The trio woke up the next morning sore and sweaty, the body heat between them scorching as they slept.
Regina woke up first, still naked and secured tightly under Danny's arm. Lacey felt Regina's squirms and woke up on the other side of Danny, somehow wrapped in the blanket with both edges under Danny's body.
"D—" Lacey tried to shake him, her hands also stuck inside this blanket cocoon.
He was passed out on his belly with his fine ass out and one leg draped over Regina's.
"Danny, wake up—" Lacey nudged him harder.
Regina finally removed Danny's arm from around her and sat up, nudging his leg off of her as well. Danny grunted a little and rolled onto his back, further tightening the blanket tourniquet that Lacey was trapped in. Regina couldn't help scoping out Danny's killer soccer body.
"Regina, a little help here please?" Lacey couldn't even push him now.
Regina smacked the center of Danny's chest sending him into a chaotic awakening.
"Ugh, Jesus! What was that for—" Danny groaned.
"For choking out your girlfriend." Regina shrugged as she hauled herself off the bed.
Danny rolled over to find Lacey waiting patiently to be released.
"Oh shit! I'm sorry Lace—" Danny quickly moved and Lacey flipped the blanket open and rolled out of bed to get some air.
As Regina searched to find a new set of Danny's clothes to cover herself, Danny reached for Lacey when she attempted to do the same. He pulled her back down against him and hugged her tight.
"Danny—" Lacey giggled.
Regina noticed Danny's cock awakening and hurried her actions so she could get out of there.
Danny nuzzled the side of Lacey's face and rolled on top of her, "Good morning." He said happily, his dazzling smile sparkling in the morning light.
Lacey smiled back, "You're insatiable." She whispered.
Danny shook his head no, "Addicted." He admitted, "To you." He waited for Lacey to make any indication he could continue.
Lacey reached and ran her fingertips down Danny's chest and belly, "You better work." She gave him the green light.
Danny sighed in relief and slid in, giving her an approving nod before turning to see Regina seemingly trying to flee. He began his rhythm.
"Not yet, please?" He asked Regina as she pulled her hair up into a bun.
"I should go—" Regina shuffled toward the door.
"Please? Please stay—fuck." Danny looked back down at Lacey who was now meeting his thrusts.
Regina swallowed and slowly made her way back toward the bed. She watched Danny as he mapped Lacey's reactions. He responded to her, his goal obviously to make Lacey come.
"Danny—" and Lacey did just that, moaning his name, eyes rolling behind her head.
Danny helped her through her orgasm before pulling out and motioning for Regina to lay next to Lacey. Regina hesitated, hovering by the edge of the bed.
Danny crawled over toward her, cock red and moving of its own free will. He hooked his fingers into the pair of his shorts she was wearing and waited for her to say he could remove them. Regina reached out and pulled his hands away, kissing them as he had done to her more times than she could count.
"I had a good weekend, Desai—" She said softly.
Danny pouted, pulling his hands back gently, "You liked me last night, what's up?" He asked sweetly as he gave her frame a once over.
"I think we had a lot of fun." Regina shrugged, "Today is a new day."
"You can't stay for a bit?"
"I've got laundry to do."
Lacey had managed to redress and leaned down to give Danny a kiss, "We've gotta run, D. I'm taking your car." She winked and grabbed his keys, "C'mon Reg, I'll give you a ride."
The girls headed out, their stuff still packed in Danny's car from the night before. As they reached the front door, Karen appeared out of nowhere.
"Hey girls, leaving already? You haven't had breakfast—"
"Lots to do today." Lacey answered gracefully.
Karen stared back at her, her eyes telling Lacey she was not happy. Lacey nodded in understanding and turned toward the door.
"Sorry Karen." Lacey offered.
"Both of you?" She asked Lacey quietly as she moved to close the distance between them.
"It's—complicated." Lacey admitted.
"Lacey—"
"We're good, it's nothing serious—for any of us."
Karen sighed and looked at Regina, Regina's eyes firmly anywhere else but connecting with Karen.
"Regina, I didn't expect—"
"It was a one-time thing, Mrs. Desai." She responded so softly she was barely audible.
Karen sighed, "Whats happening?" She threw her hands up in defeat, "Is this Danny's new thing? He won't tell me anything."
Lacey took a step toward her, "No, no. You know him. This was—this was just a one-time thing, like Regina said. I lied though, I'm not sorry about it." She smiled and looked at her feet.
Karen rolled her eyes, "Get out of here."
The girls stayed silent for the short drive back to Regina's. Lacey helped her unload her gear and Regina walked her back to Danny's car.
"So, prom. You busy this week? We need to get something to wear." Lacey said with a slightly panicked edge.
Regina shrugged, "Whatever." She gave Lacey one awkward nod.
Lacey ignored her quirky weirdness and pulled her in for a hug, "I really did have a great weekend. Danny was so happy."
Regina kept her arms by her sides, "Yeah, he was."
"Maybe we can give him a repeat some time? After prom?"
Regina smooshed her face up into uncertainty, "I don't think so. This was one night—"
"Well yeah, I know but—"
"Why are you doing this? You think this bullshit is what that man wants?" Regina tore into Lacey out of nowhere.
"He did want it—" Lacey took a step back, shocked that Regina was being so aggressive.
"It's you, Lacey. Don't you get it? He wants you." Regina shook her head, "Why do you keep pushing him away? You push him into these situations he doesn't really want, to people who are not what he's after. If I had him, I'd never let him go."
"Regina, he was literally the one who asked for this—"
"You know what? I'm not going to prom, I don't have a date anymore and spending time with a bunch of assholes when I could be working on absolutely anything else sounds like a waste of my fucking time."
"Regina—"
"Thanks for standing up for me this weekend. You and Danny have fun at prom, okay?" Regina turned and disappeared into her house.
School was awkward. Lacey filled Danny in on Regina's tantrum and the two didn't speak during their first period. The project now over, there was no need for Danny and Regina to sit apart from each other anymore and yet here was Danny still sitting next to Phoebe.
"Busy this week?" Phoebe asked, pretending to be occupied by taking notes.
"Very." Danny answered simply.
"Destress session?"
"No."
"Spill." Phoebe wasn't backing down.
"Doesn't concern you."
"What is wrong with you, D? I think you may have forgotten I'm the fucking captain of the soccer team. I've got you. So I'm asking you again, what's up?" She was fierce.
"Thanks for the support, Phoebs. This one's on me."
"Text me if you change your mind."
Danny rolled his eyes.
"To talk, Desai. Jesus Christ—"
Calculus did not go any better. Danny sat with Regina, who ignored him completely. He had never felt her so cold before. He let things be for the first half of class, but his frustration with her grew and he wanted answers.
Danny leaned into Regina's personal space, "I think I'm having déjà vu. I could have sworn we've been here before, you know, you ignoring me for no real reason."
Regina didn't answer him. She continued to take notes, oblivious to his words.
"I thought we fixed this. Mind telling me what I did? I miss you. I miss my friend—"
Regina chuckled in disgust, "Your friend."
Danny stared at her. Regina finally looked over, her icy blue eyes giving off nothing but sadness. He couldn't help it and reached up to try to tuck some hair behind her ear. Regina reared back like Danny's hands were made of knives.
"We're….not friends?" Danny pressed.
Regina didn't speak again for the rest of class. As students exited the classroom, Danny reached out and pulled Regina back by her elbow. She stopped, glaring into the distance, not wanting to make a scene.
"Please?" Danny pleaded, "Talk to me."
"I want to kiss you." Regina said in a huff.
"Well, now I'm really confused—" Danny joked as he tried to understand.
"I want to hold your hand and spend time together. I want to be the one you take to prom, the one you call when you want to talk about nothing. I want you to be my valentine and for you to learn my body like it's your own—" She rambled a million words per minute, stumbling only when she realized her eyes were brimming with tears.
Feelings. She had caught them.
Danny stood there, surprise and disbelief all over his face. He couldn't hide it even if he had tried.
"You have feelings for me." Danny shook his head no, "Regina, you know I can't—"
"I've gotta go." She pushed past Danny and out the door.
He didn't try to stop her this time, he couldn't. He took a lap around the senior lockers before heading to their AP English class. Regina was inside, notebook out like nothing was amiss. Danny stepped in five minutes late and took a scolding from their teacher. He shuffled to his seat beside Regina and peered over at her notes.
"What do I do?" Danny asked softly.
Regina kept her eyes on her work as she spoke, "If this is how you feel watching Lacey push you away every day, I'm so sorry Danny." Her tone was dark.
"What. Do. I. Do."
"I don't know what the answer is." She looked at him regretfully.
"I want your friendship." Danny said with zero reservation.
"This weekend was a mistake."
They were on different pages.
"I disagree." Danny smiled at her tentatively.
Regina rolled her eyes, "It's not a debate. You and Lacey—" She shook her head, "You and I, we're both waiting for shit we can't have. I just need to move on, I can't be friends with you, not right now."
Danny had his mouth covered with both hands as he listened to her reasoning, "Fine." He mumbled through his fingers, "This is bullshit, just so you know."
"It's too hard—"
"I'll miss you."
"It's not about you, Danny. Leave me alone!"
Danny pulled his necklace off and placed it on top of her notebook just as the bell rang.
"As you wish." He said before exiting quickly.
Danny was a scientist. He tried to dissect and rationalize how he had fundamentally fucked up connections with the two people on earth he found himself most drawn to. He decided that Lacey was searching for whatever she was missing and that Regina had found more than she had been looking for. In either case, Danny was the one who was losing. He was simultaneously too much and not enough.