"Just dial the number already Melody!" Issac said, yelling directly into my ear.
"Phil is in the middle of a show, and Dan will be on soon." I said waving him off.
"So you can see if it was his number for real or not when he comes on!"
I sat with my laptop on the table in front of me.
I was still in shock I had even met Dan, let alone this attractive being had most likely given me his number.
"Fine, give me my phone!" I said as Issac tossed it to me. I unlocked the screen and quickly hit the dial button.
The phone rang a few times before I heard a faint voice on the other end of the line.
"Hello?"
"Uh, hi…is this Dan?"
"Yes, and who is this?"
"This is Melody, the girl from the coffee shop. I called because I wanted to see whose number I'd been given."
"Oh, I remember now, hello Melody! I'm sorry for rushing out of there so quickly, but I was a bit embarrassed and Phil was getting antsy about his coffee."
"That's okay; I was kind of surprised you even acknowledged me."
"I love meeting fans, although I don't usually hand out my number to them. You seemed like a special case. I almost didn't pick up though; the number says you're in the states."
"I told you I'm here to vacation, although I'm moving here next month for school."
"I forgot about that, but…oh hold on one second. Phil I'm on the phone I'll come on in a second. Sorry, Phil is doing his live show and he wanted me to come over. Do you have a Skype? It might be easier to talk on webcam later. Plus I'm sure a beautiful girl like you is probably very busy right now."
I blushed, and knowing my best friend was watching my every move was making me nervous.
"Yeah, I have a Skype but I don't know you that well just yet. Why don't we meet for dinner at six? We can talk and get to know each other a little better."
"Sure, where at though?"
"Uh…meet me at the Starbucks from this morning. We'll figure out a place from there."
"Okay, well then I'll meet you at Starbucks at six. So uh, I'll see you later then…and make sure to dress warmly."
"Alright then, uh goodbye." I said faintly as the line clicked off.
Issac was staring at me from across the room, paying almost no attention to my laptop.
"Hey look, there's Dan." He said finally after I took my seat back.
"So Dan, got a hot date tonight?" Phil was teasing Dan from the looks of it, elbowing him and trying to make him cave.
"No, I'm meeting someone for dinner tonight."
"I think someone is lying…" Issac smirked.
"It's only three, what am I going to do until six?" I mused, not really paying attention to the computer.
"Uh, we're going shopping. You have no clothes to wear." Issac said, putting the laptop away.
That was my favorite part about Issac being gay; he always told me I never had anything to wear and suggested shopping which I loved.
"Well, he said to dress warmly…but I don't own any sweaters."
Issac was dragging me onto the street now, already heading to the shops in the main square. We entered into a shop I knew well, and Issac began thumbing through clothes.
"I'm thinking a sweater dress, bold tights, and your adorable boots." Issac was laughing as I searched through the racks with him. "Here, this dress is perfect." He said holding it up for me to see.
It was a sweater dress, black with a scooped neckline and a matching belt.
"I wonder why I even dress myself sometimes. Find me some tights and we'll be golden."
He walked over to the endless section of tights and found a pair that was blue, scooping them in his pile and then heading over to where the scarves were.
"You need a scarf with this; you can't be showing everything off on the first date."
I felt my phone buzz, a bit startled as I handed Issac my card to pay for what he'd picked up.
I don't know if you were watching the show, but I didn't mean for it to sound like this was just some meeting. Phil was chiding me about you before he went live so he thought he would keep the joke going. I'm sorry about all that and I can't wait for tonight. – Dan
"He is perfect, almost too good to be true. Are you sure I'm not dreaming?" I asked, heading back up to the hotel bedroom.
Without even noticing two hours had passed, Issac chatting with a friend back home and me browsing Tumblr.
I got in the shower, trying to wash the day off of me. I was also still sticky after having a drink spilled on me earlier in the day.
I smiled, washing my hair while I began singing the song bursting from my speakers.
"You okay in here?" I heard from Issac, him peeking in and holding the bag of stuff from the shops.
"I'm fine, just put it on the counter. I'm nearly done anyway."
"Alright, well don't be much longer. You have thirty minutes to get ready and be down at the shop."
I quickly poured conditioner into my hands and slathered it into my hair, the joy of having long hair fading quickly as I felt the knots.
After ten minutes of wrestling with my hair I stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel in my hair and around my body.
I wiped the steam off of the mirror and turned the music volume down. Now, to wrestle myself into clothes and finish getting ready, that would be my challenge.
I peeked in the bag, knowing Issac probably got my undergarments and stuffed them in here as well. Then I noticed a sticky note on the mirror, scrawled in his messy handwriting.
"The pink bag is also for you, come on matching zebra printed lingerie set, and it's going to be perfect!"
"Issac…" I seethed, looking in the lingerie bag for what he had set out for me. I peeked my head out of the door and glared at him. "Okay I don't mind the thong, but a pushup bra? I'm already a D, why do I need to make them any bigger?"
"Because, if you guys go to dinner he's going to take you back to his place after for a little dessert I'm sure. And you should be prepared for anything. I also took the liberty of stashing condoms in your purse as well as anything you might need in an overnight bag. No friend of mine will be doing the walk of shame."
I ducked back into the bathroom and got dressed, admiring myself in the mirror. I looked pretty at least, and I was warm.
I looked at the clock on my phone, fifteen minutes until I was to be at Starbucks.
I hastily put gel in my hair, already seeing my curls forming. I put on a bit of makeup, mostly liner and mascara so that I could put on my bright red lipstick.
I took another look in the mirror before opening the door.
"Issac, I'm sorry I doubted you. I look lovely and the outfit really suits me." I said slipping my feet into my boots.
"You're gorgeous, and Dan will definitely notice you." Issac winked and went back to the screen.
I pulled my bag open, not really noticing my new additions. I searched for my wallet, making sure I had my money and a room key. I was planning on being back before tomorrow morning.
"Bye Issac, I should be home before tomorrow morning." I said departing the room.
I took the stairs, noticing I'd taken ten minutes to finish getting ready. I scurried out into the cold November air of London, spying the street sign I was supposed to already be at.
I walked with purpose, hoping I wasn't too late.
My heart dropped when I looked around the surrounding areas and in the shop and didn't see him. I looked at my watch, it was fifteen minutes past six…he'd already left.
I started my trek back to my hotel room, disheartened when I ran into someone for a second time today.
"Melody, I'm so glad I caught you!"
"Dan?" I said, disoriented as I tried to fit the voice to a face.
"No, actually I think you may know me as AmazingPhil maybe?"
"Hold on…no…no, no, no, no, no…I can't possibly have run into my two favorite human beings on the planet in one day. And how do you know my name and what I look like?" I said, my vision clearing as I saw the raven haired gentleman brushing himself off.
"Well, it is possible. Dan told me all about you after he brought me my coffee. He also said instead of going out to dinner you guys are going to eat at the flat if that's okay. He said you wouldn't answer his calls so he figured you were here looking for him."
"I just got here; I thought he'd left though. So, I'm going to go to your house and eat?"
"Yes, follow me." He said navigating his way back up the street. We passed the hotel, Issac far from my mind and yet so close.
Was this really going to turn into a one night stand? This must be what Dan does; he meets fans and then makes them swoon so he can get laid.
As we approached the flat, or what I assumed to be the flat, I started getting angry. No way was I going to be a notch on his belt.
Phil unlocked the door and I was assaulted by the smell of tomatoes and garlic bread.
"Dan, you're in luck she almost left before she got to taste your horrendous cooking!" Phil shouted, hanging his jacket on the hook by the door.
Dan appeared from the door next to the couch, "Shut up Phil, I am a great cook! Hi Melody, I'm really sorry I didn't call you before now but I decided since Phil wanted to meet you and you wanted to get to know me anyway…why not get to know me where I'm always myself. Have a seat, get comfortable." He said, gesturing to the couch.
"Finish cooking, I'm hungry. I'll keep her entertained until then." Phil said, Dan retreating back to the kitchen.
"So you're eating with us then?" I asked.
"Yes, I hope you don't mind. I have to approve of you too. Especially if I see you around more often."
"You mean he doesn't just sleep with random fans and then forget about them?"
"Huh? Did you think that's what this was about?"
I blushed, "Yes."
"No, actually you're the first fan I've ever met at home. Dan and I don't usually meet fans and give them our numbers and invite them over on a date."
"I didn't know if this was a date or not."
"Come on, you're dressed to the nines…you knew it was a date." Phil smiled, elbowing me in the ribs and laughing.
"Spaghetti is served you guys!" Dan said, appearing from nowhere with two plates. "Phil you can get your own."
"Such a great host," Phil said walking through the door and away from us.
Dan nodded over to the table, which had been set up with a candle that hadn't been lit as well as two glasses, and walked me over.
"I didn't know if you drank or not…how old are you actually?"
"I'm eighteen, not legal in the states to drink."
"Well, here you're permitted to drink. Would you like a glass of wine or something else?"
"Uh…wine would be okay. Could you also get me a glass of water?"
"Sure, I'll be back. But first let me help you there," he said pulling out my chair for me. I sat down; he pushed me closer to the table and then walked out leaving me alone.
I was a fit of nerves now, I was in Dan's house and he was serving me wine, we were on a date. I still couldn't wrap my head around it.
A moment later he came back with a glass of water and a bottle of red wine, with Phil on his heels holding a soda and a plate.
"Mind if I intrude long enough to eat?" He asked, already setting his plate down.
"Phil this is my date, quit being jealous." Dan laughed pouring wine into the glasses and setting the bottle on the table.
"I'm not jealous; I'm simply trying to see what she sees in you. Are you Mr. Romantic?"
"Of course he is," I said taking a sip of the wine. Not exactly the grape juice flavor I was expecting, but it was okay.
"I didn't know if you were a vegetarian or not so I fixed the sauce with no meat."
"Well I'm not a vegetarian, but I don't like meat in my sauce."
"That's what she said," Phil mumbled as he gobbled down his plate.
Dan and I made polite conversation, all the while Phil being funny and trying to make me more nervous than I already was.
As the meal started to end I was getting a bit tipsy, the wine going straight to my head.
"So Melody, how did you end up here? Not to be impolite, but they don't always invite American girls fresh out of high school to go to college here."
"Well, actually I applied my senior year but was waitlisted. They liked me, but as you said I'm a southern teenager from the United States, so they gave the spot to someone actually from here."
"What part of the south are you from?" Phil asked, finishing his plate of food.
I hadn't eaten much, too many nerves as well as the fact they had played twenty questions with me.
"Well, if you must know I'm from North Carolina. Please don't judge me based on all the backwoods people who live there."
"I've never been there; Florida is pretty much the only state I've been to." Phil said, picking up his plate and going into the kitchen.
"I'm sorry about him Melody; I hadn't planned on him joining in on us. However, we can go back into my room and watch a movie without him if you're done eating." He said, eyebrows raising as I took it all in.
"Melody, you are eighteen. Your idol is on a date with you. You've been invited into his room to watch a movie. Be mature."
"I'm done I think, although I'm sure I'll be hungry later to be honest." I blushed as Dan smiled at me.
I kept repeating my mantra to myself, if I didn't I was going to blow it. Even if Dan didn't date me, I would at least need some friends in London and who better to have as friends than Dan and Phil?
"I'm going to clear these plates and then I'll come to collect you. Go pick out a movie from the shelf over there." He said, his gaze going over to the infamous movie shelf.
I moved from the chair finally, feeling the circulation coming back into my body. My head was spinning a little; maybe the wine hadn't been such a good idea.
I looked over the movies, trying to find one I hadn't seen, which was most of them, when I heard the door creak open again. I turned and saw Phil poking his head out again.
"Pick something good," he said. His face lit up as he laughed. I contained my inner fangirl, knowing I was on a date with someone.
"Why, are you joining us in his bedroom too?"
"No but I'm gonna need something louder than the two of you smacking lips to listen to while I edit. The walls are very thin, just to let you know."
"Phil!" I laughed as I pulled a movie off the shelf.
"Which one did you pick?"
"A personal favorite, Donnie Darko." I beamed as Dan shoved Phil aside.
"Oh I see you picked something dark. I hope Phil hasn't been bothering you."
"Well this is one of my favorite movies, and I'm still trying to get to know you so we can talk and still know what's going on. And Phil has just been teasing me, but it's fine."
He grabbed my hand, butterflies circulating in my stomach as he pulled me toward his room.
"I know my room is a bit of a mess, go take a seat on the bed." He said taking the DVD from my hands. I took off my boots, carefully placing them on the floor as I crawled into the bed.
"You know I never imagined I'd ever be in your bedroom."
"Is your inner fangirl going crazy?" He laughed as he sat next to me on the bed.
"Maybe just a bit, but I know you're just a person and we're on a date. Well I guess this is a date."
"I'd say so, dinner may have been a bit crowded but we're alone now."
"Quit being so perfect, I feel so…ugly next to you."
"You're beautiful," Dan smiled as he took my face in his hand. He placed a small kiss on my forehead, my face turning bright red. Until today I don't think I'd blushed so many times in my life.
He leaned over and grabbed a remote and turned on the television. The movie began, the both of us getting entranced. That was until Dan decided to pull out all the stops.
I heard him yawn as he put his arm around my shoulders. I looked over at him, no longer paying attention to the movie.
He looked down at me, brown eyes shining as he took my face in his hands again. However, this time he leaned down to capture my lips.
My first kiss and who with other than the most perfect human being I could ever imagine.
As the kiss intensified we had moved positions, I was now lying down with him leaning over me.
He broke us apart and smiled down at me.
"How was that?"
I looked shocked as my heart was pounding in my chest.
"Perfect," I beamed.
"So does that mean keep going?"
My eyes widened a bit as I felt his hand traveling up my body.
"I don't mind that but the clothes are staying on. I'm not just a one night stand."
Dan flopped back over, he ran a hand through his hair.
"Is that what you think this is?"
"Well I mean come on, you're making the moves hard."
"I'm a bit forward I suppose. I'm sorry, I'll take it slower. I think you're incredibly alluring and I want to get to know you, maybe even fall in love." He leaned back to his former position and kissed me again. "And I definitely want to do some more of that. You are a great kisser." He said with a slight wink.
"That was actually my first kiss."
"Well, you're a natural." He said as he kissed my neck. He placed tiny kisses on my shoulder before moving the cloth of my dress to the side. I blushed as he saw the zebra print lingerie, I rolled so that I was no longer on the bed. "Did I do something wrong?"
"No, I just…I'm a little embarrassed by my body."
"Well, you shouldn't be. By the way I like the zebra print. Kind of fitting with my leopard print boxers." He said as he showed me the waistband.
The butterflies in my stomach traveled down, I looked in my bag and found that Issac had also packed me a pair of pajamas. He really thought I needed to get laid apparently.
"I'll be back, I'm gonna put on something a bit more comfortable." I said, dashing into the hallway and heading straight to the bathroom.
I threw the sweater and the tights into the bag quickly, leaving on the cute zebra lingerie. I slipped into my yoga pants, finding that the shirt Issac had packed was not really my normal pajamas.
It was actually the shirt I had worn with a costume years before, it was cut off and had been cut to hang over off one shoulder. I shook my head before making my way back into the bedroom.
Dan was busy with his phone so I cleared my throat to get his attention. He looked over and his jaw dropped.
"As if you couldn't be any more dazzling." He whispered as his arms beckoned me back towards him.
I blushed and climbed back on the bed, no use in telling Issac I was going to be late…I'm sure he assumed we were doing something anyway.
"Now where were we?"
Okay so, so far there aren't many people interested in this story. However, I'm hoping this chapter helps! It's long and took forever to upload! If you like Dan and want more Dan action I'm also writing a Phanfiction on this account under the name Was It Only Just a Dream? and if you take the time to read it I'd love that too! Review please and follow/favorite this! (I reply to all reviews!)