Danny and Beth walked to school together. Since they made up the night before, things hadn't really been different. But Beth was nervous about seeing Rafe and Rosie. She had been extremely rude one way or another. However, there wasn't time for that, because she had a student council meeting on the graduation taking place that Monday. So she did what any other politician's daughter would do, she sent flowers. That morning Rafe and Rosie both received huge bouquets of flowers, courtesy of Mayor Sullivan of course.
"So, what kind did you send?" Danny put his arm around her.
"Kind of what?" Beth answered innocently.
"Flowers Walker…flowers, I heard you and Daisy this morning arguing over roses or orchids. I personally think sending Rosie, roses, would be a cute touch." Danny laughed.
"I personally think it's tacky." Beth leaned up and kissed his cheek, "I'll see you in English?"
"Unless you skip I will." Danny kissed her back, "I love you."
"I love you more." Beth smiled and walked away.
Five minutes after Beth had walked in Rafe drove up. Danny walked over to where Rafe had parked, and waited for him to get out. Finally he did, "Danny, where were you last night? I don't think Beth had the sense to let you in as hammered as you were."
"I didn't think you had the sense to let me wander as drunk as I was." Danny laughed.
"So…you were at Beth's?" Rafe asked as the two walked into school.
"Yeah, she didn't have the heart to kick me out as soon as I started puking." Danny said opening the door.
"I see…so did she send you down to the basement where they used to keep her mother?"
"No, actually I spent the night in Beth Sullivan's bed." Danny waited for his friend's reaction.
"No you didn't." Rafe was shocked.
"I did." Danny confirmed stopping to get a drink of water.
"At Beth Sullivan's house? In her bed?" Rafe couldn't get over it.
"You don't seem to remember all those times I have stayed at Beth's before…" Danny tried to get Rafe to remember.
"I do seem to remember no sex is permitted between either of you. Ever."
"Well, fine, you caught me, Beth stayed in the guest room, a room I know you know well, and I stayed in her room." Danny confessed.
"I don't know when that girl is ever gonna give it to you…" Rafe looked at his friend.
"Did you ever wonder when am I gonna give it to her?" Danny laughed.
"Sometimes I do wonder Danny, I do." Rafe sighed.
"If you must know, it should be on or around July 9th." Danny whispered.
"July 9th? Beth's birthday? The BIG day?" Rafe nudged Danny. The bell rang interrupting the comment Rafe was going to make, "You're lucky that bell rang, I had a good comment on the tip of my tongue, but I cant be late on the last day of school, so I'll catch you later."
At lunch that day Rosie walked into the cafeteria with arms crossed and a slight scowl on her face. She shot Rafe an irritated glare as she sauntered by his table and he averted his eyes.
"What's all that about?" Danny chuckled into his coke "And why is she wearin' her hair flat like that?" Rosie had always worn her fluffy brown hair pulled back at the side with barrettes, that day it had been dried straight down and clung to her neck.
"Go ask her." Rafe stated pulling his necco wavers from his lunch bag. He knew why, he just wasn't about to admit guilt.
"Hey Rosie…." Danny tapped her on the shoulder
"Hi Danny, how are you feelin' today?" She settled into an empty seat at a vacant table and smiled at a slightly hung over Danny.
"Better. Actually I was just curious why you're wearin' your hair like that. Rafe won't tell me"
Rosie debated it for a second before she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear to reveal the love bite left on her by Rafe. Danny's jaw dropped six inches when he saw it.
"He did that?" He gasped looking over at Rafe who was turning like 8 shades of red.
Rosie nodded almost laughing but was to worried about what would happen when her father saw it to find it totally comical.
"I look like a leper."
"How long was he workin' on that thing?"
"About an hour."
"Damn."
"Basically what I was thinking. Oh Danny could you do me a favor and tell Beth I got the flowers. Tell her thank you but I'm allergic to Orchids."
"Sure."
"Thanks, I'm gonna head to bio early." She stood up and walked away
Beth was waiting for Danny to come out of Algebra at the end of then day. Her student council meeting had run later then expected and she hadn't made it to English like she hoped.
"If that's not the most beautiful girl in the world I don't know who is." He kissed her cheek.
Rosie stood by her locker watching the way Danny and Beth were with each other. They had been together for more then five years and still hadn't slept together. When they were with each other all the troubles of the world seemed to be lifted from their shoulders. It seemed as though they fell in love with each other more and more each day.
"Beth, Danny hold on a minute." She called out causing them to stop and turn to her.
"Rosie what do you need?" Beth smiled happily having Danny by her side did that to her at times.
"Could you guys tell Rafe to meet me at creek in an hour? I really need to talk to him." Rosie looked at them hopefully.
"Sure, I'll head home right now and catch him before he takes off." Danny took Beth's hand and the two descended to school stairs.
"Thanks guys."
The sun was dripping threw the cracks in the trees and an early June breeze swirled around Rosie and Rafe as they lay on a picnic blanket staring at the sky. They hadn't spoken really since they got there, just to say things like "do you need a sandwich?" and "can I save another soda?". Rosie rolled to him after she was fed up with the blissful silence and she wiped the mustard from the corners of his mouth. Rafe leaned closer to kiss her and she moved her head giving him cheek. His heart sank and panic set in. Her father had finally got to her she would leave him.
"What's wrong Ro?"
"Rafe our relationship is all about sex these days." Rosie's voice was small and far off, she was distant.
"No it isn't….. Look we're here together and we didn't do it. We didn't do it last night either." He ran his tongue across her bottom lip and she rolled away from him.
"Rafe I'm serious. I want us to be like we used to be, when we could be in the same room for ten minutes without attacking each other. We need to take a break." She said the words as if she was being forced to, but in her heart she knew it was right.
"What?" Rafe shot up from the blanket his heart pounding like a humming birds wings. She couldn't have said what he thought he heard.
"We need to cool things off Rafe. You're leavin' for the Army and I'm goin' to college, I don't think we're ready for the consequences of our actions. We have to stop before we both get hurt."
"I won't go." He said after what seemed like agonizing hours of quiet but was only a matter of minutes.
"No you're gonna go. I won't let you not."
"But Rosie I love you." Rafe looked into her almond shaped eyes his hazel ones glistening with unshed tears.
"I love you too, now good bye." She kissed the tip of his nose and ran home without looking back.
"So, what kind did you send?" Danny put his arm around her.
"Kind of what?" Beth answered innocently.
"Flowers Walker…flowers, I heard you and Daisy this morning arguing over roses or orchids. I personally think sending Rosie, roses, would be a cute touch." Danny laughed.
"I personally think it's tacky." Beth leaned up and kissed his cheek, "I'll see you in English?"
"Unless you skip I will." Danny kissed her back, "I love you."
"I love you more." Beth smiled and walked away.
Five minutes after Beth had walked in Rafe drove up. Danny walked over to where Rafe had parked, and waited for him to get out. Finally he did, "Danny, where were you last night? I don't think Beth had the sense to let you in as hammered as you were."
"I didn't think you had the sense to let me wander as drunk as I was." Danny laughed.
"So…you were at Beth's?" Rafe asked as the two walked into school.
"Yeah, she didn't have the heart to kick me out as soon as I started puking." Danny said opening the door.
"I see…so did she send you down to the basement where they used to keep her mother?"
"No, actually I spent the night in Beth Sullivan's bed." Danny waited for his friend's reaction.
"No you didn't." Rafe was shocked.
"I did." Danny confirmed stopping to get a drink of water.
"At Beth Sullivan's house? In her bed?" Rafe couldn't get over it.
"You don't seem to remember all those times I have stayed at Beth's before…" Danny tried to get Rafe to remember.
"I do seem to remember no sex is permitted between either of you. Ever."
"Well, fine, you caught me, Beth stayed in the guest room, a room I know you know well, and I stayed in her room." Danny confessed.
"I don't know when that girl is ever gonna give it to you…" Rafe looked at his friend.
"Did you ever wonder when am I gonna give it to her?" Danny laughed.
"Sometimes I do wonder Danny, I do." Rafe sighed.
"If you must know, it should be on or around July 9th." Danny whispered.
"July 9th? Beth's birthday? The BIG day?" Rafe nudged Danny. The bell rang interrupting the comment Rafe was going to make, "You're lucky that bell rang, I had a good comment on the tip of my tongue, but I cant be late on the last day of school, so I'll catch you later."
At lunch that day Rosie walked into the cafeteria with arms crossed and a slight scowl on her face. She shot Rafe an irritated glare as she sauntered by his table and he averted his eyes.
"What's all that about?" Danny chuckled into his coke "And why is she wearin' her hair flat like that?" Rosie had always worn her fluffy brown hair pulled back at the side with barrettes, that day it had been dried straight down and clung to her neck.
"Go ask her." Rafe stated pulling his necco wavers from his lunch bag. He knew why, he just wasn't about to admit guilt.
"Hey Rosie…." Danny tapped her on the shoulder
"Hi Danny, how are you feelin' today?" She settled into an empty seat at a vacant table and smiled at a slightly hung over Danny.
"Better. Actually I was just curious why you're wearin' your hair like that. Rafe won't tell me"
Rosie debated it for a second before she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear to reveal the love bite left on her by Rafe. Danny's jaw dropped six inches when he saw it.
"He did that?" He gasped looking over at Rafe who was turning like 8 shades of red.
Rosie nodded almost laughing but was to worried about what would happen when her father saw it to find it totally comical.
"I look like a leper."
"How long was he workin' on that thing?"
"About an hour."
"Damn."
"Basically what I was thinking. Oh Danny could you do me a favor and tell Beth I got the flowers. Tell her thank you but I'm allergic to Orchids."
"Sure."
"Thanks, I'm gonna head to bio early." She stood up and walked away
Beth was waiting for Danny to come out of Algebra at the end of then day. Her student council meeting had run later then expected and she hadn't made it to English like she hoped.
"If that's not the most beautiful girl in the world I don't know who is." He kissed her cheek.
Rosie stood by her locker watching the way Danny and Beth were with each other. They had been together for more then five years and still hadn't slept together. When they were with each other all the troubles of the world seemed to be lifted from their shoulders. It seemed as though they fell in love with each other more and more each day.
"Beth, Danny hold on a minute." She called out causing them to stop and turn to her.
"Rosie what do you need?" Beth smiled happily having Danny by her side did that to her at times.
"Could you guys tell Rafe to meet me at creek in an hour? I really need to talk to him." Rosie looked at them hopefully.
"Sure, I'll head home right now and catch him before he takes off." Danny took Beth's hand and the two descended to school stairs.
"Thanks guys."
The sun was dripping threw the cracks in the trees and an early June breeze swirled around Rosie and Rafe as they lay on a picnic blanket staring at the sky. They hadn't spoken really since they got there, just to say things like "do you need a sandwich?" and "can I save another soda?". Rosie rolled to him after she was fed up with the blissful silence and she wiped the mustard from the corners of his mouth. Rafe leaned closer to kiss her and she moved her head giving him cheek. His heart sank and panic set in. Her father had finally got to her she would leave him.
"What's wrong Ro?"
"Rafe our relationship is all about sex these days." Rosie's voice was small and far off, she was distant.
"No it isn't….. Look we're here together and we didn't do it. We didn't do it last night either." He ran his tongue across her bottom lip and she rolled away from him.
"Rafe I'm serious. I want us to be like we used to be, when we could be in the same room for ten minutes without attacking each other. We need to take a break." She said the words as if she was being forced to, but in her heart she knew it was right.
"What?" Rafe shot up from the blanket his heart pounding like a humming birds wings. She couldn't have said what he thought he heard.
"We need to cool things off Rafe. You're leavin' for the Army and I'm goin' to college, I don't think we're ready for the consequences of our actions. We have to stop before we both get hurt."
"I won't go." He said after what seemed like agonizing hours of quiet but was only a matter of minutes.
"No you're gonna go. I won't let you not."
"But Rosie I love you." Rafe looked into her almond shaped eyes his hazel ones glistening with unshed tears.
"I love you too, now good bye." She kissed the tip of his nose and ran home without looking back.