Just Because I Met You

Chapter 6

The drive to Dylan's house was completely and utterly nerve wrecking. I almost ran a red light and got slapped by Jaycee for it. I was going crazy and we haven't even talked yet. You know it must be serious when you have to talk in person. They either want to see your face expression or they have a lot of explaining to do and they want to be extremely wise with their words and gentle with it while secretly rejecting you without you hanging up over the phone or not responding to the text.... When I pulled up in Jared's driveway, my heart started racing. I was stressing myself over the fact that things could become awkward or that our friendship wouldn't be the same. I love Dylan as much as I love Jaycee, and please believe me when I say that's a lot!

"Stop stressing yourself out, A." Jaycee cooed. "Your face is redder than a tomato."

Curse the way my mind and body is set up. I sighed heavily, and got out the car, Jaycee not far behind. I walked inside without knocking, since Dylan's parents don't mind at all, "Well hello Arianna and Jaycee. The guys are in the basement." Dylan's mother greeted.

We both smiled and shot the couple at the Reid couple on the couch watching CSI. I let Jaycee walk down the stairs first and I followed. I heard loud talking and most likely the Drake station playing on Pandora. Drake was Dylan's all time favorite music to listen to.

"Hey Jared, Dylan, and......." Jaycee stopped staring at the boy sitting next to Jared.

"Danny. I'm Jared's cousin. You're Jaycee right?" The boy spoke, amused.

Jaycee smiled, "Yes. How did you know?" 

"I saw you last year. I do go to Pope High too.." He cooed.

Dylan stood up, "He was a Freshman last year, he's about to be a Sophomore. But what's up guys!"

"Hey Jaycee, but yeah, this is my little 15 year old cousin. Don't get any ideas." He winked at her. I scoffed in disgust when Jaycee began snickering. Danny peaked over behind Jaycee and looked at me raising his eyebrows up.

"And you are Arianna!" He pointed out. I nodded, uneasily. Confused at how this boy knew us and how he went to Pope High, and I never seen him. I forgot the boys name already. "Who are you again?" I asked sheepishly.

"I'm Danny. Daniel Jacobs." He repeated, this saying his full name. Then a bing sound went off in my head.
No way.

"Wait, Art club, Daniel Jacobs?" I bit my lip.

He stared at me with a hint of red flushing his white cheeks. "You did Art Club?!" Jared teased, obviously tightening his jaws to conceal his laughter.

My eyes widened, "Holy shit. You, you, you hit a major growth spurt over the last time I saw you!"

He smiled cockily, "Yeah, when I moved in with my Dad. Everything changed. I can play sports now, I got contacts instead of glasses, I got my hair cut swiftly, and he let me get a whole new wardrobe with the help of Jared. Might I add, I grown a few inches." Well praise god, because Danny is a Sophomore hottie with a body.

Did I just say that? Oh my god, I'm a pedophile. But you can't help that he looks older than his age and is just incredibly too sexy to be a Sophomore. I don't see much resemblance between the two cousins, but that's normal. The only similar thing they got going on is their beautiful sculpted faces matching hardened jawline, and tremendously standing at six foot three. They're both very attractive & what I mean by that is Danny is utterly adorable and Jared is utterly a jerk. If that makes any sense. I mentally groaned to myself as he raised his eyebrows like he was awaiting an answer.

Wait. I think he was.

I shook myself out of my thoughts, "I'm sorry, what?"

He smiled, "I said.. Nice to meet you face to face."

"Oh sure, you too." I tried to sound nonchalant.

Dyl stepped forward slipping one arm around my waist, engulfing me into a hug. A whiff of his cologne hit me like a semi, and I slowly decapitated in his arms inhaling largely. Maybe it must be me, but when you're hugging a guy and their cologne or just their natural scent smells so good that you just stay hugging them a little longer then expected because you're so addicted to the smell, which makes them 100 times more attractive. I smiled satisfied, and pulled myself off of him. "Let's step outside in the backyard." I looked around Dylan's body and seen Jaycee conversing with the two cousins, so I suspected she was fine and followed Dyl to the slide door stepping outside into the cool summer night air.

I leaned onto the porch/deck ledge watching Dylan close the door. When he did, he turned around and faced me.. Shooting me his dashing signature smile. I couldn't help but feel the end of my lips tugging upwards afterwards. "So um thanks for giving me a chance and coming over here so I could explain myself to you, but I wanted to talk to you about last night if its okay.." He trailed off. I nodded. "Okay, well obviously we were both drunk. I know that's how we always get when we're drunk.. We practically drool over another. I will start by saying I only do that when I'm drunk is because that's when I have to courage to." Even in the dark, you could tell how nervous Dylan was due to the heavy redness setting in his face. He continued. "When I'm sober, I don't because I'm afraid of rejection. Like who isn't, ya know?"

"Right, right.." I nodded understandingly. I usually tend to not have a definite reaction to a situation or conversation until its fully completed, so I let him keep talking with a neutral look plastered across my face.

"So right now, I'm obviously stalling time and trying to explain extra details to not get to my point since this is honestly so nerve wrecking. You're my best friend and I never want to lose that, so its hard." If you can't tell, he says so a lot when he's nervous too.

"So.. Um, yeah you probably guessed it based on how I'm acting right now. But um, the night you and I almost had sex. It was an accident. I didn't mean to take it that far. Because you are very beautiful to me, and any guy would be luck to have that chance with you. But that guy just isn't me, since I am talking to Caliandra. You understand where I'm coming from?"

My ears went numb..

My legs got weak..

& The beat of my heart damn near stopped..

My heart was just ripped out of my chest.

Meet Daniel "Danny" Jacobs.