Don't Leave Me DK x DM

George p.o.v

"Hey, I thought blondie got in before you?" Jorel asks as Jordon turns up to the studio. Danny isn't here yet, neither is Matt but the rest of us are now. "Maybe they slept in late, who knows?" I tell him and suddenly Matt walks in a little angry, but Danny was no where in sight. We want to ask where Danny is, but I decided to keep my mouth shut. I can always text Danny to ask him where he is. "Where's your boyfriend Matt?" Jordon asks, and Matt just growled. Something must have happened between those two. I was watching Matt's body language while he kinda stormed over to the other side of the room. "He is NOT my boyfriend," Matt says, and I tell Jordon to leave him alone. It's not worth pushing Matt's temper any further.

I mouthed to Jorel I was going to text Danny later. He might not want to talk about what happened. I will cover the absence when Sean turns up and say that Danny told me he isn't feeling so good this morning. "Anyway, let's get on with today's work and see how the day goes," I tell Jorel who nodded. It does look more and more likely that Danny is not turning up today. Poor dude, Matt seems like he has the asshole switch turned on today. I am going to go and see Danny later on to see how he is doing and offer him some support through this as he is most likely going to need it. "Danny got sick?" Sean asks when he sees everyone else but Danny in the studio when he arrives a few minutes later. "Yeah he told me this morning he was up all night with a stomach bug, so I told him to stay home and rest," I said, covering for the younger blonde.

Matt gave me a questioning look, but I shook my head at him when Sean wasn't paying attention to us. If he wants to be an asshole today, then I am going to let him. Though I am not going to let him drag Danny through the mud because of their little lovers spat. "Right, who wants to record their stuff first?" Sean asks, and Jordon immediately jumps up to have his turn in the booth. Matt is sulking in the corner and when Sean came up to me to ask about it I just told him he woke up in a grumpy mood this morning. Jorel and Dylan come and sit close to me so I can quietly keep them updated on what I know about Danny and so we can attempt to write some new lyrics. Just as I am about to text Danny I receive a text from him.

Dan: Hey, mind if I come live with you for a little while? Matt wants to kick me out tonight. I am sure you know what happened by now.

George: Sure buddy, you can live me with for as long as you need. I'll come get you once work is over. Matt's in quite a stroppy mood and he did say you two weren't together anymore. I told Sean you aren't well. Didn't think you needed the questioning right at this moment.

Dan: You truly are a god George. I did question why Sean texted me get better soon but I will happily roll with that for now at least. Matt was angry when he left the house. We broke up last night after a massive argument, but our relationship had gone down hill for months.

George: Aw you're welcome Danny. Yeah, I knew it must have been bad for Matt to be this stroppy over it. If you feel up to it later, we can talk more about it and see what we can do to resolve any lasting issues.

Dan: I don't know yet, honestly George I am still in shock over this. I hope you can help me. I really loved him.

George: I know you did Danny, this is going to be a shock to you. You two have been together for five years and its just abruptly ended in not the nicest of ways.

Dan: Yeah, I honestly appreciate you letting me live with you. I'll pay you back for it.

George: You will always be welcome in my home Danny. You don't have to pay me back, honestly.

Dan: Okay if you're sure. I'm going to start packing my stuff up. I'll see you later.

George: I'm sure buddy, don't worry. I will see you later.

As I was texting Danny, I made sure the others were aware of what was going on. I knew Danny was likely to need a place to stay, he lost his home and Matt took him in when they were at the part of the relationship where they felt it was time to move in together. Danny's going to need a lot of support because if what we know is correct that Matt has been quite nasty over this and Danny can be a sensitive little soul. "Dan's favourite ice cream is cookie dough, right?" Jorel asks me, keeps his voice down in case Matt decided to eavesdrop. I nodded and Jorel had a big smile on his face. "You carry on as normal, I will go and buy a couple of tubs of it and bring it over to cheer him up," Jorel says, again quietly.

"That sounds like a great idea Jorel. I think he would enjoy that," I tell him, and we scribble down more lyrics. I am going to pick Danny up from Matt's house after work then take him to mine where we might meet Jorel and he will give Danny some ice cream which might help cheer him up because he will be very upset over what has happened over the last twenty-four hours of his life. I could tell he was probably holding back tears or crying when we were messaging each other. For me this day is going to drag on slowly, I just want to go and comfort my little brother while he needs us. Instead I am stuck here with a very angry Matt who everyone is wary of and we don't want to trigger a rage fit during today.

Lunch was good though, I told Jorel and the others that I was going to a local café to get food and Jorel, Jordon and Dylan rushed to join me. Matt just grunted and stayed in his little corner. It felt so good to be out of that tense room and I think everyone noticed. "Is Danny going to be okay?" Jordon asks as we make the short walk down the street. He wasn't privy to our conversation while he was spitting gold on the mic. "I think so, we just have to show him that we are going to be there for him and everything will be okay. He is moving in with me tonight because Matt's kicking him out," I explain. I was giving Jordon a moment to take in the new information. Whatever happened which led to this break up must have been horrible.

We enjoyed the slight break from the tension as we ate our lunch together in the café. I texted Danny to let him know if I could leave before Matt I was going to try my hardest so that we could avoid further conflict between the two of them and Danny agreed. He said if I let him know when I was leaving he was going to wait on the corner of the street for me. I told him that was okay by me but only if he felt that it was safe to do so, and he was not going to be in any danger because of it and he told me that he would be fine. He had everything packed and ready to go, he just needed me to let him know that I was leaving. I feel so sorry for him, he has been living there for a while now and now one likes being kicked out of their house.

I went into the booth next and recorded some of my vocals. I managed to leave five minutes early to go and pick Danny up from the corner of the street and then take him to my house. Jorel said he would wait a little while until Danny is a little settled before coming over with the ice cream. We just want to make Danny happy and try and get to the bottom of this. We are not going to ignore Matt entirely either, we are just giving him some space to think about his recent actions and behaviour towards others. If he is angry then we are going to let him get angry and hope that he doesn't take it out on us. He can come and talk to us if he needs to but right now I don't think he wants to talk to anyone while he is like this.

Danny was at the corner where he said he would be when I approached Matt's street. Danny was sitting on the sidewalk and he had a hoodie on and he was holding the sleeves tightly, watching as every car drive past until he saw me. His eyes lit up and I stopped. I helped get his things into the trunk and then pulled him into a hug. He looked a mess, he had really dark circles under his eyes which were also red. He has a little bit of stubble, but his hair was sticking up in a few different directions. "Let's get you back to mine and sorted out yeah?" I ask him, and I felt him nod against my chest. I walked with him to the passenger side and made sure he got in okay before hopping into the driver's seat to take him to his new place.

I put music on quietly for the drive to fill the silence. Danny looked out the window the entire time and looked like he was on the verge of breaking down. I am going to let him cry when he needs to when we get home. I can take his bags up to the spare room, he only has a couple with his clothes and some personal belongings. "Don't worry Danny. You will be at mine soon and you can cry as much as you need to, nap if you need to and we can hug and talk about it all you need," I tell him. He looked at me while we were at the red traffic lights and I saw the weakest of smiles on his face. I reached over and gave his shoulder a reassuring squeeze. He must have been tired because I saw him dozing off just as the lights turned green again.

He just needs some time where he doesn't really need to dwell on the events that have occurred within the last three days ish. I don't know, they could have been arguing for three years as far as I know. It's completely up to Danny if he wants to tell me more about his relationship with Matt when he is ready for it. "Is it okay if I go to sleep on the couch when we get in?" Danny asks me after a few minutes. I knew he was tired and he wants to go to bed soon. He probably hasn't had much sleep while the arguing has been going on between him and Matt. "Of course, you can buddy. I'll take your bags upstairs when we get home and you can just go a lie down on the couch and sleep," I tell him, and he smiles at me.

He was dozing off when I pulled into the driveway and Jorel was waiting there. He must have been quicker going to the store and back then I was driving to Matt's street and back. The traffic was quite bad on the way back, so it probably took me a bit longer to get through the traffic than normal. I am going to unlock the front door so Jorel can get in and then if Danny asks me to I can carry him into the house. I got to the front door and told Jorel that Dan's stuff is in my trunk if he wanted to help out a little more. When I got to the passenger side of the car Danny was still falling asleep. "Gonna take you inside now buddy okay?" I tell him and get a sleepy nod off the poor dude. He did make a little effort to help me get him inside.

I put him down on the sofa and cover him with a blanket just as he falls asleep. I got some of the hair out of his face and gave his shoulder a gentle squeeze. I walked into the kitchen afterwards and Jorel was putting the ice cream in the freezer. "Poor Danny, Mattie has been really mean to him lately, hasn't he?" Jorel tells me and I nod at him. I take Danny's bag to the spare room and then quickly walk back to continue the conversation with Jorel. "He seems to have been. Danny's going to rest and then I am going to help him clean up a little bit and keep an eye on him over the next day or so," I tell him. We just want him to know we are here for him in the rough first few days after the break-up. He's going to be very upset.

"Yeah, I am sure that Jordon and Dylan can help us give Danny distractions until Matt pulls his head out of his ass. Like I want to support both of them, but Matt needs some time to realise what he could loose if he continues to act the way he is doing around everyone. Danny doesn't know about the behaviour today, but I think it's best we steer away from talking about him until Danny starts the conversation himself," Jorel tells me. It is something that I am willing to agree with. We all need to work together to get everybody through this with minimal damage to friendships and relationships. The band might be in trouble if we are not careful, people might want to leave over this.

"Yeah, maybe it would be better for Danny right now to not talk about his break up unless he is willing to tell us the details. You're right though, Matt needs to pull his head out of his ass unless he wants to lose everything he has ever loved or cared about. I don't want him around in the band while he is showing this typical asshole behaviour," I tell him, we decide to go into the living room and watch the television quietly while Danny sleeps. Jorel goes to sit next to Danny's head and play with the blonde's slightly messy hair. Danny was still sleeping which made Jorel feel good. We all want to help the blonde out in anyway that we can. We all want to help Matt out too. Jorel and I just watch a film quietly in the meantime.

Danny wakes up just after the film finished and I could tell he felt a little bit better. He hugged Jorel who hugged him back. "Is it okay if I have a shower and shave?" Danny asks me, he seemed a little nervous about it. I get up and take his hand and lead him up the stairs to show him where I keep the clean towels and then to where we put his bags. "Of course, you can shower, you don't need my permission to do so. Just shout I'm going for a shower and I will be okay with it," I tell him, and I hug him carefully. I pass him a towel from the cupboard and a clean razor from my room and then I am going to give him some privacy. "Thanks George, I honestly thought for a moment I was a guest here. Then I remembered you said I could live here so I guess we are roommates now," he tells me.

"Yeah, we are roommates now for as long as you want us to be Danny. I will help you get back onto your feet if you want," I tell him, and he smiles at me. "I appreciate it a lot George," he tells me. Then I definitely leave him alone to have a shower in peace and he can come back downstairs to spend time with us after if he wanted to. We aren't going to force him to socialise with us of he doesn't want to. He might just want to have some time to himself to try and come to terms with what happened between him and Matt. A few minutes later I hear Danny singing in the shower and he was singing some of his Lorene Drive songs. I love it when he sings those songs, he is so talented in so many different ways.

After his shower was finished I heard him go into the spare room then about five minutes after that he came back down the stairs with tears in his eyes and he was looking at me. Jorel had to leave to spend some time with Vanessa but he said he would be visiting again soon. "What's wrong Danny?" I ask and pat the space next to me on the sofa for him to join me. He sits next to me and I take his hands in to mine. "I've, umm been kinda of damaging myself a bit lately. Matt kept telling me I was not good enough for anyone else and it got to me," he tells me. Then he shows me the various places on his body that he has been harming himself. He was shaking and crying a little bit as I rubbed my fingers over all the scars and new wounds.

"Danny, Matt was wrong. You are a perfect person, and we all think you are too good for us. We often ask ourselves how on earth we managed to find the world's perfect lead singer," I tell him, trying to boost his confidence while I clean some of the newer wounds. It's going to take a while to be able to heal the mental and physical wounds his relationship with Matt has left behind, but I know it is possible to get Danny back out of his shell to the bubbly happy Danny we all know. Once I finish cleaning Danny's wounds I pull him towards me, so he can cry in my arms. I can tell that he has been holding back some tears over his current situation. "Let it all out Danny, it is okay buddy," I tell him, and he sobs in my arms.

Soon he calms down and I smile at him. He is feeling a little better now and I go and get one of the tubs of ice cream in the freezer. He still doesn't know that we have these yet or that Jorel had bought him some to help him feel better. "Jorel bought you some cookie dough ice cream before he came over earlier," I tell him, and he smiles at me. I hand him the pot of ice cream and a spoon. He snuggles up with me while he digs into the ice cream. "I have to thank Jorel for this later," Danny tells me. I chuckle at how his mood has perked up with the ice cream. "He knew you would appreciate the ice cream while you feel a little down," I tell him. Danny nodded at me while he had a spoonful in his mouth.

"I get that I am being a total teenage girl right now, but ice cream is so good," he tells me, and we both start laughing. It was good to see a little bit of his old self appear. I had to laugh along with him because I just found the situation funny. Danny was literally calling himself a teenage girl and I didn't feel that it was right to bully him. "Ice cream is the best cure along side chocolate Danny. It doesn't matter whether you are male or female break-ups are hard and most people assume that men do fine, and it is not always the case," I tell him. I put my hand on his chest while we relax on the couch and he enjoyed some of his ice cream. Then he went to put it back when he had enough of the ice cream for now.

"Wow Jorel really wants to kill me with the amount of ice cream he bought me," Danny tells me when he comes back in and he tells me that he is going to text Jorel to thank him for all of the ice cream. "Yup, he did mention he planned on sending you into an ice cream coma today," I tell him, and he chuckles. I heard him mumble about stupid best friends trying to send him into an ice cream coma to try and cure him of the sadness inside. "Yep, best friends will do that when they care Danny," I tell him, and he smiles at me. I think our distraction tactics are working slightly with him. He let me look at the text he was sending Jorel and I smiled. He is so grateful for everything that we are doing for him even if he is hesitant to ask for help at first.

"Also, gonna change those dressings I put on once a day until they heal, and I promise to you that I will be here if you want to talk about what's bothering you," I tell him. Jorel and I have both experienced what it is like to lose someone to suicide and we don't particularly want Danny to join those who we have lost this way. Danny knows this too and he hugs me tightly. "I promise you George that I will talk to either you or one of the other members of the band besides you know who before resorting to measures which I could regret later on," he tells me, and I rub his back a little bit in case he gets upset of what we are talking about. I know he is going to keep his promise to us and I will let Jordon and Dylan know so that they would be prepared to listen to him.

I let Danny have control over what we watch on the television while I text the two guys I mentioned before. That way if we go back to the studio this week then they could be prepared if Danny decided that he wanted to talk to them instead of me and Jorel about what bothers him. I know what he is like when it comes to this type of thing and he sometimes thinks that he bothers us by telling us about his problems and keeps them inside instead. "I feel so comfy right now, thanks for being here for me George. I honestly thought you would have taken Matt's side on this," Danny says, we had been watching a film when he said that. It was quite sudden to be honest, but I understand he had that fear inside.

"To be honest Danny, we don't pick sides based on how long we know the dude. I would also support you regardless of what Matt says or does. He was an asshole today to everyone and we are giving him some time to chill and figure out what he is going to do when he loses people he cares about," I tell him. I am only mentioning Matt because Danny mentioned him. Poor little Danny bear, at least he knows I am being truthful about it and he feels like he can trust us. "Yeah, I knew Matt was in a bad mood when he left this morning and I knew he probably would take it out on you guys. I did think because you knew him longer that you would be more protective of him over me," he tells me, and I rub his shoulder.

"Yeah, I can understand why you feel that way dude. We kinda knew after he started getting aggressive with Jordon that we should leave him be. I can assure you that we are going to support you no matter what. Break-ups are rough to be honest with you and we can all sympathise with you and we want to make sure you are happy," I tell him. Danny decided that he no longer wanted to sit next to me and that he now wants to sit on my lap instead. He was facing me and lay his head on my shoulder. Then he breaks down into heartbroken sobs on my shoulder. I rub his back and feel happy that I have him here and safe with me instead of out on the streets where he potentially might hurt himself or worse.

"It's all going to work itself out in the end Danny, you'll see," I tell him. I am not sure if all this reassurance I am doing is actually helping Danny or making him worse, but I would like to think I am helping. I snap a picture of us snuggling to make a little sly Instagram post in a little while. I want Danny to calm down a little bit first. I keep rubbing his back until he calms down and then he looks at me. "I know George, it just hurts a lot right now," he tells me, and I wipe some of his tears away with my thumbs. He gives me a weak smile and I smile back. "I know buddy, you know you can come and cry to any of us if you need too. I think we would be more concerned if you weren't upset about this break up. You are only human after all and you will be emotional," I tell him.

Then I told him about what I planned on doing on Instagram, I wasn't going to be cruel and leave him out of a decision that can affect him. "That's fine by me George as long as the break-up isn't mentioned. All though I don't think that Matt and I ever made our relationship public," he tells me. I set up the post and show Danny before I decide to make it public. I keep rubbing his back without really thinking about it, but Danny has not told me to stop. When I got his approval, I posted it with a cute caption about everyone needing a bro snuggle once in a while. Trying not to make it too obvious I was trying to make Matt jealous that I am having the special Danny cuddles now and not him because he done fucked up big time.

Jorel and the other two cottoned onto my plan straight away and commented that they were jealous of the hugs and they wanted some since Danny was not feeling well today and they missed him. Fans said it was cute and once they knew Danny was sick they told him to get better soon. I hope this is what Matt needs to know that he is going to lose Danny and the rest of us for good if he continues down this path. I think we are going to continue this until either Matt decides to apologise and give Danny a chance of friendship or they work their differences out and can go back out with each other again, either way we will support them. "You want an early night tonight?" I ask Danny as it approaches nine pm.

"Yeah, I'm exhausted. Do you mind if I stay with you instead of on my own for now?" he asks me, sounding a little nervous in the end. I decide to let my answer be carrying him up to my room to show him that I was perfectly fine with it. I quickly get changed and let Danny snuggle up to me in the bed. "Don't worry Danny, you can stay with me for as long as you need. I know you don't feel comfortable on your own right now," I tell him. He sleepily smiles at me and I knew without him telling me anything that he was very grateful with my help. I allow him to rest his head on my chest and I rub his back until he falls asleep a few minutes later. "Bless your sweet heart Danny," I tell him, knowing he is on his way to being fast asleep.

I close my eyes and try not to think too much on how much I am angry at Matt right now for his behaviour towards everyone recently. I will confront him when I am ready to and he will hopefully sort himself out soon. Danny needs all the positive energy around him he can get right now. Matt can be dealt with later if needs be. I'll try and fall asleep, so I am able to help Danny out in whatever way possible in the morning. We can't record tomorrow which I think in this case is a good thing. Who knows what will happen when we are all in one room together after we have learnt about Matt's horrible treatment of Danny over the last few months which they have been together. I think there would be a massive bust up between everyone.

3 months later – Danny p.o.v

I nervously wait outside of George's house with a gift box in my hands. I know if he knew I was planning this that he would not be happy with me. He said when I was diagnosed with depression and he helped me through it and eventually helped Matt and I get back together that he didn't want anything in repayment for his services. He knew I was coming over today and I just had to give him this gift to show how much I appreciated the help and support I have been given. A few minutes later he opened the door and smiled at me. "Hello Danny, how are you?" he asks me, and I smile back at him. "I'm good thanks, you?" I reply, and he invites me inside. I noticed that he saw the box but at this moment he chose not to comment on it.

"Good, you seriously have gotten me something haven't you?" he asks as I set the box down on the table and push it towards him. He nervously unwraps it and I don't look at him. "I felt like I had to, you have done so much for me I had to repay you," I tell him. I decided to get him something world war two related since he is always interested in that sort of stuff. He smiled at me again and pulled me into a hug. "Well, it is a very thoughtful gift Danny. Thanks buddy," he tells me, and I hug him back. I know he appreciates the gift. "You're welcome George. I am surprised you managed to get me and Matt back together and he treats me a lot better now," I tell him, and he was very happy about that.

He was cautious about me getting back with Matt but after he helped us work through the issues we had to give our relationship another try. "I'm glad he treats you better now Danny. When I helped you through that initial period where you guys broke up and it was rough I was really worried for you both. I did it because you came to me with faith that you could talk freely to me about your issues and I could help you solve them," George says, referencing when I confessed to him exactly how bad the relationship was back then. I thought that it was never going to be solved and if I ever dared to go back to Matt that the same thing would keep happening. We talked for a while longer before I decided to go home and spend some time with Matt.

"Hey babe, what did George say?" Matt asks me when I walk into the house. I smiled and wrapped my arms around his waist and hugged him tightly. I was still having issues with the memories of when our relationship was bad. "He said he wasn't expecting me to get him anything, but he appreciated it all the same. He just did what he felt he had to do to help us out back then. Don't think he would be so willing if it happened again," I tell him. Matt does know that I am still nervous, and the memories of our bad times were still there for me and he does feel incredibly bad about it. "Well, I can assure you and George that it will never happen again. I feel incredibly guilty that I ever hurt you and I promise to you that I will make every effort to treat you like the king you deserve," he tells me, and I lead him to our living room couch.

"I know you do Matt. We can't let the past destroy what we have together now. Our relationship is perfect as it is right now. I don't want that ruined," I tell him, and I sit myself down on his lap while wrapping my arms around his neck. He wraps his arms around my waist and smiles at me. I love it when we have little moments like this. I press my lips to his and he kisses back instantly, with a little more force than mine at first. "I love it when we get to kiss like this Danny. I am so sorry that I ever did anything to hurt you or to make you feel upset," he tells me once our little kiss is over. I smile at him, I enjoyed the kiss as much as he did. I just wasn't too happy that he was still guilty over the abuse that went on before which I have forgiven him for.

"I forgive you Matt, I honestly do. I believe now that you have changed, and we can move on and be happy in our relationship where the opinions of the people around us doesn't really count. I love you and that is all that matters to me," I tell him, and he rests his head on my shoulder. "You really shouldn't forgive me that easily you know Danny. George told me what you were like that day I broke up with you and it showed me how much of an asshole I was to you back then. I made you hurt yourself and sent you into a depression when you didn't need those mental health issues," Matt says, I knew that George had told him about what I had done because he asked me if he could tell Matt so that he would at least understand how what he has done made me feel.

"I know, but I can forgive you because you have shown me that you are willing to change, and we have both healed from the scars our first attempt at dating left. I am not going to do the things that I did before, and I got back up just fine," I tell him. I like how we are at a stage where we can talk about it despite the slight repetition that we seem to be having. We talked some more until we arrived at the point where Matt had accepted that we are fine now and that I had forgiven him as long as he doesn't do the same things he has done before and I am to tell him when he is going off course. I was now snuggling in his arms while we watched the television and I was starting to doze off a little bit. "I'm going to make us dinner in a little bit okay?" he asks me, and I just made a little noise to let him know I had heard him and I understood.

I wasn't expecting him to very quietly move me half an hour later when he wanted to make us dinner. I think he thought I had fallen asleep, so he didn't want to disturb me or wake me up by moving me from his lap to the couch. I looked at him and he squeezed my shoulder. "Oh, I thought you were asleep Danny. Just going to make us dinner now," Matt tells me, and I smile at him. "Okay Matt, I'll be here when you are done," I tell him, and he smiles at me. I am just going to quietly continue watching the television while Matt sings to himself in the kitchen. I enjoy this, just having a chance to relax and have my boyfriend enjoy himself in the kitchen and sing any song that comes into his head. He even started singing some of my songs from Lorene Drive.

We are both screamers so when he started singing So Easy I was excited to hear him sing the end part when it was all scream. I know he should sing more for the band now, but he has plans to leave the band and do his own solo music. I am going to fully support him regardless of what he decides to do, and I am sure the band are to, its not going to be like when Deuce left. Matt brought the dinner through once it was cooked and I sat up, so I could take my plate from him and my fork before digging into my dinner. Matt sits next to me and does the same. "You could probably get away with doing a cover album with some of the Lorene Drive stuff you know. You sing So Easy better than I do," I tell him, and he shakes his head at me.

Later on, that evening he asked me if he could join me in bed. We are back at his house now and for some reason at first, he decided he was going to sleep in the spare room and I was to have the master bedroom. "Why on earth would you ask if you can sleep in your bed with me?" I ask him. That was basically my way of saying that it was fine. "I don't know, I just thought you wouldn't want to share a bed with me anymore," he tells me. I roll my eyes and pull him towards me, so he falls down. "Just get in bed, I want my snuggles," I tell him and he grins. Soon he is in bed and I snuggle up to him and he wraps his arms around me just as I fall asleep.

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