Tom stood in the doorway to the kitchen his eyes on the back of Danny’s head. The other man was obviously tired and hungover and a tiny smile graced Tom’s lips as he walked in and sat down across from him. “Morning mate,” he murmured.
Danny nodded in acknowledgement before he took another drink of coffee. Tom winced slightly as he poured himself a cup and took a long drink before he spoke. “Are you mad at me?”
Danny was quiet for a full minute before he shook his head. “No. I’m hurt but what else can you expect?” he said quietly.
Tom nodded as he ran his finger along the edge of the cup. His eyes stayed on the table and he was almost afraid to look Danny in the eye.
“Can I ask you something?”
Danny’s voice was so quiet Tom almost missed it. He frowned slightly but nodded as he licked his lips quickly. “Uh yeah of course. Anything.”
“Why?”
“Why what?”
“What does she have that I don’t?
Tom shook his head as he ran a hand through his hair. “Please don’t do this. Not now,” he said quietly.
Danny laughed bitterly and shook his head. “If not now then when Tom? Just answer me.”
Tom was silent for what felt like forever. “I don’t know,” he answered his voice barely above a whisper.
“Do you love her?”
“Yes.”
“Do you love me?”
“….I shouldn’t.”
Danny’s breath caught in his throat for a moment and a frown crossed his face as he swallowed back the anger. “Why? Why’s it so hard for you to admit you love more than one person?”
Tom opened his mouth to speak but closed it as he tried to gather his thoughts again. He chewed his lip for a moment before he finally worked up the courage to speak. “I’ll answer you with a question. Do you love Georgia?”
“Yes.”
“Do you love me?”
Danny answered without any hesitation. “Yes. I love you both. But at least I can admit it,” he answered as he got up from his seat.
Tom watched as Danny walked out of the room. His eyes slid shut as he finally came to the realization that he was in love. Not with his fiance but with his best friend. And the idea was hard to grasp and even harder to hold onto.
[Yet again the amazing Diana is the inspiration to this. She’s awesome. Anyway here ya go. Some more Flones.]