It was a breezy October evening and Lacey Porter could hear her boots crunching the leaves on the ground , her beautiful hair blew as she waited for her boyfriend to walk her home . Lacey looked at her phone and saw that he was about 15 minutes late , the school grounds were pretty much deserted at this hour and soccer practice had long been over " Archie where are you ? " she said to herself , daylight savings time had already began and the sky was becoming somewhat purple and it was getting a bit chilly outside " Lacey ? " the last voice she wanted to hear called her name and she sucked her teeth " Lacey why are you standing out here all by yourself ? the sun is gonna go down soon " he said approaching her as she crossed her arms and kept her back to him " I'm waiting for Archie …. have you seen him ? " Danny raises one eyebrow " Ummmm …. he left a long time ago with Scott and the boys " Lacey wasn't sure if Danny was trying to start trouble or if he was actually being honest so she faced Danny " Then why are you the only one still here ? " she asked in annoyance " Well number one I wasn't invited and number two I was having a meeting with the coach " he shrugs as Lacey just rolls her eyes and taps her toes " You haven't been in contact with him ? " Danny runs his fingers through his hair " Lacey just shakes her head at him wondering why he is going the manipulitive route " I don't know why I asked you anything " she whips her hair and storms away from him in displeasure.

Danny was pretty much fed up with her avoiding him so he went after her this time " Wait , what did I do this time ? " he follows " Oh come on really ? " he dashes infront of her " Excuse me Danny " she asks impatiently as he continues to walk backwards " You are excused princess ! " he shrugs Lacey was tired of him trying to ease his way back into her life and she was also hurt at the possibility of Archie standing her up " Danny you need to watch where you are going or you are gonna …. " before Lacey could complete her sentence Danny felt the back of his sneaker hit a rock " Whoa... Lace … " his body fell backwards into the ground and he landed pretty hard on his back " Danny " Lacey wasted no time running to Danny's aid " Ouch … that was unpleasant " he moaned " Oh my god " Lacey gently lifted his head rested it on her legs " Are you okay ? " she said caressing his face in concern , Danny was in a bit of pain from the fall but feeling Lacey's soft hands gracing his face was the stuff dreams were made of " Is this a dream ? am I alive ? " he joked looking up at Lacey , he saw the fear and concern in her face so even though he wanted to savor the moment he couldn't bear seeing her frightened " I'm just kidding Lace " he giggles as he places on hand on her wrist " Are you sure ? " she leans in to make direct eye contact with him " Can you see me ? " she asked as he as Danny widens his eyes to admire Lacey's beauty , their faces were inches apart and he could feel her breath warm his flesh , he wanted to kiss her so badly and assure her that everything was okay but he knew he couldn't he instead used this as an opportunity to try and regain her trust " Of course Lace " he smiles " You have two eyeballs , a nose , and a mouth " he jokes as she takes a sigh of relief " Oh come on you know that was funny , you wanna laugh " he grins as she releases a chuckle " Come on , I'll help you up " Danny puts just enough pressure on her to raise his upper body " I'm good now " he touches her shoulder " I'll take it from her Lace " he winks " Fine macho man " she smiles as she stands up and he soon follows.

Lacey was relieved that Danny was okay , it was a small fall but she was rather paranoid about these things and she did feel bad for being so rude to Danny " You got a little dirty " she says brushing the leaf particles and dirt speckles off of his shirt " Please don't " he grabs her had " One second " Danny reaches for the hand sanitizer in his pocket and pours a bit into Lacey's palm " Danny … " Lacey protests but he insists " What would Archie say if the princess of Green Grove had socio dirt on her hands ? " he stabs her with his eyes and she just gulps " I told you that I didn't like that name , I'm not a …. " " Sure you are Lace … and I mean that in a good way " Lacey rubs the purell into her hands in a very uncomfortable way when she notices Danny spit blood from his mouth " Danny ? " she asks " It's all good , I think I bit my tongue during that fall " he wipes his mouth " No big deal " they both look around and notice it had gotten alot darker outside " Wow it's almost 5 pm " Lacey says " I should go … " she looks up at Danny nodding his head " Yeah .. but you should check your phone , maybe Archie texted you and you guys can meet half way so you don't have to go home alone " Lacey pulls out her phone " You are right , but I can handle myself you know and besides I have my car " her grin disappears when she notices no new messages , she wonders why Archie didn't bother to contact her " Hey … I'm sorry he didn't …. " " It's fine Danny … he probably just got occupied " she shrugged trying to hide her disappointment from Danny who could see right through her " I'm gonna go now … if you want a ride I can drop you off … it's the least I could do for making you fall over " she nods " But what would they say if the princess was seen riding around with the socio ? " he responds and Lacey just shrugs " Do you want a ride or not ? I am sure your back is a bit sore " Danny didn't feel right accepting her offer but he knew this would be the perfect opportunity to try and rekindle their relationship " Let's roll " Lacey makes her way off of the grounds and Danny follows behind her.