Danny, Please Come Home.
By: franniefairy
Rating: Teen
Summary: I didn't really expect to fall in love with him. I knew he was famous, but I didn't know he was so relatable. I figured he'd forget me due time, but he didn't. Now he's thrust himself into my life, and I can't let him go.
Chapter 4 – The Beach.
The weeks passed by quickly, and before I knew it, three months passed. Danny and I became nearly inseparable, and Aliceson lived vicariously through me as Danny was continuously attempting to kiss me. I would come home after a long day with Danny, and call Alice on the phone to explain everything that happened. She never failed to get overly excited and tell me to just kiss him and get the inevitable over with.
It wasn't that I didn't want to kiss Danny, but something didn't feel right about moving forward into that kind of relationship with him quite yet. We still had a lot to learn about each other, and if you add complicated emotions into the mixture, all you get is a mess on your kitchen floor.
Today, Danny was taking me on a trip to the beach, because he very quickly learned that I have never been to one. With it finally being summer, I can very easily drop what I'm doing to go on road trips with my friends. There are no assignments from my culinary arts teacher –nothing around to tie me down to my house.
"Willow, hurry up!" Aliceson says as she pokes her head around the corner into my room. "Whoa, you look good."
I have on a coral colored bikini. I look at myself in my floor length mirror, trying to see whatever she's seeing. "Do you really think so?"
"Well, duh!" She exclaims. "Mr. Daniel won't be able to keep his hands off of you!" She lets go a little squeal. What are we twelve? I let out a groan. What if the problem isn't him trying, what if the problem is I won't be able to stop myself?
"You don't think I should wear my monokini?" I ask. Maybe if I wear something more conservative, he won't want to kiss me. No harm done.
Aliceson threw daggers at me with her eyes. Her answer was obviously no, so I donned on a white cover-up dress and threw on a pair of sandals. Four months knowing someone isn't enough to make me comfortable in a bikini around them. My heart was beginning to race a little too fast as I headed downstairs where Danny, Dougie, Tom, and Harry were waiting for me and Aliceson.
We crammed into Tom's blue Mini Cooper with all beach supplies in the trunk. There wasn't enough room for all of us in his five-seater, so I laid on Aliceson's, Danny's, and Dougie's lap with a towel covering me. The car ride seems to drag on forever with crotch all around my face.
When we finally reached the beach, we fell out of the car like clowns, and toted our stuff to the sandy shores. The sun was beating heavy on our skin, and it felt wonderful in the morning breeze. I got my digital camera out of my bag and snapped a shot of the blue ocean.
"So beautiful…" I breathed as I dropped my things and tore of my dress and sandals to run to the water. I twirled facing the sun as I soaked up all the beauty. Why in the world have a waited 22 years to finally go to the beach?
"So you like it?" Danny asked as he followed my lead, stripping down to his swim trunks and running to the ocean. I looked up at him incredulously.
"I love it! Thanks for bringing me." I threw my arms around his neck and gave him a hug with a huge smile plastered on my face. I unattached myself from the embrace and turned to the rest of the group. They were laying down the towels and setting up the beach umbrellas.
"Come in! The water feels amazing!" I said enthusiastically as I splashed around like a baby dolphin might have. A new person was taking over me as I stood in the salty water. This new person was a little more carefree, and wanted to have some fun. This person didn't care about how pudgy she had become.
It wasn't too long before everyone joined us in the ocean. We were splashing and floating and fighting against the waves coming towards us. Alice and I were being chased by the boys and laughter was pretty much all I heard. I felt like a little kid again.
After three hours playing in the ocean, we set up a volleyball net to play a little game. The beach became a little more crowded, so as Alice served the first ball, we had a couple of people watching us. Sand flew everywhere as we got really into the game. Bumps, spikes, and sets over and over. The crowd seemed to being larger around us, with several people offering to join the game so it wasn't three on three.
With more strangers wanting to play, we retired from the game into the water.
"You were really good at volleyball, Will." Danny said sitting down on the shore. The wave rose and fell at his feet. He looks so sweet.
"Thanks, I used to play as a teenager." I took a seat next to him, flashing him a smile.
His hair was starting to form extreme curls and stick to his face due to the wet air. Even though he wasn't as groomed as I've usually seen him, with the sun setting beside him, he looked better than ever before. I tried to nonchalantly scoot closer to him. My carefree alter-ego leaving my body, and nervous heart replaced it.
We locked eyes. Oh shit! My heart raced ten times faster than it would if I was in an out-of-control, speeding car. He seemed to scoot closer to me. His tongue moved over his lips nervously. Our breathing seemed to slow down. My mind was racing. Oh shit!
He was tilting his head towards mine, and I was absolutely certain the kiss was going to happen. It felt like the perfect time. I moved closer to him feeling my face flush with embarrassment. What if everyone's watching us? His hands moved to hold my face; his fingers were locked in my hair. Danny pulled me towards him, and the kiss finally happened. A spark –or something –ran through our lips. I mimicked his hand motion and pulled his face closer to mine.
My poor little heart was working in overdrive. I began to feel warm with all the extra blood, but I could help but grin when we pulled away from the kiss. He pulled me into his side. He too had a goofy grin on his face. I rested my head on his shoulder as I watched everyone have fun in the water. I was perfectly content right next to Danny.
"You what?" Alice squealed moving next to me on my bed ready to hear all the details to the kiss. I gave her a blush instead of words. "Willow! You can't just tell me you finally kissed Danny without sharing the deets!"
"What's there to share?" I asked sweetly. "It was just... the most wonderfully, amazing kiss I've ever had before." I smiled.
The sudden urge to scream with excitement rushed over me. I kicked my feet thinking back on the kiss that happened only hours before.
"So, what's going to happen next between you two?" Aliceson asked in her need-to-know-more voice.
"I-I I don't know." I answered back sadly. "I mean, I hope… we become something more… should I ask him what's going to happen next? Or should I just let it happen?" I tucked my legs into my chest and rested my chin on my knees as I thought it through.
"I would just let it happen on its own time. That way he's not thrown on the spot, guys don't like that."
"I think that's best too." I just don't want to wait another four months.
Well, here is chapter four. I hope you liked it. Now, remember to review, and to suggest this to anyone. The more reviews the more motivated I am to write.
Anyway, I have some major plans for this story, so stay tuned to find out what will happen.
-Frances
