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I apologise in advance to all readers for the crapness this chapter is. I couldn't think at all his weekend, but i knew i hadn't updated in ages due to the virus my comps contracted, so i decided to try anyway. here it is

The score chapter 15

Danny leant against the wall just outside Stacie's hospital room and sighed, a slow smile spreading across his face. He hadn't intended on kissing her, but he'd sensed an opportunity and Danny Blue had never been one to let an opportunity pass by him.

Honestly, part of the reason he'd decided to take the leap and try it on with her again was he needed something to make her agree. He'd been so sure that she would immediately say yes straight after hearing his plan. He'd known that once he spoke to her away from Mickey, she'd be so eager to take revenge, she'd definitely want Hendon to go down. Turns out he was wrong and he'd had to resort to other methods to get his own way.

It wasn't all about that though. Once upon a time, Danny had had strong feelings for Stacie. He would have never admitted it out loud of course; he had a reputation to uphold, however, at the time, he was almost certain he was in love with her. But when she'd rejected him… well needless to say it had hurt, and he'd felt more than a little humiliated.

At first, he hadn't known how to act around her anymore. He wasn't sure what she wanted him to do, what she wanted him to say. Danny had known he had a decision to make. He could either dwell on his apparently unrequited love, or he could move on with his life, salvaging what remained of their friendship.

He had, of course chosen the latter, and things got mostly back to normal. He forced himself to stop fooling himself with hopes that she would eventually come around, and he concentrated on his friendship with her.

However when he'd heard she'd been stabbed, his blood had ran cold. He'd never felt so petrified for another person in his entire life. In that moment, he knew he still had feelings for her. Maybe even loved her. But at the same time, he knew he had to step back and let Mickey take charge. He knew Mickey loved her in some way too, and he was the leader, so it was only right he did what had to be done.

When it became clear Mickey wasn't going to do the right thing, Danny knew he had to take over. Which brought him back to the kissing.

Danny had kissed a lot of girls in his life, but Stacie was different. He'd never felt that way about a girl before, so he was determined not to screw it up.

He straightened up and decided to head towards the pay phone before Stacie started getting worried when he heard a voice call his name. He turned and groaned as he saw Mickey approach him,

"Where've you been?" he asked, "We've been worried."

"I just took a walk" Danny lied, "I needed some space to think."

"Have you seen Stacie yet? She thought you were going to go after Hendon or do something equally stupid."

"No. I'm on my way in now."

"Look, I know you're probably still annoyed that we aren't going after Hendon anymore, but it was the right thing to do. Imagine how Stacie would feel if someone else got hurt because of us going after Hendon. It wouldn't be right to ask people to do that. There'll be other marks, other ways to impress Stacie."

"It wasn't about impressing her." Danny said, before entering Stacie's room leaving Mickey wondering what had brought about this change in Danny.

He was going to follow Danny inside then changed his mind. Danny and Stacie deserved some time alone together after Stacie's ordeal and he knew that Danny was the guy to cheer her up. He knew that Danny had a crush on Stacie, but he was aware that Stacie still had a crush on him, so he knew her and Danny wouldn't be starting something anytime soon.

He didn't know exactly why he was so adverse to a relationship between Danny and Stacie, but he suspected it had something to do with his own past with Stacie. Although he'd moved on, he still had some sort of feelings towards her, and he didn't want Stacie seeing anyone else until he could figure out the extent of those feelings. However he knew that it wasn't his decision to make, and that sooner or later Danny would try it on with Stacie. Mickey could only hope that when that time came, she would reject him.

told you it was crap lol, but make my day and review anyway :D