Loving A Rivers (Third book in Rivers series)

Chapter 52

My fav couple of all time besides Cheric that is.

Chapter 52

Violet's POV:

"Do you have any two's?" I asked.

"Go fish." Luke answered. I sighed picking up another card to add to my growing hand. As you can tell we are a lively couple, playing card games on a Friday night.

He took a sip of his beer and looked through his cards while he toyed with his lip ring.

"You got any eight's?" I sighed again handing him my card.

"Man I'm kicking your ass." He chuckled.

"So Briana is really upset." I stated and his blue eyes flickered towards me.

"So I heard." He murmured.

"Luke you are her best friend, you know her better than I do. She needs you right now and you are being a dick."

"Violet I don't want to talk about this." He sighed.

"Luke we are talking about this. We are adults and this is what adults do. I am also your girlfriend and the best friend of both you and Briana." I said.

"Can you just go?" He sighed.

"Do you have any queens?" I asked and he handed me a card.

"It's just what do I say to her?" He asked not meeting my eyes.

"You just ask her how she is doing. She is really upset."

"Do you have any five's?" I handed him my card and he continued speaking.

"So what, just how are you doing, buddy? I never imagined some asshole would knock you up?"

"Okay one; Trent is not an asshole he is staying with her through this whole process and helping her every second of the day and two; she is a human being and she was bound to have sex at one point."

"Yea but she is like my sister, it's weird thinking of Sophia having sex and so it's weird thinking about her having sex." He cringed.

"Are you going to go talk to her?" I asked.

"Yes considering I just kicked you ass at go fish." He smirked.

My phone buzzed on his bed side table and I reached over his body for it. I laid on my stomach as he rested his head on my back.

"Hey Zach." I smiled into the phone.

"Hey I haven't seen you in a couple of days." He said and I could hear the exhaustion in his voice.

"Yea I have been with Luke, is everything alright?" I asked.

"I don't know Vi..." He said softly.

"What's wrong?" I asked sitting up causing Luke to watch me intently.

"She's not doing so well, Vi. She's having a hard time breathing." He said.

"But you said the treatment was going well." I squeaked.

"I know but...why don't you come see her tomorrow morning? Maybe it will turn her around or something." He said.

"I will be there first thing in the morning, tell her I love her." I said.

"I will, love you Vi." He said.

"Love you too." I said as the line went dead. I placed my phone back on the bedside table and I laid on my back staring at the ceiling.

"What's up?" Luke asked.

"That was Zach, he said my mom isn't doing to well and that she has taken a turn for the worse. I'm going to go visit her tomorrow morning."

"I can drive you." He offered.

"I don't want you to miss work." I said.

"Don't worry about it, I will let my dad know what's going on- if it's okay with you."

"Yea, it's fine." I sighed. He laid down next to me and pulled off his shirt and turned off the bed side light. I grabbed his shirt and tore off my shorts and tank top and tossed it on the floor pulling his shirt over my head.

"I'm sure she is just going through a rough patch." He whispered while pulling me into his chest. I stared into the dark as he lightly ran his finger tips up and down my arm,

"I hope so." I whispered.