Chapter Two
"Mary, come on. I can explain!"
"You told me you loved me, that you wanted to marry me, Danny, and then you go off kissing other girls."
"Dana kissed me right after I told her I had a girlfriend!"
"Right. I'm supposed to believe that you told Dana you're seeing someone and then she starts making out with you. Whatever, Danny."
Danny watched her as she left. "Damnit!" he shouted as he punched a wall.
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"Why did you do that?"
"What? I didn't do anything wrong; he's not married is he?"
"I can't believe you! You just broke up a couple, and you don't think you did anything wrong?"
"Whatever, Samantha. I have to go to my hotel room."
"Why?"
"I'm supposed to meet someone there in a few."
"It better not be Danny."
"How'd you know?"
"I know you're talking about a different Danny, cause the one I know would never do this to his girlfriend!"
"Ex-girlfriend," Dana said emphasizing on the ex.
"Do you even know who his girlfriend was?"
"No, and why would I care?"
"Mary Connell."
"Isn't that the girl who let me audition?"
"Yup."
"I guess I don't get to perform here then."
"Maybe if you apologize to her, telling her this whole situation was your fault, she'll rethink the whole thing."
"Why would I want to get them back together. I want him all to myself."
"Just apologize!"
"Fine, where can I find her?"
"She's over there," Sam said pointing to the woman who was walking across the floor.
"I'll be right back." Dana walked over to Mary who had a few dry tears o her face. "Hey, Mary."
"Oh, hey, Dana. What can I do for you? Give you Danny's number?"
"Okay, look all I did was kiss your boyfriend. Don't get all catty on me."
"Do you still think you're going to sing here?"
Dana sighed. "Okay, I'm sorry. Danny didn't do anything wrong. He told me he was going out with someone and I still tried to seduce him."
"So he was telling the truth."
"Guess so." Dana looked down at her nails. "So when am I going to perform here?"
"In two weeks."
"I'll see you later, I have to go back to my hotel room." Dana left as Sam approached them.
"Are you okay?" Sam asked sympathetically.
"I'm okay, I guess. I feel stupid, but I'm okay."
"Why do you feel stupid?"
"Because I didn't trust Danny."
"You had a right not to trust him."
"I know," Mary said as she wiped away a tear.
"Why don't you guys talk about it over lunch?" asked the casino host.
"Cause I don't think he want to see me right now."
"Still, it'd be best if you talked about it soon, not later."
"I'll go if Danny agrees to go too."
"Okay, I'll ask him. Mystique at one, just like you guys planned?"
"Okay."
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"Okay, I had Dana talk to Mary, and now Mary has agreed to have lunch with you to talk things over," Sam said over her cell phone.
"I'll go, but I don't think I'm gonna throw my romantic stunt now."
"No, you can still pull it. Show her your sorry for even letting Dana kiss you."
"Why is it my fault if a girl kissed me?"
"Because it's always the guy's fault." Danny stayed silent.
"No, it's not."
"Yeah it is. Anyway, you're still going to do everything the way you planned, right?"
"Then I'm gonna need a bunch of roses and some candles."
"Done. I'll see you at one."
"See ya," Danny closed his cell phone and saw Mike staring him cold in the eye.
"Why'd you do it?" he asked him.
"She kissed me, Mary's forgave me, and we're going to lunch."
"How was it?"
"Mike!"
"Come on, we're guys. Now, how was it?"
"She is a pretty damn good kisser."
"Better than Mary?"
"Maybe."
"You do know if Mary asks you the same question, you gotta say she kisses the best."
"I know. Mike, do you still think I should ask her tonight?"
"Yeah you should. The kiss is all in the past brother."
"Yeah it is, and it's never gonna happen again."
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"Omigod, it's so beautiful, Danny!"
"I thought you'd like it," he said as he lit two candles.
Mary looked down at the floor. "I'm sorry I didn't believe you."
"Hey don't ruin the moment; that whole Dana thing is in the past now."
"Okay. So, what's for lunch?"
"It's a surprise," Danny replied. A few moments later Gunther came out of the kitchen carrying a silver platter.
"Danny, why did you go through all of this trouble for me?"
"Because I love you." Mary flashed him one of her many smiles.
Gunther opened the platter and Danny's mouth dropped. "PB&J?" Mary asked in confusion. Danny just stared at Gunther in shock as to why he had made such a lunch. "Danny, that is so sweet!" she said as she grabbed his hand.
"It is? I mean thank you." Danny looked at Gunther in confusion.
"I know my ladies," he replied in his foreign accent.
"You even had him cut off the crusts. When did you become so romantic?"
"Since I began dating the wonderful woman that is sitting in front of me." Mary began to blush. Danny picked up his wineglass and said, "To us," clinking glasses with her's.
"To us," said Mary before she took a sip of the beverage.
Danny took a sip of his drink also. "What kind of wine is this? I've never anything like it before."
"Danny, I think it's cherry kool-aid," Mary said as she looked down into her glass.
"Oh. My bad," he said as he stared at the drink himself. "So are we still on for tonight?"
"I hope so. I'm kind of eager to find out what it is that you're going to ask me."
"Oh really? Well it's nothing that big. Well, you might consider it big."
"Could you at least give me a hint?"
"Now that would spoil it, wouldn't it?"
"How can you be so mean but look so cute at the same time?"
"It's a gift," he said looking deeply into Mary's eyes as he had done so many times before.
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"I got them back together, again!" Samantha Jane shouted with triumph.
"That's very nice of you," responded the Ice Queen, Nessa Holt, with her British accent.
"I am being so generous all of a sudden and I don't know why."
"Did you ever think you're doing this because you like to make people happy?"
"No, I just think I am being a very, very good friend."
"To who? Danny or Mary?"
"Mary, of course."
Delinda walked straight over to Sam after she came out of Mystique. "Something weird is going on."
"Delinda, this is Vegas," Nessa quickly reminded her.
"No, something way out of the ordinary. I asked Gunther to make a nice romantic lunch for Danny and Mary, and he whips out the peanut butter and jelly."
"Are you serious?" Sam asked.
"Totally. At first I thought he was joking, but I just saw him serve the sandwiches to them."
"No way. Gunther would never do anything like that," Nessa replied.
"And that's not the weird part. I overheard Mary saying it was sweet."
"Sweet? No, no no no no no. You've got to be kidding me."
"I actually think it is kinda sweet," Nessa commented.
"How?" asked Sam confused.
"Well you know how guys are. They're always trying to buy you the most expensive thing out there just to get you in bed. What Danny did was actually quite cute."
"But see I don't think it was Danny's idea. I think it was Gunther's," said Delinda.
This day just keeps getting weirder," Sam commented before she walked away.
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Danny popped a CD into the stereo. He looked over his place once more to make sure everything was in order for tonight. He walked over to the end table and slid the vase of roses over placing them in the center. Danny then heard a slight knock on the door. He took a deep breath, walked over to the door and opened it. "Hey," he greeted her. He pulled her in before she could say hello, and gave her a deep passionate kiss.
When the kiss ended Mary looked around Danny's house. "What's going on here, Danny?"
"Nothing…really," he said looking all innocent and cute.
"Danny…"
"What? A guy can't have a romantic night with his girlfriend without there being a catch?"
"No, it's just with you there usually a catch."
"Really?"
"Yeah." Mary looked around once again and saw a jewelry box laying on one of the tables. "What's that?' she asked pointing to it.
"Oh yeah." Danny rushed over to retrieve the box and brought it over to Mary. "There's been something I've been meaning to ask you."
"Uh, Danny…"
"Wait. Let me finish. I feel really bad about what happened earlier today. I know you wanted to take things slow this time around but I think it's time to take the next step."
"I don't know what to say."
"Don't say anything. Just open it," he said handing her the jewelry box.
Mary opened the black leather container and was shocked at what it held in it. "A key? You want me to move in with you?"
"Yeah, it's the perfect time. I think we're both ready."
Mary kissed him tenderly. "Okay," Mary replied going in for another kiss.
"How about we move you in this weekend," he said in between kisses.
"Okay," she said backing him up into his bedroom.
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Dana sat out in the rain. Her beautiful brown hair became frizzled and her clothes became soaked, but she stayed where she was. Watching Danny's place like a hawk. Johnny wasn't going to like this at all. Not one bit.
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