A Year With R5

Home sweet home

Lucy's POV

When I arrived in the airport I was bombarded by my friends. "Gosh I've missed you two!" I exclaim as we break our hug. They didn't bother ask how everything was cause they had been in contact through out the year. "You dyed your hair" Callie says as we walk out of the terminal. "Yeah, I thought it would be better than black" I reply. Suddenly my phone went off. I checked it to see a text from Riker.

Riker

Have you landed yet?  Missing you like crazy

Riker.

I smile before replying.

Lucy

Yeah... Missing you too! I'll Skype you when I get home okay?

Luce

I then put my phone away and tell them some of the things that had happened over the past few days. "That is amazing Luce. But we have something to tell you as well" Rose says "Some of our friends wanted to start a band but the lead, who was our main guitarist and vocalist quit. So we were wondering if you wanted to take her place?" She finishes. I smile "of course I would" I answer. We continue to talk about the band and other random things until we got home. I then rush to my laptop and open up Skype and call Riker. It rings one. Two. Three times until he picks up. His eyes look tired and his hair was adorably messed up and stuck out in all sorts of directions. "Hey baby" I say happily. "Hey Luce..." he says sleepily as he tries to stifle a yawn. "What time is it over there?" I ask. "2:30am." he replies. "Sorry. I should let you sleep." I answer guiltily. "No don't worry about it. I mean who needs sleep when they can be talking to the most amazing girl in the world?" I feel my cheeks turn scarlet at his words. There is a tap at my door. "Luce who you talking to? Or have you finally gone crazy?" I hear Callie ask. "Come in and I'll show you!" I say. The door opens and Rose and Callie both fight to get in the shot. "So who are you?" Asks Rose laying on my bed so that Riker could see down her shirt. "Dude!" I exclaim "What?" "Stop hitting on my boyfriend. Get your own"  I say. I watch as both of their mouths drop. "Did I forget to tell you two? My bad" I say. "Introduce us then" Callie says. "Okay. Rose, Callie, this is Riker. Riker Rose and Callie" I introduce quickly. "Nice to meet you girls" he says. "Hold on is he the member of R5 that went missing last year?" Rose asks trying to piece things together. "Yeah..." I reply "Anyway I should let you sleep Rike." I say turning my attention back to Riker. Only to find that he was asleep. "Girls could I have some time to deal with my jet-lag?" I ask. "Sure" they reply before leaving my room. I change into my PJ's and place the laptop onto what would have been his side of the bed and curl up before falling asleep immediately.

November 1st 

The band that I started with Rose, Callie, Jason and Danny has really taken off. We are playing shows every other week and we have had several interviews! It is absolutely crazy! Riker and I have been able to keep in contact however he has no idea that I am in a band... Yet. His family knows and thet have invited us to play at his 19th birthday. At the moment we are all on the plane to LAX to get ready for the party. I look to my left to see Danny and Jason sleeping and to my right Callie and Rose were trying to make dibs on who gets who out of Rocky and Ross. I smile to myself and look back down at my phone and continue to scroll through my pictures of myself and Riker. I miss him like crazy even though we do Skype it is not the same as actually talking face to face and being able to hold each other. "I hope I don't screw this up" I say which brings everyone's attention onto me. "What do you mean Lucy? We have played this set so many times and you always kill it" Jason says kindly. "Yeah, but this is the first time of playing 'Next to you' which I wrote especially for him" I reply as we start our decent. "And then there is that question that I am going to ask and I hope that I don't look like a complete idiot" I continue.  "You'll be fine Luce" Rose tells me giving my arm a reassuring squeeze. "I hope so" I mutter to myself as we get off the plane and make our way into the terminal.

Riker's POV

I was out with Rydel because even though we are brother and sister there have been times where our relationship hasn't really been to good. At the moment we were in Hollister looking for some clothes for me. I can't believe it though. It is my birthday and this morning no one has said anything to me. I'm starting to think that they don't care now. After shopping in Hollister and having lunch we headed home. 

I bring the car to a hault before following Rydel into our garden where I am met with a chorus of 'Happy Birthday Riker!' My jaw drops and my family comes over and hugs me. We then turn our attention to the stage where the act that my parents had organised for today were going to perform. As the intro of the first song kicks in the lights come up on each of the members. When the last light came up my jaw dropped again as I saw Lucy, guitar around her shoulders, singing and really rocking out to 'Ready Set Rock'. The song finishes and we all applaude. I keep my eyes on her as she switches guitars. "Okay... So... Ummm...." She started but she turned scarrlet. I can't help but chuckle slightly at her. She is so cute when she is embarressed. "Could Riker please join me on stage?" She finally says. I stand and make my way to her. When I get to the stage she makes me sit on a stool. "So I wrote this song on the plane journey back to the UK after I had been here for a year. It was the best year of my life. So Riker, baby, this is for you" she says as she starts to play. I stare at her in awe throughout the song.

And I will always be,

Forever be,

Lying here,

Next to you.

She finishes and I pull her into my arms. "That was beautiful babe thank you" I whisper into her hair. We break apart and she looks right into my eyes. She then looks back at her friends. What is she up to?

Lucy's POV

Right this is it. You can do it. I think as I look back at my friends who give me a smile. I bring the microphone back up to my lips. "Now, I've know this man personally for a year. But I knew him for a lot longer... He is all that I could ever imagine a guy to be like. Kind, talented, sensitive, loving and... Sexy" I say cauing everyone to laugh. "I could never think of what my life could have been like if we had never met and fell in love with the other. When I left, it killed me... I felt like I was losing everything that I had ever held close to me in one single moment. But even though we were on different continents we were still able to keep in contact." I turn to him and take a deep breath. "Riker, I never want to lose you again. I know that it is usually the man in a relationship that does this but... I have never been one to go along with stereotypes. So... Riker Anthony Lynch..." I lower myself onto one knee. "Will you do me the honour of becoming my husband?" I ask as I pull out a little velvet box and open it to reveal an engagement ring. His eyes fill with tears as he just stares at me. "Riker, please say something or I hink I might die" I say causing everyone to laugh again. "Come here Mrs Lynch" He says before pulling me up and kissing me passionately as the tears spill over onto his face. I smile into the kiss and suddenly he dips me in his arms I hear everyone wolf-whistle and clap but I don't care about them right now. All I care about is this man holding me in his arms. We finally break apart so that we can breathe. I take the ring out of the box and slip it onto his finger before kissing the spot above the ring. "I love you" he whispers into my ear. I smile at him. And say the four words that I know make his heart flutter.

"I love you too"