Chapter 6: A Loving Dance

Ed opened his eyes and realized that he had fallen asleep. He looked over at the clock and noticed that it was two in the morning. He tried to get up, but was having trouble. He looked down to see Dayna sleeping with her head on his lap. He smiled, happy that she was safe with him.

Dayna yawned and opened her eyes to se Ed looking down at her.

"Hi Ed" she whispered.

"Hey, feeling better?" he whispered back.

Dayna lifted herself off of Ed's lap and he stretched, getting the feeling back into his legs. He kind of missed her sleeping now.

"What do you want to do?" asked Ed.

"I'm a little hungry, but I think everything's closed for the night"

"OK, any other suggestions?"

Dayna got up and walked across the room to a nearby table where a radio sat. She turned to look at Ed and then turned back to the radio, turning it on. A soft ballad came on, Dayna fiddled with the knob turning it down so not to wake anybody up.

"I think I have an idea" she said, smiling at Ed.

Ed smiled back and walked towards Dayna, then taking a bow.

"Would you like to dance my fair lady?"

Dayna giggled, "Yes. Thank you kind sir".

He took her hands and they started to dance close together.

"I'm sorry for what you have been through. I never would have thought, that that would happen to someone"

"You can see why I didn't what to talk about it"

"It was horrible what those boys said about you're parents"

"They're right on one thing, my father was crazy. I'm glad that fucking bastard is dead. That doesn't bother me, what they said about my mother is what upset me, they only said that to get me mad. She never slept around, she loved my father and me. That song I was singing was one that she used to sing to me when I was little, usually when she put me to bed. My father told me I looked exactly like my mother".

"Well, as the old saying goes: What doesn't kill you can only make you stronger"

Dayna looked at Ed and smiled. Then she blushed and decided to say something else,

"Ed? There's something else that I've been wanting to tell you, but I didn't know on how you'd react"

"What is it?"

"I think I'm in love with you"

Dayna waited for a response from Ed and she hoped that he didn't think it was a stupid thing to say. She put her head closer to his chest, listening to his heartbeat. She found it soothing.

She then felt Ed put his hand underneath her chin and bring her head up so that she looked into his eyes. He didn't look upset or embarrassed, he had a calm look,

"I have something to say too. I think I'm also in love with you"

Ed then moved his face closer to Dayna's and closed his eyes. Dayna felt Ed's lips on hers, she felt a warm, tingling feeling all throughout her body. She then closed her eyes and kissed him back. They stopped dancing and wrapped their arms around each other, Ed lifted her up for a more passionate kiss.

They held each other until the sun came up and they both fell asleep.

'This is the best night of my life. All is better because Ed is with me and that he loves me'