Daniel Wagner Imagines

Admittance

Word count: 1750

My life up to this point had been anything but ordinary growing up with the Kiszka twins was always a riot. They were my best friends for as long as I can remember, we went through school together and I always hung out with them. I spent summers with them while they jammed out in the garage. When they finally started taking off in their music career they made sure I had a job so I could tour on the road with them.

We were in the middle of tours just hanging out vacationing in places we always wanted to see, "Y/n, you coming?!" I heard Josh yell from downstairs. "Yeah, be right down!" I yelled back throwing on a hoodie as it was growing cooler as the night was settling in. I walked out the door looking down at my phone and walked right into Danny. "Oof so sorry!" I stammered. I had a knack for being clumsy. Danny turned and laughed, "you know one of these days you're really going to hurt yourself might be wise not to text and walk" He said with a teasing tone followed by a wink.

I always felt a connection with Danny, a stronger one than friends but never said anything because I didn't want to ruin the dynamic we all shared. I felt my cheeks heat up as I looked at the grin that was creeping across his face, "Listen Wagner maybe you shouldn't be in front of my door!" I teased back. We went downstairs where Jake, Josh and Sam were waiting around, "Surprise surprise you two came down together" Sam said. Sam was always insisting that Danny and I had something going on. I shot him a glare, "Funny Sam, haven't heard that one before!" I said.

Danny rubbed the back of his neck and looked at Sam, "She literally ran into me in the hall. It was just a coincidence." He gave Sam a look that I couldn't quite understand. "Are we ready to go outside by the fire or are we just going to stand around?" Josh said, holding a small pile of blankets. Jake grabbed the cooler sitting on the floor near his feet and Sam carried a tray full of materials to make smores.

We all set out of the cabin to the firepit where a roaring fire was already lit. It was always unsaid but we all had a specific seating arrangement when we were hanging out, Danny always sat to my right Sammy on my left then Josh and Jake. Except tonight the seats were a little different; there were 3 solo chairs and then a small cushioned bench big enough for two people. Everyone took their seats, leaving me the space on the bench right next to Danny. "Come on you know I don't bite," he chuckled.

Drinks were flowing and we were having a great time. We were all in a hysterical fit of laughter talking about the time Josh split his jumpsuit from front to back in the middle of a set and he had been wearing a pair of boxers with rubber ducks on it. "THEY ARE MY LUCKY BOXERS!" he interjected. Jake snorted as a single tears rolled down his cheek from laughing so hard, "the photos that surfaced for weeks were priceless, the look of horror you had!" He choked. "Let's not forget the edits on tiktok that surfaced of people stitching the clip to the song When I ripped my pants from Spongebob." Sam added, taking a swig of his beer. "OH GOD DONT BRING THAT UP!" Josh said his face was growing red.

Danny was putting together a smore and he looked up, "Remember how fans showed up in identical matching duck boxers for weeks after?" He added. I had forgotten about that and started choking on my sip of tequila I had taken. Everyone paused and I felt a firm pat on my back, "Damn y/n you'd figure after 25 years you'd know how to properly swallow!" he said with a definite suggestive tone. As I was still coughing I looked at him with wide eyes then at all the other guys who were quietly laughing to themselves. "Not my fault you brought that up! I completely forgot about it!" I said when I could finally breathe again.

As the night grew later a cool breeze swept in between the tall pine trees surrounding us, even with the roaring fire I was shivering. Danny's hand had brushed against mine as we had reached for the same stick to roast a marshmallow, "Christ you are freezing!" he stated leaning over and grabbing a blanket from the pile Josh had brought out. He gently wrapped it around my shoulders and threw another log on the fire. None of us were really talking anymore soft music was playing from a speaker Jake had brought out and we were just enjoying the evening.

The warmth from the blanket and the heat from the fire lulled me into a comfortable state and I settled into the couch feeling my eyes struggling to stay open. Eventually I stopped fighting to keep them open and succumbed to the sleep that was pulling me in. In those moments of falling asleep I had sunken into Danny's side and curled up into a ball.

Everyone was quiet for a few minutes as I slept. Sam looked at Danny who was adjusting the blanket around me to make sure I was adequately warm. "Bro when are you going to tell her this is insane she's asleep on you!" Sam said. "Dude Sam is right, it's obvious that you two are into each other you've got to say something you know y/n she will never say anything out of fear of ruining the friendship." Jake stated as he took a long draw off the joint he was smoking. Danny shot them a look, "I don't know what you think is happening between her and I but.." Danny began but Josh cut him off. "Come on man we know you like her we see the way you two interact with each other its been like that for years. Why do you think shes still single? She is gorgeous. Guys always throw themselves at her when we are on tour and she never shows any interest. She always wants to be where you are." he explained.

Danny had his arm gently around me resting on my shoulder, he looked down at me sleeping peacefully in his side then looked back at them. "It's that obvious? Do you really think she feels the same way?" he asked. "For sure, we are going to go inside. You need to wake her up and tell her, you two deserve each other." Jake said standing up gathering the stuff to bring inside.

Danny sat quietly for a while admiring the stars twinkling above us as I slept trying to figure out what he was going to say. Eventually he finished off his drink for a bit of liquid courage and gently stroked my cheek, "Y/n, hey wake up" he coaxed me gently out of my sleep. My eyes fluttered a few times and then I woke up realizing what position I was in and I shot up. "Oh god I fell asleep I am so sorry!" I said wiping the sleep off my face and scooting away from him. "No you're good its ok, you looked comfortable and plus I don't mind" he said smiling gently at me.

I noticed we were the only ones outside, "Where did they go?" I asked. "They turned in for the night I just stayed out here because I didn't want to disturb you but listen I need to tell you something" he said staring at me, his eyes softened and he adjusted his position so he was angled towards me. "Sure anything, what's up?" I asked curiously. "There is something I've been wanting to tell you for a really long time and the guys finally convinced me to do it. I absolutely adore everything about you, I know we have always been close even more than in a friendly way. Everything about you draws me in, we've been friends forever but I can't take it anymore and I know you feel the same way. I really think we deserve to be more than just friends, I really like you" He said his voice was soft and his eyes were dark with a look of lust.

My heart had erupted into a sprint the second I heard him say he adores everything about me, "Wait... you feel the same way?" I asked stunned. He nodded reaching out for my hand but hesitated so I closed the gap and he gently grabbed my hands in his, "I truly do and I really think we should give this whole dating thing a try only if you are completely ok with that." he said smiling the flame of the fire reflecting off his brown eyes. I was quiet for a moment reflecting in what he was telling me, he was finally confirming that he had feelings for me. "Oh thank god I can stop pretending like I don't want to explode into flames everytime you look at me!" I laughed.

He chuckled and looked at my lips for a split second then back at my eyes, I noticed the glance and scooted closer to him. His hand reached for my face cupping it gently before he leaned in and planted the gentlest of kisses on my lips. He tasted sweet from the chocolate of the smores, I could feel him about to pull away so I took advantage and deepened the kiss bringing my hand to the back of his neck pulling him into me. The tension of our first kiss slowly melted away and became much more passionate. Eventually he pulled away and placed his forehead to mine gazing into my eyes, "You have no idea how long I have been dreaming of kissing you, its even better than I could ever imagine" He stated. I smiled as I gazed back then began to laugh, "You know what I just realized, the others are never going to let us hear the end of this... like ever" I said. "You know you're probably right but its totally worth it" He chuckled, pulling me into his arms and laying back into the cushions.