Day 15
Prompt: Holding hands
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The first time they hold hands is on a cold February evening on the way back to Dan's house. It's late and absolutely freezing out but they both needed to get away from their parents. Phil's dad was moaning at her about homework and she decided she just needed to get out, so they both snuck out and met at their usual spot in the little wooden hut underneath the slide in the park near their houses.
But now it's late and they need to get home, Dan actually has homework she needs to do and Phil supposes she should probably get home and also do her homework although she doesn't want to leave her best friend's company.
"It's so damn cold" Phil grumbles, trying to stuff her hands in her pockets yet again before remembering the jumper she's wearing doesn't have any. She sighs dramatically, her hands dropping back to her sides and curling into fists to try warm up her fingers.
Dan laughs lightly slowing her pace and taking her hands out of her pockets "This is what you get for not wearing a jacket"
Phil stops, pouting and crossing her arms which makes Dan laugh more, Dan's smile is contagious and before Phil can stop herself she's smiling like an idiot at her best friend.
"Are your hands really that cold?" Dan asks, holding her hand out to Phil, which Phil happily takes instantly happy for the warmth.
"Fucking hell Phil, are you literally cold blooded you're an actual ice cube" Dan says rubbing Phil's hands on some vain attempt to warm them up.
"Yes Dan I'm an ice cube, cant you tell by my wonderful translucent shade"
Dan simple laughs again, not being able to think of a come back so she just simply keeps up trying to warm Phil's hands. They end up standing there holding hands as they look into each others eyes. Phil's brain is telling her to kiss Dan and she has no idea where this is suddenly coming from as Dan is just her friend and has never been anything more than that. Dan looks nervous and Phil wonders for a moment if maybe Dan is having the same conflicting thoughts as she is.
"Phil" She murmurs, her eyes flickering from Phil's lips to her eyes again. Phil gulps, suddenly the nerves hitting her like a ton of bricks. She's never given her sexuality any thought since she's always just been friends with Dan and never really had an interest in anyone else. Suddenly the fact she's only ever been around Dan seems to make sense to her.
"Yeah?" Phil answers softly, leaning in almost sub-consciously as she keeps her eyes on Dan's.
Dan suddenly blinks, shaking her head and pulling away, and letting go of Phil's hands "We really need to get home, Mum will kill me if I'm late"
"Yeah…I guess we do" Phil answers not being able to hide the disappointment in her voice. She feels as though she's about to cry.
They start walking again and Dan surprises her by quickly taking her hand and squeezing it. When she looks at Dan she see's her friend is smiling back at her. "Can't have your hands falling off from the cold now can we?"
Phil wants to hit her, scream at her for making her heart flip over like this, but she doesn't. She just smiles, squeezing Dan's hand back and thinking about what the hell she's just gotten herself into.