"Thanks for doing this Chris, I owe you one"
"It's no problem. I've been wanting to meet this little one since you first told me about her"
So this was Chris huh?
He seemed like a nice enough guy. He smiled softly at Alice as she was held securely in Phil's arms. I could tell Phil was as reluctant to leave her as I was. But he trusted this Chris guy. So I guess I had to trust him too.
"So I'll just see you guys later" he smiled as he met my gaze "Don't worry, she'll be okay with me"
Before I had time to even form an answer I felt Phil take my hand in his. He squeezed my hand lightly before shooting me a small smile.
"Come on, lets go"
I looked from Phil to Alice, who was now lying on the couch, squirming around as usual as her bright eyes looked up at me. I looked back to Phil's confident smile then gave Alice a little wave "Bye Alice, daddy will be back later" Phil's smile widened before he leaned down and pressed a quick kiss to her head. "Bye bye Alice"
I didn't speak again until we were sitting in the car after that. I watched Phil pushing the keys into the ignition and starting in the engine before reality dawned on me. Where we really leaving Alice alone? This would be the first time I have never been away from her really. To say I was worried was an understatement.
"Do you…do you think she'll be okay?" I asked nervously, my gaze meeting his.
"She'll be fine, Dan. Chris is a good guy, he wouldn't do anything"
"I know just…what if something happens?"
He took my hands in his smiling softly as he looked into my eyes "Just relax, okay? She'll be fine" he leaned over and pressed a small kiss to my lips before pushing me back in my seat lightly.
"Just sit back and relax. I have the perfect night planned out for us"
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If I'm being honest, when Phil said he had the perfect night planned out I didn't believe him. I thought he'd take me on one of those really clichéd dates to like the cinema or something but I can honestly say I was really surprised.
Because of the time of year by the time we left it was already pretty much pitch black. As we drove, Phil told me to close my eyes. Apparently it was a surprise wherever he was taking me.
I did as I was told, trying to keep my thoughts positive. I didn't want to admit to myself just how bad my thoughts were getting. Every time I let my mind drift I would get these really horrible images of all the different ways they could kill Phil. It was killing my slowly. My mind torturing me slowly until it drove me insane. The nightmares followed me into my sleep. Id wake up and go cheek on Phil and Alice just to find that everything was normal. I was just over thinking everything. That's all it was. Nothing was going to change.
Everything would be okay.
I was broken out of my thoughts as I felt the car slow down and come to a stop.
"We're here, you can open your eyes"
I moved my hands away from my face and let my eyes open slowly. When I saw the sight in front of me a couldn't help but let a little gasp escape my lips.
There in front of me was the most beautiful sight I have ever seen.
We were sitting in a car park where I could see the beach and sea. I watched in amazement as the sea shone almost magically as the moonlight hit it's surface.
"Do you just wanna sit here all night? Come on, lets go"
I nodded slowly, not being able to tear my eyes away from the beautiful scene in front of me. I don't think I can really describe how amazing it looked. It honestly took my breath away. We both climbed out the car, Phil grabbing two towels and then taking my hand in his.
"Do you wanna sit on the beach? I have towels for sitting on" Phil asked softly as he held up the towels in his hand.
"Yeah…id like that" I answered shyly. Suddenly looking at Phil became the hardest thing in the world. I just couldn't believe he'd put so much effort into to organizing this.
We found a nice little spot near the water but far enough away that we didn't get attacked by any waves. We just sat there for a moment, looking towards the shining sea and sparkling stars. There was comfortable silence that filled the air. No one spoke. The only sound that could be heard was the gently waves bumping against the sand.
We stayed in the silence for a good few minutes before I felt a pair of arms wrap around me tightly. I looked up to see Phil's eyes staring at me intently as he tightened his grip around me. I turned in his arms slightly, loosely wrapping my arms around his neck as my eyes stayed glued to his. His eyes looked so amazing right now. Id never stopped to appreciate just how beautiful Phil was until this moment. His blue eyes shone brightly in the moonlight as a small smile tugged at his perfect pink lips.
"You look beautiful Dan"
His comment caught be off guard, my cheeks turning red as I heard his words. He was the one who looks absolutely amazing.
"So do you. You look amazing" I admitted shyly, looking away for a moment before looking back into his eyes "I really love you"
"I know" he smiled "I really love you too"
I don't know what made me do my next action but I did it anyway. I picked up a hand full of sand and dumped in onto Phil's leg. He made a small yelp of surprise before looking confused. His expressing turned from confusion to this little smirk within seconds. Before I knew what was happening I also hand sand shoved onto my legs, or more importantly, onto my favourite skinny jeans.
"Hey!" I moaned, standing up and backing away from him slightly, stumbling and about falling in the wet sand I was now standing on. Phil grinned before standing up and making his way over to me "You started it!" he whined playfully.
I kicked my shoes off and ran into the water, grinning as I watched Phil do the same. He flashed me a grin before kicking a wave of water at me. Of course it just happened to go straight over my head splattering pretty much the whole of me in water. The smile was instantly wiped of his face as he saw just how much his 'little' splash had done.
"Dan, are you okay? I'm so sorry I didn't mean to-"
While he was babbling on I quickly kicked my own little spray of water at him. As the water hit him he started at me in shook. "Payback" I grinned as I watched him back away quickly and send more water flying through the air towards me.
This really was the best date ever.
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As soon as we arrived at the front door I knew something was wrong. Phil and I both exchanged worried looks as we set eyes on the damaged wood of the apartment door.
"…Chris?…"
No reply.
We both walked into the hall, our eyes wandering around the walls and floor for evidence of any more damage. As I walked into the lounge my eyes widened. There was Chris sprawled out of the floor unconscious. The room was in a complete state. It looked like Chris had put up a good fight with whatever had happened.
"Chris, oh my god, Chris" Phil rambled as he knelt down beside his friend. Chris' eyes opened as if on cue. He looked, well, terrible.
"…Phil…I'm sorry…"
"For what? What happened?"
"Alice… they came for Alice. I tried to…I tried to fight them off…but"
"No…please don't tell me you let them take her!?" I wasn't even aware I had spoken until Chris gave me such a sympathetic look I thought he was about to burst into tears. "No no no no no"
"Dan, it's okay-" Phil tried to sooth as he made his way over to me.
"It's not fucking okay!" I shouted fiercely, tears dripping down my face.
"Fuck…"
Id lost her.
