Chapter 16

Nick POV

I sit in the driver's seat and begin driving. Seeing her cry breaks my heart. I place my hand on her thigh and draw circles on it.

"You know she'll come around, babe. Just give her some time to calm down." I say.

"I don't know Nick; she feels betrayed, and I don't think she is going to get over it anytime soon." She says she is crying.

"Maybe not right away, Riah, but she will eventually; she loves you too much to be mad at you too long." I sigh.

"That's what people will wonder: what was so important for best friends who had never fought before to have their first conflict?" She starts to panic and wonders, "What if they ask her questions and she feels pressured and tells someone that Josh is going to kill us?"

"Hey, look at me." I take her chin and say, "Everything is going to be fine, okay?" "How about you take a nap while I go get some food?" I said it lightly.

"I'm not really hungry," she says.

"Well, too bad you're going to eat," I respond firmly.

She sighs but says noth