Danni, Joe and Jez had just finished their cleaning job and they returned to their flat to change.

'Hey you guys fancy a drink down at the SUbar?' suggested Jez.

'Definitely mate. You coming?' asked Joe as he turned round to look at Danni

'Uh no thanks, I really don't want to risk bumping into Russ.' She replied heading towards her room.

'Well if you're sure…' said Jez feeling bad about leaving her on her own. Danni smiled and nodded and disappeared into her room. Joe shrugged his shoulders and the pair started walking to the bar.

at the SUbar

'Man I really needed that' Russ said to Darren as he finished off his pint.

'Hard day mate?' asked Darren as he wiped down the bar.

'More like hard night' Russ replied.

'What?' asked Darren slightly confused.

'Women' Russ said blankly.

'Got it. Danni?' he asked knowing it was a touchy subject.

'Yeah, I don't really want to talk about it' he said sadly.

'Alright well slow down anyway' Said Darren referring to the amount he had drank in the short amount of time he had been there.

Joe and Jez entered the room scanning to see if they knew anybody and spotted Russ at the bar.

'I think we should stay out of that one' said Jez trying to look in another direction.

'Yeah I am so not getting involved.' Joe said walking to the closest end of the bar.

Russ just noticed them and kept his head down.

'No I really don't want to talk to them'Russ muttered to himself

'I just feel bad for Danni though don't you?' Joe asked Jez after they received their pints.

'Yeah I guess, but I don't' even really know what happened.' Jez said taking a sip of his beer.

'Well Danni told me that they were really going at it and about to go to her bed but he freaked out and ran off.' He said widening his eyes and taking a drink.

'Well he did just have one of his balls chopped off.' Jez said almost laughing. Joe made a face imagining how that must feel.

'Don't say things like that' He said making Jez laugh.

Russ looked in there direction again getting paranoid that they were talking about him. Darren noticed this.

'I take it they know what happened with Danni?' he asked

'Well Joe and Danni are best friends she's bound to have told him.' He said looking down at the bar avoiding their gaze.

'So you're trying to avoid them then?' he asked picking up some empty glasses.

'Yeah, how am I suppose to get out of here without running into them?' he asked finally looking up from his pint.

Danni's room

Danni lay on her back on top of her bed looking at her phone and sighed again

just call him she thought. That was her heart talking, trying to tell her to talk things out. If they really did like each other then everything would work out.

No don't be stupid, you can't call him you'll look like a fool. She thought again. That was her head talking, trying to be rational, trying to play by those stupid love rules where the girl never calls the guy. That's followed by if the guy does call then you let it ring three times so its long enough to make it look like you're busy but not too long that it looks like you're not interested.

Stupid rules she thought.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath and set her phone down.

SUbar

'Look maybe you should talk to them, find out if they know what Danni's thinking?' said Darren trying to help out.

'I could, but it would be really awkward, and what if they're mad at me too?' asked Russ looking up at Darren.

'Well you'll never know mate, you'll never know' He replied walking off to talk a pretty blond.

Maybe Darren was right, maybe he should talk to them. At the very least they could tell Danni that he was asking about her. That way she would know he was thinking about her and he wouldn't have to explain what happened…for now.

He stood up and took a deep breath.