Well, Hey...Fancy Seeing You Here?

Chapter 15 - That One Answer.

A/N: Back to normal Brooke's POV now, just needed a way to explain the Leasha/Phil situation without sounding too creepy, so I did it from Phil's POV. Much Love!

My heart raced as I heard those words. For too long have I waited for them, especially after today, spending all day, practically, alone with Dan - my feelings have grown stronger. There was always a certain feeling I got around Dan, like butterflies, but more powerful.

I stepped towards Dan, but out of the corner of my eye I saw Phil bring Leasha into the kitchen where me and Dan stood. Phil hadn't noticed we were there yet, but I definitely didn't want to ruin Phil's chance. I took Dan by the hand and led him out into the hallway, just outside of his bedroom, away from the crowd of people.

"Where are we going, Brooke?" Dan asked puzzled.

"Only here, away from everyone else." I replied shooting a quick smile over my shoulder to reassure him. As we came to a stop, Dan leaned against the wall, running his hands through his hair, trying to calm himself. I felt awful leaving him hanging like this, but I couldn't ruin Phil's moment with Leasha.

"Dan..." I began, but words wouldn't come out of my mouth after that, I just looked like a dememnted goldfish, all I could do was open and close my mouth whilst scanning his eyes for a hope that I could speak. He turned to face the wall, tears beginning to well in his eyes, threatening to spill over.

"I knew I shouldn't have done this, it's fine, I'll leave you alone now." He said before beginning to turn around, and letting his tears fall.

"Dan, no! Wait,..." I shouted, grabbing his hand and turning him around again to face me. I finally got the courage I needed. "When you said those words my heart quite literally stopped. I've liked you for quite some time now, and to be honest, I thought I was wasting my time letting myself have feeling for you that I never thought you'd return. But it seems, they were worth something." I looked up into his eyes and wiped his tears with my thumb. A tiny smile began to form at the corners of his mouth and his eyes regained their natural sparkle.

"I'm glad. I thought you were going to reject me then!" Dan replied with a nervous laugh, rubbing the back of his neck. There was an awkward but comfortable silence then as we just stared into each others eyes, smiling like idiots.

Then he leaned down and held my chin in his palm, still smiling, I stood on my tip toes and placed my hands on his chest. I could feel his heartbeat through the material of his shirt, racing, nearing the speed of mine.

Then it happened.

All these moments I've spent with Dan rushed through my head at once, making me feel drunk as my lips collided with Dan's. The soft movement and his warm breath held me close. I could feel his hands on my waist, tickling me slightly making me smile. We pulled away and just stared at each other again. I don't think this moment could have been more perfect. I sank back down onto my feet and buried my face into Dan's chest, his arms wrapped around me and hugged me tightly, burying his face into my hair.

"This has to be the best birthday ever!" Dan said, his voice slightly muffled.

"How come?" I asked, looking up at him to find him smiling down at me, making me blush slightly.

"Well, where do I start? I wake up with you in my arms and my best friends close by me. I get some amazing presents, and - despite you hiding all this from me - I got to spend the whole day with you and just you. To top it off, the guys organised this party for me, and I found out they're the reason I have you. Now, I think that's the best birthday present they could ever give me."

Tears began to well in my eyes as I listened to him. His deep words and voice danced around in my head. I wrapped my arms around his neck and brought my lips to his again as the tears fell from my eyes.

These are the 'Happy Crying'  tears I've waited my whole life for, and I'm so glad I waited.

As I pulled away I whispered in his ear:  "Happy Birthday Dan." before curling my fingers in his with one hand and opening his bedroom door with the other.

A/N: Oooooh! I didn't know whether to put that bit at the end. Hopefully you understand what it means :P I was uncertain, put after deleting and re-writing that one sentence about four times, it made me smile, so I put it in anyways:P

Thank you for reading! Much love1 J <3 x