All Chapters of RIVER: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

~River~It’s been three weeks since I did anything naughty.Ugh, my mind raced back to Alec and that steamy evening. It hurt so much to push him away the way I did, but he was in the wrong. What we did that night was now a mere memory. The image of Alec towering over me with his muscular build, carrying me to my bed, and…dang it, River, think of something else!He hasn’t spoken to me ever since. I’ve caught him staring at me several times, and honestly, I missed him…a lot. I can’t believe I caught feelings for him in less than two and a half months. My feelings were real, and frankly, I’m beginning to think his weren’t. He knew the truth about my identity, and he still hasn’t made the effort to fight for me.I thought that with him knowing, things would change, but they didn’t.I can’t say I wasn’t happy to see him not talk to girls. If anything, it looked like he was trying to avoid them. Yes, I paid attention. The guy was literally sex on legs and so freaking gorgeous.Okay, where di

~Alec~Tell me it ain’t so.My heart pounded like a drum against my chest. I placed my hand over it, feeling as though I couldn’t breathe properly. I needed to see Erica and find out if they were really together. I knew I heard Zach correctly when he yelled, “THIS GIRL HERE IS FINALLY MY GIRL!”Heck no.It was too much.I walked quickly toward class and waited by the door until I saw Erica turning the corner. I couldn’t wait any longer, so I immediately strode toward her instead.“TELL ME IT’S NOT TRUE!” I growled.At first, she scowled at me, but then her expression slowly twisted into pure anger, the kind that had her practically seething.“True!? Oh, it’s true, alright! What makes you think you have a right to question it?! You didn’t try hard enough, Alec. What did you expect? You didn’t even try. You did that to yourself. They are boyfriend and girlfriend now, and she is happy. A part of me was rooting for you…you…you fool! I’m sorry, but you are too late, and you lost your chance

~Alec~I was so focused on the group text that I wasn’t even aware of the person standing in front of me as I turned around the corner for class. I stumbled straight into a small figure, and the familiar scent immediately told me it was a girl. She nearly fell backward, but I caught her in time, though my phone slipped from my hand in the process and hit the floor. The moment I looked up to see who was in my arms, my breath completely left me. River’s green eyes stared directly back into mine, and for a second, everything around us seemed to disappear. “Sorry, I didn’t see you there,” I said softly, still holding her with one arm wrapped around her waist and the other pressed against her back. Electricity shot through my body the second I touched her. She shifted awkwardly in my arms before slowly pushing herself away. “It’s okay. I wasn’t paying attention either.”Having her this way reminded me of the nights I held her beneath me while I was inside her. I shook my head. Her voice was

~River~“I know, I know. Well, first of all, have you ever gone down there… You know…on a guy?” My face turned completely red, the question left my mouth, and Erica stared back at me with pure shock before bursting into loud laughter. She cackled so hard that I was honestly only seconds away from getting up and walking right out the café door. This woman could never take anything seriously, but somehow I still loved her despite it. I blew my cheeks out in frustration while glaring at her. “Okay, okay. I’m sorry, and to answer your question, Riv’s, I haven’t, but…but I’ve heard girls talk about it and Jackie too. I have yet to give a BJ.”I gaped at her in disbelief. “B-but you told me how to…you know, stroke a guy’s…you know, last time. So I assumed you’ve done this before!” I whisper-yelled while practically tripping over my own words in embarrassment. Erica laughed again, and I swear I nearly reached across the table to pinch her if she didn’t stop. “Yeah, but that’s because I heard

~River~BANG BANG BANGI almost dropped my cup of coffee when I heard someone banging aggressively on my door. “Geez! I’m coming!” I yelled while quickly setting my mug down. It had to be Zach. Who else would be crazy enough to knock on my door like that this early in the morning? The second I opened the door, I was greeted by a huge bouquet of blush pink roses and an enormous box of Ferrero chocolates, my absolute favorite.“Oh!” I gasped in surprise.“Happy Valentine’s Day, hermosa!” Zach said in that deep panty-dropping tone of his. He had learned how to say gorgeous in Spanish.“Zach,” I whispered softly, completely caught off guard.“I got the biggest bouquet I could find and paid a guy extra for that box of chocolates, your favorite. It was the last one, so eat them wisely.” He winked and chuckled while handing them to me. This man genuinely knew the way to my stomach.My heart did a tiny little flip inside my chest. I’d gotten flowers from Dad before and occasionally flowers fro