Be My Juliet [on hold]

Chapter 42

"Get out of here.  Before I throw you out." Dan spits out, making Jess cower and stand up in silence.  He continues glaring at her until she scurries out of the building, and once she's out of sight he starts pacing again.  I stare at him blankly, completely in shock at how he treated her.  Even if he is still mad at her, she cares about Phil too.  She was a huge fan of them before I even met them, so obviously she's going to have some sort of reaction and deserves to be here for him just as much as I do.

"What the fuck, Dan?" I ask, my face crumpling up as I continue looking at him.  He's so distraught about Phil, and you can tell from his demeanor.  He's pacing like an animal in a zoo, biting his finger nails and shaking out his hands occasionally in an attempt to relieve stress.  His hair is very disheveled from him running his fingers through it so many times; so much so that it almost resembles what he and his fans call "Hobbit hair".  He looks upset, lost without the light of his best friend to guide him through what's got to be a very hard situation for him. 

"What?" he asks in a surprised voice, sitting down next to me finally and grabbing my hands for support.  

"You were gross." I tell him, throwing away his attempt at intimacy.

"What?" he repeats, a little bit more angrily this time.  "You saw how she was acting!  She didn't give a shit about my Phil!"

"She was in shock, you moron." I tell him, knowing how Jess acts in stressful situations from my experience with her.  She shuts down entirely, all of her emotions locked away from the outside world as her mind tries and makes sense of the terror that's going on around her.

"That doesn't mean - " he starts trying to fight back, raising his voice at me and making other couples look over at us uncomfortably.

"It means she was really upset.  You kicked her out, and I'm sure all she wanted was to make sure he was okay." I reply, trying my best to explain but knowing Dan isn't in the right mind to listen to me.  He's also in shock, but is showing it in a complete opposite way to Jess.  It's written all over his face, and I'm sure those people still staring at us rudely can see it.  He's broken without Phil.

"Don't try and defend her!" he fires back, getting louder and louder with each word that falls past his lips.  "You guys aren't even friends anymore.  She's disgusting!  I can't believe you'd forgive her so quickly and side with her over me!"

"Dan, you're really overreacting to this..." I try and soothe him, wanting to make the people stop staring at us but knowing it won't work if he continues yelling like this.

"No!  No I'm not!" he replies like a child, going back to pacing our corner of the room.

"Do I have to make you shut up?" I ask him sternly, pursing my lips and talking through gritted teeth.  I'm trying not to get too mad at him; I wouldn't want to add insult to injury.  Speaking of injury, he should probably be seen by a doctor.  Maybe he hit his head and it's causing this rage.

"Don't threaten me with a good time." he smirks at me, looking over and showing off that dimple I can't resist.

"Gross." I tell him, smiling uncontrollably and happy to have even a brief escape from this hell.   "Please sit down.  I need you next to me."

"Fine." he says, going to my side and letting my wrap my arms around one of his and rest my head his shoulder.  

"I'm sure he'll be fine." I say aloud, both for Dan and for myself.  "You need to apologize to Jess.  As soon as possible.  Am I clear?"

"Yes ma'am." he grins, rolling his eyes at me and ignoring my sternness. 

A few minutes pass in complete silence, the only thing I hear being Dan's soft breathing as his chest rises and falls.  The thought that something is wrong with him still racks through my brain, until I finally ask him about it.  "Do you need to see a doctor too?"

"Why?" he asks, looking me in the eyes and holding my knee.

"You were in that fight too.  I don't want to think that something's wrong, but I can't help it."

"Let's focus on Phil first." Dan says, stroking my hair lightly.

"It won't help Phil if you're not okay." I return, wanting him to see someone sooner rather than later.

"I'll be fine.  I promise."

"I'm going to go get a nurse." I tell him, standing up and starting to walk away when I suddenly feel Dan grab my waist.

"Please don't leave." he says softly.  "I need you here, just like you need me."

"Alright." I say, shocked at how vulnerable he is right now.  Just as I take my seat again, he rests his head on top of mine.

"I'm just so freaked out right now, Pen." he tells me.  "I don't know what I'd do without Phil."

"Don't think like that - "

"I know, I know." he stops me in my tracks.  "'He'll be fine'.  You can't know that, and the only thing I can think of is that the surgery won't go well and I'll lose him.  I don't think I can handle that."

"You won't have to."

"Excuse me?" we hear, zapping our attention up and over to the nurse that's standing over us.  

"How's Phil?" I ask, standing up in hopes that she'll bring us to his room so that we can see him.  "Where is he?"

"Miss?" the nurse asks, halting me in my tracks as I had preemptively started walking away from her and Dan as if to lead the way to his room.

"He's okay, right?" Dan asks from the couch, and I turn around as the nurse doesn't reply.

A/N: OMG TWO CHAPTERS IN A WEEK???? WHO AM I WHAT WHAT i hope you guys liked this chapter! i felt like it almost turned into a phanfic lololol i've been feeling bad about how little i update this story (my motto is usually quality over quantity if thats a good enough excuse) BUT i'm thinking i can just have shorter chapters? maybe? idk im not making any promises but just know that i've read every single comment and noticed a lot of people weren't too happy with me.  SIDENOTE: did you guys catch the panic! at the disco quote? i like throwing little things in and i'm thinking of making it basically a game to find one in every chapter (not just panic!... other bands too maybe) if that seems like fun? ALSO im really really bored so if any of you want a cover please pm me (i have no friends and need something to do over the weekend lol) anyways, remember to vote/comment/follow me if you enjoyed this chapter and are looking forward to more, and stay amazing xx