Torn Between The Two | Drake & Chris Brown

Chapter 14

Danielle

A few weeks have passed since Drake and I had talked. Things had been awkward ever since we had each other's phone. However, Chris and I have been getting closer.

~Flashback~

"Good, now step, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,"  I recited to my dance class. Now that Drake and I had finished our song, I had enough time to work at the studio again. I was in the middle of teaching my class when Chris walked in.

At first, he just stood near the back and watched. I continued to sneak glances through the mirror to look at him. He smiled at me and watched as I demonstrated the next steps. After teaching the last steps of the first dance, I gave a short break to everyone so they could get some water and practice what they've learned so far. During my break, I walked over to Chris.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" I asked, drinking from my water bottle.

"I had nothing better to do. Plus, I was thinking maybe you could teach me a dance," Chris winked at me.

"Boy get out of here," I laughed playfully hitting his chest.

"I guess that's a no then?"

"Of course not, but you are lucky my next dance requires a partner."

"Lucky me."

I gave him a wink, grabbing his hand and leading him to the front of the room.

"Alright everyone, are we ready to move on to the next dance?"

Everyone stopped their chatter and paid attention to Chris and me.

"For this next dance, you'll need to find a partner. Preferably of the opposite sex."

Everyone paired up.

"Alright, now I'm going to teach the dance with my dance partner Chris."

Chris waved and smiled to everyone.

The dance was pretty romantic, so at times Chris and I were chest to chest. I was loving every moment since Chris was a great dancer. 

~

After leaving the dance studio, Chris and I went to his house.

We sat together on the couch and I thought we were going to watch TV, but he turned to face me.

"Dani, you danced beautifully today. You have to tell me your story," Chris said fascinated.

"My story?"

"Yeah, like what made you start dancing anyways?"

"Well, it was actually to get away from my life. All the pain and stress. When I danced, I felt like I was in my own little world."

"What were you getting away from?"

I hesitated before answering. "My abusive boyfriend. It took five years to get away from him." I blurted out.

Chris' mouth dropped. "I'm so sorry Danielle. You didn't deserve that."

"It's fine. That was back in high school. I've recovered a lot since then."

"You know, my mom was also in an abusive relationship after my father walked out on us. The only reason he left was because I had to fight and threaten him to leave. I was so angry at her for never telling me that he hurt her; I saw the bruises that she tried to cover. I was ready to kill him."

"Wow, that's crazy."

"Yeah."

~End of Flashback~

Ever since revealing my past to Chris, I've felt a connection to him. It's like the connection I have with Michael and Jaycee. It seems like he really cares about me. But is it possible for me to have a connection with someone that I've known for this long?