Daniel helped me clean almost the whole house and finish all the chores in half the time. "Thank you Daniel" I say hugging him, grateful that he actually helped and didn't just sit and watch me. "Of course Kisses" He says as a knock sounds on my door. I open it to see the last person I would expect to see. "Kisses, I know it's been so long but your parents are out and I just needed to see you" She says, tears flooding her eyes. "Grace, Oh my gosh" I say hugging her, some tears falling. Grace Hawkins, my 1st cousin on my moms side. Grace's mom is my aunt and we grew up together. She stands at 5'4, and is 18 years old. She has deep brown hair and eyes and her hair is past her shoulders. "How are you? It's been so long, come in" I say pulling her into the now clean house. "I've been great. My family moved to Florida, away from all the hectic family drama. How are your parents acting towards you?" She says. "Hey, sorry to intrude. I'm just going to go. I'm glad I could help, text
It’s been around an hour and Daniel is still here. “Grace, you’re staying here right?” I ask and she shakes her head. “No, my friend is visiting her high school friend who lives around an hour away from here so we booked a hotel for two nights and then we are going home. Just a quick little visit” She says smiling. “But, tomorrow Cassie and I are going to drive into LA and then leave early the next morning. So today is my first and last day with you. But you need to text me and we can face time all the time” She says and I nod, agreeing. It’s getting pretty late so Grace is probably gonna head home soon. “Daniel can you please take a picture of us?” Grace asks and he nods. “Yep, go ahead” He says smiling, holding my phone. Grace and I take a cute photo and she smiles at it. “This is going on my I*******m” “You need to post more. You literally only have one picture” Grace says to me. “She didn’t even post it. My sister did” Daniel adds in laughing. “Come on, give me your phone
“Guys we want to play-oh, I think we are interrupting a moment Brooks” Kylie says barging in causing me to laugh. “No, I was just thanking Daniel for getting me this extremely soft blanket since I’m always cold” I say and Kylie jumps on the blanket, melting into it. “Oh my. This thing is so soft. You lucky bitch” Kylie says jealous. “Sorry Kyl” Daniel says. “Dude, we need to take a picture together” Brooks says to Daniel. Daniel changed into a blue shirt and some jeans. Brooks is still wearing a gray t-shirt and a gray zip-up over it. He has some white sweatpants on too. They both look good. Kylie is wearing her silk robe and some of her clothes underneath. Her makeup and hair still perfect. Me on the other hand … Daniel and Brooks have Kylie take a picture of them and it came out really good. “Hey man, I’m gonna buzz soon. My mom will go crazy” Brooks says laughing. “I can drive you” I say looking at Kylie. “That’s a good idea. You had a couple drinks. I’ll come with you”
~Daniel’s P.O.V~ The drive took so long. “Hi, we are here to see Kisses Jackson” I say running to the front desk. “I’m sorry. She is not allowed to have visitors” The lady says. ‘Excuse me mam, I’m sorry but I am her guardian” My mom says and she nods. “Room 112 on floor 4” She gives a sympathetic smile and we rush to the elevator. “It’s taking to long” I say running to the stairs and sprinting faster than I knew possible. I run to room 112 and brace myself for what was inside. I open the door to see Kisses laying in a hospital bed connected to tubes, machines and iv’s. “Daniel” My mom says touching my back. No matter how much I could have prepared myself, I would never have been ready. That was my breaking point. I couldn’t stand the sight of here there. All frail and lifeless. “Mr. and Mrs. Jackson” The doctors says shaking their hands. “Oh, um. We aren’t her biological parents” My father says and my mom hits him. “What, um. What happened?” My mother says and I look at
“Kisses, you should probably eat” Daniel says, looking at my untouched food. It’s been sitting there for about an hour now. “I’m not hungry Dan” I say shaking my head. That was a mistake. A sharp pain runs from behind my eyes to the back of my head, causing me to place my pounding head in my hands. Hoping to ease the pain. “Kisses? Are you okay? Should I get a doctor?” Daniel says, worry filling his voice. “No, no, I’m fine. My head is just pounding?” I say slowly lifting it up, my eyes still closed. Daniel grabs my hand, tighter than before. My phone beeps and I open my eyes. “Daniel, can you read that for me?” I ask and he nods, picking up my phone. “It’s Grace. She wants to know if you can face time” Daniel says and I nod. “Yeah, call her and you can talk to her. I have to use the restroom” I say, trying to sit up. I hiss, the pain unbearable and causing me to get lightheaded. “Hold on, let me help you. I should probably call a nurse for this” He says. At that time a nurs
~Kisses P.O.V~ I woke up, still holding Daniel’s hand. Butterflies run through my body. “Kisses, you’re up? Has he been here all night?” The doctor says and I hesitantly answer. “Yes, I’m sorry. It wont happen again” I say and he nods. “Okay. How are you feeling?” He says looking at my chart. “My side really hurts and I have an off and on headache. But other than that, pretty good” I say and he nods. “Yeah, that’s going to be like that for some time. We can give you some pain killers but that’s needs approval from your parents since its very strong” He says and I nod. “Yeah, it’s okay. I don’t need anything” I say and he nods. “Okay, let me or your nurse know if you need anything” He says and I nod, thanking him. Daniel stirs, grunting. “Hey Dan” I say as his eyes open. “Hey, how’d you sleep?” He asks, stretching his neck. “Pretty good the second time” I say laughing. “Did the doctor come in?” He asks, standing up, stretching. “Yeah, he just checked on me and told me that
~Kisses P.O.V~ Brooks just texted Kylie that they are here. I just told the girls about Daniel and I and how I really like him. Like a lot. I think I might tell him today. I want to be with him. He makes me feel so safe, even from my parents. That’s something I thought no one could ever do. He's helped me through so much and I don't know how I could ever repay him. Daniel and Brooks walk in, Brooks smiles at me and then walks over to Kylie. Daniel comes to me of course. "Dan, you did ama-" I say but get cut off my him grabbing my face gently, placing his lips on top of mine. Fireworks go off in my stomach. The kiss lasts a couple seconds until Daniel pulls away, leaning his forehead on mine. "I love you, Kisses" He whispers, his eyes closed. "I-I love you too Daniel" I say, his eyes open and smile spreads across both of our faces. He sits down on the bed next to me, staring at my face. "Will you be my girlfriend?" He breathes out, scared to hear the answer. "Of course" I s
‘Everything seems to be going smoothly. If it continues like this then we can hopefully get you out of here tomorrow” The doctor says and I nod, smiling. “Thank you so much doctor” I say and he smiles, walking out. “Oh thank god” I say closing my eyes. “I can’t take this tiny little room anymore. I’ve barely moved” I say shifting next to Daniel. “I know Kiss, but you need to rest. Those ribs aren’t going to heal while you overwork yourself” He laughs. “I know. But I’m fine. My ribs just hurt a little. I just need to get out of here” I sigh. It’s just Daniel and I right now. I made Kylie, Brooks and Christine go to the party tonight. I tried to get Daniel to go but he refused, stating that he ‘didn’t want to deal with Samantha’s bullshit’. I’ll admit, it was really funny. Right now we are sitting in my bed, eating frozen yogurt Daniel had gotten. We are watching a movie as well as making small talk “Um, hey. Thank you Dan” I place my spoon down, turning to him. “What for?” He as