What Is Love

Chapter nineteen

Maya's pov

I'm sick. I'm talking stuffy nose, nausea, fatigue, headache, fever and all that stuff. 

"Sweetheart, Chance is here" My aunt yells and I look at the time because he should be at school.

Chance walks in running a hand through his blonde hair and smiling. I smile back and scoot over and pat the empty spot on my bed.

"Where is Kayla" I ask, my voice comes out all scratchy.

"She's at school" Chance responds and I nod.

"Why aren't you at school?" I ask grabbing a box of chocolates that he bought me.

"Because you are sick" Chance says with a sheepish smile and I smile back but I do feel bad that he is missing school to take care of me.

"Maya Konner's here" My aunt yells from downstairs and I sigh because Konner doesn't like Chance at all and I am 99.9% sure Chance doesn't like Konner. 

Konner runs upstairs into my room and frowns when he see's Chance, I sigh again.

"If you guys are going to act like you normally do when you see each other you can leave" I say a little annoyed.

"No it's good" Chance says and Konner gives him a face saying that it's not.

"How about we watch a movie" I suggest that way everyone is quiet.

"Like what?" Konner asked a little annoyed that Chance is here.

"Cinderella" I say looking at some movies I bought when I moved into my aunt's house but never seen.

"Why Cinderella" Konner chuckles and I give him a soft smile.

"I have never seen it" I mumbled sheepishly and Konner's eyes go wide.

"Have you seen tinker bell?" Konner questions and I shake my head.

"I know her face turns red when she gets mad, thats why you call me tinker bell, and I have heard of it but I have never seen it" I respond and Chance frowns.

"It's a stupid nickname" Chance says and I nod in agreement.

"Stupid but it makes absolute sense" Konner replies and pulls me into his lap, which I don't mind because ever since Konner and I started this whole friendship I have started to trust more people, I used to think that everyone except my aunt was cold hearted but 

"I'm going to get you sick" I say when realization takes over and try to move but Konner tightens his grip.

"Does it look like I care?" Konner asked as I stare into his chocolate brown eyes and I shake my head. For a couple of seconds we just stare.

Chance clears his throat and I look away from Konner.

"I'll just sit on the bed"  I say and Konner frowns.

"I'm sitting on the bed and you are sitting on my lap which is part of my body which is on the bed so technically you are on the bed" Konner smirks and I roll my eyes moving to sit in between Konner and Chance.

"Let's start with Tinkerbell" I suggest, Chance nods and Konner pouts.

"Now i'm cold" Konner whines and I bite my lip and hold back a smile as I start to put on tinkerbell.

"Get a blanket" I retort and Chance chuckles.

"I need body heat" Konner whines and I let out a silent laugh.

"Just watch the movie idiot" I tell Konner and he just leans back and smirks.

Konner's pov

"I'll call you as soon as she wakes up" I tell Chance who has to go pick up his sister Kayla.

Maya feel asleep watching the little mermaid, we managed to get through Tinker bell, Cinderella and Beauty and the beast.

"Fine" Chance mumbles kissing the top of Maya's head and leaving.

I pull Maya into my chest and fall asleep.

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"Stop!" Someone yells and I look down to see Maya shaking, crying and sweaty but she is still asleep.

"Maya" I say shaking  her lightly.

"Please stop, i'm sorry!" Maya silently yells if that makes sense.

"Maya" I whisper shaking her harder.

"It's just a dream" She says in her sleep, there are still tears running down her cheeks. 

I push her hard enough to wake her up but not hard enough for her to get hurt. Maya grabbed onto me and pulled me into a tight hug and I stroked her hair.

"It's okay, you're okay" I whisper and she continues to cry.

"K-konner i-it was terrible I-I knew it w-was a dream but I didn't think I-I was going to w-wake up" Maya stutter's her blue eyes a little red.

"You have nothing to worry about now, I'm here, I'll always be there for you" I say kissing the top of her wavy brown hair. She is so beautiful, I like her a lot but I need that money more.

I wipe one of her tears away with the pad of my thumb and she gives me a soft smile.

"Please don't do anything that will cause pain to me emotionally" Maya says like a five year old who knows the truth but still wants to hear a lie.

"I can't promise that princess" I whisper knowing that I have to hurt her.

"You don't have to promise" Maya whispers "It's just sometimes I need to hear a really good lie to make me feel better and yeah that lie may not help me in the long run but sometimes a lie is all someone needs especially when they aren't ready to hear the truth" Maya adds and for some reason I can't bring myself to do it.

"You never finished the movie" I say changing the subject and she lightly smiles taking the hint that I might hurt her.

"Lets finish it" Maya smiles and I hit play.