Brendon slowly moved over to me on stage and continued singing into my microphone. I grinned as he kissed me on the cheek. He kept doing that and he kept doing stuff in public like that and at first we were scared of people finding out about us but now it was this fandom thing that our fanbase had, they were actually convinced we were in a relationship. But the thing was ... they wanted us to be. At first we didn't quite get that but then it reminded me of the thing that was between Pete and Patrick from Fall Out Boy. The fans called it 'Peterick' and the new thing that the fans obsessed about in our band was what they now called 'Ryden'. I found it quite catchy and funny and because it was actually true but no one knew it because nothing was confirmed, Brendon liked to tease everyone with it and danced or sang to me every once in a while on stage, the fans went nuts about it and this way we could have our affair kind of public but without anyone knowing that it was actually real.

When we went back to the hotel room after the show, Brendon first high-fived me and then gave me a quick kiss. "That was awesome, dude!", he said and jumped around being all hyper again. I smiled and sat down on the couch. "It was." "The songs ... the fans love it! They can already sing along! Everyone loves your lyrics, man, I have to say I love them too but the crowd went crazy with it." I blushed slightly. "I think so, it's pretty amazing to see all those kids scream my lyrics." "It must be." "Hey, you're the vocalist, don't act jealous." He grinned and took my hand, pulling me to the bed next to him. He lied his head on my chest and I ran my fingers through his hair slowly, playing with lose strands. "Are you exhausted too after those new shows?", I asked him and took a deep breath. He grinned and looked up at me. "Yeah", he admitted. "Don't you love how all the fans know about us but no one is actually sure?" I nodded and bit my lip. "I wish we could tell them." "I don't even want to tell Spencer and Jon", he said and looked at me like he was scared. "I understand that. And I couldn't do that to Keltie either."

I felt so sorry because he wasn't with Fabiola anymore but I was still dating Keltie. It wasn't just a cover though, it was because I actually still needed her with me and I missed her when she wasn't there. Brendon understood that but sometimes I thought it was really hurting him. I wanted to break up with her but I just couldn't. I couldn't. I loved how Brendon pretended like he didn't mind though and I knew he got it because he had felt the same before when he still had been with Fabiola. But me and him weren't the reason why they broke up and he never wanted to tell me the real reason either. I was just glad that I was the one still having the girlfriend and he was all mine even though that was selfish. He could get a girlfriend any second though, I mean, who wouldn't want him? The fangirls were going crazy about him, everyone wanted him and I couldn't blame any one of them.

Keltie threw her arms around me and began placing kisses on the side of my cheek and my neck. I hadn't seen her in weeks. "I missed you so much, baby!", she shouted as I wrapped my arms around her waist. "I missed you too", I replied and kissed her forcefully. She smiled on my lips and pulled me back so she was against the wall. "Get a room!", I heard someone say behind me. We both pulled away and saw Jon walking by with a cheeky smirk. "No, I thought we wanted to go out!", she said and looked around at the others. "I'm staying in", Brendon announced and threw himself onto the couch, turning the TV on to watch some casting show. Jon laughed. "I'm going out. Spence?" "Same!", it came from the bathroom and Spencer grabbed his jacket as he got into the hallway. "Have fun!", we heard from the couch and then left.

"Shame that Brendon didn't want to come", Keltie said with her arm around my waist. "I wanted to tell you all how much I love Pretty. Odd. because I just adore your lyrics, Ry! And I mean ... Brendon's voice is like ... amazing! You guys have done something awesome!" I blushed a little and wished that Brendon would be here to hear what she said about him. He didn't even dislike her for being my girlfriend and I appreciated that so much. I knew he wouldn't just go off and tell her about us, that wasn't his kind. "Don't blush, babe! You should be proud of yourself", she exclaimed. Then she raised her glass and looked around. "To Ryan!", she said and the others cheered with her, making me blush even more.

I couldn't break up with either of them, not with Keltie and definitely not with Brendon.