"Tough Choices" Chapter Two

Author's Note: Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. Are you Squidward?(long pause) It's ok..take your time. I WAS TALKING TO A FIRE HYDRANT! WAHA! Ahem. Whatever. (In monotone voice) This..chapter..and..whole..story..it..dedicated..to..take hold of..for she..loves..Daniel..Puder..please..help..me..I..have..a (shuts down)

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Melony groaned as she opened her eyes, quickly shielding her face from the sunlight that beamed through the window. The figure beside her stirred slightly, and sighed. He opened his eyes and looked down at her, "Mm..'morning, baby."

She smiled, "Morning, John."

Then, she realized what she said, and sat straight up, "Morning?!"

John nodded, and sat up beside her, "Yeah.." He glanced at the clock, "It's 10..why?"

She groaned, "I told Daniel I was going out with Dawn and Torrie, and that I'd be back in a few hours."

He laughed, "That's not good, is it?"

She scowled, "It's not funny, John!" She swung her legs over the side of the bed, picking up her shirt and pulling it on, "Daniel can't know I was with you!"

John reached over, grabbing the back of her shirt, and pulling her back down onto the bed, "I promise..he's not going to find out!" He smiled, and kissed her.

"How? He isn't stupid!"

"Just tell him you went back to Torrie's hotel room and passed out."

She grinned, "Oh yeah..that'll help."

He smiled, "Just shut up and stop worrying." And he kissed her again.

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Melony opened the door to the motel room and walked in, seeing that Daniel was still in bed. She smiled..she loved Daniel with all her heart..no matter what she felt about John. She closed the door, walked over to the bed, and gave Daniel a small kiss. He opened his eyes and looked up at her, "Well, well," He sighed, "Look what the cat dragged in."

She moaned and sat down on the bed beside him, "God..I'm so sorry," She leaned against him, "After the club, I went with Torrie and Dawn back to their room, and I passed out on Tor's bed."

He grinned, "How do I know you're not bluffing?"

She looked at him and smiled, "Oh, come on! Why would I lie to you?"

He sat up and wrapped his arms around her, "Hmm..how can I resist that face?"

"Heh..I don't think you can."

He nodded, "I think you're right." He kissed her on the lips, and then tossed the covers aside, "You didn't happen to pick up some fast food while you were out, did you?"

She shook her head, "No..sorry, I drove straight back here. But I'll go get some."

"Nah.." He said as he stood up and pulled on a pair of jeans, "I'll go get something. What do you want?"

"Wendy's..the usual."

He grinned and slipped on his sneakers, "You always get the same thing." He walked into the bathroom, and shut the door. A few minutes later, he walked out and walked over, grabbing the car keys from the night stand, "I'll be back in a few." He kissed the top of her head, and walked out.

As soon as Daniel stepped out the door, Melony heard her cell phone ringing. She recovered it from her back pocket and answered it, "Hello?"

"Come back."

She smiled, "John..I can't! I just got back here, and me and Daniel are fixing to have breakfast."

On the other end, John sighed, "Come on..please? I need you."

She groaned, "You had me all to yourself last night! Why now?"

"You know..I'm really tired of sharing."

"Technically, Daniel is the one sharing, although he doesn't know it."

"Well, I know it," John said, angrily, "And that's why I think I got the shit end of the deal!"

"Deal? That's how you look at this relationship? As a deal?"

"C'mon Mel, that's not how I meant it!"

The door opened, and Daniel walked in. Melony looked back at him.

"There was a Wendy's just across the street, they weren't crowded, and I didn't even have to drive!" He said as he closed the door and locked it.

"Torrie, we have to hang out some other time, today it's just me and Daniel. Bye." Mel said into the phone, before hanging it up and tossing it onto the bed. Daniel grinned as he sat down on the end of the bed, "Don't they get enough of you?" He asked.

Melony shook her head, "Of course not," She said sarcastically, "No one can get enough of me."

Daniel smiled, "I got your usual."

She nodded, "Good, thanks! I'll be right back, just let me run in the bathroom real quick." She smiled as she entered the bathroom and closed the door.

Daniel picked up the remote and clicked on the tv, excited to see that there was some cheesy horror movie on the Sci-Fi Network. He was about to delve into his meal, when Mel's cell phone rang. Thinking it was probably Torrie calling back, he reached over and picked up the blue phone, "Look Torrie, just give it up. I have Mel all to myself today." He said jokingly, smiling.

The other line clicked off.

Daniel arched an eyebrow as he pushed the "END" button, then clicked onto the call log.

He didn't recognize the latest number.

He flicked his gaze up to the bathroom door, then clicked the number and chose "CALL".

The phone rang a few times before the person on the other end answered.

"Hello?"

Daniel's eyes widened. On the other end was a deep, male, voice. He could've sworn he'd heard it somewhere else before.

"Helllooo? Whooo's there?"

Daniel gulped, "Who is this?"

"If you don't know who I am, why did you call?!" He clicked off.

The bathroom door opened, and Melony stepped out, just as Daniel threw the phone down. Mel smiled as she sat down beside him, "Hey, sorry 'bout that." She kissed him on the cheek, and reached for the paper bag. "The food didn't get cold, did it?"

Daniel shook his head, "No..No..I don't think so." He said.

He looked at her, then focused his gaze on the tv screen.