Chapter Twenty-Six
ALEX
I’ve never sobered up so fast in my life. The moment I saw River in pain lying in bed, it was like the whiskey never happened. God, I felt like the biggest piece of s**t as soon as I heard she was having labor pains. Had I known, I would’ve never gone over to John’s house to check on things like he’d asked. I should’ve known better though. Jackson has a way of encouraging me to drink, and before I knew it, I was six shots and several beers in.
It’s noon before I wake up, and I immediately feel everything I ate yesterday start to come up. Rushing out of bed, I whip open my bedroom door and make it to the bathroom just in time. I empty my stomach contents but still don’t feel any better.
Fuck! Today’s gonna suck.
I hear the door creak and footsteps walk in, and w
