One Shot Ryan Ross ft. Lore

Saskia takes me by the hand and together we enter the garden. Once inside I lock eyes with Pete.
He smiles at me, followed by a wave. I follow his gaze and set my eyes on his beautiful wife Ashlee.
Suddenly I feel a little kid pulling my dress. I look down and see Bronx.
‘Hi!’ he says and runs away towards his parents. As we come closer Ashlee gives me a hug.
‘Hi, haven’t seen you here in a long time,’ She says.
‘I know, busy busy,’ I tell her. I step aside to let Ashlee hug Saskia. I walk over to Bronx and Pete.
I hug them both.
‘Hi guys!’ I tell them. ‘Bronx, you’ve grown so much since last time!’
‘I know, I’m five now!’ He says while showing me the number with his hand.
I look at Pete as he rolls his eyes.
‘Damn girl, you look hot!’ He says to me and at the same time smiling at Ashlee.
‘You shouldn’t tease her like that Pete,’ I tell him.
‘But I love you… and you do look hot!’ He says.
‘Oke, listen. I know we’ve dated for a while, before you met Ashlee. But she is your wife and the mother of you son. You should be faithful to her.’ I say, trying to sound serious.
‘How’ve you been?’ I ask him.
‘Well, I’ve been fine. Bronx is fine. Ashlee is pregnant. You know, all day kind of stuff,’ he says.
‘Oke, well sounds normal.’ I say. I nod at him and look at Bronx. The little boy is so cute.
Then suddenly the word pregnant comes to mind.
‘WHAT?!’ I yell a little too hard. He hushes me.
‘Did you just say that Ashlee is pregnant?’ I ask him.
Ashlee joins us as she whispers a yes into my ear.
‘But it’s in an early state, so please don’t tell anyone,’ Ashlee says.
I nod and with the minute my smile grows wider.
When I stand in line for the barbecue Pete joins me.
‘So, how’s the love life in Lore land?’ He asks.
‘Not so good, but that’s fine. I’m too busy anyways.’ I tell him.
‘Well that’s too bad because I have this friend who would really like to meet you.’ He says.
‘Not interested Pete. Not interested…’ I say. I fill my plate with some roasted veggies and walk out of the line to take place at an empty table.
I enjoy my veggies and the delicious sauce as I hear someone cough.
I ignore it and lock eyes with Saskia. Her eyes grow wide. Just the look in her eyes makes me want to turn around.
So I do and my eyes lock with his.
‘Is this seat taken?’ He asks.
“No, of course not,’ I say. ‘But are you sure you want to sit right next to me?
He smiles.
‘I’ll take my chances,’ He says.
I hold out my hand and take his.
‘I’m Lore,’ I tell him.
‘I kind of already knew that,’ He says.
‘I’m Ryan,’ He says, shaking my hand.
‘I kind of already knew that,’ I say.
He laughs out loud.
I’m still surprised when I get in the car later that night.
It looks like Saskia is in shock. She met Bryan Greenberg today. He turned out to be a friend of Pete.
I met Ryan Ross, lead guitarist from Panic At The Disco. And he asked me to come over to his place tomorrow. To meet the rest of Panic At The Disco. How fantastic.
Turned out that Ryan is actually a funny guy. He has a lot of humor and he’s really kind.
He told me all about the ‘celebrity’ life. And he actually thinks it sucks.
He loves his co-musicians at heart but sometimes, he wishes that he could just hide in a dark room and never come out.
I had to laugh about that. But he was serious. So he didn’t really appreciate it.
But it’s just so weird… he has a dream life that everybody dreams about. And he wants out… sometimes.
Saskia enters my room and holds a cute dress with black and white polka dots.
‘You should wear this,’ She says.
‘I’m just visiting. It’s not a date Sas…’ I tell her.
‘Of course it is a date. This could be the rest of your life. You have to look nice!’ She says.
I finish my make up and take the dress out of her hands.
I get out of my car and enter the garden. I ring the doorbell and wait for someone to answer.
The door gets opened by Ryan himself.
‘Hi,’ He says and a smile appears on his face. ‘Come in.’
I enter the small house and feel amazed. I don’t have time to say a word because Brendon enters the room.
‘Dude, hurry up!’ He says. He waves at me and then disappears back into the room.
‘I expected it to be bigger,’ I tell Ryan.
‘I like cozy,’ He answers.
I startle as he takes me by the hand. He notices.
‘Am I allowed?’ He asks. I nod.
He takes me to the garden where the rest of the band members reside.
‘Ready?’ Ryan asks them. They all jump of their chairs and run towards the great length of grass.
‘What are you planning?’ I ask Ryan as his hand is still locked with mine.
‘Baseball!’ He says. He sees my eyes grow wide and then look down. I’m wearing super cute heels.
‘Aw, it’s okay. I’m not such a sports fanatic anyways.’ I tell him.
He looks disappointed but he agrees.
‘You can keep the score,’ He suggests. I smile and nod.
Together we walk towards the grass.
When he lets go of my hand I feel the sparkle disappear. And I don’t like the feeling.
It looks like he feels the same way because his happy face turns kind of depressed.
The boys are playing their game as I watch them, sitting in the grass.
Suddenly I get lifted from my thoughts as Brendon yells at me.
‘You’re a real lady. Sitting in the grass and the boys do all the work.’ He says.
‘Well, even though I enjoy the summer Brendon, for you I will join,’ I say.
As I take of my heels I watch as his eyes grow bigger.
I enter the field and feel the grass between my toes. I feel alive.
Later that day we all sit at the dining table. The weather is nice and the crowd I hang with is fantastic.
After I joined the game everybody went from really awkward to really super nice.
Especially Jon. Of course I had seen all of them on stage from time to time, but on television only Brendon and Ryan stood out. Jon never seemed like an attention ‘whore’.
But it turns out that he has an amazing heart. Filled with love for everyone. He actually told me that he used to earn money by entertaining the older people. It made me fall in love.
But that love disappears in an instance when I look into those beautiful eyes of Ryan.
We lock eyes and suddenly the crowded place gets all quiet.
‘Oke guys. Time for us to go.’ Jon says, giving me a wink.
‘Yeah, come and join us soon at a concert Lore. We’ll give you all the benefits!’ Brendon says with a laugh.
‘Because you rock!’ Spencer says.
We all laugh at that comment and Ryan and I stay behind in the garden as the rest of the guys leave.
Ryan hands me a drink and joins me on the grass.
‘I have to tell you, I met you last night. But you are very likeable,’ Ryan Says.
I smile and look at his face. It looks happy.
‘I have a question. What you told me at the barbeque, about sometimes wanting to just get out…’ I say.
‘Yeah…?’ He responds.
‘Did you mean it?’ I ask him.
‘I think I did. I mean, I love Pete for making us so well known. But I just have very little private life. And that sucks.’ He tells.
‘But don’t you like the advantages?’ I ask him.
‘Yeah. But for instance. I really want to get to know you. But I know that I’ll be going on tour soon and I can’t get to know you better while being on stage. And that sucks.’ He says.
‘But you’ll be back right? So what’s the big deal?’ I ask him.
‘Like I said, you’re easy to like. Imagine how easy it will be for me to miss you,’ He says.
I smile and move closer to him. He puts his arm around my waist and we just sit there, enjoying the evening sun.
When it’s almost midnight I help him clean up the mess the boys of PATD left behind. I wash the dishes and he dries them. When we’re finished I feel an arm around my waist.
‘So, now that we’ve done our chores, do you want me to take you home?’ Ryan whispers in my ear.
I close my eyes and think it through.
‘Do you have a better idea instead?’ I ask him. But a part of me hopes that he’ll take me home.
Ryan turns me around so that my face is facing his.
‘Well, maybe…’ He says. Slowly his face moves closer to mine and then our lips touch.
Then, out of nowhere Ryan stops.
‘But that’s all you’ll get for now. I want to get to know you first,’ He says with a faint grin across his face.
I smack him on his chest but I laugh.
I get another kiss when he brings me home. I notice a curtain movement upstairs. This means that I’ll have to describe the whole day to Saskia. I wave Ryan goodbye and enter the house. I walk upstairs to our apartment and find Saskia on my bed.
‘Well, how did it go?’ She asks, trying to hide her enthusiasm.
I sit down beside her and start telling the short version. Including the kiss part.
When I end, the look in Saskia’s eyes is set to happy.
‘But was it a night that will bring you the rest of your life?’ She asks.
‘We’ll see, now get out because I’m exhausted,’ I tell her.
She giggles and leaves the room, only to predict something by the door.
‘Have sweet dreams, about Ryan,’ she says.
The next morning I meet Saskia in the kitchen.
‘I forgot to ask, how was Bryan Greenberg?’ I ask her.
‘Well…. He’s taking me out for diner!’ She says with a big smile across her face.
‘That’s amazing, I’m happy for you,’ I tell her.
‘But it’s just so weird, why would a super cool guy like him, like a simple girl like me?’ She asks.
‘That’s easy, Sas. You’re very likeable!’ I tell her followed by a hug. After that I leave the house to go see Ryan.
When I get to the front door of his place I don’t even have to ring the doorbell.
Ryan opens the door just before I have the chance. He takes me by the hand and pulls me inside the house.
He kisses me willingly, almost like never wanting to let go.
When he stops he sees the twinkle in my eyes.
‘I have a surprise for you!’ He says.
‘Oh em gee, I love surprises!’ I tell him.
‘Close your eyes, please?’ He asks.
I close them and do as I am told, I hold out my hands.
Suddenly I feel a box in my hand. I open my eyes and see a box with Belgian chocolate.
‘Yummy, the best chocolate in the world!’ I tell him and smile.
‘I thought a girl from Belgium would appreciate some Belgian chocolate,’ He says.
‘Thank you, Ryan,’ I tell him. I give him a gentle kiss and then open the box.
Inside there is a short note. It says.
‘Ask Ryan what he has planned!’
‘What have you planned, Ryan?’ I ask him, starting to get a little bit suspicious.
‘Well, I have this idea. Do you remember that I told you about going on tour? Well, it turns out that the tour starts in about a week. But the case is, we have to be present a few days before. So that means that I will have to leave in a day,’ He says.
Suddenly I feel sad. He notices.
‘But I have this plan, and I’m hoping you’ll agree,’ He says.
‘Let’s hear the plan,’ I tell him.
‘Well, the thing is. We also have a tour date in Belgium. And I was thinking… Maybe you would like to come with me… on this tour?’ He asks.
When I get over the shock I tell Ryan my answer is yes. A loud yes!
It turns out that I will be gone for over a month, and after that he’ll give me the choice to stay with him or leave for the USA.
Right now I’m in a limousine with Ryan, sometimes giving him a gentle kiss.
We’re on our way to pick up the rest of the guys.
I told Saskia all about this and she couldn’t be more excited. She was thrilled and told me to make lots of pictures, and of course… stay in touch.
The pros of this trip are that I get to see my family again. Not for long, but everything is better than not at all. I miss my mom and dad. And I’m wondering how my sister is doing.
Besides seeing my family I get to see all the big cities in Europe. Like Rome, and Barcelona. You name it! That makes me feel excited. I actually can’t wait.
A day later, when we arrive at Heathrow airport the fans of PATD start screaming. Everybody is yelling their names and asking for pictures and autographs.
While Ryan is handing out photographs with the rest of the boys, I’m told to stay behind.
I figure to go window shopping. Suddenly I feel a hand connect with mine.
Ryan kisses me on the cheek and asks me what I’m doing.
‘Well, I’ve brought some clothes, but not a whole lot. But I’m just window shopping, there’s no way that I could ever afford this!’ I tell him.
He starts laughing and pulls me into a shop.
An hour later we leave the shop with some bags filled with clothes.
After the first concert the fans make a shout out. They want more. So they get more.
All I want is some private time with Ryan. I enjoyed the whole concert, but the experience is just different if you’re backstage instead of in the crowd.
When the show has finally come to an end Ryan joins me.
‘Did you like it?’ He asks me.
‘Yeah… I did.’ I tell him, with a fake smile. The look in his eyes changes.
‘What’s wrong?’ He asks.
‘Will you be okay if I enjoy the rest of the concerts from the fans point of view?’ I ask him.
‘Don’t you like it up here? With free drinks and all,’ He asks.
‘I do, and don’t get me wrong but it’s just different. And since I’m also a fan of your music, I feel more comfortable with the crowd,’ I tell him, this time with an honest smile.
‘I get it. I really do. I just hope you’ll have fun, ‘ He says.
‘Honey, as long as you’re around… I will have fun!’ I tell him.
Together we enter the hotel room. Although we know each other for some time now, we’ve never spend the night together. Never even lay in the same bed.
When the door is closed Ryan kissed me on my shoulder. It makes electric shock’s appear.
That night it amazing. Ryan is amazing.
And, of course, the rest of the tour is amazing.
After a month he asks me the question to stay or go.
With a kiss I convince him to let me stay. I wouldn’t be happier any place else than at his side.