"So how's everything been going?" Danni asked as she dug into her fries.
"Great, no problems. I was kind of surprised you spent so much time at home, what happened to clubbing every night?" Jeff asked.
Danni shrugged.
"I'm 22 now; I'm getting bored with the whole club scene. I guess it's time to grow up and do something with my life." Danni said.
Jeff reached across the table and grabbed her hand and squeezed it.
"My little sis is growing up." Jeff said laughing.
"You're so goofy." Danni said laughing.
"No really I would love to see you settle down." Jeff said seriously.
"Well I'm going to give it a shot, who knows." Danni said.
"We can still go to the clubs sometime cant we, I love to dance with you." Jeff said smiling.
"Hey I didn't say I was ready for a rocking chair, of course we can still go out sometimes." Danni said.
"So how's Mark?" Danni asked trying to sound casual.
Jeff almost smiled but he didn't. That didn't take long.
"He's out on injury for a month." Jeff said.
"Oh I hope he's alright." Danni said.
"He'll be fine, just needs some rest." Jeff said.
"Good." Danni said she was both relieved and disappointed he wasn't here.
"He asked about you several times." Jeff mentioned casually.
"He did?" Danni said perking up.
"Yea, wanted to know where you were at." Jeff said.
Danni smiled. Mark really asked about her. She was sure it was nothing, but it made her feel good.
Jeff grinned.
Yea he had been right; she had it bad for Mark. Now what to do about it, these two would eat nails before they would admit they had feelings for each other. He would have to think about this. He had a month before Mark came back.
What are you grinning like crazy about Jeff?" Danni asked.
"You like him." Jeff said.
"Like who?" Danni asked playing dumb.
Jeff rolled his eyes.
"Mark." He said.
"I don't know what you mean." Danni said looking down at her sandwich.
Uhh Huh, sure." Jeff said.
"Jeff it was just a good time between me and Mark that's all." Danni said.
Jeff decided to drop the subject and asked her how the beach was.
Danni was relieved and started to tell him about what she had done at home.
Jeff decided to work on things one step at a time. He had Trish ask Danni to go shopping. Trish talked her into a new wardrobe, out with those ratty shoes and jeans and t-shirts.
"Trish what's wrong with the way I dress?" Danni asked as Trish added to tank tops and 2 midriff tops to the pile of clothes.
"Nothing Danni, but you need some new clothes and trying a new style wont hurt, besides you have a gorgeous body, why not show it off." Trish asked smiling.
"Well can I at least get some new jeans and t-shirts. I need something comfortable for work." Danni said.
"Yea, but I don't want to see you getting clothes 3 sizes to big for you." Trish said sternly.
Danni laughed.
"Yes mother." Danni said laughing.
Before the afternoon was over Danni had a whole new wardrobe, Dresses, shorts, skirts, and all kinds of sexy tops. Trish also talked her into 3 pair of shoes.
"I'm going to need something bigger than a back pack to keep all this shit in." Danni said.
"Well your not going to be running off anymore are you. So you don't need to travel so light." Trish said.
"I'm going to try to stick it out here from now on. We'll see how it goes." Danni said.
Trish looked at Danni. She hoped she could settle down and stop running from her past. She was a nice girl and she deserved a happy life.
"Trish thanks for helping me, I don't have a clue about clothes." Danni said.
Trish smiled.
"No problem, were practically family, sis." Trish said.
Danni laughed.
"So when are you and Jeffy going to get smart and get married?
"Well he's got to ask first." Trish said.
"Who says he's got to ask. You ask him." Danni said.
"Hmm you know girl, I never thought about that." Trish said.
"Well think about it. Jeff loves you. He's probably too scared to ask." Danni said.
Trish smiled, maybe Danni was right. She would have to think about this.
Danni hurried to the cafeteria. She had been working all afternoon. All she wanted was something to eat and a cold soda. She rounded the corner and ran into what felt like a brick wall.
Danni fell on her ass and lay there trying to clear her head. She looked up too see a pair of legs incased in black jeans. She looked further up to see a broad chest in a tight t-shirt. Then she looked up into a pair of beautiful brown eyes.
The man bent down beside her.
"Are you alright sweetie?" he asked.
"Uhh yea, it was my fault. I wasn't watching where I was going." Danni said.
He held out her hand and she grabbed it and he pulled her to her feet.
"My names Bill, Who might you, be?" He asked with a gentle smile.
"My names Danni, I'm a computer tech." Danni said.
"Are you sure you're all right?" Bill asked.
"Yea, I'm fine." Danni said staring at his handsome face.
"Well let me make it up to you, how about having dinner with me after the show?" Bill asked.
Danni was about to say no, but she was trying to put Mark out of her mind, if this man didn't make her forget Mark, who could? Danni thought.
"Okay." Danni said smiling.
"I'll meet you backstage after my match." Bill said.
"All right. See you then." Danni said.
Danni watched him leave.
"Oh my god, I got a date with Goldberg." She said aloud.