Shameless, Reckless Love (GirlxGirl)

Part 1: Chapter 6

For a month, Mitchell and Eden established an inseparable friendship, which Mitchell had always wanted. He was happy to have a girl around who didn't want to make out every ten minutes, and Eden was happy to have a guy friend that genuinely just enjoyed her company. Her family was getting over the incident of that night and learned to respect the new Mitchell, but Fabian would still remind him to keep himself over the covers if he was ever with Eden in her room. This was a joke Eden and Mitchell would laugh about constantly. As if Mitchell would make that mistake again.

Though it seemed like things were right where they should be with Eden, and the Milkovich siblings weren't searching for her anymore, there was actually someone that decided to continue their harassment: Ricki. Apparently, she had been stealing from the Kesh & Grab for days, and Kesh was always too much of a pushover to ever call Ricki out on it.

Eden soon walks into work and quickly notices Kesh going through the cash register, miserably. Eden goes over to the counter, sighing.

"If you're moping over the cash register because of Ricki right now, then that means this needs to stop. Today." Eden sternly tells Kesh. Kesh looks up at Eden, knowing she was right. "You need to go do something. Like scare the shit out of her or something."

"I'm not trying to make enemies." Kesh says, looking at her.

"So, what? You're just gonna let her come in and take anything she wants?" Eden asks, upset.

"It's the cost of running a business." Kesh explains.

"No, I just think you're trying to protect your own ass." Eden argues. "She's just some 15 year old punk." Eden says, and as soon as the words leave her mouth, that certain punk pushes the store door open. Eden gives Ricki a glare, noticing that she was holding a whole box filled with (stolen) bags of potato chips. Eden turns her look onto Kesh who guiltily looks down at the counter. Ricki comes back from the back of the store, and looks toward Kesh and Eden.

"Forgot the dip!" Ricki tells them, leaving the store.

"Wow, Kesh." Eden mumbles and follows Ricki. Kesh goes after Eden. "Hey, Ricki!" Eden calls. Ricki slowly turns herself around. Her face was dirtier than her attitude. "Why don't you steal from a neighborhood you don't live in? Have some civic pride, huh?" Eden asks. Ricki nods her head, but then surprisingly takes a jar and lunges it over at Eden and Kesh. They both move out of the way, and the jar splatters all over the store windows and door. "Jeez! Fuck!" Eden yells.

"You know where I live if you have a problem." Ricki replies, turning the other way. Kesh sighs heavily, and fishes out money from her back pocket. She hands the dollars to Eden.

"Here. Go to a store and replace the stuff she stole." Kesh tells Eden. Eden shakes her head, feeling ashamed.

"We're cowards." Eden replies, angrily.

"No." Kesh says. "We're smart women in a stupid world. Now go before Logan finds out what's missing."

***

Back at home, Eden is in her room once Lib suddenly walks in, looking down at the ground.

"Coming in, don't show me any tits." Lib says, sitting on Eden's bed.

"Sure thing." Eden tells her. Eden then notices Lib pull out a wad of cash from her back pocket. "You, uh, get that "truck" running again?" Eden asks. Lib chuckles.

"Mhm." Lib replies. "We are finally back in the "ice cream truck" business!" Lib was getting herself into more and more scams to earn cash. First it was doing classmate's tests, and now weed in an ice cream truck. "How was work?" Lib suddenly asks after.