Notes; Much thanks for the continued feedback! I'm a little iffy about this part but I hope you all enjoy.
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Mary managed to get Danny into her apartment with minimal struggle, despite his weight bearing down on her. They stumbled together towards the couch where Danny collapsed, with Mary on top of him.
"Oh, baby. I like it when you're on top" he teased.
"Shut up, Danny" Mary muttered as she stood up. "Look at you, you're a mess. I'm gonna make you some coffee, black."
"I don't want any coffee", he slurred.
"Too bad", she said and went into the kitchen to put on a pot. She then went into her bedroom to quickly change into something more comfortable. When she came back into the living room, Danny was sitting up with his head in his hands.
"The room is spinning."
She stifled a smug smile. "I'll bet. What did you have to drink?"
He thought about it for a minute before answering. "Everything."
She sat down beside him and rubbed his back. "You'll be ok."
Danny looked at her. "Where'd you go tonight"
"You know where."
He shook his head and pouted. "I went to the restaurant and you weren't there."
"You did? Oh, well we left early because the food was gross."
"Did you go to his place?", he asked carefully.
"No."
Danny stared into her eyes and could see she was telling the truth. He was relieved. "I'm sorry."
"For being rude to Jeff? You should be."
"I'm not sorry about that. The guy's a jerk"
"The only jerk tonight was you!", she pointed out incredulously.
Danny briefly closed his eyes at the tone of her voicewhich had caused his head to throb a bit. "I don't like him."
Mary sighed. "Fine. You don't have to like him. But that's no excuse for your behavior. You've been acting crazy ever since I ran into Jeff again."
"I know", he mumbled. "That's why I'm sorry. And because... because I should've told you."
She furrowed her brow. "Told me what"
Danny swallowed before speaking. "That I love you. And I don't want you with anyone but me."
Mary licked her lips and looked down at her hands. "I know that you love me. That's never been the problem."
"Then what is the problem"
"That's the thing. You don't know... and neither do I."
Danny blinked. "I'm confused."
"Don't you think if it were gonna happen with us that it would've happened a long time ago"
Danny vehemently disagreed. "Not necessarily. Maybe we weren't ready then."
"I was", she remarked quietly. "I've always been ready. And I've spent so much time and so many years waiting around for you to be ready."
He nodded. "Ok. So now I'm ready."
"Just like that, huh", she chuckled. "You don't get it." She stood up and folded her arms across herself defensively. "You can't decide you're ready just because some other guy takes an interest in me. You've always taken me for granted. You've always wanted to have your cake and eat it too. You wanna be able to screw around with other chicks and have this girl next door to come home to. And you just assume that I'll always be there waiting for you. I'm sick of it."
Danny clumsily got to his feet and made his way over to her. He cupped her face in his hands. "You're right. I have taken you for granted. But not because of the reasons you've said. I'm chicken shit, Mary. You know that. If I could go back and fix all the mistakes I've made with you, I would. But I can't do that. Does it really matter now anyway? We're not kids anymore, Mary. You love me and I love you... and I want to be with you. Only you. Isn't that enough"
Mary closed her eyes at the force of Danny's words. "I just don't think I can do this anymore. It's so hard."
"What is", Danny brushed his thumb gently over her plump bottom lip.
"Loving you", she breathed.
"Whoever said love was easy", he murmured as his lips descended onto hers. Their tongues caressed the insides of each other's mouths and Danny's hands strayed down Mary's back to cup her bottom. The action startled her and caused her to break away from him, breathless.
"Danny, we can't do this. It isn't right. You're drunk." She composed herself. "The coffee should be ready now."
He grabbed her elbow before she could move away from him. "Forget the coffee.
She swallowed heavily at the desire swimming in his brown eyes.
Danny pulled her in closer to him and nuzzled her neck. "Let me be with you tonight, Mary", he whispered into her skin that smelled of the perfume he gave her for Christmas. Her favorite scent. His too. He felt the shudder that ran through her and smirked. Raising his hooded eyes, he took in their surroundings. There were pictures of him and the two of them together all over the room, confirmation that they belonged together. He belonged to her and she definitely belonged to him. "Please", he begged. " I need you."
Mary bit her lip in frustration. She couldn't deny that she wanted him. "What the hell? You probably won't remember any of this tomorrow anyway." She gripped his collar and planted her mouth firmly onto his.
