Chapter Eight
"Taxi for one miss?"
I shook my head and stood on tiptoe, "no, I need to find my friend, I…"
"Amber!"
I spun around and sighed in relief when I noticed Danny pushing his way through the crowd towards me, "oh thank god," I murmured stepping out of the taxi rank and meeting him halfway.
"Where were you all night?" Danny questioned, grabbing my arm and pulling me out of the way of several disgruntled people.
"I was being congratulated by possibly everyone I work with," I replied as several people jostled me as they walked past, "I'm sorry I left you to your own defences."
Danny shrugged and grabbed my hand, guiding me back into the queue for taxis, "its alright, I actually spent most the night talking to your boss. She remembered me from last time. I think she fancies me."
'I imagine most people do," I murmured under my breath.
"What was that?" Danny questioned, stooping down a bit so he was at my level.
I bit my lip and looked at him, before flying completely off topic "did we have a moment?" I blurted out suddenly.
Danny blinked trailed his eyes over my face slowly before he shoved his hands into his pockets, "yeah we had one."
I nodded. I acknowledged inwardly that this probably wasn't the best time or place to be having this conversation (three o'clock, tipsy and in the middle of a taxi rank). But it would do.
"The other night," I began, "you said something to me when you were drunk, and its been bugging me ever since because it was so…" I struggled for a word, "unfinished." I paused and scanned his face, "are we on the same wave length?"
Danny nodded, "yeah we are," he murmured.
"Look," I began turning to face him and looking him in the eye, "I'm going to be very honest with you. I like you ok? I like you a lot and if what you were drunkenly slurring the other night is pointing in the direction I hope it is, then I think you like me to. And I…"
"There you two are!"
I closed my eyes in annoyance and turned around to see Lana bounding up to us with Eric in tow.
"Lana you have the best timing in the world," I said sarcastically as she approached.
"What?" Lana laughed, obviously to drunk to pick up on my sarcasm. "Hey we came to find you two because we have another ride home. Do you want to join us?"
"Well, I…"
"Fantastic, lets go."
And without another word Lana grabbed my arm and dragged us off.
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I was incredibly annoyed by the time Lana had pulled me ten meters down the road. I was even more annoyed when we got to the so-called "destination" to find the taxi had taken off without us.
"He said he'd wait," Eric was complaining loudly as Lana fished through her bag for her mobile phone.
I frowned; they dragged me away from a very important conversation for this?
I sighed and glanced over my shoulder to see Danny leaning against the wall. He gestured me over.
"That possibly wasn't the best conversation to be interrupted," he mused as I approached.
I crossed my arms and smiled softly, "it's ruined my momentum."
"I'll take over if you like," Danny offered.
I nodded, "please do."
Danny shoved his hands into his pockets and briefly glanced at Eric and Lana before turning his attention back to me, "ok, just to get things all out into the open, what I was trying to drunkenly tell you the other night is that I like you. Not like a friend, and not like a sister but like a…" Danny struggled for a word.
"Girlfriend kind of like," I suggested.
Danny hesitated, "Yes. I wasn't going to tell you though."
"Why not?"
Danny shrugged, "because we'd just reached a stage where we were really good friends. I didn't want to fuck anything up."
"You didn't," I assured him.
"Of course I did," Danny retaliated, "because I'm me and you're you."
I was stumped, "I'm not following."
"I'm leaving in three weeks and I'm not sure when I'll be coming back," Danny informed me, "this is the first lengthy holiday I've had since McFly started. How can we have a proper relationship if I'm never around?"
I stared at him.
"I'll be leaving just when things start to get good," Danny explained quietly, "and if things are good I definitely don't want you to be waiting around for me for six months because I mpppffff…"
Whatever he was going to say I didn't get to hear because at that moment I had launched myself forward and crashed my lips to his. I didn't want to hear about what would happen after Danny left and I didn't want to think about what we had together. All I knew and cared about was that I liked him and he liked me, and I was currently kissing him and it was amazing.
It was at that moment that all the emotion I had felt over the past week came to a crashing halt. Why in the world was I awkward over this whole situation? Why in the world didn't I just shake Danny awake that night and have it out with him then?
Those questions remained unanswered however. Because my mind was suddenly wiped completely blank as Danny emerged from his shock and wrapped an arm around my waist, and pulled me against him, as our lips met again and again.
I leaned into Danny's body and wrapped my arms him, trailing my fingers through the soft hair that brushed his collar, as his lips caressed mine. He felt amazing. His lips were incredibly soft and responsive under my own, his body was warm, and he smelt fantastic.
I deepened the kiss and Danny clutched me tighter in response. Holding me so close that I could have sworn I could feel his heart beating through his chest. I couldn't get enough of him, I felt like I could have stood there kissing him all night long. It was freezing, but my body was burning up at every little area that his fingers touched; down my arms, across my back, up my neck to my jaw line.
We stood there kissing for what felt like a lifetime, but in reality what were probably only a few minutes.
From somewhere outside myself I suddenly heard someone clearing their throat.
"Honestly, you guys," the voice pouted.
Danny lifted his lips from mine and I glanced over his shoulder to see Lana and Eric standing beside a yellow taxi, identical smirks on their faces.
How embarrassing.
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"Make sure Lana gets some water into her system before she falls asleep," I ordered Eric as we pulled up outside Muscrove Apartments, "and tell the drunken idiot to call me," I added with a grin, poking a sleeping Lana with my index finger.
Eric smiled at me from the front seat, "I will. Danny, call me sometime and we'll catch up before you leave alright?"
Danny nodded and closed the taxi door, "absolutely mate."
"Bye guys."
Danny and I both watched as the taxi pulled away from the curb. It was a rather scenic moment. The sky was just beginning to lighten with the hints of dawn, and there was a light mist hanging in the air from the early morning cold weather. At any other time I might have stood around to take in the view. But now…
I yawned, "I'm going to bed."
"Took the words right out of my mouth," Danny replied, holding the door open for me and gesturing me through it. Together we walked through the lobby and up to the third floor.
"What are you doing tomorrow?" Danny asked me, as I stumbled down the hallway, attempting to get my heels off and walk at the same time.
"Absolutely nothing," I replied leaning against the wall between Danny and my doors, "did you have anything in mind?"
"A very greasy breakfast," Danny replied shoving his hands into his pockets and mirroring my stance, "then I was thinking we might do dinner or something."
"Like an official date?" I questioned with a smile.
"Something like that."
I pretended to consider it; "well I suppose I could free up some time in my busy schedule."
"Fantastic," Danny grinned, leaning forward cupping my face and pressing his lips to mine, "then I will be seeing you in the morning at 6am sharp."
'That's an hour away."
"Oh," Danny checked his watch, "greasy lunch then?"
"Sounds great," I murmured, extracting my keys from my handbag and opening my apartment, "then I will see you tomorrow afternoon Mr. Room 302."
I watched as Danny unlocked his apartment and a sudden urge hit me, "hey, do want to stay the night?"
Danny ceased trying to get his apartment door unlocked and turned to look at me instead. He leant against the door jam, "really?"
I nodded, suddenly nervous. We both knew exactly what I was implying by asking him to stay.
"Well," Danny began, taking a few steps towards me, "since the night is almost done, and the morning is only an hour away. How about I stay the morning instead?"
"But then what would we do for the next hour?" I asked with a smirk, as I reached out and grabbed Danny's belt, pulling him closer towards me.
"I'm sure we could think of a few things," Danny replied closing the last few tantalising inches between us, and pulling me into his arms.
"I'm sure we could," I murmured reaching up and fiddling with his tie. I looked into his eyes, "so is that a yes?"
Danny leant forward, bringing his lips to my ear, "you know it is," he whispered.
I bit my lip and clutched at his arms as the sensation of his warm breath puffing across my neck sent shivers down my spine. Goosebumps erupted as his teeth nipped playfully at my earlobe, and before I knew it I was shoving him into my room and slamming the door behind us.
"Whatever happened to ladies first?" Danny asked playfully as he pushed me up against the door I had just slammed and lowered his lips to mine.
"Chivalry is dead," I murmured between kisses, pushing his suit jacket off his shoulders, where it pooled on the floor at our feet.
Danny mumbled something I didn't quite catch against my lips before kissing me so passionately that it made my head spin. I buried my fingers into his soft hair and deepened the kiss, clutching him as close as possible to me, basking in the way his body felt so close to mine. It was one of those moments where we were so involved in one another that a herd of elephants could have stampeded past and I wouldn't have even noticed.
Danny's warm fingers were smoothing up my bare arms, and pushing my dress's spaghetti straps off my shoulders, before pressing hot kisses to my cool skin. "Beautiful," Danny mumbled against the skin of my neck, his hands smoothing across my stomach.
"Don't tease me," I whispered as Danny's fingers trailed tantalisingly close to my breasts before venturing elsewhere. I trailed my hands up his chest and undid his tie.
Danny smiled and met my eyes, "why not?" he asked, our faces so close together that our lips were mere centimetres apart.
I maintained eye contact, and began to undo the buttons of his white dress shirt, "because if you play with fire you might get burnt."
"Is that a threat?" Danny murmured, his voice low and husky, his thumbs making small circles on my hips.
"It's a warning," I replied, opening his shirt and trailing my eyes over his chest before crashing my lips back to his.
I could feel Danny's arousal against my hip, and the thought of it drove me wild as I pushed Danny's shirt off his shoulders, and stepped out of my dress.
Together we stumbled over to my bed, and fell onto it. It would have been perfectly romantic and like a scene out of a movie, except:
"Ouch, coat hanger," Danny burst out as he hit the bed.
I burst into giggles, and reached underneath his back to grab it before tossing it across the room. It hit my lamp and knocked it to the ground. We both ignored this, as I straddled Danny's lap and undid his belt buckle. I smiled seductively at him and oh so slowly undid the zip of his pants.
"Who's teasing now?" Danny asked, squirming uncomfortably underneath me.
"Sorry," I murmured pulling his trousers down his legs. I paused at his ankles, "nice tattoo." I trailed my fingers over it.
Danny let out a deep breath, "thanks."
"I never knew you had one."
"Can we talk about this later?"
I grinned and crawled back up his body, stretching out on top of him, "of course," I murmured against his lips. We kissed again and again, Danny's hands toying with my bra until it was unhooked. Next thing I knew he had pushed me onto my back and I was gasping for breath as his mouth trailed over my chest. I arched up against him as my hands clutched at his shoulders before impatiently pushing at his boxers. There would be time for foreplay later. I wanted him now.
"Danny," I breathed, my breath erratic, as his hand trailed across my stomach, and his fingers slipped underneath the elastic of my underwear.
"Hmm?" he mumbled, against my skin as he pressed a line of kisses down my stomach.
"I want you now," I groaned, biting my lip as Danny's fingers slid against private places.
"Now?" Danny asked propping himself up beside me, continuing to tease me with his fingers.
"Yes."
"Really?"
"Now! Danny Jones!"
Danny smirked and pulled my underwear down my legs and removed his boxers, "alrighty then."
I bit my lip, as Danny oh so slowly thrust inside of me. I was no virgin, but it had been awhile since my last sexual encounter. The hesitation must have shown on my face because Danny froze. "Are you ok?" he asked softly.
I shifted below him and got more comfortable, and my eyes fluttered close as my movements caused him to sink deeper inside of me. "Mhmmm."
Once the hesitance was out of the way, it didn't take long for us to reach our peaks. Six months of friendship was suddenly all thrown away for one early morning of passion. Even though Danny would be leaving in a few weeks time, I knew we would certainly make the most of the time we had together. There was no turning back now.
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To be continued...
