Let's See How This Works Out. || D. Amendola

Chapter 27

I fell asleep wrapped in Danny's arms, sleeping peacefully for the majority of the night.

Early in the morning, I stirred in my sleep, and woke up. I looked around the room and caught a glance of the clock. Noticing it was only six in the morning, I turned back over in bed, and tried to fall asleep.

After a while of tossing and turning, unable to sleep, I finally decided to get out of the bed.I slipped on some shorts and one of Danny's T-shirts and walked into the hallway outside of our bedroom. I stood there, unsure of what I was going to do. Finally, I decided to walk down the stairs to the kitchen.

I grabbed a glass of milk and a piece of cake left over from the night before. I walked through the living room, and grabbed a small blanket. I finally made my way out to the beach, and wandered over to one of the beach chairs.

I sat down, looking out over the ocean, admiring its beauty. The sun was just starting to rise over the large body if water.

I sipped on my milk, and ate my piece of cake, admiring the ocean, and reflecting on how blessed I am to be here, and have all these amazing people in my life.

While I was lost in admiration, Danny had made his way out to the beach where I was sitting.

"What are you doing out here so early?" Danny asked from behind me, causing me to jump.

"Just sitting out here, looking at the ocean." I said, scooting over and patting the space beside me, signaling for Danny to sit.

He sat down next to me and wrapped his arm around me as I placed the blanket over our legs.

"What's on your mind?" Danny asked as we both look out over the ocean, watching the sun rise.

"Just watching the sun rise, thinking about how lucky, and how blessed I am to be here and to have so many amazing people in my life." I said, smiling up at him.

"I think I'm luckier than you." Danny said plainly.

"Why's that?" I asked, confused.

"Because I am here with you, madly, deeply in love with you." He smiled down at me again, kissing my head.

"I love you." I whispered, my head buried in his shoulder.

"I love you too, so so very much." He whispered back, picking me up and carrying me back to bed.

I fell back asleep and slept a few more hours until about 11:30 am. Danny was already awake, and probably downstairs with everyone else.

I got out of bed again, and walked into the bathroom. I removed Danny's T-shirt and looked at my chest. It was peppered with love bites and marks from the night before. I did my best to cover them up and slipped on some of my own clothes before I made my way downstairs for breakfast.

I arrived downstairs and all the guys were sitting in the living room, and Sam was wandering around the kitchen looking for something to eat. The other girls were still asleep.

I grabbed a granola bar out of a box on the counter and went into the living room where everyone who was awake was sitting.

"Morning Nicole." Tom said, flipping through a magazine, not looking up.