"Chris…Chris wake up." A woman called to Chris.
Chris opened his eyes slowly to see Denise standing at the edge of his bed. Chris squinted so he could try to see Denise a little better in the dark. Despite his room being pitch black, the moon seemed to cast a silver glow on Denise. Denise smiled as she slowly to his side of the bed. Chris shook his head confused. What was going on? Denise sat on a free space of bed and smiled again.
"Don't be so confused Chris. It's okay." Denise assured him as she rested her hand on top of his.
"Wha…what's going on?" Chris asked.
"Everything is gonna be okay." Denise told him with a smile.
"But…what you said back in your office…what happened today…" Chris started to say before Denise placed her hand over his mouth.
"None of that matters right now." She told him.
Chris took a side glance at the clock on the table next to him to check the time. The clock read 4:45 in the morning. Why was Denise in his room so early? Denise laughed as she slowly lifted her hand off his mouth.
"Don't look so confused Chris. It's all very simple." Denise told him, running her fingers through his hair.
"Please fill me in cause I have no idea what's going on…" Chris said, getting sleepy again.
Denise smirked as she leaned in ever so slowly toward Chris. Soon she was inches from his face. In an instant she pressed her lips against his ever so lightly, which had Chris hungry for more. Chris pulled her down toward him and intensified his kiss. Denise trailed her lips from his lips to his neck.
"I love you Chris." Denise told him before moving her lips back.
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'No chance! That's whatcha got!'
Chris snapped his eyes open and shot up in bed. Was that a dream? Or did it really happen? Chris quickly checked the time. It was 4:45. It must have been a dream. It took Chris a while to process that his phone was ringing. And a certain set ringtone meant that only one person could be calling him at this hour. Chris groaned as he grabbed his phone off the table and flipped it open.
"Yes Vince." Chris answered groggily.
"You sound so happy to hear from me." Vince told him.
"It's 4:45 in the morning. I'm not happy to hear anyone's voice." Chris informed him.
"Well after what I tell you your gonna be overjoyed." Vince told him.
"Huh?" Chris asked confused.
"I called the head of Promises this morning and talked to your doctors. You've had amazing progress. So as of tomorrow you're no longer in the program at Promises. And next week you'll be back in the ring." Vince told Chris proudly.
Chris suddenly became alert. He was gonna leave Promises? So soon? And he was gonna be in the ring that soon? Chris let out a deep breath as he swung his legs over his bed.
"You still with me Chris?" Vince asked concerned.
"Yeah. Kinda." Chris told him as he closed his eyes.
"I know this seems sudden, but I need you back as soon as possible. A taxi is gonna pick you up around five today and it'll take you to the airport. There will be a ticket waiting for you. Your gonna fly to Connecticut so we can talk about your stay at Promises. Sound good?" Vince informed him.
"I…guess…" Chris told Vince.
"Good. See you later. Now get some sleep." Vince demanded before hanging up.
Chris slowly shut his phone before holding it in his hand. He was leaving Promises later today. Did Denise know? There was no way Chris could get any sleep. Chris looked over at his half empty Captain Morgan bottle. He took the bottle and held it up to the moonlight. He then walked over to his window and opened it. A cool night breeze came into the room calming him down. Chris threw the bottle of Captain Morgan outside and watched it roll away from him. He left the window open as he laid back down on his bed.
Did Denise know he was leaving? Vince said he talked to his doctors. So she must know that he was leaving. He hoped that Denise wouldn't get into trouble for what he did. Maybe he could talk to the head of Promises before Denise did later today. Chris sighed as he stared up at his ceiling. He didn't expect to leave so soon. Chris closed his eyes as he remembered his dream. The sound of Denise's voice, the feeling of her lips against his. It was too much for him to handle. Usually something like this wouldn't worry him that much, but this was different.
This was love.
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Next chapter: Even though Chris got little sleep, he decides to talk to Ms. Banks about Denise's situation before Denise does. What will he say? And will it persuade Ms. Banks enough to let Denise off the hook? Keep reading!
