Shed Some Light

Here's to Us (Halestorm)

Rey and Ben were trying to work on a new song. Trying being the key word. The problem was that the turn in their relationship made it much harder to concentrate, even when they were writing in Ben's makeshift office rather than his house. "I think you're trying to distract me," Ben told her as Rey ran her fingers through his hair.

"Maybe I am," she laughed. "Or maybe I'm just trying to figure out how you get it so soft." He let out a small laugh, which made her smile. The more she heard his laugh, the more she decided it was her favorite sound. "The last few days have kicked my ass emotionally," she told him. "Don't get me wrong, it was completely worth the end result, but I'm exhausted."

"Which is why we told your band that we were writing yesterday when in reality we were in bed doing absolutely nothing," he reminded her.

"Well, I wouldn't say nothing," Rey grinned suggestively at the memory.

"Very true," he smiled before kissing her. "Definitely doesn't count as nothing."

"So," Rey started reluctantly. "I was thinking, I know a way that you might be able to get the band to like you more," she bit her lip and Ben was curious as to where it was going. He didn't say anything, expecting her to tell him. "You know Rose?" she asked nervously, to which he just nodded. "Well, her sister, Paige, is a bassist."

Ben immediately knew where this conversation was going and he didn't like it, "Rey, I can't just add your friend's sister to the band because you want your friends to like me." He move away from her a little so he could turn to look at her."

"I'm not asking you to," Rey quickly responded. "I'm just asking you to give her a chance. That's all. If you don't like her I'm not asking that you ask her to be part of the band, just that you hear her play. I'm not going to be mad at you if she doesn't make the band," she promised.

Ben let out a sigh, "Okay, but Cass and Jason will be listening first. If they like her I'll listen, but I'm a little bias right now."

Rey beamed at his words, "Thank you." She practically pounced on him to kiss him. "You won't regret it!"

Ben wasn't able to respond because they both noticed the doorknob turning, causing Rey to jump off him as if he was on fire. She could tell he was a little hurt by her actions, but was trying to act as if nothing was wrong. His face was so expressive it was almost impossible for him to hide what he was feeling.

Jason walked in, looking between the two of them. It was obvious he was suspicious that he had interrupted something, but didn't say anything about it. "Hey, have you guys looked at social media lately?" he asked.

"No, why?" Rey asked as she pulled out her phone. Her jaw dropped as she read through multiple posts. Apparently someone had seen them out together, looking too friendly. It wasn't as if they were kissing, but people were taking their body language and how close they were and saying it meant they were in a relationship.

"I mean, you guys had to have seen this coming, right? You used to go out almost every night to Jakku Bar after writing," Jason told them. He wasn't wrong; they both should have seen it coming, especially once Ben was back in the public eye.

"But this picture was taken weeks ago," Rey wasn't sure how to handle it and was panicking.

Ben let out a frustrated groan. As much as he didn't want to deny it, he knew he had to for Rey. He just hoped that it came as frustration for the rumor, not his frustration with Rey for keeping it a secret. It'd be so much easier if he could just own up to it and be seen in public with her with no issues.

@BenSolo
Let me set the record straight. Rey is just a close friend.

Ben went through every social media platform that he was on and posted the same thing, but he wasn't happy about it.