Overprotective

Chapter 17

 Liam's POV 

I shifted onto my stomach, face down in the pillow my arms outstretched across the bed, hitting down on something warm. I only then realized that it was someone, when she began to laugh, the vibrations running through my arm. I lifted my head from the pillow, to come in contact with Danielle's beautiful brown eyes, smiling at me.  I reflcted her smile and rolled on my side to face her. 

"Good afternoon Mr. Payne." her raspy voice sounded as she ruffled my hair. I caught her hand and pressed a kiss to it, since she told my her lips were off limits until she was feeling better. 

"How long have I been asleep?" I said as I checked the clock, which read 2:24pm. 

"About three hours. I would've woken you up at 12:30 like you told me to but you looked so tired and I didn't have the heart to." she raspily told me as she rested her head on my chest, I leaned down and pressed a kiss to her curly locks before lifting the bottom of my t-shirt and raising it. It was hot and I'm boiling in this thing. 

"What are you doing?" Danielle asked me as she quickly sat up, and I lifted the remainder of the shirt over my head and chucked it to the floor. 

"I was boiling." I said as I laid back down and opened my arms for her. She cuddled up to me and I pressed a hand to her neck; she was freezing."Danielle are you alright? You're freezing." I said as I rubbed my hand up the back of her shirt and on her arm. 

"I'm feeling quite fine actually, While you were sleeping I turned the air off because I was freezing which was moments ago, then about twenty minutes after, you woke up" she said raspily before taking my hand and wrapping her small fingers around them. I smiled to myself as she played with my fingers. 

"You're feeling better now? So that means I can kis-" 

"No Liam, no kisses." she said sternly, and by that look I knew she meant it. I was about to object when her stomach growled, making my eyebrows quirk up. 

"Hungry babe?" I asked the rhetorical question as I sat up taking her with me. Her head rolled onto my shoulder and pressed a kiss to my neck before nodding. I tried to lightly set her on the bed to go and fix her some soup but she just tigthened her grip on my body, burying her face in my neck. 

"Noo, I want to come with you." she whined into my skin. I chuckled before pressing a kiss to her shoulder. 

"Alright fine."  I said as I got up with her in my arms clasped around her warm bare thighs and Lilo trailing closely behind us as I walked down the stairs. I set her down on the kitchen counter top, to which she crossed her legs and watched me as I crossed the room to the cabinet to prepare her some soup. I switched on the can opener and set the can underneath it. I looked back over at Danielle who was playing around on her phone. She was wearing one of the many t-shirts that I had left here with knee length socks and her hair was swept up in a bun on top of her head. She looked up at me and smiled before paying attention back to her phone when it rang.

"Hi Ted!" she chirped, making me roll my eyes and turn my attention to the soup. I absentmindedly listened to the unilateral conversation.

"Yeah, I am so sorry about yesterday, Liam is a bit overprotective." who will beat your ass if you ever try some slick shit. "No, i'm feeling much better, Liam's taking great care of me." she said as she hopped down from her position on the counter and made her way over to me.  Damn right I am. She hugged me from behind, making me smile and turn round in her hold. I held the bowl of soup over her head and pressed a kiss to her nose, before maneuvering around her to get to the table. I set both bowls down on the place mats and waited for her to come and eat.