Give Your Heart A Break

By: Riley

Summary – Since they first met there was something different about Kendall and Riley. They didn't just happen to fall in love with each other. It was a long drawn out process that grew out of the friendship they both cherished. But that didn't mean they both didn't almost throw it away to make each other happy, no matter how much it hurt to do so.

*Inspired by the Demi Lovato Song

.:Prologue:.

Kendall's entire reason to go to LA and make a demo CD with his friends was to get Gustavo Rocque off his freaking back. How many times could you say 'no' to someone and really mean it before they got the hint? Besides, music was never on his radar. Not seriously. There was a difference between singing to pass the time of what was a slow shift at a grocery store and making it a career. It was laughable, honestly. That he'd ever be able to make it in the music industry when hockey was his true passion. But he took the opportunity that came his way and made it work so that his friends came with him.

May as well humor Gustavo, right? Had he known it was something that would've changed the rest of his life, he would've jumped on the opportunity the second it was handed to him, hockey be damned. Because it wasn't just finding a new passion that made his fears of the decision ease away, but the fact he met some of the most important people in his life just by agreeing to go.

And he almost ruined the most special friendship—relationship—he'd ever had.

Riley on the other hand was all business with her career in the music industry. It wasn't her dream; she still wanted to be either a professional surfer or a pediatrician, but loved music so much it was foreign not to see her writing down any lyrics. But the point of the music industry that those on the outside didn't seem to understand was that it was a business first, something she'd grown savvy to since she and her siblings entered it when she was young. So much so that when Kendall and his friends walked into Rocque Records' costume closet for the first time they barely registered on her radar as anything more than potential co-workers.

If they lasted that long.

One look at them and she sized them up quickly; James wanted it a little too much—which easily could be taken advantage of by the wrong person—Carlos clearly just wanted to have fun, Logan was a little too cautious and had little confidence, and Kendall…was harder to place. On one hand he annoyed the hell out of her from his flippant attitude towards the industry, but on the other hand there was something certainly interesting about the way he'd argued to get his way over the style picked out for them. It really was a fight over a 'stupid pair of shoes' she'd later say, but it at least showed her the ambition and drive he had which caught her attention.

Honestly, it was then she thought the boys had a chance in the industry after writing them off initially. Had she'd known how important all of them would be to her and her brothers and sister she would've immediately jumped to defend them the moment they were brought in. Something about Kendall stood out to her that resonated on a deeper level.

Had she known what it was sooner, had been able to admit to herself what it was, it would've saved a lot of confusion, heartache, and the potential of missing out on the best thing either of them could have.

A/N: So this was request of me a while ago, a short story that detailed everything that happened with Lucy/Kendall/Riley, but I extended it to work Jo in as will. I think I'll be doing that with some other BTR stories that go through BTR episodes but also have to do with my characters, make them short stories. In this case, the episodes are happening in the background (unless the plot is in the direct forefront) and these parts happen around it.

Let me know what other things we've mentioned from our character timelines and I may get to them. For this story the chapters can be as short as drabbles or as long as my action fic chapters, so be forewarned of the fluctuation. I have this going from season 2-3 so far, but may extend it to some season 4 episodes as well.

Cheers,

Riles