Truth or Dare

12.

That night I don't sleep at all I just sit, my feet dangling out of my window, six stories above the sleeping world. When one am rolls around I stare at the starts pointing out the constellations I know and then fall back onto my bed, pulling my window shut and forcing myself to climb up to my feet. I make my way out to the kitchen when there's a knocking at the door. Seriously? At this time? I shake my head and proceed towards the door praying it not to be Rudy, I just can't be dealing with that right now but to my surprise its Bailey, holding out a bottle of wine. I smile, of course.

I step aside to let her in then change my mind and step out into the hall pressing a finger to my lips and pointing towards the hall where my sister is sleeping in my guest room.

"Sister." I whisper.

She nods and so instead we make our way to the roof, stepping out onto the cold concrete and late night breeze. The moon is at its highest point in the sky, shining down apon on the world.

"So. Do tell." She prompts as we sit down.

I stare blindly ahead knowing exactly what she's talking about. I'd texted her about an hour prior to kissing Rudy in the hallway simply stating that I had 'big news'. I didnt text Madelyn because, don't get me wrong I love the girl to bits but she wouldn't understand, she's in a perfectly stable and public relationship. I pull the Cork out of the bottle and hold it at arms length as it spills over.

"So..." Bailey continues.

"I-." I start though find myself at a loss for words so instead I take a gulp out of the bottle, letting the cold bubbles slide down my throat.

"Oh my god, he kissed you didn't he?"

I turn to look at her, she has this all knowing sort of expression on her face mixed with one that seems to show she's only just figured this out and when I sheepishly nod her whole face lights up.

"Dude this is huge!" She shouts grabbing the bottle out of my hands and gulping down a huge mouthful.

"Shhh!" I laugh terrified we might wake up the neighbours.

"Sorry! Just wow!" She puts a hand to her forehead and widens her eyes slightly to show her shock.

"Yeah..."

"So, how do we feel about it, are we happy or are we pissed?" She asks trying to hide her disbelief slightly.

She hands me back bottle and I shrug.

"I don't know really. I'm pretty sure I like him like when I'm around him I feel amazing and it feels like my skin on fire whenever he touches me but, he's my bestfriend you know? I don't want to ruin our friendship..." I sigh shaking my head and laying back to stare up at the starry sky and taking a swig straight out of the bottle.

"Okay... so? So where Chase and Maddie but now look at them! He's your bestfriend Dan, that makes for a fucking great plotline, and there's no doubt you two have onscreen and offscreen chemistry. This could seriously up your game- not that thats why you should but you get me. And trust me from an onlookers perspective you two are perfect for one another. I mean he looks at you like your the best thing in the entire world. And well, he talks about you all the time. Like 24/7 it gets annoying sometimes. But look all I'm trying to say is that you and him are practically made for eachother, it would be a shame to waste it, these kind of opportunities don't come along everyday..." she rambles though her words sink in far more than I initially thought they would.
While a gulp from the bottle I contemplate what it would be like to let myself fall for him, how fucking good it would feel waking up next to him every day but then my mind wonders elsewhere... To the times we'll fight, fall out and apart, one day he'll get tired of me and I'm SURE that once he knows the things I've spent years hiding from the world he'll be gone in a flash. No one wants the girl with a broken past. I shake my head as if doing so will shake the thoughts with simply fly out of my ears but they've dug their heels in deep and are intent on sticking around.

"I don't know mads, he'll get bored after so long. They all do..." I reply the smile that had been so prominent earlier today long gone.

"Seriously? You can't just let yourself be happy? For once in your god damn life Dan do something for yourself! Be selfish!" She continues throwing out her hands and laying down next to me.

"I just cant bare the thought of him leaving..." I scrunch my nose up to stop the tears that are intent on spilling over.

"He would never, your forgetting who we are talking about here. The guy who picked cotten out of an interviewers hair before we started to film, the guy who gave you his hoodie when you spilt coffee all down your shirt! Yes I rember! The guy who drove you home when you passed out drunk on your brothers birthday, even though you never told him why. Even though he gibbers on and does some stupid shit he's the kindest, sweetest, most genuine guy, sorry Chase, that I think I've ever met. And we know some pretty great guys..." She apologises as if Chase can actually hear us which makes me laugh.

"I knew I could rely on you to make sense out of this. You know, put my head in gear." I smile turing my head to look at her.

She does the same and returns the smile before jumping up to her feet and holding out her hand to me. She hauls me to my feet and we begin to make our way back inside.

We make it back to my apartment and let ourselves in, tiptoeing to my room and shutting the door ever so slowly behind us as not to wake my sister.

We spend the next hour drinking wine like two school mom's and watching TVD.



@ iamdanaparker - this is one bookcases worth of books in my apartment, i have 6. Fair to say I have alot of books.

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@ EmilyParker2 - it's true, she's obsessed.

@ Madisonbaileybabe - I also agree with this statement, TOO MANY.
- @ iamdanaparker - you can NEVER have too many books 😁

- @ rudeth - your a little bookworm but we love you
- @ iamdanaparker - I know, I'm amaaazzingg

- @ hischasestokes - it's the fact that you pretty much prefer books over people
- @ iamdanaparker - I do not!!!!
- @ rudeth - you so do!

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