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Lacey, Phoebe, Regina and Sarita make their way into the mall and start to walk around looking for stores that sell the kinds of dresses that they are looking for for the Homecoming dance. Any other time, Lacey would be thrilled about shopping for a dress that she'll wear to a dance with Danny, but the fact that she's shopping with Sarita, is unnerving her. She shouldn't be letting Sarita get to her, but she just knows that this bitch is up to something. She'll have to keep her eyes on her at all times, and even have a set in the back of her head. She doesn't trust Sarita as far as she can throw her. And if she acts a fool, Lacey will be more than happy to throw her little ass somewhere.
They're walking along when they spot Aphrodite's. They see dresses on the mannequins in the store window and Phoebe suggests they check it out. "Who knows what color they want to wear or if they want to wear a long or short dress? That might make finding a dress easier by narrowing down what you're looking for." Phoebe asks.
"I don't." Regina says.
"Me neither." Lacey says. "I really wasn't even thinking about the dance, honestly."
"Danny's the quarterback, and homecoming is a big deal to football players and like a rite of passage in high school. You really weren't thinking about the dance?" Says Phoebe.
"I really wasn't. Danny wasn't either. I guess we've been otherwise preoccupied with other things. Now Danny is hounding me about what color I'm going to wear." Lacey says while trying to ignore the scowl on Sarita's face. Sarita had to stop herself from rolling her eyes at Lacey mentioning Danny. Bitch, you wanted to come. So you're gonna have to deal with hearing me talk about Danny. Lacey thinks to herself as she starts to smile, but then Phoebe picks up on it and further rubs it in Sarita's face by saying,
"Look at you. Just talking about him makes you smile. You're really in love with him aren't you?" Phoebe says and the look on Sarita's face is priceless. Phoebe notices that too and looks at Sarita. "What?" Phoebe asks Sarita.
Her face contorts before she says, "Nothing."
"Anyway. I guess we should just start looking then." Phoebe suggests. They sort of spread out with Lacey naturally migrating to the same area as Phoebe. Regina makes a bee line for a blue dress she sees hanging on the wall. Sarita is busy trying to see what Lacey will pick out. She's just as bad as Joe worrying about what Lacey will do. And since she felt like Lacey was trying to placate her by talking about Danny, Sarita goes into bitch mode. She heads for the "plus-size" section and tries to find a dress for Lacey. She finds an ugly flowered dress with a bow in the back. Something Lacey wouldn't be caught dead in.
Sarita walks up to where she sees Phoebe and Lacey looking at a short light blue dress for Phoebe.
"I think this color will really bring out your eyes, Phoebe. You should try it on." Lacey suggests.
"Ok. Although I planned on wearing my favorite color yellow, I trust your advice. And it is a pretty dress." Phoebe says.
Sarita interrupts their chatter. She holds up the dress she found. "Lacey, I found you a dress." Sarita says as she smiles.
"Oh my god." Phoebe says.
"That dress is hideous, Sarita. Why would you think I'd want to wear that?" Lacey says in a nasty tone.
Sarita throws on her best fake innocent face. "What? I think it's pretty and would look great on you." Sarita says. The way she says great makes Lacey's blood boil.
"No you don't. You're trying to be funny. Ha ha. Did you find that in the fat girl section?" Lacey asks.
Sarita smiles again. "Well, that is where you shop, right? What size are you anyway?" Sarita asks animatedly.
"No, that isn't where I shop. And I'm a size 12. You might have a problem with that, but I promise you, Danny doesn't." Lacey says as she smiles back at Sarita. Sarita huffs and walks away.
"Wow." Is all Phoebe can manage to say. "Well, I'm gonna go and try this on." Phoebe says as she walks toward the dressing room.
"Ok." Lacey says as she continues to walk around. She sees a red dress that she walks up to even thought she told Danny that she didn't want to wear red. She sees Regina holding a dress identical to the same blue dress she first saw when they walked in up in front of her. "You should get that. It's very pretty." Lacey says.
Regina smiles at Lacey but still looks unsure. "You think so? I usually never wear blue, but I like this dress for some reason."
"Then, get it. I'm pretty sure it will look good on you. I think you'd look great in anything." Lacey tells Regina honestly. Regina is a very pretty girl, with a nice figure, so she would look great in anything. The fact that they're both running for Homecoming Queen is irrelevant. Lacey knows she was only nominated because she's Danny's girlfriend. Regina will most likely win. But Lacey is still excited about the dance and that Danny is too. And Danny possibly being crowned king. She just wants to get dressed up and dance with the boy she loves and dreams about.
"Thanks, Lacey. I'm gonna go and try it on." Regina says as she heads to the dressing room.
Lacey is still eyeing the red dress when Sarita walks up "Hey Lacey. I'm sorry about before. I was just kidding about the dress." Sarita says as an apology. She doesn't mean it, but that's not important.
Lacey isn't falling for Sarita's bull, but like she said before, she'll play along. "It's fine, Sarita. I know what you were trying to do." Lacey changes the subject. "What color do you want to wear? Do you have a date?" Lacey asks casually. She really couldn't care less, but since Sarita is pretending, she'll do the same.
"I was thinking of wearing red, too. Isn't that Danny's favorite color?" While not waiting for a response, she continues talking. "I'll probably just come with Rico, since neither of us will have a date."
Lacey thinks there's no way in hell she's gonna wear red now, so she puts that thought out of her head instantly. "I think red will be perfect for you." Lacey says. The devil wears red right?
"You're so sweet to say that, Lacey." Sarita says as she looks through the rack of red dresses in front of them. Sarita isn't quite done with her games just yet. "So, how are things going with you and Danny?"
"Fine." Is all Lacey cares to give her. At the moment.
"Just fine?" Sarita asks. "You seem to be the happiest girl in the world, and all you give me is 'fine?' Come on Lacey, you can tell me."
"We're not friends, Sarita. So why should I tell you anything?"
Sarita pouts. "I thought we were trying to become friends. You said we shouldn't let a boy be the reason we never gave each other a chance. Are you intimidated by me because I had Danny first?"
Lacey side-eyes Sarita. "No, I'm not intimidated by you or that." Lacey answers, every word ringing true. She isn't intimidated by Sarita, and has no reason to be.
Sarita tries to keep herself from frowning. Lacey isn't as hard to crack as she thought. "Ok. Then there's no reason we can't be friends. I'm totally over Danny now." Sarita says, lying her face off.
"Great." Lacey says and smiles. Sarita is seriously starting to aggravate her, but she won't dare let her know.
"Can I ask you a question?" Sarita inquiries. "You know, girl to girl. And I promise it will stay between us."
Ugh, here we go. "Sure." Lacey says.
Sarita lowers her voice to a whisper. "The sex is great, isn't it?" Sarita has no idea because she never had sex with Danny and she's hoping Lacey doesn't know that.
Lacey's body stiffens as she stops dead in her tracks while looking through the rack of dresses. "What?" Lacey asks, harsher than she intended.
Sarita steps closer to her. "The sex. Danny is great in bed, isn't he?"
"And how would you know that, Sarita? Danny told me he never slept with you."
Shit! He told her! Fuck! Think Sarita, think fast! "And you believed him?" Sarita asks in astonishment.
"Yes, I did. Are you telling me that I shouldn't have?" Lacey is trying not to go off. This bitch isn't making it easy either.
"I'm not telling you that, but do you really think Danny saved himself for you? You have gotten a good look at Danny, haven't you? Danny can have any girl he wants." Sarita knows she must have gotten to Lacey this time, because Lacey doesn't say anything else. Just then Phoebe walks out of the dressing room, with Regina coming out shortly after.
Lacey puts on a fake smile and walks up to them. "You guys look great. I think you both have found your dresses." Lacey says.
"Thanks, Lacey." Regina says. "I think I am gonna get this dress."
"Me too." Phoebe says. "You didn't find anything?" Phoebe asks Lacey.
"No. Not yet." Lacey says as she hopes the façade she's putting on is working. She can't let Sarita know that she got to her. It must have worked because Phoebe doesn't ask her if she's ok.
"What about you, Sarita?" Phoebe asks.
Sarita is smiling from ear to ear. She holds up the red dress she found. "I found a dress. The dress. You know red is my favorite color. I'm gonna go try it on." Sarita says as she practically skips to the dressing room.
Lacey stops herself from calling her a bitch.
"Come on Lacey. We've gotta find you a dress too." Phoebe says as she tugs on Lacey's arm. Finding a dress is the farthest thing from Lacey's mind right now. All she can think about is what that bitch Sarita just said to her.
Danny didn't really lie to me about being a virgin and not having slept with Sarita, did he?
Lacey decided that it wouldn't be a good idea to buy her dress while she's shopping with Sarita. Though she did see a dress she wanted to try on, she pretended not to see anything she liked. She'll come to the mall later with Clara and her mom. People she can trust. Sarita coming along ruined the shopping excursion for Lacey. That won't ever happen again, Lacey thinks. Phoebe, Regina and the bitch all found and bought their dresses. Lacey isn't worried because she still has time. After they get their dresses, they all decide to just head home. Lacey couldn't wait to get away from Sarita, and after Phoebe dropped her off, she went straight to her room to take a hot shower to relax and soothe her. She desperately tried to get that mess off her mind, but it was no use. Lacey was actively questioning the validity of Sarita's statements. Lacey thought it was completely reasonable that it could possibly be true. She herself questioned Danny's virginity. And she did consider it hard to believe that a guy that hot and gorgeous and rich and popular and sexy is a virgin.
Lacey tries and tries to calm down and to relax, but to no avail. She tried to focus on her homework, but it was pointless. Her mind is running a million miles a minute. She needs to see and talk to Danny. And as if he somehow heard her plea, she receives a text from him.
Are you home yet?
She replies almost immediately. Yes.
Danny's reply comes in faster than hers. Can I come over?
Yes.
Lacey smiles despite the aching feeling in her chest. She doesn't want to worry him by saying, 'We need to talk', but they do. She has to get to the bottom of what Sarita said. The thought of her being insecure about Danny being honest with her, has saddened her. She's mad because she let Sarita get under her skin. But Sarita really has no idea who she's messing with. Lacey already decided to get the bitch back somehow, someway. She just doesn't know exactly what she's going to do just yet.
I'm on my way.
Lacey focuses on getting her mind, face, and act together before Danny gets there. She isn't at all trying to bombard him with questions. And she didn't want him to feel like he's being interrogated, but she needed answers, and she needed them now. She hears the doorbell and goes to answer it because Clara and her mom aren't home yet. Lacey takes a deep breath before she opens the door. Even though she just saw him at school, and they've been a couple for a little while, the sight of Danny still sometimes takes her breath away. Even though he's already hers, she'll always have a crush on him. But Danny knows her better than most people, and can tell something is wrong. He steps into the house after she opens the door, and can feel the tension. He kisses her on her cheek and asks, "What's wrong?"
Lacey just lets out a breath as she shuts the door. "Nothing. I'm great. I had so much fun shopping." Lacey says as she puts on a fake smile. Danny can hear the sarcasm in her voice.
Danny looks at her and wonders what has her acting this way. Then it hits him. Sarita. "What did Sarita do?" Danny asks.
Lacey lets out another breath as she just looks at him. "Let's go up to my room and I'll tell you there since my sister and my mother will be home soon."
Danny doesn't like where this conversation might go. What in the hell did Sarita say to her? Danny wonders as he follows Lacey up the stairs to her bedroom. Once they're inside, Lacey shuts the door and heads straight to her bed. He really knows something is wrong when she grabs the stuffed dolphin he got her and starts to squeeze it. "You're holding Dolly for dear life, so I know something is wrong. What happened?" Danny asks in concern. He sits down on the bed and angles his body to face her. He doesn't like seeing Lacey upset. And especially if Sarita is the reason why.
"Well, when we got to the store, Sarita called herself being "helpful" trying to find me a dress. She went to the fat section and found this hideous dress and told me she thinks I would look great in it." Lacey had to get herself together before she tells him the next part. "Then she apologized after I told her that even though she doesn't like my fat ass, you do. Then she wanted to have girl talk."
Danny is wondering where this girl talk conversation went. "Ok. What did she want to talk about?"
Lacey exhales before she continues. "I'm gonna try to tell you exactly what she said, so don't interrupt, ok?"
"Ok."
"Well, she asked me if the sex was great and told me that you're great in bed."
"She what?!" Danny asks furiously. He can't believe Sarita said that shit to Lacey. Danny has now taken the time to get off the bed and start pacing the floor.
"I'm not finished, Danny. When I asked her how she knew that because you told me that you never slept with her-"
"I didn't!" Danny shouts.
"Danny." Lacey says as she exhales again. "You said you wouldn't interrupt. "
"Sorry." Danny says as he apologizes.
"Then she very sarcastically asked me why I believed you and if I really think you were saving yourself for me. Because you can have any girl you want." Lacey finally finishes her story to Danny. Lacey feels spent and Danny is livid. He has finally stopped pacing the floor and goes back to sit on the bed.
"Sarita really said that to you?" Danny asks.
"Yes, she did."
Danny starts to eye her suspiciously. "Don't tell me you believe her?"
Lacey is unable to look at him so she just lowers her head and starts to rub on Dolly again. "No, I don't believe her." Lacey replies unconvincingly.
"Lace, look at me." Lacey manages to lift her head and look him in the eye. "I know you're lying to me." Danny says.
"I don't want to believe her. I know she probably said that to get a rise out of me. But she did give me something to think about. She is right, you can have any girl you want."
Danny takes the time to slide closer to her on the bed. He takes Dolly from her death grip and grabs both of her hands. "I have the girl I want."
Lacey smiles nervously, still not 100% convinced. After seemingly admitting defeat, Lacey just shrugs her shoulders and says, "Ok."
"You don't sound too convincing, Lace. Everything I told you was and is the truth. I never touched Sarita. Or anybody else. I never have and won't ever sleep with Sarita. I have never had sex with anybody. The stuff we've done is considered sex, and you're the only girl I've done that with. I promise."
Lacey lets out a huge sigh of relief. She needed him to tell her that. She smiles at him again. "Promise?" Lacey asks again, just for clearance.
Danny leans over to kiss her on the lips. "I promise. I promise I am saving myself for you. And I also promise to say something to Sarita about what she said. I don't appreciate her lying on me or to you."
"No, don't say anything to her. I don't want her to know she succeeded. Let me handle her in my own way." Lacey says.
"Are you sure?" Danny asks.
Lacey smiles and nods her head. "Positive."
The way she said it is making Danny a little uneasy. "What are you planning on doing?"
Lacey smiles again. "Oh, you'll find out in time. Don't worry about it."
Sarita on the other hand, should be.
Danny and Lacey arrived at school the next morning more in love than ever. They each decided that their love was bigger than and stronger than anything else anybody had to say. They weren't going to let what Sarita tried to do to their relationship bother or unravel them. Danny had more than convinced Lacey that he was telling the truth about what he told her about being a virgin and never sleeping with Sarita and saving himself for her. While at first he didn't really know that Lacey was exactly the girl that he was saving himself for, when he met her he knew that she would be the one that he would eventually lose his virginity to and possibly marry. He already knew that Lacey was the girl that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. He imagined having little girls with long curly hair and dimples that looked just like her. Sure he was only 16 and nowhere near ready to actually get married but he knew Lacey would be the girl he would put a ring on her finger. He knew that Lacey would be the girl that he said I do to and committed himself to forever. From the moment he met her he knew that there was something special about her and at the time, he couldn't exactly put his finger on it, but he knew that there was something about her that drew him to her from the first time she walked into Ms. Fisk's class. He just knew that she was the girl for him. He did not care that some people may have thought he could do better but to him, there was nobody better than Lacey. He did not care that anybody thought they were moving too fast either. Danny simply didn't care what anybody thought. The only person he was focused on at the moment is Lacey. He 100 percent cared what she thought and he cared about her feelings. That is the reason why he decided that he would not confront Sarita or say anything to her because Lacey asked him not to. They did not want to give Sarita the satisfaction of knowing that she has caused a rift in their relationship. Not exactly a rift, but it did cause Lacey to question whether Danny was honest with her and after their talk last night he did more than convince her that everything he first told her was the truth. Sarita is not someone either one of them could trust. She had reason to lie to Lacey and reason to try to break up their relationship. Her still being bitter about Danny breaking up with her is a little extreme and she should be over it by now. What will it take to get her to move on? Danny had no idea but he wished there was something he could do to get her to focus on herself and not him or Lacey or their relationship.
While they were walking the halls, people kept telling Lacey and Danny, "Good luck" and a lot of people spoke to them and told Lacey that they voted for her. Lacey was just taking everything in stride. While she knew that her nomination was totally due to her involvement with Danny, she was happy to see that people weren't going to use that against her. It was all just fun and games to her even if some people took it seriously. They arrived in class that morning their teacher alerts them that it would be time to start their presentations for the couple project that she had assigned to them. The students in the class groan, but they were all grateful that their teacher reminded them about the assignment because honestly, a lot of student had forgotten about it. Danny and Lacey included. So now they had to stop focusing on each other and focus on the assignment that they had them act as if they were 16-year-old teenagers expecting twins and how they would deal with that. Lacey had no idea how they would tackle that and she wondered what they would do if they ever were to be in that situation. So after school, she and Danny will go over the assignment and she decided that it would be best if they did the project away from her house and Danny's so that they could actually get the assignment done. They always found ways to blow off what they had to do to spend time in each others arms. Thankfully, Danny did not have football practice that evening so they had to take advantage of that opportunity and get the assignment done.
They arrive at lunch and Lacey can't help but notice the satisfied smirk on Sarita's face. She really thinks that she accomplished something. So Lacey took that opportunity to involve the entire table on the conversation she would usually reserve just for Phoebe.
"Regina, have you and Amber completed your assignment for Psych?" Lacey casually asks.
Regina looks up from her phone. "Nope. We're gonna work on it this week though. What about you and Danny?" Regina asks, unaware of Sarita instantly being interested in their conversation since she mentioned Danny.
"No. We've been too busy doing other things to worry about that. I totally forgot."
"What about you, Phoebe? Trevor is your partner, right?" Regina asks.
"Yes. We're almost finished." Phoebe says.
"Wow. So what was your obstacle?" Lacey asks while taking her time getting to the point.
"We're married and I don't want children, but he does."
"What about you, Regina?" Lacey asks.
Regina again looks up from her phone. "Oh, we're a lesbian couple wanting to get married and my family doesn't accept it. What about you and Danny?" Regina asks.
"We're 16 and I'm pregnant with twins and we're not ready. I really think Ms. Fisk was trying to jinx me with that one." Lacey says while Sarita cringes.
"What do you mean?" Phoebe asks, while helping Lacey out and not even being aware of it.
"Well, Danny and I are a real couple. I could easily wind up pregnant. Not necessarily with twins, but it could happen."
Sarita lets out an involuntary snort. She cuts her eyes at Lacey.
"Yes, you could." Phoebe says. "That boy can't keep his hands off of you."
Lacey starts to giggle. "I know."
Sarita aggressively takes a drink of her soda, still giving Lacey the death look. Lacey just smiles at her and takes a sip of her own drink, silently wishing Sarita would either choke on her drink or just hearing about her and Danny. She'd be happy with either one.
After English and a day full of well wishes, Lacey decides to broach the subject of their assignment. There's no way she's going to his house or her own until the assignment is done. Being in love and having a boyfriend is no excuse to neglect her schoolwork and grades. So, as they're walking towards Danny's car, Lacey lets him in on her plan.
"I think we should go to the library or something so that we can do our assignment." Lacey suggests.
"Why? You don't think we'll get it done at my house?" Danny asks as he smirks at her.
"Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying." Lacey says to him.
"Fine. But I don't want to go to the library. How about we go to Johnny Cakes? It should be fairly quiet on a Tuesday afternoon. We can get a booth near the back."
"A booth near the back? You aren't planning on trying to seduce me, are you?" Lacey asks as she climbs into the passenger seat.
"Oh, of course I am." Danny says as he blinks rapidly.
"There will be no funny business at Johnny Cakes, Mister. This is strictly educational."
Danny lets out a fake sigh of defeat. "Ok. All bets are off after we finish though."
Lacey chuckles. "I can live with that." Lacey says as Danny pulls off and the car starts to move.
Danny was right, Johnny Cakes is fairly empty when they walk in. They see a few older people sitting near the front and a few people sitting at the counter. There seems to not be any students there, except for a girl and guy sitting at a booth and 2 girls sitting at a table. Danny and Lacey make their way to the back of the diner and sit in a booth and pull our their books.
"Do you want to order anything?" Danny asks. "I'm starving."
Lacey thinks for a moment. "Probably just some onion rings and a milkshake." Danny signals for the waitress. She walks over and he orders Lacey's onion rings and milkshake, a basket of chicken fingers, and a milkshake for himself. They get right down to business as they wait for their food. Lacey is trying to concentrate, but the girls at the other table giggling and talking is kind of distracting her.
"So, we have to decide what we would do if I wound up pregnant with twins." Lacey says as she folds her hands in front of her on the table.
"I think we should get married." Danny offers.
Lacey squints at him. "Married? At 16?" Lacey asks in amazement.
"Yes. If you really did get pregnant, I'd marry you."
That makes Lacey feel good to know that he would consider that. "But we would have other options, Danny. We have to look at this project realistically."
"What other options would we have then?" Danny questions.
"Well, there's abortion, adoption, and keeping the twins and not getting married."
"I could never give my children up for adoption." Danny admits honestly.
Lacey thinks for a moment. She couldn't do that either. How people found the strength to do that is beyond her. She hopes she never has to make that kind of sacrifice. "I couldn't either. So, adoption is out."
"And I wouldn't want you to have an abortion."
"I wouldn't do that either. I could never kill a part of us. So, abortion is out too. So that leads us back to..."
"Us getting married." Danny says as the waitress brings their food.
Lacey takes a sip of her milkshake. "Ok, so if that's our plan, we really have to discuss that."
Danny thinks as he puts a french fry into his mouth. "What's there to discuss?"
"Lots of things." Lacey says as she bites into her onion ring. "Where would we live, what we would do for money, school, our parents, childcare, the wedding. That's a lot." Lacey says between bites as she notices the girls at the other table are staring at them. What in the hell are they looking at?
"Well, we could live with my parents." Danny says.
Lacey almost cringes. "I don't think so."
"Why not?" Danny asks.
"Because I really don't think your parents would be ok with us living with them with two crying babies."
Danny tries to finish chewing his food before responding. He instinctively takes a fry and leans across the table to feed it to Lacey. She feels the girls eyeing them again as she eats the fry. "Well, we can live with your mom then." Danny says as he waits for Lacey's reaction.
Lacey takes another sip of her milkshake before she gives him her answer to that ridiculous proposition. "Hell no."
Danny laughs. "Well, I thought I'd give it a shot. I'll just dip into my trust fund and buy us a house. Or my Dad can help. He is in real estate."
"Let me just ask for argument's sake, do you really think your parents would be ok with that? Us actually getting married, buying a house and having two, not one, but two babies, at 16?" Lacey asks incredulously. Danny's nonchalant attitude towards this is baffling her.
"Not initially, but they'd have to. What other choice would they have?" Danny asks as he takes a bite of his chicken finger and gives Lacey a bite. The girls are still eyeing them. Danny is completely oblivious to them staring at him feed Lacey, but Lacey has seen it all.
"Uh, they could kick you out. My mom could kick me out. They could object to the marriage. We're 16. We'd have to get their permission."
"True. But I don't think our parents would do that. And they're in the position to help us. Why wouldn't they?"
"I guess you're right. It's a good thing we aren't like those crazy and stupid kids on 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom."
"What?" Danny asks.
"You really don't want to know. Trust me." Lacey says. "I'll be right back, I have to go to the bathroom." Lacey says as she stands up to do just that.
"Ok." Danny says as he goes back to eating his food. One of the girls at the table sees this as an opportunity to go over and talk to Danny.
"Hi." She says as she smiles down at him.
Danny looks up from his food and at her. "Hi." Danny says as he goes back to his food, hoping she'll get the hint and leave before Lacey returns.
"I'm Chloë. You're Danny, right?"
"Do I know you?" Danny asks.
"No, I go to Keating High. You're the quarterback at Green Grove High, right?" Chloë says nicely.
"Yeah." Is all Danny says. He's not in the mood for what he thinks is about to happen.
"Well, I know you don't really know me, but Homecoming is coming up soon, and I wanted to know if you'd be my date for our dance." Chloë says as she smiles at him again.
"I can't do that." Danny says as he shakes his head.
Chloë seems utterly disappointed. "Why not?"
Danny looks up at her. He knows she saw him sitting there with Lacey. "Because I have a girlfriend and I don't want to." Danny says as he eyes her dead on, not a smirk in sight.
Chloe seems really pissed now. "You have a girlfriend? I thought you didn't date."
"Well, you thought wrong. Yes, I do have a girlfriend, and here she comes right now." Danny says as Lacey walks up. Chloë is stunned and pissed off. For a moment, she reminds Lacey of Sarita.
Lacey is highly amused. "What'd I miss?" Lacey asks as she sits back down.
"She's your girlfriend?" Chloe asks in an appalling tone.
Lacey answers for Danny. "Yes, I'm his girlfriend. Do you have a problem with that?" Lacey asks in her best tone.
Chloe gets huffy and walks away and goes back to sit at her table. She leans over and whispers to the girl she's sitting with. She looks over at Lacey and frowns. Lacey smiles and waves.
"What the hell was that all about?" Lacey asks as she takes another sip of her milkshake.
"She came over here and asked me out." Danny explains.
Lacey folds her arms across her chest and sits and back and laughs. Even though it isn't funny to her. Not at all. "So she waited until I left to come and ask you out?"
Danny just shrugs his shoulders and laughs to lighten the situation. "I shot her down immediately."
"Oh, I know, because I wasn't gone that long. I should go and smack her."
Danny is amused by her jealousy and it's starting to turn him on. "You're jealous." Danny says as he laughs.
Lacey looks away. "No, I'm not." She lies.
Danny leans forward to tease her more. "Yes, you are. And I think it's sexy." Danny says.
Lacey turns back towards him and she sees that the girls are still looking at them. Might as well put on a show since they want to stare. Lacey smiles at him. "Sexy, huh?"
"Yes, and so are you. Especially when you're jealous." Danny says as he leans forward to kiss her on the lips. Lacey leans forward to meet him as their lips lock. "Are you ready to get out of here?" Danny asks as he leans back in his seat.
"Yup." Lacey says as she starts to gather their things. Danny puts some money on the table and they walk out of Johnny Cakes, hand in hand.
Danny and Lacey presented their assignment on that Monday, and they happened to get an A on it. That Monday was also the beginning of Spirit week for Homecoming. Lacey knew that that week would be really trying for them both since they were nominated for King and Queen. And since Danny is on the football team. This game is essentially a no brainer they were sure to win, so that wasn't a problem. But they had stupid rehearsals for what to do at the Pep Rally and at the dance. Lacey had to dance with each of the guys, because they had no idea who'd win. Although everybody knew that Danny most likely would, they still had to do it. On Twin Day, Sarita was mad to see Danny and Lacey wearing the same shirt. She was beyond pissed, really. Her plan had backfired.
On the night of the dance, Danny came to pick Lacey up as usual. He still had no idea what she was wearing he just knew she would be wearing purple. He had on a black suit and purple tie and a swatch from Lacey's dress in his breast pocket. He looked as handsome as ever. Lacey had on a purple and multi colored sequined short strapless dress with a tulle bottom. She had on purple sequined pumps and she wore her hair out and swooped all to one side. She looked stunning; like an absolute gem. Danny couldn't believe his eyes when he went to pick her up.
"You look incredible, Lace." Danny says as he pecks her on the lips.
"Thank you. You look incredible too, Danny." Lacey says as she smiles up at him.
"Ready?" Danny asks after Judy takes a million pictures as if it were prom.
They head into the school gym and can't believe the transformation it has undergone. It looked totally different at the pep rally earlier that day. The committee must have really worked hard. They're walking around when they spot Joe and Phoebe, who look great. Phoebe squeals and gives Lacey a hug like she didn't just see her hours ago.
"Lacey, you look so pretty. I love the dress!" Phoebe exclaims excitedly.
"Thanks. You look pretty, too Pheebs. I love your dress. Whoever picked it out did a good job." Lacey says as she smiles at Phoebe.
"They sure did. Walk with me to the bathroom." Phoebe says.
"Ok. Be right back." Lacey says as she pecks Danny on the cheek then wipes her lipstick off.
As they're walking they spot Sarita and Rico. Sarita actually looks nice, but Lacey won't tell her that. She just smiles at her and gives Rico a hug then runs to catch up with Phoebe. There are so many girls in the bathroom, it's crazy. Lacey is glad she doesn't have to go. She just checks the mirror alongside Phoebe and returns to the gym to find Danny and Joe. She and Phoebe spot them over by the drink table and walk over.
"What took you two so long?" Joe asks with an annoyed tone in his voice.
"The line was long. We can't just run in and out like you guys do." Phoebe says.
"Wanna dance?" Lacey asks. She didn't come here to stand around and talk to Joe. She came to have fun, even if she doesn't win.
"Sure." Danny says as Lacey pulls him to the dance floor.
The DJ they have is pretty good because he's playing a lot of dance tracks. Danny and Lacey dance to "Party Rock" by LMFAO, "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga, "Birthday Cake" by Rihanna, "Treasure" by Bruno Mars, and a lot of other hits. Danny and Lacey really had no idea that all eyes were on them, mostly because people had no idea that Lacey could dance that well. The DJ changes it up and plays a few slow songs as people start to get closer to dance. He plays, "It Will Rain" by Bruno Mars, "Adorn" by Miguel, and "Alone Together" by Daley and Marsha Ambrosius. Lacey sings Marsha's part in Danny's ear until the song ends. Rachel from the Homecoming committee makes her way to the stage and the music starts to die down. She calls for all of the Homecoming King and Queen nominees to make their way to the makeshift stage. Lacey and Danny head up on the stage as the audience applauds for everyone. She sees Regina for the first time that night and gives her a hug as she stands with the other girls that are nominated. Rachel goes through some little speech that Lacey didn't bother paying any attention to. All she heard was something about them fulfilling their duties as King and Queen, whatever that meant.
Rachel then thanks everyone for their vote and participation in the occasion that brought them together that night. She then goes over the nominees again. She reads each name for the Homecoming King nomination and waits for everyone to cheer between each name she calls.
Danny Desai
Cole Farrell
Sean Harvey
Jake Nelson and
Evan Thompson.
She then does the same with the nominees for Homecoming Queen.
Kelly Adams
Regina Crane
Melissa Drummond
Leslie Moore and
Lacey Porter.
"Again, good luck to all of our nominees. And the crown for Homecoming King goes to..." Rachel says as she stops to open the envelope and looks surprised. "Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a tie for Homecoming King." After the commotion dies down, Rachel finishes. "I guess you'll have to fight over it guys." Rachel jokes as everyone laughs. The guys really don't care. "The Homecoming Kings are Danny Desai and Cole Farrell!" Everyone applauds as they put the crown on Cole and put the sash on Danny. Rachel goes to her other envelope and opens it. This time she doesn't look surprised. "And the Homecoming Queen is Lacey Porter!" Rachel says as Lacey is shocked to hear her name. She hears Phoebe squealing from the front row. She gives all the other girls a hug and they put her sash on her and her crown. She manages to sneak a look over at Danny who is grinning from ear to ear. "I guess you'll have to dance with both guys, Lacey." Everyone laughs again.
"That won't be necessary." Cole says as he takes off his crown and gives it to Danny.
Danny makes his way over to Lacey and takes her hand to guide her off the stage so they can have their first dance as King and Queen. They actually play, "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin, and Lacey can't help but remember that they did that on Glee when Rachel and Finn won Prom King and Queen. She just had to laugh to herself at that part. She stops thinking about it once she's in Danny's arms dancing with him. She couldn't at that moment be any happier than she was right then.
Sarita however, was upset that Lacey won Homecoming Queen and that Cole gave his crown to Danny. She couldn't wait to repay all three of them for that.
Almost another month has passed, really more like 3 weeks have passed and it would be Thanksgiving pretty soon. It was a typical Saturday afternoon and Lacey was just hanging out at Danny's house. They had plans to go on a double date with Joe and Phoebe that evening. While Lacey wasn't exactly thrilled with the idea of going out with Joe, she loved and adored Danny and Phoebe, so that more than made up for it. Lacey was just relaxing, sitting on Danny's bed, pretending to read a book with Sadie sleeping peacefully in her lap. Danny was sitting on the floor in front of the bed watching a football game. Usually, Lacey would watch with him because she does love football. But today, she can't concentrate on that or anything for that matter. She had way too much on her mind. Danny had no idea that she was so deep in thought, because he thought she was reading, and he was engrossed in his game. He also had no idea how much Lacey was just looking at him. Admiring how gorgeous and handsome he is. How much she loved him and how much he loved her. She thought about all the good times they shared, and how she wanted to be with him forever. She smiled when it hit her.
"Danny, I'm ready." Lacey says almost a little too quietly.
"Huh?" Danny asks while trying to pay attention to her and the game.
"I said, I'm ready." Lacey says, a little louder this time.
"You're ready to go home now? I'll run you home during halftime." Danny says as he goes back to his game.
"No, Danny. I'm ready." Lacey says again with finality. She hopes that he has caught on.
He turns to look at her to see exactly what she means and what she's talking about. His eyes study her face, and it becomes clear to him exactly what she means. But he feels compelled to ask. "What are you talking about, Lace?" Danny asks.
"What do you think I'm talking about, Danny?" Lacey questions.
"I don't wanna say the wrong thing." Danny admits.
"I'm ready to do it now. I'm ready to take that step with you." Lacey says as she smiles at him.
"Really?" Danny asks as he tries, but fails to keep the excitement out of his voice.
Lacey smiles and nods her head yes. "Yes, really." Lacey says.
Game long forgotten, Danny is on top of the world. "Now?" He asks in anticipation.
"Yes."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Then Sadie has to go, unless you want her to watch." Danny jokingly says.
"Ha ha." Lacey says as she gets up off the bed and carries Sadie over to the door to put her out. She locks the door back as she turns to go back over to the bed to sit down. Danny has turned off the tv and replaced it with music from his iPod. He puts on the playlist he and Lacey created together. To set the mood and so nobody would hear what they're gonna do.
Danny walks over to stand in front of Lacey as he stands her up and pulls her into a hug and then a kiss. "I love you." Danny says between kisses.
"I love you too." Lacey says as Danny starts to take her clothes off. He takes her shirt and then her jeans off, and then undresses himself but leaves both of their underwear on their bodies. He doesn't want to make her uncomfortable and change her mind. He picks Lacey up and lays her on the bed and climbs on top of her as they start to kiss again. Lacey sits up to let him take off her bra and lays back down on the bed as they resume kissing. Danny places kisses along her neck and collarbone before he makes his way to her breasts. He spends time sucking on and savoring each nipple to get Lacey as wet and as ready as possible. He starts to stroke her lips and her opening through her panties and senses that she is ready. He looks into her eyes as a signal to remove her panties. Lacey silently says yes as he goes to remove her last article of clothing. He then removes his boxers and goes back to kissing Lacey on her lips. Any other time, he would have made his way below her waist to please and touch her, but he doesn't think he'll be able to take it this time. He wants her that bad.
Danny breaks the kiss and asks her again, "Are you sure?" He's silently praying that she's still gonna say yes.
"Yes." Lacey says as she stares deep into his eyes to let him know she's really ready. Lacey is grateful for all the other things they have done because it has somehow made her less nervous. She's still freaked out by the size of Danny's penis and how bad it'll hurt, but she's still ready. She feels how hard and erect he is while he's between her legs and feels it even more when he reaches over into his nightstand to grab a condom. Lacey actually watches as he puts it on. He leans back over to her and starts to kiss her again. He starts to touch her again to see that she's still ready for him. He grabs his penis and lines it up to her opening and softly strokes it up and down. Lacey realizes her breath has started to quicken. He slowly pushes himself into her and Lacey has a sharp intake of breath at the sudden pain and pressure.
Danny stops entering her for a minute. "Did I hurt you?" Danny asks in concern.
"Yes, but it's supposed to hurt." Lacey manages to pant out.
"Do you want me to stop?"
"No." Danny kisses her again and returns to trying to enter her. Once he's fully inside of her, he starts to slowly thrust his hips into her. Lacey cries out from the pain. It sort of feels like it's too much for her. It feels like he's filling her from every side. She feels like she's about to burst and Danny is taking his time moving inside of her because he truly can't believe being inside of her would feel that good. The reality of just how good it feels hits him out of nowhere as he explodes into the condom and pulls out of her.
"I'm so sorry, Lacey. I didn't know it would feel that good." Danny says as he removes the condom and throws it in the trash.
"It's ok, because I need a moment." Lacey says breathlessly. The pressure of him being inside of her was gone, but she realized that she missed it. She wanted to do it again. She doesn't want to sound too eager. "Are you ready to go again, yet?" Lacey asks softly.
Danny looks over at her in surprise. He thought she wanted him to stop. "You wanna do it again?" Danny asks.
"Yes."
Danny reaches across her and pulls another condom out of his nightstand and puts it on. He climbs back on top of Lacey and kisses her before slowly entering her again. The feel of how tight, wet, and warm she is makes Danny fall in love all over again. There isn't any place he's rather be than inside of Lacey. Lacey really started to enjoy how Danny felt inside of her. Once the pain subsided, she realized that him being inside of her felt too good for her to describe. She so happy that she got to experience that with the boy she truly and deeply loved. Lacey was unaware of her nails digging into Danny's neck and back. He didn't seem to mind though, and he didn't. He was too busy enjoying his first time having sex with the girl he loved. Once they both reached that state of euphoria, Danny pulled out of Lacey and held her in his arms. He loved this girl with everything inside of him. He knew she felt the same.
"Thank you for being patient and gentle with me, Danny." Lacey says as she turns and kisses him.
"You don't have to thank me for that, Lace. I love you."
"I love you too. I'm glad you were my first." Lacey says.
"I'm glad you were my first, too."
Danny and Lacey had sex one more time before they left for him to take her home to get ready for their double date. On the ride home, Lacey noticed how sore her vagina was. Maybe it wouldn't feel like this if Danny wasn't so big. She giggles to herself and Danny looks over at her.
"What's so funny?" Danny asks.
"Nothing." Lacey says as she blushes and looks away.
"Are you thinking about what happened?"
"Yes, but that's not all." Lacey says, wishing Danny didn't try to force out of her what she's thinking about.
"What else are you thinking about, Lace?"
Lacey looks over at him. God, she loved him. "I can't tell you. It's embarrassing."
Danny smirks and raises his eyebrow as he stops at a red light. "We just became as close as two people can possibly come, so you don't have to be embarrassed with me, Lacey." Danny says reassuringly.
"I don't want to make you feel bad if I tell you." Lacey says.
"Just tell me."
"My vagina is sore." Lacey says embarrassingly.
"I'm sorry. But why were you laughing about that?"
Lacey exhales. "I was just thinking that if you weren't so big, I wouldn't be sore." Lacey watches his reaction. "I told you it was embarrassing."
Danny is about to say something when a blaring horn behind them, startles him. They both just leave that topic right there as he continues to drive her home. He pulls up to her house and sees that her mother's car is in the driveway. He can't really face Judy right now.
"Do you think they'll be able to tell?" Lacey asks before getting out of the car.
"Probably not." Danny answers truthfully.
"Good. Come back and pick me up in 2 hours. I don't want you to come in. My Mom will smell the guilt a mile away." Lacey jokes as she leans over to kiss him on the cheek.
Danny is subtly relieved. "Ok. I'll see you then."
Lacey gets out of the car and walks into the house. She's glad her mother isn't right there to greet her. She goes up to her room to relax a little before getting ready. Clara comes into her room and stops suddenly and just stares at her.
"What?" Lacey asks.
"You seem different." Clara says.
Shit.
"Different how?" Lacey asks, pretending not to know what Clara is referring to.
Clara looks her over for a minute. "You did it to Aladdin, didn't you?" Clara asks.
Shit!
"No, I didn't." Lacey lies. "And keep your voice down. Do you want Mom to hear?"
Clara is still studying her. "You're lying." Clara says as she walks out of Lacey's room.
Shit.
As promised, Danny was back at Lacey's house to pick her up in 2 hours to head out for a night of bowling, eating and fun with Phoebe and Joe. Lacey hoped that Joe wouldn't ruin her evening. She is on top of the world and happier than she ever thought she could be. She didn't want Joe's egotistical, silly ass to ruin it. When she saw his car pull up, she darted from the house. Clara figured it out instantly, she didn't want Judy to figure it out either. Lacey's sudden and fast departure from her house to his car made Danny laugh. He also wondered what had her almost running to his car. Lacey gets into the car and leans over and plants a kiss on Danny's cheek then pulls his face towards her to kiss him on the lips. There wasn't any reason to hold back anymore. They had taken that final leap, and Lacey was glad that she did.
Danny starts to laugh but is excited by her actions. He starts to get aroused again. He wanted to be inside of her again. Now. But now that he knew what he had to look forward to, he'd be ok. Though he wanted her desperately, there's always tomorrow. "What's with you?" Danny asks.
Lacey beams as she look over at him. "I'm happy and I'm in love." Lacey replies.
"Well, that's good to hear. But why did you run out of the house?"
"Because I don't want my mom or Clara to see us together. Clara already figured it out."
"How?" Danny asks as he pulls down her street.
"She came into my room and told me I looked different. Then she asked me if I did it to you. I lied and told her no."
"That's..." Danny is at a loss for words.
"It's crazy. It's ok. Clara and I know each other very well. She won't say anything though." Lacey says.
"Ok. So are you ready for tonight?" Danny asks.
"Kind of. Is Joe going to behave?" Lacey asks.
"He'd better." Is all Danny says as he makes his way to the place they're meeting Joe and Phoebe at. They pull up and spot Joe's car parked near the entrance as they walk up. Phoebe and Joe exit his car. Phoebe is giving Lacey the same look Clara gave her not too long ago. Joe walks up and fist pumps Danny as Phoebe gives Lacey a hug. Joe is watching curiously.
"You seem different." Phoebe says as she looks Lacey over. Phoebe's eyes get huge. "You're not a virgin anymore."
Lacey is once again shocked. And even though Phoebe said it quietly in Lacey's ear, Joe still heard her. He looked over at Danny. Danny seems different to him. He realizes that Phoebe is right. And that's all the ammo he needs to finish with his master plan.
Just another author's note for you guys. I know this story has been chock full of fluff and Dacey goodness. I like happy and in love Lacey and Danny a lot, maybe too much. There will probably be just a little more calm before the storm. You have been warned. Thanks again for reading!