Lynch's Girl

Part 7

Two days later, we had our things packed for a two month tour. Rydel had helped Rylie pack her things so I didn't have to then we loaded everything in the bus. Our first show was about three hours away so not too bad but not fun either. It only took a little while for us to all start getting irritated. Rylie really didn't like long drives which made the drive even more fun.

"Are we there yet, daddy?" Rylie asked for the hundredth time.

"Rylie, stop asking that. We will be there when we get there." I snapped. She huffed and sat on the ground. Only five minutes later we pulled up to the studio. Now there was three hours until the show but there were already some fans lined up. We decided to quickly say hi then go inside.

"Hey, guys!" Ross exclaimed. The girls screamed and starting jumping up and down. I had Rylie in my arms and she had her arms wrapped tightly around my neck.

"Riker, is that Rydel's daughter? We saw her with Rydel in a photo the other day." a girl said. The press had released pics of Rydel and Rylie together and claimed that Rylie was Rydel's daughter even though she said she was her niece.

"No, she's my daughter." I told them.

"Who's her mom?" another asked. Well how do I answer that? If I say she was adopted then she might not feel like part of the family. So I just made my way inside and set Rylie down. She ran down the long rows of seats while I walked to the front. Soon my siblings followed then we had to do a sound check.

"Rylie, come check my microphone." I say. Rylie runs over and I move my electric guitar out of the way and pick her up so she can reach the mic.

"Hello!" she yelled. The mic was definitely on! We all backed away from the speakers as they screeched and Rylie plugged her ears. Now we practice. 

~Maia's P.O.V.~ 

I walk backstage of the concert and see a little blonde girl with a phone. She looks maybe five or six and is taking pictures of R5. I don't recognize her so I walk over and stand beside her. 

"Hey, what are you doing back here?" I ask. 

"My daddy told me to wait here for him. Wait, you play Mack on Teen Beach. Aren't you Uncle Ross's girlfriend?" she questions. Uncle Ross? So this must be Riker's new daughter. 

"No. I'm just his friend. My name is Maia. What's your's?" I ask. 

"Rylie." she answers. We sit together until the show is over when everyone comes back to greet us. 

"Maia! I didn't know you were coming." Rydel exclaims. 

"She's Ross's girlfriend." Rylie says. We all laugh and she looks at us confused. "What? She's a girl and his friend." 

"Oh. That makes more sense." Ellington replies. We joke around backstage before heading back out to the tour bus and getting in. I'm supposed to go with them for two more stops then I'll break off in Philadelphia and go my own way. It was a cheap way to travel and we're all friends so it works well.