Fears: Chapter Ten
Danielle's POV:
I didn't realize how hectic shopping would be with Sam. She piled a bunch of clothes in my arms and directed me to a dressing room. "Let me know what fits and what you like," she said.
"Okay," I said, closing the door to the dressing room.
I tried on a few outfits, skirts, jeans, t-shirts, dressy tops, shoes. Finally, we finished buying clothes and Sam took me out for ice cream before taking me back to Fenton Works. Sam helped me carry in my bags; she gave them to Danny, who took them to the speeder.
"How did it go?" he asked Sam.
"It went well. I talked to her about the adoption."
"And?" he pressed.
"She loved the idea," she told him.
Danny smiled at her, and then at me. "Are your ready to go back home?"
I couldn't help but smile at the word home. "Yeah," I replied.
Sam hugged Danny goodbye and then looked down at me. "Bye, Danielle. I'll see you later."
"Bye," I said.
Danny opened the door to the speeder and I climbed into my seat. "Did you have fun shopping with Sam?"
"Yeah. It was great."
It was silent for a minute, then he spoke up again, taking a deep breath. "Look, Danielle, I don't want to pressure you, but have you decided what you want yet?"
I looked at my hands and sighed, "Yeah, I have," I said quietly.
"And?" he asked.
"I want to stay with you," I told him.
He sighed in relief and I saw out of the corner of my eye as a huge smile broke out over his face. "Good."
He parked the speeder in front of the lair and carried my bags inside for me, dropping them on my bed. "How about some pizza?" he asked, as I followed him to the living room.
"Sounds good," I said. Danny walked into the kitchen and opened the freezer. Once the pizza was in the oven, he sat down with me in the living room.
"Is it okay with you if Johnny and Kitty come over again?" he asked.
"Yeah, that's fine," I said.
While we ate pizza, Danny made idle conversation, mostly, I decided, to avoid awkward silences. Finally, Kitty and Johnny arrived.