Hope

Chapter Ten

I woke up the last day of Danny's four day shift drenched in sweat. Nightmares of the night I was raped kept me tossing and turning all night, so what little sleep I did get was not very restful. I sat up in bed and pushed the sheets off me. Standing on shaky legs, I stripped off my clothes and walked into the bathroom, looking at my body in the mirror. I was healing quickly, the bruises no longer visible. The gash on my forehead was still angry looking, red with stiches poking out of it, but other than that I couldn't even tell that I had been assaulted and in a horrible accident.

I took a long shower, relaxing under the pulsing hot spray. Tonight, I was going to do something nice for Danny to try and say thank you for everything he has done for me. The last few days had been extremely restorative, I was finally able to move around without having to wince in pain every time I bent in a certain direction.

The weather outside was starting to warm, the snow outside sparkling with moisture as it melted. It was only a few degrees over freezing, but warm enough that people were starting to break out their short sleeve shirts. I put one of the sexy lingerie sets Daisy picked out, and put on jeans and a sweater. I had a lot of work to get done, so I didn't want to be all dressed up while I did it.

My first task of the day was to call Danny's sister. I was going to need some help to pull everything off. Danny had left me Daisy's number on the fridge, just in case I needed anything while he was at work. I think this counted as something that she could help me with. It was time to make use of his thoughtfulness.

"Hey Rose," Daisy said cheerfully.

Surprised she knew I was calling, I asked, "How did you know it was me?"

"Caller ID, silly." She chuckled, "I know Danny is at work, so the only other person that would be calling me from his home number would be the pretty girl sleeping in his guest room. Plus, Danny told me that you might be calling. He said something about giving you my cellphone number in case of emergencies."

I smiled to myself, feeling stupid, "Sometimes I forget about caller ID. It's just one of those things that we take advantage of but never really remember other people have." Taking a deep breath, I started to explain what I wanted, "So, Danny's been so great to let me stay here and I want surprise him by doing something nice for him tonight. I was hoping that you could help me out a little bit."

"Oh, he will love that," she exclaimed. "Danny isn't the biggest fan of surprises, but if you do it, I'm sure that he will love it. What can I do to help?"

"Well, I hate to ask, but I was wondering if you wouldn't mind taking me to the store?" I continued hesitantly, "And maybe loaning me a little money to get the stuff for tonight?"

"Oh honey," Daisy said, sighing. "It's no problem at all. It will be so much fun to go shopping with someone other than my daughter or husband for a change."

"I'll pay you back, I promise."

Daisy made a shushing noise, "Don't you worry about a thing, hon. I want to help you out in any way I can. Danny hasn't had anyone do something this nice for him in a long time. I'm just glad that you are letting me help you out any way I can."

Knowing what I was planning, I was starting to feel a little nervous, "Are you sure he'll be okay being surprised? I know you said he doesn't like them, and I don't want to make him angry after his four day shift at work."

"Honey, if it's you, and you're dressed in that hot little number you got from my store, he won't have a single complaint." I could feel my face flush red, and I was glad she couldn't see me through the phone. She added, "And if he does, I'll come over and beat his ass for you. Because if he reacts badly to you being a sweetheart, he definitely doesn't deserve for anyone to ever do anything nice for him. Now, I'm going to close up my shop and I'll be over in a few minutes."