Chapter 256: What's at the end?
Denalii POV
"If you wear for long time then probably but the more your leg gets used to wearing it the less pain you'll have." I nod. River blinks a few times it looks like her eyes are getting heavy. I move against her more pulling the blanket back over me. I hear a knock and the door opens.
"I'll check on your both later, no long visits you both need rest." The doctor says as he heads out and everybody starts coming in. I nod and Thank him. Flame, Ryder, Pickle, Lincoln and Kenny all come in.
Pickle walks over and caress her cheek "Kitten, I'm so sorry." He leans in and kisses her head. I figured he would be pissed but he doesn't seem even a little worried that we're literally wrapped around each other.
"I hate that she seen that shit, I didn't think she'd steal my laptop." Ryder says. I reach my hand down to the side of the bed to him. I squeeze his shoulder.
"How bad was it?" Pickle asks his eyes haven't left her face since he come in." I look over at him.
"She looks like she got punched and her cheek was cut she also has a gash on her palm. She must have drunk a lot, she smells like she bathed in alcohol and she threw up all over herself after she seen the video. She hasn't said anything except she screamed out no when I pulled away from her for a minute but that was like ten minutes ago." I tell him.
"Fuck! I was really hoping she didn't watch it all the way through." Pickle says and Flame's eyes dart to his.
"What's at the end?" Flame asks. No one answers her.
"Denalii what's at the end!" She yells.
"Fiammetta, I can't right now okay. I love you but no, you don't want to see them like that. Please sister I just need one of you guys to hear me out." I try hard to control the emotion in my tone.
She comes over and kisses my head "I'm watching the edited version Cervello makes though." She says kissing my cheek "Good night brother."
"Fiammetta, I love you too. You know what I need." I say looking at her. She smiles a little and pokes out her pinky finger, I laugh and loop mine around hers.
"Ryder I want to watch that edit first." I say looking at him. Flame clears her throat looking at me with that look that says I can rip your throat out before anybody notices I moved. I roll my eyes "Please Ryder I would like to watch that edit once it's done. Thank you." I say to please my sister. I look at her and give her a small smile.
"Guess me and the boys aren't the only ones that look works on." Ryder says laughing. Me and Pickle join him in laughing.
"Fuck you all! There's nothing wrong with you guys using nicer words when you speak to people." She says flipping us off.
River stirs a bit and before I think I kiss her head and say "Shhh baby I've got you." They all look at me. Ryder, Lincoln and Kenny look at me surprised, Flame looks like she's going to cry and Pickle, well Pickle looks pissed.
So as I lay my head back down I lie and say "Sorry. These pain meds got my head all messed up." There's an eerie silence between all of us until flame says "Okay Fratello we'll let you guys get some sleep. We'll have a another bed brought in for River so everyone is comfortable."
"No. Leave her be. She sleeps better when someone is holding her especially after a traumatizing day like today. I'll feel better leaving her there." Pickle says as he smiles at me and leaves. To my surprise that smile made me more uncomfortable than his pissed off face.
I just lay there listening to her breath like I did all those years ago. Her eyes are flying around under her eyelids, I tighten my arms around her and she let's out a small moan as she moves into me. The only thing I can think about is how horrible it felt when I gave her up last time there's no way in hell I'm giving her up this time. She's mine now too and I'm keeping her this time.
I fall asleep holding her and listening to her breath.
I wake feeling her moving around and saying something I can't quite hear. I pull her back closer to me. She starts mumbling again.
"I can't remember mmmmm still smell you." She says.
"What?" I say with a little laugh. Her body tightens "I know mmmmm voice." She twitches and her hand jerks smacking me.
"River hey baby your dreaming, your okay come back to me." Her body goes stiff and she starts trembling "You don't mmmm world." She says low with her voice trembling.
"River can you hear me? Come on open your beautiful eyes." I say soft as I touch her hair.
She starts crying softly. "Shit!" I say reaching for the side table lamp.
"Don't save me this time, let the darkness take me not Finn!" She yells loudly. Her breath hitches "No! No please just take me this time!" She sits straight up and screams "Finn!" I grab her pulling her to me.
"Shhhh" I start rocking her "Shhhh baby I've got you." I tell her close to her ear. My door flys open and a half alseep Pickle runs in.
She jumps and her eyes fly open. She looks at me and then at Pickle. When her eyes hit his she starts crying harder, he hurries to her. She looks at me and turns a little to embrace Pickle. He sits on the bed pulling her close to him. She cries hard in his arms. When she's done crying she kisses his cheek.
"I love you Luca. I'm sorry I was mean to you." She says holding his face. He caress her cheek "I love you too Kitten." She kisses him soft and long. She pulls away and pushes him lightly away "Go to the room my love please, you need some sleep. I'm fine, I'm going to use the bathroom and ask them for something to sleep. I love you please don't worry get some sleep. Call our daughter tell her I'm sorry I missed her and I'll call her later." He nods as he looks at me. He kisses her one more time and takes her hand leading her to the bathroom.
"Goodnight Denalii. Let me know when she wakes please." I see his jaw twitching.
"Goodnight brother." I say back. He looks sad and pissed at the same time, poor guy.
I get my phone and text my sister
Me- Check on your boy please. River had a nightmare, she's fine now. He looks like he's going to have a break down or beat my ass lol. I forget how close him and Finn has gotten, this is hard for him too and I think everyone forgets that.