Summer Falls in Love

Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Danielle knew that their ultimate plan had come to an end, successfully. Havana, Amanda nor Summer had yet to know of Danielle’s involvement – or presence at the Masquerade, for that matter – and she couldn’t, not just yet. She needed to find that blue-eyed stranger. She needed to know who he was.

Sauntering and slipping in between people gracefully, Danielle kept her eyes peeled at all times, hoping to meet the same blue ones that had enchanted her earlier…and probably still is.

As time ticked by, Danielle felt her hope slip slowly and painfully. Face it. She wasn’t going to see him; not now; not ever. Pursing her lips and sighing in defeat, she realized it was time to go meet up with the rest.

But suddenly, she felt fingers encircle her right wrist and her eyes snapped up. She stifled a gasp. It was him!

  “You!” She couldn’t help but exclaim. He had a calm smirk across his lips.

  “Have you been finding and missing me all night, milady?” He asked, as though he had been watching her all night.

  “N-no,” She found herself, “of course not.”

  “Then you won’t mind if I leave, do you?”

  Her eyes grew wide, “No! Don’t leave!”

  His smirk only widened and she realized her mistake. Dang it. “Why?”

  “What’s your name?” She finally said, mustering the little bit of courage left inside of her that hadn’t been turned to mush the moment he touched her.

  He raised her hand to his lips and kissed it, lingering it there for an extra second before meeting her gaze again, “For me to know; for you to find out.”

  Danielle’s face fell and she tore her hand from his grasp, much to her displeasure, “Alright,” she tried to bargain, “then we shall be strangers forever.”

  He chuckled heartily, “I know who you are, Danielle.”

  Danielle’s eyes widened, “Hey!” She cried, “This isn’t fair!”

  “Life isn’t fair.” He quickly shot back, that amused smirk still sitting on his lips.

  Then an idea popped into her head. There was a chance it might not work but it was worth a try. Taking a chance, her lips slowly curved into a seductive smirk and she took a step towards him, placing her hand on his cheek and leaning up towards his unblemished face, “Then why don’t you make it fair by telling me your name?” She felt his breath come out uneven; his body frozen; and she smirked triumphantly.

  “I…” He breathed out, clearly disturbed by the close proximity between them. “Al…Alex.”

  “Alex?” She said, leaning into his ear. “Alex what?”

  “Alex…,” She started to kiss his cheek, “Alex Dawson…”

As quick as his body froze, hers did too and she sucked in a breath of air. Did he just say Alex Dawson? No, no, no, this can’t be. Slowly, consciousness started to wiggle its way back to Alex’s brain and he stared at her, comprehending what just happened.

  “I need to go,” Was all Danielle managed to say before she disappeared into the crowd.

Alex ran a hand through his hair. What the hell did he just do? He just blew his cover. Damn his womanizing ways. She was just too darn irresistible and gorgeous. What has he gotten himself into?

How could he develop feelings for the girl-he-used-to-like’s best friend over a night?

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Danielle practically locked herself in the ladies room. That alluring stranger…how could he be the infamous Alex Dawson?! After all that he did to Summer and Jake, she should be strangling him right now, not falling for him…

Maybe she shouldn’t have found out what his name was after all.

It would have been better for her, at least. What was he doing anyway; chasing her like that; enchanting her? There had to be some kind of motive here. It was Alex freaking Dawson, for crying out loud.

But the feelings were so evident. She’d never felt like that for anyone before. And boy were those feelings eating her from the inside out. Taking slow and steady breaths, she knew what she had to do.

And she had to do it tonight.

Danielle was never the patient kind anyway.

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Hey guys!

Uploading 37 a day early because I just remembered I am going for a roadtrip tomorrow so I won't be in! Hope this'll keep you occupied till the 31st, cause thats when I am uploading the LAST CHAPTER (CHAPTER 38).

Thats right, this is the second last chap guys! ;/

Promising a long chappie for the finale!

Julia :)