𝑆𝑇𝐴𝑅𝑆𝑇𝑅𝑈𝐶𝐾, djs

[CHAPTER 22]

(song lyric altered "like this" by shawn mendes aka baeee)

𝑆𝑇𝐴𝑅𝑆𝑇𝑅𝑈𝐶𝐾

"Um, thanks for catching me," Alex said softly, fully straightening.

"it would have been kind of embarrassing if I fell on my face." Daniel chuckled softly, releasing his hold on her arms.

"Don't worry about that baby girl, I would never have let you down."

His eyes fell to her lips again for a brief moment before locking with her eyes again. Alex couldn't help but bite her lip gently, finding herself getting lost in his ocean eyes.

With only a few inches of space between them, he could feel her shallow breath gently touching his skin, almost becoming intoxicated in the scent of her sweet perfume.

Daniel really couldn't help it, no matter how hard he tried. He kept trying to push himself away from her, not calling or texting and pushing the thought of her out of his mind.

But somehow, somehow, she always returned to his thoughts.

And he hated it.

"There you are Alex," Madison sighed, walking to her side.

"We thought we lost you in the crowd. Oh, hi Daniel."

"Oh my God!" Liv squealed. "Y-you're-"

"I'm Daniel," he said, looking at Alex. "And you," he grinned a little forcefully, "must be Liv."

She squealed. "Hi!"

She looked at Alex with a grin plastered on her face, mouthing the words 'oh my god' multiple times.

"Daniel," Alex said, tucking her hair back, "why don't you go show Liv around backstage for me?"

"For you? Sure," he said, no hesitation in his voice. Daniel had a hard time saying no to Alex.

Liv grinned and ran backstage, Daniel following after.

'You say it's not supposed to be, don't tell me to waste my time'

While Liv wandered around backstage, Daniel watched Alex from around the curtains. He watched her lips as she spoke and her dark eyes that the bright stage lights were reflecting off of.

He watched the way she tucked a loose strand of her pink hair behind her ear every few minutes and the way her mouth turned into a smile, making his heart skip a beat. Daniel was watching Alex, the real Alex.

'This was never up to me, but if it was I wouldn't mind'

Daniel jumped out of his daze as someone tapped on his shoulder. He turned to see Zach.

"So, it's really her, huh? "

" What? "

" That's the girl you're crushing on? "He asked with a smirk crossing his lips. He followed his gaze to Alex who was standing near the stairs, talking to Madison.

'I'm trying to ignore you, I'm trying to go on with my day'

" I'm not crushing on her. "Daniel laughed slightly." She's just a friend Zach. "

" I can see right through you Daniel, don't lie
to me. " he smirked.

" You look at her like you're in a trance and you're staring at her as we speak. "

He snapped his fingers in front of his face, making him jump back to reality. Daniel sighed , looking down and going quiet for a moment.

"Yeah," he said simply, "I'm screwed."