I go check myself in the mirror. My brown hair was in the waves I hate again and my blue-grey eyes looked tired. I braided my hair and applied a little makeup under my eyes, fixing my appearance a little bit. Dan and Phil were cool. I'll have to check out their twitters and stuff later. I grab my purse that has my brand new credit card and my phone. I text my mom forgetting that it's 3 AM in Washington. Oh well, she can check her phone when she wakes up. I walk out into the hall way just as Dan and Phil are walking out.
"Hi again Phil! Hey Dan. Thank you guys so much for coming with me."
"You know Leslie, Dan and I once assembled a wardrobe. We can help you assemble your furniture." Phil says.
"Oh, I could never ask that of you... I'd feel bad.."
"It's really no big deal!" Dan piped up.
"Still, you guys must be busy."
"Oh no, not really, other than film- Ow Dan!" Dan had elbowed him in the rib cage.
"Not really, our job is at BBC radio. We only have to go in once a week.." Dan says.
"Really? Sounds like the dream job."
"It's a pretty cool job."
At that point, we were almost to Ikea which is right down the street. We walked into the big store, and Dan grabbed a cart. We decided to start on the first floor. We gathered up plates, glasses and silverware.
"Oh my god, look at this!" I exclaimed. I saw a huge white board which would look great in the hallway. I put it in the cart, excited for the outcome.
On the first floor, I also get 3 lamps, a painting, and a mirror for the door. We head upstairs to get a bed, sheets, and cupboards. We start with the beds.
"Leslie!" Phil shouted, "You need to get a bunk bed!"
"Phil, she's the only one in that apartment." Dan said.
"But Dan! Bunk beds are cool! Can I get one?" Phil begged Dan.
"Of course not. You have a perfectly fine bed." I said.
"And, we're supposed to be shopping for her." Dan told Phil pointedly.
"Ok, so I was thinking this bed." It was a simple bed with a black headboard.
"Sounds good." Dan said and added it to the list.
The sheets I chose were grey and had black flowers on it. We moved on to the shelves and wardrobes. I picked out a huge bookshelf and a wardrobe.
"Ugh, I'm having memories of that time we had to put a wardrobe together and it literally to 5 hours." Dan said with a scowl on his face.
"I love the way you say 'literally'. It sounds so much better when you say it."
"I get that a lot. Literally."
"Cocky much, Dan?" I teased.
"Hey, it's part of the job of being a radio host."
"Obviously it isn't. Have you even talked to Phil?" I said.
"Yeah!" Phil said. I'd almost forgotten that he was there, whoops.
"I'm going to need help building these you know." I said hopefully.
Dan groaned. "Really?"
"Yup."
"Then you are going to treat us to apple cake here." Phil said excitedly.
Dan's eyes lit up. "Yes."
I giggled. "Sounds good."
We ended up getting 3 slices of the worlds best cake and a custard drizzle on it. We also got 3 juices which were made of some odd berry I had never heard of. It was great.
I went down and paid for all the stuff I had bought and they said the furniture would be delivered tomorrow. When we returned, I let the boys into my apartment seeing as they were carrying all the stuff that didn't have to be delivered. Dan started wandering around while me and Phil unpacked my TV and DVDs. We set the TV up on the small coffee table that they had supplied and got it all plugged in. I saw Phil eyeing my Doctor Who DVDs so I slid one into the DVD player and turned on episode one. Phil sat there, completely mesmerized by the episode.
"What! That is a crime!" Dan shouted from the kitchen. "You don't have any food! What were you planning on eating?"
"Oh.. um, I just got here today. I haven't had time to go grocery shopping yet.. I was planning on having Chinese food delivered."
"You can have dinner at our place." Phil yelled from the living room.
"I'd really hate to impose upon you.."
"Ok, then how about you cook for us at our house."
I laughed. "Sounds fair enough."
We went into my living room, and Dan stood in front of my TV. Phil let out an annoyed noise of protest. "Hey! The doctor was just about to blow up the building that Rose worked in!"
"Leslie's gonna cook us dinner. Let's go."
"Food!" Phil exclaimed, jumping up from his spot on the ground.
We walked over to their flat crossing the small bit of corridor that separated our flats. Corridor? I really am becoming British. I laughed to myself, catching Dan's attention.
"What?" He said in a confused laugh.
"I'm starting to speak British in my head. I said Corridor instead of hallway in my thoughts."
"Oh.." He laughed. "You sure you weren't just laughing at my ugly appearance?"
"Ugly? You? You're like a super model!" I exclaimed.
"I guess I am pretty hot, aren't I?'
"Dan, stop being so full of yourself." Phil complained. "We're lucky she's making us dinner with your attitude."
"It's really not that big of a deal.. I'm not that good of a cook..."
"Can't be as bad as Dan is." Phil joked.
"I don't know.." I said.
They unlocked their door and we stepped inside. Dan grabs my hand and led me to the kitchen. "Feel free to use anything in here. Call me if you need help."
I look around, trying to figure out what to cook. They have some chicken, so I'll cook that. But how should I cook it? I search around to find anything to make sauce. In there cabinets, they have a big thing of honey. I could make honey chicken and rice. I dig out the rice and start cooking it. I mix up the honey with a few spices and fry the chicken in some oil. I coat the chicken in the sauce and put the rice on 3 plates, distributing the chicken between them.
"Dan! Phil! Food's ready!" I shouted in the general direction of the living room. Dan and Phil rushed in and sat at the table.
"So? What are we having?" Dan said eagerly.
"Honey chicken and rice." I responded proudly as I set the plates in front of them.
"Yum." Phil said as he took the first bite. "This is the best Chinese food EVER."
Dan took a bite and his eyes widened. He then proceeded to eat his whole plate of chicken before he said anything else. "Is there anymore left?" He said quickly.
"Here, you can have some of mine." I said as I scraped off half of mine onto his plate.
"Oh no, you don't have too.."
"It's fine, I wouldn't have been able to eat that much anyways."
"Thank you!" Dan said with a mouthful of chicken.
We sat there, eating in silence, until we were finished. "Ok, here's the deal. I love cooking but I hate dishes. You guys get to do the dishes for the meal."
"Fine. But only if you stay for a movie." Dan stated casually.
"Sounds good." I grinned.
"Go pick out a movie then, they're in the cabinet near the TV."
I walked over into the living room, where there was a huge cabinet. I opened it, and surely enough, it was filled with movies. They were all in alphabetical order too. I quickly scanned all of them until I saw the perfect movie. I opened up the case and inserted it into the DVD player. I turned on the TV and had it all set up. By that time, Dan and Phil had finished the dishes.
"High School Musical? Really?"
"No, High School Musical Two. Obviously, the best one of them all."
Dan grinned. "Can't argue there."
We sat on the couch Dan on one side, Phil on the other and me in the middle. We sang along to all the songs and I noticed Dan inching his way closer and closer to me. Soon enough, his hand was touching mine. Phil stood up and stretched. Dan and I pulled away our hands.
"So, I have some editing I have to do. I'm going to be in the office. You guys keep watching the movie."
We played the movie and Dan kept inching closer to me again. When the movie ended, I practically had my head on his shoulder and he almost had his arm around my waist. I jumped up.
"Um, I have to uh, go back to my apartment. I have a lot of work to do tomorrow."
"Oh, I'll walk you back." Dan said awkwardly, sending butterflies into my stomach. He stood up, stretched and motioned for me to the door.
We walked, shoulder to shoulder back to my apartment. I unlocked the door and turned around. "Thank you so much for today, I had so much fun."
"I should be the one thanking you! You're chicken was amazing."
"Oh, no big deal." I admitted. The next thing he did shocked me. He pulled me into a huge bear hug.
I was shocked at first but I hugged him back. He released me, gave his million dollar smile and walked away. I closed the door behind me and sunk to the ground. I was head over heals, in love with Daniel Howell.
