The River Speaks

Chapter Twenty Three: Attention Stealer

Okay I just realized I haven't posted a picture to this story aside from the new cover in so long

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Chapter 24: Attention Stealer

Aiden

We left California the next day and I couldn't wait to get out of there.

My family started treating me semi-normally, thanks to Lily.

Now it's a week before Thanksgiving and I'm sitting at the bar with Lily, watching Reese slip his hand under some girls dress.

"Literally he's the biggest manslut I've ever met. Even bigger than you." Lily grumbles.

"Jealous?" I ask. "Do you want a little taste of all Reese has to offer?"

"That's like asking me if I want an STD." She says. "God, do you really think he's going to get her off in front of everybody?"

I turn my head to look and see the girl has her head back and Reese has a satisfied look on his face.

"I wouldn't be surprised. Reese is a sucker for girls. He's such a slut." I laugh at my own words.

Lily is watching it all happen. I nudge her leg with my foot.

"Are you enjoying yourself there?" I snicker. Her eyes snap from what my best friend is doing to his flavor of the week to me.

"Have you ever seen something that makes you so uncomfortable that you can't look away?" She asks.

"Yes."

"Well," she waves her hand across the table towards Reese.

"That's like watching porn." I say to her, glancing back at her to find her eyes on them again. I snap my fingers in her face, causing her to look back at me. "Stop it. You fricken horn dog."

Her cheeks tinge pink.

"I'm not a horn dog, you asshole."

"Whatever you say. I'm going to call you Wet Lily."

Her eyes widen and her jaw drops slightly.

"Aiden!" She hisses, but she has a little smile on her face. "That's not funny!"

"It's hilarious, especially since you and I both know how wet you really can-"

She darts across her table quickly, her fist connecting with my shoulder.

"Ow. That really hurt." I feign pain, rubbing my shoulder.

"I wasn't trying." She snaps.

"Fine. Try." I stand up and opens my arms. "Hit me."

She stands up, draws her fist back, and punches me in the shoulder hard enough to make me yelp.

"Ow!" I exclaim.

Lily

"Keep in mind I'm practically a professional horseback rider. I'm not weak." I tell Aiden with a smile.

He scowls.

"You're abusive."

I throw my hands up in the air, laughing.

"You told me to hit you!"

"Well I didn't mean it!" He chuckles. "If you told me to hit you, I would never actually do it!"

"Go ahead." I open my arms the way that he did. "Hit me."

"Not gonna happen." He says. "Now Wet Lily, I'm going to go grab a beer. Do you want anything?"