nothing but love for you [ back era ]

[* day 3 & 4 *]

Day 3

Lani's pov:

It was a quiet morning. I woke up early today to go to my building's gym. Kio came with me so I wouldn't be antsy. We worked out for maybe 2 hours and went back to our apartment at around 7am. Kio has been sad lately because Mochi has some sort of boarding school. I took a nap right after I showered. My phone started ringing and it was Vinnie. I answered and he sounded off.

Call with Vinnie:

Me: Hi my love what's up.

Vinnie: Nothing really just wanted to tell you your present comes at like 3pm

Me: I know that isn't all. What's wrong?

Vinnie: I'm alright, how are you?

Me: Don't be lying to me Vinnie.

Vinnie: Lani, I'm not. There's nothing to worry about.

Me: Every time you have told me that, I find out later on something bad happened. Just tell me. Now.

Vinnie: Kehlani Cyr, I can assure you won't be finding anything out. I'm fine. I love you, I gotta go.

Me: Sure, love you bye.

I know there's something off. I can feel it in my guts. I left it alone and just watched tv. I was prepping Vinnie's gift for tomorrow. I heard something be thrown onto my balcony so I ran out to check it. It was a basketball made out of paper. Well it looked like it was made of paper. A note was taped to it saying "Rip it open and your gift lies inside. Love, Vinegar!" I laughed and shook the ball. I tore it open and a little box fell out. I wondered what was inside so I unlocked it. It was a piece of gum. Huh? I mean it was my favorite kind. I got the gum and went inside. I had the wrapper in my hand, ripped it up, and threw into the trash.

Weird gift. I wonder what the big surprise is. I got a text from Vinnie that just said to not throw the gum wrapper away. SHIT. I told him that it was too late. He told me a hint was on there. Damnit!

Vinnie's pov:

I went skating with Patty early and I may or may not hit my head.. hard. Patty brought me inside and gave me an ice pack. I called Lani to tell her that her gift would be coming later in the afternoon. She could tell by the tone of my voice that something was wrong. I knew it was wrong for me to just lie to her but I did it anyway. I ended the call and my head was aching like hell. I took a nap even though I knew that it might be a concussion. I didn't die though!

When I woke up, I remembered to text Lani to not throw the gum wrapper away. But apparently, she tore it apart. Well I can't help her now. Kouvr came into my room to check in on me. She did some pupil checks and said that I was fine. My gift from Lani was a poster of us when we first met. I laughed and hung it above my bed. Hera kept staring at it and I picked her up in my arms. She sat on top of my head and we just laid there. I started streaming because I got bored. Everyone in the chats were talking about Lani and I.

"Guys, Lani and I aren't broken up. We're doing this Valentine's thing where we give each other gifts each day in the week leading up to well the 14th. That's why we've been posting those gifts since a few days ago. We can't see each other until then too. Also, only talk about the stream please? Thanks." I told them and everyone thought it was cute. I played for another 2 hours until it crashed. I apologized to everyone in a tweet and explained what happened. I got a ton of notifications from Lani when I was trying to figure out my pc.

She was just getting mad at me for not telling her I got hurt. How did she even find out? Only person who knows about it is Patty. Ah shit. I remember accidentally saying that I got hurt on my stream. She must have joined and heard me. I don't want her knowing because then she overreacts. It's all good intentions, yes I know. I don't like worrying people over things that aren't big. I can't be sentimental but everytime I do, someone tends to leave. I don't want to lose Lani. She feels like all I have right now.