Dan's P.O.V
When I eventually woke up, I slowly walked downstairs, stopping as I heard voices. "Jack... I'm sorry. What I said last night- it wasn't true. I do love you and I do want to marry you, eventually, and you will make a fucking amazing brother-in-law."
"It's always 'eventually' with you, Alex. It's never now and it's never soon. It's always eventually." I heard Jack say quietly before the front door slammed shut. I frowned a little and bit my lip as I continued to walk down the stairs, sighing softly as I saw Alex sat with his head in his hands. "Oh Alex..." He looked up at the mention of his name. "What happened?" I asked softly as I sat beside him and rubbed his back in circles.
He began explaining, no tone to his voice. "I tried to apologise to Jack this morning. I explained a few things but left the proposal and all that out of it, but he's still pissed. He looks so hurt and it's all my fault and.... I feel like such an idiot."
"He's probably just upset. Give him time, Lex, he'll be fine soon. I think he's just tired of waiting. You guys have been dating for nearly seven years now, I don't think he wants to wait any longer." I reasoned, keeping my voice soft.
"I don't want to wait either. I've wanted to propose for ages now, I just haven't got the guts or the permission to. Joe will freak, Dan, and I understand why. He's as protective as I am, possibly even more."
I sighed a little and thought before speaking. "Do it for Jack. You want to marry him, right?" Alex nodded and I continued. "And he wants to marry you. All you need to do is ask. Then tell Jack about Joe and I'm sure something can be compromised. I think Jack just needs something to make him more secure of the fact that you love him."
Alex ran a hand through his hair and nodded, smiling half-heartedly at me. "Thanks, bro. I'll take Jack out in two weeks and propose. It gives me enough time to get everything sorted and I'll worry about Joe later."
"I'll do what I can to help." I gave Alex a tight hug before getting up, "I'm going to go meet Phil, I'll be back later."
"Dan-" I quickly cut him off. "No, Alex. Don't fucking start ranting about how Phil's 'no good for me' or anything like that. Don't start another argument for Gods sake."
"But, Dan-" I shook my head. "I need to make sure he's still okay with me, after how much you freaked him out the other day. I'll be back before late, don't worry. Just... Start planning for the proposal."
Alex sighed but nodded, letting me go. I quickly left and slipped my phone out, texting Phil. 'Hey... I'm so sorry about Alex the other day. Can we meet up, please? xx'
It didn't take long before I got a reply. 'Hey, love! It's alright, don't worry about it. Sure. Where abouts? You can come to mine if you want? xx'
I sighed in relief, he was still okay with me. 'Yours is perfect, send directions and I can get a bus? xx'
'No way, I'm picking you up. I live in a rough area so it's best you're not alone. xx'
I smiled a little, Phil was always so concerned. 'Ok I'm just outside my house, see you in a bit? xxx'
'See you in a bit, babe xx'
I slipped my phone back into my pocket, not having to wait long before Phil arrived. I quickly jumped in the passenger seat and pecked Phil's cheek. "Hello!"
"Hey," he replied with a smile before quickly driving off, obviously worried about Alex seeing him again. I sighed a little. "Please say Alex hasn't scared you away...?"
Phil's P.O.V
Dan was looking at me like a little puppy. His eyes wide and bottom lip stuck out a little as if he were scared of my answer. He looked so cute. "I have to admit, your brother does scare me. He's seven years older then me and he looked like he was about to kill me when he saw us kissing the other day, but.... I'm not scared off. I really like you, Dan. And not even your brother can scare me away from you."
Dan grinned, kissing my cheek a few times. "I thought you'd be scared off, I was so worried! I really like you too, a lot."
I smiled. "I'm very glad you like me too." I didn't want to worry him or scare him with the fact that I think I'm falling in love with him, so I kept the to myself and hoped Jack wouldn't tell him.
We soon arrived at my house, which was a fairly small but I tried my best to make it homely. We walked up to my bedroom and sat down, a frown obvious on Dan's face. "You alright, Hun?" I asked, pulling him gently to sit in between my legs.
He nodded and buried his face in my chest. "Yeah, I just thought I'd see your parents or something." I tried not to tense at the mention of my parents. "Oh, uh, they're out on business..." I lied, relieved that Dan nodded and didn't question any further.
I felt bad for lying to him. He had already told me a lot about his past and I felt bad for not telling him about my own, but I didn't want to. Not yet. Right now, all I want to do is hold Dan in my arms and treat him just as well as he deserves. He was beginning to start meaning an awful lot to me.
Alex's P.O.V
Ok. So I've sorted the venue of where I want to propose and I've planned a date, but right now I was planning on how to propose and what to say, with the help of Rian and Zack. I've told them that I want to propose and they had both just muttered a 'finally' before grinning and helping me out.
I've managed to rent out the whole of the local bowling alley, already having that planned as well as the ring. Zack was helping me think of some sort of speech so I could let Jack know just how much I love him, but I was awful at speeches and expressing my emotions. Everyone knows that. But, I'm going to try, for Jack.
And Rian was phoning Jack over and over again, trying to get his attention and get him home. He'd been out since this morning and I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm not worried. It's freezing outside and we didn't really know a lot of people around here, and Jack wasn't answering his phone. It was all starting to make me increasingly uncomfortable.
Plus, Dan still hadn't come home from Phil's. He's been there for ages and he's still not back. I really hope that for Phil's sake that they are /only/ talking and discussing.
