New Boy [Daniel Seavey]

twenty-one

Thanksgiving Break. 

Fucking finally it came two weeks later. I was really doubting that it would come with all the bullshit I've had to deal with lately, but it's here. And you know what I'm doing? Going on a trip to Dad's, but I'm allowed to bring Daniel. Daniel and I packed and put our stuff in his car so we could leave school and go straight there.

I'm waiting at Daniels car for him, he said he'd be a little bit because he has to talk to a teacher. I pull out my phone and see a text from Bailey. I laugh but open the text.

From Bailey: hey are you busy? I wanna talk. 

To Bailey: I'm heading to Dad's.

From Bailey: oh yeah its that time of year

"Hey, you ready?" I hear Daniel ask. I look up from my phone.

"Yeah." He unlocks the car and I slide in and shut the door. He soon after starts the car and pulls out of the parking lot. 

"So how long of a drive is it?"

"Three hours."

"So we could do a lot of talking in three hours," he points out with a smirk.

"Talking about what?" I know he's going to say something about my feelings for him.

"How you feel about me." 

"Why would we do that?" I ask as he gets on the freeway.

"Because you're being confusing."

I scoff, "how?"

He laughs, "you have seen what you've been doing to me for the last two weeks right?"

"No," I lie. I'm attempting to push down a smile because I know exactly what I've been doing. I've been teasing the hell out of him. I haven't kissed him since the day me and Phillip broke up. We've gotten close, but it hasn't happened.

"You've been teasing me and you know it." 

"Have I?" I ask innocently. 

"Yes." 

"Explain how."

"Oh don't play stupid. All the sitting in my lap shit at parties and whispering in my ear. The cuddling with me when I stay the night." Oh, just wait for it, Daniel.

"You like it though." 

He rolls his eyes and licks his lips, "do I?"

I laugh, "oh you definitely do."

"But how long are you gonna take before you give in to me?" he as changing into the left lane.

"What would giving into you mean?" I think he means sex, but I don't know if its just that. I'm really hoping it's not.

"I want a relationship with you," Daniel confesses.

"So you're already over Bailey?" I ask.

"I mean we only dated from August to October." 

"That's three months. Some people get married in the first week." I state.

"Well, that's not what we're doing." 

"So you don't see us getting married?" I question.

He looks at me and turns red, "well... I mean.. Uh one day maybe," he stutters out.

"What's the point of dating if you don't think we're going to get married?" I ask Daniel trying not to crack a smile.

"The point of dating is to see if they are worth marrying?"

I sit there and stare out the windshield. Daniel obviously likes me, but I just don't know.  

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I don't know what I'm making this into. And it's 3:30 in the morning and I'm on FaceTime with my friend lmao.