Author's Note: I am super glad you guys are liking this story. It was just an idea that came to me because I haven't wrote much Faith, and I like the idea of her having reasons for being so rebellious and all. Hope you continue to enjoy it. Please R&R.

Chapter Five

The next day was Saturday and Faith awoke and realized she couldn't wait to see Danny again. He had said he would call at ten. And it was precisely ten in the morning when the phone rang.

"Hello." Faith said feeling her heart jump into her throat.

"Hi. How are you this morning?" Danny asked.

"I am great." Faith said, and she meant it.

"Well are you ready to spend the day with me?" Danny asked.

"I'm more than ready." Faith said giggling.

"Good cuz I have a fun-filled day planned." He said.

At one-o-clock Danny and Faith were walking hand in hand through the state fair. They rode all the big rides as Faith clutched tightly to Danny's hand the whole time, and they rode the spinning saucers until they felt sick from laughing so hard. Faith felt almost dizzy with happiness by dusk. They walked towards the Ferris wheel and passed several stands. Danny stopped at one where he knocked over all the bottles with a baseball and won Faith a giant cuddly dog.

"Awww he's so cute!" Faith said squeezing the dog, "But of course not as cute as you." She said grinning and kissing him softly on the lips.

"So are you glad you decided to talk to me?" Danny asked with a charming smile as they rode the Ferris wheel/

"Yes. I haven't been this happy for a long, long time Danny." Faith said seriously.

"Neither have I. My parents are always working so I am always alone, and it's great to have you to talk to." Danny admitted.

"I know how that feels." Faith said. "My mom is never home." She said the first time she was mentioning her mother.

"What does your mom do?" Danny asked.

"Um well she..." Faith trailed off getting flustered.

"It's okay. You don't have to tell me." Danny said looking slightly confused.

"No, I want to be completely honest with you Danny. My mom doesn't work. We are on welfare and my grandma supports my brother and me. See my mom and dad split up and got a divorce when I was thirteen and my mom isn't doing so well. She drinks quite a lot and is always out with random guys." Faith said feeling the tears well up in her eyes again as she looked at her feet.

"I'm so sorry Faith I didn't know." Danny said squeezing her hand.

"It's okay. That's why I don't like to make friends. I have to take care of my brother most of the time when he's not at my Grandma's and sometimes I have to watch after my mom too. It just gets really hard sometimes." Faith said.

Danny placed his hand on her cheek and turned her face to him as tears rolled down her face. He used his other hand to wipe away her tears.

"Don't cry okay. I am here for you Faith. If you ever need help with anything let me know okay." He said kissing her softly.

"Thank you Danny. I honestly don't know what I would do without you." Faith said smiling through her tears.

"Well I want you to know Faith, and please don't freak out. But I think I'm falling in love with you." Danny said.

The words played in Faith's head over and over. She smiled and kissed him. She was scared, but she knew her feelings were true about Danny from their kiss in the moonlight. She was in love. She pulled away and whispered, "I do love you Danny Walker."

That night Faith lay in bed, unable to sleep. She didn't understand it, but she knew it was real. She had read about love and this was it. She didn't know it was possible to meet someone and know so quickly that you wanted to be with them the rest of your life, but it had happened to her. She was in love with Danny, and she'd never felt more strongly about anything in her life.

TBC...