I Can't Live Without You (Jessie J)

Chapter 10

-Jessie POV-

I woke up to the sound of Danny's phone.  I sighed and pressed my face even more into his bare chest hoping he would turn it off already.  Of course, Danny didn't even move at the sound of his alarm.  I reached over and shut it off before settling back into my previous position.  Danny still hadn't moved.

Today was the day we were catching a flight to Dublin to visit Danny's mum.  I was ecstatic at first but as the days passed, I got more nervous.  Don't get me wrong, I was still excited to meet Danny's mum, but I was scared.  She seemed to like me over the phone but that's not to say she won't change her mind.  I was in a relationship with her youngest son, of course.  I could break his heart with two words, not that I would, but I know Danny's mum would want to look out for her son.  By now I had been lost in my own thoughts while tracing random patterns on Danny's chest for several minutes.  I was so focused I didn't even notice that Danny was now awake and staring at me.

"Penny for your thoughts?"

"Not a chance."  I looked up and Danny was now pouting.  I made my way up to his face and kissed him, catching his bottom lip between mine.

"You're such a child, Dan."  I then remembered the time and jumped up.  "Come on, get up.  We have a flight to catch soon."

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Three hours later I was holding Danny's hand as the plane was taking off.  As much as I've flown in planes taking off and landing always made me a bit tense.

"Jess, please don't break my hand..."  He was laughing at me.  I failed to see the humor in this but I loosened my hold anyway.

"Sorry."

As soon as we were in the air I relaxed completely.  Danny undid both our seat belts and lifted the armrest, pulling me toward him.  I curled myself into his side and buried my face into his neck.  I was honestly so tired I probably could've slept for a week.  I felt Danny wrap his arms around me tightly and I let out a sigh.  Being in his arms made me feel safe.  Like nothing could touch me.  I was just starting to drift off when I heard Danny's voice.

"Hey, Jess?"

"Mmmm?"

"Wanna join the Mile High Club?"

"Danny?"

"Yeah?"

"Shut up."

The last thing I heard was Danny laughing to himself as I finally dozed off.

-Danny POV-

We were finally in Dublin.  It was nice being back home and I was beyond excited for Jessie to meet me mum.  We were now in a cab on our way to the house.  I knew that Jessie had been nervous all week and it showed now.  She had been quiet the entire journey and was biting her lip a lot.  I leaned over and kissed her to try to get her to stop.

"There's no reason to be nervous.  She's going to love you."

"I'm not nervous."

"And now you're lying."  Jessie shot me a look.

"Whatever Daniel."  I just rolled my eyes at her and grabbed her hand.  I stroked her knuckles every so often and eventually she relaxed and leaned against me.

An hour later we finally arrived at my mum's cottage.  I got the suitcase that me and Jess were sharing and grabbed her hand.  I lead her to the front door and before I even got the chance to knock the door opened.

"Daniel!" I dropped the suitcase and immediately pulled my mum in for a hug.

"Hi, mum.  It's been a while."  We pulled apart and my mum smiled up at me before going to Jessie and immediately pulling her into a hug as well.

"And you must be Jessie!  You look so much more beautiful in person."  I saw Jessie blush slightly and it was a sight.  That girl never got embarrassed.

"Thank you, Mrs. O'Donoghue.  It's nice to finally meet you."

"Now Jessie, I told you before.  It's mum to you."  Mum turned to go into the house and I smiled at how accepting my mother was to Jessie and gave Jessie's hand a squeeze as I followed.

"Daniel, take your things upstairs and then you and Jessie can come eat."

"All right, mum."  I lead Jessie upstairs to my old room and set our things down.  Jessie had already started busying herself looking at all the pictures that were hung up.  She paused at one of me and my dad.  I walked up behind her wrapping my arms around her waist and rested my chin on her shoulder. 

"That was about a year before he passed."  

"You look just like him, you know."

"Yeah.  I still miss him a lot."  Jessie turned around and wrapped her arms around my neck.

"I know.  When I was in the hospital in that coma, I heard you talking to him once.  I heard you tell him how much you love me."  Tears sprung to my eyes.  I moved my face toward hers until our noses were touching.

"I didn't know you heard that."  I saw tears building up in Jessie's eyes as well before they spilled over.  Before I knew it, I felt tears running down my face as well.  Jessie spoke up.

"I'd heard you say that you loved me a few times before that.  But...it wasn't until then that I knew how much."  With that I closed the distance between us and caught her lips in mine.  Our tears mixing together.  We broke apart a few minutes later and I rested my forehead against Jessie's.

"Jess, I'd really like for you to come visit his grave with me tomorrow."  I wiped Jessie's tears away with my thumbs while she did the same.

"I'd love to, Dan."  I smiled and held her hand in mine.

"Come on then, mum will be wondering what's taking us so long."

-Jessie POV-

I was sat down having dinner with Danny and his mum.  She was absolutely lovely to me.  She made me feel accepted and the conversation flowed easily between us.  I now know that it was foolish of me to be so nervous in the first place.  We spoke about nearly everything and she even told me stories about when Danny was younger.  I thought it was adorable but Danny looked embarrassed which made everything a lot more entertaining.

"Here, Mrs--I mean mum, I'll help you wash the dishes."

"No no Jessie you're a guest here."  She was so sweet.

"No please let me help?"  I had already begun clearing the table.  Danny's mum simply smiled and me and nodded.  As I walked into the kitchen I overheard her whisper to Danny.

"Daniel you keep this one or else I will."  I laughed a bit to myself and began washing the dishes.

A few minutes later I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket so I quickly pulled it out to see a text from an unknown number.  What I saw next caused me to drop the plate I was holding, smashing it into a million pieces.

'Did you think I forgot about you Jessica?'

A/N  I'm really glad you guys are still enjoying this :) I apologize if I ever accidentally type 'mom' instead of 'mum' as I'm American.  I've already caught myself a dozen times and I'm sure one or two will slip by haha.  As always I really appreciate feedback and I love ideas for future chapters even more :) Thanks for reading!