Take me back

6.

We put the kids to bed that night and sit and the computer.

I load up the sims while Dan sorts out the filming equipment.

"Thank you Phil." Dan suddenly says.

I look up at him "Hm?"

He looks at me and smiles "I said thank you."

"For what?" I ask, looking back at him, a look of confusion on my face.

"For making me feel okay again. For making my life better. For being here." He lets go of the wires that he was holding and lets them drop to the floor. "Really, I mean it."

I smile at him "It's okay. I didn't really do anything."

He laughs "Yes you did you dork. You don't realise it Phil, but you're pretty amazing."

I laugh "Was that supposed to be a pun, Howell?"

He just looks at me, not saying anything, just looking at me. It was no doubt a 'heart-eyes Howell' moment.

I shake my head and smile "Come on Dan, we need to hurry up and film this. I wanted to watch that new Avengers movie."

He climbs back over the sofa and sits in the chair next to me.
"Let's do this."

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An hour later, we're both sat at opposite ends of the sofa, our eyes fixated on the tv, watching IronMan defeat a villain or something. I don't know, I wasn't really watching it.

I was in my own little world, where everything was perfect, one where I had never dated Alex.

Out of the corner of my eye I see Dan turning around and I surface from my dream world.

He was asleep,bless, and was turning around in his sleep.

I smile as I look at him. He looked so peaceful, like an angel. He was true beauty and I was so stupid to throw away our relationship.

I turn off the tv, not interested anymore.

I pick Dan up- bridal style- and I start carrying him to bed.

He wasn't particularly heavy, I got him up the stairs with no difficulty.

I lay him down on his side of the bed and throw the duvet over him.

I consider leaning down to kiss him, but I ask myself if that was what conscious Dan would want. No. He wouldn't want me to kiss him.

I sigh as I clamber into the bed next to him. I turn on my side and look at him.

I slip my hand into his, wanting to be safe. I didn't care if he didn't want to be my boyfriend, being next to him was just enough.

His hand was a warm contrast against mine, protecting mine from the cold. Our hands fitted perfectly together.

"You know Dan?" I whisper into the darkness "Thank you for letting me come back. I know you probably don't like me as you did when we were together, but thank you. I appreciate it. I'll go back to my parents soon, as soon as you feel better, but just say and I'll be back here to save you. Goodnight bear."

A/N
short chapter, I had a writer's block, sorryyyyyy!