holiday in florida | djh [discontinued]

2

You wake to the sound of two birds angrily squawking outside of your window. You groggily roll out of bed and stretch, glancing at the time. 10:30

It's too late for breakfast and too early for lunch, so you shrug and begin to sort through the mess that is your room.

You clean old clothes out of your closet and make room for new clothes you purchased after moving out. You replace pictures of you and your friends from high school with some of the photos of plants and buildings you took on campus.

A few hours later, you stand in a clean and organized room and let out a satisfied sigh. Everything is in order, and although your stay should be temporary, your home feels like home again.

Your phone suddenly buzzes, alerting you that your cousin Shane has uploaded a new video. You sit on your bed and grab your laptop, pulling up his channel. You giggle as you watch him stuff his face with various foods and constantly emphasize how "shook" he is.

Presley wanders into your room and sits down on your bed, resting his face in your lap. You mindlessly stroke his ears for the duration of the video. Once it's over, you stand up and reach for Presley's leash. He excitedly jumps up and barks as you lead him to the front door.

You quickly wave to your mom and head outside. You are immediately greeted by the sound of music, coming from your new neighbor's house. There is a sign in the yard that reads 'Welcome Party!' A middle-aged woman sits on the porch and waves at you as you walk Presley. Assuming she's the new neighbor, you grin and wave back.

You walk Presley to the neighborhood park and sit down under a shaded tree. You pull out your phone and snap pictures of Presley playing in the grass. A few minutes later, you get up and walk Presley back home.

As you walk up your porch steps, you notice a car pulling into your neighbor's driveway. "Must be their son." You think to yourself.

Despite it being December, the Florida heat still lingers. It is 78 degrees and after walking Presley in the sun, you decide to go for a swim.

You put on a light blue bathing suit top and navy bottoms and walk out to your back patio. You flip on the TV and grab a float. You dive into your pool and welcome the cool water. After swimming for a few minutes, you pull yourself onto the Christmas tree shaped float.

You float for a while, lost in thought and listening to the music next door. Suddenly, you feel a huge splash and you are knocked out of your float. You quickly swim to the surface to see a wet Presley happily swimming towards you.

You hear a faint noise behind you, almost like people laughing. You turn around and notice two males, who look to be about your age, laughing at you from the house next door. One of them has very fair skin and black hair swept to the left of his forehead. The other has very slightly tanner skin and brown hair that forms small curls above his forehead. You notice that they are both very tall.

You blush and awkwardly smile, cursing the lack of privacy. You swim to the edge of the pool and climb out, wrapping yourself in a towel before heading outside.

Presley continues to swim, seemingly unaware of the situation.

"(y/n)!" Your mother greets you as soon as you step inside, "I've been looking all over for you! We have to be ready for the Lester's party.." she pauses, glancing at her watch, "like now!"

AN ~ well there you have it, chapter 2. I know what you're thinking..I promised you Dan but this chapter wasn't very Dan-ventful (oh boi that was a horrible pun) anyway, I promise the next chapter will have a lot more Dan!! :) Thanks for reading!