Chapter 38

Riley POV

I stretch out my aching limbs and slowly open my eyes, looking around my still pitch-black room, which means once again I’m awake early. It’s been two days since Julie and Nina came to stay with me, and I’ve hardly slept. I can’t stop thinking about everything that happened over the last few days and I can’t stop thinking about the fact that Julia came downstairs with a gun, that girl is fucking crazy, and she’s going to be the death of me. I swear.

I don’t regret a second of them being here. If I’m being honest with myself, I love it, and despite the situation we find ourselves in, I know that I’ve never ever been this happy. I drag my ass out of bed and catch a glimpse of the clock 6:05 am. I’ve barely had three hours of sleep again, but it’s okay because I get to see my girls and that always makes it better.

I quickly head into the bathroom, do my business and get the shower running. Before Nina was here, I would spend a long time in the shower