Tom woke to the sound of running water and in the background the crashing of waves. He sat up in bed and looked around. Danny's room was pretty much like his own room, except this was slightly smaller, well a lot smaller. The sound of water stopped and Danny emerged from the bathroom with a towel around his waist.
"Morning," Danny smiled.
"Morning," Tom replied. He could see how hard Danny was trying to keep himself calm as he got dressed. But in the end excitement took over.
"You gonna have a shower? Breakfast?" Danny asked, wanting to get going as fast as he could.
"Yeah...Quickly," Tom smiled and jumped up. He showered and ate quickly, as he had said he would though he wouldn't have called it breakfast, it was nearly lunch time. Soon they were on their way to Danny's parent's house. But somewhere along the way Danny had lost the feeling of excitement and a feeling of dread had taken over.
"Tom," Danny started. Tom looked at Danny. "What if...What if they are angry with me?"
"They won't be," Tom said reassuringly just as they pulled up in front of the house. Hand in hand they made their way to the door. Danny was going to knock but instead let himself in. They walked down the hallway and could hear voices. Danny knew that his Mum was in the kitchen, he could smell the food. Tom let his hand drop from Danny's and stood back. Seconds later Danny had walked into the kitchen. He heard the gasp, heard the bowl clattering on the floor then the sound of crying, but it was a joyous cry. He pressed himself against the wall, seeing a man a young woman coming down the stairs.
"Who are you?" the man asked Tom.
"Alan! Vicky! Oh! God, Danny's here!" came a cry from the kitchen. Quickly the two people ran into the kitchen, Tom had deciphered they were Danny's Dad and sister, More cries spread the air. Tom stayed out in the hallway for some time. He listened to the cried and they expressions of happiness. He had to admit that it was good that Danny was seeing his family again, it had been six months. Yet there was something tugging at his heart. He wanted to be in there, wanted to physically see that Danny was ok. He knew that if he went in there now it would ruin Danny's moment and so he stayed put. It was some time, nearly half an hour before the noise died down and then Danny walked out. His face was tear stained but his smile showed his true feelings.
"Mum was just making lunch, so I said we would stay," Danny smiled.
"Ok...Is everything alright?" Tom asked and moved over to stand in front of Danny.
"Yes...Everything is better than ok...Now let's go and I'll introduced you," Danny said, his voice full of excitement once more. Before they moved Tom lifted his hand and wiped away the tears that were still clinging to Danny's face. Danny moved closer to Tom and closed his eyes as their lips connected. He couldn't help but smile into the kiss. Everything seemed perfect, his family weren't angry, they were just glad he was ok. Danny broke the kiss and dragged Tom around the corner into the kitchen. After introducing Tom to his Mum Kathy, Dad Alan and sister Vicky they headed outside for lunch.