Save me From the Darkest Places

Chapter Sixteen: Arrested

"Danny stop!" I tried catching up as he ran down the parking lot but he was too fast. I saw Ashley stepping off his bus and screamed. "Danny please! Don't!" Danny threw him against the front of the bus and immediately sent a blow across his face. "Shit man!" "You fucking prick!" He punched him again and I tried pulling Danny off but he pulled away before turning to me. "Andy not now!" "Danny let go! You need to stop it!" "I said not now Andrew!"

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As they let him out of the cell I looked at Danny sadly, making him glare. I immediately pulled my gaze and he shook his head. "I can't believe you let him put his hands on you like that." "I l-love him.." "Thats no excuse! He could have killed you Andy! Do you not understand that he's stronger than you?!" "Please stop yelling.." "I can't! I could have lost you Andy!" I looked up and saw his eyes gloss over, but he held it back. "Danny I'm not yours to worry about.." That pushed us into an uncomfortable silence before he sighed and shook his head. "When we get to the bus, you are going to tell me everything from top to bottom." "Okay.."

As I finished up my explanation Danny had pulled me into a hug and now we were in his bunk. He held me close and kept asking why I wouldn't tell even though I told him many times before. "Danny.." "Andy I love you, more than Ashley did, more than your band does." He pushed my hair from my face and grabbed my hands tightly, holding them between us. "Andy I love you with all of my heart and I can't handle seeing you this way. You mean everything to me and without you I feel incomplete." His eyes gave in and as a tear slid down his cheek, my bottom lip started to quiver. "D-Danny.. I can't." His body tensed as his eyes slightly widened. "Why not Andy? I can protect you. I can show you not all love is like that. Please, give me a chance!" Pushing myself up I pulled my hands away and shook my head. "Because Danny." I started walking to the front of his bus but he wrapped his arms around me from behind. "Please think about it. Andy please, please think about it." He kissed my cheek and I grabbed his hands tightly, the tears getting heavier. "I will.." He let go and walked off, making my body tremble as I ran off the bus.

What did I just do today?

Danny's POV:

What am I doing wrong? I losing him left and right. Does he not love me? He said he did. Why didn't he tell me that Ashley was do these things to him? Did he not trust me? Who lets someone beat them for love? I would never lay my hands on him. Did he not get the point that I am completely in love with him? What do I have to do? What can I do?

I laid in the bunk and pulled the blanket over me tightly as his scent still lingered around me. "Danny? You wanna go get a drink?" "No thanks, Ben." "We have to drive a lot tonight and tomorrow so today is really the only free day." He pulled my curtain back and sat down. "Danny, whats wrong?" "Nothing, i'm just tired." "Is this because of Andy? Of what Ashley did? I will go over there and--" "No. Andy didn't want to press charges." "What? Why not?!" "Ben.." "Sorry." "Because he loves him." "How? I seriously do not get how you can love some one like that. Who hurt you physically and emotionally." "Ben, are you that blind? Ashley was his first love, all he had. Ashley broken up with him not the other way around." "How do you know?" "He just told me everything." "So he trusts you." "Yeah." "Danny if you really love him, you'll have to fight for him." "I know, but all I want is him happy and away from Ashley. Thats all I care about." "Yeah, okay. You have my help if you need it." "Thanks."