Chapter 18

Ross' P.O.V

I walk Rocky to the door when he drops the bomb. "We're going on tour in two days!" He exclaims.

I smile. "Okay, for how long?" I ask.

He shrugs. "Five months." He sighs.

I nod and he walks to the car. I close the door and sit on the couch, I begin to think.

Lynnette is going to be here, alone. All alone. My baby, she's not going to have anyone to take care of her. What if someone breaks in? What if someone intentionally hurts her? I won't be here to heal her.

"Ross? Hello!?" I shake my head to get out of my thought. "What's wrong?" Lynn asks as she wipes away a few of my tears.

I shake my head. "Nothing, it's nothing. Did you have fun?" I ask as I notice all the bags scattered throughout the room.

She nods. "Yeah, I got you something!" She says and pulls me into the kitchen. She pulls out a small box, hanging it to me.

"It's amazing, baby! I love it so much!" I exclaim and hug her. It's a guitar pick with her name on one side and mine in the other.

She kisses my cheek. "Good, I'm glad."

She brings everything else upstairs, quickly running back down. "Wanna set up an interview for tomorrow? To tell everyone about the engagement." I blurt.

She looks at me, shocked. "Sure," she giggles.

I walk behind her and wrap my arms around her waist. "I'm going on tour." I whisper.

She looks up from the table, where she's going through the mail. "That's great, when?" She smiles, trying to be strong.

"Two days."

"For how long?" She asks as she turns around in my arms.

I shrug and rest my forehead against hers. "Five months." I say nervously.

She pulls back, quickly. "Five months!? Ross, don't joke with me." She yells.

I shake my head. "I'm not.. but we can call and Skype and text all the time!" I say defensively.

She nods. "Yeah, okay." She sighs and walks into the kitchen.

I follow her and watch her move around, tensely. "Babe, I'll be home before you know it." I say kindly, trying to make it better on her.

She nods again "I know. Umm, did you eat dinner?" She asks, trying to change the subject.

"No, did you?"

"I did, but I'm hungry. I'll order Chinese." She says with attitude.

After about twenty minutes, the food was here and we we're eating. I put the end of the noodle in my mouth, holding out the other end to her. She giggles and we eat it, until our lips meet. I grab the back of her neck, to keep her lips in their place. She pulls back after a few seconds and finishes eating.

"I'll be right back, I have to go to the bathroom." She declares and stands up.

I nod and watch her walk up the stairs. Why is she so pissed? I get its a long time to be gone.. But it isn't my fault. She can't be mad at me before I leave. I need to go on a happy note, leaving my baby in a happy mood.

I was drawn out of my thoughts when she sits back down next to me. "Here," she says and wipes my face with a napkin.

I grab her hand and shove my lips onto hers. I grab her body and carry her to the living room. She kisses back roughly for a few minutes. We pull back, out of breath. "Hi," I whisper, resting my forehead against hers.

"Hi," she repeats.

I pull away from her and sit next to her. She clings onto me. "Lynn, are you okay?" I ask after a half an hour.

She loosens her grip and nods, leaving her head on my chest. "Yeah, I'm fine." She sighs and we continue watching Vampire Diaries.

I sigh and wrap my arm back around her. Around 6 o'clock, I call people. We have an interview at 10:25am tomorrow. Lynnette makes her way to bed around 9 and sets her alarm. I follow her and turn on the tv in our room. She lays on the bed, wearing just one of my shirts. I walk back downstairs and clean up. I shut off the tv in the living room. after walking back upstairs, I see Lynn already fast asleep.

It's only 9:30. Why is she so tired?

I shrug it off and strip to my boxers. I lay next to her, putting my arm around her. She moves her head onto my chest and I rub her back. I watch tv for about two hours before falling asleep, myself.