Another laugh erupted from the two boys as Dave added in another funny comment. It felt good making Kurt laugh, like he'd achieved something. Plus, the musical sound of Kurt's laughter was so soothing and calming.

"Oh shoot!" Kurt exclaimed, glancing at his phone. "I've gotta go Dave. It's been really good talking to you though."

"You too. I'll walk out with you" Dave said and stood up with Kurt, following him outside to the car park.

"I guess I'll talk to you soon. Like I've said before. Text me or call me if you need me," added Kurt when they reached outside. He gave Dave a short, but rather comfortable, one armed hug and left him to go to his car.

Dave stood there and watched as Kurt walked to his car. The short contact with Kurt had been enough to make him grin like an idiot. Before Kurt got into his car, he turned and gave Dave a wave of his fingers. Dave waved back and shot him a grin, watching as he climbed into his car.

When Kurt had driven away, Dave went and got into his own car. He was still grinning and wasn't sure how long it would be before he stopped.

Dave pulled up on his driveway. He hadn't realised how late it had been, talking to Kurt really had made time fly. He'd somehow managed to create a comfortable, humorous conversation with Kurt and he'd really enjoyed it. He'd never actually properly sat down and had a conversation, which he thought was odd giving the impression Kurt already had on him.

He rushed inside the house to be immediately greeted by his father.

"Dave! Finally, you're here! I need you to look after Holly, I have work. You'll have t make her some dinner, I haven't had time, but there's some spaghetti hoops in the cupboard which just needs heating up. I'll be home later, but it might be quite late. Anyway, got to go! Bye, David!" his father quickly babbled, before rushing quickly out the house, leaving Dave stood in the entrance staring at the door. He hadn't even had a chance to get a word in before his dad had left.

He bolted up the stairs, pausing at Holly's room to check she was okay, and found his way to his room. He emptied his pockets, all except for his phone, which he checked for texts and calls. There was a text from Azimio, asking about the game which they'd be playing soon, to which he quickly tapped out a reply before returning it to his pocket. He then ran back downstairs in order to prepare dinner for himself and his sister.

Dinner was always the same at Dave's house when his father wasn't home. He'd talk to Holly about the things that parents would normally talk about. He asked her about school and friends. After dinner he'd listen to her read, bath her and put her to bed. Dave sometimes wondered if there was any point in having his dad as he ended up looking after Holly most of the time. He didn't mind it. He loved looking after Holly, and she was a great distraction from Dave's troubles, but sometimes he got tired or needed time to himself or with his friends.

"Good day, Hol?" Dave asked as he served his sister's dinner.

"Yeah! It was Ellie's party and it was as The Fun Zone! I dived into the ball pit! Like a really big jump. You should have come too Dave, you'd have seen me jump. Where were you?"

Dave looked over at his sister who was eating her food but looking at him. Her hazel eyes mimicked those of him and his mother.

"I was out with a friend," muttered Dave, vaguely.

"Was it Z? I haven't seen him since forever ago! Why hasn't he come round? Holly questioned. Of course, Holly loved Azimio. She was so innocent and oblivious about Dave's life outside of home.

"No, it wasn't Z. But I'm sure he's missing you, don't worry."

"Who was it then?"

"You don't know them."

"Tell me? Oooooh was you on a date, Dave?"

Dave let out a laugh. He'd asked himself the same question, but of course he knew the answer. Kurt wouldn't ever date him, even if he had broken up with his boyfriend.

"Noooo! Don't be silly, Holly!" He laughed as he realised how immature he sounded. It must have been due to him hanging around with Holly too long, she was rubbing off on him. Or it could have been his hyper and happy mood that he'd been in ever since he met up with Kurt.

"Then who is it?"

"A new friend of mine."

"Oh okay then, I'm finished now!"

Dave finished up his dinner and cleared up, urging Holly to go bath and said he'd be up soon. When he got up there he was welcomed by a large amount of bubbles and water all over the floor.

Finally, Holly's bedtime came around. She begged for Dave to read her a story and he chose her favourite, Matilda by Roald Dahl. Holly liked the book because of the imagination, the idea of magic and a happy ever after. She also like Miss Honey, the way she was like a mother to Matilda. Holly dreamed of having a woman like that in her life.

Holly fell asleep before Dave had even finished reading the second chapter. He tucked her in, flipped the light off and left her.

He found his way to his own bedroom and collapsed on his bed, exhausted from the excitement of the day. Before he retired to bed, he checked his phone and was immediately alert again.

One new message from 'Fancy'.

This chapter was sort of rushed. I wanted to show a bit of Dave's home life, how he is with his sister and all that. We know that Dave's a good guy now and we know how he is with Kurt, but I wanted to show not only how he is with his family, but how his family has affected him. So sorry that it's not that long and it's probably not that good, just wanted you to see this bit of Dave :')