Hating Dante | Forbidden Love Series #1

Chapter 33: Meaningful Promises

ANAÏS

"Hello?" Evelyn whispers, her head peaking through the door of the hospital room.

"I'm not sleeping" I laugh out, sitting up straighter

"Girl. You literally scared the shit out of me, don't even do that again" Evelyn jokes before giving me a big hug. Kiera, Lucas, Dante and Cohen behind her.

"Well it wasn't really my fault...I don't control whether I go into a coma or not" I roll my eyes returning her hug.

It was currently the next day. I had confided Mom and Dad to go home and take some rest since they had been here since yesterday.

"How are you feeling now?" Kiera questions hugging me once Evelyn pulls away.

"Better, I guess. The side of my abdomen still hurts though" I shrug.

"No shit" Cohen grumbles from my other side.

"Why are you grumpy? you've been like that since I woke up yesterday" I laugh at Cohen.

"Oh I don't know Anaïs, Maybe because you stress the shit out of me. Couldn't you have decided to do all this a different day? why did it have to be after my date" Cohen rolls his eyes jokingly.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Next time i'll ask the guy to maybe postpone it"

"There won't be a next time." Dante shakes his head at me.

"Yeah. I hope that dude rots in jail" Lucas grits out.

Mom and Dad had checked the security camera in our house and the police were able to identify the guy and he was put in jail for robbery. And, well, stabbing me too.

"When do I get to go home?" I ask

"The doctor said that you have to stay a few more days just to check if everything is okay" Cohen answers. He looks lost in this thoughts.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Uh, I was just—are you pregnant?" He asks me, looking down at me.

"What?" I laugh

"Are you?" he asks me, that's when I realise he's serious.

"No im not, Cohen. Calm down"

Cohen let's out a breath of relief before turning to glare at Dante. Who innocently raises his hands in surrender.

Everyone leaves the room saying they want to get something from the cafeteria to eat. Leaving Dante and I alone.

Dante sits down on the edge of my bed before he grabbing onto my hand and giving my palms a kiss.

He looks at me for a few seconds before a smile breaks through on his face and he leans in to give a kiss on my forehead.

"Once you're good enough to go out. I want to take you on a date" He smiles.

"Oh really now? where do you plan on taking me, Dante West?" I smile.

"You'll have to wait and see, Anaïs Valencia" he mirrors my smile.

I let out a laugh before I bring his down for a kiss.

Ever since yesterday, I've been super bubbly. And I'm pretty sure it's because of this brown haired boy sitting in front of me.

"I love you" He smiles  into my lips nipping my bottom lip before pulling away.

"I love you too, Dante" I smile at him, my bottom lip between my teeth.

"Are you guys done now? I want to hangout with my best friend" Evelyn, Kiera and Lucas poke their heads into the room each holding a muffin in their hands.

I shake my head, a small smile on my face before pushing Dante away from me.

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It's been exactly two weeks since the whole robbery fiasco and I've never been any better. Everything seems like it's finally falling into place.

As promised, Dante and I are on our way to our date. It was currently 5:30pm and I have no idea where we're going.

after 20 minutes of our endless bickering, Dante parks his car before pulling out a white sheet, and a blanket from the boot.

We're at the beach and the sun was just about to start setting. He grabs onto my hand and we walk closer to the ocean. The sand felt soft and warm under my feet.

"The beach huh? I never knew you could be so romantic" I tease.

Dante just shakes his head but I didn't miss the way his cheeks started glowing pink.

He lays the white sheet on the sand before sitting down on it, I lay down beside him, resting my head on his thigh, looking at the ocean as the sun setting reflects on the water.

"Anaïs, I have something for you" He runs his hands through my hair gently, grabbing my attention.

I turn and look up at him from where I was "Yeah?"

He digs his hand through his back pocket before pulling out a small navy blue velvet box.

"Are you proposing?" I gasp in fake shock, letting a small laugh slip from my mouth.

"I'm not proposing, let's save that for a bit later" Dante laughs and shakes his head, before running his hand through his hair.

"It's a promise ring. I want to promise to you that I'll be here for you, bad and good. I want to fully commit myself to us. I want this ring to be a symbol of my love for you and my plan of marrying you in the future. I wan this ring to be a symbol for however far I am from you during University, my love for you would never  grow apart" He smiles at me, his dimple popping from his cheek.

"Dante, I—wow—damn, I—Thank you" I smile at him before sitting up properly and hugging him as tight as I could, planting a kiss to every possible surface of his face.

he places the ring on my finger, it was a simple thin gold band with a small diamond placed in the middle.

I look back up at him and my eyes blurred with unshed tears. "I love you so much, I don't think you understand. Words cant explain how much you mean to me" I hug him, straddling his legs.

"Oh believe me angel, I understand what you mean. I never knew I was capable of feeling this much love before" He whispers into my ear, goosebumps scatter my arms and neck in reaction to his hot breath against my ear.

He uses his finger to turn my face to his and kisses me with so much love and passion, I pretty much almost fainted.

Never in my life did I think I could be so loved from someone, especially someone who I hated but grew to love even more. Crazy how it started with Dante West not knowing how to tie his shoelace, am I right?

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The End.