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tell
each other everything.”
    I
smiled and held the phone in my hands again. “Well, did she seem happy when she
called?”
    “I
don’t know, man. I didn’t talk to her,” he answered, still laughing. “I did
hear them on the phone and Evie sounded happy.”
    I
felt light hearted. Danni had called Everleigh excited for our date today.
    “Happy
is good.”
    I
heard him sigh and he said, “Yes it is. I hope this works out for you both,
man. I really do.”
    “I
do too, Ryder, but don’t get ahead of yourself. We are just going to a game and
hopefully getting dinner afterward. We are going to try and talk things out and
take it slow.”
    “Well,
after the year you’ve had you’re both due for some good times,” said Ryder.
    I
looked at the display on my phone again and was starting to get antsy.
    “Listen,
man, I have to run. I’m supposed to pick Danni up at two and I bought her some
stuff for the game today so I wanted to get to her place early.”
    “That’s
cool. Have fun today, man,” he said.
    “You
too. Tell Ev I said hey,” I said, picking up the bag of clothes and getting my
keys off the hook by the door.
    “I
will. Later,” he said.
    “Later,”
I repeated and hung up my phone.
    I
grabbed my jacket and after making sure I had everything, I walked outside and
locked the front door. I quickly got into my silver Dodge Charger and started
it. I took a deep breath as I put the car in reverse and drove the distance to
Danni’s townhouse apartment.
    My
fingers mindlessly tapped the steering wheel along to the music. I felt myself
getting nervous the whole time I was driving but for the first time in a while
it was a good nervous. I hadn’t asked Danni to spend the day together, she
asked me. That was a huge step in the right direction.
    I
turned onto her street, pulling into her driveway behind her car. I frowned as
I looked at the beat up old Taurus she was driving. Maybe if we made this
relationship work she might let me convince her to get a new car so she wasn’t
driving around in that old thing.
    I
grabbed the bag of Danni’s gifts from the front seat before I quickly got out.
I jogged up the front steps and rang her doorbell. My hands were fidgeting
while I waited for her to come to the door. After a few long moments, I saw the
knob turn and the door opened.
    Danni
smiled at me the minute she saw me and I melted at the sight of her. She had
her long honey colored hair in a ponytail and was wearing a white fitted tee shirt
and jeans that clung to her curvy hips. Even in something so simple she looked
so beautiful it almost hurt.
    “Hey
Beau, you’re early,” she stated.
    “Uh,
yeah, I bought you something for the game today so I wanted to stop by early to
give it to you.”
    “You
got me a gift? Aw, that’s so sweet, Beau. Come on in,” she said, stepping back
and waving me inside.
    “Thanks,”
I replied, stepping inside her small apartment.
    I’d
actually never been inside before and as I looked around, I smiled. It looked
like a girl’s apartment. This place just had Danni’s essence in every part of
it, from the fuzzy pink blanket draped over the couch to the “Casablanca” movie
poster hanging on the living room wall. “This is a nice place, Danni,” I said,
looking around.
    “Thank
you, Beau. I love it here, it’s so cozy. I can’t believe you’ve never been here
before.”
    “Well,
when you are a fall down drunk battling depression you don’t really think about
getting out much,” I answered, immediately wishing I hadn’t.
    Danni’s
eyes were tender and sad as she placed her delicate fingers around my wrist. My
heart beat faster as she squeezed.
    “Beau…”
    I
shook my head and smiled at her.
    “Water
under the bridge, Danni. I’m okay, really. So,” I said, trying to change the
subject, “are you ready for your present?”
    Danni
tried to hide her excitement but she couldn’t. I knew she wasn’t a girl that could
be bought but she was one that loved