Chapter 143: How do you not know?

Lucky POV

He grabs my face as I try to buck under him. He took his gloves off at some point. "Do you love her? He yells squeezing my face.

"I don't fucking know okay!" I yell as I bring my face up to his.

"How do you not know?" He yells smacking me in the head.

"I don't know what love feels like! Does it even matter anyway man?!!" I push his head with mine to get him out of my face. He's still sitting on me so I can't get in a good position.

He punches me again. I grab him with my knees and squeeze his sides just enough to get a arm loose. I punch him in the jaw "Get the fuck off me Pickle now! I answered your fucking questions. I get it okay, she's yours! She'll never be mine and I would never pursue what ever this is!" I yell in his face.

I push him just enough he loses his balance I wrap my legs around him and flip him off me.

I get up quickly. I get dizzy and stumble back.

"If she wanted you, would you?" he says in my face again.

"Pickle I can't answer that, you're my only family."

He pushes me with his chest.

"Say it Lucky! Would you?!" He yells again louder. Carter puts his ear buds back in and sits down.

I punch him in his face, his nose gushes blood.

"Yes! Okay yes I don't think I would have a choice!" If she wanted me I don't think I could hold back.

We're face to face breathing harder.

"Incoming" Carter yells blowing the whistle.

"That's enough!" She yells at us, storming over like she could stop any of this.

She covers her mouth with her hand and tears form in her eyes.

"Look at you two!" She gasps.

We haven't moved we're still face to face. I hear her getting in, Carter jumps up and holds the rope for her.

She wiggles between us pushing us both with her tiny hands. She can't move us but we both step away slightly. Both of us are bloody, our chests heaving.

"Please stop!" She looks at Pickle then me.

"What ever you need enchantress" I say backing up.

He growls and tries to step forward, She pushes his chest. She reaches up to cup his face and he pushes her hand away. This time it's me who growls and steps forward. I look at her and the hurt look in her eyes breaks my heart. I step back towards him pulling her behind me.

"STOP IT!! NOW!" We both turn to her, I've never heard her yell like.

She's pissed and has tears in her eyes.

Her chest is heaving and she's shaking with her hand clenched in fists.

She reaches out for Pickle again and he just turns and leaves.

I hear her sob "He'll be back princess. I promise"

I lightly touch her back and go sit in the corner.

Carter is quick and moves in to unglove me.

He starts swabbing my nose, my head and my lip to get them to stop bleeding.

She comes over and takes the towel from Carter and sits in front of me. She starts cleaning my wounds as she cries silently. I can't look away from her face.

Carter hands me a bottle of whiskey and I take a few big drinks. She takes it and takes a big gulp.

I tip her head up to me "He'll be back River."

She nods as she shakes and cries harder.

"Lucky?" she says looking at me sad.

I kiss her forehead "I'll see you in classes but other then that I need to be distant for awhile. I'm here if you need anything" I kiss her head again then I get up and walk out leaving her sitting there crying.

River POV

I'm sitting here crying alone. They really fought! They're both bloody. Pickle walked away. So what now I can't be around Lucky and that's final, I get no say in it?

I stand up. I turn and see Flame crying. I get out of the ring and go hug her.

"What happened?" I ask her.

"Brain went to Mexico for awhile. What the fuck happened here?" She cries looking around at all the blood in the ring.

I shake my head and throw my arms up "I don't know really. They fought, they are all bloody and the both left. Lucky said he can't be around me anymore and Pickle pushed my hands off of him and left. This all started yesterday and I don't even know what's going on" I throw my hand in frustration.

I should just go home.

"Predty mommy" I turn and see Annie running for me.

I turn and wipe my face and catch her as she reaches me.

"Hi little bunny"  she looks around.

"Little miss you know better." Flame says looking at her with a smile.

She looks down sad "Aunty, I find predty mommy"

"Her name is River and you know it's too dangerous in here for you"

"Ucky" she says putting her hands up.

"I'm right here bunny. Aunt Flame is right you can't come in here. Let's go get you lunch and maybe a Ice cream after" he comes to me and takes her from my arms. Brushing my hand softly as he does.

"Owwy face" she says touching his eye.

"It's lunch time if your hungry Flame can show you the way" he turns and walks out. She waves and smiles over his shoulder.

I hug Flame as I wipe my face "Tell me what's going on with you and Brain. What happened?"

She starts crying but tries to hide it.

I take her hand and go to the one place, I know how to get to. I have her hand as we go upstairs.

I go to turn the handle. She shakes her head that's Lucky's this is one is Pickle's she staying to the one across.

There's a bloody shirt on the floor. I pick it up and start cleaning up the blood soaked towels and tissues around in the room and the bathroom as I listen to her tell me what happened.

She's not telling me all of it. Alot had to do with what ever happened that they lied about. I sit on the bed and hold her as she cries.

The door opens Pickle looks at me then at Flame. He quickly pulls her up "Where did he go?" He says softly.

She cries harder he holds her tighter.

"Mexico. To talk to his dad" she sobs out.

"He couldn't just call him?" He says laughing.