Chapter 220: The kids

River POV

"River I got him, he's done this with me more times then I'll admit. I promise you, I got him."

Tears pour from my eyes now, I just nod as I close the door behind me.

Arms wrap around me as soon as the door shuts.

Chailor just holds me letting me cry as she rubs my back. I get passed to Lincoln next "Shh It's okay sis we're all here for him. Me and Brain got everything set up at the center Flame uses. They have a bed for him, we're going to all go check him in and head to mom and dad's after." I nod my head.

"Sweetface do you want to come sleep with us?" I shake my head "I love you and I'll come to you if I need to but I'm going to smoke and get what sleep I can before my daughter wakes up and I have to explain this to her." She kisses my cheek.

"Mom and dad said everyone here is invited to family game night."

"Really!" Mia says excitedly "Is it like at the clubhouse where we all play games together?"

"Yeah pretty much we have dinner and then we play games together, then we either stay there or drive home. They live in Laughlin so at least once a month we'll stay the night." Lincoln explains.

"I want to go please and if you guys stay can I too?" Mia asks.

"Yes I would love that!" Chailor says smiling at her.

"We would love that. My mom's been wanting to meet you since she seen your art show from last year online." Lincoln says ruffling her hair like he did to Finn and it brings a smile to my face.

"River it's Annie's first time and they wanted her to stay but with everything going on now, we just wanted you to know we will take her. We'll play it by ear okay. I love you. Try and get some sleep, send the little turd monster to my room if she gets up too early." Lincoln kisses my head holding it longer then he does. He sighs taking Chailor's hand as they walk to their room.

Him and Pickle have gotten pretty close so I know he's not only worried about me, he's worried about his friend too.

I look at 'The kids' as Lucky calls them and smile.

Kraizen wraps a arm around my shoulder as we walk to the back yard.

I go sit in the hammock and he joins me.

He helps me light the joint after the wind picks up a little.

"Thanks" I say hitting it before passing it to him.

Crash carries over a few chairs for him and Mia. Carter's right behind them, with his chair.

After he passes it to Crash he picks up my hand and he puts his in it. I look at him giving him a small smile. He leans over and I pull back a little "Blondie calm down, this is a friend offering some touch comfort. Nothing else, I promise. I'm not a total ass hole." He says with a laugh squeezing my hand a little "Here this will make you more comfortable." He lifts his hand and turns mine palm side to the hammock then he puts his hand back on mine. I smile at him "Thank you." I say as he smiles back "Your welcome friend."

We joke and laugh. I tell them a few of Nunzio's jokes and some of Freddie's that I could remember. We sit out there for a while and its nice to kinda take my mind off of stuff for awhile. I forget they are closer to my age, Carter's a little older closer to Lucky's age so not by much. I have fun but now it's time for bed I'm beat. It's been a long few weeks.

Mia's asleep, her heads on Crash. He wakes her a little so he can get up. He bends down and picks her up "Goodnight guys" he says. Carter waves grabing the chairs following them.

"Goodnight" I say "I'm going to bed, you coming?" I ask Kraizen, he's still sitting looking at his feet.

"You okay?" I ask him sitting back down.

He looks at me, he looks kinda sad. He looks back down and says "River I have to tell you and Lucky something that's really important and I need to do it soon. It's not the right time now but can we sit down tomorrow and talk then?" He asks.

"Yeah of course. Is everything already Kraizen?" He looks back up to me and shakes his head.

"I fucked up big time Blondie. I didn't know what I now know. I didn't know you guys. I'm so sorry and I hope you both can forgive and let me tell you the whole story before you hate me." I stand and look at him.

"What are you talking about? What did you do?"

He shakes his head "I talk to much when I drink, it will be okay. I will make it okay." He stands and hugs me tight "Kraizen you can't just say some shit like that and then try to end the conversation."  He turns from me.

"Hey we're friends remember?" I say. He laughs and looks back at me this time with tears in his eyes.

"Friends don't fuck up this bad and expect forgiveness. I finally have some real friends and then..." he just stops talking and walks over by the swing set.

I walk over behind him "Kraizen" I say coming up behind not meaning to scare him but he jumps.

"Hey come on it's been a long night and we've all drank a lot. Let's go take a shot and go to bed." I say taking his hand. He don't walk he just looks at our hands.

"River please don't hate me. I won't let him hurt you even if you hate me tomorrow."

I look at him quickly. What ever he's trying to tell me is really hurting him. He's been acting weird since earlier when we got to the bar. Who is going to hurt me? What the fuck is he talking about?

"Who? Who's trying to hurt me?" I ask him anxiously "Kraizen talk to me now cause your scaring me." He picks up a bottle I guess Carter left out here and takes a few drinks.

He grabs both my hands "River your safe tonight and I'm not explaining this right. No one is trying to hurt you that wasn't the right words." Then he mumbles something about 'kinks' I think and maybe something about 'she could like it'

"What?" I say laughing. He waves his hands like waving away his thought or something and I can't help but laugh.

I take the bottle and take a few drinks.

"Kraizen let's go to bed and we'll figure this out in the morning."

His phone rings and he jumps. He pulls it out of pocket as tears fill his eyes. I grab it and look at the screen it's a unknown number, I shudder.