Chapter 16

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"Hey guys, a lot of you have seen that picture of me and Skylar and have been asking what's going on, the truth is,
Skylar is my girlfriend. I really want you all to respect her and respect me. I love you all so much and this won't change anything. Please show her nothing but love and try to find it in your hearts to be happy for me, she makes me happy and so do you guys X we've also got a brand new cover for you guys coming out tomorrow so stay tuned xx - Rye 🐝❤️"

My heart was pounding as Ryes finger hovered over the tweet button. He looked up at me once more, giving me a smile of encouragement. It was done. They knew. My mind was racing yet I plastered a smile on my face. Rye locked his phone, we agreed to give it a while before assessing the damage. Today was the day that the boys were recording a cover at the beach, which was good. It was something to keep us occupied for a little bit. Come noon, we all piled into Blairs car. We had packed previously for the beach, to save us time this morning. I leaned my head on Ryes shoulder as I looked at the blur of green objects that whizzed past outside the car window.  The rest of the boys were giving us a bit of space today. It seems like such a small thing to other people, but to me it was detrimental. The fans mean everything to the boys and deep inside I have this fear that if they don't like me then Rye won't like me. It's stupid, I know but I just feel insecure in the sense that if they dislike me then dating Rye is going to be a lot more difficult then I would like it to be. Obviously I would never leave him over the fans but what if he leaves me...? I was distracted from my worries as I felt a soft pair of lips on my forehead,

"Don't worry Sky, they'll love you" , he said something else but I couldn't quite catch it so I smiled and closed my eyes, letting sleep take over in hopes of making this journey to the beach go by a little bit faster.

~Ryes P.O.V~
I could tell Skylar was worrying, just by the stress lines on her forehead and the crinkles by her eyes. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't freaking out a little bit inside too but if I show worry then she'll just worry more. In reality, I don't care what the roadies think, I mean yes I love them and they're my family and I wouldn't change that for the world but I love sky too. I love her and it scares me a little bit because I've Never loved anyone, not like this. I've never felt how I feel for her. She drives me crazy, she keeps me up at night thinking about her, when she walks in the room she's the only person I see. I truly am head over heals for her but I don't want to tell her I love her just yet. They aren't words that can just be thrown about after a few days of dating, even though a few days don't even compare to the years have been in love with this girl but she doesn't have to know that. I gently kissed her forehead, in an attempt to calm her down

"Don't worry sky, they'll love you...just like I do" I whispered the last bit. I want to scream it out, I want the world to know that this girl, this girl is the girl I love but I also want to take it slow, I want this relationship to last and I don't want to rush into things and risk not having a future with her so instead I just whisper as I watch her eyes close, I watch her body relax as I pull her closer to my chest. Mikey and Brooklyn were asleep and Andy and Jack were occupied on their phones, hopefully the cover goes well today and hopefully the fandom doesn't cause too much mayhem.

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