This Is Your Heart // Dan Smith Fanfic

05 // Exploring LA Part 2

Dan looked down all directions of the street, trying to make a decision, "Ahh... This way" he said quickly, grabbing Lucy's drink off the table and jogging across the street.

"Oi, wait up. I'm going to get lost again" Lucy called after him, checking both ways of the street before running across. It was her first full day in America and she wasn't ready to get hit by a car just yet. She caught up with Dan who was waiting for her on the other side of the street. "Where exactly are we heading to?" she asked, pointing the camera back up to Dan.

"No idea, just wanted to wander around for a bit. We don't normally get much time to explore on tour so it would be nice to- you know" he said as started walking down the street again. Lucy didn't move from where she stood, filming Dan as he walked away. He had walked about ten meters before he noticed she wasn't following "Lucy?"

"Coming! Coming!" she replied quickly, lowering her camera and running after him. He handed back her drink when she reached him and they continued in Dans direction.

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Lucy and Dan had been walking for a while now, they had both finished their drinks and put their empty cups in a nearby bin. They were enjoying each others company, Lucy taking photos and getting footage while Dan shared a couple of stories about the last time he had been in LA, for their first American tour.

"Have you ever gone looking for your album in a shop?" Lucy asked as they approached a music store.

"Ah, yeah" Dan replied looking down at his shoes with his hands in his pockets "God, that's really embarrassing "

"What? No it isn't!" Lucy replied hitting Dan in the arm with the back of her hand "If I had an album and I found it in a shop I would be jumping for joy"

"Oh I was! Well on the inside, I was kinda mentally screaming but on the outside I was trying to play it cool"

"Do you think they'll have it in here?" She asked nodding towards the music store.

"I wouldn't count on it. I mean we only released our EP a few months ago so..."

"Well we shall have to look and see won't we" she said cutting him off and flashing him a smile as she entered the store. "And besides were going to need some music for the bus right?" Lucy headed straight for the 'B' section of the store and began running where fingers over the top of the CDs looking for 'Bad Blood'

"Found it!" she said suddenly, pulling the CD out of the stack and holding it in front of her face as she turned to her left to face Dan. He chuckled slightly as he looked at her.

"That's mental" he walked over with his hand stretched out. Lucy passed the CD to him as he turned it over to look at the back.

"Oh hang on..." Lucy said grabbing her camera and pointing it at Dan. He looked around the store, making sure no one was watching before he wiggled it infront of the camera and made a face. Lucy couldn't help but giggle, making the camera shake and in turn making Dan laugh as he realised what he was doing.

"Okay" Dan said as he composed himself "and back on the shelf you go"

"Woah, woah, woah" Lucy reached out and stopped Dan from putting the CD back. "What if I want to buy it?"

"You know we can just give you one"

"But this way I'm supporting your music"

"You're already supporting our music by being here." He mumbled looking at his shoes "Thanks by the way. Who knows what the videos would turn out like if we were doing the job"