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Daniel awoke slowly, feeling warm and cosy. He stretched his legs out and sighed, a small murmur from his chest surprised him into opening his eyes. Lindsay. His brown eyes widened, uh oh. Think think think okay...stay calm, had he been drinking? Was he high? No, but boy could he use something now. He shifted a little realising one of his legs was asleep, he tried not to wake Lindsay because that's when things would get really awkward. Lindsay was lying on top of him, head resting over his heart. He tried to disentangle his hand from her hair, as he moved his other hand to rest on the much safer and platonic ground of her upper back. He had a lot of questions right now, but he had to focus. He remembered she was doing his hair, he paused as he thought back on that. He grinned, always nice to be fussed over. Sighing he tightening his arms around her. He really didn't need this crap...time for some denial. He closed his eyes and went back to sleep.

Lindsay stirred, stretching out an arm. Her eyes fluttered open as she realised she was lying on something warm and comfy. Daniel. Putting a hand over her mouth she stifled a gasp. Crap. She squeezed her eyes shut. Maybe... she thought hopefully, it'll be the end of the world in five minutes and I just won't have to deal with this, like at all. She groaned, would Daniel let this go? She breathed out slowly and rolled her eyes back into her head would he tell the others? Maybe she could open her eyes and it'd all be okay. She bit her lip to hold back her smile, denial was not just a river in Egypt. She listened to his heartbeat for a few minutes, it was calming. There was nothing she could do right now that would make any of this better so why bother worrying, they must have moved in their sleep. Just a coincidence, her eyes narrowed wasn't it? “Pinch me” she whispered fiercely to herself pressing her face closer into his chest.

“I would, but unfortunately I think you'd take it the wrong way” Daniel whispered into the top of her head.

Lindsay squeaked and tried to bury her face into his chest, “Oh kill me now”.

“Aaaw its okay Linds, sure you jumped me in your sleep, but hey who could blame you?” he smirked “It's not like I can help being irresistible, so really if you think about it it's no-ones fault” he added thoughtfully. Daniel tried to keep his voice even as he spoke and bit his lip once he'd finished, could it really be this simple to brush it off as nothing?

Soft brown eyes met his as Lindsay gave up trying to hide and tipped her head up to see his face, she pursed her lips and lifted her eyebrows “Excuse me, Mr Irresistible somehow I find it pretty hard to believe that I could move you considering the differences in height and weight between us”.

“Aw Lindsay your not that heavy” Daniel choked out before subsiding into giggles at Lindsay's shocked face.

Lindsay stared wide-eyed and open mouthed at Daniel, he did not just say that and...was he giggling? Oh my god was he high?! Her right hand moving on its on accord before she could finish any thoughts reached up and latched onto Daniel's earlobe and gave it a yank bringing him up short.

“Owwww...Linds let go” Daniel complained. Lindsay raised an eyebrow. “Weir...” Daniel begun, stopping once he realised that he wasn't sure how to finish that sentence. He sure as hell didn't want to apologise, how many apologies could one guy make in the space of 24 hours? Taking a breath he considered his options, okay so her nails were digging into his earlobe and it hurt like hell but he could out last her right? Or he could apologise. He tried to think of an option C.

Lindsay waited expectantly as Daniel obviously considered his options, he was a lot easier to read this early in the morning, it was like he'd let down his defences (or forgotten to put them up). She supported herself with one hand on his chest where her head had rested, and considered mentioning to him that he was still holding her close to him with both arms. That idea was discarded because she knew he disliked her silence- it made him nervous, and if he was uncomfortable it would make it easier to wait him out.

She was just staring at him with those big brown eyes, geez why could he not catch a break lately. He took a few deep breaths and rolled his eyes “Uncle” he muttered quietly.

Lindsay blinked, “What?” she asked surprised lessening the pressure on his ear a little.

“I give up, I surrender, you win, 'Uncle'...you know. If I was messing around with one of the guys we'd say 'Uncle' to like end it” he explained.

“You think of me as one of the guys?” she asked disbelievingly, letting go of his ear to support herself a bit easier against his chest. He thinks we're play fighting? She thought incredulously. Or is he just trying to get away without apologising? He is such a jerk.

“No, that's not what I meant...well yeah, we're comfortable, but it's different...you know?”

“Uh huh” Lindsay murmured unconvincingly. Finding that he wasn't making anything any better Daniel decided to change the subject, he'd rather have her all annoyed in one go then have to suffer any more of these little outbursts spread out all over the place. He just had to suck it up.

“You know that girl who's always hanging around you?”

“Millie?”

“Yeah, the weird one, anyway I told her to like ring your parents and say you were over at her house, you know in case we got back a bit late I know they don't like me or whatever.”

“You spoke to Millie?” Lindsay found this supremely hard to picture, almost comical. She shook her head, wait SO her parents wouldn't be worrying about her. What the...she'd been worried sick and he'd said nothing, and now he brings it up in an argument?!

“I saw her in the hall”

“And your just mentioning this now?!”

“Well, I forgot”

“You forgot!”, she rolled her eyes “Of course you did, your Daniel Desario how can you be expected to pass on important information.”

She took a deep breath, “Are you high?” she asked quietly watching his face carefully.

“What? No, why would you think that? I'm not Nick” he muttered annoyed that she would think he'd be lighting up around her when he knew she disapproved.

They stared at each other, “Well at least you let go of my ear” Daniel remarked giving up on the staring match and leaning back to stare at the ceiling.

“You knew how worried I was and it didn't occur to you to say 'oh yeah Millie's covering for you so chill?' I was practically having an aneurysm thinking about what I'd have to face when I got home not to mention how they'd feel when I was missing and they would have called the police you know, so I was worried that you'd get into trouble and then you might be suspended or fined or something and you'd just leave school 'cause I know there's not a lot making you stay. You don't enjoy it or anything and it would be all my fault and I'd feel guilty and I wouldn't be able to study and then I'd get bad grades and wouldn't get into college and I'd end up stuck in this town for the rest of my life working in the sporting good store with my dad. Selling baseball mitts and hockey sticks forever...for the rest of my natural life!”

“Lindsay chill out, it's okay. Geez you blow everything out of proportion. I'm sorry okay, sorry for everything. Sorry I brought you out here”

Lindsay's eyes filled with tears and she looked away from him quickly, turning her face away so he couldn't see her. But not before Daniel caught a glance of her eyes. Oh crap. “Why is every second conversation with you a fight” he asked regretfully. Sighing when she didn't answer he stroked her hair “I think we need to make a rule or something. I'm an idiot, and I think if we are going to be friends your going to have to accept that I'm going to say and do the wrong thing sometimes”

“Sometimes” Lindsay muttered into his chest.

Daniel grinned “Okaay, more often then not. You need to give me a little leeway or something, I can't fit into the box you seem to want to put me in...I just...need your patience. Hell I don't mean half the things I say...I don't think about things like you do. It's like hard for me to say stuff.”

“Or at least the right kind of stuff” Lindsay added.

“Forgive me?” he asked hopefully

“Oh please” Lindsay said turning towards him and sitting up a little “As if you've ever had any trouble convincing anyone of anything. Even Millie, poor honest Millie...you've got her lying for you”

“For us” Daniel added quickly

“How can you lead poor Millie down the wrong path?”

“Oh come on, am I leading you down the wrong path Weir?”

She clicked her tongue “Look at where we are Daniel” she said gesturing outside the car “This isn't exactly the right path.”

“Tree, tree! TREE!” Daniel said he's voice increasingly anxious, the pitch of his voice rising with each word.

Lindsay bit her lip and turned the stirring-wheel away from the tree, “Damn it Daniel, I can see the damn tree! We weren't even that close”, she replied angrily sparing him a glance. He was clinging to the dashboard and he didn't look so good, his skin looked a little grey, uh oh. She quickly pulled over to the side of the road and he jumped out faster then she'd ever seen him move. He bent over like he was going to be sick, and just stood there breathing heavily staring at the dirt. Lindsay rolled her eyes, sighing she got out of the car and came around to the passengers side. “Are you okay?” she asked leaning against the car.

“AM I OKAY?” Daniel yelled at the dirt in a strained voice “No, I am not okay you almost killed us!” He straightened up and glared at her, and then collapsed into the dirt by the side of the road “Women drivers” he muttered quietly. Lindsay tried not to roll her eyes, she'd just let him let it all out and they could get back in the car.

They'd been driving for the last twenty minutes, not exactly successfully along the open stretch of road. Daniel was stressing her out, he was the worst kind of back-seat driver because he was in the the front-seat and he was yelling and moaning and clinging to the upholstery. They'd both been getting increasingly frustrated with each other and after yelling at him to 'shut up' for the hundredth time he finally did...until the damn tree. They'd been over a hundred meters away when he'd focused all his anxiety onto the stupid tree.

She tried to think compassionately, and tried not to narrow her eyes as she watched him kick around in the dirt. He was like a little kid, and she felt herself soften a little. She walked slowly over to him and offered him a hand “Come on Desario butt off the ground.”

Daniel glared up at her for a moment before taking her hand and letting her help him up. His face was tight as he avoided her face, slowly becoming puzzled as Lindsay started to lead him off down the road. “Linds, where are you...?”

“We are going to go check on your precious tree, I don't want you to regret walking away or anything” Lindsay said as she tried to keep a straight face, swinging their clasped hands a little as she lead him down the road. They walked back in silence, Lindsay enjoying the walk in the warm sun and Daniel trying to work out how Lindsay could change moods so quickly.

Lindsay let go of Daniel's hand and reached out a hand to skim over the bark of the tree “Seems fine” she said studying it carefully. Casting a glance at Daniel she realised he was staring at her, “You wanna take a look?” she asked with a pointed look at the tree.

“No, thank you” Daniel said with a grin. “Is this some new way of getting me to apologise? Because I'm sorry about freaking out on you back there, I mean I did bring you here” he admitted reluctantly.

Lindsay grinned “That you did, which makes this your fault.” She looked up at him matching his smirk.

“Oi” he protested half-heartedly “Don't shift the blame, that's my job”

“Ready to tempt fate and get back in the car with me?” she asked cheekily. Then not waiting for a response she took off like a shot back to the car “race ya” she tossed over her shoulder laughing hard.

“Oi” he yelled after her “Cheater!”

“Learnt from the best!” she yelled back, struggling to laugh and breath at the same time.

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Glad i got this up...I was starting to doubt I'd get any closer to finishing this story. I think 2 more chapters to go and then its over :) Hurray My first finished multi-chapter story aw...but don't count your chickens and all that.