Nicole's P.O.V.
"WHO IS IT?" I yell, worrying about who's just walked into the bathroom.
"It's just me," Phil says.
"Why did you just barge into the bathroom? Don't you knock?" I ask, sort of mad.
"I came in to tell you that I told Dan you liked him," he says. I don't believe this. I stop the shower.
"YOU WHAT?!" I shout as I open up my curtain, forgetting that Philip Fucking Lester is in the room.
Phil saw me completely naked.
"Oh god," he says.
"I'm sorry! I'll grab my towel," I say as Phil turns around and waits until I'm covered. "Ok, we're good. But tell me.. why did you tell Dan I liked him? I wanted to wait to tell him myself."
"I understand that. But he's the one who asked me to ask you, if that makes any sense," Phil says. Wait what? He asked Phil?
"Why won't you just tell me if he likes me?" I ask.
"Because it's a secret," he says.
"Oh, so you can tell him that I like him, but you can't tell me?" I ask in a frustrated tone.
"You have a point... god I just screwed up."
"It's ok, Phil. But next time, don't do that to me."
"Alright. I'm sorry."
We both walk out of the bathroom. I rummage through my suitcase for some pajamas.
"What happened in there?" Dan asks.
"It's hard to explain. Phil and I were just arguing about something," I say, hoping he doesn't ask what the argument was about.
He didn't, thank god.
"I'm gonna go get some sleep. It's getting late," Phil says. We say our goodbyes and let Phil get some sleep. He had a point, though. It was around 11:30pm. My brain was so fucked up; I was experiencing jet lag. My body was tired, but I was wide awake.
"God, I hate jet lag," I say in such a tired yet awake tone.
"Same. How is Phil able to go to sleep?" Dan says. I start laughing.
"I have no idea," I say with a smile. "Hang on I gotta change into my pajamas." I realised I was still holding my pajamas and I was still standing in front of Dan just wearing a towel.
"Ok, I'll be here," he says. I go into the bathroom and change into black leggings and a black tank top. What color solves every problem? Black.
I walk out of the bathroom and sit on the bed with Dan watching Friends. "So, how are you enjoying LA so far?" Dan asks.
"It's so hot," I say. I mean it, I was still really warm, but not necessarily for the reason I mentioned earlier. California was always hot and dry. But on the bright side, you don't get as much cold weather. Where I grew up, which was in Uxbridge, England, it was always so cold. We have gotten heatwaves, which would get up to only at least 34 degrees Celsius (that's 92 degrees Fahrenheit). But for most of the year it would be cool and just rainy all the time.
"I know right? Well... I could tell you were hot because of the incident that happened earlier," he says. I start going red, again.
"Yeah, sorry about that by the way," I say. "I'm just not used to the hot weather here yet." I'm such a liar, help.
"It's all good," he says with that smile that makes me feel some type of way. God, why won't Phil just tell me the truth? I wanna know whether or not Dan likes me, but at the same time, he should keep it a secret. I wanna hear it from Dan. But I can't believe he told Dan I liked him without my permission. That made me upset. I wanna know the truth.
Dan interrupts my thoughts and holds me in his arms again.
"Why are you holding me like this?" I ask.
"Because you're so adorable," he says. I start blushing like crazy.
"Hey I have a question," I say.
"What's up?" he asks, sounding a bit worried.
"Do you like anyone?"
"Yes."
"Who?"
"The girl who's in my arms right now."
And with that he kisses my cheek. Wait, so that's why he asked Phil to find out if I like him.
"What if I told you that I like the guy who's holding me?" I ask. He holds me even tighter and gives me another peck on the cheek.
I have never felt so safe in someone's arms before. I know that sounds corny, but I've wanted this to happen for so long.
And it did.
Daniel James Howell actually likes me.
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So that happened... what will happen next? I will be posting another chapter later today! Stay tuned❤️ -Tess
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