13: We're safe now
Destiny's point of view: I sat on top of the counter next to the sink as Tenison lightly cleaned the cut with a dishcloth. "You know I was going to tell you I hope that I can return the favor someday." Tenison said trying to make me smile. "Thanks Tenison for everything you do for me." I said. He smiled and said "sure thing anything for the girl that practically lures me into staying at her apartment." "It's not my fault that now we have work together and that Annabelle is probably going to keep Jack all to her." I said defensively. I clutched his hand after he lost focus on my cut and said "sorry Destiny." "It's ok." I said loosening my grip. He took the dishcloth off my hand and started wrapping a thick white bandage around my hand. "It's like every few days you just happen to injure yourself huh Destiny?" He asked. I laughed and playfully punched his arm. I hopped down from the counter and walked off to the couch where Adam and Annabelle sat. Jack was sitting next to Annabelle who had her arm wrapped around Jack's shoulders. I sat down next to Jack and Tenison sat down next to me. I could just imagine what was running through Annabelle's head when she glanced at Tenison and I when Tenison wrapped his arm around my shoulder and I leaned on him. He started yawning around ten when Jack was asleep. Adam and Annabelle got up together and headed to Annabelle's room. No matter what Adam wasn't going to leave Annabelle alone tonight. "Hey come on Tenison Jack's already stretching out." I whispered pulling him off the couch and helping him to my room. "I should just sleep on the couch next to Jack." Tenison said yawning. I rolled my eyes and had him crawl into the other side of the bed. Soon Tenison was fully asleep because he had his arm around my waist that pulled me next to him and we took up my side of the bed. Annabelle came to check up on us in the middle of the night with Adam trailing behind her. "Having fun or do you need help?" She quietly asked. "Aw cute but it looks like he's strangling you." Adam whispered. "I'm fine he's just clingier than usual…probably because of Henry." I whispered motioning Annabelle forward. "Don't talk about Henry around him if he's worried or afraid of something or of hurting you." She whispered. I nodded and said "night Annabelle and Adam." They said good night and walked back out the door closing it. I felt Tenison tighten his grip on me and mumbled a few unidentified words along the lines of I… "Terrified." He muttered furrowing his eyebrows. I turned around in his arms and whispered in his ear "its ok Tenison don't be scared." All his sleeping body did was wrap another arm around me and pull me close enough to his chest to hear his heart beating quickly. I fell asleep shushing him quietly. I woke up the next morning and saw the other side of my room over Tenison's shoulder. When I tried to climb out of his arms I was trapped. "Tenison come on wake up its morning." I said shaking his arm. He yawned and sleepily opened his eyes. I watched as he started blushing when he realized how tangled up his arms were around my waist. He pulled away and said "so sorry Destiny what an idiot I am." We got up and I said "you aren't an idiot and I know that you were scared last night and you're probably still afraid." He flushed red and asked "what makes you think that?" "You whispered that you were terrified while you were asleep last night and your heart was racing." I said. He looked down at the carpet and I said "we're safe now Tenison no more bosses, breaking in and I won't get hurt as much neither will you." He still watched the carpet and I reached up to hug him. He was caught by surprise and so was I. He had trouble forming a sentence when I hugged him. He finally said "I needed a hug today." When I let go and he went to walk out the bedroom door I caught his cheek with my lips before he left. I pulled away and locked the door saying "get dressed Tenison." I could hear his chuckle through the door and I couldn't help but giggle. I went to get dressed in my light green dress, jean jacket and dark blue heels. When I walked out Tenison's jaw dropped. "I know I have that affect on people when I wear this."I laughed and put my hand under his jaw to close his mouth. He faintly turned red and when Jack walked out he had about the same expression. After he saw Tenison still blushing he smiled and asked "Hey Tenison don't you think that Destiny looks pretty much beautiful?" I laughed at Tenison trying to form a sentence. "Let's go Tenison before you slip and say something you are really going to regret." I said pulling him up from the couch. I ruffled Jack's hair on the way out and said "tell Annabelle I'm wearing the dress." He grinned and said "sure."
14: Got something to say
Destiny's point of view: Tenison kept glancing over at me while I was working and by the time lunch came around he hadn't said a word since we got to the magazine company. I turned in my seat to Tenison who kept quiet. "Okay come on Tenison say something at least! Your silence is killing me." I said. "Jack was right you do look really pretty in that dress." He said. "You dork! It took you forever to say just that? I already knew this when your jaw dropped to the floor." I said. He turned back to his desk and said quietly "sorry." I stood up and said "sorry Tenison I just felt like you were ignoring me or something." He turned back around to me and said "its fine you just sounded a lot like my old girlfriend, exploding on me, not taking the complement and…" I cut him off by letting a tear roll down my cheek and saying "I don't want to try to be your old girlfriend or want to be like her." His face fell and I pushed the next tear aside saying "it's time for lunch I'm going to go find something around the building okay?" I turned around for the door handle but Tenison's body blocked me. "Why do I hug you this much?" He asked wrapping his arms around my waist. "Maybe because it's the right thing to do or someone just needs a hug every once in a while." I laughed through my tears. When he started pulling away I had my eyes closed so when I opened them I saw how Tenison was leaning in with his eyes closed. I quickly hugged him again so that made his eyes snap open. "Thanks again Tenison for everything." I said pulling back. "Uh yeah sure Destiny" He said rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. I tried to smile and said "let's get going or else lunch will be over." He pulled me out the door and into the elevator. On the way back up from lunch I said "just four more hours till we're out of here." Four more hours after that we checked out of work and walked home. To me Annabelle and I's apartment was starting to become more of Tenison's and Jack's home after each night. I had started sleeping on the couch next to the both of them then Tenison had started carrying me to bed and then I started helping Tenison into my bed. My eyes scanned the crowd of people all around us and my eyes landed on the one thing that brought us together. That forty year old man was close in front of us. I squeezed Tenison's arm tight when he turned his head to the side directly at us. Anger flared in his eyes and Tenison finally realized what I was looking at. "Run now go! Go!" He said pushing me out into the street in front of him. Horns honked as we climbed up a taxi cab running away from the forty year old man. "I am so glad I wore shorts under this today!" I said. I almost fell on my face if it wasn't for Tenison catching me as I hopped off the next taxi. You couldn't believe how fast the forty year old guy could move. We ran through traffic till I cut past a car and into the crowds roaming the sidewalks. I jumped over a fence with Tenison behind me and I pulled him up against the wall sinking to the ground. "How…" He started to ask before I put my hand over his mouth when a person ran by. "Come on before he finds us again." I said getting up and pulling Tenison over to the next fence. I climbed up first and when I heard the fence we came over first start to crack open I quickly pulled Tenison up and we jumped off right before the forty year old broke through the fence and into the alley. I couldn't believe I was doing this all in heels. We got to the apartment building before we could see him again. "He'll catch us on the stairs if we go up there." I said pushing open the doors. I could've married Adam right then when he was behind the doorman's desk. He looked like he was at work. I grabbed Tenison's hand and dived behind the desk. "What are you doing?" Adam asked. I pulled him down and put my hand over his mouth. The door opened up and I could hear heavy breathing. The heavy breathing went for the stairs but was walking slowly. When it was safe to come out I took my hand off Adam's mouth and he whispered "what was that for?" "The forty year old man from Dionysus's dark blue bar saw us and chased us through the street and an alley to get us here." "He doesn't like you?" Adam asked. "No because I socked him in the face and threw him in a crowd of drunken people then ran from him and the cops." He said. "I taught someone well enough to run with the innocent" Adam said looking at me. I rolled my eyes and said "we better go before he gets back down here." We stood and when I saw what was waiting at the counter I could've screamed. The forty year old grabbed the collar of my jean jacket saying "I have some unfinished business with you Ms. Prissy." He dragged me onto the counter closer to him and that's when Tenison and Adam took action.