If looks could kill.

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Chapter 10.

The next morning...

Danielle was at home doing Ben's laundry, and getting ready for Jeff to show up. Ben was getting ready for work. Dani hadn't told Ben that Jeff was coming down for a few days... because she was afraid of what he would say. But she also felt that she should tell him before Jeff showed up, so he wouldn't get upset with Jeff standing there; that wouldn't be a pretty sight. As she walked into the bedroom with the laundry basket, she was looking for the right time to tell Ben. As she put clothes away, Ben walked out of the bathroom, and into the bedroom. She figured she might as well just tell him now... Jeff would be there any minute; so it was now- or never.

"Umm, Jeff is coming down to visit for a few days." She blurted out.

Ben didn't say anything. He was taking it better than Dani had thought he would. When he still hadn't said anything, she knew he must have been mad. She continued to put the clothes away, and hoped he wasn't too upset.

"Why is he coming over here?" Ben asked out of no where.

"Um..." She paused. "Because we never get to hang out really... anymore. So we thought we could just hang out like we used to."

"When is he coming?" Ben asked in a tone, that sort of, scared Danielle.

"He should be here any minute."

Ben once again didn't say anything. Danielle finished putting the last of the clothes away, and quietly shut the dresser drawer. She then quietly tried to leave the room, but Ben stopped her. He pulled her to face him. Then, he slapped her. She stood there trying to hold in her tears. Before she knew it, he had pushed her to the ground. He then kicked her right in the stomach. "Jeff better be staying in a hotel, and nothing better not go on between you two, or you're not going to be very happy when I get home." He said, as he kicked her once more. Just then, there was a knock at the door. Ben walked out of the room, and walked downstairs to answer it.

Dani used all her strength to stand. She had to use the bed as an aid to help her up. She was trying really hard to catch her breath, and trying even harder not to cry. She knew Jeff was standing right downstairs; and he couldn't know what Ben had just done to her- moments before.

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Meanwhile...

Ben opened the door, and saw Jeff standing there.

"Hey man, can I come in?" Jeff asked.

"Yeah, sure." Ben opened the door a little more, and then shut it after Jeff got in.

Jeff took off his jacket, and draped it over his arm. "Where's Dani?" He asked.

"She's upstairs. She will be down in a few minutes. I got to head to work, I'll see you later." Ben said as he walked out, and slammed the door behind him.

Alrighty then. Jeff said to himself, as he walked into the living room and put his stuff down. For a few minutes, he was taking a look around. It had been about five minutes, and Danielle still hadn't come downstairs. So he decided to go upstairs, and see what she was doing. He walked up the stairs, and opened the bedroom door. He saw Dani standing against the wall.

"Hey Shorty." Jeff smiled. Then he noticed she was holding her stomach. "What's wrong? Are you okay?" He asked walking over to her.

"Yeah I... I'm fine. I just have pretty bad cramps. That's all." She lied.

"Oh. Well do you have any Midol, or anything I can get you?"

"No. I'm fine." She said as she walked out of the room, and down the stairs. She was short of breath, and Jeff realized it. But he wasn't a girl, he didn't know what cramps felt like... so he didn't think too much of it.

She walked to the couch, and slowly sat down. She seriously thought Ben had cracked one of her ribs.

"Dani? Are you sure you're okay?" Jeff asked again.

"Ye... Yeah. I'm fine." She looked away, which made Jeff suspicious.

"Are you sure? Those doesn't seem like ordinary cramps..."

"Jeff... I'm fine. Do you want to go walk the city? We haven't done that since we were 18. We can go to our favorite store... oh... what's it called? Trash and Vaudeville?" She quickly changed the subject.

Jeff smiled. "Yeah... that's it." His smile slowly faded, trying to think of why she changed the subject to fast.

"So what? Are we going or not?" Dani smiled.

"Are you sure you want to go? It looks like you're in a pretty large amount of pain..." He said.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I bet if I... walk around for a few minutes it will go away. So what do you say?"

"Alright. Let's go." He smiled as he took her hand, and helped her up off the couch, and they walked out the door.

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They spent the rest of the day hanging around Time Square, and shopping all around the city. They stopped several times to sign autographs, and take pictures with fans. Around 4 P.M., they decided they'd better head back to Dani's house. They got home, and Jeff walked in with several shopping bags, and then plopped down on the couch.

"Woo, that was one hell of a day! Man, I love New York!" Jeff said. Danielle laughed. It was the best day she has had in a really long time. A couple hours later, Ben arrived home... and as usual, he changed out of his clothes and left again. He walked in and out without saying hardly a word to Dani or Jeff.

"Where's he going?" Jeff asked suspiciously.

"Not sure. He never tells me. He just comes home from work, and changes out of his clothes, into more comfortable ones, and then leaves again." Dani said.

"Well what time will he come back?"

"He usually doesn't come back until around 1A.M. or so..."

Jeff gently smiled. He had her to himself the rest of the night. "Well that's good. Even more time with you to myself." Jeff said giving Dani a hug, then turning on a movie. There they sat for a few minutes. Then she leaned her head on his chest, and he wrapped his arms around her... as she cuddled up to him. She felt so safe in Jeff's arms. She just wanted to stay like that forever. Her rib cage was starting to hurt again, but she didn't care. She just wanted to stay with him. What hurt her the most, was thinking about never getting away from Ben. She felt as if she was trapped. Will this pain ever go away? She thought to herself. She then shook off her thoughts, and just stayed in that moment. Her and Jeff. Right now; that's all the mattered to her. Soon after, they both drifted off to sleep...

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Okay, new chapter up tomorrow. What happens next? Is Dani starting to realize her true feelings for Jeff?

- Kimmi