Okay so it looks like I am turning it into a chapter fic, thanks to NeverlandNat for reviewing and helping out with that!
Chapter Two
Cat's shadow rounds the corner and, quickly and with extreme effort, I pull away from Dan, my eyes immediately whipping to Cat. whose eyes, thankfully, had caught on a poster. She hadn't noticed. Dan flashes me a quick and heart melting smile before staring into his coffee cup, trying to conceal his beaming smile from Cat. Cat sits back down and launches herself back into conversation as Dan's hand finds my own once again.
We sit in the café just talking for hours as I try to stop myself from staring at Dan's face as he talks or lighting up when he laughs. I glance out the window to see that the brightness of the day has faded to be replaced with the lurking darkness, I guess it is later than we thought. Dan follows my eye line and, seeing the darkness too he says "Time to go." in his cute voice that I love so much.
As we walk home the rain begins to fall. And I don't mean starts to drizzle, I mean it is full on hailing and all out of nowhere. Me and Dan and Cat share a look and, as a spur of the moment kind of thing we begin to run, as fast as we can, delighted squeals and torrents of laughter escaping our lips as we race, the rain drenching us until we can no longer see. We run through the streets of London, past the serious-looking business men with their important umbrella's and past the tourists marvelling at the architecture, gaining more and more stares as we go but I really don't care. I can feel freedom capturing my soul and the wind rushing past my ears. And I am happy. And that's all that matters.
Eventually, we reach our flat, slamming into the front door. Dan quickly snatches the key from the back pocket of his soaked jeans and pushes open the door. We all pile in, smiles still lighting up our faces. We just stare at each other until Cat exclaims "What a day" and we all start uncontrollably laughing at the insanity that just happened and as Cat climbs up the stairs, I kiss Dan quickly but tenderly on the lips whilst her eyes are diverted.
Cat says something about drying her hair and disappears back to her room, leaving me and Dan all alone in the lounge. Without even thinking, I climb into Dan's lap, curling myself around his neck like a new-born baby, craving warmth and security and love. Dan leans down and kisses me, properly this time, and I sit up, returning the kiss as a smile begins to creep onto my lips. We are lost for a few moments, with just each other and the dimming glow of the fireplace. But then we hear footsteps and with a sigh we spring apart, pretending to be engaged in some fascinating conversation about camera lighting.
She turns the corner with the usual smile glittering her face and without any awkwardness or hint as to what we were just doing, Dan suggests that we watch a film that he was talking about earlier. We decide to make a night of it. Dan makes hot chocolate, complete with cream and marshmallows and I make popcorn as Cat fetches some blankets and pillows. Eagerly, and much like young girls at a sleepover, we climb under the blankets, Cat's body pressed between me and Dan.
The film is one I have seen a fair few times, and one which I know is one of Dan's favourites, which is probably why I've seen it so many times. We eat popcorn and drink the hot chocolate and laugh and it is a lot of fun, we watch a few more films after Dan's one until finally Cat exclaims that she's tired and meanders on back to our spare room. Since we aren't experiencing the trauma of changing time zones, me and Dan are wide awake and, with a quick glance at each other, we simultaneously throw the duvet back over our heads. By torchlight we resume where we had left off in front of the fire, and happiness begins to fill me once again. I think about how dangerous it is to let all your happiness radiate and depend upon one person. How if he ever left I would be in pieces. But my heart is sure of his love for me and that is enough for me. After the kissing, we resort to talking, staying up all night, losing track of time just remembering and discussing. I cannot even see his face but I know he is there, his hand clutching mine as my body presses up against his.
I don't remember drifting off but somehow I must have done because I wake up with my head on Dan's chest as the sunlight streams through the blinds. And that is when I remember Cat. And that is when I remember that to her we are not lovers but platonic friends. And that is when I remember that platonic friends don't sleep together. And that is when I wake Dan up.
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