Forbidden Kisses

Chapter Twenty Two

{A/N} I'm so sorry for how long it's been!!!!!!!!!!! like months, im so sorry. ive been busy and ive recently been dealing with some stuff and im so so sorry. But this chapter is just a flashback :)

Dani's POV

"Hey!" Gunner said, wrapping his arm around Dani's shoulder and kissing her cheek. Gunner and Dani had been dating for two weeks and Dani already hated it. She liked Gunner just fine, but not in that way.

"Hi." She smiled, kissing him on the lips.

"Get a room." One of Gunner's friends- Mason?- smirked, taking a drink from his red solo cup.

Dani hated parties, but Melise had dragged her along, so she had called Gunner.

"Hey, Gunner!" Melise slurred, swinging herself onto his lap, giggling childishly.

"Hey, Mel." Gunner said, sliding her off of him gently.

"How are you and Dani? She won't talk about you with me." Melise said, glaring at Dani with a joking grin.

"Really?" Gunner teased, winking at Dani. "She must not want to be with me." He joked.

Dani laughed, her cheeks flushing. If only he knew.

"Melise is just nosy." She said, shooting a pointed look in her best friend's direction.

"Well, excuse me for wanting to know how your relationship is!" Melise screeched, suddenly angry.

"Whoa... Calm down, Mel." Gunner said.

"I'm goin' to get another drink." Melise slurred, stumbling out of the room.

"What was that about?" Gunner asked Dani.

"No idea." Dani took a drink of her drink- just orange juice.

"Okay." Gunner sighed, pulling her closer.

"So, wanna dance?" Dani asked, uncomfortable sitting on the lumpy couch of some frat house in Phili.

"Yeah!" Gunner grinned and pulled her up.

They danced to the jumpy-hip-hop-typical-party music before a slow song came on and Gunner grabbed Dani by the hips, and Dani placed her hands gently on Gunner's shoulders.

She felt like crying every time she looked at Gunner. He looked at her like she was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen, but she saw him as nothing more than a friend. She bit her lip and looked over his shoulder to avoid his gaze. And there, leaning against a wall, was a very drunk Melise.

Dani saw her chance.

"I should go talk to Melise... at least see if she's okay."

"Alright." Gunner nodded and Dani quickly ran through clusters of people to reach Melise.

"Hey." She said when she finally reached her best friend.

"Hey." Melise shouted, the song changing into an extremely loud hip hop song.

"Let's go talk." Dani shouted back, slipping her hand around Melise's waist to help support her.

Dani led Melise upstairs into one of the many bedrooms. There was a bathroom attached, and Dani decided that in case Melise threw up, this would be the best place for them to talk.

"What's up with you and your obsession with Gunner and me? It's weird."

"I just don't think that you two should be dating." Melise answered, placing a hand on Dani's.