(My Version of Twisted Episode 1x09) Fan Fiction (Disclaimer: I do not own the show/characters of Twisted)
(WARNING I AM A HOPELESS / HELPLESS ROMANTIC ;)
Chapter 1: Every Time
It was a gloomy overcast day by the dock. Danny leans against the rail of the dock, staring out into the quiet river wondering whether he will have the courage to tell Lacey about the necklace. He valued Lacey's opinion and knew that her leap of faith to trust him will be the very thing that causes her to hate him. The idea of Lacey hating him made his chest ache, his mind jumble and his palms sweat. Danny wiped the residue of sweat from his hands onto his pants. Part of him wanted to call off the meeting; the other half desperately wanted relief of this burden. That necklace has spun a web for him and he is trapped in the middle. He doesn't know why it was left for him, but he certainly knows how it is ruining everything he has worked to rebuild. Danny knew that telling Lacey would take some finesse. She was like a fox; she could be drawn by allure, cautious by nature and swift to avert. Danny began to doubt himself and just as he reached for his phone, he could see movement in his peripheral vision; it was Lacey.
Danny suddenly felt weak. Just the sight of Lacey made him want to refrain from his confession and hold onto to the idea that at this very moment she was happy to see him. He thought to himself, 'If I confess, then that happiness may dissipate. But if she finds out otherwise, I may never regain her trust.' These very thoughts are what motivated Danny to speak. But before he said a single word, he moved closer to Lacey; close enough to kiss her. He reached out for her hand and said, "There are two things I want to tell you but you must promise me something." Lacey was amused at first but the look on Danny's face was serious, almost as if he were disconcerted about something. Usually Danny would alleviate any tension with a smirk or a witty remark. However the Danny that stood before her didn't do any of those things. Lacey had never seen Danny so nervous, so disturbed. Danny continued to search Lacey's face for an answer. Their eyes bore into one another. Both were trying to read the others facial expression and arriving to the same conclusion that something wasn't right. Danny's eyes never swayed and his grip of Lacey's wrists never loosened. Again Danny asked, "Promise me, you will hear what I have to say, before you make a decision." Lacey stepped back. She was tensing up preparing for the worst. Danny could sense Lacey's tension as he noticed her beautiful smile slowly fade and her soft full lips become tight and thin. Lacey huffs, "What is it Danny?"
Danny swallows hard, and slowly exhales, "OK first the good news is that I won't have to move to Arizona because my mother was released from jail." Lacey's face lights up. "That's great Danny!" Although nervous, Danny couldn't help but want to stop at just the good news and avoid telling her the bad, but he could see the moment of joy was fading; because Lacey was bracing herself again. "So what's the other thing you have to tell me?" Danny hesitated, and kept reciting the mantra, 'if I won't then someone else will, it's now or never' in his mind. Danny stepped even closer, and asked her, "Do you trust me, do you believe I'm innocent?" Lacey didn't like the tone of the conversation. The words 'he's a liar, a liar, leave now', kept echoing in her mind. She tried to pull her hand away but Danny wouldn't let it go. "Danny let go, you're hurting me!" she grunted. Danny ignores her request, looks at Lacey fervently and murmurs, "Someone placed the necklace in my locker. I…" Lacey's expression rapidly went from confused to rage. As she relentlessly attempted to yank herself away, Danny refused to let go. "Let me go now!" she screamed. Danny knew he had a short window of opportunity to tell her the worst part. She was strong and irate; but Danny needed to tell her. It was now or never. He needed to do something quick to get her attention again. Danny violently pounds the left side of his chest with Lacey's right hand. Lacey could feel his rapid heart beat. "Do you feel what you're doing to me? You would think I ran a marathon today, but instead all I am trying to do is tell you the truth. Someone is trying to frame me. I had the necklace this entire time. I wanted to turn it in, but Chief Masterson would have assumed I killed her. So I kept it. I wanted to figure out who left it and why?"
Suddenly Lacey felt Danny's grip loosen and she ripped her wrist from his hand and ran. Lacey stumbled Danny and he lost his balance, but quickly regained it when the rail stopped him from going overboard into the river. He could see Lacey swiftly working her way back to the parking lot. Danny's anxiety turned into adrenaline and he locked his sight on Lacey's back and dashed after her. Lacey could here the sound of trampling feet barreling towards her. The sound was growing louder and louder. She quickly glanced back; and increased her speed. But she wasn't fast enough. He was faster. With in a matter of seconds Lacey was no longer running. In fact she couldn't even feel the ground beneath her anymore; because Danny had scooped her up by the waist and fell backwards. They began wrestling in the grass. Lacey elbowed Danny in the ribs and then rocked herself forward to get up. But before she could stand completely erect, Danny spun on his side and clipped Lacey's legs. She fell down hard on her butt. Danny swiftly grabbed her legs, pulled her body towards him and then pounced on her. He pinned both her wrist down along side her head and locked his legs under hers. She was trapped and tired. Although breathless, Danny pleaded, "Stop…running…from…me, just…let… me…finish." Lacey was conquered and slightly aroused; but she wouldn't dare reveal this to Danny.
She remained stoic and responded with a nod. Lacey's beauty mesmerized Danny. Her soft brown eyes and lush lips were beckoning him to lean closer; but now wasn't the time to show her how much he craved her. He could see Lacey was surrendering; so he proceeded to explain. "I figured if someone wanted to frame me all they had to do was send in an anonymous call advising the police to check my locker, but they didn't. They wanted me to find it. So I hid it and my mother found where I stashed the necklace and threw it in the pond. Rico saw her throw it into the pond the night of the festival and later told Chief Masterson. My mother knew it looked bad and was only trying to get rid of any evidence that would link me to Regina's murder. Lacey was lost for words. Her heart and mind were at war. Lacey wondered 'was he telling the truth? Is someone trying to frame him? Sociopath or not, Danny looked depleted, as if he just poured his soul out and was nothing more than a statue eagerly awaiting her response.' His eyes were full of sorrow, and they tugged at Lacey's heart. She thought to herself, 'maybe he's telling the truth?' Lacey closed her eyes and banged her head into the ground and exhaled, "Danny this is crazy…why would someone want to frame you?" Danny lowered his head and his hair graced Lacey's face. She loved it when his hair touched her skin; it was an odd sensation.
Danny released his grip from Lacey's wrist and unwrapped his legs from around hers. He was giving her the chance to run; because it was her nature. But to Danny's surprise she just sat up and massaged her wrist. As much as she wanted to peg him as a liar, she couldn't deny the feeling, that he was being sincere. They were connected emotionally and she could sense his need for her to empathize. Lacey could see that he was stressed, because he started yanking the blades of grass out of the ground one by one instead of answering her question. "Danny why would someone try to frame you?" she asked again. Danny sighed, "I don't know Lace, that's what I'm trying to figure out." You are the only person I didn't want to disappoint. I didn't have the heart to tell you this before; because you were finally opening up to me and the last thing I wanted to do was lose you. I need you…why can't you see that I am in love with you Lacey. Losing you is not an option, and if I have to tackle you down in public places every time you try to walk away, then I hope you enjoy washing out grass stains; because I am not letting you go." Lacey's mind and heart were at war again. Her mind was chanting, 'leave now, don't give in' while her heart shouted, 'I love you too!' Resisting him in such a vulnerable state was always her weakness. Lacey scooted closer in between Danny's legs and tucked the chestnut locks of his hair behind his ears, and whispered on his lips, "Every time?" Danny gasped at the feel of her lips on his and whispered back, "Yes, every time", and they kissed passionately, completely forgetting where they were.
Moments passed as Lacey and Danny became infused with one another. Neither had any clue that the bluish-gray clouds above had darkened. They didn't even detect the warning scent of rain in the air until a loud roaring sound of thunder was followed by steady pour of heavy rain. Lacey abruptly broke away from the kiss and squealed, "Ah, flash flood!" Danny jumped up, grabbed Lacey's right hand and lifted her up off the ground. Their clothes became drenched in a matter of seconds. The rain was relentless. Navigating through it seemed impossible. They could barely see anything ahead of them. Danny took off his black jacket and held it up above his and Lacey's head. The two of them shuffled together to an old nearby oak tree at the edge of the parking lot. They found some relief from the rain while under the old oak tree. Danny and Lacey exploded in laughter at how drenched they were and how silly they must have looked trying to escape the rain with Danny's small jacket as their umbrella. Danny tossed his soggy jacket on the ground and gently pulled Lacey towards him as he rested his back against the tree. With a slight nudge he lifted Lacey's chin. Lacey expected Danny to kiss her again; but instead he just gazed at her with a devilish grin.
Lacey wiped the water from her eyes and asked, "What are you thinking?" Danny smoothed the limp strand of wet hair from Lacey's cheek and said, "I'm just imagining what you look like in the shower." Lacey leaned into Danny and replied, well if you continue being honest with me, you may just find out someday. Lacey noticed the subtle raise of Danny's eyebrows, which could only mean he was intrigued by her remark. Lacey was getting cold and desperately wanted to get out of the rain so she could remove the wet clothes that clung to her body. She scans the lot and just barely spots her car. She then commands, "Follow me" They jog 12 parking spaces away towards the left corner of the lot. Danny stands above Lacey holding up his drenched jacket while Lacey reaches for her keys to unlock the door. "Are you really going to drive in this torrential down pour?" Danny said as he plopped his butt into the passenger seat. Lacey started the car and stared out the window and sighed, "No, there is just way too much rain. It's probably best to sit here until it lessens or stops." Lacey turned the heater on and began taking off her wet clothes. Danny loved Lacey's idea and starts taking his clothes off as well. Both had stripped down to their undergarments. Danny took the liberty to tug on Lacey's black bra strap. Lacey tilted her head and said, "Uh… no, no you stay on your side of the car and I stay on mine. I want to finish talking about who is setting you up." Danny blinks rapidly and finds this scenario to be amusing; "You don't actually expect me to be able think straight while your sitting next to me with so much skin exposed?" Lacey blushed, "Just because I couldn't resist you 15 minutes ago, doesn't mean I am going to forget the point of this meeting. Besides someone may see us. "Not if we go in the back seat?" Danny suggested hopefully. Lacey tilted her head and smiled as she rolled her eyes and replied "No, nice try, start talking?"
Danny threw his head back onto the headrest. He then scratched his forehead with the back of his thumb, slowly pushes his hair away from his face and sighs, "Someone killed Regina and wanted me to have the necklace. Which means that whoever killed Regina knew my family well enough to know that the necklace belonged to my aunt Tara. I need to find out who knew my aunt Tara." Lacey puckered her lips as she tried thinking of who would have known Danny's Aunt Tara five years ago. "Did your aunt Tara have any boyfriends? What about your Dad?" Danny became silent. Lacey knew Vikram Desai was a touchy topic and as usual it struck a nerve. Danny adjusted his seat and then looked at Lacey with an intense expression, "I don't know much about my father's life outside the house, let alone people he knew. I wish I did, but I don't."
Lacey could see this topic really bothered Danny. She touched his shoulders, and said "Sorry. Maybe you could look through old photos with your mom and ask her questions about Tara." Danny face transformed from upset to insult. Lacey was alarmed at his expression. "What? What did I say?" Danny shook his head, "Can you imagine how morbidly uncomfortable it would be to talk about my aunt Tara with my mother?" Lacey bit her bottom lip as to imply 'point well taken'. "Well maybe I could talk to her about it? Just invite me over to your house for dinner and I can ask her when we are alone." This sounded like a great idea to Danny. Without any hesitation, he agreed "Ok let's do it. How about tomorrow night at six?" Lacey smiled and pecked Danny on the cheek and whispered with a smirk, "I'll be there." Danny loved her sexy smirk. It meant Lacey was warming up to him again. "So I guess this means we can resume our kissing session and hopefully a feel session." Lacey giggled as she leaned in to kiss Danny's lips. Danny slowly worked his way from Lacey's mouth to her neck and down to her shoulder. Lacey felt as if her body was floating as Danny's hair swept across her chest. Lacey closed her eyes as Danny's warm breath hummed over her cold shoulder. It was the sudden sound of Lacey's bra unsnapping that snapped her out of the seductive trance Danny was putting her in. Lacey smacked his arm with one hand and shoved him away with the other. "I think we better go. If we stay in this spot any longer I'll end up pregnant." Danny did not want to stop. In fact all he could think about were all the other places he wanted to explore on Lacey's body. He glanced out the steamy windows and noticed the rain had stopped and more people were walking to their cars. He knew Lacey was right and sighed, "OK." Lacey backed out of the parking spot and drove away.
Chapter 2: Embrace...To be continued…