“Should I?”
“Fuck, no. I want my cum all over you.” I’m not sure what to say, so I don’t say anything. He laughs now and grabs his clothes, pulling them back on.
“Where did Jeremy go?” I ask as he walks toward me, pulling me into his arms.
“Taking a little break. He was pissed.”
“Are you going to do it? Two fights?”
“I don’t have a choice, now do I?”
“You shouldn’t do it.”
“Worried about me now, River?” A lump forms in my throat, but I swallow it down before nodding my head.
“Yeah. I am.” His smile fades as he looks down at me. “Besides Jeremy, no one has ever worried about you, have they?” I ask softly.
“No.”
“Well, I do.” He nods his head slowly but doesn’t say anything else. He just stands here watching me for a long time until Jeremy comes back. Only then does he pull away from me.
“You calm down?” Royal asks him.
“It’s fucked, Royal. That’s too much stress on your body.”
“I can handle it.”
“I know you can. You just shouldn’t fucking have to.”
“If that’s what he wants, then that’s what he’ll get. There’s nothing we can do about it,” he tells him before pulling me into his side. Jeremy looks between the two of us but doesn’t comment or say anything. He sighs, running his hand through his hair before dropping down and sitting against the wall.
“This is fucked up. I don’t know what he’s thinking,” he mumbles.
“He’s an asshole, obviously,” I chime in.
“Listen, I get it. It’s fucked, but River, you can’t go in there talking shit, okay? That’s just going to lead to another fight with him, and I can’t lose this,” Royal tells me.
“You think I’d run my mouth?” I ask him. Jeremy laughs, and Royal nods.
“Yeah, I think you would.”
“That’s pretty fucked up of you.”
“You have a mouth, River, but that’s one of the things I like about you.” His words take me by surprise. There are some days, like today, that I’m not sure he likes me.
“You like me?” I ask him seriously at first. He looks over and nods his head, but doesn’t say anything, so I tease him a little more. “You really like me?” I ask him, smiling in his direction.
“Shut up, River.”
“You do, don’t you? You really like me.” Jeremy laughs when Royal lunges at me, throwing me over his shoulder and spankingmy ass hard. I yelp loudly before laughing. I don’t think I’ve laughed like this in a very long time.
Chapter 17
Royal
This isn’t ideal. None of this is. Having her around has fucked with my head, but now that she’s been here, I don’t think I can let her go. Nor do I want to let her go.
The fights are coming up, and the nerves are starting to kick in. I know I can fight. I know I’m good at it, but two fights in the same night? They’re right. That’s a lot of punishment for my body to take.
