There Are Worse Things I Could Do

Chapter 67: hangover for Danny

You pleasantly wake up at 6:00am to Dan vomiting in the bathroom. Isn't it just wonderful waking up to your pathological fear? Since you're a good person you knock on the door.

"Danny boy... Are you all right?" You ask.

"Just wonderful." You could hear his voice cringing.

"I'm coming in."

You open the door and go in. You see a 6'3 figure on the floor hunched over the toilet. Dan's body contracts and he vomits again. You cringe slightly but you know it's not contagious so you kneel down next to him.

"Thanks." He says before retching again.

You sit next to Dan and rub his back. He continues to vomit for at least 3 hours. How many drinks did he have? No matter how much you hated it, you stayed by his side the entire time. After he was done you helped him up to brush his teeth and to bed.

"I'm never going to drink again." He says.

"Tomorrow you're going to make a Ribena."

"Yeah probably."

There was a silence for quite a while. Then you decide to ask him,

"Why did you drink so much?"

"I don't know. Maybe it was to repress the mental breakdown...in not sure."

You were surprised that he acknowledged it so soon. Unlike 2012 he managed it. You look at Dan. He was pale and his eyes were glossy. His fringe was plastered to his forehead. You lean over and press his lips to yours. You remember how Phil said he didn't look at any other girls. Would it be a good idea to mention it to him? No.. That would make it seem like you were expecting him to cheat or something. You pull out of the kiss and look down into his glazed eyes.

"I love you.. I hope you know that."

"I do. And I love you too."

The fairy lights Dan has around his bed make his skin glow warm. His eyes looked lighter than they normally do. For the first time in a while you notice the gold flecks surrounding his pupils.

"I can't help falling in love with you." You whisper.

He smiles. He tilts his head up and your lips connect again. This is the happiest you've ever been in your life. Dan pulls away and you see his face cringe in pain.

"What's wrong?"

"My head is pounding. Can you grab the tablets in the kitchen?"

"Sure."

You get off Dan and head down to the kitchen. When you get there you see Phil sipping at coffee.

"How's Dan?"

"He was vomiting for 3 hours...he looks kinda gross and he has a pounding headache."

Phil laughs a bit but then says "I told him to stop at 10 shots. That was his limit but he went...way over..."

Damn. You grab the tablets and then pour Dan some coffee. After adding a bit of milk and sugar to it you head back to Dans room. He was sitting upright and had his head resting in his knees which were brought up to his chest.

"I want to die." Dan says.

You place your hand in his then intertwine your fingers. You hand him the coffee and tablets. He downs them quickly. You sit on your side of the bed and pull Dan down and he lands in your lap. You stroke his hair and run circles on his back like when he cried just a few days ago. Dan falls asleep after a while. When he wakes up he will hopefully feel a bit better. You hated seeing him in pain.

You fell asleep too. You were laying horizontally across the pillows me Dan was laying in front of you. Not the strangest position. From where you were you couldn't check the time and moving wasn't your biggest priority. You end up just laying there pondering about the wedding. Who knew you would end up marrying Dan? Obviously you're not complaining. Since you didn't feel like moving you decide to make a mental list of why to love Dan. Oh my Lord. you're 12

His hair
His eyes
His skin
His face
His smile
His laugh
His style
His nose
His lips
His hands
His arms
His.... Doot
Let's not go on.

After ramming your mental list you see Dan start stirring. He rolls over and faces you. His eyes were no longer glazed.

"Hey." He says with a cheeky grin.

"How you feeling?"

"Eh. Still got a headache."

"No more hydro pumping?"

"No. No more thank God."

You sit up and scootch up next to him and he says,

"I'm sorry about me being so drunk. You've had to take care of me for days."

"It's fine honestly. You would aube done it for me."

"True I guess but I don't know."

"This is the most fun I ever had." You say tackling him down. Your lips connect and you can feel Dan smiling into the kiss.

After that you and Dan lay on your back side by side. You both gaze up at the ceiling. Here were no words said for a long time.

"(y/N) do you want kids?" Dan asks breaking the silence.

WUT. Obviously you want kids but does Dan? What if you say the wrong thing?  Why does your life have to be so complicated. Wait. This is a yes or no question. It's not complicated.

"I do. How about you?"

"Definitely. I just hope they won't be as awkward asks we are."

:)

"I can't believe we're getting married." You whisper.

"(Y/N) I can tell you're nervous." Dan says.

"Yeah."

"Don't be." Dan says siting up. He looks right down at your eyes. "That day I saw you on that plane, I knew you were the one. The second I laid eyes on you I fell in Love instantly. Don't you think otherwise. I love you and nothing can change that."

He leans down and kisses you quickly then lay back at your side.