FLORIDA, danny duncan

⤷ TWENTY-THREE

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE, daddy duncan.

BRIELLE,

Since the party started early, it also ended a bit early. By the time most of everyone had left, it was around twelve-thirty. I was surprised, I was expecting it to last a bit longer. I chugged down the rest of what I had left in my cup, which was already watered down.

As I was left alone in the backyard, I began to collect any trash or empty bottles/cups that were left around. It wasn't too messy, which was a good thing.

"Brielle, honey," I heard Danny's mom call out my name, "I'm about to leave, I was looking for you."

"I'm sorry, I've been out here," I said, as I jogged up to her. "Remy and them already said goodbye to me."

She embraced me in a big hug, rubbing my back. "Thank you for helping out, a lot," she said, "I'm sure you made things easier for Danny and me."

"Yeah, no worries," I smiled, "I was happy to help."

She kissed my cheek before letting go of me, "how much did you spend? Let me know so I can tell Danny to pay you back that money."

"No, no," I shook my head, "don't worry about it. It's all good. It was the least I could do, since I wasn't able to get Danny a present yet."

"He'll find a way to give back to you. I'll see you later, babe."

She left me alone once again and I sat down on the patio's chairs. I relaxed, allowing my body to sink into the chair as I slouched a bit. I began to zone out as I listened to the faint noises in the background. I let out a small hiccup, my stomach full from eating tonight and the drinks I had.

"You good?" I heard behind me, making me look over my shoulder. Danny approached from behind me, walking up to the table that had the trays of food.

"Yeah," I said, "did everyone finally leave?"

Danny nodded, "the guys just left too... rest of them are in the house. I'm fucking starving."

"I told you to make a plate earlier, you're in luck that there's food left over."

Danny filled a plate with food, standing against the wall next to me and leaning on it while he ate. "You want some?" He handed his plate down towards me.

I shook my head, "I'm okay. I'm full."

"Did you drink a lot tonight? I know you had a few."

"No, I didn't drink to the point where I'm drunk. I can only feel it just a little still, but not bad," I said, "I think Kewon had more than I did." I chuckled.

"Did you at least have fun?"

"Duh, of course. Did you?" I looked up at him with a smile.

"Oh, you know I had a fucking blast," he said, nodding his head. "When am I never having fun?"

"You were even pissing your mom off. She was pissed about that cake."

"I only took half of the cake, not the whole. It's okay, she's always mad at me for something, but she gets over it... look, we didn't get the cops called on us."

"Yeah, because your neighbors are just used to your bullshit."

"No, it's because my daddy owns this street."

I laughed out loud, playfully pinching his side. "If it wasn't for your daddy, you would've been in trouble a long time ago."

Danny eventually finished his plate, throwing away his trash. He stuck his hand out to me, signaling me to grab his hand. Once I grabbed his hand, he pulled me up from my seat, allowing him to sit down. He pulled me back down, making me sit on his lap. My legs dangled over his legs, as I sank in between his legs and the chairs' arm. I put my arm around his shoulders, letting my body relax against his.

Danny put an arm around me, rubbing my thigh up and down, "I appreciate moments like this," he said, "I always reminisce. Thinking about how I used to dream about having everything I do now."

I rested my head against his, placing my hand on the other side of his head, "you deserve it."

"Everything just makes me think, you know? I always used to wish, now I just have it all."

"Well, it didn't just come out of the blue. You made it happen," I reassured him, "seeing you do more and more every year makes me so happy for you! You've grown so much from when we first met!"

I tried to keep the atmosphere happy and calm, avoiding allowing Danny to sink deeper into his thoughts. There had been times where we've had deep conversations about ourselves and it was always so heartfelt. Today was his day and I didn't want it to end on an emotional note.

"I'm glad you're here," he said, "thank you for helping as well. Mom told me you were a big help."

"You're welcome, always. And she talked to me before she left," I lifted my head off of his, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "You smell so sweet."

"I know, it was the fucking cake. I rinsed myself off and changed my clothes... but the smell is sticking to me."

I lifted my body off of his, pointing my finger at him, "I'm glad you didn't throw that damn cake on me. You played it safe with those kisses."

"It still got on you anyways afterwards!" Danny defended himself, "you let me hug you and everything."

I raised my eyebrow at him, "mhm," I got off of his lap, "go take a shower, I know you're exhausted." I began to cover the trays that were filled with left-over food, so I can take it inside.

Danny got up as well, "no yet, but I'm sure it'll kick in soon. You can go get ready for bed, I'll put everything else away."

I felt him slap my ass, causing me to jump. I ignored it and continued to fix the table. I felt him slap me once again, making me finally turn around. I tried to swing my arm at him, but he quickly moved away to dodge it.

He laughed at me, trying to reach behind me. I used my hands to cover myself, moving away from him. I jogged around the chairs, as he tried to chase after me. He was able to grab my arm, but I snaked my way out of his grip.

"Stop," I said with laughter, "I'm serious!" I squealed, pushing him back by his chest.

He grabbed my arm, pulling me towards him as I tried to pull back. Now, we were play fighting as I tried to get out of his grip he held me in. He began to attack me with kisses on my cheek and neck. I was able to reach over and tickle his side; which made him giggle and jerk away from me.

"Go inside," he laughed, "I got the rest of everything else. Call the guys out here to help me. Go to my room after you're done."

I jogged towards the door, sticking my head in, "Danny wants you guys to help out here... please."

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I snuggled up in Danny's bed, curling myself up in his sheets. His bed felt way more comfortable than the one I had in the room I was staying in. I scrolled through my phone as I still waited for Danny to come in.

I decided to make a post earlier today, I barely have any of us posted on my feed. It was a mixture of old, random ones I ever took, and some newer pictures/videos. I captioned it, "happy birthday to (my) daddy Duncan. i never knew what life endangerment was until i met you. love you 4ever!!!"

He commented under it, saying "thanks Bri, love you 😂❤️". The rest of the comments were filled with different things from fans and mutuals. Danny's fans never failed to make me realize how different our fanbases were.

The door softly opened causing me to take my eyes away from my phone. Danny walked into the room with wet hair and only boxers on. He turned off the light, jumping into the bed next to me.

"Finally." He let out a sigh in relief.