TWICE // D.S.

TEN

daniel and aubrielle made their way into the prenatal care. they weren't walking unbelievably far from each other, but there was about an 8 foot distance between the two, aubrielle trailing behind.

this distance quickly grew smaller, as aubrielle caught up to daniel, not because she quickened her pace but because daniel had stopped at the entrance of the building. he readjusted his hood and bent his head down as aubrielle over took the lead to the front desk

"good morning! welcome to out special prenatal care, what can i assist you with today?" the blonde women behind the desk chirped

"i have an appointment with doctor brinks, lydia brinks" aubrielle replied, slightly leaning over the thick desk

"alright, can i get your name and date of birth?"

"aubrielle anders, may 11th 1999" she answered and the blonde nodded her head and gestured to the community of seats, "thanks" she mumbled and turned away and found a few seats that weren't crowded. daniel soon sat down next to her with a small grunt, he slumped into his seat and pulled his hood even more, "...what's your problem?"

"my problem? there's none" he mumbled

"yes. there is. you're acting like it's so bad to be here, if you didn't want to come you didn't have to" aubrielle quietly argued

"listen, i'm just tired... and out of all the places i could meet a fan, there's one wearing our merch here" he admitted, "i'm not one to hide from them, but one, it can get chaotic and two, i'd rather not me going to this place blasting around the internet before i can even wrap my head around what i'm going to talk to my management about"

aubrielle had a simple hum in response, "it's called prenatal care" she corrected once again, "and i'm sure people are going to find out anyways, that's if you let them" she mumbled and rolled her eyes, adjusting in her seat

"doesn't matter if i let them or not, well in a way. it's not going to be my choice, okay? its managements, and lets just say they've made it plenty clear on the image they want from us"

after a pause, and what would be mistaken as being curious she spoke, "and what would that image be?"

"single. available. hot," he lifted his head up slightly and sent her a wink. he shook his head before speaking again, disregarding it for the both of them, "it's basically just to draw in more of our fans"

"by you being single?" aubrielle asked, "what does your relationship status have to deal with your band?"

"reputation" he simply answered, "it's a confusing industry and at the moment it's not important enough for an explanation. plus, if you do get one, i won't be the one giving it to you"

"...then who would?"

"a whole group of people" he spoke, annoyance hinting his voice, "don't worry about it, it won't be a problem" he rolled his shoulders back, and let out a sigh, "I'm sorry, really. I had a lot of thinking this past week and me being scared isn't helping"

aubrielle was shocked. she was shocked that he apologized. she was shocked he was open about his feelings. she was shocked that he apologized for not helping, helping her.

"it's fine. we had our fair share of confrontations and bad news. to be honest, I wouldn't be too thrilled about the timing of the news either" aubrielle responded