Danny's POV
Why? Why did I agree to this? Why is Alice so beautiful, and why did she have to do that? Why does she have to know me so well and why exactly did I fall for it? Hmm, there's plenty more why's running round my head.
"Oh Danny, you know you're gonna be fantastic." Alice touched my hand and she spoke her words, she sounded genuine. "And I'll be there cheering you on every step of the way."
"My little cheerleader… bless." I teased sarcastically. She rolled her eyes as we pulled up outside the venue.
"Bloody hell it stinks!" Alice spat in disgust, she was right. The stench of rotting meat and chemical fumes stung the air, it lingered and stuck to you. It made you feel sick.
"Right come on you two!" Dupe interrupted us.
"You go in, we'll come in a minute." Alice said quickly, Dupe frowned but otherwise obliged as he took everyone in.
"No matter what happens Danny…" Alice began, grabbing my hands. "I will always love you, just try your best… If you lose, no one will blame you, in fact you'll be worshipped for trying." Alice smiled. "And if you win, well you'll find out." Alice's teasing nature calmed me down. I grinned squeezing her hands.
"Whatever I do, I'll do it for you." I replied before taking her face into my hands and kissing her strongly on the lips. "Let's do it."
She grinned before taking my hand and leading me in, to the biggest night of my life.
Alice's POV
It was darker than a black alleyway at night, only the gentle flicker of a few candles lit the empty room. The vindictive creature lurked in the corner of the room like a panther, sat at the table awaiting his next foe in his desperate attempt to make him his next victim. Those beady eyes searched Danny like a map, as my gentle giant made his way in. I felt his hand tighten on my own as Vern stood up.
"So Danny… you're the man eh?"
"Yeh." Danny replied, he sounded monotone. Good man, Danny! Don't give anything away.
"So what's your game Trevanion? Poker? Solitare?"
"Pontoon, 21, blackjack, whatever you scum like to call it." Danny was cool tonight, cool as a cucumber, I almost lost the serious edge when I thought of Danny as a cucumber, luckily the laugh was easily bitten down.
"Let's get to work, best of five games? Agreed?" Vern asked, holding out his hand.
"Agreed." Danny exclaimed shaking his hand, he grabbed a pen. "Now paper first."
"An intelligent man I see?" Vern commented, I could see through him, he was trying to make Danny nervous, he made me nervous, don't fall for it Danny!
"Well I don't know many vets who don't have a bit of intelligence." Danny smiled wittily as he wrote down the terms on the paper twice and signed both, Vern signed too, and so the game began.
Harry dealt the cards, each man gaining two cards, Danny took a quick look at his, he had a good hand, I could tell straight away, he didn't give anything away but well I know him I suppose. Dupe looked to me, but I didn't give anything away, as Vern looked up at Danny, his dark eyes glistened slightly, he must have a good hand.
"Stick or Twist Danny?" Harry asked.
"Stick." Danny replied, he smiled at Harry, as he turned to Vern.
"Same question to you Vern, stick or twist?"
Danny put his eyes right on Vern, god, talk about stare him out! In that moment I did feel a bit of pity for Vern, after all I've been on the receiving end of those stares! But I'm still Team Danny! Dammit! I should of brought a poster.
"Stick." Vern replied placing his hand down. I counted quickly, nineteen… oh god, please Danny have beaten him!
Danny slowly turned his cards over, he had a neutral look on his face as he glared into the smug expression that Vern held. Vern seemed confident, but he shouldn't have been as Danny turned over two ten's.
"Twenty, round one to me I believe?" Danny smiled smugly, he turned to me, and I grinned as massively as I could. Only four more games left Danny! Dupe, Liv and Charlie began to clap in appreciation.
"Round 2." Harry announced.
He dealt the cards quickly. I had a feeling, deep in the pit of my stomach that Danny had a bad hand, Vern seemed to have a normal sort of hand, but Danny scratched his head, something he always did when in thought.
"Vern I'll start with you, stick or twist?"
"Twist." Vern announced as he was handed one more card, he looked at it as Harry awaited his next answer.
"Twist." That was four cards. He smiled.
"Stick."
"Okay Danny." Harry announced with a sigh.
"Twist." Danny shook his head as he read the card.
"Twist." Danny said again, his green eyes begging for a good card. Come on Danny! This would put you in such a strong position. God I've never been so tense!
"Twist." Danny announced once more, he nodded after the card. "Stick."
"Lay your cards gentlemen," Harry muttered.
"Twenty-one." Vern announced. Damn!
Danny flung his cards down. "Nineteen."
"Ahh, not so fast off the mark, but a leopard never misses." Vern winked, he was trying to psyche Danny out.
Danny looked to me with symphetic eyes, sadness in them.
"Remember what I said outside Danny… I mean it." I whispered putting my hand to my chin and resting my fingers on my lips, tracing them gently, the place where Danny had left his presence. Danny just nodded as the next round began.
The rounds went quickly after that, round 3 went to Vern and round 4 went to Danny. It was all down to this last round, round five, Danny just had to win!
"Okay," Harry looked around at us all with sorry eyes. "Final round."
He handed the cards out. Danny had concentration etched on every muscle of his face. He didn't give anything away, his eyes remained focussed on his cards until Harry asked for his attention.
"Vern, stick or twist?"
"Twist." He announced, "Stick." He added after looking at the cards.
"Okay, Danny?" Harry asked. My heart was racing by this point. Danny had to win!
"Stick." Danny announced, that's when I saw a familiar steak in his eyes, confidence, he had a small smile trying to escape, Danny had a good hand… he must have surely, or is this just a massive risk?
"Okay, reveal."
Vern revealed first, two eights and a four, that's twenty, Danny had to have twenty or twenty one to win! My heart was plummeting as Danny's face changed.
Danny slowly began to reveal his hand. Come on Danny! He had to win, my whole body stopped as Danny placed his hand flat out on the table…
A/N - Dumdumdum!
I am gonna update straight away cos im cool like that :')