[Dan/Ethan] This Is What Rock & Roll Looks Like

[Daniel Joshua Hudson]

Two words to describe what Dan was feeling at the moment. Disbelief. And relief. First of all he really had to admit he wasn't expecting her to be like this, but maybe it took a near death experience for her and him in a panic on his end to realize they really just needed to stop being such idiots and just put aside all the misunderstandings. Which brought him to the relief part. The single best feeling he could possibly think of right now, relieved to know she felt the same. And it was real. Dan shook his head, smiling none the less though, leaning forward to meet her halfway as she kissed him. "Thank god," he gave a small laugh, "Are we on the same page?" he joked. "This is good, you like me even when I look like a moron with blonde hair. But..." Dan paused, shaking his head again in disbelief, "Meredith. I'm really in love with you. I don't want to waste any more time being unsure, or being idiots..." Dan laughed. "Okay, relationship, real or not real?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.

[Meredith Renee Jergens]

“ You look like a moron with brunette hair, too” she said quietly with a smile across her lips before she kissed him again and leaned away. It felt like her stomach came up into her throat as he said that he loved her. She narrowed her eyebrows, looking down at the sunken cheeks displayed across his features as a result of him not taking very good care of himself. She held her breath, feeling a slight catch in her throat. Things between them would be okay as long as they kept open communication, right? That had been their downfall. Meredith held her breath, he already knew. Saying it again shouldn’t be this complicated. But them admitting it to each other, that gave them every power to destroy each other , right? Meredith leaned back against his chest, holding her hands gently against his jawline “ I love you.. biatch” she said with a slight smile before she leaned away from him and climbed off the counter. “ You stay here and take a nap, I am going to go get us lunch. I’ll come back. We’ll eat, watch a movie. No sex. Cause we are not a couple that is about sex. So we must not have it,” she said sarcastically before she stepped out of the bathroom. All she had left was the dress.There wasn’t any way she could wear that out again so instead she picked up a pair of Dans’ jeans and rolled them up to capri’s, pulled on her heels and picked up one of his shirts before pulling it on over her shoulders. “ I’ll be back!” she called out, pushing her still damp hair behind her ear.

An hour later and she had gone into town, waved to a few paparazzi, gotten burgers, fries and shakes for herself and Dan and made her way back.She held onto everything tightly, using her hip to open the door and her foot to shut it behind herself once she made her way back in. Meredith stepped out of her heels, setting all of the food down on the table as she looked over at Dan who was sleeping in bed. Meredith took out a fry, popping the lid off of a shake and dipping it into it before she took a bite and turned on the tv, muting the sound before she smiled. Zathura. Score. Meredith took off her jeans, wanting more to just be comfortable than anything else before she crawled into the bed and cuddled up next to Dan. She let him sleep for a few more minutes, before deciding he needed to wake up before the shakes melted and sat up on her elbow. “ Dan..” she whispered, not wanting to startle him. Meredith leaned down, placing a kiss against the edge of his jaw bone before she sat up and placed her back against the headboard, pulling her legs up to her chest.

[Daniel Joshua Hudson]

Dan made a face when she said he looked like a moron either way. Well, he was miniature sized after all. Dan smiled anyway, shaking his head. There was something about her that he couldn't help but smile around. He couldn't imagine how things had gotten so messed up between them in the first place, but now it was like, how had he gone so long with out trying to fix it? Lesson learned. He didn't think he was going to let her get away if he could help it. Meredith was really worth keeping, whatever he had to do in order to do so. Meredith told him she loved him which, he'd said it, so he was obviously hoping she felt that way too. It was reassuring. He didn't think they were totally in the clear, they still had some things to work on, but at least they were open to communicating. Dan hopped off the counter, shaking his head again. "Hey I didn't say that..." he laughed slightly when she said no sex. Yeah, still had some things to talk about. But that was okay. Dan sat down on the bed while Meredith changed, finally laying back, staring at the ceiling. He felt so relieved. Like a huge chunk of stress had just evaporated. Meredith had said she would be back so Dan closed his eyes. It was like his body new things were seemingly okay, because he fell asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Dan didn't wake up when Meredith got back, not even knowing she was there. He didn't hear the TV, or sense when she'd climbed onto his bed next to him. Dead to the world until she had leaned down and kissed him. Dan woke up slightly, knowing she was there but his eyes stayed closed. Dan stretched his legs out, mumbling, "It smells like burgers in here." He opened his eyes slightly, throwing an arm around her waist and closed his eyes again. "I don't know how the smell of food didn't wake me up first." To be honest he really was hungry. Dan sat up, rubbing his eyes slightly, looking over to the food. Well done Meredith. Dan got up slowly, grabbing the food and brought it back, crawling back over to her and handed her her own shake. Now that he was functioning, Dan looked at the TV, scrunching his eyebrows, "I can't escape this film, can I? Good thing I'm not as mean as him in real life..." he muttered, pulling out his burger. "So..." he said, looking at her, "When people ask me what is going on with us, am I allowed to tell them we're dating?"