Left Behind

Long Run

January 10th-

After a few weeks of being in New York Danny began working with his friend who was also an eye doctor. Finding a job was finished so now the new challenge was finding an apartment. Danny had been stressed trying to find the perfect place.

In the morning Jessica brought a cup of coffee into the living room for Danny while he scrolled through the computer trying to find apartments.

"How's it coming?" Jessica says sitting down next to him.

"Horrible, actually. I just hate this. I can't find anything I like." He shuts the computer and sets his body back onto the couch.

"You know... I have an idea." Jessica says softly

"You do? What is that?" Danny sits up and smiles.

"I've been thinking for a while. I mean we've taken so many risks, not that this is a risk but instead of buying an apartment you should just stay here... with me." Jessica looks at Danny blankly. She wits for a response until he smiles.

"You really don't mind? I mean of course we will split bills and all of that." Danny wraps his arms around Jessica and hovers over top of her on the couch. She giggles then brings his lips to hers.

"I'm so happy with you. Now that we are in the same state, I'm not losing one second with you."

**

A week later-

Danny and Jessica spent the last week organizing all of Danny's things. He was no longer living out of a suitcase. Jessica made her home his. The feeling of waking up to Danny every morning was something that Jessica wouldn't trade for the world. No matter what, she just wanted to be with him.

Soon it would be a month since they decided to be together. They both kept it a secret from their families and friends. Not because they were ashamed, but because they wanted to wait. They liked the idea of just the two of them knowing. Eventually they would have to tell their families.

"Hey Danny, can you come here?" Jessica says from her studio.

Danny stops what he's doing and runs into her office with a smile on his face.

"What's up?"

"I just got this invite from Sarah and Evan. They are having a gender reveal party. Do you want to go?" She smiles

"I'd love too! Sarah knows about us right? I don't want to show up and her be shocked or something."

"She's the only one!" Jessica giggles

"Do you know what this means?" Danny says taking Jessica's hands and lifting her up.

"Hmm?" She smirks

"This is kinda our first 'party' together. We are going as a couple! And official couple!"

"Oh gosh, we sound like a bunch of teenagers... but you are right." Jessica presses her cheeks into Danny's chest and holds him.

"It all feels so real. You and I living together... going on dates... coming home to you every nigh... waking up to each other... I just can't process it all. When we were in high school we had quite the love story. Now we are in a different time with an even better story. We are both adults now. It's even more real than its ever been before."