Shania Twain - Forever And For Always
In your eyes
I can see the look of the one who really loves me
The one who wouldn't put anything in the world above me
I can see your love for me in your eyes.
And their ain't no way
I'm letting you go now
There ain't no way
And their ain't no how
Never see that day
(X)
6 Months Later
Danny and Missy were cleaning out a cupboard in a little used room. They had found that they couldn't decided between his room or hers so they chose one of their own together. There was all sorts in the cupboard. Boxes of bedding from Bristol.
Danny looked at Lexi's old Twilight bedding. "I swear I nearly threw this out when she said she loved lying under Robert Pattinson every night." he shook his head with a smile.
Missy pulled out a old bad of Christmas decorations. It had a clear bag inside it. She looked at it and twisted her face.
"What the hell is that? Has something died in there?" she asked Danny her nose scrunched in distaste peering at it closely.
"Oh My God! That's a sandwich made on the day Mrs Elliott brought our stuff over."
Missy mouth opened and she flung it to the floor.
"Eew Danny that's disgusting!"
"I was saving it for later." he declared laughing.
"How much later? 10 years have passed!" she kicked it towards him. "Here you are enjoy!"
He laughed picked it up and put it in the rubbish bag. Pulled another box out. Tore open the tape and opened it.
"O." he said sadly.
"What?" she asked looking inside. All she saw were clothes.
"This is all the clothes Lexi wore when she was ill. Me and Alice put them away. Didn't want her wearing them. Remembering you know. I wanted to get rid but Alice the pragmatic one asked what if her cancer came back and she had to wear the stuff she liked wearing until we got her other stuff." he shrugged and closed the box. "These we get rid of. They won't fit her now anyway and there's no way Amie is wearing them!"
"Yeah." Missy agreed. "I never thought I'd see the day when someone is taller than you!" Missy told him. Lexi was a few inches taller than him.
"I'll get the next box." she yanked. "It's stuck!" she strained. Pulled. "C'mon you stupid looking…" she heaved and the box gave. Something fell on her. Missy was face to face with a menacing black robed figure she squealed fighting to get it off her head. Her arms everywhere. Turned in a circle trying to get it off. She finally got it off her head. Threw something from her pocket at him and then ran and hid behind Danny.
Danny howled with laughter. Tears streamed from his eyes. She narrowed her eyes at him.
"Loved the dance Miss!" he breathed still laughing then imitated her. Arms in the air and hips twisting. "How much do I wish I had a camera right now! You've been framed pay for stuff like that!"
"What the hell is that?" she asked.
"Meet Edgar." he picked it up.
She touched it's face." It looks dead!" she remarked.
"It was our Halloween decorations a few years back. What did you throw at him?"
She looked shifty. "I'm not telling you." she laughed.
"Why?"
"Coz you'll take the mick!" grabbed Edgar from his hands. "I'll have my revenge later!" she told Edgar.
"No go tell me!" Danny said playfully.
She went in her pocket and pulled out what she threw at him.
Danny looked at her hand. "A homicidal half dead zombie and you throw cherry drops at him?"
"Hey I like cherry drops. Don't knock em! He might have been hungry. Or just like cherry drops!" she said seriously defending herself.
"And if he didn't? what was the rest of ya brilliant plan?" he asked laughing.
She was thoughtful. "Running like hell!"
"Sounds better than plan A. Tell you what if we ever get attacked by zombies just skip plan A altogether huh?" he smiled at her.
"I knew you'd tale the mick!" she muttered.
He laughed.
"So what we doing with your better looking brother?"
"That's fighting talk girly." he warned.
She looked at Edgar. "I suppose he's cute. In a dead homicidal kind of way."
"I'll never understand you Miss. We'll keep him. For now!" Danny told her laughing.
She folded the black robe around the face and placed it in a pile of other stuff to keep.
Danny had his back to her sorting something. Missy felt a sudden urge to be close to him. She walked up behind him and put her arms around his waist. Her head rested on his shoulder. "I love you, you know." she whispered. She was saying it first now which she hadn't done before.
"I know." he rested his hands op top of hers. "I love you too. I didn't plan it, or expect it but it's really good."
"Me either."
"I'm glad it's you though Miss. At first it was hard you know the guilt because of who we are and our connection by Alice but I figured she'd be happy that we were happy and we knew each other well."
"What?" she asked missing a little of what he said.
"It's good coz we already knew each other and got along great."
"I know. Brilliant isn't it?" she asked.
He spun so he faced her. "It's the best ever." kissed her softly. Deepened it. They were wrapped up in each other. The kiss more heated as seconds ticked by.
"Danny." she whispered. "We need to stop. Finish the room." she said breathlessly.
"This is more fun than looking through dusty boxes…" he paused. "Well except when you got a fright and showed me your dancing skills."
She smiled gave him one last kiss. "C'mon Mr Trevanion."
"Spoil sport!" he grumbled good naturedly.
They continued and found a box full of the kids art projects from school.
"I'm glad Ethan didn't wanna become a potter or he'd be broke!" Danny mentioned looking at what was supposed to be a vase but looked pitiful and was the size of a very very small mug!
"I think it's cute!" Missy said picking it up. Smiled at it.
"Alice did too. She insisted on having his and Lexi's stuff on display. One night I found Ethan and Lexi sneaking down and 'losing' their work."
"It got lost in the bin huh?" Missy asked.
"It just fell out of theirs hands in there!" Danny said laughing.
Missy exhaled. They looked at each other sadly.
"We had so many amazing times with Alice. I miss that a lot. Knowing the five of us will never be like that again. Me, you, Alice, Shauna and James." Danny said softly.
"I know there's someone missing and it feels weird when we're together. The four of us now. All these times just waiting to happen and they won't and never will." Missy replied.
They sat silently for a few moments remembering their friend.
(X)
The cupboard was now empty. Missy walked into it
"Hey this is a fair size when it's empty."
Danny jumped up and closed the door. Waited for her scream.
"Daniel what are you doing?" she asked through the door.
"Carrying on. C'mon your supposed to scream."
"Uh Uh! Nope I'm fine!"
"O your no fun. I can't believe I just said that about you." he chuckled. Opened the door and laughed at her face. She looked bored. Arms crossed.
"How old are you Daniel?" she asked simply.
He shrugged smiling.
"Yeah, old enough to know better. Or lock yourself in with me!" eyes twinkling.
"Now that is a plan!" he murmured.
She grabbed his hand and pulled him in with her. Walked backwards stood on something with a sharp edge.
"OW!" she said.
"Is that a mouse trap?" he asked.
"Mouse?" she said and nearly jumped into his arms. "No way!"
"Your not scared of an itty bitty mouse are you?" he asked. She was clutching his arms tightly.
"Scared who me NO! I'm freaking terrified of mice. They're small and hairy and their tails…eew… I just hate em!"
"I can't believe it." he said smiling at her.
"O believe it. On Aprils fools day one year Alice snuck in my bedroom when I was asleep an put a rubber mouse about 5 inches big on my pillow beside my head. So I'd be looking at it when I woke. Then she sat in wait in the corner. I woke up nose to nose with a rubber mouse. I've never screamed so much in my entire life. I've never seen her laugh so much in my entire life. She even had a picture of me basically eyes wide lying down mouth open squealing arms and legs tangled in the blanket trying to get away." she laughed a little. "Only took me 30 years to laugh about it. She chuckled. "I guess I finally see the funny side Alice." she looked at Danny. "She told me I would eventually. I said maybe in about 50 years. It took me weeks before I forgave my mum you know."
Danny looked.
"She let Alice in!"
"You had some good times together huh?" he asked.
"You have no idea Danny. When I was little I didn't wanna move from Dundee I had friends there. Or I thought they were friends. I didn't find friends til I met Shauna and Alice. God I miss her! It's so rare to find friends like that. Who love and support you no matter what."
He nodded.
"We scrapped you know. Had this massive fall out. It was the worst time of my life not being friends with them. You know I'd go back to feeling like that if she could come home coz at least she'd be here with her kids." Missy was getting upset.
"We all miss her Miss. We always will. As friends. As a husband. Kids. Sister."
Missy nodded in agreement. Swallowed her emotion.
"If there is a trap and there's a dead mouse your on your own!" she warned.
"Ok." he laughed.
Missy knelt down and felt about.
"Squeak!" he said smiling.
"Fuck off!" she hissed. "Your not funny!"
"I am funny admit it!" he retorted.
"Funny looking!" she retorted still looking in the dark cupboard. "I need a torch." she muttered
"Hey you love me!" he declared offended.
"Yeah I suppose someone had to. You can't hold it against me though!"
"O look who trying to be funny now!" he told her laughing.
"I'm hilarious!" she said smiling. "Got it, it's not a mouse trap thank god!" she stood up and walked out into the light.
"It's a videotape." he said wiping the dust off it after she handed it to him.
"Let me guess it's one of those tapes that you don't own Danny. You gonna put it with the rest of your other tapes you don't own." She said smiling.
He shrugged. "it doesn't have any sticker on it."
"Is that code for whips and chains?" she giggled.
"Let's watch it!" he said.
"What? No thanks. We have no idea what's on there. What if it's one of Dupes?"
Danny stood in thought a moment. He smiled. "You could have a point there Miss!" he paused. "But we'll never know unless we check."
"I say we save ourselves countless hours of therapy and God knows what else and put it back. He said he was a ladies man back in the day. What if this is him performing a strip tease or something. We'd end up institutionalised. Think of your kids Danny." she said dramatically.
"Na let's watch it. It'll be good for a laugh."
"I'm sorry kids I tried to warn him!" she muttered smiling.
Danny popped the tape in the video player in the room and pressed play.
Missy closed her eyes and covered her ears.
"Look Miss…" he tapped her arm as a screen appeared.
"No." she said.
"It's ok honest!"
She went to open her eyes.
"Wait there's Dupe naked!" he yelped.
"Argh!" she screamed and closed her eyes tight.
"Got ya!" he laughed.
"I don't believe you. He really is naked isn't he?" she said pained. Guide me from the room. If I try to walk out with my eyes closed I'll walk into a wall or fall over the bed."
"It's us. Honest. Me and you, Shauna and Mrs Elliott in Bristol. At my old house."
She peeked. One eye. She and Danny were stood on stepladders in the living room. Holding a banner up. Arguing. She sat beside Danny and watched.
(X) (The tape)
Move your side up Miss." Danny told her.
"I can't. Your taller than me Daniel!" she told him.
"It'll look stupid if we put it low. Or wonky!" he declared.
"It'll look fine!" she retorted.
"Shot arse!" he muttered.
"Freakishly tall giant." she told him back.
They pushed and pulled and stretched but Danny wasn't happy.
"Hey why don't I stand on Shauna's shoulders and put it up that way?" Missy suggested.
"Why don't I stand on yours? You weigh a freaking ton!" Shauna said messing on with the streamers.
"Shauna c'mon it's for Alice! And your shorter than me"
"Fine but don't blame me if I drop you!" Shauna said frustratedly. She just knew this was gonna end badly!
Shauna sat on the sofa and Missy climbed on her shoulder. Shauna struggled to stand up. "For Gods sake Miss who ate all the pies huh?"
Danny sniggered.
"Not one word you!" Missy said to Danny.
The banner was finally up. "Dammit Alice is outside!" Shauna declared and backed off away from the window quickly. Missy who had been reaching up moving the banner lost her balance. They were wobbling all over.
"KEEP STILL MISS I'M GONNA FALL!" Shauna declared.
"I can't!" Missy said. "Stop wobbling!"
"Going." Danny said amused.
Shauna wobbled more.
"Going." Danny repeated more amused then before.
Shauna fell as did Missy. Shauna face down on the sofa and Missy did a flip over it.
"Gone!" he said laughing.
Missy landed with a thud. Popped her head up in disgust.
"Ow couldn't you have dont the flip over the sofa Shauna? Why is it I am always the one who gets hurt when our plans fail. Always ME!" she said playfully. "And don't you start Daniel!" she said smiling.
The banter continued for a little while between Danny and Missy back and forth. The insults becoming worse. Their smiles becoming wider.
(X)
Oh God!" Missy said shaking her head. Put her hand over her eyes.
"What?" he said smiling. "This was Alice's 30th birthday party remember. The surprise one. You fell like a pro by the way!"
She remembered the party. Not this display of flirting though.
"God look at us Danny!"
"What we're carrying on!" he said.
"We're blatantly flirting. God you were married. Alice should have murdered me. She's have got away with it too!"
The guilt Missy used to feel returned full force.
"God were we like this in front of her too?"
"I don't see that as flirting. We were having a laugh!"
Missy felt sick.
He saw her sat there on the bed looking pained.
Why didn't Alice tell me Danny? I didn't know. I'd never have done that to her if I did! God I'm supposed to be her best friend. She was a good friends probably why she didn't pull me about it!"
"Miss…"
"Poor Alice. Having to put up with me being like that with you!" Missy was beating her self up.
"Hey it takes two to flirt Miss."
"But look at us Danny!" she said disgusted at herself.
"Alice didn't see it as a problem Miss. You know Alice, if she thought anything was going on or was gonna happen she'd have said something. She knew we didn't know. And she knew we both loved her and that nothing would ever happen between us!"
Missy guilt increased at Lexi's vice off camera saying she was at the door.
Missy was ushering Danny out of the door. Telling him to get her away.
"How?" Danny asked.
"I'm sure you'll find a way! Kiss her or something. I dunno anything!" Missy said dryly. "And remember she doesn't know we're here comprende?"
"Ya vole!" he said saluting.
Missy made a face and a rude hand gesture as he walked away. She heard Shauna laughing in the background
He returned later hair all over looking happy. "Mission accomplished." and wiggled his eyebrows.
The video cut out then.
The room was dark and filled with people shushing. Alice walked in. "Surprise!" Everyone yelled as Alice entered with Danny. Danny looked down at her lovingly, Shauna and Missy were at her other side immediately. Missy jumping up and down with excitement. Alice was beaming.
"God look how young the kids look!" Danny murmured.
Ethan newly adopted looked moody. Arms crossed. Lexi sat beside him talking animatedly pointing out people. Ethan rolled his eyes.
"That was a good day." he said softly. Watching as Alice opened her presents. Carrying on when she opened a envelope off Melissa. Alice showed everyone the paper. It said IOU a present. Then Missy laughed at Alice's face and handed her a small black box which had a necklace inside.
"Really IOU Miss." Alice said dryly after hugging her.
"Hey I was gonna give you a tea bag and tell ya to have a drink on me!" Missy said on the tape.
"Your present was classic. Your first one anyway" he laughed softly.
She sniffed and he saw tears rolling down her cheeks. "Oh Miss you ok?"
"I dunno." she admitted. "This isn't even sad and I'm bawling!"
"It is sad. She was my wife. Our best friend too."
Missy cried more. "God I never cry!" she said voice shaking. Her tears subsided.
She looked at the TV. "Why'd you stop the tape?" she asked him.
"Coz it was upsetting you." he told her.
Her shoulders slumped. "That is so sweet." she said as a few tears emerged once again.
"Sorry." he said panicking. He didn't know how to handle her tears. "If I turn it back on will you stop crying?"
She just sat there so he folded his arms around her. Her tears soon dried. "You ok now honey?"
She nodded. Wiped her eyes. "I have no idea where that came from." she admitted.
"I might. I have a little experience with that."
She frowned. "With emotional woman? Alice didn't cry all that much!" she told him. "Unless she was…." her heart stopped.
"Pregnant woman cry Miss. You've been tired. Crabby. Fussy with your meals and now you cried over a videotape."
Missy felt terror run through her. "But we can't. Its too soon."
"It was bound to happen sooner or later Miss." he told her. "We haven't been careful."
"Make it later! Much later!" she yelped.
He put his hand tenderly on her cheek. "Calm down Miss. It's a baby, not a nuclear weapon!"
"It's ok for you. You've done this before. What if it has a funny sense of humour like me. Do you really wanna live with two of me?"
"Scary thought." he joked.
That's all it was - joking. He'd wouldn't mind if it was just like her.
"Danny, what we gonna do?" she asked.
"Well firstly. Your gonna take a test. Then if we are expecting a baby then there's hospital appointments and scans and then 9 months later we have our baby here."
"Then the fun begins." she muttered. "This is all your fault!" she declared.
"Me?" he asked.
"I was innocent till I met you!"
"Yeah right!" he scoffed playfully.
"I was! You corrupted me Mr Trevanion. See all your fault!"
He rolled his eyes. Conceded defeat. He knew better than to argue with a pregnant woman.
"You'll be fine Miss. We'll both be fine."
She smiled. So did he.
"You wanna tell the kids? Coz I'm pretty sure you are." he said confidently.
"Not yet. We'll tell em later. When we know for sure."
He kissed her softly.
And they all lived happily ever after.
AN ok the story sounds like it is finished BUT there is one chapter after this one. oooo the mind boggled wot could it b? tell me your ideas if you want x
also sorry about the length of this chapter, i wanted to say alot with this. i wanted danny and missy to have fun but also to show people that although alice is gone that she is was and still is a big part of danny's and missy's lives and they will always miss her and lover her even tho they are together now. x 4000 words OMG :O
