Chapter 235: Get in line

River POV

Pickle picks up where he left off "You need to convince him this is a good chance for him to get on her good side, show her how sweet he could be. Let her get to know him." Pickle says and my skin crawls and I shiver with disgust.

"He would love that." He nods "Okay. I'll call him."

He looks at me worriedly "You have to trust me there and don't fight me when I say it's time to go." I nod at him. He just stares at me for a long while before he nod his head and turns to the door pulling out his phone.

Friday comes quickly. I take a quick look in the mirror before I head downstairs where Kraizen is waiting.

"Wow mommy's fancy!" Annie says as I walk in the family room where her and the guys are hanging out.

"Thank you baby. I love you. Please listen to your daddies." I tell her kissing her head.

"I will mommy. We are eating pizza and staying up really late!" She says jumping on Lucky.

"Oh are you?" I say looking at the guys. We planned it that way but we decided she will stay up later if she thinks its something special with just the dad's.

Pickle comes over and kisses my cheek so he don't mess up my lip stick. "I love you both. So please don't just sit here worried. Ryder will have eyes on me when possible and I have my safety bracelet on." I kiss Pickle and Annie again and head over to where Lucky and Kraizen are talking.

"Damn baby!" Lucky says spinning me around and then kissing me.

I blush "Thank you."

"Try and have fun but don't let your guard down." Lucky says kissing my head then fist bumping Kraizen.

"I'm serious about what I said kid!" He says firmly to him.

"I know and I'll protect her with my life." He says looking over to me.

"You look beautiful." Kraizen says putting his arm out to me.

"This place looks nice." I say as we're pulling up to Randy's condo.

Kraizen nods "Are you nervous?" He asks me.

I turn and look at him "Yes and no." I take a breath "He's not going to do anything the first time, that would be a stupid move. I don't want you to get hurt."

"Same thoughts but about you" I say as he squeezes my hand.

"Kraizen we just have to stay together and stick to the plan. Are we still playing it by ear when asked if we're together?"

He nods and squeezes my hand again.

"Are you nervous to be around this life again or are you nervous about me hearing about the you from this life? I ask looking into his eyes.

He takes a deep breath "Both. How are you so good at reading people?"

I shrug. He starts laughing "Fucking Lucky! Enchantress, I get that shit now. Perfect pet name for you." I turn and smack his chest "Fuck you. Your my friend not his, you never agree with them." I say laughing as I smack his arm and chest.

"Okay, we have to go in now." He says squeezing my hand one last time.

He offers me his hand to get out and his arm as we start walking up to doors.

Randy opens the door, he's smiles huge when he sees it's us.

"River my god your gorgeous." He says taking my hand.

"Kraizen nice to see you again.Thanks for accepting my invite. Wasn't sure you guys would  accept my invitation, after all I seem to be the king of bad first impressions." He laughs. All I can think is lies, he forced him to come! He's a really good lier.

"That's a fair statement." I laugh a little, okay that was a little funny.

"Wow is this your place?" I ask him. This place is huge and it looks like there's a upstairs as well.

The downstairs is a huge living room, there's no furniture out there now just a bar.

"Yes it's all mine. Usually this would be the living room but I have had all the furniture removed so we have room to dance and socialize." He says winking at me. I force a smile.

"Come beautiful and I'll introduce you to some people." He says offering me his arm.

I look at Kraizen he nod slightly. I take Randy's arm and try not to cringe as his hand brushes my arm.

He introduces me and Kraizen around to some of his guests. They all seem like normal people.

For dinner I sit in between Kraizen who's on my right and a woman who is older than me probably late twenty's named Silvia. She has long black hair and light brown eyes. She's in a relationship kinda like mine but it's her and three other women who share Jackson who is sitting next to her. We talk throughout dinner about our lives our interests and our children they have two children, one from her a little girl and one from her other partner a little boy only three weeks old.

"That's why it's just the two of us tonight." She says taking Jackson's hand, he leans back so he can see around her to smile at me and to shake Kraizen's hand.

"So do you guys swing too? Because if you do I would love to have you and your friend of course join us tonight?" He says looking at me and licking his lips.

"We will play it by ear." Kraizen says with a smile.

"Well maybe I can steal a dance?" Jackson says with a smile.

"Get in line buddy." Randy says squeezing Jackson's shoulder.

We laugh and joke walking around talking with all the different people. Now that's its getting late there is probably twenty five or more people here, some are creepy but some are people I would actually hang out with again. Silvia and Jackson seem really nice and fun, I'll have to find out if that's their real personalities.

I lean over to Kraizen and ask him "

Aia i hea i ka lua?"

Which is where is the restroom in Hawaiian, I've been practicing. He pulls back and looks at me with a smile "That was really good blondie. I'll walk you." He puts his elbow out and I hook my arm around it.

He points to his phone as I walk in.

Kraizen- Plan b sorry. Your going to have to dance with him, he's feeling neglected and it will turn bad fast.

Me- Fine but you owe me one after. If he grabs my ass I'm breaking his wrist.

I hear him chuckle out in the hallway.

My Loves group text- I'm fine. I love you all.

I put my phone back in my clutch and walk out just as Randy's walking up to Kraizen.

"The lady's done Kraizen if your waiting." Randy says waiving his hand towards the door.

"I was waiting for River actually." He says putting his arm out.