The Music We Make

It was only a few minutes until their performance now and I was waiting backstage with them, bouncing in place impatiently while the other band played. Brian grabbed my hand to still me and smiled at me before leaning down to kiss me.

“You seem more nervous then I do,” he said with a grin.

“Just anxious. I love watching you play,” I said back.

“I think you’ll like today’s performance even better than usual,” he said, grin becoming bigger than before. Unfortunately I couldn’t ask what he meant; Matt Berry came over and stole him away from me. The other band had finished their set and it was time for them to get ready to go on stage.

I thought about Andi and Val and how they weren’t happy when Brian told them I wouldn’t be helping them today, but after he had taken Val aside, suddenly everything was okay. It was odd, and with his other comment, I began to felt nervous, thinking that something strange was happening. I couldn’t dwell on it, though, as I was led to the edge of backstage where I watched the roadies finish setting up. I knew the guys would be conducting their pre-show rituals, so all I could do was wait for them to go out onto the stage, just like the crowd.

It was still light out and they were set to play six songs, but it was exciting nonetheless. The main headliner of the night was just after them, meaning a lot of kids coming to watch the other band would see them too. It was a huge opportunity for them, which is why I was surprised Val and Andi weren’t more pissed that I couldn’t help sell merch.

Cheering erupted as they entered the stage, running to their places and beginning to play within moments. Bat Country ripped through the speakers and I grinned, thinking back to when we recorded it at the studio and how my love for Brian developed while we created this song.

I loved watching him on stage. His Synyster Gates persona took over and he became this sexy, untouchable guitar god. Except the fact that he was mine and I did get to touch him whenever I wanted. I looked to the crowd as he went to the edge of the stage, girls throwing their hands into the air to try and touch him. His cocky smirk made me bite my lip, turned on by the fact that my man was wanted by so many other women. He backed up from his position and looked back at and winked before diving into a guitar solo. I smiled and sighed, totally enamored by the rock star on the stage.

After the song was over, Matt thanked the crowd and told them they had a special surprise. I raised an eyebrow, not sure of what would happen next.

Brian walked up to a microphone then and said, “There’s someone backstage I want you to meet. She’s going to help us sing this next song. Rosie?”

He looked back at my frozen self with a grin. I shook my head no, completely terrified, but he ran over to me and grabbed my hand, kissing me quickly before pulling me out onto the stage. I knew the crowd was big but it was horrifying once I was on stage. My whole body was shaking with the shock and fear. Brian moved me up to a microphone, squeezing my hand before he let go and the band started playing Chapter Four.

“You sing while Matt screams,” Brian said in my ear. I closed my eyes and nodded, knowing that I had no choice in the matter.

Though it felt like the lyrics were caught in my throat at first, I began singing, hearing myself in the monitors. I opened my eyes to see the crowd bobbing their heads along, the pit opening up into a circle. I smiled as I continued to sing, honestly feeling good while I did. Adrenaline pumped through my veins, especially when Brian harmonized with me in the background. He stood next to me the entire time, allowing Zack to come to us whenever the guitars would duel. Seeing all of the people before us dancing, headbanging, or in the pit was thrilling, and as I sang I thanked Brian in my head for such an amazing moment. It made me wonder why I had never wanted to do this in the past.

The crowd exploded in cheers when we finished and I laughed into the microphone, unable to contain myself; it all felt so surreal. Brian grabbed my hand and raised in the air while pointing to me with his other hand, causing the crowd to cheer again.

“Isn’t she amazing?” Brian yelled into the microphone. He pulled me away a little bit and kissed me, causing the cheering in the background to grow even louder, which in turn made me giggle into the kiss.

“I love you,” I said to him.

“I love you too. Rosie, you are the most amazing woman I have ever met,” he started to say as he took his guitar off. I raised my brows, becoming nervous again. Jason came over and grabbed the guitar really quick, allowing Brian to grab my hand and the microphone.

“Listen, kids,” he said to the crowd. “This woman is a catch, as you can see. She is also the love of my life. And I plan on spending every moment of the rest of my life with her.” I bit my lip as he put the microphone back, my hands raising to my face as he got down on one knee. “Marry me?” he asked loudly as the crowd cheered.

All I could do was nod, the audience way too loud for him to hear my answer, and he got up on his feet and hugged me before kissing me deeply. In the background, the rest of the band began to play Warmness on the Soul. Brian spun me around and kissed me again before leading me off of the stage.

“Oh my GOD!” I yelled when we left the stage, laughing with my hands still on my face. “I can’t believe it!”

“I love you,” he said, kissing me again. “I wanted everyone here to know that I have the most beautiful, wonderful woman in the world here by my side. No more girls will come to my bus; everyone here will know that I am taken by you, and that you will be mine forever.”

“I am in shock,” I admitted, not even knowing what to say. “You have to go back!”

“Yeah, I know. We’ll celebrate tonight. I love you,” he said, quickly kissing me before running back to the stage with the guitar Jason handed back to him. Everyone cheered when he came back, going right into his riff.

Jason came over to me as I watched, saying congratulations as he hugged me. “You alright?” he asked.

“Yeah, yeah,” I said, taking a deep breath. “I am just so surprised.”

“Where’s the ring?” Jason joked.

“I don’t know,” I admitted with a laugh. “I think this was a spur of the moment decision.”

“It makes sense, though,” Jason said. “You two are supposed to be together.”

“Yes, we are,” I agreed, smiling as I watched the love of my life, my fiance, finish his set.

-0-

“HOLY SHIT!!!!” I heard Andi screaming from behind me as we walked back to the bus. I turned around just in time to be attacked by her embrace, causing me to laugh. “I had no clue!”
“Me neither,” I said, pulling apart from her.

“He told Val but not me! I wish I could’ve seen it. I heard it from the booth,” she told me, shaking her head. “You sounded great, by the way. I’m sure that was a rush.”

“You can say that again. It was crazy,” I said as I looked up at Brian. He grinned back down at me, but his eyes then drifted to the bus.

“Go and celebrate,” Andi said, sensing Brian’s urge to leave. “Congrats, guys. I love you both very much.”

“We love you too,” Brian said, hugging her, which made me smile. He tugged at my hand right after, pulling me to the bus.

“Well, I’m not sure if you brought any dresses, but put on the fanciest thing you brought. I’m taking you out,” he said, pointing to my suitcase someone had brought out and set on the table.

I went over and dug through it, finding a light blue maxi dress. It was all I had brought, so I looked over to him, and he nodded, urging me to change. He was already out of his shirt.

“I’m going to rinse off in the bus shower really quick,” he said. “Then we can go.”

I went ahead and got changed in the main area of the bus, not really caring if anyone walked in. I assumed Brian told everyone to keep out for a bit while we were there, but this isn’t what I expected us to be doing right away…

Shortly after we left the bus and walked over to the area where the cars were parked where a cab was waiting for us. Brian had a small bag in his hand, though I wasn’t sure what was in it, and he instructed the cab driver where to take us.

He looked over to me afterwards with a grin, sighing and grabbing my hand. I started giggling, not really knowing what else to do.

“I love you,” he said, kissing the top of my head as I leaned into him.

“I love you too,” I said back. “I can’t believe this is really happening.”

“Are you happy?” he whispered.

I looked up to him, kissed him, then said, “I’ve never been happier in my whole life.”

The cab driver stopped a few moments later, dropping us off on one of the city streets. Brian paid then ran out to open my door, helping me out of the cab and onto the sidewalk. We stood in front of a jewelry store, causing me to chuckle and smile.

“I hate the fact that I didn’t have a ring for you,” he said as we stared into the store. “So I want you to pick out whatever one you want.”

“Brian, we can wait to get a ring,” I said, worried about the cost.

“No, I want you to have the whole package,” he said, pulling me inside. I stopped for a moment, hesitating by the door.

“Brian, what made you decide to do this now?” I asked him, curiosity getting the better of me.

“I’ve had it on my mind to do it for a long time honestly,” he said sheepishly, a slight blush creeping onto his cheeks. “I almost did it before we left for tour the first time, thinking I could get you to come with me that way. But it felt too manipulative.”

“Yes, it would have been,” I admitted.

“I talked to my dad a lot while we weren’t together,” he said. “He told me that if I ever got you back, I needed to show you how serious I was about you. Then after yesterday with the other girls and Jenny, I knew he was right. I’ve loved you for a long time, Rosie. Watching you sleep in my arms after everything that had happened yesterday, it just felt so right. I knew I needed to do this, and planned it out in my head then. While you were gone at the showers, the guys and I planned it all out. And you saw me talking with Val.”

I smiled and kissed him. “I love you. It was perfect.”

Smiling back he then tugged me inside, the bell of the door chiming as we walked into the stop. Within seconds a salesperson came to us, guiding us over to the engagement rings.

“Whatever you want,” Brian whispered. “Don’t worry about the cost.”

I knew that wasn’t super practical of Brian to say, but it was sweet nonetheless. Still, I looked at the smaller rings, not wanting to cause my soon to be husband to be broke. They had so many choices; white gold, yellow gold, and the many, many cuts of diamonds and other stones. I saw a few I liked and tried them on, seeing how they looked on my finger. I hated to admit it, but I loved every second of it; it made me feel like a princess for a moment.

“What about this one?” Brian said after the jeweler put away a square cut diamond ring that I didn’t like. He pointed to a ring that had three round stones- a large diamond in the middle with two smaller black stones, which I presumed were onyx, on each side. The rest of the band was covered with small diamonds. It was unique and exquisite. It was in love with it before I even put it on, but as soon as Brian slipped it onto my finger, I knew.

“This is it,” I practically whispered. Butterflies littered my stomach as Brian held my hand and I stared at the ring.

“You can take it home today if you’d like. It’s a perfect fit,” the jeweler said. We both nodded in return, grinning like idiots as we walked over to pay. I stayed back as he did so, gazing at the ring in awe, still in total shock about what was happening. Moments later I jumped when Brian grabbed my hand to lead me out of the shop.

“I have dinner reservations,” he said. “But I also have hotel room reserved…”

“Hotel,” I answered without hesitation. He laughed and guided me down the street where a hotel was located, leading me inside. He really had planned out every detail of the evening.

“I’m checking in a little earlier than planned,” he told the front desk clerk. “If that’s alright.”

“Oh, sure,” she said, fluttering her eyelashes at him. She clicked around on her computer and handed him a key, telling us to have a great stay. That we would.

We practically jogged to the elevator, which took us up to the top floor of the hotel. We entered our room and I was immediately taken aback by the view; we could see the entire city from here. He smiled at my reaction and pulled me into the room, wrapping his arms around me. We kissed passionately, Brian’s hands dipping to my backside. He lifted me gently, making me giggle, before taking me over to the bed. He laid me down softly and laid next to me, pulling me towards him to continue kissing me. His hands moved the hem of my dress up my legs, his fingers brushing against my skin.

I shifted my body so that I was on top of him now, straddling his hips. He bit his lip and moved up my dress again, pooling it around my own hips. I leaned down and kissed him gently, breaking away to kiss his cheek and then his neck. He whispered my name at the touch and I smiled into my kiss, loving the sound.

I got off of him and removed my dress and shoes, then took the time to remove his clothes as well. The whole time he stared at me, as if he was in total awe of the woman before him. After removing my underwear he sucked in a breath, letting it go slowly as he took me in. He shifted up so we was sitting and held out his hands, pulling me onto his lap. Slowly I let him enter me, a throaty moan escaping my lips as I did so.

“Rosie,” he moaned, his eyes closing as he leaned his head against the headboard. I placed my hands on his shoulders as I moved up and down while his rested on my hips, guiding me.

I kissed him, wrapping my fingers in his hair as I felt his grip tighten on my hips. Our tongues clashed and my pace quickened as I was unable to contain myself any longer. Brian broke our kiss as he groaned, his hips buckling slightly, which caused him to push himself deeper into me. I cried out in pain and pleasure, pulling his hair.

“More,” he whispered, pulling me up and down. I moved faster and Brian nuzzled his face into my breasts, his mouth moving to the nipple, his tongue grazing it. His hand moved to my clit, rubbing it gently as I pumped up and down and I was practically screaming, unable to fully comprehend all of the many senations my body was experiencing. He moved away from my breasts and pulled me into a kiss, causing my body to erupt into a climax. I broke away from the kiss because I needed to scream my pleasure into the sky, unable to contain all of the things I was feeling.

When my body calmed down, Brian moved away his hand and I slowly lifted myself off of him before I fell back into the bed. He moved to be on top of me and entered me again, gently moving in and out as he kissed my cheeks and neck. I pulled at his hair again, moaning over and over in rhythm with his thrusts.

Brian held my hands above my head, making me chest violently bounce every time he entered me, which I knew he loved. He quickened his pace, his eyes glued to my breasts, which drove him over the edge; moments later he was shaking above me, reaching his own peak.

He stayed there for a moment after, kissing me gently on the lips before moving to lay at my side. He pulled me in, our legs wrapping around each other as we continued to kiss. Our foreheads resting against each other, I closed my eyes, taking in what just happened.

“I love you, future Mrs. Haner,” he said, kissing my nose.

“I love you too,” I said, kissing him on the lips, never wanting to let go.

Notes

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