My Deal With The Devil's Son

Chapter 17

Re-cap:

I love you. It said. I froze.

"Really?" I asked, barely able to breathe.

"Really," he nodded. He kissed my hand lightly and I snuggled into him more. We watched the movie then, both smiling. I felt tingly inside, he loved me. He really loved me.

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Daniel's P.O.V

I felt extremely uncomfortable sitting in Louisa's apartment with two of her best friends. I recieved a few cold glares, but it was less than I was expecting. I hadn't given anyone a reason to like me.  I did have my fingers crossed that soon they wouldn't entirely hate me but I wasn't keeping my hopes up too high, I really had been an a**. I didn't deserve to be accepted by them but I wish they soon would, if they were important to Louisa then having a good relationship with them was important to me. I didn't want to make her uncomfortable by having to choose between her friends and her boyfriend.

I held Louisa's hand in mine, it made me relax, feeling less intimidated with her so close. My fingers glided over her skin, sending silent messages to her.

Are you sure it's okay for me to be here? You're friends don't want me here. I sent her. I wondered if this was as uncomfortable for her as it was for me.

They'll warm up, baby steps. She mouthed to me. I gave her a small smile but somehow, I wasn't convinced they would accept me any time soon.

They're right to hate me. I have been an a**hole. 

Not anymore. She wrote on my hand. I gave her a warm smile. Her confidence soothed me and I relaxed more. I couldn't believe she had put my past behind us and judged me on the person I was now, who I'd been hiding. She made me feel weightless and carefree. I loved her, and that's what I wrote next across her palm.

I love you. I felt her stiffen. Too fast, I thought. I mentally kicked myself, why did I have to go and ruin things by telling her that? We only became a couple last night. I was about to apologise for taking things too fast when she breathed out,

"Really?" 

"Really," I nodded. I kissed the back of her hand, showing just how much I cared for her. She didn't say it back but I wasn't expecting her to. Her love was something I was going to have to fight for and prove I loved her every minute of every day. I knew it would take a while for her to develop feelings as strong as I have for her and I was perpared to wait. I'd wait as long as she'd let me.

Louisa snuggled into my shoulder and we kept our fingers interlocked as I put my arm around her. I rested my head on hers breathing in her familiar strawberry scented hair. We stayed like that until the movie ended. I didn't want to intrude anymore on her and her friends so I said goodnight and left, heading back to face my father.

Louisa's P.O.V

After Daniel left, Paula, Kyle and I drifted off to sleep. There was candy wrappers, pizza boxes, ice-cream cartons and soda bottles all around us but we didn't pay any attention to them, too tired to raise a finger.

The next morning I woke still feeling deathly tired. My apartment was a mess and I knew I'd be the only one cleaning as both of my best friends would find an excuse to wriggle their way out of breaking a nail or the simple excuse of "men don't clean". I hauled myself up off the floor covered with blankets and pillows, and lots of junk food. I shook both Kyle and Paula awake. Whilst they groaned, rubbing their tired eyes, stretched and yawned, I grabbed a bin bag from the kitchen and started to clean.