Dangerously In Love

Chapter 3

The next morning Adam rolled out of bed wiping imaginary sleep from his eyes. His feet in shock from touching the cold floor. He stared at the white wall in front of him trying to catch his first thought. Last night he had tossed and turned throughout the night. His mind couldn't let go of what had transpired in front of his eyes. Who is Kate? His mind ran in circles.

After his beautiful girlfriend finished making love to herself, she got up and headed to the bathroom. Adam had a brief moment where he contemplated looking into her phone. He didn't. He knew that he wouldn't have enough time to look through everything that he wanted to.

Once Danielle got back from the bathroom it took only seconds before she was fast asleep. Adam stopped his thoughts for another second to wonder what was in her phone, but he didn't budge. His body was frozen in place. He only wished that his mind would freeze too. He couldn't help but to think about their recent vacation. All of the time she spent in his arms. All of the times she would smile, even with her eyes, and tell him how much she loved him. He now second guessed all of those moments.

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Danielle had already finished breakfast once Adam had gotten dressed and headed to the kitchen. Danielle's son Ahi was sitting at the table, in the middle of the kitchen, finishing his pancakes.

Danielle seemed startled once she saw him but quickly composed herself.

"Good Morning Honey."

Ahi smiled from ear to ear once he saw Adam.

"Good Morning guys." Adam couldn't look either of them in the eyes. He walked past his beautiful girl and headed to the counter where his plate was. He hovered over his plate for a moment before turning around and heading for his seat. He wanted to hide his frustration but he knew that he was doing a horrible job. He could feel Danielle's eyes on him but he kept his eyes on his plate.

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Once Ahi finished his breakfast he headed back to his room to finish getting ready for school. Danielle stood at the sink washing dishes with her back to Adam.

"I thought you had to be on set today." Adams said flatly.

"I do but I don't have to be there until ten. Why? You want me gone?" Danielle turned around with a smirk on her face. He could feel her smile burning a whole to his heart.

Adam suddenly couldn't feel his feet below him. He stared at the red head before turning away. He was so zoned into his thoughts, staring out of the window straight ahead of him that he didn't hear or see Danielle walk over to him.

"Is everything ok?" She said laying a hand on his shoulder. This action startled him out of his reckless thoughts.

He looked up at her and studied her face. He thought, "How could she act as if what she did last night never happened?" He could see worry set onto her face.

"Baby, hey, what's going on?" The red head moved her hand from his shoulder and took a step back. Her head bent sideways so that she could get a better look into his face and eyes.

"Are you having an affair?" Adam said snatching her feet from under her.

Danielle's mouth hit the floor so fast it almost left a dent in the floor under her. The look on his girlfriend's face said it all. Adam rose from his chair and turned to face her. He was so close to her that he could feel the temperature of her breathe.

"Adam, where is this coming from?" Danielle managed picking up her mouth.

"Who's Kate?" Adam's voice hit his own ears hard.

The fear in her face was apparent. "What?"

"You heard me." Adam clearly agitated.

The red head searched the room for an answer. "Kate, uh Kate who?" Her voice shook.

Adam didn't say a word.

"She's a friend of mine." Danielle could feel her heart beating hard in her chest.

With a blank expression on his face, Adam cleared his throat before speaking, "I know all of your friends, and I don't know Kate." His eyes were very serious.

"She works on set with me."

He takes a step back from her. "So you're fucking your coworker? Nice. That's real profe—"

"She's my friend. That's it." Danielle said desperately

Adam laughs here but it isn't his normal carefree laugh. It is a laugh that appears to come from very deep in his gut. A laugh that Danielle had never heard before. A laugh that shook their whole apartment.

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Danielle stared into her Boyfriend's eyes. She studied them. She could see the pain behind them. She wanted to speak but she knew there was nothing that she could say to change his feelings.

"Have I done something?" Adam broke the silence between the two. His eyes that were once wide and fierce had calmed. "Have you given up on us?"

Danielle could hear the defeat behind his voice. She hated to see him that way.

"No, No I would never give up on this!" Danielle took a step closer to him, placing her hand on his arm. "It's nothing, I promise. I love you."

"I heard you last night."

The temperature in the room seemed to drop. The red head tried to hide her shock and embarrassment but wasn't very successful, "It was nothing."

"Do I not please you anymore?"

Danielle stood speechless. Her eyes searched the floor for answers. They searched for a way out of the conversation.

"It was nothing." She said once more returning her eyes to his.