High (Phan AU)

Words

  "I'll say this again Oli, I'm so happy for you."

I hugged her one last time before Dan and I left. Her and Elliot got into their car before driving away. The back window read in pink paint
Just Married.
I smiled involuntarily. My whole chest was warm and fuzzy.

  "Today was perfect." I said to Dan who also had a smile on his face.

  "I haven't seen you happy like this before. It's beautiful babe."

  "Oh hush. Let's go home. I'm tired and ready to take this suit off."

Dan started the car and began the agonizing two hour drive back to our flat. It always seems like the ride back from a trip is the longest. Thankfully, I wasn't driving because I caught myself dozing off every now and then. My eyes would flutter open every time Dan had to brake for the light or a pedestrian.
Then as he mumbled along to the music that was playing softly from the radio, I'd just sit with my eyes closed and pretend to sleep as I just listened to his humming.

"Phil?"

Dan broke me from another snooze,

"Yeah? Huh?"

  "We're almost home,"

I rubbed my eyes and wiped my mouth in case any drool sneaked through.

"How long was I asleep?"

"Not even a minute."

Dan hand over hand turned into the entrance of our apartment garage. His black suit folding into his neck. He exhaled as he scooted his car next to mine in the parking lot.

  I looked at him.

  "Do you hold your breath when you park?"

He chuckled.

  "Yeah, I always have. Ever since I started driving."

  "Why?"

  "It helps me concentrate."

"Cute."

"Shut up, spork."

We climbed out of the car and ran up the stairs. The usual.

"You looked really good up there by Oli today." Dan said as he began to take off his clothes.

"Thank you, you did too."

I removed my tie and then my button up, and all the rest.

  "Do you want to shower together?" I asked Dan as I stepped into the bedroom with nothing but boxers on. Dan was in the process of taking his belt off and then his tie.

  "Sure." He laughed with more breath than voice.

I went back to the bathroom and dropped my boxers to the floor, I turned the water on and got in.
My fingers were tangled in my wet hair along with shampoo and then I heard Dan.

I saw his fingers wrap around the curtain and then he got in with me.

  "Hi" he said as he stood there naked in front of me.

"Do you want to trade spots?"

"Are we thirteen year old girls at a sleepover or something?" He joked.

"I'm afraid that's what our lives have come to."

I moved to where the water wasn't running and Dan started to wash his hair.

  "So you liked the wedding?"

He looked up from the shampoo bubbled in his deep brown hair.

"Yes I thought the ceremony was nice. I'm glad you let me go with you."

I smiled.

  It was quiet. The sound of soap hitting the porcelain floor filled the bathroom.

Dan and I alternated positions in the shower until we both felt clean enough to get out. It was getting late and I was getting tired. So was Dan.

We both wrapped ourselves in a towel and got dressed together.

  "I'm ready for bed." Dan said as he pulled on his pajama pants.

I felt myself yawn.
"Me too."
I decided to sleep in just boxers. No shirt, and no pants. Which wasn't really the norm for me but it doesn't matter.

I turned of the light that was next to the bed, peeled the covers back and got in. Dan did the same and he cuddled into me.

  "Thank you for being with me today."
I said.

  "It was amazing."

  "What made you love it so much?"

"Everything was so..pretty and serene. I loved the officiants script. Everything about it was so real to me...I loved..looking at you when you stood next to all of Oli's friends...I couldn't take my eyes off of you."

His hand was on my chest and his body was sung into mine.

"It was unreal..watching my best friend get married. I'm just glad you were there with me."

I kissed him and closed my eyes with the intention of going to sleep.
I felt him move closer into my side and his breathing was slow and steady.
My hands moved to his sides so that I was embracing him while are breaths became in sync.
His lips moved to my neck.

  "Goodnight." I whispered in his ear.

"Phil."

"What?"

"I can't sleep."

"Why?"

"I..I just can't shut my brain off."

"Is something wrong?"

"No, it's the opposite of that."

I sat up and supported my weight on my elbow so I could look at Dan.

"If it isn't bad you shouldn't have a problem telling me, right?"

  "Well..yeah."

"Go on then."

"You know..I don't really say this enough but, you make me really happy..and I hope we can experience another day like this.."

My body became warm and my entire heart leaped nearly out of my chest. I smothered Dan and kissed him all over his neck until his laughter filled our bedroom.

"That was the cutest thing I think you've ever said to me."

His stare could be seen even in the dark. He always looked at me longingly, he hasn't stopped since the first day we met.

"We have a whole book to fill."

"What do you mean?" I asked.

He let out a big yawn.

  "Some stories are unwritten."

"Oh really?"

"Yeah..goodnight spork."

"Goodnight Dan."