moments in love, 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫

chapter two

"I think I'm gonna talk to her... I think I can do it."

As the group entered the beautiful club, the sound of swing music filled the men and women's ears as they shuffled to find a booth. As they indulged in drinks and got to know each other, throughout the night, each nurse had broken off to dance or stand at the bar. Estèe sat at the booth alone as Betty had taken the dance floor with Martha, watching on idly as Red Winkle approached her best friend, stuttering profusely amongst her. Estèe was delighted that Betty and Red began talking, as she knew no one else as kind as her Betty would be fit for the shy Red.

"Hi!" A voice distracted Estèe from her glance towards her best friend. 

It was Danny.

Estèe nearly melted into the leather chair right that moment, was Daniel Walker saying hello to her? She felt her cheeks heating up, her hands becoming damp underneath her black lace gloves. She couldn't spit any words out to the man, and she knew she looked stupid.

"Uh, I hope this seat isn't taken?" Danny continued, laughing slightly at the beautiful girl.

"NO- I mean... Of course not." Shit, why did she have to say that?

Danny took a seat across from her with a drink in his hand which he took a sip from, Estèe studied his face curiously and he was even more handsome up close. She could feel her leg bouncing underneath the table, Estèe was terrified of looking like a fool in front of him.

Meanwhile, all Danny could think about while he sat down and sipped his drink was how he managed to be sat here... alone with her. Danny had never seen anyone as beautiful as she, as soon as Rafe caught drift of Danny's wandering eye towards Estèe he immediately told Evelyn. Evelyn spent the entire car ride and walk over to the club boasting about Estèe, the pair desperately helped him work up the courage to do this, to talk to her. 

"I don't say this about many nurses Danny, but I assure you she is extraordinary. She's like a film star, she's so sultry but she's a ray of sunshine I promise you. Once you get her talking you won't ever want her to stop, she'll tell you all about France and infect you with her laughter-"

"Evelyn this is really great stuff, I appreciate you both for being the best of friends." He nodded to Rafe, "I think I'm gonna talk to her... I think I can do it." Danny stated confidently

Now he was here, face to face with Estèe Lavigne. Nervous as ever. 

"So... Danny- I hope you don't mind me calling you Danny of course I could call you Daniel if you prefer to be forma-"

"No Danny is perfect, Daniel just makes me think I'm getting in trouble. Are you going to get me in trouble Estèe?" Laughed Danny, who had no idea how his lips were even functioning at this moment.

"Danny it is then. So Danny I hear you're from Tennessee?" Estèe said attempting to engage in small talk in the hopes of getting to know him better.

"Uh yeah, Rafe and I were farm boys out there. Best friends since we were boys, flyings been our dream all our lives. I remember this one time, Rafe and I climbed into his dads plane and accidentally flew. We nearly died but we didn't care, I mean we flew! My dad was furious with me but Rafe protected me from him, he's always been like that with me. He's my brother." Danny poured his heart out to her, expressing his love for Rafe to Estèe as she listened intently.