#rip this actually sucks

[fiesta-freddie]

RINGO BEING IN LOVE WITH THE READER but the reader is with john?!?! so he gets REALLY JELOUS...

A/n: First order of business: look how cute Ringo is in this gif. Also I love Ringo so much so thank you for this request

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“Alright, this is take four of I’m Happy Just to Dance with You”

You were sitting in the studio watching the boys record songs for their next album. It’s one thing you absolutely loved doing. John was always happy to bring you in, and the other boys didn’t seem to mind either. They all seemed to enjoy your presence and you had become quite close with each of them since The Beatles had begun.

“Ready?” George asked turning around the face the other three boys. They nodded in response. “Alright we can do it this time! Ringo remember to keep the beat.” George said in a serious tone

Ringo was usually he was on point with every song, hitting the drums just right whenever he played. He was always so focused when it came to playing, of course being a drummer he had to be. But he seemed a bit off that day. You had noticed that he wasn’t as focused and definitely wasn’t as energetic as he usually was when it came to playing. He seemed distracted, like he had something or someone running through his mind.

“Right.” He said with a nod

George turned back around and gave you a quick smile before counting the boys in “One two three!” He said before they all started playing.

You watched them bop their heads and moved their feet as they played. Looking over to Paul, John and George you saw they were moving their feet across the ground stomping them lightly to the beat. You looked up to Ringo who sat in the back above them all, shaking his head from side to side as he played with a smile.

You caught him looking over at you from time to time as the boys played their way through the song. You always flashed him a sweet smile before turning your attention back to John, who seemed to be having a grand time

Continuing to listen, you swayed slighted from side to side in your seat as the music filled your ears. A smile grew across your face as your heard George sing. You loved hearing how his accent carried over slightly when he did so

“Before this dance is through I think I’ll love you too, I’m so happy when you dance with me.”

They had gotten a decent ways into the song before George held up his hand, indicating the others to stop.

You were confused why he did so. “Why did you guys stop? I thought it sounded quite good.”

“Thanks love, but the drums were slightly off again. Did anyone else hear it, or was it just me?” George asked directing the question towards Paul and John.

“Yeah, I heard it too. Only off a beat or two though.” John said

George looked over to Paul waiting for him to give an answer. “I heard it as well. Isn’t this the fourth time already?” He asked George, to which he only nodded

George called out Ringo's name in order to get his attention, but he wasn’t focused on what was going on in front of him. All he knew is that since George had stopped the others, that meant he could stop to, which also meant he could look over in your direction without having to try and play at the same time.

It would be a lie to say that Ringo didn’t adore you or admire you, because he did. He wasn’t obsessed with you, but he did have feelings for you. He knew that you were with John though, and he knew it wouldn’t be right to ask you out as much as he would have liked to. He knew he couldn’t have you despite how much he wanted you.

“Ringo!” George said snapping his fingers in front of his face in order to regain his attention

“Y- yes?” He said, quickly facing back towards George

“Look, we’ve been going at this song a few times now, and your drumming is still off. Maybe we should take a break? What do you say?”

“Sure, whatever you say.”

“Ok then,” George announced “take a break and we’ll continue in 15?” Everyone nodded in agreement.

George, Paul and John put down their instruments. You watched as Paul and George walked out the back door, talking amongst themselves. John didn’t go with them, instead he was making his way over to you.

“Hi there, baby love.” He said with a smile on his face. He wrapped his arms around your waist and showered your face with sweet kisses. John wasn’t one to show much affection, especially in front of the other boys, but you loved it whenever he did.

You giggled each time a kiss landed on your face. “John! Stop it!” You said in between giggles.

“Stop what? Giving you love? Showing you how much you mean to me?” He said with a smirk, looking you in the eyes. You began to blush as you stared back into his glowing brown eyes. The light was reflecting off of them which made them brighter.

You kept eye contact for a few seconds before laughing again. You took a hand a ruffled it through his hair, causing you to laugh even more. John began to laugh too. “The things I let you do to me.” He said with a smile before leaning in and placing a gentle kiss to your nose

“Aye John!” A said from behind “you gonna come out and have a smoke with us?” John reluctantly pulled away and turned his head. You looked over his shoulder to see Paul and George standing in the doorway with a cigarettes hanging out of their mouths.

“Yeah I’ll be there in just a sec!” He yelled over to them. The boys nodded and stepped back outside.

John turned his attention back to you, a smile plastered across his face. “I’ll see you in 10, love.” He said.

You watched him walk away and step outside.

Looking over you noticed that Ringo was sitting alone at his drum kit, tapping the drums and symbols lightly. He looked lonely and it seemed like something was bother him. It had seemed that way all day.

You decided to walk over and talk to him. Maybe he would open up to you, after all you two had become close. Closer than you had with George or Paul.

“Not going out for a smoke today?” You asked him, standing in front of his drum set

He looked up at you before putting his head back down in the direction of his set “No, I guess not today.” He replied with a shrug as he continued to tap his drums. You watched silently as he played a small beat on each of them. You watched his hands move in a rhythmic pattern. The rings he wore moved slightly each time he tapped his stick. You moved your eyes to his face and he seemed to be wearing a frown instead of his usual happy smile. Why did he seem so off today?

“Hey Ritchie? Can I ask you something?” This had caught his attention.

The bond between you two grown strong over the past few years to the point where you had nicknames for each other, Ritchie being one of them. He loved it when you called him this. Hearing you say his in your sweet, innocent voice sent a warm feeling through his body. Of course, he would never tell you that.

“Er- uh yeah sure.” He said stumbling on his words

“Now I may be wrong about this, but is something bothering you today?” You asked him

“No of course not! What makes you ask that?” He said defensively

“Well I don’t know, I guess it’s just that you seek a bit off,” you began “I mean, your normally on point with every song. Usually it’s Paul or John that's messing up or getting distracted.” You said laughing a bit at your own words

Hearing you laugh the way you did made Ringo's heart pound faster every time. “Yeah I guess your right about that.” He said chuckling a bit just like you had.

“So is there anything on your mind? Anything you want to talk about?” You asked him

There was a pause before he said anything. And knowing him for as long as you had, this usually meant yes despite any other words that he might have said. “Well uh no, not exactly.” He said. 

Lie

You raised an eyebrow and leaned in, lightly resting your arms on his drums and looking him right in his ocean blue eyes. “Ringo, I know your lying.” You said, a playful smirk growing in your face.

He tried to keep a straight face but ultimately failed. He began laughing. Not a genuine laugh but more of a nervous one. You stepped back from his kit and crossed your arms, giving him your signature we both know I was right, now tell look

“Come on Ringo you can talk to me.” You said in a pleading tone. How could he say no to that

“Okay fine I guess.” He said rubbing the back of his neck

“So Mr. Starr, please tell me what’s on your mind.” You said pretending to hold a pad and pen as if you were a reporter

“Well you see, there’s this girl.” He began

“Oooo a girl.” You said raising your eyebrows at him “Please describe her to me, what is she like?” You said pretending to write stuff down

“Well for starters she absolutely stunning in every way. She had beautiful eyes and an amazing smile.” You could see that he was starting to become engaged in conversation and he seemed a bit more lively than he had at first as he began to talk about this girl

“Wow she’s sound like quite the woman, please continue.”

“I love everything about her. I love hearing the sound of her voice and how soft it is. She’s such a gentle person and quite selfless too. She would do anything for anybody because she’s just so sweet like that ya know? I can talk to her about anything and I know she won’t judge me or make fun of it, I can be myself around her.”

“Wow Mr. Starr it sounds like you have a little crush then don’t you?” You said with a smirk growing on your face. You inched closer to his drum kit, standing only two feet in front of it

His voice quickly changed to a more anxious tone “Well I guess you could say that.” Ringo said, letting out a nervous chuckle as his body tensed up a bit

“Well then why don’t you ask her out?” You insisted

“That’s the problem, I cant.”

“Why not?”

“Be- because she’s already with someone else.” He said turning his face to the ground. There was a heartbroken expression on his face and you couldn’t help but feel sympathy for him. You hated to seem him sad especially because he was such a lively person. 

Maybe I shouldn’t have brought this up in the first place you thought to yourself now I’ve just made him all dismal...nice going Y/N

There’s was a moment of silence. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The only noises that were to be heard was the clock ticking on the wall and the chirp of birds from outside. You looked up at Ringo who still had a heartbroken expression on his face. You needed to cheer him up, but how?

You walked around the drum set so that way you were standing right next to Ringo. His head was still down as he only tapped his fingers on the edge of drum in front of him. You thought of what to say before you spoke, not wanting to make the situation any worse than it already was.

“Hey, cheer up. There’s no reason you should be down about it.”

Don’t be down about it? Really? C’mon Y/N, you can do better

“Look Ritchie, I’m sorry I made you open up about it, had I known it would’ve turned out this way I never would have brought it up. I swear. I- I’m sorry.” You said, rubbing your hand lightly in circles over his knee.

He face quickly turned towards you at the sudden contact. You gave him a sympathetic smile as you two made eye contact and he only gave you a half heart smile in return before resting his hand on top of yours, rubbing your knuckles with his thumb. “You don’t need to feel bad about it, it was stupid anyways.”

“No no, don’t say that. It’s not stupid. I mean miracles can happen. You never know you two might end up together someday.” You said sounding a bit more cheerful as you said the last sentence.

“Yeah I don’t know, maybe.” He said with a small chuckle.

“See! That’s the spirit! I tell you, love has its mysterious ways of doing what it does.” You said with a smile, wiggling your finger at him

He a smiled at the way he saw you become filled with the same energy you had only minutes before. Ringo scanned over your features taking them all in, his hand resting on yours as he looked you in your eyes as if they were the most important thing in the world to him. 

God, what he wouldn’t give just to call you his.

Just then you heard the door open and saw the three boys come through. They were all laughing, probably about some joke one of them had made. You and Ringo exchanged a look that seemed to say we better get back to what we were doing.

Paul, John and George were in a corner minding their own business, most probably finishing up the conversation they were having outside before returning back to their instruments. You decided that you should probably head back over to your spot where you were before.

You turned to Ringo before walking back over. “Well Ritchie I should probably head back over to my seat.” He gave you a simple nod of understandment and a smile “Sure.”

You began to walk away but quickly turned back around and headed back over to where Ringo was. His focused turned towards you upon your sudden change in direction. You walked back over so that way you were standing right next to him just like you had been seconds before. “Hey Y/N, what’s-”

You cut him off by placing a short and sweet kiss into his cheek. He touched the spot where your lips had been as you and him both began to blush ever so slightly. “I uh- just wanted to say good luck and I hope that you end up with that girl, she seems like a real keeper.” You said with a smile.

“Oh uh, thank you Y- Y/N” he said, stumbling over his words.

“Do me a favor.” You said to him. He nodded in acknowledgement before you continued. “Watch your drumming this time.” You said with a playful smile before running off.

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