Dan's POV I wake up with my curtain's open and the bright summer sunlight coursing into my room. I sit up and strech. For some reason I feel like today is special, like I was suposed to wake up for it. Then I look up at my maltesers calender I'd gotten from a fan at playlist live last year. Today is the day. Today is the day I meet Phil's girlfriend. just having that thought fills me with dread. Phil told me about her 3 months ago but my heart still hasn't settled on the idea of him being someone elses. I guess it's my fault, being in love with him for 8 years and not being able to voice it once. I get out of bed and get changed. I decide to dress blacker than usual, to compliment my depressed state. I take a look in the mirror. "do I look depressing enough?" I asked myself, "yeah, definitely" I walk down the stairs and into the living room to see if I can talk to Phil about what happens today. I've never been good at meeting people, but my mind has already set this woman as my enemy, so I need to know how to talk to her before I go ahead and show my jealousy. When I walk into the room, I see that Phil's girlfriend is already there. "Crap" I think to myself "this isn't good, I have no idea what to say" I walk up to her and say hi, for some reason Phil isn't in the room. He was probably doing his adorable little thing where he'll let me introduce myself to one of his friends before he joins the conversation, just like he's done in the past with Pj, Chris and the others. When she says hello back to be I can tell she is from somewhere in the north of England. Maybe she knew him before I did. I know Phil doesn't really like to talk about friends from that time, he wasn't that happy with them and he said I was the only friend he needed. just thinking back to when he said that makes me happy, but coming back to my senses I realise that it wont last long. I start to talk to her more, ask her name - Juliet - ask her age -26- ask where she's from -rosendale-. Great, she's from where Phil is. ok Dan now for the big question. "so... did you know Phil before" I say, trying hard not to cringe at how my voice sounds. Desperate. "yeah I did. Well actually, we dated when we were teenagers. I guess I never got rid of my feelings for him, so I asked him if we could give it another try. I was so happy when he said yes!" She said with a smile. I smile back with a weak smile. They've dated before, she's beautiful and kind. At least I know she's good enough for Phil. But not as much as I am. I turn around to footsteps entering the room. Phil. I smile at him, so glad to see him even though he hasn't been away. When he smiles back though, I see that it's not completely directed at me. He's smiling at her He's looking at his Juliet. His girlfriend. Not me.