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Chapter 21

"I'm tired," you declared and plopped onto the couch beside Dan. "The police basically said to sit tight as they investigate. Phil's still giving his testimony and an officer escorted me home."

Dan moved aside his laptop and wrapped an arm around you. "Sorry that I couldn't go with you." He gave your shoulder a squeeze. "You did a good job though."

You leaned against him. "It's okay. We had to keep things lowkey and the process wasn't anything different from a small Criminal Minds episode anyway. Phil's still there giving his testimony."

The exhale from his chuckle tickled your nose. "Lowkey? Are you reverting back to your American ways?"

"Maybe." Your fingers intertwined with his. Sitting up, you brought his hand to your face. "Dan, we have to talk about something."

"What is it?"

While still holding his hand, you showed him the text you received from Phil's phone. "I already showed this to the police but I thought that you should know as well." After enough time passed for him to read it, you continued. "I'm not going to do what it says."

He looked down at your hands as he rubbed circles onto your palm. "Is that the best thing to do? I mean I'm touched but safety comes first."

"Yeah. I'm not going to let them get in the way of us." You smiled at him.

A pause.

"Dan?"

He looked up at you. "That means a lot, Y/N." He kissed you on the cheek.

You felt his smile as he pulled back. "As you do to me." You leaned into his embrace. "Hey Dan, you know what?"

"What?" His breath tickled your head.

You sat up then climbed on top, each leg on either side of him. Your hands held his head in place, gently forcing him to look at you. The beat of your heart drummed in your ears. "We have the place to ourselves."

Dan's expressed flickered to a fawn in the headlights before it settled into a cheeky smirk. "What's that supposed to mean?" He licked his lips.

Leaning forward, you lowered your mouth to his ear and whispered. "Wink wonk."

At first there was silence. Then Dan's laugh filled the air. He kissed you on the cheek. "Got me there."

You were about to return his kiss when your phone buzzed. Pulling it out of your pocket, its screen displayed a text from your officer escort. "I don't want to ruin the mood but I have to go meet Nathan for lunch."

Dan pouted. "Must you go see him? I want to see what you meant by wink wonk."

You smiled and adjusted his shirt. "We'll have plenty of time for that when I get back, Daniel Howell."

"Wait is it even alright for you to go outside now?" Concern etched itself into his face.

"I'm not going to let this stop me from living normally." You patted his chest. "But just in case we decided to have takeout lunch at his place."

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As you tapped the send button, your cell emitted a small ding sound. You looked outside of the car and noticed how wisps of morning fog remained in the overcast sky. Your fingers thrummed on the car door while you waited for the car ride to be over.

When the car slowed to a stop, the officer turned to you. "I'll wait here until you enter. I'll be back to pick you up."

You gave a polite smile. "Thank you."

The car door opened with a click and push. Just as you got out and closed the door, a force shoved you to the ground. You blinked and looked into the enraged eyes of Suzy.

Her words rang in your ears. "You should have listened to me."

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A/N: Frickin zazzed after seeing Dan and Phil play I am Bread and the latest situation with Dil in The Sims, HAHA. Thank you to everyone who favorited, commented, and added this story to their public reading lists!