Lean in | Phan

Chapter 4- We're awkward.

Dan's POV:

When I arrived home from school, I had to somehow get upstairs to my bedroom without my parents noticing the state of my face. They are so loving, and it would break their heart to see I've been beaten up. I first hurried to the bathroom to clean the parts of my face Phil couldn't earlier and take some pain-killers. After about half an hour and the feeling spread back into my face, I called down to my mum, telling her not to come in my room because I have a migraine and needed it to be quiet. Luckily, she agreed and went no further into it.

As I lay on my back in my bed, a sudden vibration coming from my desk startled me. It was a text from Phil, that I received on my shitty replacement brick phone after 'losing' my last one.

Phil: Heyo.

How do I reply? Do I just go for it and be flirtatious? Ugh, might as well. I have nothing else to lose.

Me: Hey x

Phil: Hi x

Hi twice? Wow we are awkward people.

Me: Hai x

Phil: Haha hai. So r u ok? Can u speak yet? x

Me: Yeah, took some heavy drugs ;) haha but yeah the paracetamol helped x

Phil: Good good x

Me: Yeah. How is your nose? x

Phil:  I think it might be broken. It's even more crooked than before, haha x

Me: Don't be  silly, it was never crooked xx

Woah, he must know by now.

Phil: Ugh yes it was. I was cursed with a horrible nose, haha. x

Damn. He only put one kiss. I'm probably kidding myself here.

Phil: I wish I had your nose, it's bloody perfect x

Ah, maybe not.

Me: Don't be stupid. Anyway, can I ask you something? It's bout to get deep up in here x

Phil: Sure, fire away x

Me: Are you straight? x

There was a long wait for his next message.

Phil: I don't really like to label myself. But I guess I am, I mean I've had girlfriends before.

Damn it. I guess my chances are over.

Me: Okay, just asking. Bye, then x

Phil: Oh, how come you're going?

Me: It's getting late x

Phil: It's 5pm x

Me: Sorry, autocorrect. I meant to say my dinner's ready x

Phil: Is something up, Dan? x

Me: Nope, gotta go though. See u x

Phil: Okay? Bye x

And that was that.

Phil's POV: 

As soon as I got home I felt like I needed to talk to Dan again. But I restrained myself. I made sure Sky was in her room and she had put her bolt across before running up to my room and getting out my phone. No, I had to restrain myself. It would come off weird if I texted him as soon as I got home. Plus, I knew Dan's phone was at his house and it took him loner to get home because he had to catch a bus. So what will I do in the mean time? I decided to plan out what to text him. Just general conversation, really, but then I planned on telling him how I felt. I didn't care anymore, he had to know I liked him.

I waited until about 4:45 and then said hi. It was a bit awkward, we ended up repeating our greeting (I'm a poet and I didn't know it ;) ) about 3 times before I asked how his face was. He started putting kisses, which made me tingly, until it got to 5pm and he had to go. He told me it was getting late, but after he realised it wasn't even dark yet, he told me it was dinner time. It was strange, because he told me this right after I told him I was 'straight'. Could this mean? No. Maybe it was just autocorrect.

I was bored out of my mind after we finished messaging each other, and desperately wanted to see him. I sent him another message:

Me: Hi again, when you read this please reply? x

It took only a second for my phone to buzz.

Dan: Hi, what's up?

No kisses, huh.

Me: Oh I thought you had dinner?

Dan: Nah, false alarm. Wagwan?

I found it hilarious when he tried using ghetto slang, especially irl.

Me: Was just wondering if you wanted to come round later? My dad's going out around 7pm and it's Friday, so you could stay

Dan: Sounds fun, brb, will ask my mum.

Okay, it was going well.

Dan's POV:

Okay, Phil asked me round. So what, he's my straight friend. I stopped putting kisses because it was probably making him uncomfortable. I went to run downstairs and ask my mum, but then I remembered the state of my face and that I had told her I had a migraine. Instead I decided to text her.

Me: Took some paracetamol and feeling better, can I go to Phil's tonight? Around 7?

Mum: I suppose so, why are you texting me? xx

Fuck. Think, Dan, think.

Me: Just cos I want to lie down for a bit before, to make sure I don't start feeling ill again at Phil's x

Mum: I see. Shall I come up?

Me: No, mum, I'm fine. Need some quiet, anyway x

Mum: Alright sweetie. Do you need a lift to Phil's? x

Oh, shit. I do, he lives miles away.

Me: Uh yes please, if you haven't drank any wine so far ;) x

Mum: Oy! I'm not an alcoholic! ;)x

okay, how was I gonna hide my face all the while I was in the car? Also, I had just noticed Phil wanted me to come round whilst his dad was out, what did this mean? Oh yeah, he was straight. Probably wanted to have a few beers or something. Oh well.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hope you all enjoyed chapter 4, in the next chapter it will be the sleepover, I'm looking forward to writing it :)