Chapter 125: Because he likes you

River POV

I must have fallen asleep. I wake with warm arms around me but right away I know they don't belong to Pickle. I look at my clock and realize it's been 2 hours since he left.

I quickly check my phone but I don't have any missed calls or messages. Why hasn't he called yet?

I sigh throwing my phone on my nightstand.

Chailor sits up and rubs my back "Ohh sweetface" she says pulling me into a hug. She must have fallen asleep too I can hear the sleepiness in her voice.

"Why hasn't he called?" I say as I hug her back, tears quickly fill my eyes again.

"I don't know love, he will. He loves you but he's just feeling upset right now and maybe ashamed. Just give him some more time"

I sigh and lay back down. My body hurts and I feel the pain shoot through me as I roll over.

She pats my arm "Come on I made you lunch. I'm sure it's cold but I'll warm it up for you" she's using her comforting voice which usually helps but this time it does nothing.

"Thank you but I'm going to shower then I'll be out" I need to just stand under the hot water It will help relieve some of the pain.

She nods sadly at me then heads out my door.

My arms and my chest are the most sore. I grab some clothes and head to the shower.

I just stand under the hot water letting it help calm my pain some. It helps my body a little but I feel hollow inside.

I head to the kitchen after the longest shower I've ever takin.

Lincoln comes and kisses my head "Hey sis. I'm just heading out, you guys enjoy your girls day."

"Wait this early? Isn't it a bit early to go drinking at a lounge?" I ask laughing a little.

I notice all three of them kinda shift around and look at each other.

"What?" This time I look at Lincoln.

He looks at the floor "I'm just going to meet a friend for a early dinner, before we go to the lounge" he says trying not to make eye contact with me.

He's the worst liar out of all of them. He's going to meet Pickle. It makes me feel a little better better knowing he is talking to someone but it also hurts that he's not talking to me.

"Okay Lincoln. Will you please tell your "friend" that I'm fine and when he's done feeling sorry for his self, I'm still here and my feelings for him haven't changed."

"Damn!" Flame laughs out.

Chailor and Lincoln share a look.

"What?! Finn told me I have to use my words or people won't know what I like or don't like so I'm using my words and I'm moving on from sad to mad"

Chailor starts laughing "I told you!" She says pointing to Lincoln "I told you! Ohhhh I can't wait till tonight!" she says jumping up and down.

"Tonight?!" He says seriously with a nervous look on his face.

"Ohhhh yeah tonight" she's says as she slaps his butt and kisses him goodbye. I wonder what's that about.

He walks to the door but he keeps looking back at her almost like he's pouting.

We start laughing as he closes the door, then we both look at her "What! We made a bet 2 hours after you met Finley and I've been waiting to win for days now" Chailor laughs and claps her hands together.

"So!? What was the bet?" I ask her laughing as she jumps around excitedly.

"I bet him that by the time Finn leaves, you would become the bad bitch you've had hidden. He bet that you would be the same sweet shy girl."

I blush thinking of Finn.

"Finn's that good huh? I knew I should have hit that when I could" Flame says running to the living room laughing.

I blush then I realize what the last part she said was "Wait! What?!" I says laughing running after her.

Chailor has her legs crossed and is laughing so hard she crying.

I run and jump on Flame laughing pulling her down on the couch with me. I definitely shouldn't have done that as my body screams in pain.

We get the big lounge bed out and set it up in the living room in front of the TV.

"It's a good thing your strong Flame, that would have taking me and chicken arms over there forever to drag it out" Chailor says laughing at me heaving on the ground holding my side.

"Hey! Come Monday I'm going to be getting my muscle on" They both laugh at me.

"Yeah right, maybe from all the sexercise" Flame laughs out.

"Really!" I say smacking her "Pickle's not teaching me he's having Lucky do it"

"Ohhhh Okay, your definitely going to be sore. Make Pickle rub you down in muscle rub after" she laughs out.

"Ohhhh god, Lucky already hates me. He's going to torture me huh" I laugh.

Chailor and her look at each other.

I laugh "What?" Why are they looking at me like that?

They look at each other again.

"What?!" I ask again getting kind of mad now.

"Oh sweet face, he don't hate you" Chailor says as they both start laughing harder.

"Yes he does, he's always a ass to me."

"Cause he likes you" Chailor says laughing. My heart skips a beat and I get butterflies in my stomach.

I shake my head "When it's just us he's really mean to me."

"Cause he likes you" Flame says laughing.

I shake my head "What ever he calls me the enchantress. Because as he says

apparently I'm just out to weasel my way into everybody's lives and he's not interested" I say in a mocking voice.

They start laughing and both say at the same time "because he likes you"

"Shut up" I say throwing popcorn at them.

Once our movie's done Chailor orders dinner and Flame's got the whole bar going making a pitcher of mocktails for Chailor and she has a few more pitchers of some mixed drinks for us.

I hurry and grab my laptop. I want to send Finn a email really quick. I miss him so much and I wish he was here to hold me.