Hello friends. I wrote this story because I'm having all kinds of Dacey feels after that terrible episode we watched Tuesday night. It made me want to jump ship, but my Dacey feels won't let me. I'm seriously not liking Danny right now, so I'm basing this off of the Danny we had in 1A. The Danny that couldn't speak a sentence without saying Lacey, the Danny that couldn't get Lacey off of his mind, the Danny that looked at her like she was the best thing on earth, and the Danny that was totally checking for Lacey. 1B Danny has lost his mind, and I truly think Jo has drugged him somehow. Anywho, this is an AU Dacey story because I think I write those the best. They're adults here and I think I can relate to them more as adults.
This story was inspired by "After the Dance" written by Stephen Warbeck and sung by Marvin Gaye. I own no rights to the lyrics of that song and some were used in this story and changed just for entertainment purposes only.
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy.
Lacey had plans to go out with her girlfriends Whitney and Phoebe, and her younger sister Clara. They always made plans to hang out and have girls night. After a stressful and tiring week at work, all she wanted to do was mellow out. She really wanted to dance. They were getting dressed and actively deciding where to go on that Saturday night. Whitney was wild and sporadic, always thinking of something wild, fun, and exciting to do. Whitney is also a lesbian and had a small crush on Lacey when they were in high school and she was figuring out who she was. Lacey never knew about the crush because Whitney never acted on it or told a soul. She was dressed in a royal blue spandex dress that showed off her slim figure. Phoebe was the opposite of Whitney in every way. She was quiet, reserved and dramatic. Clara and Lacey are different too, but extremely close considering they're sisters. Clara is three years younger than Lacey at the ripe young age of 22, with Phoebe, Whitney and Lacey all being 25. Clara was sort of like Phoebe. Quiet and reserved, also a little bit shy until she breaks out of her shell. Lacey was energetic, fun, and a joy to be around. So the four of them together was nothing but a good thing. No useless competitions, back stabbing, jealousy or conflict. Lacey's close relationship with Phoebe and Whitney always had them around Clara, whom they adopted as their friend and little sister. True friendships and sisterhood through and through. Whitney's sexuality didn't hinder their friendship at all.
"So where would you ladies like to go tonight?" Whitney asks as she checks herself out in the mirror.
"I don't really care." Phoebe says as she straightens out the pink dress she's wearing. She had to bump Whitney a little to get her out of the way so she could make sure her dress looked ok.
"Yeah, me neither. I just want to have fun." Clara says. She's wearing a black dress she borrowed from Lacey and is letting Lacey do her makeup.
"I want to go dancing. I want to stand in the middle of the dance floor and dance like nobody is watching." Lacey says.
"Good idea, Lacey. We can go into the city. I think we should go to The Velvet Rope." Whitney says.
"Alright, I'm game. Who's the designated driver tonight?" Phoebe asks.
"I'll do it. I don't want to drink. I just want to dance." Lacey says.
"Cool. Then I can get as tipsy as I please." Whitney says.
"I'm not gonna go crazy, but I'm dying for a Cosmo." Clara says.
"All you drink are Cosmos." Lacey jokes as she finishes Clara's makeup and starts to apply her own. The short red dress that was form fitting at the top and completely exposed her back, flared out at the waist she has on shows off all her best assets on her amazing body and her better than Tina Turner legs.
"So?" Clara asks.
"So, live a little." Whitney says.
"I live a lot hanging with you. We have to have an equal balance in our sistermance. You and Lacey are the wild ones, and Phoebe and I are the calm ones." Clara says.
"Sistermance? What is that?" Whitney asks as all the girls laugh.
"Well, you know how guys have their bromances? Well, we have a sistermance." Clara says. "I feel like I have three sisters instead of one."
"Well, we love you too Clara." Phoebe says.
"Are we ready to hit the town?" Lacey asks as she finally finishes making her already gorgeous face even prettier. She really made it look like they weren't wearing any makeup, but her red lipstick on her full lips really accentuated her beauty.
"Yep." Clara says.
"I sure am." Phoebe says.
"I woke up ready." Whitney says as she smiles. They all grab their purses because that's all they need since it's a warm night. They head to Lacey's car and she makes the drive from Green Grove into New York City. The city that's alive on a Saturday night. They head to The Velvet Rope and go right in because Whitney knows the bouncer. Whitney knows everybody. They head inside and the club is jumping. They head to the lounge section. They're sitting for only a minute before Whitney jumps up because she sees someone she knows. "I'll be back in a sec." Whitney says as leaves the table.
"I'm going to get my Cosmo. Anyone want anything?" Clara asks as she stands.
"No, not yet." Phoebe says.
"Just grab me a Sprite." Lacey says since she can't drink.
"Whitney needs to hurry up so I can hit the dance floor. I don't want to leave you here alone." Lacey says as Clara returns sipping on her drink and hands Lacey her soda. Lacey takes a sip. "Anyone coming to dance with me?" Lacey says as she stands.
"I'll be out in a few. Let me finish my drink." Clara says as she continues to sip on her drink.
"I'll head out when Whit gets back." Phoebe says.
"Alright." Lacey says as she makes her way to the dance floor. She immediately did what she came to do: dance like nobody is watching. The only thing is, someone is watching. She somehow wound up in direct eyesight of Danny. He was standing at the bar with a drink in his hand. As he took a sip of his drink, he started to become mesmerized by the woman in the red dress dancing. She definitely caught his eye. He thought she looked so good the way she was dancing. He loved the way she moved. The way she smiled. He thought it was totally unbelievable the way the room seemed to stop while she continued to dance. Like a spotlight just shone on her. His eyes zoomed in on her as he took another sip of his drink. She was turning him on. And he needed to do something about that. Let her in on how much she was turning him on. But not this fast. He wanted to stand and enjoy the view. Danny just stood there leaning against the bar on his elbow with his glass in his hand. He swirled it around as he watched her move her body. She was really turning him on. He took one final sip of his drink before setting his glass down on the counter. He strolled over to her. As he approached her, he noticed how good she smelled. Somewhere between heaven and love. She never broke her stride as he approached her.
He got dangerously close to her before he spoke. "Hi." Danny says.
Lacey never stopped dancing but she smiled. "Hi." Lacey says as she continued to dance.
He became more turned on when she smiled and he saw that she had a dimple. She was extremely beautiful up close. The red lipstick made her full lips look succulent. Danny knew he couldn't say anything to turn her off, but there wasn't any way he was letting her leave there without getting to know her. But his bold side was taking over. He had a tendency to be cocky. His good looks made him that way. Lots of women fell for it. He didn't feel the need to be cocky with this one. He thought he would just have to tell her the truth. And hope he doesn't offend her. She seemed like a classy woman. He couldn't throw trash at her.
"I'm Danny." He says as he steps closer.
Lacey continues to dance and smiles again. "I'm Lacey." She says as she closes her eyes and moves her body to the music.
"I want you Lacey." Danny says as he steps even closer.
Lacey opens her eyes and looks at him. He is sexy. With hair that shined and smelled wonderful. He had a goatee and lips that looked kissable. His eyes were brown and looked like they had flecks of gold in them. He had a cartilage piercing that really seemed to suit him. He was a tad taller than her and she figured he was somewhere around six feet tall. He has tan skin and she wonders exactly what his ethnicity is. He had on jeans and a designer tee-shirt, and he smelled ridiculously good. Lacey took all of that in without batting an eyelash. As she was taking him in, he was doing the same. He had already noticed the dimple that appeared every time she moved her beautiful face. She had gorgeous dark eyes and dark hair. He studied her lips and fantasized about running his lips and his finger across them. She was taller than the average woman, but shorter than him. Tall enough that she wore heels, and was eye level with him, but he still seemed to tower over her. She had an amazing body from what he could see. And her legs looked like someone poured liquid sunshine on them. They were long and he imagined them wrapped around him. He really started to think that she had supermodel good looks and she knew that, but didn't let it go to her head. The red dress she was wearing looked like it was made just for her body. Her back was completely exposed with the diamond cut out back He pictured his hands rubbing her back as she straddled him. He wanted this woman and he had to have her.
"You want me?" Lacey asks, still dancing to the music.
"Yes. And you want me." Danny says as he steps closer again. He knows he's invading her personal space and that's his goal.
"Is that so?" Lacey asks.
"Yes. When I first saw you, I wanted you. I wondered if you'd want me the way that I want you." Danny says.
"So, are you wondering or you know?" Lacey asks as she flashes him a smile.
"I know. I know you watched me watch you. You felt me looking at you." Danny states as fact.
"Gee, aren't you cocky." Lacey says as a statement rather than asking him if he's cocky.
"Confident. There is a difference." Danny says. "I'm really confident about what I'm going to say to you next."
Lacey laughs. "Ok, Confident Danny. Tell me what you're going to say to me." Lacey says.
"I know I'm walking out of here with you." Danny says as he finally steps close enough to have his body pressed close to hers.
Lacey cocks her eyebrow at him in amusement. "Really? And why would I let you walk out of here with me?" Lacey asks.
"Because I know what you need." Danny says with certainty.
"And what's that?" Lacey asks skeptically.
"What you need is me." Danny says as he looks her dead in her eyes, and stares at her.
That look he gave her finally causes her to stop dancing.
Phoebe and Clara were sitting in the lounge area enjoying the music and the scene. They were also looking at Lacey dance with an incredibly hot guy. They both were waiting for the signal from Lacey to come and rescue her. And from the looks of the guy and how close they're dancing like they're the only two in the room, that caused them to believe that they wouldn't get that signal. Whitney finally made her way back to them.
"Who is that guy Lacey is dancing with?" Whitney asks before she sits down.
"I don't know, but they've been talking and dancing like that for a while now." Clara says.
"So I'm guessing she didn't give the signal." Whitney says.
"Nope. Look at him. Can you blame her?" Phoebe asks.
"Look at him. Look at his hair!" Clara says.
"Yeah, he is pretty hot. And the hair adds ot it. If I was straight, I'd want him." Whitney says.
"Yeah, right Whitney. You just like his hair." Phoebe states.
Whitney laughs. "Yeah, you're right. He has better hair than most females." Whitney says.
"Yes, he does. I'm a little jealous." Phoebe says and they all laugh. They stop laughing when they see that Lacey has abruptly stopped dancing. She still hasn't given the signal though.
"How do you know what I need?" Lacey asks.
"Because I feel something. That you're wanting me. I need you and you need me." Danny says as he grabs her lightly.
"What if you're wrong?" Lacey asks as she gets feelings from his hands touching her.
"I'm not. I want you. You want me. So why can't we leave here together after this dance?" Danny asks.
"How do you know I don't have someone that I'm going to leave here and go home to?" Lacey asks.
"Because you don't. Even though you're an amazingly beautiful woman, you aren't going home to someone." Danny says in assurance.
"Ok, lets just say that I don't have someone to go home to. And I might even want you to take me with you, I don't know you." Lacey says.
"But they do. And they'll be talking all night." Danny asks.
"Who?" Lacey asks.
"Our bodies." Danny says and that statement takes Lacey's breath away. "So can we leave and not let the morning come too soon?" Danny asks.
"You really expect me to leave here with you and stay the entire night?" Lacey asks.
"Yes. You know it will be worth it." Danny says.
"I still don't know you though." Lacey protests.
"But you will know me. All you have to do is walk out of here with me." Danny says.
"Do you know how dangerous that sounds? I can't just leave here with a stranger." Lacey says.
"I may be a stranger now, but I won't be in the morning. And you know I'm not dangerous. Well, not in the way that could hurt you." Danny says.
"I don't know anything." Lacey says as she stares into a face that she thinks she may have stared into before.
"Yes, you do. If you thought I was dangerous, you would have sent me away or walked away from me a long time ago." Danny states matter of factly.
Lacey really had to think for a second. He was getting to her. "No, I really don't think you're dangerous." Lacey replies honestly.
"So, what's the problem?" Danny asks.
"My sister and friends won't let me leave here with you." Lacey says.
"Well, I'm sure they're watching and they see what I look like. You can even have one of them take my picture and I'll give them my address. Will that work?"
"Maybe." Lacey says.
"So what are you gonna do?" Danny asks as he stares deep into her eyes.
And now here's come the evil part. I will give you another part of this story by request only. I know some of you are a little mad at me right now, but I'm keeping you on your toes. I will give you the rest if I get 25 reviews. I know some of you are really mad and wondering who in the world I think I am to do this. Ha! I took Dawn's advice to do this, so I wanna see how bad y'all want to see what happens.
Until then... ;)