Nineteen.

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"Does this dress look okay to you?" Charlie asks while she spins around in her dress in the middle of the street. Thankfully for Dan and Charlie, nobody is around.

"It looks perfect!" — Dan shouts a little too loud, but he doesn't seem to care — "You must be fucking freezing though?" Charlie shrugs her shoulders back...she's been trying to brave the bitter London air ever since they left the dress shop.

   Charlie has always been too stubborn to tell anyone that she is in need to help, or in this case warmth. Dan who is trying to woo Charlie, then holds his hoodie out towards her.  The only reason why he isn't wearing it is because he's in a new suit. It's not really a designer brand, but it'll do for the formal-ish event that's happening right now.

   But they're aware that they're late.

Charlie on the other hand gratefully takes the hoodie off of him as she slips into it. As soon as she puts it on she feels a little warmer. The winters cold can be a pain in the bum, but Charlie doesn't mind this time of year. It's the summer she hates...

   "Better?" Dan asks while Charlie bumps the side of her body into Dan's deliberately.

   "Much better. Thank you..." she politely says with a big smile.

   Dan then points to her black trainers. "Nice outfit coordination, by the way." Charlie nods her head while she looks down at her very questionable outfit, she then laughs a little seeing what Dan means.

" Charlie nods her head while she looks down at her very questionable outfit, she then laughs a little seeing what Dan means

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   "Yeah...it's totally not accidental."

   After a giggle, Charlie and Dan looks at each other in silence. It's the awkward kind, especially after last night. After the kiss...they then kissed again...and after that kiss they snogged their way back to the hotel that they was staying in...

   The rest is inevitable...

   "Did I ever say thanks for inviting me to present a Brit award with you?" Charlie points towards Dan with a curious look on her face.

   Dan smiles before shaking his head slightly. "Sorry about that. Last night was...wild and my manners clearly went down the drain." She rolls her eyes backwards trying to make herself seem 'cool' so that Dan would like her even more.

   Regardless of how Charlie is acting Dan loves her anyway.

   "Yeah. It was pretty wild." Dan says with a proud smile. It was the first time he's had sex with another woman since before Holly died. It was a big deal for Dan, but he enjoyed it to his disbelief.

   Dan has always been a sucker for intimacy.

He wants to hold a lover in his arms, to be that person's protector. He expects the same back, which is a fair deal considering Dan isn't like other guys. He needs reassurance and love...otherwise he'll feel hopeless and completely alone without it.

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