That'll Be The Day

Chapter 7

I ran down the stairs when the doorbell rang at six. Swinging the door open, I hugged Dani tightly. She giggled and hugged back. "Mom, dad, I'm going out with Dani!" I called, putting my shoes on and walking out, closing the door behind me. As we got a bit away from the house, Dani turned me towards her, softly kissing my lips. I smiled, setting my hands on her shoulders as I kissed back. And just a few days ago I thought I never had a chance with her. We slowly broke apart and smiled at each other, walking again in silence, hand-in-hand. "Where are we going?"

"Your favourite place."

"London?!" I grinned at her and she smacked me upside the head. I pouted. "Well that wasn't nice."

"Well you're being stupid." She grinned. "And no. We're going to the diner at the bowling alley."

"Oh yay." I grinned.

We soon walked into the diner and sat in our usual spot. The waitress walked over. "Hey Samantha and Dani. I haven't seen you two in a while."

"Yeah there was some drama this week." Dani giggled, taking my hand on the table.

The waitress' eyes widened. "Y'all got together?!" I blushed deeply and looked down, my ponytail falling so it hid my face. "Sammy was always gushing about how she wanted to be with you. Oh this is so perfect. I'll go get your orders ready." She grinned and walked away. Yes, we come here that much that she knows our orders.

Dani slowly looked over at me. "So you were gushing, huh?" She smirked.

"Shut up." I mumbled, taking my hand back and hiding it under the table.

"So how long have you been gushing about me for?"

"Fifth grade..."

It went silent and I slowly looked up at Dani, who had a frown on her face. "You've liked me that long?" I nodded. "And I was always talking about guys and then Jason... Oh my god. I'm a terrible person." She put her head in her hands.

I smiled a bit, giggling. "Dani... Dani, it's okay. I promise." I reached over, taking both her hands. "The main thing is that we're actually together now."

"Well..."

"What do you mean 'well'?" I frowned.

Her eyes widened. "No, not a bad well. It's a good one." She lightly squeezed my hands. "It's why I took you out tonight. I never fully asked you out. So, Sam... Will you be my girlfriend?" She smiled a bit, softly blushing.

I slowly grinned, blushing myself. "Do you know how long I've been waiting for you to ask that?"

"Since fifth grade?" She smirked. I let go of her hands and crossed my arms. She frowned. "Sorry. But you never answered my question. Will you?"

I nodded, standing slightly and leaning over, kissing her cheek. "Yes. I will be your girlfriend." I sat back down, the waitress walking over and setting our food down. I smiled and started eating, my right hand holding Danis left.

"Hey Dani?" I bit my lip, looking at her. She looked at me, raising an eyebrow. "I think I'm gonna come out to my parents. So we don't have to hide all the time."

"Does that mean I have to come out too?"

"Of course not." I shook my head, smiling. "You just realized it yourself, so you can take as long as you need." We walked up to my house and I unlocked the door, dropping Danis hand. "Mom, dad?" I called out.

They walked over. "What is it, Samantha?"

"I um... I wanted to let you know... I... I'm gay." I bit my lip, waiting.

They looked at each other before looking at me. "Pack your things."

"W-What?" My eyes widened.

"Pack your things. You're not living here anymore." My dad crossed his arms. I looked down and went up to my room, sitting on the edge of my bed.

Dani soon walked in. "Samantha, I'm so sorry—"

"It's okay." I took a deep breath, standing and walking to my closet. "I expected that of them. I guess there was just a small amount of me that still somehow hoped they wouldn't do that." I took out my clothes from my closet and folded them, grabbing a suitcase and packing. "Can I stay over tonight?"

"Of course!" She ran over and hugged me.