#firstsonbuchanan

[rykeronyx]

Come Play [ Cyrus ]

Ryker had been living up the Vegas nightlife, but tonight as the week was coming to a close in a few days he found himself relaxing in his room.  The staff he had chosen was off doing whatever, it was his own freetime and Ryker sure as hell wasn't going to pester him about it, but it did make him lonely enough to grab his phone - searching through his contacts until his eyes fell on Cyrus.  He pulled up a new text message with a simple room number being sent, hoping Cyrus would get the hint and get to the damn room, Ryker bored and wanting to play with one of his closest friends.

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[reecewhitfield]

back to you (cyrus)

Leaving the Haus, Cyrus more specifically, was one of the hardest decisions that Reece had made in a long time.  Cyrus had been his rock through the divorce and custody battle, but when Reece finally won full custody of Kennedy he couldn't very well stick around the Haus.  Part of him wanted to tell Cyrus to just come with him, start a family and a home with the three of them, but he knew his daughter was nowhere near ready for that.  She had just went through such an ordeal with the custody battle that Reece needed to devote all of his time to her - prove to her that she was the most important person in his life.  Cyrus understood, actually being the one to tell him to go, but it still hurt that night when they said their final goodbyes.

Sure, there were phone conversations when the two found the time, but what Cyrus didn't know was that Reece had asked Joshua to keep an eye on him.  Being the designer of the devices, technology above that of a normal beeper, Joshua agreed to his clients wish putting a bug in the security teams ear to keep an eye on Cyrus around the place.  It wasn't until Jack came to Joshua with disturbing news about how Cyrus had been behaving and being treated around the Haus as of late, and although Joshua didn't know the entire story behind it (for all he knew it could have been a kink the presidents son was trying out) he still reported back to Reece.  The two men had made a deal and who was Joshua to go back on that?

Luckily Reece had to update some of the programs the Haus had been running so it brought him back to the place he had called home for so long.  Kennedy was at his mothers house being treated like a damn queen, spoiled rotten by his entire family, but Reece absolutely loved his baby girl and figured she deserved the royal treatment.  He didn't bother telling Cyrus he was coming, much more interested in seeing the look on the others face when he's standing there out of the blue, so once inside he checked in for a quick overnight as he made his way to the fourth floor heading right towards Cyrus's room as he knocked on the door lightly.  He took a sidestep so that if Cyrus looked through the peak hole he'd see nothing, leaning over for another quick knock - uncharacteristic to any he'd done before.

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[reecewhitfield]

-- It’s not goodbye.

Reece ended his call still reeling over the conversation that had just happened.  His lawyer had made a break in the case, contacted his ex-wife's attorneys, and after deliberating back and forth on the phone for half the day she might have won him the case.  Both parties were to meet infront of the judge the following day, his lawyer having pulled many strings to have their case brought before the judge so soon, and now Reece was left with this nervous anxiety as to how close he was for this to all be over.

He had to tell someone the great news and could think of noone better to hear it than Cyrus - Reece excitedly hurrying to the others suite and banging on the door relentlessly until it opened, at which time Reece wrapped his arms around the other and pulled him in for a deep kiss.  "She did it, she found a way through their defense, i'm going to get Kennedy back..." his voice cracked, the excitement as he held onto his lover so tightly.  Fuck, he couldn't remember ever being happier than this moment, knowing he would finally win the case, and having the man he had hoped to spend the rest of his life with in his arms.

Only that's when it hit him, having to go back tomorrow, winning the case, it'd ultimately lead to one thing - Reece leaving the Haus, and that's when the overpowering grin dropped almost immediately from his face as the weight of everything finally started to sink onto his shoulders.  Fuck.

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[rykeronyx]

{ why so glum }

Ryker had spent the last three weeks on vacation with his sister, she had wanted to go to Hawaii for as long as he could remember, so for her birthday he had gotten her an extended stay at one of the local resorts.  He had made it his responsiblity to make sure that she had the time of her life, and considering she was just as spirited as he had been there was little rest and relaxation.  When he dropped her off at his aunts house, where she'd been staying as his family was far better suited to take care of her than he had been, he could think of nothing else but getting back to the Haus - needing a vacation from the vacation he had just taken.  He hadn't planned on sleeping his entire first day away, but once he got into his room and laid down to relax for just a bit - well he ended up closing his eyes and waking up a while later.  He rolled around in bed for a bit before pulling himself up and stalking off to the bar.  He'd have a few drinks, get aquainted with how things had changed since he was there last, and maybe even find a man to bring back upstairs.  What he hadn't expected was to see Cyrus sitting at the bar all alone, easily sliding into the seat beside him as he ordered a drink and leaned towards his friend, "please tell me you're not wallowing in self pity tonight," he remarked, not even saying hello as he offered him a grin.

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[reecewhitfield]

{ rise and shine }

Things had been finally looking up for Reece and he couldn't be happier.  He had caught a break in the fight against his ex-wife, and although it meant more time with his daughter it also meant less time at the Haus.  He had made it work though, constantly traveling back and forth from home to the Haus, money being no issue as his occupation left him with quite the disposable income.  

When he rolled over in bed and felt the warm body beside him he couldn't help but look over, completely grinning as he saw Cyrus sound asleep beside him still.  That man alone was the reason he would travel back and forth between his world with his daughter, and the one he was starting to build with a man who had stolen his heart.  He hadn't expected it but then again when did you ever really expect something like that to happen?

He stretched, letting out a groan, turning to wrap his arm around the other males waist as he pressed a kiss against his shoulder, "good morning sleepy head."

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[reecewhitfield]

MISSED YOU *CYRUS*

Reece had needed to spend the last week at home, court dates that he couldn't miss on his schedule, but before leaving the Haus he made sure that Cyrus had known.  He knew that last time, him leaving without a trace, it had hurt the first son and he wouldn't let that happen again.  He wished he could have brought him with him, the week would have been easier to manage had he had that rock at home that he could hold on tight to, but he wasn't ready for Cyrus to have to deal with all the shit that was piling up around him. Once the last hearing was over, it seeming to do nothing to speed the process up but Reece understood that it was all apart of him playing into his ex-wife's sick and twisted game, like a trained seal he clapped his hands at her every command.  His lawyer said there was an end in sight and that he would hear good news soon, but he was beginning to think it was hopeless - not that it meant he'd give up.  He found himself retreating to the one place he didn't feel threatened, the Haus, and after dropping his things off in his room he was quick to go to Cyrus's knocking on the door. When the man answered Reece took no time stepping in and wrapping his arms tightly around the other pulling him in for a tight hug, a kiss on the cheek as he whispered a hello, having not even looked around to see if he was alone or not.  Hell, it didn't really even matter right now, all that mattered was that right now he needed Cyrus and wasn't going to let anyone get in the way of that.

[riot-whitfield-blog]

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Riot smiled as he finished his second lap, wearing his brother’s muscle hoodie. It was a little big on the mechanic’s body, but it fit none the less. He had stolen it from his brother just before he moved out, his original intent was to wear it to work. Purposely wanting to get it dirty, greasy and overall impossible to wear before sending it back to Reece. But after wearing it a few times and even sleeping in it, Riot decided to keep it for himself as opposed to his previous plan. It’s not like his brother actually asked for it back or even realized it was missing, which was strange because Riot did remember Reece wearing it a time or two. 

Best part about the hoodie was that it was already worn in and though Riot had washed it many times, his brother’s scent never left the fabric. Something the younger sibling secretly liked, but of course would never admit. His thoughts were shattered when he finished his third lap and slowed down, leaning over to catch his breath. He didn’t like running in the slightest, but he figured it wouldn’t hurt to try out the track here. Sweat poured down his face, making the very ends of his hair stuck to his forehead. He leaned back up, wiping the sweat from his face before he headed back inside the main building. 

He wasn’t expecting to run into anyone when he stepped inside, but he ended up colliding with someone none the less. “Oh fuck.” He stumbled back slightly and refocused his attention on who he ran into. “Oh sorry man, I was jus-” He stopped mid sentence when he swore he saw a familiar face, was that? He narrowed his eyes, his mind willing to come up with a name. “Y-You’re Cyrus Buchanan! You ...you were the one who made the paparazzi expose my brother!” He growled, he knew it might not be Cyrus’s fault. But he was still angry at his brother and the way the older sibling had treated him. “Thanks to you my brother keeps pushing me away! Why did you let them do that to him?” He demanded, crossing his arms as he glared at the other man. 

He knew he might be overreacting, hell even being a plain jackass to Cyrus for no reason. It might not have been his fault that Reece got thrusted into the public as gay and their brotherly relationship crumbled. He took a deep breath and dropped his arms, his gaze shifting to the side. “Sorry ...” He mumbled, trying to be aware to keep his emotions in check. “You probably don’t even know me ...let me guess he never talks about me.” He frowned as familiar pain came to his heart. “Figures ...he’d get a handsome man like you and forget completely about me, not that he ever remembered me in the first place ...” He glanced back at Cyrus. “I’m Riot Whitfield.” He explained in three words, wondering if he should just turn and run. 

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He didn’t want his drink.  Fine.  So be it.  Reece wasn’t going to let it get to him, instead drinking it down himself as well as others.  He shouldn’t have even tried, fucking hell he should have just kept to himself and things would have been fine.  Luckily booze helped ease the bitterness as he soon felt his body relaxing underneath him, hours later as he was having a grand old time at the bar with a guy named Donnie, or was it Benjamin?  Whoever it was it didn’t fucking matter, he wasn’t Cyrus and that’s all that mattered.  Only as the drinks started to wear off Reece felt himself growing tired, needing to go to his room, so he bid farewell for the evening to Daniel, or was it Brandon now?  Fuck he couldn’t remember that mans name and by the time he hit the elevator he had forgotten there was even a man at all.  He made it to the fourth floor stumbling out of the elevator heading in the direction of his room.