Author's Note: if you read the previous chapter, you'll know that David and Danielle are already friends…now, let's go with the show!
*Chapter 4 (2 weeks later)*
"Hey David" Danielle told him "I was thinking about going to the beach…just you and me. What do you think?"
"And Teddy?" he asked with a somewhat excited voice. She gave him a sweet smile.
"Sure. You can bring him if you want"
Danielle took David and Teddy, and drove to the beach in her new sportive car. While she was driving, David looked at her and, somehow, Monica's face came up into his mechanical mind, with all the memories he had about her. But, looking at Danielle, these memories had come back…with all the love he had inside his robotic heart…
"David" Teddy muttered when he saw David's thoughtful expression.
"Teddy, I'm seeing Mommy again" David whispered.
"She's not Mommy" the bear groaned "She looks like Mommy, but she's not"
"I know. But she's very special…I dunno…Teddy, do you think you can love 2 different people?" David asked, and Teddy didn't know what to answer.
Danielle stopped the car for a moment to check the gas. When she was going to open the door, she saw David looking at her. She smiled.
"What's wrong, sweetie?" she asked him, and David immediately broke the glance.
"No…nothing" he answered and looked away, like he was blushing. But he knew robots couldn't blush.
Danielle found it rather sweet. She got out of the car, checked the gas and came back into the car again.
"Well, we've got to hurry" she said, as she turned on the car "Come on, it's going to be a lot of fun" she finished with a wink, and kept driving.
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When they arrived to the beach, there was a beautiful blue sky. As soon as they walked in the white sand, they could see a crystal-blue sea in front of them. It definitely was a wonderful view.
Danielle sat down at the sea shore and motioned David to sit by her side, what he did. Then she opened a bag, it was full of blueberries, her favorite fruit. She ate one, and David was watching her.
"Are blueberries that good?" he asked her.
"Yes, they are"
"I wish I could try them…but I can't eat because I'm not a real boy" he said, sadly.
The girl reached out to him, and looked into his deep blue eyes, those eyes that seemed so real, although they weren't. She put her hands in his shoulders, still looking into his eyes.
"You ARE real, David" she said "You are as real as you think you are. Don't let anybody tell you that you're not real"
"But I can't eat or cry or…" he began to say, but she interrupted him.
"But you can love, David. Love can make you real" she said, and pulled him into a hug, running her fingers into his fine blond hair.
They stayed in the beach until sunset, running through the beach waves, and making sand castles. When they were running, Danielle stumbled and fell down in the water. David reached out to her and tried to help her but she playfully pulled him down and he fell down with her. They laughed and she hugged him, taking him into her arms to the car.
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That night, Danielle took a shower to wash off the sand of her body. Then she put on a pink long nightgown with a white robe, and walked to the master bedroom, where Monica used to sleep. When she opened the door, she found David lying in the bed.
"What is it, sweetheart?" she asked, and David gave her a book "Oh, do you want me to read you a story?" she added, and he nodded. "Umm…let's see…Snow White" she said as she sat down by his side and read the story to him. David listened to her carefully, as if he wanted to keep every single word, captivated by the sound of her voice. It sounded so soft, so gentle…just like Monica's voice.
"Well, David" she said when she finished the book "The witch killed Snow White, but the Prince brought her back to life"
"With his love?" David asked.
"Yes David. You can do whatever you want if you believe in love"
"Do you know what love is?"
"All I can say is that love is the most powerful force in this universe, love can move a world"
And she began to talk to him about love. Love for your parents, love for your family, love for your nation, the love that a man could feel for a woman, friendly love, motherly love, brotherly love…
"The kind of love I feel for you" she said, taking David's face into her hands, and kissing his forehead.
He trembled when he felt her lips touching his forehead. As a reaction, he extended his arms, like begging to be held. She hugged him very tight.
"Oh, David…" she said very softly into his ear "You need so much love, David…I'm here for you…I'll be here, as long as I can" she added, and hugged him tighter.
She lied down in the bed, with David by her side. An hour passed by, and she fell asleep, with David all cuddled up against her.
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Author's Note: What do you think about David and Danielle's talk about love? Leave a review and tell me, please!! Check out the next chapter!