Chapter 298: Well that hurt, thanks friend
River POV
I'm getting ready to go to Randy's party when I hear a ding from my computer then another one. I walk over to grab my laptop and my phone starts ringing.
"Hello." I say not recognizing the number it's probably Nathan or Kenny.
"River. What are you doing right now? Where are you?" Ryder says really fast even for him.
"In my room at home. What's wrong?" I ask as I sit in my chair pulling my laptop to my chest.
"River their not dead!"
"I've never stopped believing that Ryder." I say opening my laptop.
"No monkey listen to me. Their alive! They helped save the four people just found. They're not free yet but we have real proof their alive."
My heart stops for a minute. I can't breath and I feel like I'm going to black out.
I suck in a breath as my chest pounds.
"River they released their goodbye letters. These are letters that they write as a final goodbye. I couldn't stop them from going out, I'm so sorry. You just needed to know they are still alive before you read that email." He says softly.
"Did they hurt them more? Did they send a new video?" I ask him.
"River they are fucking heroes! They are responsible for four more lives saved. That's five lives since this whole shit show started that they have saved someone on their own without the help of the military. We will get them home!" He says.
"Are you going to read it?" He asks. I think for a minute "Yes but not now and not alone." I say before I hang up.
A ding on my phone makes me jump. I'm not sure how long I've sitting here since I hung up with brother.
Lincoln- Sister we are heading back early. See you tomorrow. We love you. I'm sorry I'm not with you. Please remember if you read it he's ALIVE!!
River- I'm not reading it till tomorrow if I do read it. I have this thing at Randy's tonight. Trust me I can't be around those people if I'm not in the right state of mind. I love you guys. They are alive and that is worthy of a celebration so go have fun, have lots of sex and we can all read them when your back. I'm allowed a back burner pass. I'm playing it now so please spread the word. I know how much he loves me I don't need a letter telling me.
I love Mia's idea for the back burner card. All it means is whatever uncomfortable or annoying situation you don't want to deal with it will be put on the back burner to be dealt with at a different day.
I fix my makeup quickly then I head downstairs.
Krazien looks really handsome in his dress clothes holding my daughter making her laugh. He's wearing black slacks and a baby blue button up that brings out the darkness of his skin making the tan brown stand out in the best way possible.
"Hello handsome." I say kissing his cheek.
Krazien kisses my hand and winks as he's putting Annie down.
"Don't make my daddies punch you okay? Love you ugly boy." She yells laughing and running away.
"Love you to ugly girl." He yells back to her.
I snack his chest as Pickle helps me fix my shoe.
"She started it." He says laughing.
"Here baby." Denalii says holding out a box as he uses his crutch to stand up.
I open it and it's a beautiful white gold twisted chain necklace with a beautiful heart that has all their birthstones outlining the heart.
"Oh my god!" I say covering my mouth. I kiss him hard before I lift my hair and back into him. He kisses my neck from one end to other before he puts the necklace around my neck.
"I love it bear." I say kissing him.
"Don't you give him all those sweet kisses, me and Lucky helped." Pickle says pulling me in his arms.
"I love it Honey." I say kissing him.
"I think I forgot two kisses. Humm who could this kisses go to?" I say tapping my chin looking everywhere but at my daughter and niece as they jump around yelling for my attention. I finally look at them "Ohh goodness I'm so glad I found you two before I left, I looked for you two everywhere." I say acting like I'm out of breath with worry.
"Mommy we're right here. Look your Annie and your Hadley." Annie says pointing at each of them.
"I love you my sweet bunny. Goodnight." I say kissing her little face all over. She laughs running to throw herself on Denalii lap.
"I love you my sweetest girl. Goodnight." I say kissing Hadley's face all over too.
"Yucky!" She yells dramatically throwing herself on Denalii like Annie did. I laugh taking Krazien's arm as we head out.
We have a driver tonight. I hate traffic on Friday nights around there and honestly Krazien's driving scares the hell out of me when he starts getting road rage.
"You know I can drive." He says taking my hand.
"I know but isn't this better?" I ask him.
"So finish telling me about your talk with Mckenzie earlier." I say. I kept looking at him then I try to pull my hand away when he looks at me to long.
"Tonight you look too good, I can only think about you." He says leaning in to me. I lean in putting my hand on his cheek but before our lips touch his phone rings. He pulls it from his pocket.
He pulls his hand away and pushes me a little over as he shifts in his seat moving slightly from me. I punch his arm hard. Well that hurt my feelings, thanks friend.
"Hi baby. It's getting late it's what nine your time?" He says smiling as he talks to Mckenzie.
"Just me and River. Yes, I miss you like crazy girl." He says and my mind quickly brings me the memories of listening to that song Crazy Girl that Finn told me to listen too. I miss him. I miss him so much that it's hard to breathe somedays.
I block him out while he's talking. I look out the window thinking about Finn and every short time we got to spend together. He's my everything without him I don't think I can work. I don't think I can live in a world that's he's not part of anymore. I can't be who I need to be without him. Without him I'm just a broken, sad, lonely girl who just goes through the motions never really living. I don't like that girl with so many dark thoughts, I can't let myself go back to being her.
"River." I hear Krazien's voice far away before a hand touches me making me jump. I turn and he grabs me pulling himself closer to me. He pulls me in his arms tightly.