Something Gained

Chapter Sixty

Michael and Daniel were already here, I saw Dan's car outside but he had text me to warn me that there was journalists with cameras everywhere. I got out the car and cameras flashed, people shouting my name and shouting questions at me, I kept my head down and walked into the restaurant. I spoke to the lady at the desk and she showed me to the table that Michael and Dan were sitting at.
"Evening" I said, I placed my bag on the seat next to me and sat down, opposite Daniel.
"Hey, you okay?" Michael asked
"I am, how are you?" He nodded and sipped his drink "are we gonna have to be careful what we eat here or?" I said laughing
"Tonight's a free night" Michael laughed with me
"You should start working out with us" Daniel said, i raised my eyebrow at him, "no not like that" he said suddenly so defensive. Michael and I laughed at him
"You trying to say something here Ricciardo"
"No no no" He slapped his palm to his forehead
"I think he just wants a further excuse to see you"
"Well I would but you guys would be miles ahead of me and I do use majority of the time you're not taped to my side to actually work. Not all of us can just jump in a car once in a while and call that a job" I said as I sipped the drink that I assumed Daniel or Michael had ordered. My comment made Michael laugh so loud
"Hey!" Daniel said in protest

We ate and laughed and had a really nice evening. A couple of fans come over to Daniel to take pictures with him which he graciously accepted. When we were alone again I turned to Michael
"So are you coming to Ellen as well?" I asked Michael. His eyes lit up
"Yes I am!!" He said
"I literally can't wait" I said
"I feel like a proud parent, my boys growing up" Michael said slapping Daniel on the back
"Excuse me can I have the bill please" I said as the waitress passed
"I'll have it thank you" Daniel said to her and she nodded
"Not again Alex" Michael warned, I rolled my eyes at them. Moody lot
"Yeah yeah, any plans for tomorrow?" I asked them both, I was off tomorrow which was Wednesday, then working the rest of the week on and off and then Ellen this weekend.
"I'm working on my website and plans" Michael said
"Which makes me free" Daniel said
"I want to go shopping" I said
"I am no longer free" he replied quickly
"Oooh pleaseeeeeeeee" I said whining at him. He rolled his eyes
"Fine"
"Dan you're whipped mate" Michael said
"It's not whipped, it's like happy wife happy life ain't it" we both laughed at his comment. The waitress came over and handed Daniel the bill
"Traitor" I mumbled as she walked off

We walked out of the restaurant. Michael was first, and the journalists jumped up and were shouting his name. Ahh, so they did this to him as well. Okay that made me feel a bit better. I guess it come with knowing someone like Daniel. He slipped his hand in mine, and Daniel walked with me behind Michael to the cars.
"I'll come pick you up in the morning?" He asked me. I nodded a bit gutted he was going home. I always missed him like crazy.
"I'll text you when I'm ready" I said. He nodded and he leant down and kissed me. I poked his chest because I knew cameras were snapping this up. He opened my car door and I slid inside the drivers seat and he closed it behind me before he walked over this car to join Michael in it. We both left the car park one behind the other and drove home.

I crawled into bed wearing Daniels T shirt, I was ready to fall straight to sleep. Underestimating how tired I actually was from everything. My phone buzzed next to me and I grabbed it and looked at it with one eye open.
I miss you x

Daniel. I could kill him I was ready to sleep, I started typing a reply when there was a knock on the door. I crawled out of bed and went through to my front door. I looked through the peep hole and saw Daniel standing outside my door. I opened the door and he smiled
"Hello?"
"I wanted a cuddle" he said coming straight in past me, dropped a bag near the sofa and disappeared. I shut my door behind him and walked through my very dark apartment. I walked in my bedroom where he had now already settled himself into bed "you coming or not?" He said. I shook my head laughing and jumped into bed next to him, snuggling into his chest. It didn't take me long to fall asleep.

"Come onnnn" I was literally jumping on Daniel trying to get him out of bed
"You're insufferable" he mumbled into the pillow before turning on his back and looking up at the ceiling
"Daniel its 10am! I want to go out!" I climbed on top of him and laid on his chest
"Why do you have to keep me on a time schedule all the time?"
"It's my job" I said mumbling into his neck. He put his arms around me and rolled us onto our sides
"You're not working"
"My job as a girlfriend" he kissed the top of my head
"I just want to cuddle you in bed is that a crime?"
"You cuddled me all night"
"And?"
"You just don't want to go shopping" I said to him
"Pretty much"
"Fine, I'll go on my own then"
"No no no" he said

Finally, 12pm, we got to the shopping centre. We grabbed some lunch first before I pulled him round the shops. Fans kept stopping him to take pictures which he was more than happy to do. I didn't mind too much.
"I'm just going in here, I'll be back in a minute" I said to him. He nodded
"I need to go grab something anyway" he squeezed my hand and I went into the shop. I wanted some new shoes so I looked around the trainers in the shop, some caught my eye, but not for me. I smiled and asked the assistant for the right sizes for the two I had in my hands. She nodded and went off. I continued looking around until she came back
"Size 6 in these, and 10 in these" she said, I nodded and they were perfect.
"Perfect thank you" I took them and walked to the cash desk and paid for them. I walked out with the bag and couldn't see Daniel. I sat on the bench outside the store and waited for him to come back

I saw him walking towards me. I stood up and my hand entwined with his as we walked through the centre and continued our day. Even Daniel bought some bits, I knew he would. I put the bags in the car and got into Daniels car to make our way home.