You're Not So Perfect//Daniel Seavey fanfiction

Chapter 21- Inside the ring

*Daniel's POV*
Ayanna sighs.
"So yea. That's basically what happened."
I shake my head. "Wow." I say.
She's just finished explaining everything about our past.
"I never knew what actually happened. That's why I tried to forget about you- I thought you just didn't want me anymore." I say.
"Well after I figured out you probably blocked me, I tried contacting you through social media. I can't tell you how many times I dm'd you on Instagram. I guess you just never received it or saw it. I can only imagine how many fans have tried to do the same." She laughs.
I smile. I haven't heard that laugh in so long.
"I guess not, eh?" I say.
"This might seem weird, but I've been following your career ever since that happened."
"Oh woah! Like a stalker or something." I laugh.
She smiles, "Or something." She laughs.
It's silent for a moment.
"I uh- I got something." Ayanna says, looking down at her hands.
I look at her curiously.
She looks up briefly, making eye contact then looks back down.
She fiddles with her fingers and with slightly shaking hands reaches into her back pocket and pulls out a tiny object.
I sit up more, and hold out my hand.
"What is-" I start then she places it in my hand and I instantly recognize it.
"It's the ring." She says after I stop mid sentence.
I stare at it for I don't know how long.
Suddenly, all the memories and feelings come rushing back.
They're so strong that I feel a tear making up in my eye.
I quickly shut my hand over the ring and turn away, not wanting to show my emotions.
It doesn't work.
Ayanna's hand is on my shoulder and she's trying to comfort me.
"It's okay." She says.
I turn back around and smile at her.
"You kept it?" I ask.
She smiles and nods her head.
"I did."
I shake my head and look at the ring in my hand.
I laugh. "That's crazy, because I kept this." I say and pull out the necklace she left me the day we were supposed to get married.
She gasps.
"Yep. The only time it came off was when I first arrived and had to go through x-ray. I found it on my bedside table the morning after and put it back on, apparently one of the doctors forgot to return it to me from the x-ray room. I've kept it on ever since then and when I first saw it after you left that day."
"Aww. Thank you." She says.
"You know I was going to give you another ring that said Seavey on the inside after we got married." I tell her.
She smiles.
I point to the inside of the ring I'm holding to show her how I got Ayanna engraved on it.
She looks stunned. "I've never noticed that before." She whispers, looking with wide eyes inside the ring.
"Yep. I was so excited to give it to you." I say, remembering the feeling of being exuberant when I got it."
(exuberant= happy, joyful, energetic for those who don't know)
She laughs.
"So what's the deal with y/n?" Ayanna asks.
I stop.
That name caught me off guard.
"Oh yeah." I say.
"Are you two like...together or-?" She asks.
"Uhm, well technically no but basically yes? It's a complicated relationship and with you coming back won't make it any easier." I say. "Not that I'm not glad to have you back-I am, I just always imagined it in different uh, circumstances- you know?" I add.
"But I really like y/n. Like, a lot. A lot a lot." I smile.
Ayanna frowns and looks down.
"Well I never thought I would see you again Ayanna..." I say.
"Whatever." Ayanna says confusedly.
"Look- all your friends know me as the hospital lady. The first time we met was months ago when this accident first happened. I instantly recognized them because of social media. And not to mention how I froze when they asked for your name, I asked them a thousand times if the name they were telling me was correct. My heart broke when I realized it was actually, actually you." She tells me.
"Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't realize you all had met before. That must have been why they were so confused. But they didn't seem to recognize you at all. None of them probably remember that, they were all so worried about me I imagine." I say.
"Yeah. I guess so." She says and looks back down at her hands.
"So what are we gonna tell them?" She asks as she gets up and sighs.
I give her the ring and she half smiles, taking it into her hands.
She gets up and walks to the windows and plays with the flowers she brought me.
"I start PT tomorrow. Hopefully I'll fly through it." I say.
Ayanna puts the ring beside the flowers, on the window sill.
"I'm so sorry that you have to go through this." She says.
I shrug. "Everything happens for a reason, I mean you're here because of it. It brought you to me." I smile.
"Yeah, so what did you do after that Paris getaway, eh?" She asks, turning and facing me, leaning on the windowsill.
"I tried to forget about you. It didn't work at first, but for a time things got really busy with work and making music and all, you kinda just, faded away. I mean, I remembered you every once in a while, but I didn't want to feel the pain so the thought of you only lingered for a moment and I moved on." I say.
"Hm." Ayanna considers this.
"And you?" I ask.
She shrugs. "I went to stay with my grandparents. I ended up going to med school but dropping out a year in because I wasn't passionate about it anymore. Ironically I now work at a hospital, speaking of which I better get going." She says and looks at her watch.
I frown. "I thought you were off today."
"I am." She replies. "I just check in to make sure I have no extra work I need to finish." She explains.
"Oh." I say.
"Bye Daniel!" She says giving me a hug and walks out the door.
"Bye!" I say, even though she's already halfway out the door.

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