Disclaimer: There was still no Hayden as a belated Xmas gift, no Higher Ground either. So I guess it's still not mine. Neither is the lovely song used "Let Me In" by Save Ferris.

A/N: Sorry, sorry for not updating in like forever. I know BAD Katie. Thank you to MissKate, Sinead, Khassa, and MM for reviewing. I'm going to try and finish this story before I go back to school next week. Please please tell me what you think of this chapter. Once again so sorry for the wait. Hope you enjoy! Oh yeah lyrics are in italics.

Part Ten
Daisy sat down by the docks, hoping that the blissful surroundings would calm her temper. She couldn't believe he had the nerve to show up. Every time she thought had overcome the need her family, someone showed up to remind her. Didn't they understand? She projected this image, of a strong woman. Someone who was wise and didn't need anyone. Didn't want to need anyone. Someone who had come to terms with her upbringing or lack there of, and had adjusted. Well she wasn't any of that, as hard as she tried to be. Right now she felt like a tired little girl. She wanted someone to hold her. To tell her it would all be alright. Someone to...love her. But she knew that giving someone that control, letting them in, was in fact giving them the key to destroy her.
David fully intended to just go back to his dorm and sulk by reading a good book. To immerse himself in other people's problems. But then he saw her. Curled up on the bench by the docks. She looked so lonely, so utterly alone. His heart ached for her. He wouldn't go down to her, but he couldn't make himself move from this spot either. He was riveted there, watching her.
I've been watching you and all you do
For quite some time
Knowing all the ins and outs of you
I should've known what was on your mind

She felt his gaze on her. She could always tell when he was nearby. She had tried to avoid him. Because when she was around him she felt exposed, vulnerable. And that was scary. Hell, it was terrifying. But she wasn't a coward was she? No, she said steeling herself. She wasn't a coward. She refused to be. She turned to look at him and motioned him to come down to where she sat.
But all the world is spinning round and round
Inside my head tonight
I will fall into the darkness
And I fear I will never see the light

And in that one moment, that one pleading look, he knew he had fallen. Fallen so deeply into her that he may never be able to escape. And he didn't wanted to. He went down to the bench. Neither spoke a word to the other. David opened his arms to her and she sought sanctuary in his embrace.
So let me in
All that I wanted from you
Was something you'd never do
So let me in
Oh please tonight
Don't let this end
Tonight
I'll Fall

She didn't sob like she had before. She hadn't even realized she was crying until she felt him wipe the tears from her face. It was then she recognized the tears that were falling softly but swiftly from her eyes. A silent testament to the thawing of her resolve. The thawing of her heart.
Through no light
The darkness seems to be
So very strong
How does one alone against the world
Find the strength to carry on?

He gently wiped the tears from her face. And held her slightly trembling body in his arms. He wanted to protect her from all the bad things in the world. But he couldn't, the rational part of his mind knew this. He couldn't protect her from her own past. He remembered what had happened that last time she had allowed herself to be comforted by him. The night he thought things had truly begun between them. She saw it as a night that needed to be forgotten.
What happened to the way we used to love
It seemed as though life had just begun
But now that love has come and gone to fade away
Like the setting sun
Cuz' you won't let me in.

He tightened his hold on her. He didn't want to lose her again. He couldn't. Daisy snuggled into his embrace. She knew he was afraid she would pull away again. And to be honest she wasn't sure that she wouldn't. It was part of her nature, not to trust. But she thought to herself, I think I want to try and change that. She raised her head to look in his eyes. He down at her upturned face, and thought please don't let this end.
All that I wanted from you
Was something you'd never do
So let me in
Oh please tonight
Don't let this end
Tonight
Cuz' I'm starting to fall
So let me in

She looked deeply into his eyes, his soul. And she received her answer. Winding her hands around her neck she lifted her face to him and softly her lips touched his. David dipped his head to accommodate her. He deepened the kiss until it changed from a sweet promise to a desperate need. They broke apart.
It was all that I wanted from you
It was something you never knew
To let me in
But not tonight
For this is the end
Tonight
I fall

She had fallen. Fallen for him, the boy who made her laugh and cry, whose embrace had given her more comfort than any words ever could. Someone who knew her and wanted to know her better, who refused to give up on her.
She stepped back from his arms. Oh no, David thought, this is where she runs...again. He closed his eyes in resignation.
Instead he felt her warmth return, her head resting directly on his heart. As she whispered to him, "Thank you."
Next Time On My Higher Ground: Daisy and David talk about what happened and Daisy must confront her Father.

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