Love Will Save You // Ryan Follese

Chapter 37: Even the Sun Sets in Paradise

-Danielle-

The next morning, I woke up at 8am, so I decided to go get a cup coffee. I got out of bed, being careful not to wake Jamie up, got dressed and grabbed my bag, my notebook, and a pen, quickly writing a note to everyone before walking to a small cafe down the road from the hotel.

As I was sipping my coffee and doodling in my notebook, I felt a tap on my shoulder.

I turned around and almost choked on my drink, "Damien!"

"Hello again, Danielle," he smiled.

"What do you want?"

"I heard your friend Amy is dating my cousin."

"Nash is your cousin?" I asked, confused.

"Who's Nash?"

"Amy's boyfriend..."

"You guys can pretend they're together all you want, but she's not getting away from me that easily," I heard a voice behind me say.

"Oh, you again," I said, rolling my eyes as I looked at Lawrence. Suddenly, it all clicked. "Wait," I looked at both of them, "You're cousins?"

"Yeah," Damien said, as if it were obvious.

"Well, I should have known since I guess being an asshole runs in the family. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have more important things to be doing like getting ready for tonight's concert or watching my boyfriend's hair grow," I replied, getting up from my seat and starting to walk away.

"Yeah, I don't think so," Damien said, grabbing my arm, "I'm not letting you get away that easily either."

"Let go of me," I growled at him.

"I know things about you, Danielle. Things that will ruin your relationship with your little boyfriend and your life if you don't break up with him first and come back to me."

I laughed bitterly, "And why would I break up with Jamie? You've got nothing against me."

"I know you cheated on him with that Ian kid last month," he said.

"You think I cheated on him... With Ian?" I laughed loudly, "You have gotten funnier since I last saw you."

"Think I'm kidding?" he asked, pulling something out of his pocket with his free hand. He showed me a picture of when Ian grabbed my hand and led me out of the restaurant the day we went out to take pictures.

"That doesn't even look believable," I rolled my eyes, trying not to be bothered by how he could have gotten the picture, "Couples don't hold hands like that."

Damien shrugged, "Doesn't mean Jamie won't believe it."

"Yeah, because he'll totally believe you over me and Ian," I replied sarcastically.

"I also have this," he shrugged, pulling out another picture of Nash kissing the top of my head and hugging me from the night Sarah kissed Jamie when we were in L.A. before we made up. And it looked way more believable.

"How did you get that?" I asked, a little shocked.

"I have my sources," he said smugly.

"And would Nash believe Amy if I showed him this?" Lawrence pulled out a picture of himself and Amy kissing.

"That's gotta be, what, three years old?" I asked, not buying it.

"For all everyone else knows, this could have been taken last week," he smirked.

"You wouldn't dare," I growled.

"Try us," Damien replied, "And if you say anything about this to anyone, your relationship with Jamie won't the only relationship on the line."