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I woke up to someone shaking me awake.
“Kiss, you have to get up. Scarlet’s here” Daniel’s says and I open my eyes to see the yellow and white jersey with ‘Green‘ written across it.
“What time is it?” I scratch my eyes looking at Daniel.
“It’s 11. You slept late, Sleeping Beauty” He chuckles while he throws on
a shirt over his head, covering the view of his perfectly chiseled abs.
“Did I fall asleep last night?” I say blushing at his previous comment and getting out from under the covers.
“Yeah, It was no problem. Soon after you feel asleep Kylie went into her room and I felt too bad to wake you up so you just slept in here while I slept on the couch” He says and I nod, feeling guilty.
‘Sorry Dan, you could have woken me up. I feel bad” I say and he shakes his head.
“Don’t be silly. It wasn’t a problem at all.
Trust me” Daniel says as Scarlet walks in.
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“Hey honey, can I take a look?” She says and I nod as she lifts up my shirt to reveal the worsening bruise.
“Hi Mrs. Green. How are you doing? Yeah of course” I smile at her.
“Kisses, dear. You are my nephew’s best friend. Please, call me Scarlet” She says and I nod.
“Did something happen that could have caused it to get worse?” She asks tracing her ice cold fingers across it. I have to remember it’s only Scarlet to prevent myself from flinching.
“Um yeah actually. My friend gave me a hug yesterday and he didn’t know about my bruise so he pressed down on it pretty hard” I
Say and notice Daniel stance get tense.
Scarlet looks over at Daniel giving him some sort of look and then turnst back over to me.
“Okay, that will do it. The ice seemed to help a little bit so how about we do that again for around a half hour or so and then I’ll wrap it for you” Scarlet says and I nod thanking her. “And we should put some ice on that bruise on your cheek. It will stop it from progressing” Scarlet says and I
nod.
So un
um, who’s your friend?” Daniel clears his throat, his shoulders still
tense.
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“The guy
I met up with yesterday. He was nice but I couldn’t date him” I say matter of factly and it seems to put Daniel at ease.
“Oh okay, that’s good” Daniel says and I nod as Scarlet comes in with a small wrapped ice pack and another larger one. She gives them to me and I hold it on my side and my cheek as I proceed to go downstairs to see Mr. Green.
“Kisses, is that you? Wow, It’s felt like forever. How are you sweetie?” He says and I smile giving him a hug. I grew up with this family, it feels. really great to have them back in my life.
“I’m doing great Mr. Green. How are you?” I smile and he gives me the same look Tara gave me when I called her Mrs. Green.
“Kisses honey, I’ve known you since you were little. Please, call me Jim. And I’m doing great, although it is amazing to see you again” He says and I nod smiling.
“What happened to your face?” He asks seeing the big purple mark on my cheek.
“Um, it was nothing. I’m clumsy” I say looking at Daniel, not wanting to get him in trouble
“Some guy was insulting Kisses and treating her really bad so I punched him and we started fighting and Kisses got in the middle so I accidentally punched her instead of the guy”
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Daniel scratches his neck nervously.
I’ve noticed him and just about every other guy does that as a nervous. habit. It’s cute.
“Daniel, you can’t just go around starting fights. You’re lucky you didn’t get caught. Poor Kisses, are you okay?” Jim says and I nod.
“Nothing too bad” I laugh and he smiles.
“Don’t hurt her again kid” Jim says winking and Daniel.
“Yes sir” He laughs out blushing a little.
“What plans do you kids have today?” Tara says as Porsha comes trotting
to me.
“Hey Porsha baby” I say putting down the ice.
“Kisses, you need to keep this on” Daniel says grabbing it and trying to put it back on me.
“Get that away from me. I wanna see my Porsha” I pout causing him to roll his eyes. I sit down and Porsha finds a toy and I throw it for her a couple times.
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“That dog adores her huh?” Jim says observing Porsha and I.
*Click*“You have no idea” Daniel says smiling at his phone.
“Awhhh, Daniel has a crushhh” Kylie sings out and Daniel slaps a hand over her mouth.
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“That’s a good photo Dan” Tara says and I get up looking at his phone.
“It is. Send me it?” I say smiling and he nods sending it to me.
‘Dan Attachment: 2 images‘ Pops up on
My phone and I look up to see Daniel smiling.
“What are you smiling about?” I ask and he shakes his head.
“Cute contact name and background” He winks and walks off.
“So, when are you going to tell us?” Jim says and I look at him confused.
“That you guys are dating” Tara adds on.
I gasp and Kylie laughs. “We are not dating. I–I promise” I stutter out, shocked.
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“One day” Kylie chimes out grabbing a piece of bacon.
“Let’s get ready. Grab the ice” Daniel screams down and I roll my eyes. grabbing the ice and making my way up the stairs of the Greens.
“Where are we going?” I ask flopping onto
Daniels bed and crawling under the covers.
“I am taking you and Kylie out for lunch‘
Danielsays taking his shirt off and replacing it with a white and blue Hollister t–shirt.
I feel my eyes linger on his abs and notice how the fit of the shirt defines his muscles perfectly.
“Take a picture, it will last longer Daniel winks at me and I blush, burying my head into his pillows.
“I’m done” He says and I open my eyes to see Daniel buckling his belt.
“Fix your hair” I say walking out of the room while also grabbing my bag so I can get changed.
I change into a pair of blue high waisted jeans and put on my white cropped Tommy Hilfiger t–shirt. I slip on a pair of Adidas superstars and I
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grab some of the materials needed to wrap my side.
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“Kiss, where are you going?” Daniel calls as I make my way down the
stairs.
“I’ll be back” I call back to him and continue to the kitchen.
“Hey honey” Mrs. Green says.
“Hi Mrs. Gre–Scarlet, can you please wrap my side for me? It always feels better when you do” I say laughing.
“Of course, It’s not a problem. You look really cute. Like cute enough to catch Daniels attention” She winks at me and I smile back at her.
“This might hurt a little. Grab onto the table if you need” Scarlet says as Daniel walks into the room.
“Whatcha doing?” Daniel says walking over to us and I force a smile.
“Hi Dan” I hiss out as the pain increases each time Scarlet wraps it around me and pulls on it.
“Okay, just one more Kisses. I promise” Scarlet says and I nod closing my
eyes.
Daniel quickly grabs my hand and gives it a squeeze.
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“If it hurts just squeeze my hand. It will take your mind off of it” He smiles and I give him a gracious smile back.
Scarlet tightens the wrap and I instinctively tighten my grip on Daniel hand.
“Holy shit that’s tight. Damn girl, you’re strong” Daniel laughs out.
I quickly remove my hand to see Daniels beat red hand,
“All done. Nice going Dan” Scarlet says and I thank her.
“I am so sorry. I didn’t mean to. I usually grip the table or whatever. I didn’t mean to squeeze your hand like that” I ramble on causing Daniel to put his hands on my shoulders, staring into my eyes.
“Kisses, honey. In case you’ve forgotten, I’m the quarterback on the football team. I have been through far worse than that. It was nothing. But you’ve got some grip Johnson” He says throwing an arm around me, laughing. Causing me to blush a little bit.
“And your mom texted you” Daniel says handing me my phone. My heart rate picks up a bit and Daniel notices this. “You didn’t read it right?” I ask and he looks at me confused.
“No, I don’t invade people’s privacy. Is everything alright Kisses?” He says and I nod relaxing a little bit.
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“Um yeah” I say not wanting to look at Daniel.
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