Zoe's POV
I looked at the sheet of paper with the songs I would be performing tonight. I didn't see why I had to sing to be frank, I didn't think I was exactly great, I felt my talent lied more in the instrumentals.
"Way back into love." Commented the director. "Its a good song."
I knew the song... I knew it well. But right now it was the last song I wanted to sing. It reminded me of one person... Matt.
"Does it have to be this one?" I sighed putting the paper down.
"Defiantly" The director said stubbornly, he walked off, buzzing round everyone.
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I looked around the stage, everyone was set. I took a deep breath and began to belt out a song that meant so much.
Alice's POV
Danny and I had finally got ready, Zoe had been impatient in waiting for us and had eventually had to drag us out. We sat down at a table for two, looking at Zoe. I knew the song mustn't be a great song for her, she seemed... emotional.
She began to sing Way back into love. I looked at Danny who looked down unsure of what to say. I took his hand, and began to play with his fingers, I liked Danny's hands.
When Zoe finished I couldn't help but stand and clap, everyone followed my lead, and soon she had a standing ovation. She was purely amazing though, she deserved one... the emotion in the song was beyond belief, but then again, that song meant something to her, it screamed Matt in every corner, and whether she's pretending to move on or not... she'll never be over him.
(Time skip – It's the next day. Zoe has booked the week off but for important and necessities. Danny is going to go see an old friend, and Alice and Zoe are going to Zoe and her father's horses.)
Danny's POV
My eyes slowly began to open, my senses reluctantly revived themselves as I awoke from a deep slumber. I looked down and saw Alice, she was blissfully asleep, she looked beautiful, I watched her slowly as she began to wake up in my arms.
"Morning." I smiled kissing her gently.
"Good Morning." She grinned, tightening her grip on me, I pulled her closer to me, her head rested on my chest.
"Well, I best be getting up, as much as I'd love to lie here all day, I promised Frank I'd go see him today..."
"Hmm, I said I'd go with Zoe to the horses." Alice commented, she turned to face me and we shared a full kiss, I pulled her on top of me and held her close, Alice deepened the kiss, her hands knotting in my hair.
Suddenly the door flung open.
"Rise and shiii...." Zoe stopped. "Not literally shine." She commented as Alice rolled off me and we both sat up embarrassed.
"Come on, today, I would like to get my horses done?" Zoe smirked before leaving the room closing the door quietly.
Alice was still blushing.
"Alice, dearest, you seem to be blushing." I teased.
"I know." She replied sarcastically.
"See, I know a removal technique, but oh you'll have to let me take a closer look."
"I'd better let you then." She whispered quietly, she knew what was coming next as she wrapped her arms around my neck, I took her closer into my grip and kissed her, our lips locking in a desire that I would never get tired off, my heart flipped as we finally pulled away and got ready to go out.
Zoe's POV
Alice and Danny – how do you describe them apart from perfect couple? Oh, hold on – you add a little word in – Perfect LATE couple.
Alice was taking forever, I'd already interrupted them once, I wasn't sure I wanted to again. I leant against the wall when I finally heard them coming down the stairs.
"Sorry, we couldn't find socks!" Alice laughed giving Danny a kiss and a huge hug as he left to go see his friend, I waved and threw him a key.
"Come on!" I said throwing her thermals and a coat.
"What are they for?"Alice asked observing the unusually sunny outdoors.
"Just trust me Alice." I replied locking the door, we jumped in the car and I began the five minute drive.
We finally arrived, Alice realised why she had thermals and a coat, it was freezing up on the moors. It was never warm. I inhaled the smell of horses... it comforted me.
"Lovely place." Alice commented looking around.
"Zoe!" I heard my name shouted, it was my dad, uh-oh, he'd built up a hatred for Alice after her not going to the funeral of my desceased brother.
"Hi Dad, this is umm... Alice." I smiled, quietly. Alice offered her hand, my dad took it and shook her hand firmly.
"Alice Collins eh?" he said.
"Yeh, Rowan's sister." Alice grinned, "I'm sorry to hear about the sad loss of your son, Rowan chose not to tell me..." she trailed off.
"What?" My dad asked, scratching his head, he looked at me.
"Let's just get on with the horses." I said quickly leaving my dad. As much as I loved him, I knew his temper was short, and we didn't exactly see eye to eye on most things.
Alice followed me as I took a black pony out. Alice looked over him with her keen eye. She stroked him gently and gave him a pat as I threw a set of driving harness onto him.
"This is BlackJack." I grinned putting the pony into the cart. "He's young."
"He's beautiful." Alice replied.
"Sure is" I smiled as I jumped on the cart, Alice jumped on beside me and sat down.
I set him off down the road, cars flew past us at break-neck speed but the little pony as I well knew was completely unfazed.
"Doesn't it scare you?" Alice asked as I turned him around the corner.
"What?" I asked innocently, to me driving was natural.
"The cars? The lorries, and stuff. They come so close and..."
"Stop worrying Alice." I replied.
Alice stifled a nervous laugh before changing the subject.
"So, do you like it here?"
I sighed, I couldn't lie to Alice she knew me too well.
"Not really, but it's somewhere to live, I have a job, social life, things to do."
"You could have that in Africa." Alice said quietly.
"Yeh, maybe, but at the end of the day Alice, I can't grin and bear it in Africa, I can't be near Matt, not now."
"Don't be stupid." Alice argued. "He loves you, if you could see him you'd get those doubts out your mind."
"Then why hasn't he come Alice?" I said coldy.
"He doesn't know." Alice admitted. "Tell me, Zoe, where's your heart at."
I sat silently for a minute, I listened to BJ's hooves pounding the tarmac.
"Africa." I said quietly. "But my head tells me no."
"Oh and I suppose you're head told you to leave, and I suppose it told you to drink as well... tell me Zoe have you ever followed your heart?"
I pulled BJ up to walk.
Alice presumed the answer.
"You should try it."
I asked BJ on again... was Alice right, did I belong in Africa? Would my heart lead me the right way?
We were on our way home now, still the question burdened, I struggled to concentrate on driving the horse. Alice and I had been sitting in complete silence for a while now...
Suddenly out of nowhere, BJ began to kick, his hooves pounded against the cart.
"Alice jump off, get to his head if you can" I said quickly. "Just jump and keep running." I added as Alice looked at the road, we were going at some speed, not many people could ever take that leap of faith, I was one of the few who had never bothered.
Alice was brave though, she jumped skilfully and landed perfectly, she got to the horses head but by this point he had left the cart behind, he'd managed to get away, I jumped over the top of the cart as it hit the ground, we were only 50 yards from the yard... I had to get him in.
I knew it was risky when I'd done it, I knew that the possibility of me falling was higher than the one of me completing the jump. I hit the ground with a thud, the impact hit my shoulder and left arm, thankfully for me Alice had pulled BJ up. I held the reins in one hand.
"Thanks Alice." I winced, she let go of BJ and rushed to my side. "I'll get him in, but I can't get the cart, it's only a short walk, could you pull it?"
Alice nodded and got it, she was white, as white as a ghost. I got the horse in and handed him to my dad, my brother, Freddy came and relived Alice of the cart.
I held my shoulder in my other hand, it was pure agony. Alice looked at it and shook her head.
"It's not dislocated but you're going straight to hospital." She said grabbing my keys.
"No, it's fine honestly." I claimed, I didn't want to go to the A&E department, what if I saw him? I didn't want to see him.
"You're going. Come on." Alice said dragging me. She began to tap her phone, I guessed she was ringing Danny – oh how predictable she was.
Alice's POV
"Danny? It's me." I said, I looked at Zoe, she seemed unfazed by the accident but it had terrified me. She had to go the hospital, but, well I knew I couldn't go near one without Danny, he was my rock. I felt... safe.
I heard his glorious northern accent on the other side.
"Hey, everything okay?" My heart raced as he spoke.
"Yeh, Zoe and I had an accident with one of the horses... I'm fine before you start, but Zoe isn't we need to go the hospital." Zoe interrupted me.
"No we don't I can fix myself." She spontaneously muttered.
"No you can't zoe." I said to her before turning my attention back to Danny.
"I'll meet you there." He said quietly.
"Thanks Danny, I love you." I blushed slightly but Zoe was in a defensive and rather rude mood, I guessed pain made her grumpy, either that or she was hiding something – something told me it was the latter.
"I love you too, im on my way."
We both hung up. I looked at Zoe, who seemed, fidgety. I shook my head... she was defiantly hiding something... and it lay in the A & E department of that hospital.
Sorry about this chapter – I realise it's been long and boring, but it's all a build up for the finale at the end – I promise to add some better Danice in the next chapter and give you some of Zoe's past :D
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