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“Morris was working on a cure for you, but he died.”
“Died?” Her brown eyes go all wide.
“He finally figured out how I was transformed, but the crazy asshole took the drug, and his heart crapped out. He took too much, I think.”
She hangs her head. “Oh no. Oh no. I’m going to die.”
“Well, not if you and I, you know, keep having sex. It would be like giving you the drug, so to speak.” The only problem is that I’m not sure it’s a solution. Not after seeing her with Sam. Does she love him? I can’t understand how she’d drop me so quickly. It doesn’t make sense.
“But how come I stopped needing you after a few days?” River asks.
“What do you mean?” I ask.
“It was like a switch was thrown, and I just stopped wanting you.”
“I don’t know.” Did the effect wear off on its own?
“So what should I do? I mean, my heart could stop, or I could be fine.”
“I wish I knew, River. I tried to get Morris to make some more of his street formula, but he couldn’t get a hold of the ingredients. All I have is a vial of the final formula that made me.”
“Maybe I should take some.”
“River, no. It’s not safe. Morris died from it.”
“But then my only options are to wait and see if I die or keep having sex with you for the rest of my life—always wondering if I’m days or hours away from dying. It’ll make me completely dependent on you.”
“Would that be such a bad thing?” We love each other, right? Or are we over?
“Yes, Huff. It would.”
“Because of Sam.” It’s the obvious reason.
“I’m not going to lie. He’s become special to me, but this has nothing to do with him. The issue is I can’t trust you. After everything I saw, everything you’ve done.”
“River, I never betrayed you.”
“I was being held hostage while you were out rubbing elbows with movie stars, like Ivor and Kady. And let’s not forget all the lies. You made me think you were dead instead of trusting me. It broke me. Then you told me to take a hike because you were going to kill yourself. Andthenyou promised to fight for us and stay by my side, but you didn’t. You went off to save the world and left me behind.” She sighs. “You’ve hurt me too many times.”
She knows why I did all those things, but I can’t ignore the fact her heart’s been broken over and over again. After a while, people just stop caring about why they were hurt. They just want the pain to stop. I know. I’ve been there.
The question is, will she give us another chance? Because I’m willing to stick things out like she asked. I don’t want to lose her, even if it means giving up everything else.
“What if I told you I won’t leave again,” I say. “No more saving the world. No more playing hero. It’ll be just you and me and no one else—”
“Huff!” Luna appears right in front of us, wearing a black tank and yoga pants, looking rather muscular.
River jolts in her seat, and so do I.
“Jesus Christ!” Luna spouts excitedly, jumping up and down in the sand. “It worked! It worked! I’m just like you.”
“You’re okay…” I whoosh out a breath, relieved. “I was just about to go looking for you.”
Luna marches over. “You wouldn’t have found me. For some reason, I decided to go to Costco. I think I was imagining their muffins, because I was lying in a pile of them when I woke up.”
I stand. “How about everything else? Any other symptoms? Heart palpitations? Anger?”
“Nope. I’m ready to go save the world with you.” Luna goes in for a hug, and that’s when it hits me.
