River Hayes

[dearsgcd]

"if you knew i was here, that would ruin the entire point of my surprise," willow reminded him, letting out a squeak of a sound as her back hit the door behind her. being this close to him again after being separated for weeks felt dizzying. almost like she couldn't even believe he was real and before her. this surprise had been a couple weeks in the making so the fact it finally happened? it just felt surreal. the pop star had nearly slipped up on it a few times and had to pretend she was a busy a couple times to have an excuse not to talk to him. now she didn't have to worry about any of that. willow could finally just enjoy her time with her boyfriend again. her fingers tangled into the back of his hair as she kissed him passionately, pressing every feeling she'd felt over the past few weeks into the action. soaking up every second she could to make up for all the time they lost. "lots we can do in forty minutes, don't you think?"

[songoftheriver]

it was surreal to him that she was even there but the moment he felt her kissing him back just as passionately as he kissed her, he was reminded that this was all really happening. he drank in her kiss, her fingertips messing up his hair and he didn't care. he could go out on stage looking like whatever because all he cared about was the woman he currently had pressed against the door of his dressing room. "too many things, hard to pick what i want to do with you," he admitted, his lips finding her neck and then moving down to her collarbone. her scent was intoxicating. "fuck, can't i just cancel the show?" he asked jokingly though he was slightly serious. he much rather spend his whole night with her. he moved a hand down her front, slipping it under her shirt to help remove it from her head as swiftly as he could. "i've missed everything about you, baby."

[dearsgcd]

"i have my own job to do, too, silly. a few weeks was what i could manage before i have to go back and work on the new album," willow told him, tightening her grip as river began to walk. more than likely in the direction of his dressing room. they had to get at least some privacy in before the concert began. she hadn't seen river in weeks and this was the first time she was really able to break away and come see him. doing long distance sucked, but river truly made it worth it. plus, getting to surprise him like this every now and then was fun. it was hard catching him off guard so the fact she pulled this off at all made her chest fill with pride. her fingers absently played with the hair at the nape of his neck and smiled, kicking the dressing room door shut behind them as river strolled in. "i think we can squeeze in our song somewhere in the middle. maybe make it your encore instead of whatever it is right now." it sounded like a fun way for him to finish off the show for the next little while with her being here. this way the whole concert was just about him and willow could just be the fun surprise at the end of it all. she was mostly just be here to be the supportive girlfriend for him. "how long do you have until you need to be ready?"

[songoftheriver]

the musician didn't even think their would ever be a relationship between the two of them but now they were navigating how to make things work long distance. it hadn't been easy and he knew she felt the same way about being apart. it's what made this even more special between them. she had taken the effort to show up on his tour and be there for him. that was something he was still growing used to. "i can't wait to hear your new album. i know it's going to be amazing, baby." he had a ton of faith in willow and what she did as an artist. it's why he was even more excited that she agreed to come out with him on stage. they had done two songs together on their tour together so it would be a nice surprise for the audience to see her in the encore. the door shut behind him, his eyes meeting hers as she asked how much longer he had before he had to be out there. "about forty minutes until they come looking for me," he said with a bit of a smirk on his lips, "if i had known you were here i would have ended my soundcheck way earlier." he leaned up to catch her lips in a heated kiss, not bothering to get her off his body. he liked being close to her and her having her legs wrapped all the way around him.

[dearsgcd]

willow buried her face into river's neck and just clung onto him. she mentally pat herself on the back for successfully surprising him. usually willow was bursting at the seams and acted too suspicious to properly surprise anyone. but she guessed it was a lot easier when the person you wanted to surprise was miles and miles away from you. her legs tightened around his waist and she pulled back just enough to peer down at him, big grin on her face. clearly very proud of herself for getting to do all of this for him. "surprising you, duh. i told you i would be able to join you for a little bit," she said sweetly as if willow hadn't just dropped a huge bomb on her boyfriend. one he was expecting at some point anyways just didn't know the when.

"yeah literally just in time for the concert," willow told him, giggling when river spun them around. he truly made her feel like she was floating at all times. it scared her sometimes just how much she had fallen for river in a short time. her track record for relationships wasn't spectacular and willow knew what she was getting into with river. he had a laundry list of things against him in the media, but . . . willow really felt like she saw a side of him that no one else did. "i couldn't miss any of this for a second longer. and i still have a few weeks until i have something booked. might as well hang here until i have to go, right?"

[songoftheriver]

the feeling of willow being clung so tightly to him and burying herself in his neck made him feel a thousand times better. he hadn't realized just how much he had missed her until he was holding her in his arms. their eyes met and he couldn't stop himself from smiling, biting his lower lip as he heard she would be joining him for a little bit. "any chance you can change it to being here a lot?" he asked, still not letting her go from his grip in his arms. she was light, his strength showing when he held her with ease and breathed her in. he wanted nothing more than to just forget the show and take her to his hotel room but there was no way his management would allow that. "a few weeks?" he suddenly felt even more excited at the idea that she wasn't going to be leaving him anytime soon. she could travel around to the different countries with him and he could finally have someone to sightsee with that wasn't his bandmates or his team. "i can't believe you're really here," he spoke the words in awe, leaning up some to kiss her again, missing her lips even though he had already properly greeted her. "i'm so excited that you'll be with me for a couple weeks. maybe i can fit you into the set somwhere?" he began to walk with her in his arms towards his dressing room to continue to get prepared for the show that night.

[dearsgcd]

this was the part of the job that willow hated the most when dating another music artist. you were both so crazy busy all the time that getting to see each other was hard. even when willow was home from tour and only writing new music for the music. something that she very well could do from anywhere, but river had been so all over the place recently for his new tour it made it impossible. the only highlight to all of it was she had enough downtime to actually join him this time until it was her turn to start working again. and, boy, did she love supporting him from the crowd and locking eyes with him - much like she would be tonight. it was like the entire arena suddenly went silent and all she could see and hear was him.

once his soundcheck was over, willow excused herself from river's friends to go find him backstage. she politely greeted all of the touring staff she passed that she recognized from her and river's joint tour. it made her feel a little better that river had the same crew again for his own solo tour this time. meant he'd be in good hands for when she couldn't be here. upon catching the sight of river chatting with one of the crew, her face broke into a bright smile and she rushed towards him as she shouted his name. "babe!" she squealed, jumping into his arms as she narrowly avoided the guitar in his hand. her arms and legs wrapped tightly around him and she squeezed him tight. "you killed that soundcheck like it was no one business!"

[songoftheriver]

everything around him seemed to stop the moment he heard her voice, his body turning to her instantly. his heartbeat ticked faster in his chest, a smile breaking out over his features. he never thought he would feel like this about anyone and yet willow proved him wrong for the hundredth time. she was constantly doing that but he would never tell her in the fear he might make her ego too big. his arms caught her when she jumped, his grin never leaving his lips. "babe, what are you doing here?" she hadn't said anything about visiting him though she had mentioned she could probably join him on the tour at some point. he squeezed her as tight as he could, not wanting to let go of her, her scent filling his nostrils quickly. everything about her made him feel at ease, like this was exactly where he was meant to be.

"thanks, babe. i learned from the best," he said with a small chuckle and playful kiss to her lips. the soundcheck idea had come from their tour together and his team thought it was best he adopt the same format for these shows. the fans seemed to enjoy it and that was all that really mattered. "i can't believe you're here. did you just get in? i suddenly don't have any urge to do the show. i just want to spend more time with you."

[thenoblessx]

[songoftheriver]

@hwrote

[derekthelerdaily-blog]

[songoftheriver]

everything was a whirlwind now. if you had told river that he would be seeing @hwrote consistently after she chewed him out at the bar after his set, he would have blew you off and said you were full of it. but, there was no denying that the pair made good music and others clearly noticed that as well. it's what brought them to rolling stone for a photoshoot and interview. their song together had blown up, followed by the one he wrote about her, and then the one she had just released. they were heading straight for stardom which was a change from playing locally every week. they were set to travel the states, this publication was part of the deal as well as another song between them that would be out friday.

fingertips are brushed over the front of his chest, the stylist making sure he was ready while makeup and hair touched up what they could before the woman of the hour was in front of him, their space limited as they looked at one another. "just like that! keep staring into each other's eyes." sounds of the camera clicking only distracted river briefly, rhiannon inches from him that he wouldn't have to close much of the distance to kiss her on the lips. his heart beat like a steady drum in his chest, the tension between them thicker than it had ever been, likely because she was still with jesse and off limits.

blue eyes blink at her, swallowing the lump that formed in his throat as he is forced to stare directly at the woman he couldn't get off his mind. his music showed that too, lyrics centered around her and their entire relationship that he believed he was over. her orbit was impossible to escape, their careers tied so closely together that he knew he had to get better at not being mesmerized by her. he didn't even hear their director say to break apart, a small smile creeping into his handsome features. "last time you looked at me like that, you said you loved me," he baits her, making light of the pull between them, "be careful, all my fans might think i'm already taken by you." and maybe he did want them to believe he was, there could be worse rumors floating around and he wasn't stupid. her boyfriend was going to be pissed about everything being said even if none of it was true. "come on you two! we need to get you on stage before we lose sunlight!" that was his cue to move away from her and he did, slowly, purposely almost brushing his lips against hers as he proceeds past her.

[songoftheriver]

@dearsgcd

touring was exhausting both physically and mentally for river. he was still with willow, but now that he wasn't with her every night it felt much harder to keep their connection. they called and texted, facetimed when they both had the time for it, and it still didn't seem like enough. he missed seeing her in person, holding her hand whenever he walked with her backstage, and kissing her lips seemed like it was ages ago even though it had only been a few weeks. she reminded him that it wouldn't be long before she joined him to support him from the sidelines, but river was impatient and just wanted to see his girlfriend.

the night was like any other, he had soundcheck and was being told he had five minutes till he was on stage. he came out with his guitar on the new intro his management had approved and hadn't noticed who was standing in the section where the friends and family usually were. it wasn't until he started his second song that he locked eyes with her, a smile on his features immediately. she was here and he couldn't be any happier. he suddenly had the most energy, his set feeling as though it went on for years. "buenos noches!" he shouted to the screaming crowd and then he was moving backstage, looking for willow. "where is she?" he asked the stagehand but the person shrugged, not knowing what he was even asking.

[supercumulodevirgo]

[dearsgcd-a]

"yeah and maybe if you're lucky tonight it'll be a visual you can see for yourself," savannah mumbled against his lips with a small smirk on her lips. she was merely teasing him because the trust fund baby would do just about anything for river tonight. this had been brewing quite literally all night and savannah wanted to see where this all could lead to. a shiver ran through her entire form as his fingertips glazed over the side of her panties. so close to where savannah ached for him to touch her. "don't get too ahead of yourself yet. we'll see how memorable you actually are, hm? make that your challenge."

[songoftheriver]

@dearsgcd

her response made him smirk, the visual already seared in his head. he had every intention of seeing it for himself. he had been staring at her all night and now that they were finally alone, away from her brothers and everyone else, he wanted to explore every inch of her that he could. his hands moved under the hem of her panties and he began to pull them down, letting them fall to her ankles. he wasn't going to waist anymore time and she didn't seem like she wanted to either. "you're the one already talking about having more of me after tonight," he responded, leaning in to close the distance between them again. this time the kiss was much more intense, needy and heated with a desire he had been holding back when they were in the party. his body pressed against hers and moved them a little so that she was pinned against him and the wall behind her. his hands slide down her legs and then back up, right between her thighs so his digits could tease her some as they kissed.

[dearsgcd-a]

"wow, i get to be your girlfriend and can kick your ass later for being an ass? is it christmas?" willow teased him, meeting him in the middle to kiss him softly. their first official kiss where it wasn't fake. and, god, willow could feel the emotion in the kiss even if it was brief. she couldn't begin to believe that this was actually her life now. tour was a success so far and now the guy that she couldn't stop thinking about was her's for real this time. she brushed her nose along his and lifted her eyes to his again. "it feels so weird admitting that i really like you, too. i almost feel like we're both being punk'd right now."

[songoftheriver]

@dearsgcd

her lips felt like heaven on his own, all the tension of the night completely washing away from his shoulders. everything being real made it feel that much better. when their eyes met, he chuckled a little, his breath falling against her lips. "it's not christmas, i know i need to make it up to you and be a good boyfriend," he began, his hands sliding delicately along her waist, "babe, they don't film that anymore, everything right now is real and a little scary." his heart was beating so fast even though he already knew the outcome of being vulnerable with her. "can we go home so i can put some ice on my eye and we can get warm? california boys are not made for canada." though he felt pretty good being snuggled up with her, he just wanted some privacy after everything that had happened in the bar.

[dearsgcd-a]

"we both need to work on a lot of things, but we'll do it together," willow said because she knew there were things she could have done better, too. the both of them had been tackling this entire situation wrong. river's just so happened to be a lot more explosive than either of them needed. but willow was willing to make this work between them. if they didn't, the rest of the tour when they went back from their break would be . . . rough to say the least. "and if we're being honest, i haven't even talked to another guy since the first time you kissed me. i haven't been able to stop thinking about it."

[songoftheriver]

@dearsgcd

river could get used to the word she used, together. he had never felt the need to be with someone but she had turned his world upside in a way that had him feeling like he was constantly spinning. "really? you haven't stopped thinking about me coming to your dressing room and kissing you?" he couldn't hold back the smile from his features. he hadn't been able to get it out of his mind either and he still found it a bit amusing that it all started with her taking his attention away from another girl, one he had completely forgotten about. his head tilted a little, eyes watching her closely. "why don't we just send that guy a basket and see if that solves everything? if he hates it, who cares? not like he will be able to erase us just enjoying each other."

[songoftheriver]

being with savannah after circling her all night at the party made him forget anything else existed though he did have enough thought left in him to make sure they weren't interrupted. he smiled as she easily got out of her pants, his fingers already messing with the hem of her panties as she moved in closer to him. "first on my fantasies list? hmm," he hummed out, his eyes drifting off like he had to think about it when he already knew what he wanted. "i've been staring at your lips all night and wondering what they can do and then i saw you standing by the drink table and couldn't help but imagine me bending you over it." his hands moved expertly under her top and he pulled it up and off of her body quickly, just like her pants. "what's on your list?" he asked against her lips, digits running up her now bare sides.

[dearsgcd-a]

savannah's entire body filled with warmth as she pressed in close against river. his fingers moved along her body as if they had done this before. like her body was the map and his fingers trailed along it right to their destination. she wondered if river could feel the heat from her core right where his fingers rested. her fingers hooked around the back of his neck as she nodded along with him. "is this you telling me that i should get on my knees already?" she played dumb, tilting her head to the side as she looked up at him doe eyes. even if savannah dawson was the furthest thing from innocent. probably part of the reason why her brothers were so damn protective in the first place. "i'm already doing it. my fantasy was finally getting one night with you. maybe more once i ruined you for the rest of the girls. i'm pretty memorable."

[songoftheriver]

she was a flirt and he was eating it up. her question sounded innocent but he could tell she was far from that. "i already know that if you got down on your knees right now, you would still look like the most beautiful woman i have ever seen," he grinned. he wasn't lying when he spoke those words, she was absolutely stunning and she had caught his attention with the way she laughed and smiled throughout the night. his fingertips danced down her sides to the hem of her panties, his eyes searching her own. "maybe more?" the smile on his lips grew even bigger. "you're already thinking about having more time with me? attached? i've heard i'm pretty memorable too." he leaned down, his lips brushing over hers as he spoke again. "maybe we should see which one of us makes it so we never forget? you up for a little challenge, sav?"

[dearsgcd-a]

willow didn't move as river stepped closer. even when she was pissed at him, the singer wanted him to wrap his arms around her. to hold her close and assure her that everything would be fine. she wanted everything to be fine. eventually it would be and this whole fiasco would be forgotten for the next scandal but it still sucked. however, willow could see the pure guilt etched into the lines of river's face. he hated what he did just as much as willow had. it was enough to let her armor down for the time being. she felt so drained and all willow wanted to do was collapse for the night. "riv, i think we stopped pretending awhile ago," she rebutted, her hands reaching out for river's own and using her grip to wrap his arms around her. even with her tall height, willow had to tilt her head back a bit to peer up at him. "but for the sake of things, i would love to be your girlfriend. even if i really want to hit you with my brother's hockey stick right now."

[songoftheriver]

her hesitance worried him for a moment until she grabbed his hands and used them to wrap his arms around her. the connection of their bodies made all of it disappear, her words cementing that he wasn't alone in the way he was feeling at all. they had both stopped pretending awhile ago and it was so obvious when he thought about when they first started the tour. they could barely be in the same room with one another and now river constantly sought her at the venues. he made it a point to spend as much time as possible with her even when the cameras weren't on them. blue eyes peered down at her, a small smile on his lips. "can we just focus on the fact that you agreed to be my girlfriend? you can hit me with something later." he mumbled the last few words, leaning in to press a sweet kiss to her lips that was brief as he wasn't sure she would want more considering she just said she could beat him with her brother's hockey stick. "i really like you, willow."

[dearsgcd-a]

willow rolled her lips into her mouth as river spoke. it made sense in theory as long as they kept at it. she really wanted to believe that river wouldn't let his jealousy and anger take over him like it did at the bar. "and no letting your jealousy get in the way? because what happened in the bar happens to me a lot," she warned him, softening now as the plan fell into place in her mind. they could fix all of this without their pr teams. they just needed to try. "so you have to be prepared for that, but i never entertain it. i'm nice but they know i'm yours."

[songoftheriver]

river didn't even realize he had bad jealousy issues until willow was in the picture. he wasn't in relationships before so there had been no need to harbor those kind of feelings. "i'm going to try," he replied with a nod, "this is all new to me, will, i don't know what came over me in there. he wasn't worth the energy when we were having such a good time but i think us being in the limbo made me feel like i needed to act. someone was saying the things i really wanted to say." he shrugged his shoulders before he looked at her with puppy eyes. "and i'm yours. you're the only girl on my mind."

[dearsgcd-a]

savannah lost herself in the kiss and river. completely blocked out the party that still boomed beneath their very feet. the very ground they stood on still shook from the bass of the speakers. even that felt like white noise to her at this point. her and river had been circling sharks all night and she finally just went for it. didn't even care what any of her brothers had to say about this if they found out. one of these days they would have to get the hint that she was a grown up now. she could make her own decisions. she nodded as she stepped out of her jeans that just left her in her halter top and her panties. "locked it the second i pushed you in here," she rasped against his lips, pressing herself against him as much as she could. "no one is gonna be bothering us the rest of the night. so what was the first thing on your fantasies list, hmm? ready to show it to me yet?"

[songoftheriver]

being with savannah after circling her all night at the party made him forget anything else existed though he did have enough thought left in him to make sure they weren't interrupted. he smiled as she easily got out of her pants, his fingers already messing with the hem of her panties as she moved in closer to him. "first on my fantasies list? hmm," he hummed out, his eyes drifting off like he had to think about it when he already knew what he wanted. "i've been staring at your lips all night and wondering what they can do and then i saw you standing by the drink table and couldn't help but imagine me bending you over it." his hands moved expertly under her top and he pulled it up and off of her body quickly, just like her pants. "what's on your list?" he asked against her lips, digits running up her now bare sides.

[dearsgcd-a]

willow froze as river's words washed over her. he wanted her? he wanted her just as much as she wanted him? she had been so sure that he was just leaning into it all. that she was the only one that had fallen for him for real. clearly, the singer's intuition had been off for the first time ever. truthfully, she was at a loss for words for a moment. didn't know what to say him. he had just dropped this bomb on her and she watched it explode with her very own eyes. everything they had done now in broken pieces around them. leaving behind something else that willow didn't even know was possible. not for them at least. they had started off with this huge feud between them that ever expecting a relationship from them was bizarre. yet here they stood now both wanting this fake thing to not be so fake anymore.

"you . . . " she trailed off, her brain still short circuiting in her head. if he was honest with her then what was the point of hiding it any longer? he'd already ripped the curtains wide open on this whole thing so she might as well follow his lead. "i like you, too. i don't know when the hell you burrowed your way in, but . . . this hasn't been fake to me for a while. especially not tonight."

[songoftheriver]

the silence between them felt like it would end him more than the punch to his eye. he knew he should have kept his feelings to himself and not ruin what they already had between them. at least he could still be around her if they kept playing pretend but now he worried that she would want to distance herself. this was just for their image and their brand yet river kept fucking it up one way or another. he braced himself for her response, his blue eyes watching her carefully from his distance. rejection was expected, though through true willow fashion, she surprised him. his heart was beating faster in his chest as her words circled in his head. she wasn't faking it and she had the same feelings he did. he never thought she would say something along those lines to him.

he took a tentative step closer to her, his hands out in front of him in surrender. she was still tense, he could see that, but he wanted nothing more to wrap her up in his arms and hold her close. "can we stop pretending and make this real? i want you to be my girlfriend, i want to spend as much time as possible with you. it's why i flew here on our time off. i want you. i have for awhile now."