Chapter 8 My hands were shaking . Should've seen this coming . " Yeah , I dated Dex , " I admitted . " For two years . " [] " Do you still have feelings for him ? " River asked directly . [ ] " No. " Every word clear . " Actually makes me sick . " [ ] Dex stared at me with pure hatred . ] " Then we're fine . " River said simply . " Won't affect our wedding or our relationship . " [ ] " RIVER ! " Stella was hysterical . " She used to be your nephew's sugar mama ! You don't care ? It was a sugar baby arrangement ! Everyone at his college knew ! " " Is that true ? " River asked me . [] " No. But during those two years , Dex pretended to be broke , so I paid for everything . " [ ] " I'm sorry that happened to you . " River's smile was so gentle . [] " She's lying ! Don't you want to hear Dex's side ? " Stella was losing it . [ ] I was confused too . [] Why was she SO worked up about this ? ] Just because she and Dex broke up , she wants to ruin my life ? " I believe her . " River said firmly . [ ] Stella collapsed on the floor , sobbing . ] " What does she have that I don't ?! TELL ME , RIVER ! " Stella was screaming now . ] Now I got it . " I've loved you since we were kids ! Why did you reject me ? I'm younger than Brynn , prettier than her , I love you more ! Why are you still with this woman ? WHY ? " " No reason " River stayed ice - cold facing Stella's breakdown . [ ] Like he'd dealt with this before . " Just because I love her . " Stella crumpled completely , whispering over and over , " Why , why ... " ] " Il call your parents to come get you . " River said flatly He looked at Dex too . " You better stay in line . " [ ] River put his arm around me , heading for the fitting room . " Let me help you change . " [ ] I nodded . Could feel burning eyes on my back , like someone wanted me dead [ ] Chapter 8 " I'm sorry , " I said quietly in the fitting room . [ ] " For what ? " rt . " ] " I should've told you about Dex from the start . ' " Your past is your business . But if he hurt you , that becomes my business . " River promised . ] ] " You ... really don't care ? " I looked up into his eyes . [ ] He sighed , gave me this helpless little smile . [ ] " What do you think ? " [ ] " ... " " But you can make it up to me . " River leaned close to my ear . [ ] I got brave , pulled him down for a kiss . [ ] Making out pretty intensely . [ ] The fitting room curtain got yanked open . [ ] Then slammed shut again . ] Obviously we weren't having Dex and Stella in our wedding party . [ ] Stella's parents picked her up three days later and took her back overseas . That's when I learned Stella had been obsessed with River since childhood . She didn't just steal his stuff - when she was fifteen , she stripped naked and climbed into his bed . ] ] River said he was so traumatized he almost became celibate permanently . He told her parents everything , which is why they moved abroad . [ ] 1 They only let Stella come back because she claimed she was over River and dating Dex . ] Obviously Stella was still completely fixated on River . [ ] River admitted she'd been bothering him since she got back , but he didn't make a big deal because of Dex . But now that she'd gone after me , gloves were off . [ ] He also told me something else . All these years of staying single ? Stella really messed him up that bad . [ ] Honestly ? I should thank Stella . ] Without her , someone else would've snatched River up years ago Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!