Chapter 48

Ash's POV 

As much as I enjoyed being with my friends, I missed Riley. I wanted her in my arms. I missed her scent. I fought the intense urge to text her because she was having a much-needed time with her girlfriends. But couldn't she at least send me something?

"Why are you sulking?" Van asked me with a knowing smirk plastered on his face.

"None of your business," I replied to him.

Blake laughed. "Have you regressed to your young self?"

"Young self?" Christian asked with a frown on his face.

"Yes. He reverts to his young self when he is in love with his girlfriend." Blake laughed.

"And he sulks a lot," Van added.

Carlos was quiet and I suspected it had something to do with Oriana's presence.

"You don't want her around?" I asked him.

"What?"

He gave me a confused look. 

I sighed and gave him an eyeroll. "I'm talking about Oriana. You don't want her around? You are so quiet and it's unlike you." I told