"You know, you really should get some protein in your breakfast in addition to your bear claw," Danny chuckled as he walked up beside Mindy. She jumped, squeezing her pastry in surprise and grumbling at its now deflated figure. She stopped in the middle of the hallway, causing a student behind her to protest. She waved him off and turned to Danny, glaring.
"I'm sorry, I don't take nutritional advice from insensitive jerks." She folded her arms angrily.
Danny sighed. "Look, Mindy, I'm sorry I went off on you the other day. I realize we never had a conversation about exclusivity, and that it was unfair of me to assume we were together. Can you forgive me?" He looked at her with big, puppy eyes.
"I don't know, Danny. You said some really hurtful things." She pressed her lips together until they formed a thin line. She shrugged and looked away, trying to resist Danny's apology.
"I know, I know. I take it all back. I'm the worst guy in the world." He grabbed Mindy's shoulders in earnest. "Min. Please. Look at me."
Mindy rolled her eyes, finally looking him in the eye. "What, Danny? What do you want from me?"
He searched her face. "Let me make it up to you. Come over to my room tonight. We can watch whatever movie you want. We can talk about Selena and Justin breaking up for the fourth time. I will help you pick out your go-to summer outfits. Please, just let me try."
Mindy sighed, closing her eyes. She glanced up at Danny. "Fine. But this is your last shot." Danny beamed, standing up pleased.
He pointed to her. "You won't regret this. I promise." Mindy shook her head, following Danny into their classroom and then heading up the stairs to Jeremy.
Danny sat down on the front row and immediately took out his notebook. He had a lot to write, none of it having to do with Genetics.
Mindy reapplied one last coat of her red lipstick before knocking on Danny's door. Hey, if she was going to have to sit through an hour of talking to Danny, at least she was gonna look hot.
Fussing at a stain on her shirt, she groaned inwardly as she remembered eating a particularly messy slice of pizza for lunch. Mindy was just licking her fingers to try and fix it when the door opened a crack.
Danny looked at her, confused. "Hey. What're you doing?"
Mindy froze immediately, arms flying back to her sides. "Nothing. Just – nothing."
"Okay," Danny laughed, knowing it was better left unexplained. "Thanks again for coming."
"Sure." Mindy tapped her foot expectantly. "Well, are you gonna let me in? I didn't walk all the way over here in these shoes to stand on the hard linoleum."
Danny smirked, opening the door wider. "Yeah, of course. Come on in."
Mindy obliged, easing her way through the threshold. She glanced back at Danny as she entered, confused. The room was completely dark except for a few lit candles. Inbetween Danny's desk and drawer stood a table with 12 cups arranged into two triangles.
Mindy turned to Danny. "What is this?"
Danny took a deep breath, walking over to the table. He held out his arms. "I'm gonna win you back."
A/N: Another mini-chap/interlude. Don't worry the next chapter's length completely makes up for it! 2 more chapters and then this behemoth of a fic is gonna be finished! I can't believe it! Also, thank you for all of your lovely reviews on the last chapter. I know the word lovely seems ironic because most of them were like "oMG WHY NO WHY I'M SO MAD AT YOU FOR DOING THIS", but it means that I'm doing a good job of getting the emotions across! So thank you for those too! haha :) as always, xoxo!