Someone Like You

Let Me Love You

It was day #2 on set and Daniel was still ignoring her. She was running out of patience. She was waiting for him outside of the trailer. When he walked out. "Daniel?" He stopped and looked at her. "Please... talk to me" she was desperate and he knew it. He looked at the braids before complimenting them "love the hair" he said before he walked off. Hearing him compliment her braids made her smile. Just because he complimented her braids he was still ignoring her which only made it better to film their scene that they had to shoot together. Samantha was seated on the steps on the Beverly High set. "And action!" The director yelled out with Samantha having her arms crossed against her knees looking at the Black Lives Matter paint on the ground that her character created when Daniel walked from around the corner with a smile but stopping when he saw Samantha. She looked over at him and slowly sat up straight surprised to see him. "This is a good thing that Jordan told me about today" Daniel stood against the wall near the steps. Samantha looked down "yeah...I.. guess we both been busy" she stretched out her arms feeling the awkward tension. "Have we?" He was looking over his shoulder at her. She was silent as she shifted her eyes down before looking around "wait, where Jordan go?" A smile formed on Daniel's face "Hes either on his way to meet Simone at the hospital or he passed out halfway there from excitement" he said with her being shocked "oh my gosh she's having the baby" she brought her hand to her mouth full of excitement. "She's having the baby" he said with a smile. "Oh.." she was smiling up at him who was smiling down at her. "So... how you been? Is your arm still..." she trailed off. "I haven't had anymore relapses all summer. Not since the jamboree. So yeah I'm all good... except for the fact that you've been avoiding me for the last couple of weeks" he told her. "I must've missed the part where you came looking for me" she said looking down. " touché.. I was just trying to give you space" she slowly looked at him before she looked away and stood up "I should finish cleaning up" she was about to walk away but he grabbed her wrist "Liv...." he trailed off. Samantha felt the spark when he grabbed her in character. She looked down at his hand before removing it "giving each other spade.. it's the right call."

Daniel was in his trailer while they were taking a lunch break. His phone went off seeing it was Sam calling again. He ignored her call which had her fed up. She decided to leave a message. "I don't know how much longer I can take this 'I'm ignoring you' process from you. You're mad? Well then be a man by telling me that you're mad. Don't ignore me.. it's pretty childish....." she closed her eyes and pressed her phone against her forehead frustratedly before she opened her eyes and placed the phone back to her ear. "You know what.. fuck it. I'm going to make you talk to me and I don't mean on set either" she ended the voice message before leaving her trailer. She walked down to Daniel's trailer and opened it. "What are you doing? You can't just barge into my trailer Sam" he told her. "Obviously I can since you didn't lock it" Daniel sighed as he was scrolling on Instagram but she walked over and took his phone before kneeling down besides him placing her hands on his thigh. "Daniel I'm sorry... I don't know what else I can say or do to make you talk to me. I miss you" she was sincere. He looked down at her with hurt in his eyes "you honestly hurt me Sam" she frowned before taking his hand "I'm sorry for hurting you. What can I do to fix it?" She couldn't fix it because what he wanted he knew he couldn't have. "It's cool Sam...." he trailed off with her. "

After the break they were back to filming. "Hey I have to tell you something....." Daniel trailed off. "Yeah, you're good?" Taye looked at Daniel by the island table. Daniel leaned against the counter ".....my arm ain't 100 percent.." Taye looked at him surprised. "It went numb....the day after the jamboree...and it didn't happen again all summer which is why I didn't say nothing" Daniel said. "So you're telling me now, why?" Daniel looked up at him "it happened again tonight...just for a moment after my fight with Jordan" Taye sighed. "I'm sorry...." Daniel trailed. Daniel stood up completely as Taye was disappointed. "Look what if I do have permanent nerve damage Coach? What if the doctor was wrong? Like what if I can't play?" Daniel was emotional. "Okay.. don't worry about it son.. um...I'll can in a few favors. I'll get you one of the best doctor in the league. He'll check you out" he pat Daniel's shoulder. "You don't have to worry, you got this" Taye walked away. Daniel watched him leave with Samantha walking in with a plate. He turned his head towards her catching eye contact when she looked up at him after setting the plate down. She walked around the table "my dads right, you're gonna be okay" she hugged him. "I'm proud of you for telling him the truth" they hugged a lot more passionate than before. He slowly began to close his eyes before he ran his hand up her lower back to her mid-section. She relaxed her shoulders with her eyes closed. She slowly opened them and pulled away from the hug giving him a glance before she was about to walk away. "Liv?" He grabbed her hand pulling her back towards him with her. "You just not gonna talk about what happened this summer?" They stared deeply into each other's eyes for a long moment before the director yelled cut. After the director yelled cut they didn't break eye contact and she slowly was leaning in without noticing before the director yelled cut again. She cleared her throat and walked off quickly. He was confused as he watched her rush out.

Daniel's POV

After the director yelled cut I couldn't help but to keep staring into her eyes. Her eyes is one of my favorite features about her. While staring into her eyes I couldn't help to think about how beautiful she is in braids. I just love them on her. Then I noticed her leaning in towards me before the director yelled cut. I saw confusion in her eyes the moment the director yelled cut for a second time as if she didn't understand what was happening. She just took off running off the set. If she thinks I'm not about to go after her then she is wrong.

Daniel found Samantha in her trailer. "What are you doing here? You can't just walk in my trailer". She was seated on the couch with her head down and elbow pressed against her knee and hand against the side of her head. "If you didn't want me to come after you then should've locked the door" he used her words against her. She rolled her eyes before he walked over and sat down next to her. " Sam what was that?" She was acting clueless because she didn't understand what it was about either. All she knows is that it was not her being in character. "I don't know what you're talking about..." she trailed. "Sam what happened to us not lying to each other. You was leaning in to kiss me—" she cut him off immediately with a snarl on her face "I was not. You're being delusional. I was in character" she stood up with him standing up as well "In character my ass, why are you so scared to let me love you? You know I would never hurt you" he told her. "Daniel... I just can't.." she frowned at him. He stepped to her and placed his hand against her cheek before he stared deeply in her eyes. "You mean you won't.." he kissed her forehead before he walked out leaving her to sigh and looking down with her hand against her forehead.

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