Hannah's POV
I wonder why Danny was acting so weird on our date yesterday. He was acting as though he had seen a ghost. Maybe it was because of the Shelby girl. Maybe they had some crazy/scary incident as children. Shut up Hannah, you watch too many reality tv shows.
I rolled off my bed onto the hardwood floor and got up towards my vanity. Ugh, I look horrible. I turned my straightener and Ipod on and waited for it to heat up.
I grabbed my phone off of the night stand and texted Danny.
Text messages
Me: "Hey babe."
Danny: "Hi"
Me: "Why were you acting so weird yesterday?"
Danny: "I wasn't"
Me: "Yeah, you were. When I was talking to you you were just staring into space. You never do that."
Danny: Just meet me at the beach."
Me: "Fine"
Text messages over
I straightened my bronze hair, threw on my bathing suit and sunglasses, and headed up the block.
Danny's POV
Gosh, Hannah jumps to the craziest conclusions sometimes. But you gotta love her. I mean, I WAS NOT ACTING WEIRD. Well, maybe I was.
It's just that Shelby accidently sent me this picture yesterday. I think she had a tail! Or am I crazy? No, it's gotta be the tail thing. I have to talk to her soon.
I mean, am I delusional? Mermaids don't exist. I think there is scientific proof on that. Should I text her? Yeah, I'm gonna text her.
Text Messages
Me: Hey
Shelby: Hi
Me: Do you realize what you texted me last night?
Shelby: I delete my texts.
Me: I'll be right back.
Shelby: Okay
Text Messages Over
Hannah was calling me. She told me she was at the beach and that she was wondering where I was. I told her I was finishing my breakfast as I ran out the door.
I saw her sitting along the water as the waves crashed against her feet. She looked gorgeous. I walked up behind her and said, "Hey," I think that scared her. I know that because she got up and "playfully" hit me on the arm.
"We'll it's about time you showed up." I said. Hannah crossed her arms and then giggled.
"Now will you answer my question?" She asked hopefully. I sighed.
"Why are you so eager to know?"
"Because I feel we shouldn't keep secrets from each other. Good relationships are built on honesty."
"Okay, I'll tell you." She smiled and kissed me on the cheek. "Last night, while we were on our date, Shelby accidentally texted me a picture. A weird picture."
"Well out with it!" Hannah interrupted.
"It was of her tail." She stared at me for a while and then bursted out laughing.
"You- expect-HAHA-me to believe-HEHAHA-that Shelby has a tail?!"
"Well...yeah."
"Prove it!"
I took out my phone and opened my photo gallery and shown her the scarring yet majestic picture.
"It looks real, but that could have been a prank. What about photoshop?" She replied.
"Trust me Hannah, I know what photoshop looks like and that isn't it. Why can't you just believe me?" She looked at me with guilty eyes and hugged me.
"I'm sorry boo. I believe you." She muffled against my shirt.
"Thank you." We stopped hugging. "Now do you want to go get some coffee? I'm still waking up." She smiled.
"I would love too." She said right before she kissed me and we headed for the coffee shop.
Shelby's POV
Oh my gosh. He knows. Danny knows! How could I let this get out! Ugh! I hate this stupid tail! Okay, well it is pretty cool, but you know what I mean! I know that I told him that I delete my messages, but I may have fibbed a little. I am just so stupid! I have to talk to him and tell him it was a fake.
I grabbed the home phone from it's base and then dialed his number. Riiiing. Riiiiing. Riiiiing. I heard a familiar voice answer the phone. It was Hannah.
"Danny's phone"
"Hey. It's Shelby."
"Oh. Hi!"
"Where's Danny?"
"Right here. I'll give him the phone."
I heard Danny's grip on the speaker.
"Hello?"
"Hey Danny"
"Ummmm. About the picture you sent me-"
I interrupted,"I found it. Don't worry. It was a fake."
"No it wasn't Shelby. I know fake when I see it."
"Well obviously you don't." I hung up the phone immediately and plopped on my bed. Ugh. And I can tell that this would be the least of my problems.