When It Rains (Riker Lynch Fanfic)

Repeating Days

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Riker was in a band.

As soon as the realization struck me, I felt my heart sink. It was happening all over again. Somehow among the three point eight million or so people living in Los Angeles, I managed to find another guy who was in a band. What were the chances? It seemed almost impossible, and yet, here I was.

"Aww, he's in a family band," Jen said with a grin, her eyes still glued to the magazine. "Personally, I think family guys are hot. And it says here he has three younger brothers; two are in the band, Ross and Rocky."

"Jen."

"This Rocky guy is pretty cute; he's eighteen, which is a bit young, but I've dated guys that are younger than me before..."

"Jen!"

She lifted her head to meet my eyes with a questioning look. "What?"

"We have a more pressing concern here," I reminded.

Jen shrugged. "I don't see a problem."

"He's in a band."

"So?"

I fixed her with a hard stare. "Derek is in a band. You remember Derek, my ex-boyfriend?"

Jen's eyes widened as she realized my point and an awkward silence settled in the room. "Oh. Right."

I let out a groan and covered my face with my hands, letting my head fall back against the couch. I should've seen this coming. Riker was an incredibly nice, sweet, funny, caring, and simply amazing guy. In fact, he was close to perfect.
But like any other person, he wasn't. Everyone had some sort of fault, but I had let my emotions get the best of me and chose to ignore the fact that he may have had any.

This was what I had been trying to avoid; jumping into a relationship too quickly. And now I was back to where I had been when I was with Derek.

I could already see it now. We'll start off talking on the phone everyday, and then as the months go on, the phone calls will become fewer to only twice a week, until eventually, we'll stop talking completely.

That was how it was with Derek. After his band had started touring, it was like he became a totally different person. Even those rare occasions when he was home, he was still busy with his band or out partying with friends.

I was never the paranoid nor jealous type, but sometimes I couldn't help thinking that those days he was off somewhere with someone more fun; more prettier than me. Someone who wasn't spending most of her time studying.

Nevertheless, despite my busy schedule, I always made the time for him when he was home. But he couldn't seem to get away from the exciting and fun-filled life that being in a band offered. He was addicted, never making any time for our relationship anymore.

I was quickly running out of options, and I was afraid of losing him. So, one regretful night, I decided to give him a special part of me that I swore I would save for the right person; someone I cared about and loved deeply.

Which had been a mistake.

I became desperate and stupid enough to believe that losing my virginity to him would somehow fix our relationship and bring us closer; more than we've ever been before. Boy, was I wrong.
Because after an awful fight, he just up and left one morning and never came back.

The fact that the whole band thing was happening again, with Riker, made me think that the universe had it out for me.

"You have to admit," Jen started, amused. "It's kind of funny. I mean, what are the chances of you finding another band guy? It's like you have this invisible field around you that only seems to attract guys who play instruments."