Chapter 51

River pulled away from the embrace reluctantly with his hands hesitating to part away from the comfort he felt when he was holding her. In the end, he forced himself to pull away as he quickly turned his back to her to wipe his eyes with the back of his hand. Lana sat unmoving on the bed, watching River’s back in complete silence. She never expected to share such an intimate moment with River but now that it happened, she couldn’t help but feel a bit shy around him.

River grabbed the medication from Brandon’s desk and took in a deep breath before turning to face Lana again.

“We should head back before it gets too late.” His voice was hoarse and it was making it rather obvious that he was avoiding meeting Lana’s gaze.

“…okay,” she said as she hopped off the bed.

“How do you feel?” he asked, staring straight at her bandaged hand.

“It actually really hurts but I’ll survive.” She reassured him with a small smile.

“Do you want to take some painkillers?