After kissing and making up, Ryker and I are free to discuss and dissect what happened.
“Ava’s always been jealous of you,” he says.
“And overly obsessed with you,” I supply, a smirk tugging at the corner of my lips.
He grimaces at that.
“You’re such a stud,” I go on, only half sarcastically.
“I feel objectified,” he retorts jokingly.
I giggle and he ruffles my hair affectionately. I admit that I quite like these sweet and precious moments.
“Anyway, you shouldn’t take anything she says to heart,” he carries on after some time. “She has only one endgame - separating us.”
“And she almost succeeded too,” I let out with a pout.
“Don’t say that,” he says in a chiding tone. “As long as I live, I’ll always fight for you - for us.”
“I thought I had lost you when you didn’t foll
