Chapter 28

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by glambert6370

by glambert6370

~Joey's POV

I woke up with Daniel spooning me. A beam of sunlight shone in my eyes. It took me a few seconds to realize that I was outside in the tent that Daniel had set up for our surprise date last night. Although it's summer, a chill nipped at my nose; which was the only thing that poked out of the white blankets.

I shuffled out of the fort. I quickly realized that I didn't have any clothes on whatsoever. And although we have a great deal of privacy, we still live in a neighborhood with neighbors. I saw Daniel's jacket on the lawn chair and pulled on my underwear and the jacket and walked inside.

I started to brew a cup of coffee and yawned. Wolf rubbed up against my legs. I put my hands into the pockets. But, I felt something inside one of the pockets. I pulled out a little black box and a paper towel. The little black box was one of those boxes that holds a ring. I could feel my heartbeat right out of my chest as I slowly opened the box. Something in my soul told me not to open it, but I couldn't help it. I had one eye squinted and it felt like I was gonna pass out as I slowly pulled the box open. Nothing. Empty. I sighed a huge sigh of relief. Relief for what, I don't know. I do want to spend the rest of my life with him, but maybe not yet.

I put the box back in the pocket. I went to put the paper towel back in the pocket, but something fell out. I heard a metal clinking on the wood floor. My eyes darted around trying to find it. Suddenly, a gold glint caught my eye. A gold ring lay on the floor. I slowly bent down to pick it up, my heart racing. The ring was small but had an engraving on the inside.

"Evan, my love." My heart fell.

Suddenly, the ring was grabbed right out of my hand.

"Daniel!" I cried. "You scared me!" I grabbed my heart, nearly having a heart attack. "What is that?"

"Nothing." He snapped. He pulled his jacket off of me. "Don't touch my stuff again. And don't ever look through my pockets again." Daniel stormed off.

I stood, appalled at what just happened. He had gotten so mad... Was that an engagement ring? Who is Evam? I pondered over these questions over and over again while I made pancakes.

I was still shaking long after his outburst. Sure, I've seen him mad before. But never like this. And never without a reason. He just flew off the handle. He was so angry. And that ring...

I set the table for breakfast and ate alone. I expected him to come down, but he never did. I cleaned up my breakfast plated. I left his breakfast on the table and texted him that I was going out. He left the 'read' receipt but never replied.

~Daniel's POV

I woke up in the tent from the night before, but Joey was gone. I pulled on my sweatpants and went to pick up my jacket. It's gone! I immediately started panicking. Shit, what if Joey has it?! What if he sees the ring?!

I ran inside. I saw the ring on the floor and Joey slowly going down to pick it up. I dove for the ring and snatched it up.

"Daniel! You scared me!" Joey yelled, jumping back. "What is that?" He asked, pointing to the ring.

"Nothing!" I yelled at Joey. "Don't touch my stuff again! And don't even look through my pockets again!" I snapped. I yanked the jacket off of Joey and stormed upstairs.

To be honest, the way that I had just acted had startled myself. I couldn't even begin to think about how Joey was feeling. I felt so embarrassed and ashamed of what had just happened that I locked myself in the bedroom. I could smell Joey making pancakes downstairs. I couldn't bring myself to go down and eat with him. I heard my phone bing and saw that Joey had texted me.

JOEY BABY<3
I'm gonna head out for a bit....

I couldn't even bring myself to reply. Embarrassed by how I had acted. Embarrassed that my secret might be ruined now. He saw the ring. What if he saw that it said Evan...