Chapter 9:Just A Friend...

"Just A Friend" by Mario 2002 Media Video



While Colin was at his house getting ready to go see P without her knowing, she was home laying in bed trying to take a nap! She had came home earlier taken a shower and just laid down since she was EXHAUSTED from the night before!


Danny had continued to call and text her but she hadn't responded and was Praying he wouldn't show up, especially knowing WHAT type of mood he would be in... She's been trying to move on from him but NOW that he knows where she's at, she doubts he will LET HER!


She has been living in the San Francisco area for the past five months... actually since she broke up with Danny! They had met in Texas when she was visiting family and so was he in 2010 hitting it off right away. At the time he was playing for the St. Louis Rams. Spending time together they felt a connection and when they had to leave back home they spend their free time talking or texting each other. A month into knowing one another he had flown P to Missouri so she could attend one of his games. After the game he took her out on a Yacht for a Romantic dinner and asked her to be his girlfriend, giving her a PROMISE RING!


She was Surprised and Happy but Doubtful they would last because of the Long Distance. He reassured her that it would work out and they took turns visiting each other when they could. They spoke on the phone every day and tried Skyping when they had free time.


P's career took off and she was busy traveling around the country and even Europe. Danny was supportive in the beginning but later on in their relationship he would get UPSET each time she had to travel because it meant her being around other men!


After being together a year, Danny asked P to move to St. Louis with him. At the time she leaved in Miami with Kee Kee, Aesha and Antonio. Her Studio was there and it was her home! He begged her and after thinking about it for a while she packed up and moved in with him.


It took a while for her to get used to a new city and ESPECIALLY living with him. She had never had a live in boyfriend before except having Antonio as a room mate which she HATED AT TIMES since he had a different girl over almost every week! Danny was accommodating and understanding when she felt Homesick and ALWAYS reassuring her it would pass. She became friends with some of his Teammate's girlfriends and wives and even got hired as one of the Choreographers for the Rams Cheer Leading Squad!


She was only there for a year until he got Traded to the New England Patriots and had to make that move again! She wasn't that upset that she had to move to Massachusetts since she had family there! They ended up buying a very nice Condo outside of Boston since the City Life was very HECTIC and it was close to the Gillette Stadium where the Patriots Played!


Once AGAIN she had to get used to meeting new people but at least Danny was by her side since he had to do the same! He was a little stressed because of the change and at times felt INSECURE of his abilities as a Football Player. P always made sure she was there to support him and he appreciated her being there every step of the way!


Things were well between them until they both shared a DEVASTATING LOSS!


NOT wanting to think about it, P drifted into a slumber until she was woken up by her doorbell! Groaning she opened her eyes and sat up checking the time...it was 12:30 pm. "UGH who's banging on the door...?!" she said sleepily as she headed downstairs to check!


Getting to the door she looked through the Peep Hole..."UGH WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?!" she muttered and contemplated on opening the door and leaned on it.


"I KNOW YOU SAW WHO IT WAS and ARE LEANING AGAINST THE DOOR...SO OPEN IT!! OR ARE YOU FORGETTING I HAVE A KEY?!" the male voice yelled through the door so P can hear him!


Sighing she cursed his name in SPANISH as she usually does when he annoys her and decided to SLOWLY open the door leaving a crack open..."WHAT DO YOU WANT?! YOU WOKE ME UP FROM A VERY NICE and MUCH NEEDED NAP!" she snapped at her unwanted guest!


"Wonder WHY YOU ARE SO TIRED?! COULD IT BE THAT YOU WENT HOME WITH SOME GUY?!" he snapped back and tried to push the door open!


"WHAT?! Why do you say that...?!" she asked sounding innocent.


Squinting his eyes at her he shook his head "Just let me in Peepsqueeck!" he demanded and pushed the door open hitting P on the forehead!


"OUCH! YOU HIT MY FOREHEAD YOU BRUT! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!?" she yelled at him as she rubbed her forehead and felt a bump coming out!


"Oh My God P I'M SO SORRY! Here let me see!" he said as he tried to move her hand so he can see what he had done!


"No get away from me!! God ANTONIO, YOU SERIOUSLY DON'T KNOW YOUR OWN STRENGTH!" she said as she hit him on the chest and then his arm as hard as she could, but of course it NEVER faced him! He was SOLID and it hurt her hand more than it hurt him...


Feeling Horrible he picked her up Bridal Style and headed towards the kitchen where he was going to get an ice pack for her bump that was NOW FORMING! She fussed and kicked while holding her and set her down on her kitchen island gently to check on her Praying she didn't have a CONCUSSION!


"Okay, can you see alright, do you feel Nauseous, do you feel sleepy...?" he asked to see if he had to take her to the hospital.


Shaking her head she started seeing double and felt dizzy...so dizzy that she had to hold on to Antonio's shoulders so she wouldn't fall off the island.


"I'm Okay Ant I just can't see straight...can you please stop moving...and PLEASE MAKE THE ROOM STOP SPINNING...!!" she raised her voice as she was rubbing her eyes so she can STOP seeing Double!


"P, I'm NOT MOVING...I think you definitely have a CONCUSSION...I think I should take you to the Hospital just in case! But first, let me get you an Ice Pack!" he said trying to hold her so she wouldn't fall.


Pushing his hand away she decided to lay down on the cool Island top...she felt Sleepy and her eyelids felt heavy, so heavy that she had to close them just for a bit...


Getting P the ice pack, Antonio went back to her and noticed she had dozed off and Freaked out!


"P! P! PEEPSQUEECK...WAKE UP! MA YOU GOTTA WAKE UP...!" he yelled as he began to shake her awake! Groaning, she opened her eyes but that lasted a few seconds...


"Antonio, I'm sleepy and my stomach is turning...I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD...!" she mumbled as she once again dozed off!


"OH CRAP...! P stay awake PLEASE!" he yelled as he picked her up gently to take her to the hospital.



15 MINUTES BEFORE...


Colin was heading outside to his car so he could go over P's house... He had decided NOT to call her back after she hadn't picked up earlier so he was going to SURPRISE her...whether she liked it or NOT!


Putting her address in his GPS, he was SURPRISED to learn that she ONLY lived 10 minutes away from him...that made him Smile from ear to ear...


"Great to know she lives so close to me...I can run to her house if I want too!" he said to himself as he pulled out of his driveway.


Turning into her block he looked around to see where her house was located, seeing it he sat up straighter on the seat and sighed happily..."Why do I feel so ANXIOUS?!"


Pulling into her driveway he noticed a different car, it wasn't the one she had driven the night before...and as he was putting his car in park, he noticed someone coming out of the house..."WHAT THE HELL...?!" he said as he opened the door and started walking towards the figure WHO WAS CARRYING P OVER THEIR SHOULDERS!


"HEY, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH P?!" he yelled at the guy he recognized as "SHIRTLESS DUDE" and glancing over P's motionless body over his shoulders. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER...WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?!"


Stopping in his tracks, Antonio furrowed his eyebrows as he saw Colin in front of him..."Bruh, get THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY...I NEED TO TAKE HER TO THE HOSPITAL!" he said to Colin and hurried past him towards his car.


"HOSPITAL? WHY WHAT HAPPENED...?" he asked concerned as he sprinted in front of Antonio.


Stopping again and annoyed he sighed "Listen Kaepernick...that's your NAME, RIGHT?!" Colin nodded yes. "I'm pretty sure P has a CONCUSSION...she has the signs of it and she's been in and out of CONSCIOUSNESS for the past five minutes...SO IF YOU DON'T MIND GETTING OUT OF MY WAY...I NEED TO GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL ASAP!" Antonio told Colin sternly.


Clenching his jaw Colin took a deep breath and looked at P with concern..."Alright...you can drive my car and I'll seat in the back with her and try to keep her AWAKE!" Colin demanded.


"WHAT...WHO THE HELL ARE YOU...YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HER?!" Antonio said to Colin backing away from him.


"LISTEN I KNOW HER, I DON'T KNOW YOU! SO IF YOU WANT ME TO MOVE MY CAR, I WILL LET YOU DRIVE and I WILL SEAT WITH HER IN THE BACK...!!" Colin retorted back and squared off with Antonio.


Before Antonio could answer, P let out a groan..."CAN YOU TWO KNUCKLE HEADS SHUT UP...I HAVE A HUGE HEADACHE...and I THINK I'M GOING TO THROW UP...!" she said and Antonio decided to put her down just in case.


Setting her down on the ground slowly P lost her balance and Colin caught her just before she fell on the concrete. "WHOA...DON'T WANT MY BABY GIRL GETTING HURT AGAIN DO WE?!" he said chuckling and held her close in his chest.


Picking her up Bridal Style as he had done the night before Colin looked down at her and noticed the BUMP on her forehead and kissed it gently. "Damn Ma, that's a big HORN on your head...how did it happen?!" he asked curiously now walking towards his car.


Not saying a word P POINTED at Antonio...Colin glared at him clenching his jaw again and if he wasn't holding "PRECIOUS CARGO" in his arms, he would have decked him for HURTING HIS APHRODITE!


"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT...! I'M SORRY PEEPSQUEEK!! YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST LET ME IN...!" he pleaded with her but Colin got upset.


"YOU DID THIS...? DID YOU HIT HER?!"


"HIT HER?...HELL NO I DIDN'T HIT HER...THE DOOR HIT HER! I PUSHED THE DOOR OPEN and NOT REALIZING SHE WAS RIGHT BEHIND IT, I PUSHED IT TOO HARD HITTING HER FOREHEAD...LIKE I SAID, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! SO NOW THAT YOU KNOW, CAN WE PLEASE GO TO THE HOSPITAL?!" Antonio shouted.


Sighing Colin handed him the keys to the car and opened the back door so he could lay P in the back. Closing the door he went around and got in next to her and pulled her closer to him so he could make sure she stayed awake...he FELT the NEED TO PROTECT HER!


Witnessing this through the rear view mirror, Antonio shook his head and started up the car, backed down the driveway and headed to the nearest Hospital so his friend could get checked out!



2 Hours Later...



Colin and Antonio were in the Emergency room watching P getting her eyes checked once again. Since they have arrived P was rushed inside and checked right away...she was in and out of Consciousness and had started throwing up which was a DEFINITE sign she had a CONCUSSION! Antonio felt HORRIBLE and he just couldn't BARE to see her hurt, especially when he was the reason she was there!


Staring at P, Colin felt HELPLESS as he watched her from across the room. He couldn't BELIEVE HOW FRAGILE she looked even more than the night before... He just wanted to climb into bed with her and hold her in his arms to make her feel better. She was once again Unconsciousness and he started to grow concerned!


The doctor finished checking her and turned to both of them..."Well Ms. Rodriguez seems to be responding to the light I shun in her eyes. I am a bit concerned because of the vomiting and being in an out of Consciousness for the past two hours, so I do want to keep her overnight to make sure she's okay...Does she have any family we can contact?!" he asked looking at both men.


"No, her family doesn't live here...she has ME and our two other friends...!" he told the doctor.


"She HAS ME TOO...!" Colin replied looking at the doctor and then at Antonio which made Antonio shutter...


"Alright then...I will admit her and have her moved to a room. The Nurse will let you know as soon as we know where she will be placed." he said and left the room.


"Thanks Doctor...!" they said in unison and then looked at each other.


"SHE HAS YOU?!" Antonio asked as he glared at Colin quizzically... "WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!"


"WHAT IT MEANS...THAT SHE HAS ME!" Colin said as he walked over to P's side picking up her hand and caressing it with his other.


"I'M SORRY...BUT, WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AGAIN?! TO HER AT LEAST...DIDN'T YOU JUST MEET HER LAST NIGHT?!" he spat as he stood in front of the hospital bed and crossed his arms across his puffed out chest!


"So!? We SPENT ALL NIGHT TOGETHER...!" he said looking at Antonio and then back at P.


"WOW! A FEW HOURS?! SO DOES THAT MEAN YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT HER...THAT YOU ARE RELEVANT IN HER LIFE CAUSE YOU F***** HER...I'M SURPRISED YOU REMEMBERED HER NAME LET ALONE SHOW UP AT HER HOUSE!? WHAT...YOU CAME FOR SECONDS?!" Antonio said raising his voice a bit but not too loud that might bring in Security.


Furrowing his eyebrows Colin shook his head and chuckled "Bruh, you DON'T KNOW ANYTHING...!"


"I DON'T NEED TO KNOW TO KNOW WHO THE HELL YOU ARE and WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT! I'M JUST IN SHOCK YOU WENT BACK TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME...YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU LEAVE YOUR VICTIMS TO WALLOW IN THEIR SHAME and BROKEN EMOTIONS AFTER YOU USE THEM ALL NIGHT and THEN LEAVE LIKE A THIEVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT...?!"


"Bruh, you got some IMAGINATION! PLUS...that's NOT WHAT HAPPENED...! P an I didn't have SEX...!" he told Antonio not giving him ANY MORE DETAILS.


Antonio looked at Colin SURPRISED and then looked at P with soft eyes. "THAT'S MY GIRL...I KNEW SHE WOULDN'T LET YOU TALK HER INTO HAVING SEX WITH YOU!!" he said touching her foot.


Watching him touch P made Colin clench his fists, it was ENOUGH that he was the reason why she was laying there, then he ACTED LIKE HE KNEW about what happened the night before and NOW HE'S ALL OVER PROTECTIVE OF HER...WHO THE HELL IS THIS GUY ANYWAYS?! He asked himself!


"WHO ARE YOU TO HER ANYWAYS? I thought you guys JUST danced together?!" Colin asked curiously as he pictured P and him dancing seductively and him KISSING her at the end of the routines...


Staring at P he spoke without looking at Colin..."I'M HER BEST FRIEND...THAT'S WHO I AM...since the 7th grade...! SO YOU SEE KAEPERNICK, UNLIKE YOU WHO HAS KNOWN HER FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS...I'VE KNOWN HER FOR 15 YRS...I'M ACTUALLY RELEVANT IN HER LIFE!" he said through clenched teeth as he cocked his head and glared at Colin!


Colin looked at Antonio and didn't say anything...what can he say? He is P's best friend someone that means A LOT to her...MOST LIKELY KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT HER...!


"I'm going outside to make a few phone calls...if she wakes up...just tell her I'll be back in a few minutes...!" he told Colin and he nodded yes. Before he left he went over to the other side of the bed and leaned over and kissed P on the forehead..."I'll be back Peepsqueeck! No te preocupes, descanses...!(Don't worry, rest!)" he said then gave Colin a dirty look and walked out of the room...


"I guess he doesn't LIKE me...as MUCH AS I DON'T LIKE HIM!" he muttered and then held P's hand kissing it then kissed her forehead then moved down to her cheek...he JUST COULDN'T HELP BUT TO KISS HIS SLEEPING BEAUTY!


Stirring a bit P groaned as she tried to lift her head up from the pillow opening her eyes slowly and then shutting them tight because of the glare of the overhead light.


"Hey, DON'T GET UP! Just lay down okay?!" Colin told her as he lays her head back down gently. Nodding her head yes she did as told and laid her head and held her forehead...


"What happened? Where am I?" she asked still with her eyes closed.


"You're in the Hospital! You have a CONCUSSION...WHICH YOUR BRILLIANT FRIEND ANTONIO GAVE YOU...!" Colin said sarcastically.


Opening her eyes she looked at Colin and then looked around the room..."Hospital? CONCUSSION? ANTONIO?" she asked confused..."Where's Antonio...I NEED TO SEE HIM WHERE IS HE?!" she asked as she jerked up feeling a SHARP pain in her head and then felt light headed!


"Hey WHAT DID I SAY?! You NEED to lay down! Baby Girl you NEED TO TAKE IT EASY!!" Colin said sternly and pushed her shoulders lightly back to the bed so she could calm down! Colin wondered WHY she had freaked out and WHY SHE DESPERATELY NEEDED TO SEE Antonio...HE WAS THE REASON SHE WAS THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!


"He's outside making a few phone calls...he told me to tell you he'll be back in a few minutes...okay?! DON'T WORRY...I'M HERE...?!" he told her calmly and then stroked her hair.


"Alright!" she said nodding her head yes. Looking up at Colin she furrowed her eyebrows at him "What ARE YOU DOING HERE?! I remember hearing you both arguing outside but...where you in my house?!" she asked confused.


"We were...and I was...! I went over to see you...! You had left my house without a goodbye or leaving me your number...so I went to you!"


"How did...WHY?" she asked confused again and stared into his brown eyes that stared back softly...


Chuckling he answered "How and WHY WHAT?!"


"I mean, how did you know where I lived and WHY did you go where I live?!"


Shaking his head he held on to her hand tightly and kissed it softly, he then looked back at her placing his other hand behind her neck and caressed her cheek with his thumb...


"I TOLD YOU BABY GIRL...I'M STALKING YOU...SO I HAVE MY WAYS OF FINDING OUT WHERE YOU LIVE...and the reason WHY I WENT OVER IS BECAUSE...I NEED YOU and BECAUSE I MISS YOU...!"



A/N: Here's a bit of Danny and P's background on how they met. I will write more in the next few chapters...So WHAT do you think about Antonio and P and how he accidentally gave P a concussion. How about Colin confronting him at her house and at the hospital? Do you think Antonio had a right to snap at Colin...and do you think Colin had the right to get upset and a bit Jealous of Antonio!? Is Colin getting a BIT POSSESSIVE over P?


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