A Texas Reunion. Rucas. GMW CHOICE AWARD WINNER!

Devil on Your Shoulder.

Chapter 33

"Hey, good morning sleepy head." Lucas was kneeling beside her bed and stroking her hair gently trying to wake her up. "You ready to wake up?"

"No. I'm not." He always hated having to wake her up, she was so cute but she had a habit of getting angry.

"Before you bite my head off, you're at my parents house remember?" Riley sat herself up and opened her eyes.

"I remember and I tried to bite your hand last week, not your head." The brunette rubbed her eyes and clutched her head, feeling like the room was spinning. "Will you get me my medicine? My head hurts."

"Crap, i'm so sorry sweetie. I didn't have my alarms on. Let me go get you some water." The officer ran downstairs quickly into the kitchen.

"Lucas, where's the fire?" He pulled a glass down from the cabinet and filled it with water from the fridge.

"I forgot to wake Riley up to take her meds. So, she's hurting."

"Oh no. Poor girl." Mrs. Friar glanced at her husband who was looking equally as bothered by her pain.

"She'll be okay momma, at least knowing her she'd make herself be okay." He ran back upstairs and Riley had a pillow on top of her face. "I'm so sorry. Here, take these." The brunette felt around for his hand and felt 3 pills.

"I'm not taking 3."

"Yes you are, and relax it's a hydro and 2 tylenol." She quickly swallowed and laid back down.

"Give me 5 minutes and i'll be down." She gently placed the pillow on her head.

"I'll wait with you."

"Lucas Gabe Friar, get your butt downstairs and spend time with your mom and dad before I beat you black and blue." He smiled and after a good eye roll he kissed her on the head.

"Take your time. Don't rush and call my name before you head down the stairs. I'll come help you."

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"Luke, are you sure she's gonna be okay? After you told me about what happened I did a little research."

"You did? Why?" He took a bite of his sandwich that his mother had made while his dad just listened to their exchange.

"I'm retired, what other reason should I need?" He chuckled. "Anyways, brain surgeries are really serious. Which, obviously didn't need to be stated. But, painful for the person who had the surgery. Why won't she take her medicine?"

He took a sip of water. "Well, neither one of us woke up last night. So, right now doesn't count. But as for last night-don't cry mom, but she wanted to remember meeting you guys. Whenever she's on a strict schedule she says she doesn't recall everything. And the stuff she does remember is cloudy." Laura's eyes were turning red. "Momma, I told you not to cry."

"I'm sorry, she's just so sweet. And, makes you happy."

"Very happy. She said she'd go back on a strict schedule once we got back home. But, the doctor has made it clear that she's made a miraculous recovery on several occasions. Riley's strong, she's been through hell and back but is still herself. Funny, witty, smart, beautiful, the list could go on and on. I couldn't imagine the pain she's feeling, or felt. I wish though I could take it from her, it's my fault."

"Lucas!" His father snapped. "Did she say that?"

"Of course not! No, she'd never. Riley gets mad at me when I say it, but it's true I wasn't there like I was supposed to be."