How does love happen like this? ON HOLD!

Chapter 2

The moment I took Dan's hand, I fell in love, and I know it sounds cliche hut it's true. But for about a week, I slept on a park bench. Then one Sunday night, I was sitting on my bench, in the freezing cold night air, when Dan walks by with one of his friends. "Malena, is that you? Why are you sitting here alone at11pm?" so I told him, I'm told him about what I was doing that night at the club and I told him how I couldn't go back, that's when he and his friend offered a place to stay for a while. I cried out of happiness because this is the first time in a long time that I didn't feel useless. We walked back to their flat, and on the way, I learned that his friend was named Phil. When we got there, their apartment was littered with tripods and lights and camera accessories. I was curious so I asked them why they had all this stuff. It turns out that they both make videos on a website called YouTube

I had never had internet growing up because we couldn't afford it. Either way, it seemed like they were making a pretty decent living. "Let me lend you some Pajamas" Dan said as he left the room. He returned with a pair of plaid PJ pants and a black shirt that had a white ring on it. "Do you mind if I take a quick shower? It's been a while." I asked reluctantly. He said yes and told me where the bathroom was. When I got out of the shower, I put on the pj's that Dan had lent me, the pants were a bit big so I had to roll up the waistband. The shirt was baggy too, but it smelled amazing, like he had been wearing it recently. I went into the lounge only to find Dan hunched over his laptop. The sight made me smile. He noticed me standing in the doorway and motioned for me to sit next to him on the sofa. So I did. He put away his computer and we watched TV for a while. At about 3am, Dan announced that he was going to bed and that I could sleep in the spare room/office, so I headed to bed too. I had the best nights sleep that I have had in a while and I awoke to the smell of bacon and eggs. I walked to the kitchen to see Dan preparing breakfast. "Thank you so much for letting me stay with you." I told him, and I meant it. He smiled and handed me a plate full of food. I smiled back and followed him into the dining area. When we finished, I offered to do dishes. He was surprised and argued but I won and did the cleaning up. When I was done, I asked Dan to show me one of his videos that he put on YouTube, he finally gave in after a bit of convincing on my part.