Lacey drove to Danny's house to warn him of the obsessive and crazy nature of Jessica. After that confrontation with Jessica, Lacey felt she was dangerous and he should probably consider dating someone else. Someone like herself to be honest; they belonged together and she knew this but it was not the time. She wasn't ready for Danny yet. Or was she?
Lacey arrived at the Desai residence feeling very nervous to be speaking with Danny face to face. Maybe I should have called first; he may not want to see me. He may still hate me after what I said to him at the diner". She gets out her car and walk slowly to the door. She takes a deep breath and knocks on the door. I should leave. I don't want to appear like some jealous ex-girlfriend. He may think I'm just as crazy for coming here to tell him not to date Jessica". She sees the door knob turn and wants to run away but how far would she get before they recognize it's her. She stands there and smiles.
Karen opens the door surprised to see Lacey standing in front her. "Well, this is a surprise, Lacey I didn't know you would be coming over today". Karen was excited to see Lacey over at the house, after everything Danny has been through, she was hoping this was a sign things were looking up for him. She knew how important Lacey was to Danny. Anyone who paid attention could tell those two had something going on between them. "So are you the one Danny is getting ready to hang out with this afternoon"? Karen asks hoping these two stubborn teens would finally succumb to their feelings.
"No, I just came to speak with Danny about something important". Lacey saw a glimpse of hope in Karen eyes. She felt for Karen who just wanted her son to have a normal teenage life.
"Well, he is upstairs in his room", she starts to walk away, while Lacey heads for the stairs. "Oh Lacey". Karen turns around to face Lacey halfway up the stairs. "Thank you for telling Principal Tang and Chief Masterson about the confession from Archie. I know that took a lot of guts. I know Danny and I are very appreciative of you for that".
"No problem, it was the right thing to do", Lacey answered feeling a bit ashamed that she hasn't spoken to Danny since the diner incident. But here she is now about to tell Danny this new girl is insane. How jealous do I look?
Lacey knocked on Danny's door, feeling the vibrations from the loud music playing on the other side. She was trying to muster up the appearance of confidence so he would know that she was strictly there on a mission to help him. Being a good friend or whatever they are to each other at this point. "Danny, it's me Lacey".
"Come in", Danny yells on the other side of the door over the loud music.
Lacey opens the door to find Danny standing there with his hair hanging on his shoulders, wearing his usual white thermal and black pants. He looked extremely sexy in Lacey eyes that she became distracted by thinking of how cute he was and how she wanted to push him up against the wall and kiss him. But she can't because she isn't his girlfriend anymore. "Umm, I came because I wanted to speak with you about something that happened to me today that I thought you may want to be aware of".
"Okay", Danny replied still shocked to see Lacey standing in his room. Of course, you couldn't see the shock on his face because Danny is the ultimate masker of emotion.
"I had a little run in with your friend Jessica and she basically warned me to stay away from you. I am apparently a threat to her when it comes to you. I mean she was all in my face, talked about my clothes and was just a real psycho. I don't think you should be going out with her".
"What makes you think I'm going out with her"? Danny asked out of curiosity. He found this side of Lacey interesting, she was jealous of Jessica.
"I don't know, gut feeling". She didn't like the way Danny was making her feel. He was making her feel like she was jealous, which may be true but who wants someone to make them feel what they may feeling. She was so confused. Lacey folded her arms to show her frustrations with their conversation. "I just thought you may want to know your girl is crazy".
"Lacey, would you be with me again? Could you be with me again"? Danny takes a few steps closer to Lacey closing in on her personal space. She never moves which Danny takes as a sign to move even closer.
"I don't know", she whispers. The closer he got the more her walls were slowly cracking. The more confused she became and the more her heart wanted to beat a different rhythm, the Danny Desai song. She loved the sound her heart makes when she is with him. It is the most beautiful song she has ever heard.
Danny gently takes one of Lacey's hand and intertwines their fingers. "I know we both are fighting something that may be inevitable or whatever this is may fade over time. I don't know. What I do know is that I can't wait forever to be with someone who is unsure about me". Danny takes his other hand and gently caresses her cheek with his thumb. "I care deeply about you Lacey, I care enough to not ruin your life again. I care enough to stay away from you so you can be happy. Even if it means watching you with another guy, kissing another guy and I don't want to think about what else you may do with that guy". Jo want talk to me after I confessed about how I felt about….. Danny pauses for a moment.
Danny does his usual smile to lessen how vulnerable he appears. "I'm going to clear myself of Regina murder, get through these two years and get the heck out of Green Grove. I don't know what the future holds, but I do know that I have to focus on the present". He stops caressing her cheek, let's go of her hand and allows personal space between them. "In the mean time, it might be nice to have a friend and that may be Jessica. I just think because of our past and everything that has transpired these past few weeks you may have mistaken her bold nature as threatening, when I'm sure she was just feeling you out. I'm going to give her a chance she seems pretty nice and not afraid of me, which is a plus".
Lacey was at loss of words after Danny's speech. Is he like breaking up with me before we even got back together? After Danny invaded her personal space, touching her hand and cheek, Lacey was so confused. She was basically melting inside and was ready to lunge at Danny, until he started ranting and raving about other guys, leaving Green Grove, Jo and Jessica. If she was to draw a picture of her heart, it would have tons of black cracks. "Well, I guess, I should be going. Maybe, your right, my emotions are probably on high after these past few weeks".
Danny walked up to Lacey and kissed her cheek. "You will always mean a lot to me Lacey".
"Same here", Lacey agrees with Danny, while she squeezed the car keys in her hand. For some reason, she can't get her feet to move so she can run out of this house.
Danny phone rings and he pulls it out of his pocket. "It's Jessica".
"Well, you better take that. I'll talk to you later". Lacey walks out Danny's room and shuts the door. She runs down the stairs and out the front door. She gets in her car and drives about a couple of blocks away from Danny's house before she pulls over to the side and cries. He isn't her Danny anymore.
Things are about to start heating up, I just had to make sure you understand where these two are with each other. I'm hoping to finish this story soon. I hope to show you how crazy Jessica is and how strong Lacey is when she is pushed against the wall.
