The Boss's Son

Fourteen - Hungover

The ringing of a phone woke me up. I groaned as i rolled over and grabbed it. Blair, it said across the screen. "Rye?!" i called out.

"Answer it, tell them I'm showering," he called through from the bathroom. He wasn't showering, he was throwing up.

We'd had a mini party the night before to properly introduce me and his band members (not that I remembered much from the night before).

"It's Blair!" i go over and show him the caller ID.

"Shit. Put it on speaker," he mumbled and I did as he asked.

"Ryan, studio at midday, it's important," Blair's voice sounded the second I pressed answer, "i hope you're in better shape than the others!"

"I don't know about that but I'll be there," he said quietly.

"You sound terrible," Blair laughed into the phone.

"I feel it, I'm hoping a shower fixes it," Rye admitted, "but midday, yeah?"

"Sharp. I'd reschedule since you're all dying but this is super important," he chuckled and hung up.

"Gotta go the studio," he frowned, turning the shower on.

"I heard," i nodded, "at midday. What do you think it is?"

He shrugged and took a deep breath as he tried not to throw up again. Flushing the loo, he went to wash his hands then grabbed his toothbrush, "wait, what time is it now?"

"Like 10," i told him and he nodded.

I let him shower in peace as i went back to bed, being awoken for a second time about an hour later, this time by Rye. "Baaaaabe," he whined and shook me a little.

I groaned and buried my head into the pillows, "what?"

"Wake up, I miss you," he said softly, pulling me to sit up as I leaned into his chest.

"I'm tired," i mumbled, feeling myself drifting off again in his arms.

"No, c'mon, I've only got an hour til I've gotta go to the studio, I wanna spend some time with my girl," he said and kissed my head.

I couldn't help but smile, looking up at him happily, "okay, I'm awake. Do you feel better after your shower?"

"A lot better," he nodded, "and I swilled, like, half a bottle of mouthwash and brushed my teeth, so it's safe to kiss me..."

"What if I don't wanna kiss you?" I smirked.

"Then don't," he raised a brow and crossed his arms.

We spent most of the next hour cuddling and trying not to fall asleep until he had to leave for the studio.

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"I would've waited until tomorrow to tell you this, but I figured you'd wanna know ASAP," Blair said as the boys piled in.

They all looked at him expectantly, not knowing what to expect.