His Property

Four

Summer....

That smile.

That wide, pearly white smile that Ryder had given me the minute the word left my mouth.

That smile that told me I wouldnt regret it and those deep brown eyes that showed happiness.

I noticed Kenzie with a similar pearly smile grin as she brought her hands up to clap.

But she's the one that said to steer clear.

Stupid voices.

In a matter of milliseconds, I was being swig around as hands tightly clung to my waist.

"I swear you won't regret it."

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Ryder ended up staying downstairs with us for the next movie, which turned out to be "Lion King".

He has his arm draped over me but my heart was still pounding in fear.

What if it turned out to be like my old relationship? Would Ryder just one day snap?

My hands reflexively felt around my head under my hair for the scar from when he came hose drunk and he hit me in the head with a beer bottle.

I rubbed my eyes to rid the memory.

Maybe this'll be different.

Then suddenly my phone dinged the sound of a text message.

I took out my phone and noticed it was from Sasha.

Sash👑😘😜 Honey misses u, come home!!

Me okey dokey😂 omy

"I gotta go home before my cat tears up the house." I said as I stood up from the ground.

"I'll come! In not giving up this girls night. I'll just crash at your place." Kenzie said as she also stood up, leaving Ryder alone on the ground.

"Alright, bye." Ryder said casually as he continued to stare at Lion King.

I laughed at him but he didn't spare me a second glance, just waved his arm around as his eyes remained glued to the sheet.

I began to follow Kenzie up the stairs but stopped when Ryder yelled something up to me.

"No goodbye hug?" He pouted as he stared up the stairs at us.

I glanced at Kenzie and a small smile formed in my face.

"Nope!" I replied popping the p and instantly zoomed up the rest of the stairs, hearing Ryder's footsteps pounding after me.

I burst through the basement door and ran out of their house, but I barely made it 3 steps out the door when I was being lifted off the ground and spun around.

I burst into dots of laughter as Ryder turned me around and placed a long kiss on my forehead.

"No running away!" He poured as he stuck out his bottom lip. I smiled to myself but instantly regretted running away when I felt him start to tickle me.

I burst into a roar of laughter as I proceeded to bag my fists against Ryder's back to get him to stop.

"S......Stop!" I gasped in between laughing and felt his hands come to a stop.

My sides began to ache as well as my cheeks from laughing nonstop.

Ryder just gave me a cheeky smile and dropped me back to my feet. I fake snarled at him in fake hatred but he just laughed.