•Grayson's POV•
"It's nice to know my brother loves me." Ethan says tauntingly, sitting down on the bed.
"You know I never loved you."
"Grayson stop it!" Riv says, walking over to me.
"No Riv, stay over there." I say, pushing her back.
Ethan stands up fast.
"Now now, let the girl speak." Ethan says, standing up and walking over to her.
"You touch her, you're dead." I snort.
She tenses at how close he gets to her. I wrap my arm around her and she cuddles into my chest.
Ethan looks shocked.
"Oh, so now you're just goin around, stealin all my girls eh? Is that what you've been doing all this time Grayson?" Ethan says, still smirking.
"She's better with me then she ever was with you." I spit.
"River Lydia Rawlins. I remember everything about you." he says, smiling at her.
"It's been a minute."
I glare at him.
"I used to be so madly in love with you, do you remember?" he says.
She shakes a bit.
"That's wasn't you. That was Tanner." she says, trying to sound strong.
"Well my bad, Tanner, was in love with you. Was he not?" he asks smirking.
"I will never forgive him for what he did." she spits.
"And what did he do baby?"
When he called her baby, my blood began to boil.
"Why does it matter to you."
"Because you see, you and I? We are the only ones who know what he did, AM I RIGHT?"
She nods.
"Princess I-"
"No Grayson. I'm facing this on my own."
Ethan looks over at me and smiles.
"She's a feisty one, ain't she?" Ethan says, laughing.
"Well Grayson, do you know what Tanner did?" Ethan says, looking over at me.
I shake my head.
Riv never wanted to talk about it. She probably still doesn't.
"Baby don't listen to him." I whisper to her.
"Tanner, he killed her mom, didn't he?"
The room grows silent. I look down at Riv, who is looking at the ground.
I can hear her sniffling.
"You son of a-"
"GRAYSON"
I look back at her.
"STOP! I'm done with this, where you always need to protect me, please just let me handle this on my own." she says, wiping her eyes.
