I wake up to the sound of my phone ringing. With a growl of annoyance at being woken up; I get up and look around my room for my phone. I find it under my bed and check the caller ID to see that Dahvie's calling me. I click the button and put the phone to my ear.

"Hello?"

"Hey Jayy," Dahvie says on the other end.

"What's up Dahves?" I ask and I hear him sigh on the other end.

"Listen Jayy, I've been thinking, and," he begins but stops as if he's unsure about something.

"What is it?" I press.

"I just, I need to talk to you," he tells me, "Can we meet up?"

"Sure," I say, "When and where?"

"How about the fountain in the park at around 5:30?"

I glance at the clock and see it's about 5 now, but the park's not far from the house, I can get there in like 10 minutes on foot.

"Sounds good," I tell Dahvie, "See you there."

"Yeah," he whispers, "See you in a bit."

The line goes dead as Dahvie hangs up. I take a quick shower and change into my black and red leather pants with another black tank top before leaving. The whole way to the park, I let my head fill with thoughts of Dahvie. If Lucian's deal has kicked in, I have a pretty good idea of what he wants to talk about. But there's still the slight possibility that Lucian's deal hasn't worked yet so I don't want to get my hopes up. I reach the park soon enough and I see Dahvie staring at the fountain. He seems troubled by something, as if he's keeping something bottled up.

"Hey Dahves," I say and he turns to face me.

"Hi Jayy," he says softly.

"So what do you wanna talk about?" I ask, "You seemed kind of upset on the phone."

"Oh, I'm fine," he assures me, "It's just...well..."

Dahvie turns away from me as if he's embarrassed about something.

"What is it?" I ask, placing my hand on his face to turn his gaze back to me, "You know you can tell me anything."

"I know, but," he stops again, as if he's afraid of me. I smile and sit down on the edge of the fountain.

"Come sit with me," I tell him, "You can say what you want to say whenever you're ready."

Dahvie sits beside me and the only sound that can be heard around us is the running water from the fountain. It's really peaceful here, it should help with Dahvie's anxiety a bit.

"Jayy," Dahvie says after a few minutes, "I've been thinking, and..."

He stops talking again and I place my hand on his; a sign of reassurance.

"And," I say; urging him on. He gives my fingers a light squeeze and flashes a weak smile; as if he's trying to force his anxiety away.

"I've been thinking, and," he says, "And...well. Jayy, I think I like you."

"Like?" I ask.

"Yes," he whispers, "As more than a friend. I can't believe I didn't realize it before now. I'm sorry Jayy."

"Sorry?" I ask again, "For what?"

"For hurting you," he tells me, "For saying I don't feel the same. I finally understand why you were so upset. When I realized my own feelings I also realized how afraid I was of you not feeling the same way. How scared I was of getting hurt, I'm so sorry I made you feel that way!"

Tears start to well up in Dahvie's eyes and I pull him close.

"Hey," I say as I hold him, "It's ok Dahvie."

"You mean you're not mad at me?" he asks me, "You don't hate me?"

"Of course not," I assure him, "I could never hate you."

Dahvie returns my hug and hold me tight. We stay like this for a moment and he pulls away.

"So what should we do now?" I ask him.

"I want to give us a chance," he tells me.

"Really?" I say, trying to hold my happiness back as much as I can. Lucian really pulled through!"

"Yeah," he says softly, "I think that if we take things slow, we can have something special."

"Ok, no problem," I tell him.

Dahvie smiles at me and I check the time on my phone. It's about 6:15, and I look at Dahvie.

"We have some time before it closes," I tell Dahvie, "What do you say we head to the mall. I know you already went today, but it could still be fun."

"Actually, I didn't go," he confesses, "I started on my way, but I started thinking about you and all these feelings came up that I didn't understand. I ended up driving around while I tried to figure things out."

"Really?" I say and he nods, "Well, we better get there before all the good stores close for the day."

"Ok, let's go," he says. We get up and start to walk to the car. A man with long blonde hair and sunglasses brushes shoulders with me lightly and I turn to see the man pull his sunglasses down to reveal ominous red eyes. My phone vibrates in my pocket and I flip it open to see I have a new text message. I open the message and it reads:

Enjoy your time with him, child.

I'll check in from time to time to see how things are going.

See you soon

I know the message is from Lucian and I turn to see if he's still there; but he's vanished from sight. Dahvie notices my distraction and stops walking.

"Is something wrong?" he asks me.

"No," I tell him, "It's nothing. I thought I saw someone I knew but I was mistaken."

Dahvie smiles and we get to the car in a matter of minutes. He takes the keys out and starts for the driver's side but I stop him.

"No," I tell him, "I'll drive."

"You sure?" he asks me.

"Yeah," I respond and he tosses the keys to me.

"Suit yourself," he says and walks to the passenger side. We get in and drive away from the park. I'm gonna spoil him rotten.