Letting Go. Holding On.

Chester Bennington's death proved to be the spark I was looking for to start writing stories again. I hope people are still reading.

Please do take note that this an A/U fiction. In this universe, both Mike and Chester are single and dates, events and other circumstances are based very, very loosely with Linkin Park's timelines. There may be mature scenes as well so if you are in any way uncomfortable with that as well reading non-slash Bennoda fiction, feel free to look for stories elsewhere.

For those who decided to stay, thank you! Enjoy reading!

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Kelly Hope Rivers got dealt with the wrong deck of cards very early on in her life but turned it all around when she finally found the stability a loving family was able to give until their untimely demise.

She was supposed to be a big shot Hollywood publicist when her family passed away but the opportunity slipped out of her grasp, albeit not by her own doing. Putting all her eggs in the last basket of chance she has, she meets with the world's biggest rock band, Linkin Park and they take her in, eventually not just becoming their business partner, but an integral part of their personal lives as well. Falling in love with Bennington, she thought her life was set until circumstances bring her to a breaking point, deciding to leave the man of her dreams and the band who became family to her.

And then that fateful day in July arrived.

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