ROSE BUSHES - DANIEL SEAVEY

eight.

「chapter eight.」

MOST PEOPLE had left the party, eventually it was just the boys, Logan and his friend, Rebecca and Rose.

The boys invited Logan and his friend to stay over since they haven't seen Logan in forever, but Logan had to be up early and ended up leaving. Meanwhile, outside Rose was getting dry so she could head off but a red cheeked boy stopped her. "You can stay Ro," Zach smiled. Rose shook her head but got puppy dog eyes in return. "Rose, it's late you can leave tomorrow morning."

"I don't have any clothes to change into."

Daniel walked over after saying goodbye to his girlfriend. "We still have some of your stuff over here, and anything else you need, you can borrow some of mine." The blue eyed boy said nonchalantly.

The girl sighed in defeat, "Okay okay."

Rose smiled at the boys who returned inside. Rose looked up at the moon and sat back down wrapping herself in her towel.

ALL THE boys except Daniel were in their rooms. He was sitting on the couch drying his hair when he looked outside near the pool Rose was standing on the edge wrapped in her towel. She let go of it, the towel falling to the ground. Rose dived into the water submerging herself beneath.

Rose was doing laps across the pool when she emerged seeing the figure of a certain boy. She looked up at the boy and smiled. She walked up the stairs wringing out her hair. Daniel couldn't quit staring, but she wrapped herself in a towel.

Daniel scratched the back of his neck, "You can get in the shower now."

Rose smiled at the boy, "Thanks."

ROSE SHOWERED and changed into a pair of shorts that she left here a while back, they seem to be pretty short but she'll make do. She put on one of Daniels sweatshirts and when she walked out Daniel was sitting on his bed on his phone.

Rose walked out of the bathroom pulling down her shorts when necessary. Daniel looked up at the brunette, he eyed the girl up and down before he cleared his throat. Her eyes shot up to the boy, he was wearing gray sweatpants and another one of his sweatshirts.

"Hey," The boy breathed.

"Um hey, I'm just gonna head out to the couch." Rose started walking towards the door.

Daniel beat her to the door, the two now inches away. "Daniel you're in the way." The blue eyed boy didn't respond. "Seriously Daniel," The girl looked up at the boy. The girls face now an inch away from his. Daniel leaned in towards the girl, his lips ghosted over hers.

"Daniel you have a girlfriend." The girl hiccuped.

Something came over the boy, he pushed all thoughts to the back of his head. He leaned in but the girl ducked and avoided the boy. Rose shook her head and confusion clouded her eyes, "What is with you?" She exited the room and walked outside.

ROSE SAT on a rock outside, she was shivering but she was still so confused. What was with Daniel, why was he acting so weird. He has a girlfriend and they haven't been together in 2 years. As she was thinking she felt a warm sensation over her shoulders.

A blanket. "Thanks." She let out not knowing who to say thank you to. "I'm sorry."

A blue eyed boy sat down next to her. Silence filled the air around the two. "You know you have a girlfriend." Daniel shook his head. "I know I know."

"Daniel, we're not together and I'm not gonna be the girl you use to cheat on someone else with."

"I'm not gonna make Rebecca feel how I felt, no matter how much she doesn't like me, no one deserves to go through that." Roses voice cracked at the memories.

Daniel had no words to say and with that bit of silence Rose walked to her car and drove off home.