The Only One

Chapter 11

It's 5:55 right now and Ryan is going to be picking me up to go to Santa Monica at 6.

I'm honestly pretty nervous for tonight. I've decided that tonight I'm going to tell Ryan how I feel about him. I was supposed to do it last week, but ya know, we had that little mishap with my brother.

I've really been trying not to think about what's happened in the past two days, because if I actually let the thought cross my mind that this is actually happening, I will have a mental breakdown.

The only person that I can really talk to about this, other than Ryan of course who I don't wanna bore to death, is Bex. But I'm mad at her right now. I can't just call her up and use her for a minute, then go back to ignoring her.

So for the time being, I'm just gonna pretend my dad is still with the army. Everything is fine with him, he's protecting the country with all his buddies, and in 6 months, he'll be home safe and sound. If only.

My phone starts blaring Downtown Girl again, and this time I look to see that it's Bex calling. Ignore.

In a second, Ryan is knocking at my door and I grab my sweatshirt, keys, and my phone and go to meet him outside.

He seems to really take in my appearance.

"Hanna, you look gorgeous!" He says.

"Thanks, and hello to you too." I smirk.

"Haha, sorry, hey Han." He smiles. It's so good to have him back in my life.

"So, uh, are you guys excited for the gig tomorrow night?" I ask. I can't think of anything else to say! This is kind of awkward...

"Um, yeah, definitely! Are you coming? I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to, I'm not sure if Maggie's coming."

"I'd love to come, Ryan." I smile. "Even if Maggie's not there, as long as you're there, I'll be fine." Oh my god, did I really just say that?!?! I turn a deep shade of red, and Ryan blushes just a little, but tries to wipe it away with a slight chuckle.

"Good. We love having you. Oh! And Cam is going to be back with us for tomorrows show!" Ry exclaims. I love when Cam is at the shows. He's hysterical.

"Awesome! I haven't seen him in a while!"

"Yeah, we haven't talked much either. He's been focused on helping his cousin at the moment. But everything seems to be going back to normal."

"Thank god." I say quietly.

Soon enough, we arrive at Santa Monica and immediately get some dinner.

Then we get tickets for some rides and go in the photo booth, of course right? That's kind of our thing!

We pose for four random pictures, and then take a walk on the beach.

This is my time to tell him. I can tell him everything right now. The moment is perfect.

We stop at about 10 yards from the water, and Ryan grabs both of my hands.

"I need to tell you something!" The both of us say in unison.

"Okay, you first." I say.

"No, Han, you first." Ryan says.

I shake my head, in agreement. Okay. Why not? I need to tell him at some point.

"Okay, look Ry, I've wanted to tell you this for a while now. I...well...when I first met you.." Ah, how do I say this? "Look, at the meet and greet that day, it was different. You were different. You made it perfect. It was one of the best nights of my life. And then when you picked me to rap with you and you pretended not to recognize me, it was amazing.

"I spend so much of my time alone, and I'm not trying to sound like a pouty, negative girl here, but you made it different. You made me feel special. You made me feel like I meant something.

"And I never in a million years thought that I'd ever even get the chance to talk to you. So when I saw you here that day, I knew that it meant something. We were meeting eachother again for a reason.

"As many times as I talked about you guys in school to my friends, they just got frustrated with me. They would say, "You talk about them too much!" But you know what? You guys had such an impact on my life. You came into my life in a time when I was in need. Without my family home, you were always there for me. You were there for me to turn to, and I knew you always would be.

"I never ever thought that you'd actually be standing next to me as you were there for me. I always thought that you'd be there behind the music.

"Ryan, what I'm trying to say is thank you so much for always being there, and I know that even more now, you always will be." I pause and smile at him.

"As the crazed fan that I am, Ry, I always said to my friends, 'Oh my gosh, I love Ryan Follese! He's so perfect in every way. I'm in love with him!' But I never ever thought that love would become real. It was a crazy fangirl looking up to idol."

Goodness, this is so hard! "What I'm really trying to say -" I begin again, but Ryan drops my hands, and cups my face in his hands again, and leans down and kisses me. It wasn't a kiss that was full force, it was...light. It was the type of kiss that made your knees tremble, and your heart flutter.

I never want him to pull away, but when he does he says, "I love you, Hanna. There is no denying that fact. You are the girl I want to be with. You are perfect for me and I'm crazy about you."

His words really wanna make me cry. I throw my arms around him, and rest my head on his shoulder, and say, "I love you too Ryan."

He smiles one of the biggest smiles I've ever seen. His smile could explain exactly how I'm feeling right now. I am the luckiest person in the world. He means everything to me, and I never want to let him go.

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OH MY GOD THEY'RE FINALLY TOGETHER!!! I'M SOOO EXTREMELY HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!! IM LIKE RUNNING AROUND MY HOUSE SCREAMING!!!

LOL THAT'S NOT TRUE. BUT! IM WATCHING MEGAN AND LIZ VIDEOS RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY I LIKE IT LIKE THAT, AND THEY'RE MAKING ME EXTREMELY HAPPY!

AND IM ALSO THINKING ABOUT HOT CHELLE RAE, OBVIOUSLY RIGHT?! I'VE MEET NASH AND RYAN, AND THEN NASH THREW A GUITAR PICK AT ME, AND THEN RK PICKED MY FIRST TO RAP WITH THEM. AAANNNNNDDDD IM GOING TO AN HCR CONCERT IN LIKE LESS THAN A WEEK.

HAHA IM REALLY HYPER RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF MY EXCITEMENT OF THIS NEW COUPLE, SO IM GOING TO LET YOU GO. BUT TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK! :D

(Lol, this A/N was written like waaayyy back in October ;D hahaha)