Lahat ng Kabanata ng RIVER: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

River“Uhhh…” I groaned, feeling like I had just woken up from a Saturday night that had turned into early Sunday morning after binge-watching N*****x. The last time I did that, Dad got upset because we missed church. I opened my eyes slowly, only to squeeze them shut again when the sun’s rays illuminated the entire room and dazed me. It took me a few seconds to adjust to the brightness, but when I finally opened them again, panic hit me for a moment because I realized this wasn’t my room. My eyes felt heavy and swollen, and then the flashbacks from yesterday’s awful afternoon and evening hit me all at once.I wished it had all just been a nightmare. I hated being upset with Zach because he made me happy, and I always felt comfortable around him. I even missed him when I didn’t see him for a while. I guessed I had become too accustomed to his presence. Tears started forming behind my eyes, and I blinked a few times, trying to hold them back, but it was useless. I was hurt. “All those y

~River~A month and a half had gone by since Zach’s horrible confession. It had taken everything in me not to speak to him, but my willpower was slowly burning out. The way he stared at me with sad puppy eyes was hurting me. I haven’t given him a chance to explain, and I’m beginning to think it’s time we talked.Erica and Jason were affected by the distance between us. I guess everyone is used to us always being together. It wasn’t the same anymore, and it didn’t help that I had Zach in most of my classes. We have the same major, but some of our classes were scheduled at a different time.He sat far from me, and I appreciated it…until now. I know sooner or later, I couldn’t keep up with this strong facade. He’s been my friend for a long time, and even though what he did was unethical, he will have to gain my trust again.Alec, on the other hand, has been a bit distant too. He was avoiding me, or that's how I saw it.I know this may come out of nowhere, but ever since I lost my virginit

~River~An overwhelming sadness settled deep inside my chest. I had become so skeptical about love. Was I ever going to find someone who would truly love me? Someone who would genuinely fall for me? A tear slipped down my cheek and landed softly on my thigh.“Riv’s? Please answer me.”I looked over at Zach and nodded slowly. The moment he saw my response, he squeezed his eyes shut and looked away like I had physically wounded him. I knew my answer hurt him deeply.Dang it, soft heart.“Z,” I sighed softly, “I do have feelings for him, but I don’t think he wants me that way. It was kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing. You can’t blame me, though. I don’t think I did anything wrong by feeling the way I do for someone who probably doesn’t even feel the same way about me.”“No, babe,” he whispered immediately. “You have every right to feel however you want. I’m the one who messed up. I did this to us. I ruined our friendship, and I hurt the only girl I’ve ever loved…and still love.” His voic

~River~I closed my eyes when he was situated between my legs, feeling his hard, girthy length. “You got me leaking, River.” The head, slick with pre-cum. I slightly gaped as he pushed in, expanding my walls, and whimpered.He was so thick, and since it’s been a long while since the night I lost my v-card to him, my tiny walls were being painfully stretched once again.“So tight,” he groaned. He pushed in deeper, and I was just about to scream when his lips crashed right into mine, drowning my cry.He grunted as his hips rolled slowly. It’s as if he were making love to me. It wasn’t the fast, hard, pounding pace like that night; it was something else. His kisses were soft yet deep. Different.His hands groped me gracefully. His head lifted, and I shuddered as his heated eyes bored into mine, with his length pulling in and out of me at a slow pace. I pushed my hips closer to him, bringing his lips back to mine. I didn’t want this night to be over.My arms wrapped around him, gliding dow

~Zach~I honestly had never felt happier in my entire life.Sure, I’d experienced good moments before. Great moments too. But this? Being given a second chance to prove myself to the most beautiful woman I had ever known felt unreal. Every single day with River now felt precious to me, and during these past few weeks, I’d done everything possible to become the kind of man she deserved. I kept my hands to myself. Kept my lips to myself. Tried listening more carefully whenever she spoke and stopped interrupting her with my impulsive behavior.It had been physically difficult because all I ever wanted was to touch her, kiss her, hold her, and make her mine completely, but somehow the patience felt rewarding, too. River was worth waiting for.She meant everything to me.And frankly, I was trying hard as hell to behave.What I loved most was the way she slowly returned my affection. Even though she still introduced me as her “friend,” her actions sometimes told a different story. The way sh