"Ex- Factor" by Lauryn Hill Media Video

P was admitted to the Hospital for a Concussion and was in Room #707. Colin of course Loved the number sequence since his Jersey number is 7. Antonio had called Kee Kee and Aesha to let them know what had happened to P and had asked them to pass by her house to pick up some of her things for her overnight stay.

Danny had also called Antonio to see if he knew WHERE P was because he had passed by her house and she hadn't answered the door. Antonio had NO CHOICE but to tell him WHAT HAD HAPPENED and Danny was VERY PISSED OFF and was on his way there! Antonio hadn't told P yet that she was going to be getting an "UNWANTED VISITOR"!

"So Kee Kee and Aesha should be on their way with your things...Do you need me to get you ANYTHING for right NOW!?" he asked P as he stood up and walked towards her.

"Maybe something to eat...and water?!" she said.

"Anything specific? Sub, burger, pizza...arroz con pollo?!" he asked as he chuckled at the last choice.

Laughing back she replied "Cold Cut sub...you know what I like...and chips?!"

"Okay...!" and before he was about to leave she stopped him...

"Colin would you like something?!" she asked looking at Colin who was sitting next to her looking at something on his phone.

Both men looked at her and Antonio was giving her an "ARE YOU SERIOUS LOOK?" as Colin just looked and smiled at her and smirked at Antonio.

"Yeah, I can eat...You want to take my order?!" he said looking at Antonio.

"What DO I LOOK LIKE...? Your DO BOY?!" he snapped at Colin.

"Antonio! Comportate!(Behave!) Colin why DON'T you and Antonio go together...?!" she said as she looked at him and batted her eyes and touched his hand which made him get butterflies in his stomach for some apparent reason...

"P, ARE YOU SERIOUS?! I CAN GO BY MYSELF! I DON'T NEED HIM TO TAG ALONG!!" he raised his voice which made P sink in her pillow...her head was throbbing!

Noticing P's reaction to Antonio's loud voice Colin stood up and stepped to Antonio..."Yo I KNOW for some REASON you DON'T LIKE ME...and TRUST me the FEELING IS MUTUAL...BUT CAN YOU PLEASE LOWER YOUR VOICE AROUND HER?! Her head hurts she DOESN'T NEED loud voices next to her...!" he said then looked at P with concern in his eyes! "Baby Girl, are you okay?!"

Shaking her head No she sunk herself more under the covers... He then turned to Antonio upset..."You see...LOWER YOUR DAMN VOICE AROUND HER...!" he told him through clenched teeth.

Glaring at Colin he looked at P apologetically "Peepsqueek, I'm very SORRY! I guess CERTAIN PEOPLE bring the WORST OUT IN ME!" he looked at Colin grinning.

Sucking his teeth he walked back to P's side, leaned down and kissed her forehead gently. "I'll be back SWEETHEART...and DON'T WORRY...I'll TRY NOT TO LEAVE HIM AT Subways...!" Colin said chuckling then looked at Antonio.

Shaking his head Antonio left the room with Colin trailing behind him.

P sighed and smiled to herself...she Found Antonio and Colin't banter amusing but discerning..."Hope they don't kill each other...!" she said and settled in the pillow, closing her eyes so she can take a short nap.

20 MINUTES LATER...

P had dozed off...her head was still hurting but not as much as before. As she slept she felt someone stroking her hair...she was so tired that she didn't want to open her eyes. She thought it could be Kee Kee, Aesha, Antonio or even Colin who has been a bit over protective of her all day!

Stirring a bit she heard the person who was next to her speak..."I HATE SEEING MY PRINCESS LIKE THIS...!"

Recognizing the voice she tensed up Praying that it wasn't WHO SHE KNEW IT WAS! Taking a deep breath she opened her eyes slowly and came face to face with him...Danny!

Staring into his eyes he smiled back at her as he caressed her cheek. "Hi Beautiful...How Are you feeling?!" he said concerned.

Not moving she spoke lowly..."I'm okay...my head still hurts...!" she says as Danny pushed her hair out of her forehead as he noticed the bump on it and frowned.

"WAIT UNTIL I GET MY HANDS ON ANTONIO!" he said through clenched teeth!

Pushing his hand away she kept her eyes on him "How do YOU KNOW he did this...is THAT WHY YOU ARE HERE?!" she asked raising an eyebrow and waited for his respond.

"I called Antonio earlier WONDERING WHERE YOU WERE AT! I had passed by your house and you didn't answer the door...he told me WHAT HAPPENED so here I AM MAKING SURE YOU ARE OKAY...I HATE SEEING YOU LIKE THIS...and I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU HATE HOSPITALS!" he tells her as he picks up her hand and kisses it a few times.

"WHY DOES HE DO THIS?! HE CAN BE SO LOVING and TENDER WHEN HE WANTS TO BE...THIS IS THE SIDE OF HIM I FELL IN LOVE WITH...!" P thought to herself as she watched Danny kiss her hand and hold it up ti his chest.

"I DO hate Hospitals...ESPECIALLY AFTER...!" she said trailing off and wiped her eyes quickly as she felt them getting watery...she didn't WANT to talk about it...

Sighing he put his head down "I know...I'm NOT TO FOND of hospitals either...!" he said and then looked around in an awkward way.

They both stayed in SILENCE for a few minutes as the only thing that could be heard was their steady breathing.

"I'M REALLY SORRY for last night P...I...I SHOULDN'T HAD BLOWN UP LIKE THAT! I just hate seeing you around other men...especially when they are trying to make a move on you! IT TOOK EVERYTHING IN ME TOO NOT JUMP ON THAT GUY!" Danny said breaking the silence and shaking his head thinking about the night before.

"Danny, you SHOULDN'T HAVE acted like that! You and I ARE NOT TOGETHER ANYMORE...You CAN'T THINK YOU can ATTACK any guy who is near me or talking to me! YOU KNOW I HATE THAT, YOUR JEALOUSY and POSSESSIVENESS is the MAJOR REASON WHY I LEFT YOU! I'VE NEVER GIVEN YOU ANY REASON TO NOT TRUST ME! All the times I was away I NEVER ONCE stepped OUT ON YOU! EVEN when you were AWAY for games I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT...I COULD NEVER CHEAT ON YOU...I LOVED YOU SO MUCH..." P said shaking her head at the thought of her EVER cheating on him!

"LOVED ME?!" he said staring at her with a hurt look on his face. "YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE?!"

"Danny...we were together for five years...we had our ups and downs. We had an AMAZING RELATIONSHIP! Our ONLY DOWNFALL was your BEHAVIOR towards me! Your jealousy made you someone I DIDN'T KNOW and DIDN'T WANT TO BE AROUND...there's ONLY so much SOMEONE CAN TAKE! You were like Dr. Banner and the HULK...Each day I DIDN'T KNOW who I WAS WAKING UP NEXT TOO! I was SCARED...!" P trailed off.

Looking SURPRISED at her, Danny didn't know what to say. Cupping her face in his hands he turned her head so she can look at him "I NEVER MEANT TO MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE THAT...I LOVE YOU! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH...I COULD NEVER HURT YOU! YOU ARE MY ONE and ONLY PRINCESS! After you left I couldn't get out of bed, I DIDN'T WANT TOO! I COULDN'T EAT, I COULDN'T SLEEP...HOW COULD I SLEEP WITH A BROKEN HEART?! Our house isn't the same without you in it! It's NOT A HOME ANYMORE...You are the REASON I GOT UP to go to practice and WENT TO PLAY MY HARDEST...you were my MOTIVATION, MY BACKBONE! I AM STRONG when you are NEXT TO ME and WEAK when you are NOT! I SERIOUSLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO...I HAVE NEVER LOVED SOMEONE AS MUCH AS I LOVE YOU...PLEASE BELIEVE ME! I HAVEN'T STOPPED LOVING YOU and I WILL NEVER STOP...I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW TOO!" he tells her as tears started forming in his eyes and rolled down his cheek.

Laying there listening to him and now watching him cry broke P's heart! She's seen Danny cry before and it ALWAYS did something to her! The last time she had seen him crying like this was when...it was over a year and a half ago and IT HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN HER INSIDE TO HAD SEEN HIM SO EMOTIONAL and VULNERABLE...!

Now there he was, sitting next to her spilling his emotions and heart out...CRYING! She didn't know what to say or how to react...

"The day you left I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOOSE IT! I went home and ALL YOUR THINGS WERE GONE! ALL I HAD LEFT OF YOU WERE THE MEMORIES WE HAD SHARED THERE and PICTURES YOU HAD LEFT ON THE WALL! I DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU HAD LEFT...THAT I WAS THE REASON YOU HAD! YOU DIDN'T RETURN MY CALLS OR TEXT MESSAGES! I NEEDED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE, BEG YOU TO COME BACK, GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU...TO GIVE US ANOTHER CHANCE! BUT ALL YOU LEFT ME WITH WAS A NOTE and THIS...!" he said as he pulled out something out of his pocket.

Glaring at what was now in between his fingers was the Promise Ring Danny had given her when he had asked her to be his girlfriend! She COULDN'T believe he had it.

"That was the first time I KNEW IT WAS OVER...The times we had argued and broken up...you HAD NEVER GIVEN ME THE RING BACK...!" he said above a whisper.

P turned her face away from him, she couldn't look at the man she had LOVED for the past five years! How could she when HE KNEW HOW TO GET BACK INTO HER HEART! So many times before she had listened to him Plead his case, Heard him tell her HOW MUCH HE LOVED and COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT HER...the times she had left ONLY for him to show up where she was at her front step on his knees CRYING his eyes out PROMISING HE WOULDN'T HURT HER, HE WOULDN'T MAKE HER CRY...THAT HE WOULD NEVER PUT HIS HANDS ON HER AGAIN...!

"I gave it back to you because I KNEW I COULDN'T STAY WITH YOU! I wasn't HAPPY...I LOST WHO I WAS...I THOUGHT AFTER...you know what...THAT WE WOULD BE CLOSER...BUT YOU PUSHED ME AWAY and YOU BECAME A MAN I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ANYMORE! YOU BEGAN TREATING ME LIKE I WAS YOUR PROPERTY, YOUR TROPHY...! You tried keeping me away from my friends and family! You threatened ANY ONE you felt was a threat to you and FOUGHT ANY man WHO SPOKE TO ME! I HAD TO APOLOGIZE and MAKE EXCUSES FOR YOUR BEHAVIOR! I SHOULDN'T HAD TOO...and I DON'T HAVE TOO...NOT ANYMORE!" she said as she turned to look back at him.

"...you made me a PROMISE when you gave me that ring...YOU BROKE ALL OF THEM...I CAN'T WEAR IT KNOWING THAT THE MAN WHO CLAIMED TO LOVE ME and TREAT LIKE A PRINCESS DISREGARDED HIS OWN WORDS...I CAN'T DO THAT TO MYSELF DANNY...YOU SHOULDN'T ASK ME TOO EITHER!"

"I know I broke all my PROMISES! I HATE MYSELF FOR HURTING YOU! I NEVER MEANT TOO...I LET MY INSECURITIES and MY PAIN GET THE WORST OF ME! I LOVE YOU and I SWEAR I WILL NEVER, EVER HURT YOU AGAIN! PLEASE PRINCESS...LET ME SHOW YOU THAT I'VE CHANGED...THAT I'M THE MAN YOU FELL IN LOVE WITH FIVE YEARS AGO...THAT I'M THE MAN YOU STILL LOVE DEEP IN YOUR HEART and SOUL! LET ME PROOF MY LOVE TO YOU...PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU...GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE...I WILL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO DO...I LOVE YOU...I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THAT IT HURTS NOT HAVING YOU NEXT TO ME IN OUR BED, I MISS HOLDING YOU, KISSING YOU...MAKING LOVE TO YOU! I WANT US TO START A FAMILY LIKE WE HAD PLANNED...PLEASE P DON'T TELL ME IT'S COMPLETELY OVER BETWEEN US...I DON'T THINK I CAN BEAR ANOTHER DAY WITHOUT YOU IN MY LIFE...!" he cried as he was on his knees at the side of her bed with his arms around her waist and his face buried in her lap.

P's heart started to break...she hated seeing him like this! This Tough, Rugged Football Player who looked INTIMIDATING from the outside was a COMPLETE MUSH in the inside! She knew the REASON WHY he had acted the way he had in the past year...HE WAS HURTING and DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE PAIN...HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN GOOD TO HER...HE ALWAYS HAD SHOWN HIS FEELINGS FOR HER...SHE KNEW HE LOVED HER WITH EVERYTHING HE WAS...HE NEEDED HER and IN A WAY SHE NEEDED HIM TOO!

"Danny...!" she whispered as she put one hand on his head stroking it as she tried to calm him down...like so many times before! Lifting his face so she could look at him she caressed his cheek and wiped away the tears that were slowly flowing... "Please don't cry...I HATE TO SEE YOU CRYING!"

"I CAN'T HELP IT PRINCESS...I'M SO LOST WITHOUT YOU...I LOVE YOU SO MUCH P...PLEASE BELIEVE ME...I DON'T WANT YOU TO HATE ME...PLEASE TELL ME YOU DON'T! PLEASE TELL ME YOU STILL LOVE ME...!" he pleaded as he looked into her eyes back and forth..."PLEASE TELL ME YOU CAN FORGIVE ME and THAT YOU WILL GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE!"

"I...I DON'T KNOW...I..." she stuttered trying to find the words to tell him.

Looking up at her he stood up and sat by her side. He cupped her face in his hand and looked deep into her watery brown eyes. "I.LOVE.YOU! There's is

NOTHING in this WORLD I WANT MORE THAN YOU...I NEED YOU TO KNOW THIS...!" he said as he leaned his forehead on hers carefully.

Feeling him so close to her brought her back to the times he would hold her in his big strong arms...telling her that he would NEVER LET HER GO...that HE LOVED her and then they would make LOVE ALL NIGHT and then in the morning! She ALWAYS FELT SO SAFE IN HIS ARMS and NOW SHE JUST FELT SO CONFUSED! She didn't HATE HIM, but did she STILL LOVE HIM?!

Breathing hard P closed her eyes as she felt Danny's lips touch hers. He began kissing her softly as he still held on to her face pulling her deeper into a PASSIONATE KISS! She lifted her hands and held on to his wrists as he continued kissing her...

"I LOVE YOU PRINCESS...I MISS YOU SO MUCH...I NEED YOU!" he said in between kisses which then went down to her jawline and back to her lips.

"Danny...!" she moaned softly as she missed kissing him so tenderly...she hadn't kissed anyone like that since...?!

Breaking the kiss she looked down and sighed... "Danny...I CAN'T just let you kiss me like that and PRETEND THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT! I DON'T know if you've changed...I DON'T know if you will stay CHANGED! HOW do I know that...!" she glanced up at him but he cut her off.

"...You DON'T...you DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE! That's WHY I'm asking you for another chance! Let me proof to you that you can TRUST ME AGAIN! That I AM the man you can be around with and NOT BE SCARED OFF! Princess...let me make it up to you!" he said with pleading eyes!

P didn't know WHAT to say...a PART of her WANTED to believe and give him another chance! But the other PART of her remembered the REASON WHY SHE LEFT IN THE FIRST PLACE!

"I NEED TIME...I JUST NEED TIME!" she said lowly and looked down again.

"If time is what you NEED then TIME is what I will give you...as LONG AS YOU LET ME SHOW YOU THAT I'VE CHANGED! That's ALL I'M ASKING...Let US start over AGAIN!" he said then kissed her lips again but holding it for a few seconds until he pulled back..."I LOVE YOU PRINCESS...MORE THAN ANY ONE IN THIS WORLD CAN EVER LOVE YOU...!" he said and pulled her into his arms hugging her tightly.

Hugging him back she thought about what he had just told her...DID HE LOVE HER MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE COULD...He had given her everything for the past five years without hesitation or without throwing it back in her face like MOST couples do when they ARE IN A HEATED ARGUMENT! He had been NOTHING BUT THE PERFECT BOYFRIEND the whole time...his ONLY FLAW WAS HIS JEALOUSY and his POSSESSIVENESS towards her. Was it her FAULT he acted like that...did she give other MEN the wrong IMPRESSION of her...was she TOO FRIENDLY or dressed TOO PROVOCATIVE?! Can Danny and her be HAPPY again like they used too? Does she want too?

Shaking those questions out of her head she replied "...I KNOW Danny...I KNOW YOU DO...!"

A/N: So, P has been admitted to the hospital with a Concussion. Colin and Antonio hadn't left her side...Do you think Antonio and Colin will get along? How about Danny showing up and Antonio NOT giving P the heads up. Danny broke down and expressed his feelings for P and even cried and begged for forgiveness asking for ANOTHER CHANCE! Do you think she believed him and is willing to give him another chance or will she be STRONG ENOUGH to let him go and move on...MAYBE WITH COLIN?! What do you think happened between them two that "TESTED" their relationship a year prior?! How do you think Colin is going to REACT when he finds OUT Danny went to see her in the hospital?!

I'm working on the next Chapter of "Dancing Your Way To My Heart" and should be posting it by tomorrow...hopefully!

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