NYU Rose

Chapter Forty Two - Recreation

We finished our meal, I wiped my fingers and took a sip of my lemonade. Dan did the same then cleared his throat getting ready to talk.

"So?" he asked

"It was great, I'm not normally a burgers girl but this was delicious and everything." I gestured to the whole set up that he came up with.

"And the music"

"The Original I will always love you just like they were dancing to at the bar, though that bit came later."

"But a bit of you wishes we had Ramen."

"What? No, no. Seriously, Dan this was amazing. I did get you a surprise though, the student union is running a Mizoguci marathon, you know how you were going to tell me the reason you and V found so fascinating."

"That sounds amazing but I thought we would do something different tonight. Break out of our rut."

"Our rut? We haven't been in a rut." I told him really confused

"We've been doing the same thing for the past few months."

"Are you serious. Is this what this whole dressing like Frank has been about?" I question

"I was just trying to put a little romance and mystery into our relationship. But if you'd rather do the same old thing then...."

"Hey." Rufus came in "Oh, no. I'm sorry. I was just gonna pick up my 12 string."

"No, why don't you stay. I got dessert." Dan stated as I rubbed my temples

"No, this is clearly a date. You don't want it to be like every other night, the three of us hang out."

"Really, cause that sounds exactly like what Rosie wants." Dan retorted and I sighed. He got up and went into the kitchen

"What's going on?" Rufus wonders

"I wish i knew." i told him

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Rufus sat next to me having pudding, there was a thick tension between us. I was still trying to connect the pieces of this whole bizarre night and what could have made him think that we were in this rut. Personally I don't think we were in this rut, but Dan's body language said different.

"This is amazing Dan, you did a great job." Rufus complimented his son.

"There is this new place around the corner, it was nothing." He replied clearly quite irritated by the whole evening.

"Oh, have you done something with your hair?"

"Excuse me." he left us again

"Rose, I hate to tell you this, but this date is a disaster, what's going on?" he wonders

"He has this idea that we're stuck in a rut. He's trying to break us out of it." I explained the little that had been stated and put together.

"Really?"

"I know, but this is what he thinks."

"You two just need to talk this through,I'm sure." The door slammed and I looked back

"He just left." I say "Ugh, as if today couldn't be anymore of a disaster." I stood up

"Okay, I need to talk to him, but I need to change first." I walk into our room and do so before going to find him down by the river.

"Hey. So how about you clue me in on what I'm missing?"

"Aren't you getting worried that we do the same thing all the time? Ramen, sleep together, walk to school together. I mean you're Rosalie Bass"

"Dan." I take his hands "You know me, you have for three years. The ups the downs the crazy drama that no matter how hard I try I get sucked into. Being Rosalie Bass isn't all it's cracked up to be. I just wanna be Rose, your Rose the former party girl who actually eat Ramen and doesn't scrunch her nose up at it, who the everything goes to shit can hold onto you and feel safe and loved and not as judged. Walking to school is great btw" he laughed

"Beside I'm kind of insulted you'd ever think I'd let us get into a rut. I mean come on no one plays Daisy Buchanan better than me." I wrap my arms around him "No one can be both sweet and spicy just like I can and no one, none can make loopholes be a turn on."

"That is true."

"Come on"

"Where are we going"

"Dancing, The Bodyguard is my second favourite, Dirty Dancing is my first and you better believe I can dance dirty. You wanted a shot back into our relationship, let's see how long you'll last." I smirk coyly