When Her Dreams Came True

~Chapter 12~

The doctor said that Dan was looking a lot better and discharged him immediately. He and Phil went back to the apartment and flopped on the sofa next to each other, exhausted. They sighed in unison, laughed at it and snuggled into each other and fell asleep.

Gabbie came home from school a few hours later to an eerily quiet house. She called Dan and Phil's names and peeked in every room before looking into the lounge, finding the men sound asleep and practically on top of each other. She laughed quietly to herself, snapped a picture to send to Christa and gently woke them up. They opened their bleary eyes, looked at each other and immediately shuffled to opposite sides of the sofa, embarrassed that their daughter had found them like this. Gabbie's laugh resonated through the flat, pushing away their embarrassment enough to tell the whole story. Gabbie listened intently, trying not to phangirl too much over the fact that PHAN IS REAL OMG WHAT!!! They then asked her how to tell the other fans. She thought for a moment then remembered something she had seen on Tumblr a few years back. She took out her phone and showed them the post and they agreed it would be a fun way to break the news. The trio set out to find the necessary props and set up the filming equipment for the video.

"Hey guys!" Phil opened his video as usual with Gabbie and Dan waiting in the wings. It was all going to plan. "So as you can see by the title of this video, I am doing the 'Girlfriend Tag' and here is my girlfriend!" Gabbie motioned for Dan to enter the frame, wearing a mask with the Queen's face on it. Unable to control their laughter, the trio burst into a fit of giggles over the pure silliness of how they were coming out. After he had stopped laughing, Phil said, "Yeah basically I'm dating Dan now." He lifted his mask and kissed Dan on the lips. As Dan sat stunned by Phil's sudden actions, he signed off the video and sighed with relief. They both praised Gabbie for her idea, with Dan still in disbelief, and she bowed mockingly. After editing and uploading, all three of them waited on various social media to see the phandom's reaction. The results were startling and they had a good chuckle over them.

After their fits of laughter had ceased Dan said, "We're a real family now aren't we?" Phil leant over and kissed his cheek. "We already were" and he pulled him into a hug. Gabbie squeezes in the middle of them and they all hugged one another. As a family.