Sober: Book Two

Guilty

Hours passed by and I was still crying my heart out over Lars. I was confused. Lars never reacted like this before. He always had patience for me. Today was so unusual, so unusual to the point that Lars just left me alone.. Left me with no reason, but a ring. His ring. Is this actually the end? Why? I kept crying more as I kept holding the ring. Things were going so well...the fact that I'm carrying three babies, there was no beef with Cathy anymore (well not really), we haven't heard from Marco for 2 weeks, I thought things were getting better.

Eventually there came a knock on the door, "Hello? River?"

I opened the door and it was Ricky. He was carrying Joey's present clueless as he sees my dead face.

"River! Oh my goodness, what's wrong?! Why are you crying? Where's everybody?" He asked worriedly.

"They left..I think Lars is over me." I said softly while my throat begins to get dry and my eyes get watery, "He left...the ring."

Ricky frowned, "For what reason? What did you do?"

"All I did was trying to wake him up because, America was rushing everyone to leave. And..and like.. I tried waking him up and he got so annoyed that he smacked me, and without thinking and being upset, I grabbed his ear and wouldn't let go..and from there he just left without saying goodbye to me..."

"River, darling. Calm down, probably he was only upset, I don't think he meant to leave the ring. Maybe he didn't want to lose it during tour." Ricky said while hugging me, "Look, I'll take you and Joey out for dinner, and we'll celebrate his birthday only us three. What do you think?"

I nodded, "If it isn't a bother."

"Of course it isn't! Just get ready while I talk to little Joey. He must be very upset as well." Ricky said as he left the room.

Ricky Salvaggi's POV

I saw little Joey under the table angrily staring his cake that hasn't even been touched. I went under the table with the present, as he gave me a curious look.

"Hi, Joey. I heard today wasn't a very good day." I said calmly.

"Yeah. Lars hurt my sister. I don't know what to think right now. All I wanted was everyone to say Happy birthday to me." Little Joey said sadly as he moved the cake to the side, "Why did you come so late. I bet if you were here you would've stopped Lars from being a dic.." Before he could even say dick he covered his mouth with surprise, staring right at me.

I laughed, it probably was Joey's first time saying something insulting about someone. I pat him in the head and said, "Don't worry I won't tell anyone. Anyways, I brought your gift. That's why I took too long."

I gave him a huge gift bag. Something of course he would love. Joey with no fear, threw out the tissues of the bag, he checks and then yells, "You bought me a bass!"

"River told me how you've been close with Cliff now, that obviously means that you like to play bass guitar, so I bought you one from my work."

Joey was so pleased. For a little kid like him, his emotions changed so quickly. I honestly was very proud that I was able to do something like this for him.

"Thank you, Ricky! I mean it!" Joey said as he hugged me.

"No need to thank me, Champ. Your sister is getting ready right now because I told her that I was going to take you and her to dinner with me. So we can make up this birthday."