Ride The Wind

Chapter Eighteen: Liss

"You're acting weird." I say as we pull onto Rikki's street

"You're acting weird, it's your birthday. You should be over the moon." He tells me and I shrug.

"My birthday was never a big deal." I admit and he grabs my hand. "I mean with my dad--"

"Fuck your dad! You deserve to have the best birthday ever." Rikki smiles at me. "That reminds me."

He goes digging through his pocket and pulls out a box with a red ribbon on the top. I smile. I open my mouth to start and he smiles covering my mouth.

"Before you even start, I'm going to make a big deal out of my baby's birthday if I want to and I want to." Rikki smiles moving his hand, he holds up the box. "Open it."

I take the box from his hand and I open it. A sliver necklace with my birthstone in a star faces me, it's beautiful. Rikki takes it from the box, putting it around my neck. It hangs higher than my mom's locket so they come together beautiful.

"I love it." I smile and I kiss him. "I love you."

"I love you to, babe." Rikki smiles. "Happy Birthday."

We walk up to the house and Rikki opens the door.

"Happy birthday Lissa!" Andy yells.

Luca, Bret, CC, and Andy stand in Rikki's house that's decorated to the nines! My mouth hangs out. Nobody has ever made this big of a deal for my birthday before. Come Liss, you've gotta say somethings. My mouth moves but nothing comes out, Luca laughs.

"Finally nothing to say?" Luca smirks.

He picks me up spinning around. Everyone takes there turns hugging me tightly.

We all sit around and drink for a while. Rikki and CC get into a debate about football teams (Luca is just dreaming about quarterbacks), Andy pulls me aside. We go into the kitchen to get more to drink.

"Thanks for the party." I smile. "It's fucking great."

"Consider us even then?" Andy smiles. "You saved me, Lissa."

"Well I try." I smirk.

"That reminds me!" Andy walks over to her coat and pulls out a box. This again. "Before you even start, this doesn't even come close to covering what you did for me."

I open the box to see a leather bracelet. It has a large engraved plate that says sisters in it. Another plate the same size with the Poison logo  engraved into it. A tiny drum kit hangs off the one side, on the other is a rugby ball. It's beautiful.

"Andy." I smile and hug her. "I love it."

"What are little sisters for?" She laughs.

"You look beautiful, by the way." I smile. "You always do."

"Thank your queer friend." Andy laughs.

We go back out to the boys and drink for a little while longer. We cut the cake and Luca had written on it Happy 22nd to our favourite rugger! We eat cake, well we tried. It turned into us smashing it in each other's faces.

After we get cleaned up, I'm sitting on Rikki's lap on the couch. I kiss him gently.

"Best birthday?" He wonder and I smile.

"Definitely." I admit and he kisses me again.

"Good." Rikki knocks his forehead on mine. "You're my whole world."

"Funny because you're mine." I smile and brush my lips on his. "You're the best boyfriend ever."

"Hey, um, Liss?" CC says, scratching the back of his neck.

"Yeah?" I wonder.

"Can I dance with your sister?" He asks and I smile.

"Sure." I say and he lights up.

"Really?" CC asks and I nod. "You're the best!"

Rikki smirks at me like he was going to say something smartass like but the door opens. Bobby rushes in and right up to Andy.

"Fucking Christ." I mutter and Rikki grips my hips.

"Baby, no fights." He says in my ear.

"Honey, no promises." I say and he kisses my cheek.

"Let's just see where it goes." Rikki says.

"Andy! I'm really fucking sorry! I didn't know how old you were! I'm crazy about you baby! I think I love you!" Bobby nearly yells.

"Bobby I--" Andy starts.

"Back the fuck off Bobby. She's with me." CC cuts in.

"Who the hell decided that?" Bobby shoves CC backwards.

It all happens really fast but CC and Bobby get into this huge fist fight. Andy stands there in shock. Rikki and Bret rush to rip them apart. Luca is in his horny glory. I pull Andy out of the way and out her on the couch.

All four boys are really beat up, Rikki was already beat. These boys are best friends and they're fighting like worst enemies. Something has to happen.