Falling For You by K Lime (leveled readers .txt) 📕

"Ok."

The nurse sets the box on the bed and Krissy pulls off the shirt Stephen had brought her. Her entire upper body was bandaged so it wasnt like she was flashing them.

"Could I ask you gentlemen to step out?"

"Can Stephen stay?"

"Who?"

"Sheamus."

"Is he your mate?"

"Yes."

"He can stay."

Her step dad steps into the hall and closes the door behind him. Stephen walks over to her side and he helps the nurse unwrap the bandages. He winces as she whimpers in pain when the last layer is being removed. It had stuck a little because of the blood. The nurse grabs a wet towel and carefully cleans the area.

"Is it bad?" Krissy asks.

"Here you can see."

The nurse hands her a mirror and Krissy gasps. The stitches went from  just to the left of her belly button over to her side a little ways and then up. It caught part of her left breast and she sighs.

"What?" Stephen asks.

"It's going to be a nasty scar."

"Indeed, but you'll still be beautiful."

The nurse puts away the mirror and begins to bandage up Krissy. She hands her the medicine and leaves the room. Krissy's step dad walks in and Krissy shows him the picture Sheamus had taken. He sighs and hugs her before telling her he has to go to work.

"Stephen i'm bored."

"Me too. What do you want to do?"

"Videogames."

"He did bring your Xbox."

"OMG! Really?"

"Yes."

"Any games?"

"Yes."

"Let's play wrestling. I wanna make Sheamus beat Sheamus."

"Alright then nerd."

Sheamus kisses Krissy as he walks out of the door. She was finally up and moving around on her own even though it was slow. Sadly, he had to go back to work or he would lose his job. He walks down and hops in his car and drives to school. There aren't many students there yet so he walks off to the teachers lounge to check his mailbox.

There isnt much mail just a few notices about events and trips going on through the week. He looks down at his phone to see if Krissy had texted and is surprised that he has seven new texts from an unknown number. He checks the texts and groans. His crazy ex had found him again. He knew it wasnt too hard to find him but you would think she would give him some respect.

"Oh come on i have a mate." He says out loud ignoring the texts.

He turns and walks out of the lounge and to the gym to get ready for the day. He wonders about what Veronica is thinking. She tried to claim him as her mate but it wasnt for love, just for his power and money. She even knew he wasnt her mate and trying to claim him that way would just be awful for them both. He looks over at the clock to see how much time he has before texting Krissy.

He gets out of the chair and walks out into the gym as the bell rings for students to be in their assigned area. He calls role and notices that a few students are gone. All three of them being Krissy's friends.

'I wonder what they're up to..." He thinks while he tells them to start stretching and walking to put his attendence outside.

Krissy smiles as she sees Stephen had texted and looks at the signature on her arm. The doctors had said she could move around on her own now well enough that she could go home with a home nurse. The nurse was supposed to be in at 11 to help her get down to the truck so she could go home. Only another 20 minutes. She gets up and finishes making sure she has everything before laying back down.

There is a knock on the door and Matt walks in.

"Hey you!" Krissy smiles getting up to hug him.

He hugs her back and sits down in a chair facing both the bed and the Tv. She gets back on the bed and curls her legs underneath her careful not to pull her stitches too much.

"How are you?"

"I'm pretty good. Why aren't you in school?"

"Danny, Jasper, and I skipped."

"Well where are they!?"

"Still in bed, they said they'd meet you at your house later."

"They better."

"You know we're taking you to the mall."

"I heard."

"Will you be allowed to go?"

"As long as i don't overdo it."

"Then you're in a wheel chair huh?"

"Apparently."

"Cheer up. You'll be alright."

"I know."

"So, you had breakfast?"

"Yeah."

"Oh. Well is there anything you want?"

"Vincent is going to be here to pick me up in a few minutes."

"I know."

"So i don't think so."

"Alright. Well do you mind if I follow you to your house in my truck?"

"Go ahead. What are we taking to the mall?"

"Well your nurse has to come too so we plan on taking Daniels SUV."

"Who all is going?"

"Me, Jasper, Daniel, Nelson, you, and your nurse."

"Awww you invited my step dad?"

"Yes."

"Is he seriously going?"

"He has to sign for that tattoo of yours."

"Oh yea."

The nurse walks in and they help get Krissy ready and grab her things to go down to the truck. They make her stay in the wheel chair since it is hospital policy. They get into the truck and drive to Krissy's house. Once they get everything settled Daniel and Jasper show up to go to the mall.

"Hey girl!" Daniel and Jasper cheer together.

"Hey boys. What's up?"

"You ready?"

"Totally."

"You sure you're allowed?"

"She is allowed to go as long as I accompany her." The nurse, Allison, tells them.

"Alright. Lets get settled into the truck."

"Daniel, that thing is not a truck." Vincent laughs.

"Close enough."

They group up and walk out the door to get settled to go to the mall.

The mall isn't very busy since it is a school day but luckily, they all didn't stand out too much. The first place they were going was the tattoo shop in the back of the mall. Blood, Bonds, and Beyond. They walk in and see Duke behind the counter and Krissy smiles at him.

"What did you do now trouble?"

"Oh not much, just a fight as usual."

"You gotta be careful you silly alpha."

"I know."

"So what can I do for you?"

"I need a tattoo."

"Another?"

"Yes."

"What would it be?"

"This."

She guestures to his arm and he walks around the counter to get a better look.

"Stephen Farrelly? As in Sheamus?"

"Yes."

"You got his actual signature? On your body?"

"Yes."

"How the fuck did you get that?"

"Easy said hey sign my arm with both signatures."

"And he did it?"

"Of course. He will do anything to make her happy." Daniel laughs cheerfully.

"Why?" Duke questions standing and brushing his hair away from his face.

"He's her mate." Matt says looking at Duke.

"Oh. Oh. OH! I'm happy for you. Our little runt has finally found her mate."

"Shut up Dukey."

"Hey no. Don't call me that."

"Or what?"

"I wont do your tattoo."

"Ok. I'm sorry."

"Good."

"What color are you wanting it?"

"Uh red and Black."

"Sure you don't want green?"

"Maybe a little...Alright, green and black with red between the two colors."

"Alright."

Duke walks around the counter and grabs some paper and a pen. He puts up his hair before walking back and tracing the signatures on her arm onto the paper and printing them off onto the paper he needs to have it on her arm.

"Let's go."

They walk back into the back room and Krissy smiles. This was always Duke's spot for her and members of her group.

"What?" He asks looking at her.

"Oh nothing."

"Come on wash your arm."

She smiles and walks carefully to the sink and removes the writing from her arm. She turns and moves to where he wants her and sits carefully before holding out her arm for him. He places the paper on her arm leaving the print before pulling it away and getting out the stuff he needs.

"How did you get hurt?" He asks.

"A knife caught me."

"Where?"

"Stomach and chest. Were you not at the fight?"

"No. I was out of town."

"Ah. I knew you didn't come say hi to me. And you didn't know that Stephen is my mate."

"I appologize."

"It's alright."

He falls quiet as he puts his shaggy brown hair in a pony tail before starting on her tattoo. It stings a little at first but she ignores it. She closes her eyes and relaxes for a moment before texting back Stephen.

After the tattoo is done, Duke puts a bandage over it and hugs her goodbye before sending the group on their way. The group goes into a lot of stores and end up spending most of the day there before going back to Krissy's house at 2.

"Ma'am, the alpha wants to speak with you."

Veronica sighs. Her sister always wanted to speak to her. Usually about her not finding a mate. She didn't need one, she was going to have Stephen. She walks up to her sister's door and knocks.

Her tall blonde sister opens the door and steps aside to let her into the house.

"What did you need sister?"

"Always so touchy Veronica."

"Just what do you want?"

"You really need to find yourself a mate and either stay in our pack or move into his. Stop obsessing over that ex of yours. He wasn't your mate."

"He could be. I just need to convince him."

"V! Listen to yourself!"

"I do. He loved me. I loved him. I still love him, he's my mate not anyone else's."

"You really are dense. If you think you must find him, well listen to this."

She walks over and picks up a letter off of the desk and unfolds it to read it.

'Dear Alice,

I don't suppose that your pack has heard the news of a new wedding in our future. A big one at that. The Alpha has found a mate. A real one this time. They haven't fully mated yet from what I heard, and I hear she is human. There is almost no record on her other than she is a good student, lives with her stepdad,