Chapter 13: My friends are amazing
6 months later
River POV
I can't help but laugh as I watch Chailor for the 10th time today running around the restaurant showing anyone and everyone her beautiful engagement ring from Lincoln.
Her and Lincoln met at the restaurant when he came in with some of his college friends to celebrate the end of their first year in law school and they've never been apart since.
Love at first sight is what they both always say.
I've been living with Chailor and Lincoln for 6 months now.
This weekend we moved into a beautiful four bedroom house that they just bought.
I planned on saving up and moving out on my own but they wouldn't hear of it.
Lincoln said why the hell would I buy a four bedroom house if you weren't going to come live with us.
He jokes and says that he shares Chailor with me enough living in the same place if I move he'll never see her again. He's probably right on that.
I love them so much.
He treats Chailor like a queen in every sense of the word. He's still opens the car door for her and he always make sure to plan one date night a week.
Right now with him being in law school it's been hard for them to get away more than once a week.
Anytime they're together though, I always catch him taking small peaks of her and when she catches him, he's all smiles, Like a real, in love smile that goes ear to ear.
It's the same with her, I always catch her staring at him like she's in a dream and afraid she's going to wake up you can just see the love that radiates in their eyes for each other.
Yes, I'm Jealous but in a good way. Maybe one day when I'm ready I can be as happy as them.
I'm so excited and happy for them right now.
"Maybe one day I can find a man like that" I think as I watch him spin her around in a loving embrace.
I watch as she gently pushes back longer pieces of his blonde hair away from his forehead.
Which reminds me I need to have him drop me off at work before he goes to his haircut appointment tomorrow.
I'm trying to get in as many extra hours as I can so I can buy them a great wedding gift.
Chailor gave me a ton of ideas of things she wanted.
She's clearly the boss in their relationship and in ours too
I laugh to myself
Don't get me wrong though he's no pushover he is quick to put her in her place or to calm her crazy when she's lost her temper or starts spinning out.
She's quick to misread a situation and overreact in a jealous manner or start to shut down when she's feeling insecure
She's always afraid of the "other shoe dropping" as that saying goes and can spiral quickly if she gets into her head too long.
Lincoln can spot it most the time before she even realizes it's happening, he can quickly pull her out of it with a quick touch or a strong hug or even his gentle words
They also can have like their own silent conversations just by looking at each other
It's creepy some times
They just know each so well
Watching them prepare a meal together is like watching a dance
They dance around each other so elegantly It's a beautiful thing to watch
We do everything together we're like a three-part will oiled machine
Chailor always jokes and says we're Sister Wives
Now when Lincoln buys Chailor a bouquet of flowers every friday he brings me one too
It reminds me of the flowers I always got when I was in the hospital
They were beautiful calla lilies
They are my favorite flower
They came in every other day like clockwork, nobody ever knew who they came from but it had to be some kind of delivery service
The same delivery guy brought them in every time he didn't say much but he always offered me a kind smile
As I'm starting to drift into darker memories
I look up briefly and make eye contact with Chailor and she gives me a soft small smile and the come here gesture with her finger
She runs up and grabs my hand as I start walking over there.
Then she continues to make us all dance with her
I don't know if I could ever live my life without these two in it and I never plan on trying.
Lincoln always says that Chailor might love him with her full heart but her soul belongs with me.
He even bought us matching shirts that say Soul Sisters on them. We love them and wear them when ever we can.
There's even been times when the nightmares have been so bad that I've woken up in their bed with Chailor spooning me and Lincoln spooning her.
They've always been so patient and kind about the nightmares, especially Lincoln he's amazing.
The worst are the ones when I wake up screaming, sometimes I don't even realize it's me screaming at first.
Those are the ones that I feel most guilty about because I know it's not easy especially with Lincoln's grueling law school schedule.
In the mornings they both try to hide their yawns from me after a rough night.
After bad nights I usually ask them like
three times a week if they're sure they want me living with them, but they both say yes, they wouldn't want it any other way.
They are always reassuring me that they wouldn't know how to live without me there, I feel like such a child sometimes.
They're both the most loving and nurturing people I've ever met, they'll make amazing parents one day.
Does that make me their practice kid, the thought makes me giggle out loud.
I guess it kinda does.