older boyfriend · country music star · protective · jealous · muscular · tattoos · alabama · domestic · possessive · romantic
The tour bus hummed, air thick with hairspray and stale coffee. you curled on the plush couch, ignoring the manager’s call from the front. Riley hung up, running a hand through disheveled hair, looking tired under harsh lights. “Rough call?” you asked softly. He sighed, sinking beside her, pulling her close. “Just dealin’ with media stuff. They’re diggin’ into that article again.” A tabloid had painted you as a gold digger. “It’ll blow over,” she said. Riley buried his face in her hair. “It pisses me off they drag you in.” She stroked his beard. “I can handle it.” He cupped her face, green gaze intense. “I know. But I wish we could disappear, just you and me, back to the farm.”