Missed Opportunities // Dan Howell x Reader

Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Y/N's POV

"You look like you're gonna die..." Dan says watching me limp against Zoe

I walk up so now I'm leaning on him instead

"I really hurt my legs today. Too much standing." My legs start to wobble and I feel myself going down to the ground.

"Oh my god!" Caspar says watching me sink

"Woah!" I hear Zoe from behind me

But I'm caught by Dan picking me up bridal style. "You can't walk." He says looking at me

"I don't think so."

"IF SHE DOESNT HAVE TO WALK IM NOT DOING THIS EITHER!" Zoe yells and jumps on to Caspar's back.

And yes. We went back to the car like this. Caspar rode with us this time. He didn't live far from the park so he was an easy drop off. Next we had to let go of Dan and Phil

Here's the deal:
Me and Dan had to tell Phil.
Which is something that would obviously take a while

I could spend the night but that wasn't a good idea to tell Phil and then stay there with Dan. Especially if this doesn't go well. It also gives more time to talk which I'm sure I wouldn't want to do

So I needed to go in, stay a while and come back out. But I can't do that without telling Zoe and Joe

I guess someone more had to know before Phil. Isn't that great *sarcasm*

Zoe had her headphones in and looked pretty tired, if not fully asleep. Phil got out the car and I spoke to Joe.

"Hey. I'm gonna go in there with them but I won't be back very soon"

"Meaning..."

"Can you just stay here so I can go back home?"

"No. I mean- what? For how long?" He seemed confused. To be fair, he probably thought I was going in just to chill out and wanted him to be my personal Uber driver home.

So now I had to explain. Until someone else did for me

"We're dating."

"What!!?" He said loudly. Almost alarming sleepy Zoe who couldn't hear a thing

"I can't explain right now Joe. But we wanted to tell Phil before we told everyone else. Today is that day. I obviously can't spend the night so can you just stay here for a bit."

JOE'S POV

I didn't know what to say. Everything was happening so fast! Of course I had to stay. If   Y/N was heart broken by the way Phil reacted or God forbid someone got hurt--

I just knew I needed to be a good friend.

"Fine."

And they were gone
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Y/N's POV

I walk into the lounge and Phil looks confused.

"Are you staying?" He asks sitting down on the couch

"For a little while, we need to talk" me and Dan sit across from him and he listens intently

This is when it occurs to me I've spent so long wondering about the endless possibilities of my brothers reaction. So much so, that I had no idea what to say. I never practiced how to do this. And I felt my breathing start to get heavier.

"Y/N?" Phil asks, wondering why I'm not speaking

Dan takes my hand in his. I don't know if it gave Phil a clue or not. But I knew Dan was trying to tell me it'd be okay. And he spoke for me. Unaware of what was about to happen to me.