was stare through the window.
"Do you want to go in?" Ross asked, giving my hand a squeeze.
"I don't know." I admitted. "Is it bad that I'm scared to go in there?"
"Why are you scared?"
"Because looking at the clothes will make this so real." I explained. "I know that seeing the ultrasound and actually having the bump should've made this all real, but I feel like once I buy the clothes, then it's official." I let out a small laugh. "I'm such a weirdo."
"You're not a weirdo, Sky." He told me. "You're about to be a mother, so you're scared. It's completely normal."
"But I don't know if I'm cut out to be a mom." My bottom lip started to quiver, but I refused to cry. "What if I'm a terrible mom, Ross?"
"Hey," He grabbed my shoulders, giving them a little shake. "Don't say that, Sky. You are going to be an amazing mom. Do you remember when we were kids and you would play with you baby doll?" I nodded. "You acted like that baby was real, and you took such good care of it. I have no doubt in my mind that you'll be an amazing mom."
"But that was a doll." I pointed out. "I'm going to have to take care of an actual human baby, and I don't know if I can do that."
"But you're not alone." He told me. "When you told me you were pregnant, I knew right away that I wanted to be there for you and the baby. Biological father or not, I'm there for the both of you. I love you, and I already love the baby. So please don't be scared or worried, Sky. Okay?"
I let his words sink in, and they actually reassured me. "Okay." I murmured.
"Good." He grinned, before placing a soft kiss on my lips. "I love that I can do that now."
I chuckled. "Me too." I looked at the store again, letting a breath escape. "Let's go inside."
"Okay." He took my hand and laced our fingers together, leading me inside. The cool air of the air conditioned store hit me in the face, and it felt nice since it was pretty hot outside.
I scanned the store, my eyes looking through the different clothes available. Almost immediately, my eyes landed on the girls section. Ross noticed where I was looking and pulled me towards the section. I searched through the different sets of clothes that they had, and I couldn't help but smile softly.
"You definitely want a girl." Ross told me, chuckling.
"Maybe." I chuckled as well. I held up a cotton snap-up sleep & play. "But you can't tell me this isn't adorable."
"It's adorable." He confirmed. "But this might be cuter." He showed me a shirt with the words Daddy's Other Chick, and a picture of a chick was was placed in the middle.
"Okay, you win." I announced.
He grinned in victory.
After spending some time in the store, Ross and I eventually left and continued walking around the mall. Looking at all the baby clothes made me realize that I could raise a baby. And I couldn't help but notice how happy Ross looked in the store. He was showing me so many different items of clothing, and they were all girl items. I had a feeling he was hoping for a girl as well, and that brought a smile to my face. He was acting like I was having his baby, and that made my heart flutter in happiness. If anyone asked if Ross was the father of my baby, I would say yes. I meant what I said about Ben being just the sperm donor. He just made the donation. Ross was going to be the father, and that was that.
We spent a couple more hours at the mall, but the exhaustion from being up all day finally caught up to us. We grabbed a cab and went back to the hotel where we took a well needed nap. Even though Ross and I were now together, we still slept in our own beds. I didn't want this relationship moving to fast. I didn't care that we had known each other our entire lives. I wanted nothing ruining this relationship.
I woke up at around six in the evening, and when I looked at Ross' bed, I saw that it was empty. I sat up and leaned against the headboard before calling his name.
"I'm in the bathroom!" He shouted. "And I ordered us room service!"
"'Kay!" I shouted back.
Glancing down at my stomach, I slowly lifted up my shirt and rolled it up so my stomach was showing. I smiled a little at the small bump I had, and grazed the tips of my fingers over it. It was like talking to Ross made me forget all my fears about becoming a mother, because now I was excited. I couldn't wait to bring this child into the world, and I couldn't wait to raise him or her with Ross.
When I heard the bathroom door start to open, I quickly rolled my shirt back down, but kept my hand on my stomach. Feeling the bump just made me feel amazing.
"Hey," Ross smiled softly and walked over to me, giving me a quick kiss. "How'd you sleep?"
"Pretty good." I admitted, smiling at him. "You?"
"Same. But I would've slept better if you were next to me." He gave me a sly grin.
I rolled my eyes and shoved him, but I was smiling. "Not gonna happen, Shor." He rolled his eyes at the use of his middle name. "I'm not rushing into anything, because believe it or not, I want this relationship to last. I don't want another repeat of last time."
"That won't happen." He assured me. "Ben was an idiot for cheating on you, and I won't turn out like him. And I want this relationship to last as well, Sky. I love you, and I'd kill myself if I do anything to hurt you."
"Don't be so extreme." I said.
"I'm just telling the truth." He shrugged. "And as for sharing the same bed, we won't do that until you want to, alright?"
I nodded. "Thanks."
"No problem." I knock at the door was heard, and Ross walked over towards it. "That's our food." A man with a cart walked in, and once Ross gave him a tip, he left, leaving us with our dinner.
As we ate our dinner, we didn't talk. We didn't need to. We never sat in awkward silence, because it was always comfortable silence. Once we were done with our dinner, we put all our dirty dishes on the cart and left it outside for one of the employees to take. Since we didn't feel like staying in our clothes anymore, we changed into our pajamas. I changed in the bathroom since I didn't want Ross watching me change. He would enjoy that, but me? Not so much. Not now at least.
“So,” Ross started, as we got comfortable in our respective beds. “When the time comes, do you want to find out if the baby is a boy or a girl?”
“Honestly? Yes.” I answered. “What about you?”
“What about me?” He asked, confused.
“Do you want to wait or find out what the gender is when the time comes?”
He looked shocked at my question. “You actually want my opinion?”
Slightly chuckling, I got out of bed and crawled into his. I sat on his lap and wrapped my arms around his neck. “Ross, I thought we went through this already? You are going to be the baby’s father, and I want you to make all the decisions with me.”
“You really mean that?” He asked quietly. It was like he couldn’t believe what I was saying.
“I really do.” I nodded in confirmation.
“God, I love you.” He breathed out before pressing his lips to mine in a soft, passionate kiss. With one hand on my cheek, his other hand rested on my stomach. “And I love the baby.”
“And we love you.” I murmured against his lips.
Aw! Sweet ending! And I seriously couldn’t resist having them together. But again, there will be drama. Stay tuned! Vote and comment!