DANNY
Danny didn't want to come back to Green Grove but he had too. He had to show others that he has nothing to fear or hide from anyone. His goal is to never let them see him sweat and to never let her know he cares. He was going to leave Jo and Lacey alone this time around. He was going to focus on school and get the heck up out of there, hopefully without handcuffs. He still had to figure out of way to exonerate himself for Regina's murder.
Sitting in class, Danny thought about how beautiful Lacey looked today, the memories of their brief affair turned nightmare. He saw her in the hall but could not let her know he still wants her. He vowed to himself to stop ruining her and Jo's life with all his drama. He knows the best way to do this to act as though they don't exist.
"If only I could make things right between us. Another wrong in my life that I can't make right, I can't love Jo the way she wants me to and I can't love Lacey the way I want too. I can't stop hurting the two people I care about the most. Lacey, my Lacey, she looks so content standing by her locker next to that little evil elf, Sarita. I don't want to ever take away her normalcy again".
While in deep thought, Danny didn't notice the beautiful mysterious brunette sitting in front of him, staring as though she could read his thoughts.
"Hey, I wouldn't sit there if I was you, unless you want to die soon", Archie states, while walking over to his group.
Danny smiles awkwardly back to reality after hearing Archie's voice doing the usual, insulting him.
"I get it if you want to move", says Danny, taking his finger to move his hair behind his ear.
"Why would I want to do that? I find killers sexy", says the mysterious girl, who is clearly flirting with Danny.
Danny smiles and she felt a small spark between them that was gone in a blink of an eye when his attention was diverted to someone entering into the classroom. She turns to see a pretty girl walking into the room and clearly this girl has a thing for Danny because the way they gazed at each other, she felt the intensity and intimacy of it. "Girlfriend".
"Uh… no, an old friend", replies Danny, who shifts in his seat.
"Sure about that".
"Yeah, I'm sure". Danny sighs then smiles at her. "Your new here, can't say I've seen you here before".
"Yeah, my dad got a job here, packed us up from the big city to your small town. At first, I was pissed but now things are looking promising here". She winks at Danny.
Danny sits up in his seat. "What is so promising here at little ol' Green grove"? Danny asks, putting on the charm.
"You".
Danny smiles. "Don't play hard to get, huh". He begins to notice her green eyes, beautiful shoulder length hair and how different she was from the rest of Green Grove girls. "She still isn't Lacey though".
"Something tells me that is more you than me". She points her finger in the direction of Lacey. "You may be the one hard to get".
Danny turns to find Lacey laughing at her table with friends. For a moment, he wished he were the one making her laugh. What he would do to have that smile be towards him?
She clears her throat to get back his attention. "I hate her already".
"Hey, let's not talk about Lacey, okay. She is a good
person".
"Okay, well, I guess you should at least know what my name is, since were in a group together".
"That would be nice".
"Jessica".
"I'm Danny".
"Danny Desai, are the stories true"?
"Depends on which one you heard".
"Your aunt".
"Yes".
"The girl", asks Jessica while leaning forward in her chair.
"No".
"Interesting, I must tell you Danny, I think you are the best thing Green Grove has to offer me. I think we should hang out later, maybe you can show me the hang out spot here". Jessica places her hands on Danny's.
"I don't know. I'm not a fan favorite around here these days", says Danny. He is a bit hesitant because his plan coming back to school was to stay under the radar. Hanging out with someone would definitely catch the attention of the masses.
"Well, I can be your number one fan, if you show me around. I could use a friend and it seems like you can too".
Danny turns and face Lacey, who seems happy. Danny realizes he deserve that too. He may not be able to get what he wants but that does not mean that this can't be just as great. "Okay, lets meet at Johnny's at five on the square, you can't miss it".
Jessica smiles, she opens her notebook, while taking a mental note to take down this Lacey, who clearly possesses Danny's heart. She hopes this girl stays in her lane and leave Danny alone. If necessary, she always had a knack for taking out her competition permanently.