I didn't do anything for the rest of the day, there was nothing to do. I practically just stayed in my bed wishing I could be holding Dan. I was upset, but I'm sure he was a lot more hurt from all of this. Maybe now he wouldn't have to worry about me though, he could have a girlfriend and wouldn't have to worry about hurting me.
The next morning, we finally arrived at the arena where we'd be playing and everyone seemed to be acting weird around me, except Dan who didn't say a word to anyone. It seemed as if everyone was trying harder than ever to get me to smile and a couple minutes later, I found out why.
A skinny, blonde woman that I didn't recognize was talking to our manager and they kept glancing over at me. A couple seconds later, they walked over to where I was standing and stopped in front of me. "This is Janna," she held out her hand to shake mine but I ignored it, "The company hired her to be your fake-"
"You really fucking hired some random girl that you found on the street to be my girlfriend.." I pulled out my wallet, took out all the money from it and practically shoved it in the girl's face. "Here, how about I pay you to leave me the hell alone." She looked down at the ground and I continued on, "You can't do this. Do you realize how badly this is going to hurt Dan?"
The guy shook his head then glanced over at Dan who seemed to be completely out of it today. "So there was something going on between the two of you, I knew it. This'll be good for you, alright? Maybe after a while, it'll straighten you out and you'll actually want to be with Janna. She's a sweet girl."
I clenched my fists, wanting to hit him so badly but that probably wasn't the best solution to the problem. It wouldn't solve anything, it'd only make it worse. "You can give me a fake girlfriend, but it's not going to change how I feel about Dan. I'll still cuddle with him behind stage or on the tour bus. Hell, once the tour is over, I'll cuddle with him whenever I want. You can't set up security cameras around my house and send a girl over there everytime my hand brushes against his."
"I'd change your attitude if I were you, Simmons. We could do a whole lot worse than getting you a fake girlfriend." He turned away and walked back over to where the other members of the crew were standing, leaving Janna and I alone with each other.
She kept her gaze on the ground and played with her fingers, obviously unsure of what to do at the moment. Eventually she spoke up, speaking quietly, "You know, I didn't want to do this. I don't think there's anything wrong with you and Dan.. I'm so sorry.."
"Just leave me alone, alright? It's not like I won't have to deal with you later, we can talk then," I snapped which I started to somewhat feel bad about because it wasn't her fault. Plus, they could've hired somebody a lot worse, at least Janna understood. "I.. I'm sorry. I just need to talk to Dan right now."
I walked away and over to Dan who was now seated on one of the couches in one of the rooms backstage. He was scrolling through something on his phone, but I didn't know what until I got closer to him. I didn't notice the tears beginning to form in his eyes as he read some of the tweets under the hashtag Dyle either until I sat down next to him. "Danny, are you alright?"
He opened his mouth to speak but all that came out was a small sob. Before I could do anything, he practically forced himself into my arms and started crying, clinging onto the back of my shirt with both of his hands. I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him into my lap, wanting to keep him as close as possible to me. "We're not going to let them pull us apart."
"K-Kyle," he started, his voice shaking. "I don't think you understand. I don't like you as a friend, I like you as more and even if there was a tiny part of you that felt the same way, it wouldn't be able to happen now. You even have a fake girlfriend and I'm sure she'd be better for you than I ever will be because I'm just-"
"It's always been you, Dan," I blurted out, cutting him off before he could ramble for any longer. "I've never felt this way towards anyone before and no one is going to take that feeling away. The girl, she's on our side, she supports us. I don't think management knows that so things will work out for us, I promise." He pulled away from my arms slightly, just enough to look up at me. I lightly wiped away his tears, smiling slightly at him. "We'll cuddle each night but only this time, it'll mean so much more because I finally know that you feel the same way and you have no idea how happy that makes me."
Dan stared at me for a moment, trying to let everything sink in before a smile formed on his lips. "Now there's the Dan that I know. If you want this to happen, we're going to make this work. Nobody will be able to get in the way of us."
"I want this to happen," was the last thing he said before connecting his lips with mine.
