Dear Future Husband
Inspired by a tweet I saw from Reese that they knew each other back in 10th grade (15-16 years old). I thought I'd try make a story on what would have happened back then.
Enjoy
Danny p.o.v
"Come on Danny, summer camp isn't going to be that bad. That pretty girl you like is going to be there," Kris says, as we lie down on our backs on my bed. I resist the urge to throw one of my pillows at him. "Yeah I know that, nine to twelve weeks where we all live on a campsite and do things that we could have done back here and then come back for another year of high school. How do you know she's gonna be there anyways?" I tell him. I was half looking forward to it, but at the same time I'd rather spend my summer break here at home. "I overheard her talking to her friends about going to it. Who knows you two might get along really well during this," Kris says, he has been desperate to set me up with Theresa ever since I told him I liked her.
"Have I ever told you how much I regret telling you about that?" I ask him, and he laughs seconds before I throw a pillow at his face. He throws the pillow back at me, but it misses. "Only when I bring it up and then proceed to tease you about it," he replies. I've seen Theresa so many times since we both started high school and my feelings for her haven't changed. I've been admiring her from a distance and one day I will feel brave enough to admit these feelings, maybe not today or any time soon, but it will happen. "Yeah, but you doing that makes it so much worse. It's like oh little Danny has feelings for a girl but is too afraid to say or do anything about it," I tell him. He hugs me, and I hug him back.
"Honestly Danny, I am teasing you for fun. I know that one day I am going to be feeling the same way about a girl and you can tease me for that," he tells me. I am probably going to hold him to that then if he is offering a free way to tease him. My mom is standing in the doorway now which makes me feel incredibly nervous. I never told my mom about the crush I have on Theresa and how reluctant I was to go on this summer camp. I mean I want to go, and I want to have fun, but it has taken me a while to get to this point where I feel confident enough to tell my brain to screw it and then go to the camp enjoy myself. "Kris why don't you raid the cupboards and get some snacks for your movie night," mom tells Kris, and I just want to hide in a corner.
Luckily Kris is hungry, so he accepts it as a go get food not get out of my sons room, so I can have a private chat with him. Mom walks over and sits on the edge of the bed next to me. "So, you have a pretty girl you like?" she asks, and I smile at her. She's the one who has been teaching me about how to treat a lady right, so she might help me get the courage to ask Theresa out. I tell her all about Theresa and when I talk about her all I see is my mom's smile get wider. "Aw, that's what your grandma told me your dad was like when he saw me for the first time. You know how to treat a girl right, all you have to do is find the courage to ask her and see how it goes. The summer camp will be a great time for it too," she tells me.
I like that she's there for me and supportive. I am so glad that the listening I have done has paid off and I know how to treat a lady with the respect she deserves, and I am determined to act like that if I get to date Theresa. "I don't want to mess things up mom, she's really pretty," I tell my mom, revealing a little of the fears I have. She smiles at me and takes my hands in hers. "I don't think you will mess this up Danny. If she likes you back then all you need to do is ask. I am sure Kris and the other boys will support you," she tells me. At least my mom has more confidence than I do about me getting a girlfriend. It's nice to know that if we do end up dating each other then my mom is going to support us no matter what.
I know that Kris is coming with me and is the only one who knows about my crush on Theresa. "Thanks mom, I just really hope things go okay," I tell her, and she hugs me. I hug her back and we talk a little more before Kris comes back with the snacks for the movie night. I was lucky that for my birthday I was given a TV with a DVD player, so we can watch movies in my room while mom watches what ever she wants on the main television. It gives her that peace of mind that she can have some peace and alone time while Kris and I have our sleepover in my room. She never has to really worry about me since I am always quiet and respectful anyway. "Enjoy your movie night boys," she says and goes into the living room.
"You alright Danny?" Kris asks me, and I nod. I feel a little bit better now that I have spoken to mom about it and she's made me feel less stupid about the nerves I have surrounding summer camp. I will have fun regardless. "Yeah, the pep talk from mom helped a lot," I tell him. He smiled before handing me a can of Monster which I cracked open and took a swig of it immediately. "That's good Danny, I'll be around anyway during summer camp. I can help you out if you need. I can even innocently ask her friends what they think of you," he says. Kris is very helpful, but I have mixed feelings about this. "Would that really work? I dunno if they'd say yes just to please you because I have a sneaking feeling they know you'd tell me what they say about if Theresa likes me back or not," I tell him, being honest with my best friend.
"Yeah, I get that. I just don't want to see you sad if it goes wrong," he tells me. We have been friends for so long now, it's almost like we have known each other our whole lives, he always wants to look out for me. "I know, you're just looking out for me like you always do," I tell him, I smile and him as he hugs me. I hug him back and relax as much as I can. The camp is still another week away if I remember correctly. We get one week of summer break at home and then spend the other five or so weeks at the camp. I can't remember exactly how long it is. I think it might actually be four weeks, so we can have time to prepare for the next year at school. I am not sure if I want to be excited or nervous for school.
I also know it is a bad idea to have an energy drink before bed time, but I was going to stay up late anyway because my insomnia has been acting up and I have not been falling asleep till 4 am most nights. When Kris falls asleep, I am just going to watch movies until I fall asleep myself. Kris knows that I struggle with sleep, but we both know there is not much we can do other than not drink a can of monster at 6pm. I know that it was not a good idea, but it was the only drink that Kris brought up with him so technically it is Kris fault not mine that I will be up later than usual. Although I think I might ended up crashing really early as the caffeine wears off and the exhaustion takes over. I have a feeling that it will be pretty quickly after the third movie ends.
"You sure you should drink that in your current state?" Kris asks me, as I take another generous swig of the drink. I nod and smile at him. "I'll probably pass out third movie knowing what's going on with my exhaustion currently anyway Kris. Don't panic," I tell him. He smiles, and I snuggle up to him to hopefully get some relaxation time. I am sure he wasn't panicking as the titles for the first movie start to show. "I'm not panicking, just looking out for my little brother," he tells me, and I let him wrap his arm around me. I finished the can before the end of the first movie and by the end of the second my eyes were dropping, and Kris was asleep holding my waist. I put the third movie on because I was not quite ready to sleep yet. I was extremely tired but I knew that if I closed my eyes to sleep then I was going to be awake longer.
Day of summer camp – Danny p.o.v
My mom gave me some last words of encouragement before I got on the bus. I had managed to point out where Theresa was, so she had an idea of what my crush looks like. She told me that Theresa is really pretty and the only thing I could do is ask her during the trip and see what happens. The worst thing is that she could say no, and we don't stay friends. The best thing is that I ask her, and she says yes. Kris, Justin and Stephen are also on the bus which makes me feel a little better about this. I won't feel so embarrassed if the worst happens. I could just hide in the cabin and not see anyone else for the rest of the camping trip or do it on the last day and never see any of them again. That's going to be my plan.
"Hey Danny, when are you going to ask her?" Kris asks, confusing the other two boys who are with us who don't know about my crush on Theresa. "Most likely I will ask on the last day if I have the courage too. That way if it goes wrong then I won't have to see anyone for at least a week and it will all have been forgotten about," I tell him, I might have over thought about all of this. I bet today I will have to tell Justin and Stephen about it before the end of today at least. "Aw Danny, I don't think you'll need to do that. I agree that the last day might be the best day and you could get to know her during the next four weeks," Kris tells me, the others still have no idea, but they are getting a rough idea of what is going on.
It is just me acting like a teenage girl when I should be a calm and collected. I will definitely take Kris' advice and get to know Theresa more before I ask her out. That way it gives me plenty of time to come up with something clever. I don't want it to be overly cheesy or anything like that, maybe just something simple. "You look tired again Danny, when was the last time you got eight hours of sleep?" Justin asks me, and I shrug. I honestly can't remember the last time I slept more than two hours. The last time was possibly the movie night a week ago. I slept for twelve hours straight because I basically passed out, woke up and passed out again. "We'll be on the road for a few hours go to sleep Danny," Justin says.
"Yeah, the last time he slept good was when we had the movie marathon last week and then probably not slept more than two hours since," Kris tells them. I have kinda kept Kris updated on my sleeping habits during the last week. I make myself comfortable next to Kris while he plays with my hair a little bit. "Those sleeping meds aren't doing anything to help you are they?" Stephen asks me, and I shake my head, I had been taking them every night hoping that they would work, and they never work. "No, I have taken them everyday and they have done nothing," I tell him. I am going back to the doctors when we get home to see what else they could do it help me. I don't know what else they could do to help me.
"Maybe sleeping now will work," I mumble, and Kris wraps his arms around me. I am pretty tired and there is nothing to do for the next few hours. "Yeah, we got nothing better to do. Some people are already sleeping," Justin tells me, I look around a little bit to see that Justin was right and some people were already asleep who have been on the bus for a while now. I had eye contact with Theresa for a brief second and she smiled at me, I smiled back and we both looked away at the same time. "Aw, she noticed you," Kris whispers in my ear, and I nod. He's like a very big supportive brother who wants to see his little brother get a girlfriend. I do give him permission to tell the guys about my crush on Theresa only if they are going to help and not make fun of me.
I don't really want them to make fun of me for the crush that I have. I already have moments where I regret telling Kris about it. I did end up dozing off on the bus with Kris trying to make me comfortable.
~~~~~~ Kris p.o.v ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Most people would say that Dan has been letting this crush of his get to him and ruin his sleep patterns if they knew he has the crush on Theresa and overheard our conversation about his lack of sleep lately. Since I have known him he has always been a terrible sleeper unless he got sick or something. He's only just fallen asleep now and we don't dare speak just in case we wake him up. He's only slept for three hours last night, two the night before. I think he needs the sleep, he will be better when it is time for him to ask Theresa out at the end of the trip. I saw them smile at each other, they also look at each other the same way. We waited for about ten minutes and Stephen looks at the sleeping Danny.
"So our little Danny has a crush then?" he asks me, and I nod. I tease Danny to make him smile and it works, he usually can't stop smiling after a minute. "Yeah, she's called Theresa. He wants to ask her out at the end of this, but he doesn't know how to go about it. He's going to wait till the end before we get on the bus back home," I tell them, making sure that I keep my voice low in case someone else over hears our conversation. Danny only just trusts me to tell the boys and only the two other boys in front of me. I have the faith that they will not tell anyone else. Justin told us about his crush and we kept it secret until they started dating. Since people know they are dating we could tell people if they asked.
"Yeah, let's keep it on the down low though. I know that Danny is very nervous about it and is sorta convinced it is not going to end well," I tell them, just to make sure that they understand completely. It's not the cause of his sleeping issues and they know that. Danny's brain just doesn't like to calm down enough to let him sleep. "Fair enough, can we encourage them to talk while they are there at least, life since we know one of her friends we can all hang out together," Justin asks me. That is a good idea, we'll have activities together too. We are planning to get Danny and Theresa together slightly behind his back, but it's okay because we are not doing it with any ill intentions. We are just doing it, so our friends can be happy together.
All we want is to see our best friend smile. We know that she makes him smile a lot which is good, all we want is for Danny to be happy. That's what a good friend should do, make sure their friends happiness is as good as it can get. "Good idea, that way they are both hopefully feeling more confident with some support around them to get to know each other better and who knows what the last day will bring," Stephen says. Good to know that they are actually on board with my idea to get those two a little closer before one has the confidence to ask the other out. Who knows, Theresa might throw a curveball and ask Danny out first. We'll just have to wait and see how the next four weeks will progress.
I look to Danny to see him still peacefully out for the count next to me. Nothing worrying him whatsoever. It's nice to see that he can fall asleep and get some rest, I was slightly worried that he was going to pass out during the trip. That worry will still be there until I know he has a slightly better time with his sleeping issues. The last thing he needs right now is to have a moment where he collapses and has to get treatment. He's gonna sleep well on the bus at least. Hopefully we get to share a cabin the four of us, so we can help Danny even further should ne need it. He could always tell someone who could help. That's if he feels confident enough, not going to force him into anything that will make him feel uncomfortable.
He managed to sleep the entire way there, I woke him up when we got there, and he snuggled, into me. "Don't worry sleepy head, we aren't going to do much other than the intro stuff," I tell him. He slept so well, he probably will sleep tonight too if I am lucky. "I'm good, just need to wake up a little bit for once," he tells me. I smile, he's okay and he's gonna be fine in a little while. He just needs to walk and stretch his legs out a bit more. We've been sitting in this bus for hours without the chance to move. We all get off the bus and Theresa is just behind Danny. They stand together and started talking which was amazing. Danny's never smiled so much, I can't wait for him to tell us more about it when we make our way to the cabins.
They were kinda reluctant to leave each other when we had to put our bags away and get cleaned up for dinner if we needed to. "Was that good Danny?" I ask, and he nods. He was a little giddy, but not too much to the point where it would be embarrassing. "Yeah we already have started getting along better than we were before. She is definitely up to hang out during this," he tells us, really excited for what is to come which is better than I was expecting. Last week he was really scared about this and didn't want to go at all. This makes our plan perfect, if they are willing to hang out without much encouragement then we can roll with it. We can also back off a little bit if they want some alone time.
The last think I want to do is make them uncomfortable about the way things are progressing. Danny and Theresa need to feel comfortable while they are around us if anything good is going to happen at the end of this. I dump my backpack on the floor, just as Danny flops onto the bed. "Danny, you can't sleep just yet. You need dinner first," Justin says, and Danny flips him off from where he was laying. I chuckle as it became a flip off war between Danny and Justin for a minute or too. "He's right Danny, you gotta eat something then I promise you can sleep to your hearts content," I tell him, sitting next to the tired boy and I rubbed his shoulder. "Fine, as long as I can sleep after dinner," he says, and I nod.
"Hey you boys coming?" Theresa says, standing in the doorway with her friends. Danny looked towards the door tried to get up, but Stephen tripped him up. He managed to catch himself before he took an embarrassing fall. I shake my head at Stephen. "Yeah, we're coming," Danny says, and I get up to walk with Danny out the door. Justin and Stephen are quick to follow us, I think Danny was happy we are coming with him. "So what do you think of the cabin so far?" I ask, bringing some conversation to the silence as we walk to the dining hall. "It's nice, wish we could mix, but I can understand the reasoning behind it," Theresa says, sending a smile Danny's way. "Yeah, it could be a lot worse, at least we all get to spend time together during free time and the activities," Danny replies.
"That's very true Danny, we could have be separated from the lovely ladies. These next four weeks are going to be fun," Justin says, wrapping his arm around Danny nearly taking them both to the ground. Justin's girlfriend walks up to us and he immediately let's go of Danny to hug his girlfriend. Theresa walked up so she was standing right next to Danny and I was mentally encouraging them from the side-lines. This is honestly still going better than I could have ever hoped. If they are not dating by the end of the trip I am going to scream. Either that or lock them both in my room until I hear them confess their attraction for each other. I hope by the end of this they do get together, even Danny's mom will be waiting for the day that Danny comes home and introduces his girlfriend to her for the first time.
Dinner was really nice. Theresa decided to sit next to her friend and Danny was on the other side of her. They were talking the entire time which was incredible since they have barely spoken to each other during the time that they have seen each other at school. I am hoping that they continue to talk more during the time that we are here, and he will come up to me and say he asked her out like he told me he was going to. "This is easier than I was expecting," Danny tells me, we both went to the cabin first. They all noticed how tired Danny was getting so they suggested that he should have an early night and rest. Theresa seemed to be concerned about his wellbeing. "Yeah, it is going really well Danny, I am proud. My little Danny might finally get the girl of his dreams," I tell him. Fully expecting him to flip me off but he snuggled into me on the bunk bed and closed his eyes. "That would be nice," he mumbles before falling asleep.
Week 4 of summer camp – Danny p.o.v
I am so happy that Theresa and I have become really close in the last three and a half weeks. We have been talking non-stop during the time we have together, and I think I am finally ready. We have another two days before we go home and there is a dance tonight. I could ask her out to the dance, and then see what happens after that. I think it would be nice to ask her to the dance and maybe ask her to be my girlfriend after that. Kris was on board with it for sure! He's been cheering me on this entire time. He's been so supportive of me, I am going to be the same when he tells me who he crushes on. I want him to have the same support that he has given me. That's all I can do in terms of repaying him.
"So, when are you going to ask her?" Kris asks me, we are sitting watching the others play in the water during our free time. I wasn't quite ready to do anything yet. "I was thinking of doing it in stages, ask her to the dance first, then once the dance is over and I walk her back to the cabin I thought I could ask her to date me then," I tell her. I was enjoying watching her in the water having fun. Kris smiles, I hope he approves of my plan cause it's the only one that I have, and I don't know what else I could do. "Brilliant Danny, she'd love that. It's the perfect way to do it too," Kris tells me. I smile at him and watch as Theresa looks over to us. "Are you two just going to sit there like lemons or come have fun with us?" She calls, I look to Kris and we both laugh before I get up to chase him into the water.
"Oh god that's cold," Kris says, and I laugh. I splash him just and Stephen jumps onto my back and I fall into the water. "That's cause you're a pussy Kris. How's the water Dan?" Justin asks, as I resurface. I saw a hint of concern in Theresa's eyes, but I let her know I was fine and flipped my fringe out of my eyes. "The water's great, you have to be dunked in it to really feel how amazing it is," I tell him. I was just floating on my back in the water. It was really comfortable, I don't see why Kris was having a problem with it. "Yeah whatever beach boy," he tells me, before Stephen jumped on him and he went under water like I did. We all looked at each other and laughed. One of the camp leaders was on lifeguard duty, but they knew what we were like and they weren't worried about us unless we showed signs of needing help.
I smile at Theresa, god she looks so pretty today. She always looks pretty but I am enjoying my view from here. "Theresa?" I call out, trying to hide my nerves. She looked at me and Kris send a wink my way. "Yes Danny?" she asks, with a smile. Oh that smile gets me every time too. Oh no, I can't mess this up now. I have the perfect opportunity here. Don't fuck up now. "I was wondering if you wanted to go to the dance with me tonight," I tell her, I knew there was quite a competition for her. A few boys have asked her already and no one knows what her answer is. "Danny, I would love to go to the dance with you," she tells me, and I felt the relief wash over me. I grin, and she grins back. "Perfect! I'll pick you up at your cabin fifteen minutes before the dance starts," I tell her.
"Ideal, can't wait," she says, Kris gives me a thumbs up where Theresa can't see him. This went so much easier than I expected. "I can't wait either," I tell her, we mess around for a while before we get told to go and get changed because we have an archery session in ten minutes. Kris nudged my shoulder as we walk over to our cabin. "Dan, you are gonna be taken by the end of tonight for sure. That was smooth as fuck," he tells me, and I smiled. I can't believe that I managed to pull that off. I thought I was going to stutter my way through it and it would be ruined. "Well yeah, I just did what came naturally to me," I tell him. It did feel pretty natural when I asked her about going to the dance with me.
I did think that another boy had gotten there first, and she said yes to them. "Yeah, that means if you carry on like this tonight after the dance then you could totally be taken," he tells me, we get changed and then walked over to the archery area. "Hey Danny, we need tips on how to win someone over like that," Stephen tells me. Kris and Stephen are now the only single ones, well they will be if I manage to ask Theresa to be my girlfriend by the end of the day. "Maybe one day Stephen, I wasn't even sure how I did it myself. I just asked her, and she said yes," I tell him. I was being honest too, I had no idea where I got the skill for, I think her liking me too has something to do with it. Her best friend came up to me last week and said she was going to scream if I didn't get with her during this.
I thought it was funny that both her and Kris want to scream if Reese and I don't started dating before we get off the bus. Dinner was good, we weren't going to be served a main meal at the dance, we were mainly there to dance and have some non-alcoholic drinks. We all had some formal wear in our bags for this reason. We were all told to bring it if we wanted to attend the dance. I was a little nervous when I was getting ready, I was shaking so much that Kris had to sort my tie out for me. "Deep breath in and out Danny. It's fine, nothing bad is going to happen tonight. Go and get your girl," he tells me, placing his hands on my shoulders for a brief moment. I smile and him then take a few deep breaths in and out.
I know he will be telling me that my worrying is for nothing later on tonight. I will be telling myself that later on as well if everything turns out the way I want it too. "Okay, I'll see you at the dance," I tell him, before walking over to the ladies cabin. I took few more deep breaths on the way, it feels so weird almost dreamlike. I am going to the dance with my crush and when we get back here, I am going to ask her to be my girlfriend. Theresa walked out a minute after I arrived, and my jaw could have dropped to the floor. I picked a stunning lady that is for sure. "Well, I was wondering where this handsome man was to come and take me to the dance," she says before she hugged me. It was a good thing she hugged me because that compliment made me blush for once.
"Well, it's a lucky day for me to take this pretty lady to a dance," I tell her, and she blushed. I took her hand in mine, I was definitely getting pictures to remember this night by even if we do end up dating. This is going to be my highlight of the year. People where shocked to see us walking in, I saw a few jealous guys who were hoping she would chose them, not the shy guy with slightly emo looking hair. Our friends cheered as we reached them. I wanted to take my time and talk to Reese a bit more, before we got there. I even asked her if she didn't mind me calling her Reese. I didn't know how she felt about it and I didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable. That is the last thing I wanted right now.
The dance was incredible. I was holding my crush close to me as we moved in sync across the dancefloor. Some people even stopped as we danced to the music as it played. It was the best night of my life and I can't wait to tell my mother all about it. She will be so proud of me, I know she will be. She has always been encouraging me to do the right thing and do it with pride. We both leave a little while after our friends. We just wanted one more dance with each other before we had to leave. I held her hand as we walked back to the cabin. "I had fun tonight Danny, it was a really enjoyable dance," she tells me. I was so glad that she had fun. "I had fun too Reese. I loved dancing with you," I tell her.
"There was something I want to ask you Reese. I was wondering if you'd like to be my girlfriend," I ask her, feeling a little more confident than I was at the dance. We are just outside of the cabin they are staying in. She loos at me and never lets go of my hands. "I'd love you be your girlfriend Danny. You are really a sweet guy," she tells me, and I hug her tightly and she hugs me back. "You're the sweetest lady I've ever met. I'll see you tomorrow morning," I tell her, and she says goodbye and we part ways. We were both grinning ear to ear. I got the girl of my dreams, I really have done it. I go back to my cabin to the cheers of the others. I guess they could tell by the smile on my face that I had managed to do it. I can go to sleep happy!
Hope you enjoyed this one shot! Happy new year to everyone and hope 2019 is enjoyable!
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