River’s POV
Damn it! I should have just kept quiet. I saw the way Lyra's eyes misted over during our argument, and I felt as if someone punched me in the abdomen, but I had to keep a straight face.
I was angry at her but I had no reason whatsoever to hurt her that way. I rubbed my hand on my face with the reality that I might have just made things worse between us by questioning her sense of judgment when it came to protecting her child.
‘I should go,’ I said to Phil then apologized to their parents as I walked out.
‘Hey, wait up man. You are making a handicapped man run after you,’ Phil said as he came down the steps.
‘You are not handicapped,’ I said as I turned back and waited for him to get to the last step.
‘What happened tonight, man? You lit into Lyra like you were angry w
