13 Dates With Me

Chapter One

Danny's POV

Having my heart broken by Blake was not how I expected this year to be. Getting heart broken at all.

I watched as Blake and Gus sit at the couples seat, staring at each other with love filled eyes, I love Gus like a brother, shit- he's even my brother. So no matter what I felt for Blake or heart broken I was when he rejected me, I couldn't help the bubbling feeling in my chest as I watched them happily looking at each other.

Gus has always been one to shield his heart, his feelings so having him like this, smiling and being happy brings great joy to me. Each day I think Blake for bringing Gus back. They Gus who always had a smile on his face.

With a sigh, I stare down at my drink, my eyes watched as the ice danced around in the glass cup.

I looked over to my side and saw Diego feeding Naya-Bria's daughter-, he was making funny faces at her as he gave her the bottle. A smile found its way on my face when I watched the baby smile at him, a giggle left her lips.

Naya had made it clear Diego was her favorite after her mother ofc. I don't want to toot my own horn but I'm third best. Even Blake can't take that title from me. Ever since Bria had her, we've all-along her parent- supported her and the baby.

Whenever she had to go to work or just needed breathing space, we were always there to give helping hands. She's was acutely child, she looked like her mother, a carbon copy I might say. Same skin complexion, same eyes.

Soon, people started getting up to dance, I just sat down watching everyone smile, laugh and play around, a smile still on my face. I wouldn't trade this family for anything.

"Get up Danny, let's dance" Aunt Maria-Gus mother- told me as she held her hand out for me to take.

"No auntie, you know I can't dance" I tried pleading with the glaring woman standing in front of me.

"You don't want to dance with me?" She asked me, a sad frown on her face. She sighed and dramatically looked to her left.

"Now you know it's not like that" I stood up and held her shoulders making her look at me. "I'm an amateur compared to you" I told her as I spun her around when I sighted her husband, playfully I spun her to the arms of her husband, who just shook his head at me and took his wife's hand and began dancing with her.

"Care for a dance?" I heard making me look back. Standing there was the same light skin nigga that has been on my back for months asking for a date.

"No" I turned away from him and went back to my seat, but I guess he just don't listen, because he took the seat beside me. Turned completely to face me and began talking.

"When you gon drop that attitude pa?" He asked me, a light smirk on his face as he used his hand to dust off something on my tux. Angrily I shooed his hand away from me. I swear this nigga always finds a way to irritate me.

"Leave me alone Xavier, I don't wanna go out with you" I groaned out, glaring at the dread head light skin in front of me, who by the way still had the stupid smirk on his face.

I took his looks in for a second, his usually freed locs were plaited back, into two. He was one of them niggas that was blessed with beautiful skin, flawless, no spots, no pimples.

"I wasn't asking you out, I was just asking for a dance" he shrugged making me blush with embarrassment. I was just used to him asking me so don't blame me.

"Whatever" I rolled my eyes.

"But since that's what you're thinking..." he dragged out.

"Would you like to go on a date with me" he was now smiling hard at me, his whole teeth on display as his eyes sparkled at bit under the dim lights of the hall.

"N-" just when I was about to turn him down for the millionth time.

"13 dates" he cut me off

"Huh?" I was confused, what was he saying.

"Just give me 13 dates with you, if you don't feel anything by then, then I'll stop pestering you" he said, his eyes held hope as he stared deep into my eyes. I could tell he was nervous. He was waiting for another rejection.

My eyes forcefully left his and looked at the laughing couple who were dancing, both staring at each other, not even giving the rest of us a glance.

I then looked back at him, he was still waiting for my answer.

Xavier has been in love with me since college, he was Diego's roommate first year of college, because we had to room in campus.

He said he fell in love with him when I had came to visit Diego in the room. At first he tried to get Diego to hook us up but I shut down the idea and Diego told him he wasn't about to get involved in a relationship he's not a part of.

So ever since then, he has been on my neck. Asking me out. And each time I turn him down.

After we graduated, I was happy to finally leave him in the past, after he finished college he joined the army, so he's always not around and that gave me a good chance to escape him.

He's a close friend of Diego so they still hung out once in a while and he did hang out with the gang a few times-before Blake came along-. At that time he was in deployment so we didn't see much of him or hear much from him. But here he is, asking me out again.

"I promise after this and you don't feel anything for me, I'll leave you alone for good Danny" he broke me out of my thoughts. He has a sad look on his face.

"Just give me a chance" he pleaded and just looking at his eyes left me weak.

"13 dates" I told him "that's all I'm giving you" his eyes widened before he pulled me in for a hug.

"Thank you pa, I promise, you won't regret it" he happily spoke.

"Thank you" he took my hands in his and gave them a squeeze. I just looked at him.

I don't know why I agreed to this but I hope I don't end up regretting it.

We sat there and chatted for a bit. We exchanged numbers before he got up and told me he was leaving.

"I have somethings to take care of" he told me, his eyes looking at me weirdly. He was looking at me how Blake and Gus looks at each other, the same look he always has on his face whenever he looks at me.

"I'll just go say bye to the couple and leave" he kept staring at me, his eyes moving from my eyes to my lips. I knew he wanted to kiss me, but I couldn't do that. Not when he hasn't showed me he's worth a kiss from me.

"Bye" I told him getting up and walking away. But something in me told me to turn back. And I did, I turned back and saw he was looking at me walk away. He waved at me before he turned back and walked over to Blake and Gus.

What have I gotten myself into.

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This idea has been in my head for a while and I decided why not give the story to Danny.