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someone that can have a little chat with him legally, just to make sure he stays away from you.”
“And what if it doesn’t work?”
Van sighed to himself. His answer was that he’d take care of it himself, but he knew Dani didn ’t want to hear that. “Then you would need to file a restraining order against him.”
“That would piss him off even more, Van. I don’t know… Maybe we should just leave it alone. He’s not going to do this for long, and as soon as he decides on his own that it’s over between us, then he’ll move on. The more that’s done to provoke him, even if I have every right, the madder he’s going to get. I know him, Van. I think we should just give it some time.”
He agreed with her about Brian’s personality. He was the type to do things out of spite. But Van wasn’t so sure about letting the last incident slide. He didn’t want Brian to be around Dani at all, and lurking around the apartment building—and lying to Van’s neighbors about who he was—was already crossing the line .
But he agreed with Dani and decided not to do anything just yet. She basically pleaded with him, claiming that it would only cause a bigger problem. But he wasn’t going to let down his guard— not even a little —and he made Dani agree to a couple of things first. He only wanted her to be safe, and he didn’t want Brian to have any opportunities to be alone with her.
He couldn’t remember a shift feeling so long, and by the time Van left the firehouse the next night, he was relieved to be heading home. He knew that Dani was still at work since it was barely five , but he looked forward to finally seeing her when she was done .
When he entered his apartment he was surprised. It was really clean. He could tell Dani had vacuumed, mopped the kitchen floor, and cleaned the bathroom. Van wasn’t a slob, but he had never seen his apartment look so good. She had even cleaned the windows and dusted . There was a vase of fresh flowers on the coffee table, and even though he wasn’t one to add pretty touches to anything, it looked really nice.
The other surprise he found was on the kitchen counter. She’d made stew in a slow cooker and it was simmering on low. He lifted the lid to get a whiff and it smelled amazing. His stomach growled and his mouth watered, and he had to grab a bowl right away. As he carried his dinner to sit down, he noticed the chocolate chip cookies that filled an unfamiliar cookie jar on the counter.
The lengths she had gone to for him… He was grateful . A nd as he sat at the table enjoying the dinner she’d made for him, he was also feeling pretty damn happy. But even though t here was a part of his life that was finally filled , but he still felt an xious .
“I guarantee I’m gonna fuck this up somehow,” he muttered to himself.
He looked forward to her arrival for two hours, and by the time it was seven o’clock, he was really worried about her. He didn’t want to seem needy or overly dependent, but he really wanted to see her.
Dani answered his call on the last ring, just as she was getting out of her car. “Hey, sexy. You home yet?”
“Yeah, I’ve been home for a couple of hours. I thought I told you I get off at four-thirty?”
“Oh. Well, yeah, you did…”
Van wa sn’t sure what the pause meant. “Well, what are you up to? It’s after seven; I thought you’d be back here by now.”
“Back at your place? Oh, you mean…?”
He paused again, feeling a little perplexed. “Where are you?”
“I’m at Jaime’s.”
“Uh, not for the night, right? You’re coming here , aren’t you?”
“Um, well, did you want me to come over?”
Again he was confused, not really understanding where the miscommunication was. “Dani, you’re welcome to still stay here. You don’t have to leave just because I’m home. I didn’t offer my place to you just while I was gone. I want you to stay. ”
Dani considered that for a few seconds. She wasn’t sure
“And what if it doesn’t work?”
Van sighed to himself. His answer was that he’d take care of it himself, but he knew Dani didn ’t want to hear that. “Then you would need to file a restraining order against him.”
“That would piss him off even more, Van. I don’t know… Maybe we should just leave it alone. He’s not going to do this for long, and as soon as he decides on his own that it’s over between us, then he’ll move on. The more that’s done to provoke him, even if I have every right, the madder he’s going to get. I know him, Van. I think we should just give it some time.”
He agreed with her about Brian’s personality. He was the type to do things out of spite. But Van wasn’t so sure about letting the last incident slide. He didn’t want Brian to be around Dani at all, and lurking around the apartment building—and lying to Van’s neighbors about who he was—was already crossing the line .
But he agreed with Dani and decided not to do anything just yet. She basically pleaded with him, claiming that it would only cause a bigger problem. But he wasn’t going to let down his guard— not even a little —and he made Dani agree to a couple of things first. He only wanted her to be safe, and he didn’t want Brian to have any opportunities to be alone with her.
He couldn’t remember a shift feeling so long, and by the time Van left the firehouse the next night, he was relieved to be heading home. He knew that Dani was still at work since it was barely five , but he looked forward to finally seeing her when she was done .
When he entered his apartment he was surprised. It was really clean. He could tell Dani had vacuumed, mopped the kitchen floor, and cleaned the bathroom. Van wasn’t a slob, but he had never seen his apartment look so good. She had even cleaned the windows and dusted . There was a vase of fresh flowers on the coffee table, and even though he wasn’t one to add pretty touches to anything, it looked really nice.
The other surprise he found was on the kitchen counter. She’d made stew in a slow cooker and it was simmering on low. He lifted the lid to get a whiff and it smelled amazing. His stomach growled and his mouth watered, and he had to grab a bowl right away. As he carried his dinner to sit down, he noticed the chocolate chip cookies that filled an unfamiliar cookie jar on the counter.
The lengths she had gone to for him… He was grateful . A nd as he sat at the table enjoying the dinner she’d made for him, he was also feeling pretty damn happy. But even though t here was a part of his life that was finally filled , but he still felt an xious .
“I guarantee I’m gonna fuck this up somehow,” he muttered to himself.
He looked forward to her arrival for two hours, and by the time it was seven o’clock, he was really worried about her. He didn’t want to seem needy or overly dependent, but he really wanted to see her.
Dani answered his call on the last ring, just as she was getting out of her car. “Hey, sexy. You home yet?”
“Yeah, I’ve been home for a couple of hours. I thought I told you I get off at four-thirty?”
“Oh. Well, yeah, you did…”
Van wa sn’t sure what the pause meant. “Well, what are you up to? It’s after seven; I thought you’d be back here by now.”
“Back at your place? Oh, you mean…?”
He paused again, feeling a little perplexed. “Where are you?”
“I’m at Jaime’s.”
“Uh, not for the night, right? You’re coming here , aren’t you?”
“Um, well, did you want me to come over?”
Again he was confused, not really understanding where the miscommunication was. “Dani, you’re welcome to still stay here. You don’t have to leave just because I’m home. I didn’t offer my place to you just while I was gone. I want you to stay. ”
Dani considered that for a few seconds. She wasn’t sure
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