Page 109 of Broken Souls

“I don't know about you but I'm staying right here,” Ryleigh says.

“In the dark?” Amelia taunts.

“I think she's had too many drinks to realise it will get cold tonight.” I laugh and so does Amelia.

“You two bitches aren't going to kill my buzz.” Ryleigh closes her eyes and hums to herself.

“We could just hang out in the hotel room, watch movies and order a pizza,” Amelia suggests.

“That sounds perfect.”

Amelia's phone rings and she answers it, talking sweet and flirty to her sugar daddy. The waiter brings me over another fruity non-alcoholic drink while Ryleigh orders another drink.

When the sun starts to set we go to the hotel room and order a pizza. Once Ryleigh lies on the bed, she blacks out, making Amelia and I laugh. We put on the tv and sit down on one of the beds. I send a text to Axe saying I'm back at the hotel and turning in for the night. He's sent me a few texts today. I know he's worried so I've been checking in with him so he knows I'm safe.

“Dash, quit poking me,” Ryleigh mumbles in her sleep, making us chuckle.

“Dash is her boyfriend,” I say for Amelia.

The pizza gets here and Amelia and I eat all of it since Ryleigh groans when we try to wake her up. A comfortable silence takes over us as we watch a movie.

***

When I wake up, I rush to the bathroom and empty my stomach. Amelia appears behind me and pulls back my hair.

“Are you okay?” she asks, concerned.

“Yeah, maybe it was all the food,” I let out breathily. When I'm done I get up and rinse my mouth out. “Thanks.”

“Don't worry, I tend to hold back all my friend’s hair since they can't handle their alcohol.” Amelia chuckles.

We walk back to the beds and sit down. I really hope I'm not getting morning sickness frequently. First the milkshake, now the pizza and fruit juices. I doubt it's the food so it's probably safe to say morning sickness is kicking in.

“I hate to see when she wakes up.” Amelia chuckles and gestures to Ryleigh who's still sleeping.

We spend a while in the hotel. Ryleigh groans and spends time in the shower after waking up. The rest of the day we go and see some landmarks in the city, take a bunch of photos and then go to a restaurant to have a nice night since this is our last day here.

***

On Monday morning Amelia pulls me into a big hug and tells me she'll call more. Ryleigh just nods her head at Amelia from the passenger seat since she drank again last night. I drive us home, Ryleigh wearing sunglasses the whole time because she complains it's too bright. The radio is off, unlike it being blared on the way here. I left home feeling stressed and I'm coming back feeling relaxed. Ryleigh left excited and is coming back hungover. We really went for different reasons. I smile, amused by her sleeping form.

I pull up into Dash's driveway since this is Ryleigh's car. I go up to the front door and knock, and it opens quite quickly.

“She's in the car, hungover.” I laugh. “I'll grab my luggage later, I'm going home.”

“So I have to deal with her moodiness.” Dash groans, walking past me to the car.

I chuckle and walk home. Once I open the front door, Axe appears in the room immediately. He stalks over and wraps me in a big hug, inhaling my scent and then pressing his hand over my stomach.

“I missed you. How are you? How's the baby?” Axe questions, bringing me over to the couch.

“I'm good. It's good.” I smile.

“Did you have fun?” he asks, playing with my fingers with one hand while keeping his other hand on my stomach.

“Yeah, it was great seeing Amelia. Ryleigh definitely had fun, just not in the mornings.” I chuckle. “I didn't have fun in the mornings either.”

“Why not?” He frowns.