"You guys ready to go yet?" Violet calls through the door as she knocks on it.

"We'll be there in a minute Violet." Ray Call's back to her as he rubs Rose's hair. "Come on Rose, we need to go so we can eat. We haven't eaten all day and I know you're hungry." He says softly as he pulls away and looks at her face that's tear-stained. "So emotional...but I understand why." He sighs as he wipes her tears away with his thumbs.

"Sorry." Rose whispers as she grabs tissues and wipes her face. "I don't usually cry so much. I'm used to pain but this is more of fear and heartache."

"Heartache?" Ray asks curiously and sits on the bed.

"I had locked my heart away but you found it and when I heard what you did to those other girls it hurt and then all this talk of love scares me that I'll end up like those other girls. My heart says I won't but my mind says I will and it causes the fear and heartache." Rose says while wiping her eyes. She looks in the mirror and sighs heavily. "Vi!" She calls for her friend.

"Yeah Rose?" She asks while opening the door slowly.

"You're the makeup queen, help me out so I look at least somewhat presentable when we go out." Rose groans as she looks in the mirror at her puffy red eyes.

"Help you out?" Violet asks as she walks up to her, Rose turns and looks at her which makes Violet gasp. "What happened?!" She shouts and looks at Ray with a mean expression on her face. "What did you do to her?!"

"I didn't do anything but tell her I love her." Ray says calmly as he holds his hands up.

"You know that's a touchy subject for her." Violet grumbles as she sifts through the makeup bag.

"It's not my fault she feels the same way." Ray says defensively and smiles a bit because he knows Violet is going to freak out.

"She does?!" She squeals as she looks at Ray then looks at Rose. "You do?!" She shouts Rose nods her head, yes causing Violet to scream excitedly.

"What's all the screaming about?" Hunter asks with annoyance as he walks in with his hands over his ears.

"Ray and Rose love each other!" Violet shouts as she jumps up and down making everyone laugh.

"I never thought I'd hear that Ray loves anyone besides himself." Hunter laughs as he leans against the wall.

"Says the lone Hunter." Ray smirks at him.

"Shut it, Rain man, I'm not alone anymore." Hunter grins while Violet blushes.

"So you two are official now?" Rose asks with a smile as Violet starts applying her makeup.

"Yeah. Last night we talked everything over and decided to get together. Judging by the moans we heard and the love confession we know it's official for you guys too." Violet smiles as she applies the finishing touches. "There. Now you're ready to go."

"Yeah. We umm...have gotten a lot closer." Rose admits while blushing from embarrassment.

"Obviously." Violet giggles and rolls her eyes. "Let's go eat! I'm starving and I know you guys are too after your sexcapades earlier." She teases as she grabs Rose's hand and pulls her out of her room.

"Violet!" Rose shouts with embarrassment causing Ray to bust up laughing. Rose looks over her shoulder to see Ray walking out of her room still laughing with a huge smile on his face.

"It's good to see you so happy." Hunter says and pats Ray's back.

"It's good to be happy." He smiles as he walks to the front door where they are. "Let's go." He says while opening the door.

Everyone leaves the apartment and Rose locks the door behind them. They follow Ray to his car, he unlocks it and everyone gets in. Rose is beside him in the passenger seat and Hunter and Violet are in the backseat.

As Ray drives them to the restaurant he reaches over and grabs Rose's hand. She looks at him with a shocked expression at first then smiles when she sees him smiling.

"Never thought I'd see this." Hunter teases from the back seat.

"Get used to it because there's going to be a lot more firsts." Rose says a bit proudly causing Ray to look at her and smile more. He's happy she's gotten used to Hunter pointing things out and she's no longer upset about it.

"We're finally here." Ray says happily when they pull up to the restaurant.

"Finally! Let's go eat!" Rose shouts as they get out of the car making everyone laugh.

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"I'm stuffed." Hunter groans as they walk back to the car.

"I'm not surprised. You ate all of your food and you ordered a lot!" Violet shouts while laughing as she carries her bag that has her leftovers in it. "You guys are a lot too. I guess your sexcapades made you that hungry huh?" She teases as they reach Ray's car.

"Shut up Violet!" Rose whisper yells as Ray unlocks the car while smiling at what they are saying.

"Let's get back home. Violet, are you going to your apartment or are you wanting to stay with Hunter tonight?" Ray asks with a big grin on his face as he sees Violet is blushing furiously.

"I'm going home tonight. So I can sleep in my own bed. Not that I mind cuddling with Hunter and sleeping." Violet rambles while fidgeting with her bag after we all get in the car.

"I didn't say anything about cuddling Violet." Ray teases causing Violet to squeak.

"She's not that type Ray. She's saving herself for marriage." Rose tells him as she places her hand on his arm.

"Really?" Ray asks with shock and looks back at Violet and Hunter, Violet is extremely embarrassed and Hunter is beyond shocked. "Wow. I admire you being able to resist for this long. You're missing out but man, I'll tell you now once you start you can't stop." Ray laughs as he starts the car. "You two get married and I know you'll both have tons of fun."

"Ray!" Rose shouts but ends up laughing.

"Hunter isn't a Virgin so he has experience. I have no doubt he's going to be in heaven teaching her everything and once she starts I just know she's going to be all over him." Ray says with so much amusement in his voice and a big grin on his face.

"Rose make your boyfriend shut up." Violet grumbles with annoyance from the back seat.

"Ray quit teasing them now." Rose says firmly but is still smiling.

"Alright, alright." He groans but still has an amused grin on his face. "Hunter it's your stop." He says as he pulls up to some apartments not far from the one's Rose and Violet stay in.

"Alright. I'll see you guys later." Hunter sighs then gives Violet a kiss before he exits the car. He stands there watching the car as it drives off, he feels sad being separated from Violet but he knows they do need distance once in a while.

"Last stop is your apartments." Ray smiles as our apartments come into view.

"You're going home after you drop us off?" Violet asks as he pulls into our parking lot.

"Nope. I'm staying with Rose again tonight." He replies with a big smile as they exit the car.

"You want him to stay Rose?" Violet asks as everyone walks inside.

"I do. I enjoy sleeping in his arms." Rose admits then blushes once she realizes what she said.

"Awww! I'm so happy you're finally happy Rose!" Violet says happily and hugs her tightly. "You guys go relax. I'll see you later Rose." She says as she opens her apartment.

"Bye Vi." Rose waves as her and Ray keep walking to her apartment.

"You enjoy sleeping in my arms that much?" Ray asks with happiness and amusement in his voice.

"I do. I've never been as relaxed as I was when I slept with you." Rose admits bashfully as she unlocks her apartment and opens the door.

"Then I need to spend the night with you more often because I'll admit I slept really good as well when I had you in my arms." Ray admits with a slight blush on his cheeks as they walk into her apartment. "You smell like Roses and your skin is so soft like Rose petals." He says in a soft tone as he faces her and gently rubs her arms. "You can calm me, excite me, arouse me and relax me all at once...and I love it." He says while looking into her eyes.

"I have that kind of effect on you?" Rose asks shyly as she looks into his eyes as well.

"Only you Rose. Only you have ever had such an impact on me. Any other girl wouldn't have even the slightest effect on me but you, you affect me so much and in such a good way." He says softly as he gently runs his hand down her cheek.

"Only you actually care about me, Ray." Rose sighs as she wraps her arms around his neck. "I don't want to cry again. Just know you mean a lot to me." She giggles slightly but you can hear the emotional her voice.

"And you mean a lot to me, more than you know." Ray smiles as he wraps his arms around her waist and pulls her close to him. She lays her head on his chest as they stand in the middle of the living room wrapped up in a comfortable embrace, a feeling of content and relaxation that neither of them has felt before. "Want to go lay down in your bed? You can get lost in my tattoo again." Ray teases and laughs a little at the memory of her getting entranced by his tattoo.

"That sounds amazing actually." Rose says with a small laugh as she lifts her head up and looks at him. "Let's go." She pulls away but grabs his hand and pulls him to her room.

"Guess I should strip." Ray smiles and removes his shirt.

"You won't hear any complaints from me." Rose grins as she watches him strip.

"I don't think I'll ever hear you complain about me stripping." Ray says amusingly as he removes his pants and stands there in just his boxers. "Now what about you?"

"What about me?" Rose asks innocently as she sits on the bed and crosses her legs.

"You aren't going to lay down fully dressed are you?" He asks while folding his arms across his chest and raising an eyebrow.

"No. I'm going to change."

"So you are going to strip." He grins and sits down in a chair she has in the corner of her room.

"You want me to strip for you?" She asks with a smile forming. She knows the answer but she wants to hear him say it.

"Yes, I do." He replies firmly with a grin still on his face. "So do it."

She looks at him and sees the anticipation on his face and a playful smirk on his lips. "Alright then. But no touching until I'm done. Understand?"

"I can do that." He shrugs.

"We'll see." She grins as she starts a striptease for him. She watches with amusement as he grips the arms of the chair tightly while he watches her. She twirls and dances for him as she slowly strips off her clothes piece by piece. "Enjoying the show?" She asks when she gets down to her bra and panties.

"Yes." He whispers as he finally relaxes. She smiles and reaches behind her back to unhook her bra. "You're trying to torture me aren't you?" He asks uncomfortably as she unhooks it.

"No. Just bug you a bit." She smiles as she lets the bra slide down and off her arms. "You ok?" She asks with a grin as she sees him grip the chair again.

"Put something on before I tackle you to the bed and make you scream in pleasure." Ray growls as he stares at her standing a few feet away from him.

"I want you to make me scream in pleasure." Rose smiles and takes a step closer to him, he looks at her shocked at first then smiles as he stands up. "But first, I want to experience the romantic and passionate side of sex."

"So do I Rose and it's an experience that I'm happy to be sharing with you." Ray smiles as Rose lays back on the bed and he climbs on top of her.