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Chapter 16

Heart to Heart

MADDY'S POV

It's been about 3 hours since I woke up this morning, fresh and awake for once – I aimed to be productive and start my work project. Last night I gathered the ideas up for this piece of art for Dan and Phil's studio, and concluded in my mind the final image I wanted to do, now I just have to get that out of my head and onto here.

I stare blankly at the clean canvas on my program on my laptop, tablet pen in hand, I tap the tablet lightly making delicate strokes to form the first sketch. The anticipation of just starting a new piece of art is nerve wracking in itself, if you get the first sketch wrong the artist usually hates the end result and even working on it further.

Finally I draw the confidence to start properly, working into it more and concentrating my whole focus on the bright screen which is slowly taking form of what I see in my head.

I judge it to be a few hours that pass as I work into it, so it's about midday on this Tuesday now, when I hear the familiar tap of knuckles on the front door which can only belong to one person, my Dan.

'Come in!' I call to him, 'I think it's open anyway!'

He unbolts the latch of the door and pushes it open, as he walks in I can see him from where I am sat in the lounge through the doorway, his deep brown hair is slightly poofy and frizzy, more than normal, but it makes it flop over his forehead and eyes, weighed down by the moisture. 'Is it raining outside then?' I continue,

'Hey!' He looks up from scuffing his feet on the doormat, 'Yeah it is a bit, only damp though' As he turns his eyes up they lay on me and he gives a smile – I return one similar, the feeling of relief just by seeing his face again mixed with the euphoria emotions I associate with the sight of him is reflected through my expression, and I just hope he feels the same way.

'Ahh I see, well that is generally England isn't it? Slightly dreary..' I look back down to my work and save it,

'Very true,' He shrugs off his coat and places it carefully on the arm of the sofa where mine is too, and walks over to me where I am sitting, 'So what are you doing today?' he says, but before I can respond he leans down over my laptop screen and places a tender peck of a kiss on my cheek before sitting down next to me. The sudden action makes me blush and slightly roll me eyes at him, thankful for even having him in my life.

'Oh yeah, well my job I guess, starting your studio art' I turn the screen to him to the left a little, 'See, you can't see much yet but you know it's only faint'

His eyes widen and settle on the sketch on the screen, 'Wow that's really good!'

'Really? I haven't even started properly yet! The Outline takes ages you see..' I look at him over my shoulder and I'm met with that deep and meaningful gaze, but still has the cheerful crinkle of the sides of his eyes.

He's not looking directly at me, he's locked on to admiring what I have done, if anyone does that it makes me slightly uncomfortable anyway but- 'No Maddy it's awesome! I can see what it is and It's amazing!' He pauses and takes a little breath, then shifts his focus onto me, we are so close together now as he shuffled closer to look at it, and the sides of our bodies are touching now, I can see his pupils shrinking and widening again as he refocuses on my face.

'Thanks, yeah...' I give a little laugh but I sense a little connection between us forming, as he doesn't take his eyes off me for a while, I revert my attention back to the screen, aimlessly minimising tabs and dragging windows around.

After an awkward few seconds of this I still sense him looking at me from the corner of my eye, a look of concentrated peacefulness across his face, I can only fathom that I caused it, butterflies form inside me and become uncomfortable even though I know I shouldn't really – I pipe the question,

'Dan do you drink tea? Do you want any?' I turn to look at him again, saying it quite forcefully and loudly makes him jump a little as though he snapped out a trance and becomes a bit flustered at the action,

'Yeah I do, sure – shall I make it though?' He begins to stand up, 'You look like you're busy still I-'

'No Dan it's okay, you're here in my house right? I should!'

He resides back a little and thinks for a second pursing his lips, 'Yeah but you're bu-'

'Nooo I said I don't mind I need a break really-' Why is he so eager to anyway? 'Actually Dan, I forgot um, why are you here again?'

'Oh yeah, that is a good, a good question' He seems apprehensive and is still standing, but fidgets with his arms, reach his left up and scratches the back of his head, so I turn and give him an inquisitive glance. 'Yeah okay I think I just,' another breath, 'yeah I missed you okay?'

The thought of him missing me creates a bubble of mixed emotion inside me instantly, I'm flattered, happy and thankful, but also confused and apprehensive as I've never experienced this before.

'Really?' I am lost for words, how can three words do this to me- 'Me too, awh, come here' I give him a big smile and shove my laptop aside, standing to pull him into a hug, he sits down with me embraced, and I tuck my head into his shoulder, we're just that right height for each other.

We stay this way for a little while, the magical virtues of a hug encase us both, holding our arms around each other close is one of the best feelings I've ever experienced.

I turn my head so I'm facing up to his head now, and I noticed that his eyes are closed, having no idea how long he, or we want the hug to last, I go along with this as I have absolutely no problem with holding onto him until the end of time.

I cannot judge how long we stayed that way, but eventually he lets out a deep breath edging on a sigh, and turns to look at me, just below him, and he loosens his grip on my back where he was holding me, and faintly says so even if the whole room was filled with people, only I could ever hear, 'I just really love you Maddy' and gives me a little squeeze before dropping his hands completely to draw them by his sides.

I find them beside me, and pick both of his hands up within mine, look up at him whilst embracing his hands, 'I really love you too Dan'.

Next completely takes me by surprise, although I didn't know what I expected, an open smile completely engulfs his face, his dimples depress and his eyes crinkle at the sides, like he's the happiest man in the world.

I spread my mouth into a smile just as big – minus the dimples – and squeeze them gently then let go of his hands, 'So,' I raise my eyebrows and smirk jokily, 'did you want that tea?'

'Sure' He gives a chuckle, 'but why don't you say I help too?'

'if that makes you happy at last Dan' I begin to stand up, talking as I look back down at him, sitting.

He starts to stand too, 'Yeah but I think I'm the happiest I've ever been now anyway' He stands with me now and we go to walk in the direction of the kitchen, him in front I gently take his left hand in mine and say 'honestly I couldn't be happier where I am today either' He turns back around and grins at me, I continue 'I'm, with you'.

We eventually reach the kitchen so I begin to make tea, flicking on the kettle after filling it up, Dan stands leaning his butt on the counter top with his hands in his pockets.

'So you really are being helpful right? I mean yeah standing there is really making tea!'

'Oh yeah!' He laughs a little pulling his hands out his pockets and starts to look like he's trying to do something, 'Right yeah, helping – where's the Tea?'

'See! If you were in here on your own you wouldn't know where anything else is anyway!' I walk across the room to where he is and lean up and over his shoulder to the cabinets behind, opening the cupboard the reveal the tin of tea bags inside.

Picking up the tin I shut the cupboard, 'Oh yeah, I knew that, totally,'

In response I say 'Oh right yeah that's why you were standing right there was it? I see..' I give him a little wink and turn back to boiling the kettle and shoving in two tea bags. 'Did you want to get the milk? I'm sure you know where that it right?'

'Yeah of course! The Fridge right? Or do you keep it in some stupid place I don't know about?'

'Nah the fridge is right, just if you can find the fridge first.' Dan realises what I just say, and raises his eyebrows as he searched the kitchen to see that there isn't an obviously placed fridge anywhere.

'No okay where the hell is it how can you have an invisible fridge?' His face of confusion and overwhelmed look is just adorable so I'm tempted to leave him searching for longer, but I don't.

'You're so stupid! Have you never seen one of these before?' I open a cupboard which looks identical to the other cupboards under the worktop to reveal the bright light of the fridge, and inside the milk.

'Oh come on no not when it's hidden like that! Who has these anyway it's tiny!

'Well I don't have a lot of stuff! I bet yours is bigger anyway, and obviously not as hidden!'

'Okay yeah well I probably can't even find anything so I guess you can make the tea now right?' He gives a mock action of 'I don't know' raising his hands near his head and walks over beside me just as the kettle is done boiling the water. 'OH I can pour a kettle yes I can do that!'

'Go on then! Not like you'll stop bugging me anyway!' He gives a little giggle and smile as he continues to make the tea, tentatively pouring the scolding water.

When he's done he passes me a tea, both with milk and sugar, and follows me back into the lounge.

As I sit again I readjust my laptop onto my knees as Dan sits beside me, sipping his tea.

I log into my laptop again opening the lid and my art again, and then get into setting it all up with my tablet whilst also sipping my tea too.

'So, Dan, what did you want to do? Sorry knowing me I would probably sit here all day doing this even with company, oops' I look at him again,

'No really it's alright, I would too to be honest, I'll just sit here and finish my tea I guess, I don't mind really' He smiles back at me and drinks his tea, looking over the top of the mug at me, persuading eyes, 'I won't bug you at all, you have to do that I know'

'Yeah okay but what will you do? Are you sure you just want to hang out with me not being terribly sociable?'

'Nah I'm used to it, I usually am too, I just like being in your company right now' He makes me blush as I return a cheeky smile.

'okay fine, as long as you don't disturb me so much, as much as I love being with you, I do, I still need to do this work, it's for you too you know!'

'Sure I get it I'll just sit here and drink my tea, okay then'

'Actually' He looks up, quite hopeful, 'Why don't you read this?' I hand him a book that I just finished and was sat on the arm beside me, 'I just finished it, if you read it that's doing something that isn't nothing I guess'

He takes it from me and looks at the blank blue cover, staring at it inquisitively, 'Oh sure, but what book is it?

'I think you'll like it, yeah it's called The Wind Singer, it's good and I like it, it's fiction and fantasy I guess.' He smiles at it,

'Well I'm sure if you like it I should or would like to read it' He looks up at me and smiles again, kind of thankful he has something to do I guess now.

'I mean there are other books but that is just here on me so you might as well.'

'Okay yeah let's see how it'll go!' Opening the hardback old book he curls his feet up and kicks off his shoes so he's in a similar position to me, leaning on the arm rest with our feet nearly touching in the middle of the sofa.

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About half an hour passes of us silently working into what we're doing, or in his case just reading, when I ask him,

'Do you like it so far?'

I take him by surprise again and he snaps out of that trance people get into when reading, 'oh yeah it is really good! Even already – so what are the kid's twins? Like telepathy or something?'

'Yeah it's really cool, get into it a bit more, it gets even better!'

'Okay I will, how's yours going?' He closes the book with his finger holding the page,

'Yeah fine thanks, you know it hasn't been terribly wrong since I said before, these things take time!' I give a little laugh shaking my head and continue, I get into it a bit more concentrating, but I notice that Dan doesn't pick up the book again.

He just sits there, looking around the room for quite a while and sometimes looks over at me working on my art, I bet he doesn't know that I do notice him. He continues until he says softly, 'How did you not have a boyfriend before? You're amazing'

I stop my hands from moving, and instinctually save my work before turning to him, blushing a little, and I'm met with his gaze, genuinely interested in my past I guess, then I realise he really doesn't know a lot about me that way.

'Well, thanks really, you tell yourself that I think you're above amazing, I guess I thought I never found the right guy, like anyone really, but now I have'

'I just still can't believe you feel that way about me, honestly I never thought I could feel this way anyway, it's amazing, truly amazing' he breathes the last few words carefully, and I truly realise he probably hasn't before either, just like me.

I smile affectionately at him, 'Dan, do you believe in love at first sight and all that? Like genuinely, I had never really done this before anyway, so I don't know what to think.'

'Now,' he breathes in, and edges a little closer to me, looking me in the eye, 'I never thought it was, and Now, yeah I do'

His response makes my insides flutter, and I don't know how to reply, I'm speechless.

He holds my hand as he speaks now, 'I, not lying, when I saw in that lift that day, I mean I'm usually awkward as described, but you had me on tender hooks the whole time'

'Well that can be said for me too you know, with my mother there, you don't want to know what she said after about you, oh my god that was an eventful day all the same!' I find the words to speak again –

'Oh yeah sure even I saw the way she was looking at me! He chuckles and lets go of my hand, 'Hey Maddy, seeming as, as, well correct me if I'm wrong but I would call this a relationship right? And people go on dates too right? And a cramped lift isn't a first date either, so I think we should'

'Dan is this you asking me out on a date?'

'Yes. I haven't really had much practice so let's go from here' His little side smile creeps onto his face,

'Well yes I think we should. You're right a lift is no place, however quirky to have out 'first meeting' and remember I don't recall we even spoke, and look where we are now'

He lets out a small laugh that I share, 'Yeah very true, look where we are now.'

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