Chapter 197: Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Seven

“Good morning.” Me and Ryder say in unison.

Curtis smiles. “Breakfast is almost done, take a seat.” He says, as he takes some bacon out of the pan.

Me and Ryder sit down at the table and a couple of minutes later Curtis brings over a couple of plates. He sets a plate in front of Ryder that is full of bacon, eggs, toast, hashbrowns and even some fruit.

The plate Curtis sets in front of me, only has toast and some mixed fruit on it. He must see my confused expression, because he says. “I figured toast would be the easiest thing on your stomach. If you want something else, I can make you something different.”

I nod my head. “No, this is perfect. Thank you, Curtis.”

Curtis smiles and grabs his plate, sitting down to eat with us. After breakfast we clear our plates and thank Curtis for the food, making our way outside to Ryder’s car. I’m not really excited about going to school today. I really just want Ryder to turn the car around and go straight to the college so I can see Reece and Raikin.

“What’s on your mind baby?” Ryder asks, putting his hand on my thigh.

I smile, looking over at him. “I was thinking about me and you running away with Reece and Raikin. We could say screw school, go get jobs and rent a house. That way we can all be together.”

Ryder glances over at me, smiling. “Let’s do it baby. I will do a U-turn, and we can go pick them up. We can just run away. We will go wherever you want.”

I smile. I know we are joking, or at least I am. I'm sure Ryder would really do it if I wanted him to. The thought of running away with the three of them makes me feel very happy, but this is real life. We can't just abandon school.

"I wish we could. Sadly, we have to go to school though." I say, frowning a little.

Ryder sighs. "I know baby. It's a nice thought though."

"Yeah, it is." I say, glancing out the window.

A few minutes later we pull into the school parking lot. Logan and the other guys are waiting for us. "Good morning sweetheart. How are you?" Logan asks, when I get out.

I walk over and give him a hug. "I'm okay. Just tired. How are you?"

Logan shrugs and smiles. "I'm about as good as I'm going to get considering I'm at school."

The other guys all give me a hug and they all do some kind of weird bro hug, handshake thing with Ryder. It's actually kind of sweet watching them all together. I like seeing them getting along. There was a time when I thought this day would never come.

"We better get to class." Logan says, after all the greetings are over. "Don't want to miss anything important." He smirks.

I frown and nod my head. "Yeah, we probably should."

The first few classes of the day kind of drag by, which only makes me more tired. I am so ready to go home and go to bed. Hopefully I can sleep tonight without waking up in the middle of the night to puke.

Aaron has been leaving me alone for the most part, aside from a glare or a mumbled insult as he passes by me every now and then. Other than that he has left me alone, thank God. I am not in the mood to deal with his crap and I do not have enough energy to stop the guys from beating the crap out of him.

The guys have been acting as my own personal bodyguards in a way. Keeping themselves between me and Aaron anytime he is around. Which I am so grateful for that. I am so glad I have all of them, especially Ryder.

When lunch finally rolls around I am starving. "You ready to go to lunch baby?" Ryder asks.

I smile. "Yes, I am. I am so hungry."

Ryder wraps his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close to him. "Let's go get something to eat. You didn't really eat much this morning. Is your stomach feeling any better?"

"Yeah. I'm feeling pretty good." I say, nodding.

Ryder kisses the top of my head. "I'm glad. I have been worried about you."

I smile up at him. "I know. I'm sorry I have been worrying you, but I'm okay. I promise."

Ryder kisses me, one quick peck and he leads me to the cafeteria. It's chicken sandwiches today, and that actually sounds pretty good. Ryder gets us our food, not letting me even carry my own tray for whatever reason. I love how sweet he is to me though.

We sit at a table with Logan and the other guys. I sit in between Calvin and Ryder. I just sit there listening to the guys talking about football and an upcoming game or something, as I try to eat. A few bites in I am already getting sick to my stomach. Just the smell of the food is bringing back my nausea, so I push my plate away.

"Are you okay, Lilly?" Logan asks, looking at me concerned.