Throw Me To The Wolves Book 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 3: River

I looked up at the sky, tipping the bottle back and taking a huge swig. "You'd think she'd get it," my friend, Sam, told me.

I shrugged. "Eden... she has a huge say in everything. Always has. She expects the same when dealing with me, but she isn't my boss so she's not ordering me around ever... Whatever, she's probably right."

Sam laughed. "Well, yeah, but come on, dude, you married her right? Problems and all? Well, she married you, problems and all. She just needs to act like a mature adult and deal with this herself. She can't boss you around, she never seemed to mind when you were drinking before, right?"

"But, before she wasn't in the hospital with our children," I rubbed my eyes as my phone rang. "Look, it's her. I gotta take this." I stood up and answered the call. "Hey baby, what's up?"

I could hear Eden's sigh as she said, "I'm coming home, you're not drunk right?"

I grinned , nodding even though I knew she couldn't see me. "Yeah, I'll be there in a bit."

I looked over to Sam. "I'm heading home, okay dude?"

He shook his head. "Okay, bye kid. Have fun."

I got in my truck and drove home, when I got there, I right away knew Eden wasn't there... But Drexel was.

He leaned against his car. "Hey, kid. She's inside, you know." I said nothing, the feeling killing me inside. But Drex wouldn't let me go to her, he held out a hand stopping me. "Look, you killed her, she sat in my car crying her eyes out. She's my sister, you can't just do that, understand?" I glared at him, keeping my lips tightly closed. "I promise, you won't live to see another day." Drex stood there, waiting for me to say something. "Go."

I didn't waste a second, I flee up the stairs and ran to the room we had designated as the nursery. There she sat with a baby girl in her arms, rocking her back and forth.

"Shh," she said, her voice as light as a feather. "They're sleeping."

When we got out of there, I pulled Eden close to me and breathed her in. "I'm sorry, I was stressed."

She pulled away and glared at me. "I was stressed too, I had two kids and you were at the bar drinking."

"Hey," I tried to kiss her head again. "Why are you so pissed? I said sorry."

Her glare intensified. "I am allowed to be pissed, am I not? It's not my life you're screwing with, it's your daughters'. I am still gonna love you no matter what, it's a bit hard to stop. Those kids in there, weren't born to hate, but you could very well teach them."

My mouth flopped open. "Eden, I would never-"

"I really wish I could believe you, but River, I just can't."

I glared at her. "And why can't you believe me? I was with you after all this time, I fought with you. We bled together, we lost friends together, I was there every time you got hurt-"

She shook her head. "And I was there for you, I sat with you every night, I did whatever you wanted."

"Eden," I glared at her. "I am not gonna give this one to you."

"Then don't! I'm sick and tired of you!"

"Oh really?" I squinted my eyes at her.

"Yeah, and you never stop drinking, it's so annoying, I just wish-"

"You just wish what?" I pushed her into the wall.

She regarded me carefully. "I just wish you would go out drinking one night, and then come back all bloody and bruised because you mouthed off to someone bigger and badder than you-"

I cut her off with a kiss. When I backed away I muttered, "You were saying?"

"I... I still hate you," Eden muttered.

Chapter 4: Eden

I could not believe River right now. A sorry would not do anything for him. I loved him, I trusted him with everything I was, and am for that matter. He... I just couldn't believe that the man I had fallen in love with would do that to me. Not just me but our daughters' too. He is a dad now and River needs to set a good influence for them.

"Riv," I called as one of the girls started crying. "She's hungry go get her and feed her, there are bottles in the fridge."

He went and got the small monster that was crying before handing her to me and getting a bottle.