I know, I know I am adding more chapters so fast but I'm just enjoying writing these characters and need to do something to help with my obsession! Also I couldn't sleep and was bored so decided I'm going to continue with this little story. I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has followed and reviewed. Especially those who have reviewed, makes my day reading them.
Any-hoo, here is my painfully short chapter that get them from the kiss to the car. I do not own anything TMP
It was mean of him to kiss like that in public places. She wanted him, bad. As they stopped for air and he rested his forehead on hers, Mindy learned from her previous mistake and never broke the silence. Their breathing was heavy and they were looking at each other, Mindy still wrapped in Danny's arms, stealing soft kisses here and there.
"You can be so stupid sometimes." He whispered.
"Excuse me?!"
It was impossible for the pair to exit from a passionate moment smoothly, it seemed. Mindy remembered why she was angry at him cursed herself from being roped in again, what was it about him that made her come running back. She started to pull away but the man grabbed her back, he holds her face again and looks her directly in the eye. She needs to hear this; she needs to understand how serious this is.
"No Mindy, what I mean is that you have got it all wrong," Mindy listened to the man in front of her, past caring about the rain now "Completely out the ballpark really, that kiss on the plane meant a lot to me. A hell of a lot actually, and I don't know what finally gave me the courage…"
"So why didn't you…" Mindy interrupted
"No let me finish, I know we are completely not right for each other. I mean it took me a while to be able just to stand you." He had to shout slightly over the noise of the rain.
"Gee, thanks" Mindy smirked, totally confused to where he was going with this.
"But then I realised that you are the only person I wanted to be around, not just at the office but all the time. I get excited to go to work, so I could find out what ridiculous thing you've done this time. You're fun, smart and have the best sense of humour out of anyone I've ever met. You can be dramatic but it keeps me on my toes, makes my day more exciting. You walk into a room and there is just this energy that I can't describe." Danny continued, pretending Mindy's interruptions didn't exist. "And when you were gone during the turbulence, it reminded me of that time of Santa Fe last year and I realised that I didn't want to be without you. It was now or never because I knew someone will also realise how amazing you are and I would lose you"
Mindy just stared, unsure what to say. Danny wanted her.
"That is why I kissed you, Min. Not because I was scared."
She kissed him, both of them smiling into it. Mindy started laughing, not her 'this is so awkward I just have to laugh' laugh but a real genuine 'I'm so happy I can't help it' laugh.
"You know we will be disastrous together?" She pulled out of the kiss, a smile still plastered on her face.
"Yeah, it's all part of the fun." Danny was smiling back, not just his lopsided grin but a good full smile that he only saved for when he was truly happy. "Let's get into the car, it is freezing"
And they did, they got in the car and put the heater on full blast, their damp clothes sticking to the seats. They were outside so long that the dog in the backseat had fallen asleep.
"You know Danny, I don't do ridiculous things." She has been replaying his speech over and over again since they got in the car. "Well not a lot of ridiculous things, anyway"
"Out of everything I said that is what you notice the most?" Danny laughed
Mindy just turned and smiled at him, and gave him a peck on the lips as she rested her hand on his cheek. "I don't want to be without you too. You are really pretty great in your own mopey way and I love that about you. You bring out the best in me even when I try and fight it, and you are so trustworthy, like you never gossip." Mindy tells him adding the emphasis on the 'never'. Danny gives a small laugh at this. Mindy's face suddenly becomes straight and serious.
"No, seriously though how do you do it? I've tried and I just can't"
Still laughing he replies "I don't know, I just don't really care.."
"But you do though, Danny! You are the most caring person I've ever met and I am so glad that I met you. I realise how lucky I am to have you as a friend," Mindy is beaming "Although, I'm not sure how I can handle only being your friend now after I know you can kiss like that."
They laugh whilst Danny tries to remember a time when he was this happy. Mindy Lahiri likes him back, after all this time he suffered in angst thinking that this beautiful being would never return his feelings, hating himself for liking an unattainable woman this much.
"You think I'm mopey? I'm not mopey!" He copied Mindy, picking out the only critique instead of all the nice things.
"Are we really doing this Castellano? We are not gonna head back to New York and forget it ever happened like we did about the moment on the plane?" was all Mindy replied, her face serious and a little bit of sadness creeping into her tone.
"We are doing this."
One last kiss and Danny started the car and began to head home.
