River's room above ^^
Cove's POV
"Because you're mine now, and I'm going to protect you for as long as I live," River said. His now? What exactly does that mean?
"Like boyfriend and girlfriend?" I asked. He chuckled at my question and took one of my hands in his.
"Yes, exactly like boyfriend and girlfriend," he answered, looking deep into my eyes. The look in his eyes leaves no room for argument, not that I would argue. I'd love to be his girlfriend.
I squealed at his answer and jumped in his arms. He laughed and stood up, setting me down on my feet.
"Now how about we go get some ice cream."
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It's 30 minutes later and both River and I are at the ice cream parlor sitting on a bench outside with our ice creams.
I texted Leah and told her not to come over, and she said that it was fine since she was caught up with student-government stuff anyways. The elections are coming up in a couple of weeks, and Leah's running for president so she must be pretty busy. I can't wait to help her make posters and a voting booth!
"Cove," River's beautiful voice called my name, making me turn my head in his direction.
"Yeah?" I answered.
"Do you want to come to my house for tonight? I don't know if you want to stay alone after that." He said. He's right, I don't want to be alone so I quickly agreed to his offer, and he smiled.
After we finished our ice cream, he drove me to my house to grab a couple of things for the night. I ended up packing an outfit for tomorrow, some pajamas and my toiletries. I also texted my Mom to see if it was okay, and thankfully she said yes. I skipped down the stairs once I was finished with everything.
River was on the phone when I got down, and he looked pretty tense. I quietly tiptoed closer to him without making my presence known so that I could hear some of the things he was saying.
"He what!....Yeah she's with me... okay I'll make sure... keep him there, I'll be over tonight." With that, he hung up the phone and started rubbing his temple.
"River?" I called softly while stepping fully into view. He immediately stopped and turned to me, his expression softening dramatically.
"You ready?" He asked with a smile on his face. I nodded and walked to him, putting my arms around him.
"Thank you," I said.
"You're welcome Cove," he answered and kissed my forehead. His lips sent shivers down my entire body. I don't know this feeling, but I love it.
The drive to his house was long and we sat in a comfortable silence most of the way there. I started to feel kinda tired even though it was only 6:00. I guess It's because I'm still a little sick, even though I'm not as dizzy anymore.
"Cove, were here," River's voice interrupted my thoughts. I opened my eyes that I didn't even realized were closed and saw a huge house.
"Woah," I said, and River chuckled while hopping out the car and coming to open my door for me.
"Thanks," I mumbled and took his hand to help me out. He lead me to the door, pausing to unlock it then holding it open for me.
If I thought the outside was nice, the inside is nothing compared to it. There is a giant living room with 3 grey couches in a L shape with an extra leg. He has a huge flatscreen T.V on top of a electric fireplace made of pretty white brick.
Next to it is a kitchen with a bar area that has 6 grey stools. There is a huge island in the middle that had a double stove and even a grill built in. All of the cabinets are painted white and had grey marble countertops.
All the way to the right there's a huge dining area with a table that could probably sit at least 30 people. The table is a dark oak, which contrasts nicely with the white and grey.
"So, what do you want to do?" River asked. I thought for a second, then answered, "let's go to your room!"
He nodded and said "I'll lead the way."
I followed him up a long staircase and down a hall with some pictures of his family on the walls until we ended up out side of a plain white door. He opened it and I was meet with a giant room.
His room follows the same colors as the rest of his house, except for his dark brown bedsheets and marbled blankets. I chuckled to myself when I noticed his messy bed.
"What's so funny baby?" River asked, breaking the silence. I loved the nicknames he's been calling me.
"Nothing, It's just that you didn't make you bed," I said in an innocent voice.
He looked at me, and by the look on his face I knew I shouldn't have said that. He slowly started to stalk towards me, like a hawk stalking its prey.
"No, no wait I'm sorry," I pleaded, but it's too late. Suddenly, he grabbed me and picked me up over his shoulder. He went to his bed and threw me down on it, getting on top of me and caging me in.
"It's too late for sorry," he said before tickling me all over my body. My laughter filled the room, and he didn't stop even with my begging. I tried to push him off, but he was too big.
He finally stopped when I gave up and said I'm sorry. "Apology accepted," he said and put his hand out to pull me up. I gladly took it and sat up next to him.
We were both silent for a few moments while I was trying to catch my breath. When I finally normalized my breathing, I decided to brake the silence and ask "what should we do now?"
"I don't know, do you want to watch a movie?" He asked.
"Sure," I said, and laid back against his headboard. He grabbed a remote and switched on the T.V. After a few minutes of flipping through movies, we decided to watch Ready Player One. I've seen it before, and it's pretty good.
He turned it on and the lights started to dim.
"Fancy," I said, and he chucked. He set down the remote and laid back. I also laid down, and let me tell you, his bed is the most comfortable thing I've ever felt.
After a few minutes, I got uncomfortable so I moved again and ended up with my head next to River's chest. Slowly, his hands grabbed my sides and moved me so that I was completely laying my head on his chest. He also wrapped his arms around my body. I like how he made me feel warm, so I pushed myself further into his grasp. That's how we stayed for the rest of the movie.
River's POV
The movie finished and I looked down to see that Cove had fallen asleep in my arms. Her body felt cold so I pulled one of my blankets up to completely cover both our bodies.
I stayed cuddled in her arms for a while before looking at the clock and deciding to get going. It was already 10:00 pm and I had to get to the warehouse sooner rather then later.
With one last deep breath, I pulled my arms from around Cove and got out of bed. I slipped on a black hoodie and a random pair of shoes, then grabbed my keys and kissed Cove on the forehead before heading to my car.
I decided to take my black BMW instead of my usual car and drove to the warehouse which was 20 minutes away.
At the warehouse;
I walked in and went straight to the elevator. When I was in, I pressed the second floor since that's where Andrew, one of my guys, told me Hector is. Once the elevator dinged, I got out and approached the little reception area. Behind it stands Mario, he is one of the newbies.
"Where's Hector?" I asked.
"Hector is in room 13," Mario replied. The whole time we were talking, he was looking down at some papers.
"Okay but just so you know, next time I talk to you, look at me," I said in a stern voice. He's lucky I don't hurt him for this.
"Yes, sorry sir," he apologized and looked up at me. I simply nodded and walked off to room 13.
45 minutes later, I exited the building. When entered the room, Hector was strapped down to a chair with his hand that I previously shot bleeding. It turns out, Andrew cut off every one of his fingers, one at a time.
I continued his torture by tying one of his arms to a table and breaking every single bone with a hammer. Then I shot his stomach, his legs, his arms and finally his chest. I think that was good enough.
I got home soon after and headed to my room to see that Clove was thankfully still asleep. I don't want to have to tell Clove about my gang, at least not yet. I want to keep her out of it, I'm scared that if she knows, she might get scared and leave me.
I quickly took off my shirt and shoes, then changed into some sweats and laid in bed with Clove. Her body was warm so I pulled her close to me and fell asleep with her in my arms.
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