Love Bites

Ch. 7

Robyn // Rihanna

"We uh... we know who killed mommy."

"Who?" I ask while Nicki puts her shirt on.

"It was... um it was Chris."

In that moment, my whole world stopped. I never thought I'd hear that name again.

It's been almost 80 fucking years.

We know who killed mommy... It's what we've been waiting for, searching for, for the last few months. That's supposed to make us feel good, but all I feel is rage boiling inside me.

"Rih?" I feel my arm being shook softly. Everything seems a little muted right now except for my breathing. Like we're underwater.

Onika gets down and kneels in front of me, shaking me again. "Rih, breathe."

I can't seem to stop the bomb that keeps ticking in my head. And once I explode, I know I'll no longer be me...

"Bey, I think she's like in shock or something... Robyn?" Tick...tick... I feel like I have less than 5 seconds before the impact.

"Robyn?" My sister's voice is now heard, but it still seems quieted. "Shawn?!" Is muffled as she retreats back downstairs.

I then feel weight suddenly on my legs and a soft hold on my face. Tick..tick..2 seconds left.

And then suddenly... my heart speeds up. It's like a breath of fresh air pumped into my lungs. It happens once and then twice.

The third time my body reacts, and I grab the back of Nicki's neck to keep her lips on mine. The kiss is soft, but I feel so much from it. She starts to pull away, but I hold her still. One hand on her neck the other on her waist.

"There's something wrong with-" I hear Bey behind me. "Oop, never mind." I smile at the surprise in my sister's voice. My eyes still closed and lips still on nicki's. This time when Nicki moves back I let her go.

"Robyn, what the fuck was that?" Bey asks as she stands in front of me, so I look up and meet her eyes.

"A kiss." I shrug and give her a duh look. She smacks my arm and chuckles.

"Not that, idiot, what happened before. That scared the shit out of me and Nicki." I look at Onika for the first time since I've snapped out of it, and she's got her knees back to her chest and a really worried look on her face.

"I don't know what that was... at least I don't know how tuh describe it. It's like, after you told me you knew who killed mommy, my entire world stopped right then and there. You guys sounded muffled, and it felt like I was a bomb that was about tuh blow off at any second. I've never felt anything like that before."

"I honestly thought we were going to have to have Nicki put you in like, a magical coma." Bey says seriously. "Are you sure you're up for being apart of this?" I snap my head up at her with an angry expression

"I want this fucker more than anyone. You know that. I couldn't get him 80 years ago, but I'll be damned if I don't get him now." My lip curls up in a snarl.

"Its not going to be easy. He has a massive amount of people under him." Shawn says.

"Well, if they all suck as much as his witch, we good." I shrug. "Plus we have the baddest witch after mama on our team. We'll be fine."

"Can someone explain who Chris is?" Nicki finally speaks, cheeks slightly tinted from my previous compliment. Bey and Shawn look at me, like they're asking if I want them to or not.

"I got it." I say to them, anxiously biting my bottom lip. They nod their heads at me. Bey gives my shoulder a little squeeze before walking out.

I take a deep breath and put my head down in my hands.