Fix You part 10

Authors note: Hey guys! I am so sorry I've been kind of late with the updates on this fic, but "The Prompts" and school, and LIFE got in the way. But anyway, I hope you like this chapter, and we're getting closer and closer to the end… maybe two more chapters. *sad face*

Ok then, on with the chapter, and please, please review!

Chapter 10

Danny turned his head towards him. "No. I mean seven months ago."

Steve frowned. "Seven months ago?" he lifted his head and huffed. "Oh. Seven months ago…"

Danny nodded. "Yup."

Steve looked at him with an unreadable expression. He eventually rubbed a hand across his face. "How?" was all he asked.

Danny shrugged. "I had my doubts. And then I really don't think you led her to that storage room to congratulate her on her engagement."

Steve bit the inside of his cheek and looked down at his desk. "No. I didn't."

Danny nodded again and folded his arms. "Ok then. What happened?"

Steve took a deep breath. "Well, that depends. How much do you know?"

Danny looked away. "I know you two did it."

Steve quirked a brow.

"Oh c'mon." Danny said. "It was written all over your faces the next morning."

Steve smiled. "Yeah…"

"So what happened after that?" Danny persisted.

He huffed. "I… I honestly don't know. I mean, we… kind of decided it was just a one-time thing, you know? Just something to forget about. Or at least try." Steve added. "But apparently…" he scratched the back of his head. "… apparently she wanted more than just that."

"Apparently?" Danny repeated.

"Yeah." Steve confirmed. "She just told me, I had no idea."

"What if you did?"

Steve lifted his head to look at Danny. "What?"

"What if you HAD had an idea of what she wanted, at the time." Danny specified. "What would you have done?"

Steve looked at him intently, analyzing the question. "I… I don't know, I guess I would have-"

"Stayed with her?" Danny asked, eyeing him.

Steve nodded slightly. "Yeah."

Danny gave him a knowing smile. "Do you love her?"

There. The question that started this whole damn thing in the first place. The question that haunted him for seven months. The question that made them decide it was just a one-time thing. The question that neither of them could have answered at the time. The question…

The question he suddenly knew how to answer to.

"Yes."

He never knew how those three letters got out. He hadn't thought them over, hadn't thought that was the answer that WOULD get out. But it did.

He watched as Danny's eyebrows shot up, watched as a surprised look made its way across his face.

"Wow, that's… wow." Danny said, seemingly having no idea what to say.

"I know." Steve said, collapsing back on his chair. "I know."

Danny eyed him for a few seconds. "You idiot."

Steve raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"You IDIOT!" Danny said, suddenly getting up, starting to shout. "You LOVED her and you let her get away like that? What is the matter with you? Are you really that STUPID?"

"Hey, Danny, I didn't know what to do!" Steve yelled back.

"Didn't know what to do?" Danny repeated, laughing sarcastically. "Well guess what, Steven? Now I can tell you what to do! Now you will have to stay put and watch as she gets married to another guy! As she's gonna spend the rest of her life with him! With a guy that is not YOU!" He said, pointing an accusatory finger towards him.

"You know, the last time you pointed a finger at me like that, I almost broke your arm." Steve remarked.

Danny shook his head and laughed ironically. "Well, this time, believe me, it'll be the other way around."

And you know what? Steve had absolutely no doubt it would be.

"Danny…" Steve said with a sigh. "I messed up. I got that. But… there's nothing else I can do. Nothing."

Danny shook his head disapprovingly at him. "Yeah, well you got that right."

And, turning around and making a pass to leave Steve's office, Danny threw back. "Because Kono just called. The wedding just got moved up to next week."

…

The next morning

"So, what happened now?" Carla asked, sipping some of her coffee and looking at Kono with waiting eyes.

Kono shook her head. "What makes you think something happened?"

Carla raised an eyebrow. "Well, let's see… last time you wanted to meet up for coffee, you were getting married. So yeah, I think it's a safe bet to say there's something bothering you."

Kono rolled her eyes. "Can't I just be in the mood to chat with my best friend?"

Carla laughed. "Oh no, honey. I didn't buy that in the first time, I'm certainly not gonna buy it now."

Kono stared at her for a few seconds before just giving back, huffing, and slumping back in her chair.

"Ah, there it is." Carla stated with a knowing smirk. "Spill it out."

Kono sighed. "Okay. First of all, the wedding got moved up next week."

Kono winced as Carla's eyes almost popped out of her head. "WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT GOT MOVED UP TO NEXT WEEK? I HAVEN'T EVEN BOUGH A DRESS YET! I DON'T HAVE A PURSE! OH MY GOD I ONLY HAVE FIVE PAIRS OF HIGH HEELED SHOES AND NONE OF THEM ARE APPROPRIATE FOR WEDDINGS! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?"

Kono smiled tensely at her. "That's… kind of not all."

Carla stopped shouting, sitting back in her chair, because at one point she had actually gotten up and started waving her hands around. It was really funny, if once again all eyes weren't on her.

"What do you mean… that's not all?" Carla asked, more calmly this time, leaning in.

Kono chewed on her bottom lip lightly before sighing and running a hand through her hair. "Uh, well… yesterday… uh, Steve kind of… you know… kissed me, and-"

"WHAT?" Carla yelled, slapping a hand over her mouth as her eyes widened even more than before.

Kono sunk in her chair, preparing herself for the hysteria attack.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE KISSED YOU?" Carla asked, shouting at her. "BUT YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED! Oh my God, he kissed you! He loves you! Oh jeez, he loves you and you're getting married to another guy! But wait, you still love him! You love each other and you can't be together? Ok, this is such a messed up love triangle."

Kono stared at Carla with a raised eyebrow. "Are you done?"

"Not even close." Was Carla's reply.

Kono sighed again. "Carla… ok, fine, he kissed me. So what? It's not like it meant anything, it was just… the heat of the moment."

Carla quirked a brow. "The heat of the moment? Are you kidding me? You guys kissed! And I am SO willing to bet there was groping!"

Kono shot her a look. "No, there was no groping, because I broke it off before it even got the time to… progress."

Carla looked at her skeptically. "You broke it off? You broke off a kiss with a guy like that? What is the matter with you?"

Kono's eyebrows shot up. "Uh, hello? Am I the only one who sees how inappropriate this is? I am GETTING MARRIED!"

"Exactly." Carla nodded. "To the wrong guy."

Kono looked confused back at her. "What?"

"Oh, don't get me wrong, Jake's a great guy!" Carla hurried to say. "He's just… not the one you want."

"And how do you know who I want?" Kono retorted.

"Because I'm also willing to bet you haven't stopped thinking about the kiss all day." Carla said.

She watched as Kono's face dropped, her defenses down, and she sunk even deeper in her chair.

"Yeah. I thought so." Carla concluded.

Kono stayed in silence for a few minutes, before making a decision.

She got up from her chair, and grabbed her coat. "Carla… I love Jake. That's all you and all the other people need to know."

Carla nodded and lifted her hands in surrender. "Okay then. Suit yourself."

Kono smiled tensely before throwing some bills on the table and starting to walk out. But Carla stopped her.

"Hey, Kono!"

Kono turned around, looking over at Carla.

"Just one little problem." she said, leaning over her chair to look back at Kono. "You may love Jake, and yes, I can totally see that. But I can also see… that you love Steve even more."

Kono looked intently at Carla for a few seconds before walking out of the coffee house.

Authors note: So? What did you guys think? Don't worry; things will work out for them, soon. But first… first you're gonna have to review if you wanna see the rest.