1. Hit or Miss

Chapter Ninety-Six

The touching, the kissing, the moving, it all was done before. Countless times we had rocked a headboard into a wall, made things a little weird, and definitely gotten creative. This time was just different. Everything synced up too well. It was almost in my mind like a movie scene. Choreography was perfect, the sounds were not of animalistic fucking, tears had been shed during, and then the ending. Sparks could not begin to describe how amazing it was to be over that edge. It was fire. We set that room ablaze and I faintly remember Dan and I smiling together instead of screaming out like someone had won the Stanley Cup.

We had been just lying there. Nude, sweaty, and quite in heaven. Dan's arms were around me cocooning me into another high. One that only existed, or so I thought, in the mornings. I rested my cheek on his shoulder letting him pepper kisses to my forehead and nose occasionally. His right hand was draped over my side and I could feel a touch of cooler silver graze my back when he'd run his fingers over it. It had me blushing thinking of that it was indeed a real thing. Dan was very much so wearing a promise ring for his lady. Every time I felt my cheeks heat a little more, another small set of soft kisses would land on my face. They were only for a short time because a small chuckle would soon follow after. I swore to myself this was complete zen for he and I.

"Please don't make us move, like, ever okay?" I wined through a whisper. Danny nuzzled my nose and let his billionth grin shine on down at me. A small kiss was given to me and I accepted it happily. Danny pulled back while curling me tighter to him. His cheek rested on my temple as he quietly agreed.

"So, who's gonna totally tell Arin I have to quit due to never moving?" Dan teased softly. I giggled letting my body shake a little with it.

"Let Barry explain. He has video evidence of why." I joked back and I heard Dan let out an airy chuckle again like he had been. It was so light almost as if he were remembering something to himself.

"Wonder how that turned out, now that you've reminded me." Dan hummed quietly. I shrugged the best I could under his arms. I grazed my fingertips up his left arm and watched goosebumps slowly rise up on it's surface. I smoothed them back over with more of my palm and caught Dan shifting I was sure to watch. I got back up by his shoulder and watched his left hand to bend up to take my right hand. His thumb smoothed over the silver band as I heard a content sigh escape. "How much you want to bet they expect this extravagant ring on you, and literally we both picked such simple designs." Dan was musing over their reactions. Whom in particular I couldn't pick up on, but the 'they' was definitely going to be shocked.

"And what do you think is 'extravagant' for a promise ring?" I asked curious. Dan shifted to rest on a pillow and look more to me. His facial expression shown that he was already thinking of this. I felt him take his turn to shrug before he answered.

"No idea really, I mean, there is the whole 'it mine as well be an engagement' ring. The one's I saw with like smaller diamonds in them. Yeah those!" Dan's hands twitched trying not to move as he spoke. I made a face I understood while nodding a little trying not to move still.

"Well I will happily tell you, that I indeed love my simple band, and am very much so not expecting a rock from you. So please continue on with the small, cute, idea." I stroked Dan's face and kissed him. I felt a set of knuckles softly stroke my cheek before I pulled him in closer. Danny allowed me access to massage his tongue with mine. Our bodies slowly tangled more until I was reaching the ceiling due to Dan's ring tone. "FUCKING-Danny, does it have to be like someone screaming?!" I whipped around to grab his phone off my nightstand. I threw it at him and sat up trying to stop my heart from pounding.

"Hey-lo?" Dan answered but looked over to me. He had sat up to focus on the call I had guessed. I made a face that the phone was evil as Dan pouted while rubbing my lower back as someone talked to him. "Uh uh, well we can, like can you totally give us like," Dan looked at his screen and then glanced back to me. His nails then softly scratched my back and I eyed him knowing he was trying to keep me in a good mood when I figured it was Arin asking us to come in. "Yeah twenty is fine." Dan then chuckled after Arin's laughter was heard. "Nah man, we're good! Did you see what Barry has on the drive? Well okay don't watch it until we get done tonight. I'd like to see everyone's reaction!" Dan wished Arin good bye then turned to me.