Echoes of the Heart, Casey, L.A. [reader novel .txt] 📗

Wow. It made butterflies fill my stomach to know he was thinking of me during a time period when we hadn’t seen or spoken to one another in many years.

I knew he was asked a question but it was comforting to know that I was on his mind, because he was always on mine. I felt good about that, but that emotion was snatched away when I accidentally scrolled down to the comments and read what some of the more hardcore Sinners had to say. Apparently, they didn’t have a filter, or manners, when it came to posting comments on the internet.

BabyMama4Risk: No hoe is good enough for our Risk. NO DUSTY BITCH THAT WALKS THIS EARTH! That’s on periodt!

Like It Is: I don’t no who Risk’s ex gf is but I STILL dgaf about Nora, she is SO plain. Not hot at all. Risk is a GOD. A FUCKIN GOD!

DaddyRisk: I wnt him 2 marry me!!!! Risk pls!

HayesIsBae: What psycho bitch would dump RISK KELLER? Is she gay? Fuckin’ has to be because WHAT A DUMB FUCKIN BITCH!

Angel’s Angel: My guy is SO stoned, he can barely keep his focus on the woman interviewing him. 420 bitches! Roll up!

HayesChoice: I bet that stupid cunt who dumped him is SICK with herself now that he’s blown up. Stupid ass ho!

I clicked the home button to get out of the video and the nasty comments. I felt a little sick after reading them. These people were insulting me and calling me horrible names without knowing a single thing about me or about my and Risk’s relationship. They had no fucking clue that if I didn’t break up with him they wouldn’t have their superstar Risk Keller. I felt myself get frustrated with the commenters but I took comfort in the fact that they didn’t know I was the woman Risk spoke about. I was just a faceless and nameless person to them. That relaxed me . . . for all of two seconds.

I accidentally hit the trending option on my screen and when I saw what the number one trending video was on YouTube, I nearly had a heart attack. I jumped with fright and gripped my phone when I read the title of the video.

RISK KELLER AND MYSTERIOUS WOMAN KISS ON SOUTHWOLD PIER!!

I screamed when I clicked into the video and both Risk and I came into view. We were at the end of the pier, leaning against the rail as we gazed out at the ocean. The lighting on the pier showcased our faces easily. We laughed and it was obvious we were speaking to one another but then Risk turned this body to face mine. I had my eyes closed but when I opened them and realised he was looking at me, my entire facial expression changed. I looked up at Risk, and, Christ, I could see on my own face just how much I wanted him to kiss me.

We spoke for a couple of minutes then just like that, Risk’s mouth was on mine.

I swallowed as I watched us hungrily kiss one another like it was the only chance in this life that we would ever get to taste the other. I gasped in real time when Risk picked me up and settled me on the railing and continued to kiss me something fierce. My hands were all over him, my legs were wrapped around his body and I could tell I was squeezing the hell out of him. I was shaking as I checked the upload time. Seven hours ago. We had kissed a couple of days ago but the video was just released.

With trembling hands, I scrolled down to read the comments.

Risk4Eva: Damn! GET IT GIRL!

Blood Oath’s Biggest Sinner: Nooo! Why does he kiss ugly bitches like this when he has NORA? Does he feel sorry for them? UGH!

May Gal: OMG. I’M SO FUCKIN’ JEALOUS BUT GET IT, BABY BOY!

Facts4Dayz: Another gold-digging ho who wants into Risk’s pockets and how does she do that? By getting into his pants! I fucking hates these ho ass bitches. THOT!

PrettySophiaBabbyyyyy: Ew! Ewww! She’s so ugly though!

Jameson Oz: My guyyyyyyyyyy, I thought he was gonna fuck her there and then. LMFAO!

MaySinner5426: I swear I’ve never seen him kiss a natural redhead before, this is INSANE!

Lazy A-Hole: I’m mortified for her. She looks so desperate for him, she’s like a dog in heat.

I clicked out of the video, my face was burning and I quickly realised that I was crying. I grabbed my blue inhaler, took a few puffs and tried to calm down but, my God, I was freaking the hell out. My face was in the number one trending video on YouTube. Hurriedly, I googled Risk’s name and the first articles to pop who were ones about the video of us kissing on the pier. I whimpered when I saw another video had been uploaded; one that was filmed through the windows of the diner when I was having dinner with the guys. There were videos of May and Anna getting into a car and obviously having sex by the way the car rocked and the sounds coming from inside the vehicle. I scrolled and it just got worse and worse. I was labelled a ‘mysterious beauty’ but it was as obvious as the day I was born that I was scared shitless as the paparazzi crowded me.

The pictures, and video, they got of me leaving the diner with the guys left no room for doubt. It seemed to excite everyone that Risk was so protective of me. There were articles about his fans praising him for telling the paparazzi to fuck off. I dropped my phone onto my bed and tried to think clearly. I didn’t know what to do. Someone in Southwold was bound to say ‘Hey, isn’t that Frankie Fulton? The waitress at Mary Well’s?’

“It’s fine, it’s fine,” I spoke out loud. “Just relax.”

I couldn’t relax, I needed to try and fix this.

I needed to speak to