Don't Worry Mama • #Wattys2016

In Which I Witness Something.. Bittersweet.

Cody takes me back inside, and into our room.

"Well, babe. Now, we offically... Well. How do I say this?" He grins.

"Officially yours?" I suggest, smiling.

"No..." He turns me around, and starts to undo my dress.

"Well, how else would you put it?" I ask him, looking over my shoulder. He kisses my bare neck, and then I feel him smile.

"We can officially..." I start laughing.

"If you say the horizontal tango, I'm going to laugh you out of the room." He pouts against my shoulder, and then starts to laugh as well. The bodice falls forward, and the skirt starts to fall.

"Okay, fine, but I want to. Sometime."

I shake my head.

"And if you don't?" I ask him.

"Ohh, I will." He smirks, and walks off, allowing me to change into my shorts and tank top. We both crawl into bed, and he turns off the light, letting us both sleep.

* The Next Morning *

I wake up to the sound of my ringtone, and check it.

Private Message: Bubba 🐵

Bubba 🐵:
Sis. Sis wake up.

Bubba 🐵:
Ohh my goodness, child.

Bubba 🐵:
STUPID RILEY! WAKE UP

WHY? WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT?!

Bubba 🐵:
I'm sorry Riley.

What happened now?

Bubba 🐵:
She's gone.

Carly? What did you do now? I swear, Carter, you can't even keep a girl for so long as a year.

Bubba 🐵:
No you imbecile. I'm marrying her two weeks from now. No.... Mom.

OMG! Nvm, back to Carly and you later. What happened to mom?

Bubba 🐵:
She's gone, Riles. She got stabbed in a mugging last night on her way back home.

But... But... But, mommy...

Bubba 🐵:
I'm parked outside when you're ready.

I'll be out in a minute.

I sit on the edge of the bed, holding the covers and the sheets, crying. Cody rubs my back, looking at me.

"Riley?" He asks me. I sniff.