Chapter Thirty Eight - "Cute But No."
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Avery's P.O.V

"Logan, this isn't funny! River won't stop asking me questions and I just feel like - are you laughing again?" I scowl, running a hand through my brown hair. I continue ptosis press the phone to my ear as I look around for my keys.

"Oh sunshine, this is your fault, not mine." Logan laughs and I narrow my eyes and stop walking.

"My fault? It slipped!"

"That's what she said!" My brother shouts as he walks past my bedroom door. I gasp and hear Logan begin to laugh his ass off again.

"Joshua, I'm going to kill you! Just not right now!" I shout as I peer my head out of my bedroom door. Joshua, who is standing at the top of the stairs, looks over at me and sends me a small grin.

"Good luck." He says before walking down the stairs. I roll my eyes and turn back around to continue to find these damn car keys.

"I honestly don't like your brother but that deserves a high five." Logan chuckles and I grin when I find the car keys under the bed. But why the hell were they under there?

"Shut up. Now, can you come over when your done with the custody stuff? I need you to-"

"Make you feel better?"

"I'm going to hit you, I swear."

"Kinky." Logan replies and I can practically hear the smile on his face. "I'm joking. I'll come over when I'm done, yes. See you, sunshine." Logan says and I shove my keys in my bag.

"See you."

I hang up the phone and also shove that in my bag. I throw it over my shoulder and walk out of my room, heading down the stairs. When I reach the last stair, I notice River sitting on the couch watching - what even is that?

I walk over to the couch and pick up the remote, clicking the middle button to see what the show is. My eyes narrow at the screen when I read the words Geordie Shore. What the hell is this?

"Don't change the channel!" I hear Aunty Heather shout from the kitchen. I look over my shoulder to see Aunty Heather currently walking towards the kitchen door with a bag of chips in her hand.

"I'm not letting my daughter watch this." I say, turning back to the television and changing the channel to Brother Bear. Aunty Heather groans and sits on the couch.

"Yay!" River squeals and I smile. Aunty Heather rolls her eyes but watches it anyway, shoving the chips in her mouth. I walk over to River and place a gentle kiss on her forehead.

"I'm going to go to the store and buy some food for dinner. You behave, okay?" I tell River and she nods. As I go to walk around the couch and towards the door, I hear my phone vibrate in my bag. I grab it out and read the message.

Logan: I'll be over in ten.

Me: I just have to go to the store but I'll be back before then.

Suddenly, before I can read the message over like I usually do, Joshua bumps into me and makes me drop my phone onto the carpet.

"Joshu-"

"Can you get me some mint icecream from the store if your going?" Joshua asks with a small grin.

"No, get it yourself." I snap, narrowing my eyes at my brother.

"Please!" Joshua whines. "I'll love you forever!"

"Cute but no." I say, rolling my eyes at him. I grab my phone and shove it in my pocket, sending River one last wave. I walk towards the door and when I swing it open, my eyes widen in shock.

"Ryan?"

I look at the brunette standing in front of my door and before I can even blink, Joshua runs up to him and grabs him by the throat.

"Joshua!" I gasp, trying to pull him off of Ryan. I have no idea why I am saving him but right now, I'm not in the mood to watch my brother kill someone in front of my eyes. I feel a hand reach out and grab Joshua's shirt, pulling him back from Ryan with no effort. I look behind me and see my dad standing in the doorway with a small frown on his face.

Then it happens.

My dad slaps Joshua upside the head.

And I hear Aunty Heather laugh.

"Room. Now." My dad growls and before Joshua can protest, my dad raises his hand to Joshua's head again in a threat. Joshua groans and walks past my dad, walking towards the stairs. "Now, your the neighbor, right?" My dad asks and I look at Ryan to see him nod.

"Yes, sir." Ryan replies quietly and my dad narrows his eyes at him.

"What are you doing here?"

"I came to talk to Avery." Ryan says and Aunty Heather jumps in, a fake laugh escaping her lips.

"Hell no. Last time I saw you, Joshua was punching the shit out of you and obviously for some good reason. There is no way I'm letting you near my niece." Aunty Heather snaps, making the entire situation even more awkward.

"It was a good reason!" I hear Joshua shout from upstairs and Aunty Heather looks behind her and raises a thumb to her nephew, a wide grin on her face. She looks back at Ryan and crosses her arms across her chest.

Suddenly, I see a motorcycle appear in front of the house and I my eyes widen. Everyone looks over at Logan's bike and when he gets off, taking the helmet off of his head, he stops and narrows his eyes at the situation.

"Why is Logan here?" My father asks and I look over at him, sending him a smile.

"Blame your wife." I say and my father looks over at me, his eyes wide. He goes to say something but is cut off by Logan's voice.

"Hello, everyone." Logan smiles, until his eyes land on Ryan. "What are you doing here?" Logan snaps and I run a hand through my hair, breathing out a sigh.

Ryan points over to me. "I came to talk to Avery." Ryan explains and Logan raises an eyebrow. Suddenly, I hear a squeal come from behind me and I look down to see River pushing past everyone. When she passes everyone, she runs up to Logan and hugs his legs.

"Daddy's here!"

I breathe out another sigh when Aunty Heather, my father, and Ryan look over at me. I raise my hands in the air and point over to my father.

"Blame the wife."

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Done! GOD, I HAVEN'T UPDATES IN FOREVER! I'm sorry that I have left you but now I'm back! I'm hoping to finish this book soon as I already have everything planned out. Did you guys like the chapter though? Why do you think Ryan is there for Avery?

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