Chapter 7
He Just Walked In

Daryl couldn't remember Alvin saying anything at all the rest of the night. She was practically forced to talk to Mike because of Matt.

The next morning she was awoken in the hotel room by a phone call from Mike.

"Hello?" She mumbled just opening her eyes and grabbing the phone.

"Sorry didn't mean to wake you.." Mike said into the phone.

"No that's alright." Daryl sat up wondering what he wanted.

"Well I thought I'd just let you know Matt made us reservations at a very nice restaurant for tonight before you head back home." He said grinning on the other side of the phone.

"Oh." Daryl sighed lowly.

"Something wrong?" Mike asked confused.

"No, everythings great, I'll see you after the show tonight…meet me at the main entrance at the arena." She hung up the phone and got up grumbling to herself.

Matt grinned in the main room as Daryl walked out. "You really didn't have to set Mike and I up." She sighed and sat on the couch beside him.

"Well I thought you liked him." He shrugged.

"And what gave you that impression?" She mumbled under her breath looking at him.

"Look I didn't know, I mean unless you have feelings for someone." He asked suspiciously.

"No, not at all." She shook her head.

"Then whats the problem?" He tilted his head and looked at her.

"There is no problem." She lied and shrugged going to get dressed.

Later that night

Daryl waited patiently at the main entrance, she was upset not seeing Antonio at all that day. She sat on the bench kicking her feet back and forth and looking down, she was not excited for this date at all.

She stared at the floor noticing a shadow, she looked up to see Antonio standing there. "Why the sour puss?" He asked sitting down beside her. "Don't you have a date with Mike tonight?" Antonio asked, he had gotten all the details himself, but he didn't want her to know since he figured she liked Mike now.



"Yeah.." She replied with a shrug and looked at him. "I'm just not really into him like that, but Matt seems to think so." She sighed and looked over at Mike coming down the hall.

Antonio kept his eyes on her the whole time not even noticing Mike. "Well tell him." He replied as Mike stood their. "Ready for our date?" He held his arm out as Daryl got up and linked her arm with his. "Of course." She faked a smile and follows him out to the car.

Halfway through dinner they both found out they had absolutely nothing in common besides their love of fedoras.

"Mike, I hate to be rude, but I didn't ask to be set up on a date and I have to be honest and tell you I have feelings for someone else." Daryl finally admitted as Mike looked at her with a nod.

"That's alright, it seems like this isn't going to work out. Who do you have feelings for may I ask?" Mike asked curiously.

"Antonio.." Daryl sighed. "Just don't tell Matt…he still holds a grudge against him and I don't feel like fighting."

Mike nodded."I wont. But does Antonio know?"

She shook her head immediately. "Nah, not sure if he feels the same and I don't wanna go through that, you know?"

"I think he does, him choking on his water when Matt set you up with me showed that, but maybe that's just me. " Mike chuckled.

Daryl laughed. "I didn't really think much of it, but thanks Mike, I better head back to the hotel I have a flight in a couple hours." She got up from her seat and gave Mike a peck on the cheek before heading back to her hotel.

Matt waited anxiously on the couch wanting to hear good news on the date.

Daryl walked in and put her purse down going to pack her things as Matt stood up and went into the room watching her pack. "So?? How was the date?" He asked excitedly.

"We both decided we don't have enough in common. " She shrugged and finished packing.

Matt mumbled under his breath. "Oh, well I can set you up with someone else, just give me a day or two." He said as Daryl instantly shook her head. "No thanks." She replied.

"Do you not want a boyfriend right now?" He went to pack his things as the two met up in the main room.

"No, I'm just only interested in one person right now." She shrugged.



"Ooh I wanna know who!" Matt chuckled grabbing his bag as they headed to the airport. He bugged her the whole way there trying to get it out of her.

"C'mon cuz, tell me! You know you want to let it out…"

Daryl looked up from her plane seat in shock seeing Antonio walk in. "What's he doing here?" Matt asked.

She shrugged having no idea. " Matt, you know how you wanted to know who I had a thing for?" She asked softly.

"Yeah…" He paused waiting.

"He just walked in." She mumbled staring at Antonio with a grin.