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Chapter twenty eight
The rest of Saturday went by like a flash of lightning and before I knew it it was Sunday and the day of the radio show. As you could imagine the boys were just as distressed as the first time. They were just as nervous and jittery. I on the other hand was completely calm and collected. The first show had gone so well that there was no doubt in my mind that they could do it again.
To my surprise Dan called me in the morning, just a little while after I had woken up. He wasn't usually up that early, I can't say it was an unwanted surprise though. It was of course because of his nerves. I tries my best calm him down and reassure him that the both of them would do fine, and even if they had a tiny mishap, even a really big mishap their fans would still love them forever and ever. I of course knew this from personal experience.
"What if I press the wrong buttons? What if we forget to thank a fan who calls in? What if we totally humiliate ourselves in DanVSPhil?" Dan ranted frantically.
"What if Phil explodes?" I mocked him.
"Sarah"
"It's a real hazard, haven't you hear of all the explosions in the radio industry?" I continued, ignoring his irritation.
"I hate you, you know that right?" he asked sarcastically.
"That's my Dan back, see doesn't it feel good? To let go of all the worry and just be a little sarcastic shit again?" I teased.
"Yes actually it does" he admitted "Than you Sarah that actually helped a lot, to get out that frustration"
"I'll always try my best to help"
"Well I should get going, or Phil is literally going to explode if I don't calm him down. I'll talk to you later. Bye honey"
"Bye" I manage before he hanged up. I chuckled to myself; I was getting kind of used to that pet name.
I showed up at the BBC building early like the last time. Both the boys were luckily a little calmer by then. For the last few minutes before the show, when they were completely sure that everything was set up, I tried distracting them a bit. I talked about anything I could come up with, and to some extent it seemed to work. Then I wished them both good luck before they reentered the studio for the start of the show.
Like the last time I watched the whole show on the TV in the lounge outsider their studio. I evacuated the lounge when DanVSPhil was happening and watched though the glass wall again. Phil was really amazing at coming up with the most ridiculous and humiliating challenges for them. Also before Alled, from The Surgery, the show after Dan and Phil's, went on to talk about his show I got a chance to talk to him. He was a nice guy and made me feel not quite as short as I usually did in the company of Dan and Phil. We didn't have much time though, as he had to go on Dan and Phil's show before rushing off to his own studio.
The show was just as amazing as the last one; funny, witty and drenched with participation from loving fans.
Dan bounded out of the studio with a huge grin on his face. Phil followed in a little calmer fashion, also with a giant grin, when Dan had already embraced me, lifted me off the ground and was spinning me around.
"Goodness Dan, let her down, you'll make her dizzy" Phil scolded looking out for my best interest like the ever so sweet guy he always was.
Because my breath had been partly knocked out of me I squeaked a 'thank you' to Dan when he finally did put me down. Once I caught my breath I spoke again "The crowd outside is even bigger this week, it's going to take you ages to get through it" I informed them in an apologetic tone.
"They're going crazy over this whole thing" Phil admitted.
"We're going to have to end up making some restriction on this. We can't have mobs show up in front of the building every Sunday evening. I mean we're tired already and what if it gets so late that we don't get to say hi to all of them?" Dan reasoned.
"Yeah, we're definitely going to have to do something about it" Phil agreed "the amount of people will probably just increase every week. We'll see what happens next week and then decide what to do"
"Agreed. I guess we should get out there then" Dan smiled. The thing about Dan and Phil is that they are genuinely so happy to meet and speak to their fans. Even when the crowds are overwhelming they always try to make sure everyone goes home satisfied.
Dan grabbed my waist and pulled me out of my thoughts "You just go home, I'll meet you there" he whispered into my ear in a seductive voice sending shivers down my spine "You know what day it is today don't you?" he added pulling away and looking into my eyes intently.
"Mhm" I nodded without even thinking about it; all of a sudden at a loss for words. It was something about the way he was looking at me, his eyes filled with hungry lust. Where had this come from? That's when I remembered; it was our one month anniversary. All of a sudden my mind was flooded with images of what he might have had planned and my curiosity peaked.
Dan kissed my cheek and pulled away still with that mischievous gleam in his eye.
When I walked around to the front of the building I saw the actual extent of what would definitely be classified as a mob. Dan and Phil were in the center of the crowd gathered around the entrance of the building. As always they were smiling and happily taking pictures and signing things for their fans.
As the minutes passed I kind of realized that Dan was not going to be at my place before very late in the evening.
I decided to do what had to be done and texted Dan "Honey, looking at this crowd you're not going to make it before I am already asleep. We're both already tired, just go home and get your sleep tonight and then you can come over tomorrowL"
From across the crowd I saw Dan pull his phone from his pocket and check it, he looked up with a disappointed look on his face and seemed to try to look for me, but wasn't able to find me among all the people. He excused himself for a moment before returning to his fans with a new smile plastered on his face. It didn't quite reach his eyes, but I knew how happy his fans made him through anything so I could tell it wasn't quite fake either.
Sure enough my phone vibrated with a text back from Dan "I wish I didn't have to pick between my fans and you, but as always your right. See you tomorrow honey"
That night before I went to bed I sent a text to Dan like usual "Goodnight honey 3"
He replied "Still at the BBC, almost finished though, wish I could be there with you, goodnight and sweet dreams 3"
Poor Dan, always worrying about disappointing everyone. I had to talk to him about the 'choosing between me and his fans'. It wasn't a choice; he had to be there for his fans. His fans were the ones who got him to where he was now. I wanted to make sure that he knew that I completely understood how hard it was to try to please everyone all the time. Even if I would prefer if Dan could spend that time with me, his fans had deserved his time just as much as I had. Of course I should get some special treatment since I was his girlfriend, but this was his job, his life and he had an obligation to them as well.
Maybe I would have been less understanding if I hadn't been one of these fans myself. From personal experience I knew that especially young impressionable girls were also easily hurt of offended. They could even feel like their idol ignoring them was like a personal attack even though their rational minds knew this wasn't true.
I could go on about this for quite a long time, but my point at the very least is that I understood and I wanted to let Dan know so he wouldn't have to feel bad about it.
Eventually I drifted off to sleep.
The next morning I was unusually tired, but I managed to get myself out of bed and in to work on time. Ally was there like always and again we discussed the radio show the previous night. Throughout the day Ally was more on edge then usual and I thought that was weird till I remembered what was happening that day. How had I almost forgotten about Ally and Phil's second date?
Without actually mentioning the date I tried calming her down and mostly it worked.
The day went by in high speed and before I knew it Phil walked into the shop. Ally had asked Lucy for permission to leave work early so they left together right away. I wouldn't have minded if they had hung around for a little, but I of all people knew how nosy the other staff could be. Gossip spread like wildfire there. She probably didn't want to subject herself or Phil to the prying eyes and ears of her coworker for too long.
They both gave me a wave and a smile before walking out into the cold street huddled together. I smiled to myself when I saw Phil reach for Ally's hand and hold it tight.
