London's Calling [Bastille FanFiction]

Chapter 27 [One More Lonely Night]

Dan POV

I woke up the next day after coming back to the bus concluding another show and just crawling into my bunk fully dressed. The bus was quiet, everyone must have been downstairs or still asleep considering it was only 7am. I got up, changed clothes and made my way downstairs, going on the laptop and checking out the two places Alex had written down.

I sighed, none of the girls looked like her. All the makeup and wigs just weren't Sam, the woman I love. She's too beautiful without all of that nonsense. I still felt guilty everyday for even slipping up. Cheating on her. I hadn't come to terms that I had actually done that to her. The woman I wanted to marry I may have lost forever. I shut the computer, too upset and disgusted by looking through photos of half naked women. Knowing she was maybe one of them and was getting paid to dance for other men. She deserved better, even if I didn't offer it. I pulled out my phone and dialed her number, not expecting an answer. I closed my eyes just listening to her recorded voice. I'd done it a handful of times before, just to hear her and hope for a answer.

"Hi! You have reached Sam! I'm currently on tour with Bastille! Say hi Daniel!"

"Hi!" He laughed slightly at his voice and her recorded laugh.

"Anyways! Leave a message after the tone and I'll get back to you whenever I can. Mwah!" The tone sounded and he took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry I keep leaving messages...I just never really get the words right to say how much I miss you and want to hold you again Sam. I love you...I know what I did was wrong and my only excuse was that I was drugged, but it still doesn't make it right. I hope one day you'll forgive me. If not...please just call me back so I know you're okay." I hung up the phone, tears were streaming down my face as I closed my eyes. I felt small arms wrap around me, telling me it was Alex. "I can't be without her Alex...I just can't!"

"Shhh Dan...we're gonna find her...if not tomorrow then we'll never stop searching. I know you love her like I love Kyle...I know that no one can fill the space in your heart" She was crying now too and holding my face in her hands. She pressed her lips to my forehead and sighed. "I miss her so damn much too. It hurts knowing she's not here to share these moments with us Dan." I nodded slowly before pulling her into a hug and smiling slightly.

"We'll find her Alex. I have hope." I broke our hug before standing and going to the small kitchen area. I started to cook up some pancakes, after all I think we all needed a reason to smile and feel good. Maybe this would be the last day eating without her and maybe tonight would be the last day without seeing her. I needed this hope.

Sam POV

I came into work as the sunset began setting, I was early but it gave me time to just sit at the bar and observe. Each girl here was beautiful, nice, and just dancing because they needed the money. They had so much potential, yet here they were twirling around a pole for men who want nothing more than to watch and drink before going home to their wives. I sipped at a glass of water as Leo sat next to me and lifted a brow.

"You okay? Something bothering you."

"No just feeling sorry for these girls...we all deserve better...you're a great manager Leo and your wife is a doll when she takes us all out to dinner, but stripping is just...hard on the soul." I sighed softly and glanced at him before lowering my eyes.

"Why do you do it? I've seen your apartment building, I have the address on your checks. It's in the richer district so I don't think you would be tight on money. By the way someone called for you, but it happened to just be a misunderstanding."

"Mmmm well I do it as punishment for making a bad choice...you see..." I began to tell him the story of me meeting a guy and only giving him the important details. Leo rubbed my back to comfort me through it all. I left out the details such as Dan's name and Bastille.

"Well you always have a home here Laura...I'm a friend not a boss. To me you are not a dancer. Merely a queen whose crown has fallen off till you regain it again you do this to keep your mind off the pain." I nodded before smiling slightly and standing.

"Thank you Leo" I hugged him before my smile fully appeared. "My shift is about to start so I best be getting ready." I walked off to the backstage area, changed, the out on my wig before looking in the mirror. Sam Clark. Laura Palmer. I was forgetting who I was and that I was living a lie.

Once off work I headed home, the sound of sirens were in the air tonight. Trouble was always around on Fridays and Saturdays. When people don't have work the next day they tend to drink and cause trouble. I'd almost gotten hit many times. I made it to my apartment safely and sat on my bed after taking a boiling hot shower to get the bad perfume smell off and any possible germs those men who got too grabby left. I opened my top drawer and peaked inside.

The necklace sat next to the phone and a picture of Dan and I. I took a deep breath before plugging in the phone, knowing it would need hours to even turn on, but I wanted to see what I had missed since the last time I'd given into checking it. I remember hearing Dan's voice and saved all the messages, but I knew I shouldn't still love him the way I do. I laid down and closed my eyes thinking as I got ready to fall asleep. He was killing me. I was still hanging onto hope of being okay with him again.

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Next chapter is the big bang! You are all gonna hate what is gonna happen :X