I will be loved! (BWWM)

Chapter Two

Danielle's Prov:

I woke up Sunday ready to start the day. I couldn't say the same for Penelope. She looked like shit, and she said she didn't feel any better then she looked. I laughed at her statement and helped her get up and ready.

We were both currently getting dressed when Penelope turned to look at me quickly. "Holy shit how could I forget about you and Ben? What happened between you to? What did he say to you?" She asked me. I turned around and motioned for her to help zip up my sundress.

She walked over to me and started to zip it up. "Well he came off kinda cheesy at first but then he was really sweet and genuine. We talked for a while and then he asked me to go out with him on Monday." I said to her as I turned back around to see how I looked in the mirror.

"He what? He asked you out and your just now telling me about it!" Penelope yelled at me as she put her hands on her hips.

"Oh excuse me for not sharing big news like this with my best friend when she is beyond drunk. I was going to tell you today, it just slipped my mind." I lied as I moved over to out little makeup desk we set up.

"Slipped your mind?! Ben Barnes the hottest guy in school asked you out and it just happened to slip your mind? She question as she followed me and sat down beside me.

The thing that I loved and hated about Penelope is she knew me to well. I had only know the girl for a few months and it might as well been my whole life. She knew me better then I knew myself. I tried to escape her questionable gaze, but that was like trying to ignore how hot Liam Hemsworth was. You just couldn't do it.

I sighed and turned my head to look at her. "I just don't know if me going on a date with him is such a good idea. I mean I barely know the guy, he's probably doing this as a joke or something."

Penelope scuffed at my words. "Do you really expect me to believe that bullshit Danielle. Do you really think that I can't see right threw your walls that you build up." I could feel tears starting to fall down my check. Like I said. before I hated how well she knew me.

I turned to look at her and tried my best to smile some. "It's just that the last person I went on a date with was Luke. I haven't even said yes to any of the other guys who have asked me out since I have been here. Agreeing to go on a date with Ben means so much more then just a date. It means that I see something different in him, that this could lead to something more then just a date."

Penelope moved closer to where I was. She hugged me to her and whispered. "Would that be such a bad thing? I mean Bens a really great guy, at least from what I have heard he is. Maybe Bens just the guy you need to get over Luke, or to at least figure out what you want with Luke."

I moved my head off of her shoulder to look at her. "Yeah and what if he ends up breaking my heart just like Luke did. What if I give my everything to Ben just like I did with Luke, and he breaks my heart. How am I going to deal with that kind of heart break again."

Penelope gave me a small smile. "Hun your getting way ahead of yourself. You haven't even been on a date with the guy and your already setting him up for failure. I'm not saying Bens not going to break your heart, but that's the chance we take when we give are all to someone. There's a fifty fifty chance for either success or failure. But that's what makes love so magical and amazing."

I took all of Penelope's words into consideration. I knew was right, I knew that I was setting Ben up for failure. I was just so scared of a repeat of what happened with Luke. But just like Penelope said that's the chance you take if you want to find love.

"When did you get so damn smart?" I asked as I helped do up her hair. She smiled at me threw the mirror.

"I'm not smart really, I just read a lot of romance books." We both laughed at her words. "Hey if all else fails we could always be lesbians together."